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Telegram rolls out version 10.5, offering “totally redesigned” voice and video calls with new animations and backgrounds while using fewer resources — Telegram is rolling out a new update, version 10.5.0, which delivers a new look and feel for voice and video calls … | Bloomberg: |
Sources: ASML canceled shipments of some of its machines to China at the US' request, weeks before export bans on the high-end chipmaking equipment took effect — - ASML canceled shipments of a liminted number of devices — Biden is cracking down on Beijing's semiconductor industry
More: Reuters, TNW, DatacenterDynamics, South China Morning Post, ASML, Barron's Online, Metaverse Post, CNBC, Neowin, Engadget, SiliconANGLE, TweakTown, Data Center Knowledge, and Silicon Canals
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In 2023, global premium smartphone sales are likely to grow 6% YoY; Apple had a 71% share, down from 75% in 2022, Samsung had 17%, and Huawei had 5%, up from 3% — - As against the decline projected for the overall global smartphone market this year, the premium (wholesale price ≥$600) …
More: 9to5Mac, Android Authority, SamMobile, Supercharged, PhoneArena, Sammy Fans, Huawei Central, Wccftech, Display Daily, and GSMArena.com
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After UK regulators approved Microsoft's Activision deal in October, Brad Smith rows back on criticism of the UK, saying the CMA has been “tough and fair” — Microsoft's president, Brad Smith, has rowed back on criticism he made last year that the UK was “bad for business”.
More: The Verge, BBC, Dot Esports, Windows Central, Video Games Chronicle, Wccftech, Pure Xbox, Neowin, and UKTN
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A deal by OECD members, including the US and France, that took effect January 1 says platforms must report users' earnings made on their services to authorities — Apps like eBay and Airbnb will be reporting your earnings to tax authorities, under a new global agreement which took effect yesterday ...| Keza MacDonald / The Guardian: |
A profile of Mario and Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto, who joined Nintendo in 1977 and says he has no plans to retire as representative director at the company — Few people have influenced global pop culture as much as the creator of Mario and Zelda, widely considered the father of modern gaming.| Michael Acton / Financial Times: |
A look at the future of Apple's $85B/year services business, as the company faces key US court cases in 2024 and prepares to allow iOS app sideloading in the EU — Landmark EU regulation and crucial US court cases due in 2024 will test the tech company — Apple faces a legal reckoning in 2024 …
More: HotHardware, Ars Technica, 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, Developer Tech News, BGR, and iPhone in Canada Blog
| Hartley Charlton / MacRumors: |
Apple released no new iPads in 2023, the first year without a new tablet since the iPad's launch in 2010; rumors suggest all iPad models will get a 2024 update — Apple has broken a tradition it maintained for 12 years, releasing no new iPads in 2023 - the first time that the company …
More: Fortune, Lifewire, PhoneArena, and XDA Developers
| Eric Lipton / New York Times: |
Retiring generals and departing top Pentagon officials are increasingly flocking to VC firms that have pumped billions into defense tech startups like Anduril — Retired officers and departing defense officials are flocking to investment firms that are pushing the government to provide more money to defense-technology startups.| Reuters: |
Bitcoin rises above $45K for the first time since April 2022, after gaining 156% in 2023, its best yearly performance since 2020, but far off its $69K peak — Bitcoin stormed above $45,000 on Tuesday for the first time since April 2022 as the world's biggest cryptocurrency started the New Year … | Cory Weinberg / The Information: |
Sources: Canva nears a deal to let longtime staff and investors sell $1B+ in stock to new investors at a $26B valuation, about the same as in a 2023 share sale — Design software startup Canva is nearing a deal that lets longtime employees and investors at the company sell more than $1 billion … | Financial Times: |
Employees, sources, and experts describe a crisis at Alibaba, as the company struggles to chart a new course and an ambitious restructuring didn't go as planned — Once Asia's most valuable company, the group has fallen behind rivals amid a chaotic restructuring
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