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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 …
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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.
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Amazon launches Amazon Autos, letting US shoppers buy Hyundai cars, and plans to add dealerships and manufacturers in 2025, after announcing it in November 2023 — Amazon's partnership with Hyundai means you can use the e-retailer to purchase a brand-new car online.| 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 …
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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| Kunal Khullar / Tom's Hardware: |
TSMC reports $8.5B in consolidated November revenue, up 34% YoY but down 12% from October's record, when it projected Q4 revenue up 11%-14% QoQ to $26.1B-$26.9B — The company's stock has surged nearly 80% year-to-date, reflecting its robust business growth.
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Stainless, a startup offering an AI-powered API-to-SDK generator to customers like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta, raised a $25M Series A led by a16z — Devs expect tech vendors to supply software development kits, or SDKs, alongside their products to make it easier to create apps using those products.| 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.| Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: |
Solos debuts the AirGo Vision, a camera-equipped pair of smart glasses featuring visual recognition powered by OpenAI's GPT-4o, available now starting from $299 — Solos' camera-equipped smart glasses have arrived to provide some much-needed competition against Meta's Ray-Bans.
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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| Bloomberg: |
TeamViewer says it plans to acquire 1E, which makes automated remediation software, from Carlyle for $720M, closing in early 2025, its biggest acquisition yet — - German remote-working software firm's biggest ever acquisition — Transaction will help expand company's North America footprint
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