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| 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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Forums: Hacker News, r/apple, Slashdot, and MacRumors Forums
| Jonathan Vanian / CNBC: |
eBay plans to cut ~1,000 roles, or ~9% of full-time employees, and to scale back its contracts within its “alternate workforce” over the coming months — This is breaking news. Please check back for updates. — CNBC Councils — CNBC on Peacock — Join the CNBC Panel| Sarah Whitten / CNBC: |
Netflix reports Q4 revenue up 12.5% YoY to $8.83B, vs. $8.71B est., paid users up 12.8% to 260.3M, vs. 256M est., $938M net income, up from $55M; NFLX jumps 8%+ — - Netflix added 13.1 million subscribers during the fourth quarter. — The company now has 260.8 million paid subscribers.
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| 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
| Toby Sterling / Reuters: |
ASML reports Q4 revenue of €6.67B 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 …
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| 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.| 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| 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, MacRumors, Silicon Republic, The Verge, Neowin, AppleInsider, Cybernews.com, Social Media Today, 9to5Mac, Engadget, iTnews, PaymentSecurity.io, and Dark Reading
Mastodon: @spencerdailey@journa.host. Bluesky: @trubludevil.social. X: @safety, @thejoshmeister, @enriquebrgn, and @racheltobac
| 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, @maxjmb, @t3dotgg, @ztlaidlaw, @shishirshelke1, @sondesix, @vadimyuryev, @saranbyte, @maxwinebach, @anxiousholly, and @tailosivetech
Forums: r/GooglePixel and r/Android
| Turner Wright / Cointelegraph: |
A FINRA review of 500+ crypto-related retail communications finds that 70% of them contained claims that are false, misleading, or otherwise violated its rules — The U.S. regulator launched the review on crypto-related public communications following the collapse of FTX in November 2022.
More: FINRA.org, The Block, Cryptonews, Cryptopolitan, CoinGape, Blockworks, and Milk Road
| 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 …
X: @wired
| Rest of World: |
As Chinese tech manufacturers flock to Vietnam to set up new factories, Bac Ninh, an industrial hub northeast of Hanoi, has become a center for Chinese culture — As Chinese manufacturers open shop in Vietnam, Bac Ninh has become a cultural hub with Chinese restaurants, bubble tea shops, and language centers.
X: @dali_yang
| 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.| 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 … | 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 … | Gillian Tan / Bloomberg: |
NYC-based Bilt Rewards, which converts rental payments to points, raised $200M led by General Catalyst at a $3.1B valuation, and says users spend $20B annually — - General Catalyst, Eldridge invest in $200 million equity round — Startup wants to add neighborhood merchants to rewards program
More: TechCrunch
| Sean Hollister / The Verge: |
Framework Laptop 16 review: the modular system offers unprecedented customization, competent at mid-range gaming, but ran hot, froze, and glitched in testing — The Framework Laptop 16 is the most ambitious notebook I've ever touched. There's never been anything like it before.
More: Phoronix, PC Gamer, Liliputing, Tom's Hardware, Linus Tech Tips on YouTube, Just Josh on YouTube, Digital Trends, Engadget, and Tom's Guide
Forums: Hacker News, Hacker News, and r/hardware
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Stuttgart-based Instagrid, which uses software to boost its 20kg portable batteries, raised a $95M Series C led by TVG at a $400M to $500M post-money valuation — Energy supply is one of the bigger issues impacting how technology will evolve over time — a challenge that might be feel closer …
More: FinSMEs, Axios, Tech.eu, Bloomberg, and Business Insider
| Bloomberg: |
A look at SK Hynix's NAND flash memory chip plant in Dalian, China, acquired from Intel for $9B in 2020, which is now in limbo because of US-China export rules — Recent concessions still leave murky future for SK Hynix and Samsung plants in China — A memory chip plant located halfway between Seoul …
X: @samkimasia, @mackhawk, @samkimasia, and @pstasiatech
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