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Microsoft plans to deprecate Windows Mixed Reality and remove the feature in a future Windows update; most Windows VR headsets launched between 2017 and 2021 — Windows Mixed Reality will be removed from a future version of Windows — What you need to know
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Worldcoin developer Tools for Humanity stops offering its Orb-verification service in India, Brazil, and France, months after a “limited time access” expansion — Worldcoin is no longer offering its Orb-verification service in India, Brazil and France, just months …
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| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
Evan Blass leaks an apparent countdown to Galaxy Unpacked on January 17, which says “Galaxy AI is coming”, and a Galaxy S24, S24 Plus, and S24 Ultra spec sheet — If rumors are to be believed, we're less than a month away from the launch of Samsung's latest flagship smartphones, the Galaxy S24 range.| Michael Nuñez / VentureBeat: |
Apple's AI researchers publish papers on using human gaussian splats to generate animated 3D avatars and deploying LLMs on devices with limited memory — Apple, a company practically synonymous with technological innovation, has once again positioned itself at the forefront of the AI revolution.
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| Katharine Gemmell / Bloomberg: |
A UK judge sentences Arion Kurtaj, the 18-year-old who leaked GTA VI code and hacked Nvidia, to a secure hospital until a mental health tribunal lets him leave — - Arion Kurtaj placed in hospital to protect public from harm — Two teens sentenced for hacking, blackmailing tech firms| Daniel Boffey / The Guardian: |
Privacy campaigners say the UK quietly introduced legislation to let police run facial recognition searches on 50M+ driving license holders without oversight — Exclusive: Privacy campaigners say clause in new criminal justice bill will put all UK drivers on ‘permanent police lineup’
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple is ramping up Vision Pro production, aiming for customer-bound units to be ready by the end of January and a retail debut planned for February — - Overseas manufacturing of the headset is running at full speed — Vision Pro debut will vault Apple into new product category
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| Ryan Browne / CNBC: |
France's AMF watchdog gives Coinbase virtual asset service provider approval, as the company pushes deeper into Europe amid a rift with the US SEC — - France's AMF watchdog gave Coinbase virtual asset service provider (VASP) approval, which is effectively a green light for the company to operate crypto services in the country.
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| Lauren Leffer / Scientific American: |
In five experiments, encouraging people to use search engines to evaluate the veracity of fake news posts increased the likelihood of them being rated as true — Data voids in search results can lead down rabbit holes that bolster belief in fake news — Politics| Sarah Wynn / The Block: |
A US appeals court finalizes a mandate for the forfeiture of 69,370 BTC and other crypto connected to Silk Road, handed over by Silk Road hacker “Individual X” — - Judgment was first made in August but will now take effect, according to a filing in the U.S. District Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.| Morgan Meaker / Wired: |
How excess heat from Meta's hyperscale data center in Odense, opened in 2020, helps heat roughly 11,000 homes in the Danish city — Big Tech data centers are not only being used to power the internet but also to heat people's homes. But who's really winning when Facebook keeps you warm at night?| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
Filing: the US ITC denies Apple's motion to stay the Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2 import and sales ban while awaiting an appeal; Biden can veto the ban — Apple has lost its bid to delay an import and sales ban on the Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2. In a filing on Wednesday …
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Email: Meta's India policy head, Shivnath Thukral, says the government could choose to apply its proposed telecom law to Meta's OTT services at a “future date” — Meta's India policy head Shivnath Thukral writes in an internal email, 'Govt could have sufficient discretion …
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