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| Ariel Shapiro / The Verge: |
Ahead of the EU's DMA, Spotify shares iOS app mockups with full in-app payments, rolling out in part on March 7; Apple hasn't yet shared its changes for the DMA — For years, Apple's App Store policies have made it impossible for apps to sell digital services and goods on their own terms.| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Apple plans to add new fees and restrictions after allowing EU users to download apps from outside the App Store, including reviewing sideloaded apps — Meta, Spotify and other companies are weighing new options for customers as Apple makes changes to comply with new European law
More: MacRumors, XDA Developers, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, MacDailyNews, TweakTown, Wccftech, The Verge, Supercharged, and BGR
| Jonathan Vanian / CNBC: |
eBay plans to cut ~1,000 full-time jobs, or ~9% of its workforce, and scale back the number of contracts within its “alternate workforce” over the coming months — - EBay said Tuesday it's laying off 1,000 full-time employees. — CEO Jamie Iannone told employees the company will … | Kate Knibbs / Wired: |
Originality AI: 88%+ of the top US news outlets now block AI companies' web crawlers; leading right-wing outlets, like Breitbart and Newsmax, mostly permit them — Nearly 90 percent of top news outlets like The New York Times now block AI data collection bots from OpenAI and others.| Michael Acton / Financial Times: |
Apple's acquisitions, job postings, and academic papers shed light on the company's AI plans; PitchBook says Apple bought 21 AI startups since the start of 2017 — Acquisitions, job postings and academic papers suggest tech company is preparing to run AI through its devices
More: 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, PYMNTS.com, iMore, MacRumors, Spyglass, and CoinGape
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple pivots to a less ambitious design for its upcoming EV, from Level 4 autonomy to Level 2+, and pushes back its launch from 2026 to 2028 or later — - After board meetings, car downgraded to Level 2+ autonomy — Company pushes back launch from 2026 to 2028 at the earliest
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| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
Netflix plans to to retire its ad-free Basic plan in some countries where ad-supported plans are available, starting with Canada and the UK in Q2 2024 — Although Netflix no longer allows new or returning members to sign up for the ad-free Basic subscription that costs $11.99 per month … | Sarah Whitten / CNBC: |
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| Toby Sterling / Reuters: |
ASML reports Q4 revenue of €7.2B and net profit up 9% YoY to €2B, both above est., orders grew 3x QoQ to €9B+, and expects 2024 net sales to be similar to 2023 — ASML Holding NV (ASML.AS), Europe's biggest technology company by market value, on Wednesday reported better … | Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Google announces AI features for Chrome on macOS and Windows: Organize Similar Tabs and custom themes rolling out soon in the US, and Help Me Write in February — Google's Chrome web browser is getting an infusion of AI technology in the latest release. The company announced today it's soon adding …
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Forums: Hacker News and Slashdot
| Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
A US federal judge denies NSO Group's motion to dismiss Apple's lawsuit and orders the Pegasus spyware maker to answer Apple's complaint by February 14 — Apple has won an early battle against the NSO Group in court today. Apple sued the Pegasus spyware maker in November 2021 …
More: AppleInsider, MacRumors, CourtListener, and Beyond Search
| Will Knight / Wired: |
A profile of Kai-Fu Lee, an AI expert who helped Microsoft and Google get established in China and whose startup 01.AI is leading the open source AI race — Kai-Fu Lee, an AI expert and prominent investor who helped Google and Microsoft get established in China, says his new startup 01.AI … | Alexander Martin / The Record: |
The UK NCSC releases an all-source intel assessment warning that ransomware attacks will increase in both volume and impact over the next two years due to AI — Ransomware attacks will increase in both volume and impact over the next two years due to artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, British intelligence has warned.| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
Google unveils a new Gemini-powered chat-based tool in Google Ads to build Search ad campaigns, out in beta to all English language advertisers in the US and UK — Google announced today that Gemini, its family of multimodal large language models, now powers the conversational experience within the Google Ads platform.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
X adds support for passkeys for US-based iOS users; the announcement comes shortly after the hack of the US SEC's X account — X, formerly Twitter, today announced support for passkeys, a new and more secure login method than traditional passwords, which will become an option for U.S. users on iOS devices.
More: X, The Verge, MacRumors, Engadget, BleepingComputer, Silicon Republic, TechRadar, PhoneArena, Neowin, TweakTown, AppleInsider, Cybernews.com, Social Media Today, 9to5Mac, iTnews, PaymentSecurity.io, Dark Reading, CoinJournal, and PCMag
Mastodon: @spencerdailey@journa.host. Bluesky: @trubludevil.social. X: @safety, @racheltobac, @thejoshmeister, and @enriquebrgn
| Eamon Farhat / Bloomberg: |
IEA: electricity used by data centers, crypto, and AI may more than double in the next three years; Irish data centers will use 32% of its electricity by 2026 — - Cryptocurrency, AI to dominate demand, IEA report finds — Increase in demand will be covered by renewables, nuclear| Matthew Ball / MatthewBall.co: |
A look at some long-term issues facing the gaming industry, including deep layoffs, weak revenue growth, and declining VC investments — To players and outside observers, 2023 looks like one of the 70-year-old gaming industry's greatest-ever years. Chief among its achievements was its slate of new software releases.
More: Android Police, PCWorld, Android Authority, TweakTown, and Reuters
X: @carnage4life, @frozenfire42, @alexherrity, @karstenw, @rianflo, and @ballmatthew
| Noam Cohen / Bloomberg: |
As Wikimedia Russia shuts down, a look at the Kremlin-compliant Wikipedia alternative Ruwiki, which recently went live, led by an ex-Wikimedia Russia director — A campaign to replace the country's Wikipedia with a more pliant alternative seems near completion.| Basith Rahman P P / MySmartPrice: |
Alleged renders of Google's Pixel 9 Pro show a ~6.5-inch display, smaller than the Pixel 8 Pro, a refreshed camera island with three cameras, and a flat frame — The upcoming Google Pixel 9 Pro might feature a smaller flat display compared to the Pixel 8 Pro. — HIGHLIGHTS
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X: @onleaks, @ztlaidlaw, @shishirshelke1, @sondesix, @vadimyuryev, @saranbyte, @maxwinebach, @anxiousholly, @maxjmb, @t3dotgg, and @tailosivetech
Forums: r/GooglePixel and r/Android
| Donal Griffin / Bloomberg: |
EquiLend, which processes $2.4T of securities-lending transactions per month, goes down after a January 22 cyberattack and says restoration may take a few days — EquiLend, a fintech that processes trillions of dollars of securities-lending transactions every month, suffered a cybersecurity attack … | Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
SAP plans voluntary buyouts or job changes for 8,000 employees as part of a 2024 restructuring program but says its headcount should remain the same — SAP said in a statement on Tuesday that it plans to carry out voluntary buyouts or job changes for 8,000 employees as part of a 2024 restructuring program … | Bloomberg: |
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