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December 28, 2023, 10:15 PM

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Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
The New York Times' lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft relies on a false belief that copyright can limit the right to read and process data  —  This week the NY Times somehow broke the story of... well, the NY Times suing OpenAI and Microsoft.  I wonder who tipped them off.
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The Indian Express:
India seeks to block the URLs of nine offshore crypto exchanges, including Binance, Kraken, KuCoin, and Huobi, for not complying with anti-money laundering laws  —  Apart from Binance and Kucoin, the other virtual digital assets service providers (VDA SP) who have been issued notice …
Martin Young / Cointelegraph:
Vitalik Buterin proposes requiring only 8,192 validator signatures to make Ethereum's proof-of-stake “simpler and lighter”; ETH currently has ~895K validators  —  The Ethereum co-founder suggested reducing validator signatures to lighten the load and make predicting future loads more accurate.
Eric Bangeman / Ars Technica:
Filing: Google agrees to settle a 2020 lawsuit that accused Google of tracking activity in Chrome's incognito mode and tying it to users' profiles  —  2020 lawsuit accused Google of tracking incognito activity, tying it to users' profiles.  —  Google has indicated that it is ready to settle …
Zac Bowden / Windows Central:
Sources: Microsoft readies a Surface Pro 10 and a Surface Laptop 6 for spring 2024, with Intel and ARM variants, improved designs, and next-gen AI PC marketing  —  Microsoft is making major updates to its Surface Pro and Surface Laptop lines with improved designs, new features, and next-gen silicon.
Christopher Yasiejko / Bloomberg:
Apple submitted a software workaround that could let the company sell non-infringing Apple Watch versions as soon as January 12, while appealing the US ITC ban  —  The Cupertino, Calif.-based tech giant won a temporary reprieve from a federal appeals court Wednesday, two months …
Raymond Wong / Inverse:
A look at Apple's renewed interest in Mac gaming, powered by Apple silicon, and an interview with Apple executives about Dynamic Caching, Game Mode, and more  —  On July 21, 1999, Steve Jobs stood on stage in front of a packed Macworld Expo New York audience and announced a video game …
Reuters:
A US judge sides with the SEC, ruling that Terraform violated the law by not registering TerraUSD and Luna, but dismisses the SEC's security-based swap claims  —  A federal judge on Thursday ruled in favor of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on claims that Terraform Labs and its founder …
Bloomberg:
Xiaomi unveils the SU7, its first EV, saying its aim is to become a top global carmaker in 15 to 20 years, which CEO Lei Jun calls his final entrepreneurial bet  —  - Tech company's first electric car is joining a crowded market  — SU7 made in partnership with state-owned Beijing Automotive
Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
Filing: FirstCry, India's biggest e-commerce platform for mother and baby products, aims to raise $218M in its IPO; source: the startup wants a ~$4B valuation  —  FirstCry, India's biggest e-commerce platform for mother and baby products, is aiming to raise $218 million through the sale …

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