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New York Times:
Instagram unveils Teen Accounts, a sweeping update to boost privacy and limit intrusive effects for under-18 users, including making accounts private by default  —  The app, which is popular with teenagers, introduced new settings and features aimed at addressing inappropriate online contact and content …
Victoria Song / The Verge:
Apple Watch Series 10 review: sleep apnea detection has potential, bigger but not bulky display, and much faster charging, but no blood oxygen feature in the US  —  The Series 10 bets big on a larger display and a more wearable design.  As far as iterative updates go, that's a savvy choice.
Alex Heath / The Verge:
Snap unveils new Spectacles that it will lease to Snapchat AR lens developers, with a more immersive display, longer battery life, and a more lightweight design  —  Will developers finally help Snap take AR glasses mainstream? … Snap's fifth-generation Spectacles have a richer, more immersive display.
Victor Tangermann / Futurism:
OpenAI confirms fixing an issue “where it appeared as though ChatGPT was starting new conversations”, after users reported ChatGPT was reaching out proactively  —  “Did you just message me first?”  —  Over the weekend, a redditor going by the name of SentuBill posted …
Bloomberg:
The EU picks veteran Finnish lawmaker Henna Virkkunen to take over from Thierry Breton, pending her confirmation; Virkkunen was instrumental in creating the DSA  —  - Finnish lawmaker Henna Virkkunen was instrumental on DSA  — Virkkunen emphasized importance of European competitiveness
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Google plans to flag AI-made images with C2PA metadata in “about this image” in Search and integrate C2PA metadata into its ad systems over the coming months  —  Google is planning to roll out a technology that will identify whether a photo was taken with a camera …
Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch:
IBM acquires Kubecost, a FinOps startup launched in 2019 that helps companies monitor and optimize Kubernetes clusters; Kubecost had raised $30M+ in funding  —  IBM today announced that it has acquired Kubecost, a FinOps startup that helps teams at companies like Allianz, Audi …
Reuters:
EssilorLuxottica and Meta sign a multiyear deal to keep developing smart eyewear into the 2030s, after creating two generations of Ray-Ban glasses since 2019  —  EssilorLuxottica (ESLX.PA) said on Tuesday it had extended its partnership with Meta Platforms (META.O) by agreeing a 10-year deal to continue developing smart eyewear.
Jason Shubnell / The Block:
Trump launches World Liberty Financial, a DeFi lending project on Ethereum underpinned by the WLFI governance token; up to 63% of WLFI can be sold to the public  —  - Donald Trump helped unveil a few details of his highly anticipated cryptocurrency project, World Liberty Financial, on Monday night.
NBC News:
Meta bans Russian media outlet RT from its apps globally, days after the Biden administration accused RT of acting as an arm of Moscow's spy agencies  —  U.S. officials on Friday accused RT of carrying out covert information warfare operations around the world as an arm of Russia's spy agencies.
Christopher Grimes / Financial Times:
How Netflix staged a remarkable recovery since its 2022 stock crash, adding 45M+ subscribers via a password crackdown and gaining an edge over Hollywood rivals  —  The company has staged a remarkable recovery since the ‘great correction’ of 2022 and now has the edge over Hollywood rivals

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Peter White / Deadline:
Banijay and RedBird IMI-owned All3Media announce a merger, creating a production giant with $8B in annual revenue, in a deal expected to close in H2

CNBC:
Brendan Carr says Paramount's deal for WBD has “real consumer benefits” and is “cleaner” than Netflix's and that he expects it to be approved “pretty quickly”

Maggie Harrison Dupré / Futurism:
Source: Ars Technica fired senior AI reporter Benj Edwards after his February 13 story had AI-fabricated quotes; Edwards admitted to using Claude and ChatGPT

More News

Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security:
A look at the activity of some members of The Com, an online community linked to the Scattered Spider hacking group, and their involvement in extortion groups
Blake Brittain / Reuters:
A US federal jury finds Zynga infringed on two IBM patents related to web-based communications and orders the game maker to pay $44.9M; Zynga plans to appeal

Earlier Picks

Benj Edwards / Ars Technica:
At an Oracle investor Q&A, Larry Ellison pitched a future where AI systems would constantly monitor citizens through an extensive network of cameras and drones
Philip Michaels / Tom's Guide:
iOS 18 review: despite missing upcoming AI features, there's plenty to like including bold personalization options and solid Notes, Calendar, and Maps updates
CNBC:
Intel announces plans to create a separate entity for its foundry business, a structure that could help to raise outside funding
Ina Fried / Axios:
OpenAI says Sam Altman will no longer serve on its board's safety and security committee, which will now be fully composed of independent board members
Gary Ng / iPhone in Canada Blog:
Apple launches iOS 18 without Apple Intelligence, iPadOS 18, macOS 15 Sequoia, watchOS 11, visionOS 2, and tvOS 18
Annie Palmer / CNBC:
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy tells staff to return to the office five days per week from January 2, 2025, citing the importance of the policy to the company's culture
Flynn Nicholls / Newsweek:
Elon Musk posted “no one is even trying to assassinate Biden/Kamala 🤔” on X and deleted the false claim after it garnered 34M+ views, claiming it was a “joke”
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