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Disney plans to invest $1.5B for a stake in Epic Games and collaborate on a new “universe” connected to Fortnite with content from Disney, Pixar, and more — - Disney is investing $1.5 billion for an equity stake in Epic Games in its biggest jump yet into the gaming world.
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Forums: Hacker News and r/Games
| Sam Sabin / Axios: |
US, UK, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand advisory: China-backed hacking group Volt Typhoon has had access to some major US infrastructure for over five years — China-backed hackers have had access to some major U.S. critical infrastructure for “at least five years,” according to an intelligence advisory released Wednesday.
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| Carl Franzen / VentureBeat: |
Microsoft updates Copilot with a redesigned look, a new AI model for Copilot's Balanced mode called Deucalion, and new AI image creation and editing features — In a startling move, Microsoft today announced a redesigned look for its Copilot AI search and chatbot experience on the web …
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| Wayne Ma / The Information: |
Source: Apple is building prototypes of at least two iPhones that fold widthwise; the phones are in early development and not set for production in 2024 or 2025 — Apple is building prototypes of at least two iPhones that fold widthwise like a clamshell, according to a person with direct knowledge of the situation.
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| The Information: |
Sources: OpenAI is developing two types of agent software: one to automate tasks by effectively taking over a user's device, and the other for web-based tasks — OpenAI's first major product, ChatGPT, proved so popular that it sparked a generation of wannabes.| Martin Young / Cointelegraph: |
SEC filing: NYSE-listed Bakkt, a crypto trading platform backed by the Intercontinental Exchange, warns that it might not be able to stay in business in a year — The institutional digital asset trading platform unveiled in 2018 amid huge fanfare has just disclosed it “might not be able to continue as a going concern.”| Josh Boak / Associated Press: |
The Biden administration names White House economic adviser Elizabeth Kelly to lead the NIST's newly formed AI Safety Institute to develop AI testing standards — The Biden administration on Wednesday named a top White House aide as the director of the newly established safety institute for artificial intelligence.| Charlie Sorrel / iFixit News: |
Apple Vision Pro teardown: 50 Vision Pro pixels fit into a single iPhone 15 Pro pixel, the display is not technically 4K, has a ~100° field of view, and more — After the whirlwind of team activity that was our initial Vision Pro teardown, we've been digging much, much deeper into those dual displays …
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Forums: Hacker News, r/apple, r/hardware, and MacRumors Forums
| Reuters: |
Arm reports Q3 revenue up 14% YoY to $824M, vs. $761.6M est., and forecasts Q4 sales and adjusted profit above expectations; ARM jumps 21%+ — Arm Holdings on Wednesday forecast fiscal fourth-quarter sales and adjusted profit above Wall Street expectations as customers aim to design new chips … | Michelle Nichols / Reuters: |
The UN is probing 58 suspected cyberattacks worth ~$3B by North Korea on crypto companies; the stolen crypto allegedly helped fund the country's nuclear weapons — United Nations sanctions monitors are investigating dozens of suspected cyberattacks by North Korea that raked in $3 billion …
Forums: r/Buttcoin
| Bloomberg: |
SoftBank reports Q3 net profit of $6.4B, after four quarters of losses, lifted by T-Mobile US shares windfall; the Vision Fund unit reported a ~$2.85B gain — The Tokyo-based technology investor reported a net income of ¥950 billion ($6.4 billion) for the December quarter …
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| Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: |
Google debuts a pilot program in Singapore to prevent users from sideloading certain apps that abuse Android app permissions to read one-time passwords — To reduce financial scams, Google has started a new program to prevent users from sideloading certain apps in Singapore.| Molly White / Citation Needed: |
In his new book, a16z GP Chris Dixon fails to identify a single blockchain project that has successfully provided a non-speculative service at any kind of scale — Prominent crypto venture capitalist Chris Dixon provides an unconvincing bible for blockchain solutionists. — 1×
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X: @tomphilpott, @jackivaughan, @danielgkuhn, @mattschaar, @billywhizz1970, and @molly0xfff. Forums: r/Buttcoin
| Michael Nuñez / VentureBeat: |
Apple partners with University of California researchers to release open-source AI model MGIE, which can edit images based on natural language instructions — Apple has released a new open-source AI model, called “MGIE,” that can edit images based on natural language instructions.
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Mastodon: @ppatel@mstdn.social. X: @benlovejoy, @mikeisaac, @9to5mac, @parkerortolani, and @williamwangnlp. LinkedIn: Ben Werdmuller
Forums: Hacker News, Hacker News, r/singularity, r/artificial, Slashdot, and MacRumors Forums
| Chainalysis: |
Ransomware payments in 2023 hit a record $1.1B, up from $567M in 2022 and $983M in 2021, after a major escalation of the frequency, scope, and volume of attacks — The Chainalysis 2024 Crypto Crime Report — Coming soon — In 2023, ransomware actors intensified their operations …
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| Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: |
Paris-based Pennylane, a maker of cloud-based accounting software that can import data from Stripe, Dropbox, and other services, raised €40M at a €1B+ valuation — Just like clockwork, Pennylane is raising another €40 million ($43 million at today's exchange rate).
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| Reuters: |
A look at the use of AI in Indonesia ahead of Feb. 14 elections, as vendors and campaigns push the limits of guidelines issued by OpenAI, Midjourney, and others — Fika Juliana Putri, a 19-year-old shopkeeper in East Jakarta, plans to vote in Indonesia's presidential election next week … Sponsor Posts
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