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| 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 …
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| Emilia David / The Verge: |
Google releases Gemma 2B and 7B, a pair of open-source AI models to let developers use the research that went into its flagship closed Gemini model more freely — 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.
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| 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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| Michael Acton / Financial Times: |
Meta and Microsoft are lobbying EU regulators to reject Apple's proposed App Store changes to comply with the DMA, saying Apple's plans don't go far enough — Meta and Microsoft want Brussels regulators to extract more concessions that unpick iOS mobile software| 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 … | Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Apple says the iPhone 15 lineup can retain 80% of its original battery capacity after 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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| Duncan Riley / SiliconANGLE: |
IBM: hackers are finding more opportunities to log in via legitimate credentials, rather than hacking into networks; infostealing malware jumped 266% in 2023 — IBM's annual X-Force Threat Intelligence Index report released today highlights an emerging global crisis in identity as cybercriminals continue to compromise users worldwide.
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| Bloomberg: |
Cybersecurity experts say 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 — Two arrests.
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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 … | 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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| 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 … | 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.
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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| 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 … | 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 … | 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.| Reuters: |
Sources: the US sent letters in 2023 to US suppliers of SMIC suspending permission to sell to its most advanced plant, after SMIC produced a chip for Huawei — The Biden administration is turning up the heat on China's top sanctioned chipmaker by cutting off its most advanced factory …
More: Android Headlines, Huawei Central, and South China Morning Post
| Financial Times: |
South Korea's leading display makers LG and Samsung close ranks as they cede ground to Chinese TV and smartphone screen manufacturers and face OLED competition — After taking over mass-market LCDs, Chinese manufacturers are threatening to undercut South Korean makers on premium OLED technology| Brandi Vincent / DefenseScoop: |
Scale AI signs a one-year contract with the Pentagon to provide a means to test and evaluate LLMs that can be used for military planning and decision-making — The company will create a comprehensive T&E framework for generative AI within the Defense Department.
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| Josh Xiao / Bloomberg: |
China's Ministry of State Security warns unnamed hackers are obtaining data on key issues, like food production and the weather, in a series of WeChat posts — - A growing array of sensitive data is being pilfered, MSS warns — Beijing's vague warnings could spook foreign businessesSponsor Posts
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