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Apple starts selling the Vision Pro in the US; Tim Cook compares Vision Pro debut to the birth of Mac, iPod, and iPhone in a memo to employees — Apple Inc. faithful lined up at its US stores on Friday to pick up the first Vision Pro headsets, ushering in what the company calls “the era of spatial computing.”| Harry McCracken / Fast Company: |
Interviews with Disney executives about Apple Vision Pro, how the device is changing the studio's production pipelines, future plans for the device, and more — Years in the works, the new Disney+ app has an immersive new twist. But the company sees it as one small step into a new entertainment medium with rich possibilities.| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Apple details Vision Pro's Bluetooth accessories support, saying it isn't compatible with Bluetooth mice but works with the Magic Trackpad and most keyboards — Apple has published a new support document today detailing more about Vision Pro's support for Bluetooth accessories.| AJ Vicens / CyberScoop: |
The US Treasury sanctions six Iranian government officials for their role in targeting devices at a Pennsylvania water utility in November 2023 — The Iranian attack targeted a device manufactured by an Israeli company. — The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday announced sanctions … | Anne Steele / Wall Street Journal: |
Spotify and Joe Rogan sign a new multiyear deal, estimated to be worth $250M; Rogan's show will be available across podcast platforms and as videos on YouTube — Hit show to be distributed broadly, including on YouTube, rather than exclusively on audio-streaming service| Subrat Patnaik / Bloomberg: |
Meta's stock rises 20%+, adding ~$200B to its market cap, the biggest single-session market value addition, eclipsing Apple's and Amazon's $190B gains in 2022 — - Stock also holds record for the biggest wipeout in history — Shares surge after big earnings beat, buyback, dividend plans| Meta: |
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Sources: in January, the US DOJ charged three people over a phone-hacking scheme that included the FTX hack to steal $400M+ during the exchange's 2022 collapse — The hack coincided with the crypto exchange's meltdown more than a year ago — Federal investigators appear to have cracked … | Juro Osawa / The Information: |
Sources: Baidu Venture is in talks to sell its stakes in US startups, including AI robotics startup Machina Labs, to US buyers, as US-China relations sour — A venture capital firm backed by Chinese internet firm Baidu is in talks to sell a portfolio of stakes in a range of U.S. startups … | Allison Johnson / The Verge: |
Samsung Galaxy S24 and S24 Plus review: slightly bigger and brighter displays with flat edges, and the AI features are occasionally great but sometimes weird — With its newest devices, Samsung cleverly mixes original AI features with some familiar concepts.| Gian Volpicelli / Politico: |
EU countries strike a deal on the AI Act, after announcing pro-innovation measures and an AI Office; the bill still needs the EU Parliament's formal approval — The bloc's law to regulate AI overcomes threats of late opposition. — Free article usually reserved for subscribers| Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: |
On Apple's Q1 earnings call, CFO Luca Maestri said that the EU represents “roughly 7% of our global app store revenue” — Nearly a week after Apple announced big changes to the App Store because of the European Union's Digital Markets Act (DMA) rules, the company … | William Gallagher / AppleInsider: |
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Hugging Face launches HuggingChat Assistants, allowing users to create customized AI chatbots with specific capabilities using LLMs like Mixtral or Llama2 — Hugging Face, the New York City-based startup that offers a popular, developer-focused repository for open source AI code and frameworks … | Jonathan Stempel / Reuters: |
A US federal judge certifies a class-action lawsuit accusing Apple of monopolizing the market for iPhone apps by banning digital purchases outside its App Store — A federal judge on Friday said tens of millions of Apple (AAPL.O) customers can pursue a class action accusing the company …
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