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February 11, 2024, 4:55 PM
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
The Vision Pro could cannibalize the iPad; some in Apple's Vision Products Group believe the headset could take four generations to reach its full potential  —  Apple's Vision Pro will eventually replace the iPad, but the device has hardware and software shortcomings that need to be resolved first.
Wes Davis / The Verge:
Google One crosses 100M subscribers, highlighting Google's efforts to move users away from its free plans; YouTube Premium also hit 100M subscribers in February  —  Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced Friday that his company has logged 100 million subscriptions to Google One …
Kate Knibbs / Wired:
Q&A with Bluesky CEO Jay Graber about opening sign-ups to the public, not “enshittifying” the service with ads, crowdsourcing deepfake porn moderation, and more  —  WIRED spoke with Bluesky CEO Jay Graber about the X competitor opening sign-ups to all, how to crowdsource deepfake porn moderation, Jack Dorsey, and more.
Cory Doctorow / Financial Times:
How the erosion of competition, regulation, self-help, and worker power ushered in the “enshittocene” era, or the slow decay of online platforms like Facebook  —  The term describes the slow decay of online platforms such as Facebook.  But what if we've entered the ‘enshittocene’?
Hayden Field / CNBC:
A look at Aware, whose AI tools let companies track real-time employee sentiment and flag toxicity by monitoring staff chatter on Slack, Teams, and other apps  —  - Aware, an AI firm specializing in analyzing employee messages, said companies including Walmart, Delta, T-Mobile …
Reuters:
Letter and source: Xiaomi told India's government that Chinese smartphone component suppliers are wary about setting up in the country due to heavy scrutiny  —  China's Xiaomi has told New Delhi that smartphone component suppliers are wary about setting up operations in India amid heavy scrutiny …
Washington Post:
Some news creators and journalists, who moved from X to Threads, criticize Meta for planning to stop recommending political content on Instagram and Threads  —  The platform announced it won't recommend “social commentary” or political news.  —  Meta announced on Friday …
Menaka Doshi / Bloomberg:
The RBI's clampdown on Paytm has created confusion for millions of customers and raises questions about the Indian central bank's opacity and regulatory actions  —  Multiple Penalties, Yet Stakeholders Stunned By Paytm Bank Wreck.  Why?  —  The financial meltdown of a digital payments pioneer …
Will Knight / Wired:
An interview with Mike Lacher and Brian Moore, who created Goody-2, a joke AI chatbot that refuses every query to “prioritize safety and the prevention of harm”  —  Self-righteous chatbot Goody-2 was built to take AI guardrails to an illogical extreme.

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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: YouTube has inquired about buying the rights to the Oscars; the show will air on ABC through at least 2028

Ben Fritz / Wall Street Journal:
After tax incentives boosted growth, Georgia's film industry is declining due to rising costs; source: Marvel is making most of its upcoming content in the UK

Max Tani / Semafor:
A group of left-leaning writers led by Jerusalem Demsas launch The Argument, an outlet to counter the populist right and boost liberal ideas, with $4M backing

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Earlier Picks

Sarah McBride / Bloomberg:
Elon Musk switches the location of Neuralink's incorporation from Delaware to Nevada, after a Delaware judge struck down Musk's $55B Tesla pay package last week
Reuters:
New York Attorney General expands her October 2023 lawsuit against DCG, Genesis, and Gemini Trust, tripling the size of their alleged Gemini Earn fraud to $3B+
Ben Schoon / 9to5Google:
Samsung receives FDA authorization to add a Galaxy Watch feature that detects “signs of moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea” for users over the age of 22
Lucas Ropek / Gizmodo:
A Canadian minister says the government plans to ban devices that copy wireless signals for remote keyless entry, like the Flipper Zero, to combat auto theft
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Meta plans to not “proactively recommend political content from accounts you don't follow” on Threads, matching the company's policy on Facebook and Instagram
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