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| Matt Burgess / Wired: |
Apple announces PQ3, a post-quantum cryptographic protocol for iMessage that uses the Kyber algorithm, launching in iOS 17.4, iPad OS 17.4, and macOS 14.4 — Useful quantum computers aren't a reality—yet. But in one of the biggest deployments of post-quantum encryption so far, Apple is bringing the technology to iMessage.
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| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Apple launches Apple Sports, a free app offering scores and stats for the NBA, Premier League, and more, in the US, Canada, and the UK, on iOS 17.2 or later — Game on! Apple launched a free standalone app for sports fans, Apple Sports, which is engineered to fire scores and stats to your iPhone as quickly as possible.
More: Apple, 9to5Mac, App Store, TechCrunch, The Verge, MacRumors, CNN, CNET, The Mirror, London Evening Standard, Engadget, AppleInsider, Investing.com, MobileSyrup, TechRadar, iMore, Tom's Guide, Supercharged, MacStories, BGR, British GQ, The US Sun, Digital Trends, and The Hollywood Reporter. X: @stevemoser
| Stephen Totilo / Game File: |
An interview with Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer on Xbox growth, job cuts, and why getting rid of physical Xbox discs is “not a strategic thing for us” — Microsoft's gaming chief Phil Spencer is upbeat about his vast Xbox team's future. But he also tells Game File …
More: PCMag, Club386, Game Developer, IGN, The Verge, XboxEra, TechSpot, Metro, Game World Observer, TrueAchievements, GamesIndustry.biz, GameRevolution, Pure Xbox, TheGamer, TechRadar, Neowin, MSPoweruser, Wccftech, Gameranx, Stevivor, Press Start, TweakTown, Windows Central, Gamereactor UK, and Video Games Chronicle
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| Emilia David / The Verge: |
Google releases Gemma 2B and 7B, open-source AI models that let developers more freely use the research that went into Gemini, its flagship closed-source model — Google has released Gemma 2B and 7B, a pair of open-source AI models that let developers use the research that went into its flagship Gemini more freely.| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Apple says the iPhone 15 lineup can retain up to 80% of its original battery capacity at 1,000 charge cycles, up from its original estimate of 500 charge cycles — In addition to changes to the Battery Health settings in iOS 17.4, Apple has more iPhone battery news to share today.
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| Michael Acton / Financial Times: |
Source: Meta and Microsoft lobby EU regulators to reject Apple's iOS and App Store changes to comply with the DMA, saying Apple's plans fail to go far enough — Meta and Microsoft want Brussels regulators to extract more concessions that unpick iOS mobile software| Duncan Riley / SiliconANGLE: |
IBM: hackers are finding more opportunities to log in via legitimate credentials, rather than hacking into networks; info-stealing malware grew 266% YoY in 2023 — IBM's annual X-Force Threat Intelligence Index report released today highlights an emerging global crisis in identity …
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| Bloomberg: |
Cybersecurity experts say that global law enforcement agencies dealt Russia-linked LockBit a major blow, but history shows that ransomware gangs regroup quickly — - Disruption of LockBit praised as major blow against gang — History has shown that hackers regroup quickly, experts say
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| Tom Wilson / Reuters: |
Circle no longer plans to mint USDC tokens on the Tron blockchain, effective immediately, to “ensure that USDC remains trusted, transparent, and safe” — Major U.S. crypto firm Circle will end support for its USDC token on the Tron blockchain network, a decision the company said on Wednesday … | Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
Messaging app Signal finally rolls out usernames in beta, letting users conceal their phone numbers; Signal still requires inputting a phone number to register — We tested the end-to-end encrypted messenger's new feature aimed at addressing critics' most persistent complaint. Here's how it works.
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| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
A US jury finds two Chinese nationals guilty of a “sophisticated scheme” to defraud Apple by sending 5,000+ counterfeit iPhones for repair, losing Apple $3M+ — Two people have been found guilty of a “sophisticated scheme to defraud Apple out of millions of dollars' worth of iPhones … | Counterpoint Research: |
In a first, Apple had the top seven best selling smartphones globally in 2023, and Samsung had three; iPhone 14, 14 Pro Max, 14 Pro, and 13 topped the list — - The combined market share of the top 10 smartphones in 2023 reached the highest ever at 20%, up from 19% in 2022.
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| Corrie Driebusch / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Reddit plans to reserve some of its IPO shares for 75K loyal users, an unusual move that could build loyalty, and list its shares on the NYSE in March — Social-media company intends to offer shares in the offering to 75,000 of its biggest users — Reddit plans to place a big chunk … | Christian Vasquez / CyberScoop: |
Biden signs an EO to increase the cyber defenses of maritime ports via additional Coast Guard powers, invest $20B in infrastructure over five years, and more — President Joe Biden plans to issue an executive order Wednesday morning aimed at increasing the defenses of maritime ports through … | Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Gary Geaves, Apple's longtime VP in charge of acoustics, is stepping down, replaced by Ruchir Davé, adding to the hardware engineering group's upheaval — - Apple acoustics chief Gary Geaves is stepping down from role — Executive has been key to development of AirPods and HomePod
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| Maxwell Zeff / Gizmodo: |
Demos from AI chipmaker Groq go viral after the startup's inference engine shows lightning-fast speeds when running LLMs, including for real-time conversations — Two AI companies are claiming the science fiction term, “Grok,” as their own, but only one is turbocharging the AI industry.
More: Groq, Groq, Tom's Guide, Android Headlines, and Stratechery
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| Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post: |
Letter: an FTC “Twitter Files” investigation finds no evidence that Twitter violated its government data security order, despite Elon Musk's directives to do so — After investigating his handling of the ‘Twitter Files’ for more than a year, the agency found no evidence the company violated consent order| Margi Murphy / Bloomberg: |
A profile of ElevenLabs, whose AI voice cloning tech is being used to spoof politicians; five of ElevenLabs' 40 employees are dedicated to trust and safety — ElevenLabs' technology is already being used to spoof political candidates and promote scammy products.| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft Copilot Pro review: the $20/month service is a good start that offers impressive image generation and useful features in Word and other Office apps — Microsoft's Copilot Pro launched last month as a $20 monthly subscription that provides access to AI-powered features inside some Office apps …
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| Paresh Dave / Wired: |
A look at TDCommons, a website launched by Google in 2015 that publishes technical details of ideas from companies and individuals to head off patent disputes — TDCommons is a free space for inventors to lay claim to breakthroughs without having to file a patent. Why is it so off the radar?| Juro Osawa / The Information: |
Sources: some ByteDance executives expressed concerns over running the video editing app CapCut from China given the political scrutiny facing TikTok in the US — Last year, the second most downloaded free app in the U.S. on iPhones was CapCut, a video-editing app made by TikTok's parent ByteDance …
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| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Byju's says the $200M rights issue that cuts its valuation by 99% to $20M-$25M is fully subscribed; source: some of Byju's major investors are yet to take part — Byju's says its recently launched $200 million rights issue has been fully-subscribed, but the startup's founder urged … | Paul Sawers / TechCrunch: |
Clumio, a data backup and recovery service for companies using the public cloud, raised a $75M Series D, following a $135M Series C in November 2019 — Clumio, a data backup and recovery provider for companies using the public cloud, has raised $75 million in a Series D round of funding.
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| Viola Zhou / Rest of World: |
How livestreaming talent agencies in China recruit influencers, often signing them to multiyear contracts that cost tens of thousands of dollars to breach — Chinese livestream agencies promise influencers fame and money, but end up trapping them in multi-year contracts.| Katie Paul / Reuters: |
Israel-based BRIA, a Getty-backed AI image generation startup that licenses 1B+ images from 18 stock providers, raised a $24M Series A from Publicis and others — A “responsible” AI image generation startup backed by stock photo provider Getty Images (GETY.N) has raised $24 million in a Series …
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