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| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
Apple opens pre-orders for the Vision Pro, which has an M2 chip with an 8-core CPU and a 10-core GPU, 16GB of memory, and 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB storage options — Apple today finally shared additional tech specs for its Vision Pro headset following the start of pre-orders in the United States.
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| Bloomberg: |
YouTube and, according to a source, Spotify are not planning to launch a native Apple Vision Pro app or to allow their iPad apps to run on the AR/VR platform — - Users of those services will be steered toward the web — Searches indicate apps from Meta may also be unavailable
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| Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
Apple releases Vision Pro accessories, including a travel case, a battery pack, and a Light Seal, all for $199 each, and Solo Knit and Dual Loop bands for $99 — Apple Vision Pro is now available for pre-order, and so are lots of accessories for Apple's first spatial computer. The price for most things?
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Internal video and memo: Apple sees health care, training, and education as key areas for the Vision Pro, and will give employees a 25% discount on the device — - Company has teams focused on enterprise and education uses — Employees to get at least a 25% discount on Apple Vision Pro
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| Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: |
X rolls out audio and video calling to Android following the October 2023 iOS launch; all users can receive calls but only Premium subscribers can place them — Elon Musk's own social network X is rolling out the ability to make audio and video calls directly from the app to its Android client.| Piotr Lipinski / Reuters: |
The EU Commission is seeking feedback on concessions Apple offered, including opening its Tap to Pay tech to third-party wallets for 10 years, to settle a probe — The European Commission is seeking feedback from rivals and customers on concessions Apple (AAPL.O) offered … | Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
A look at the reasons why Artifact failed, including not growing its user base outside the US and user confusion about its ever-growing set of features — Last week, Artifact, a buzzy news app from Instagram's co-founders, announced it was shutting down after failing to gain critical mass … | Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast: |
Author Rie Kudan, winner of Japan's prestigious Akutagawa Prize, reveals that around 5% of her book “quoted verbatim the sentences generated by” ChatGPT — One of the judges praised her winning book as being “flawless.” — At an award ceremony for one of Japan's … | Hartley Charlton / MacRumors: |
Apple says the Vision Pro weighs 600 to 650 grams depending on the Light Seal and headband used; Meta Quest 3 weighs 516 grams and Quest Pro weighs 722 grams — Apple's Vision Pro headset can weigh almost 23 ounces (650 grams), depending on configuration, the company today confirmed.| Shaurya Malwa / CoinDesk: |
Manta Network was hit by a DDoS attack as it issued its MANTA token on January 18, leading to longer-than-expected withdrawal times; all funds remain safe — The network's MANTA token went live on Thursday and has reached a $550 million capitalization. — Register Now| Granth Vanaik / Reuters: |
Wayfair plans to lay off 1,650 employees, or 13% of its staff, which it says will result in $280M+ in annual savings; Wayfair cut 1,750 jobs in 2023 — Online furniture retailer Wayfair (W.N) said on Friday it would lay off about 1,650 employees, or 13% of its global workforce, as it looks to trim costs.
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| Ashley Carman / Bloomberg: |
Some video podcasts are using AI-generated product placements from a company called Rembrand to supplement their typical host-read ads — A startup backed by United Talent Agency and L'Oreal is aiming to give podcasters a new line of revenue — Hello and welcome back to Soundbite.
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| Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: |
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