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Apple plans to ship the $3,499+ Vision Pro on February 2 in the US, after opening pre-orders on January 19 at 8am ET, with a Solo Knit Band and a Dual Loop Band — It's finally time: Apple has announced it will start shipping its Vision Pro headset on February 2nd in the United States.
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| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Apple says the base Vision Pro model has 256GB of storage and the ZEISS Optical Inserts for readers cost $99 and prescription ZEISS Optical Inserts cost $149 — Apple has announced more details on Vision Pro availability. In a press release today, Apple announced that Vision Pro … | Wes Davis / The Verge: |
The Wi-Fi Alliance begins certifying devices with Wi-Fi 7, which could offer big speed and efficiency gains over Wi-Fi 6 in phones, laptops, and routers in 2024 — The Wi-Fi Alliance is now officially certifying devices that support Wi-Fi 7, the next generation of wireless home internet.| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
AMD announces the $329 Radeon RX 7600 XT, an update to the Radeon RX 7600 that is “ready to take on 1440p” gaming, shipping on January 24 — AMD is launching a new 1080p GPU that can also stretch to handle up to 1440p. The $329 Radeon RX 7600 XT will be available on January 24th …
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| Gavin Bonshor / AnandTech: |
AMD announces the $329 Ryzen 7 8700G, $229 Ryzen 5 8600G, and $179 Ryzen 5 8500G for desktop, offering Zen 4 cores and Radeon 780M graphics, shipping January 31 — While it's been touted for many months that AMD will release APUs for desktops based on Zen 4, rumors and wishes have finally come …
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| Alan Ohnsman / Forbes: |
Starting this month Waymo plans to run its SUVs on Phoenix freeways, initially with just its staff, making it the first robotaxi company to prep faster rides — Starting this month the Alphabet Inc. unit will operate autonomous Waymos on Phoenix-area freeways.
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| Emilia David / The Verge: |
Getty Images and Nvidia launch Generative AI by iStock, a text-to-image service that generates stock photos and is aimed at SMBs — Getty Images and Nvidia are deepening their AI partnership with the launch of Generative AI by iStock, a text-to-image platform specifically designed to make stock photos.
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Sources: Nvidia plans to mass produce its H20 chip in Q2 2024, after missing a November 2023 launch, and make two more chips designed for China, the L20 and L2 — U.S. chipmaker Nvidia (NVDA.O) plans to begin mass production in the second quarter of 2024 of an artificial intelligence (AI) … | Connie Loizos / TechCrunch: |
Linear's CEO, who uses Carta to manage Linear's cap table, says Carta tried to sell Linear shares without his consent; Carta's CEO blames a rogue employee — “This might be the end of Carta as the trusted platform for startups” — Carta, an ambitious 12-year-old Silicon Valley outfit …
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| Brody Ford / Bloomberg: |
Twilio co-founder Jeff Lawson steps down as CEO and from the company board, replaced by Khozema Shipchandler, amid slow growth and activist investor pressure — Lawson will be replaced by Khozema Shipchandler, who most recently led the communication business unit, Twilio said in a statement Monday.
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Legal experts say that pledges from Amazon, Microsoft, and Google to defend their customers from IP issues only extend to AI models built with their oversight — Amazon, Microsoft and Google pledge to defend customers from IP issues, but their indemnities are narrow| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Nvidia unveils the RTX 4080 Super for $999, slightly faster than the RTX 4080 for $200 less, coming Jan. 31, alongside the RTX 4070 Super and RTX 4070 Ti Super — Nvidia is introducing three RTX 40-series Super cards this month that offer more performance at price points that are similar or better than existing cards.
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