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February 6, 2024, 6:05 AM

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Nilay Patel / The Verge:
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Apple tells Vision Pro users who forget their passcode to bring the device to a store or mail the device to AppleCare customer support to reset the device  —  Buyers of Apple Inc.'s new Vision Pro headset are finding it can be a major hassle if they lose their passcode.
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer announces an event next week to share “our vision for the future of Xbox”, amid rumors that Xbox exclusives are coming to PS5  —  Details of Microsoft's multi-platform plans have been gradually leaking, with The Verge revealing over the weekend …
Josh Ye / Reuters:
Sources: Tencent plans to adapt acclaimed role-playing console game Elden Ring into a mobile version, after acquiring licensing rights from FromSoftware in 2022  —  China's Tencent Holdings (0700.HK) has been working to adapt acclaimed action role-playing console game “Elden Ring” …
Bloomberg:
How researchers used AI to read the Herculaneum papyri, charred in 79 AD by Mount Vesuvius' eruption, potentially rewriting key parts of ancient world history  —  A few years ago, during one of California's steadily worsening wildfire seasons, Nat Friedman's family home burned down.
Ryan Morrison / Tom's Guide:
Roblox rolls out real-time AI chat translations, with support for 16 languages, built on an LLM trained on open-source and internal Roblox data  —  Works in 16 languages  —  Metaverse platform Roblox is bringing a new AI translation tool online for its millions of users around the world …
Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
A look at OnlyFake, an underground website that claims to use “neural networks” to generate highly convincing fake IDs for $15; one ID passed OKX's verification  —  This piece was produced with support from The Capitol Forum.  —  An underground website called OnlyFake is claiming to use …
Lauren Feiner / The Verge:
Unit 42: the number of victims reported by ransomware leak sites grew 49% YoY in 2023, with ~50% in the US, despite authorities taking down some services  —  2023 was a big year for ransomware groups, even as law enforcement around the world continued to crack down on attackers.
More: Unit 42
Sam Sabin / Axios:
The US State Department announces a new policy allowing “the imposition of visa restrictions on individuals involved in the misuse of commercial spyware”  —  - The visa restrictions would prevent those who have profited from or facilitated the misuse of commercial spyware from traveling to the U.S., the official added.

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