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Sources: the US DOJ may file an antitrust lawsuit against Apple that targets the company's strategies to protect the dominance of the iPhone as soon as H1 2024 — Justice Department officials are in the late stages of investigating the iPhone maker, focusing on how Apple has used …
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Incase partners with Microsoft to sell PC accessories, which Microsoft discontinued in 2023; new products include ones that Microsoft designed but never shipped — Microsoft surprised everyone last year by deciding to discontinue its range of popular mice, keyboards, and PC accessories.
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| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
A developer finds that Google seems to be working on Bard Advanced, an upgraded version of Bard that will be available through a Google One paid subscription — Google appears to be working on an upgraded version of Bard called “Bard Advanced” that will be available through a paid subscription …
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| Matthias Bastian / The Decoder: |
A survey of 2,778 AI researchers: 38.4% support faster development and 34.7% support slower development, AI development's pace will keep accelerating, and more — The “2023 Expert Survey on Progress in AI” shows that the scientific community has no consensus on the risks and opportunities of AI … | Bloomberg: |
Source: Microsoft executive Dee Templeton has joined OpenAI's board as a nonvoting observer, as part of a broader boardroom overhaul after Altman's brief ouster — - Templeton has already begun attending board meetings — Appointment is part of broader boardroom overhaul at OpenAI
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| Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Netflix is weighing how to make money from video games, like via IAPs and ads; Apptopia: as of October 2023, <1% of subscribers played its games daily — Ideas include charging extra for some games and incorporating ads, in-game purchases — Netflix has said it plans to be in gaming for years to come.
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| Ezra Reguerra / Cointelegraph: |
CertiK: $1.8B+ in digital assets was lost across 751 crypto hacks in 2023, down 51% from the $3.7B lost in 2022; Q3 2023 recorded the most losses, at $686M+ — CertiK co-founder Ronghui Gu told Cointelegraph that, all things considered, 2023 was a “positive development” for blockchain security.| TechCrunch: |
Uber is testing Uber Flex, a flexible pricing service that lets riders pick a fare of their choice that will be shared with nearby drivers, in 12+ Indian cities — Uber has quietly been testing a flexible pricing service in more than a dozen cities in India, a move that could help it expand …
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| Alex Ebert / Bloomberg Law: |
Merck settles its cyberattack insurance dispute with insurers over denying coverage for NotPetya losses due to “Warlike Action”; the amount was not disclosed — Pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. Inc. struck an 11th-hour settlement with insurers Wednesday, evading …
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| Gergely Orosz / The Pragmatic Engineer: |
How a change to US tax law Section 174, forcing amortization of software labor, led to higher tax bills, less hiring, more layoffs, IP moving abroad, and more — In October, we looked into bootstrapped companies founded by software engineers and the article resonated with many readers …
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| Kyle Bradshaw / 9to5Google: |
Samsung debuts Designed for Samsung Gaming Hub, an accessory program for its cloud Gaming Hub on its smart TVs; the first product is a PDP wireless controller — Ahead of CES 2024, Samsung is taking the wraps off of a new officially licensed accessory program for the cloud “Gaming Hub” …
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Synopsys is in advanced talks to acquire Ansys, which makes software used in aerospace, health care, and automotive, for ~$35B in a stock-and-cash deal — Synopsys and Ansys are in exclusive talks, and a deal could come as soon as next week — Synopsys is in advanced talks …
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