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| 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: TNW, Reuters, DatacenterDynamics, South China Morning Post, Metaverse Post, Barron's Online, ASML, Data Center Knowledge, Neowin, CNBC, Engadget, SiliconANGLE, TweakTown, and Silicon Canals
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| Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
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 …
More: Telegram, HotHardware, Android Police, Neowin, Android Headlines, SamMobile, Sammy Fans, MSPoweruser, Phandroid, Sam Lover, PhoneArena, and SamNews 24
| Counterpoint Research: |
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, PhoneArena, SamMobile, Supercharged, Display Daily, GSMArena.com, Sammy Fans, Huawei Central, and Wccftech
| John Kruzel / Reuters: |
In his year-end report, SCOTUS Chief Justice John Roberts says AI is a mixed blessing for the legal field, urging “caution and humility” when adopting the tech — Artificial intelligence represents a mixed blessing for the legal field, U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts …
More: Supreme Court of the United States, The Hill, Cointelegraph, SiliconANGLE, CryptoSlate, Cryptopolitan, Silicon Republic, New York Post, The Messenger, CNN, Associated Press, USA Today, Politico, Livemint, New York Times, and Bloomberg
Threads: @carnage4life. X: @stevenmazie, @stevenmazie, @lawrencehurley, @baseballcrank, @josephpatrice, and @tribelaw. Forums: Slashdot
| BBC: |
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, Windows Central, Video Games Chronicle, Wccftech, Pure Xbox, Neowin, and UKTN
| 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: 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, and iPhone in Canada Blog
| 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.| 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: Dexerto, 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 …
More: Bloomberg, Cointelegraph, Bitcoin Insider, CoinDesk, Bitcoinist.com, Nairametrics, Cryptopolitan, and Forbes
| Financial Times: |
Sources: Merck's bid for Japanese chip materials maker JSR, not disclosed to JSR shareholders, triggered a $6.4B offer by a state-backed fund in June 2023 — Japan Investment Corporation's $6.4bn offer for JSR comes as governments seek to protect semiconductor technology| Dan Primack / Axios: |
Filing: Fidelity marks down the value of its X stake, estimating the company is worth ~28% of the $44B that Elon Musk paid, down from 33% in May 2023 — Fidelity has again marked down the value of its shares in X Holdings, which the mutual fund giant helped Elon Musk buy for $44 billion when the company was known as Twitter.
More: TechCrunch, The Guardian, Fortune, 9to5Mac, Bloomberg, Reuters, iPhone in Canada Blog, TechSpot, TimesNow, Fox Business, Breitbart, The Edge Malaysia, Tech in Asia, Globe and Mail, Telegraph, Business Insider, The Information, New York Post, Business Post, and The Verge
Bluesky: @andrewkjennings.com and @lolgop.bsky.social
X: @patk and @mountainvet45
| J. Edward Moreno / New York Times: |
The lawsuits against tech companies could shape what copyright means for AI, or simply serve as leverage for plaintiffs to secure more favorable licensing deals — The use of content from news and information providers to train artificial intelligence systems may force a reassessment of where to draw legal lines.
More: Reuters, Axios, CoinGape, MSPoweruser, Cryptopolitan, and The Economic Times
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