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December 10, 2024, 3:45 PM

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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: 2025's Apple Watch Ultra is slated to get satellite connectivity for off-the-grid text messages, and it may also get a blood pressure sensing feature  —  - Company also working on blood-pressure tool for future model  — Apple is using MediaTek modems for first time in new watches
Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer:
The US sanctions Chinese cybersecurity government contractor Sichuan Silence and one of its staff over Ragnarok ransomware ties and creating and using zero-days  —  The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned Sichuan Silence, a Chinese cybersecurity company, and one of its employees …
Boone Ashworth / Wired:
Amazon launches Amazon Autos, letting US shoppers buy Hyundai cars, and plans to add more dealerships and manufacturers; it was announced in November 2023  —  Amazon's partnership with Hyundai means you can use the e-retailer to purchase a brand-new car online.
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
Instagram officially rolls out “trial reels”, which give creators a way to test out videos by publishing them only to people who don't follow them  —  Instagram is officially rolling out “trial reels” to give creators a way to test out new content by publishing videos that don't appear to their followers.
Dina Bass / Bloomberg:
Microsoft unveils a data center design that uses zero water for cooling, down from the 125M+ liters per year a typical center uses, rolling out from August 2024  —  New design will use no water to cool the facilities' servers and chips.  —  Microsoft Corp., trying to mitigate the climate impact …
Financial Times:
Sources: in October 2024, EU regulators asked Google for more information about its secret ads deal with Meta that skirted Google's rules for targeting minors  —  Regulators request information after FT investigation into partnership that skirted search giant's rules on minors
Deborah Sophia / Reuters:
The US Commerce Department finalizes $6.1B+ for memory chipmaker Micron to fund its New York and Idaho factory projects, one of the largest CHIPS Act subsidies  —  The U.S. Department of Commerce has finalized a subsidy of more than $6.1 billion for memory chip maker Micron Technology (MU.O) …
Jackie Davalos / Bloomberg:
AI language learning startup Speak, which focuses on speaking, not gamification, raised $78M led by Accel at a $1B valuation, taking its total funding to $162M  —  Speak's app uses an artificial intelligence “conversational partner” to help people become fluent in English.

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