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Sources: Apple is working on a foldable device the size of two iPad Pros for 2028, a Magic Mouse revamp, and an AirTag with triple the range of the current one — Apple's new vision for the future of computing is a giant, iPad-like foldable device. Also: The company rethinks the mouse …
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| Mark Bergen / Bloomberg: |
The UK's Ofcom says the Online Safety Act, passed in 2023 to govern illegal material on internet platforms, has taken effect, and plans to expand it in 2025 — - Ofcom released first guidelines for Online Safety Act — Rules require firms to remove illegal content or face fines
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| Margaux Nijkerk / CoinDesk: |
Electric Capital annual survey: total developers working in crypto fell 7% YoY globally, and Solana was the most popular blockchain among new developers — Ethereum remained the blockchain with the most devs, and the overall population of software builders in crypto was flat, the VC firm said in its annual survey.| Peggy Hollinger / Financial Times: |
The EU signs a deal to build the €10.6B Iris² satellite internet network to rival Starlink, with 61% of the project funded publicly, starting operations in 2030 — Communications network is EU's most ambitious space project in a decade — Europe has launched its most ambitious space programme …
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| Noam Scheiber / New York Times: |
US Senate investigation: senior Amazon execs disregarded internal warnings over the high rates of worker injuries due to concerns about Amazon's performance — A staff report by the Senate labor committee, led by Bernie Sanders, uncovered evidence of internal concern about high injury rates at the e-commerce giant.
More: Senate.gov and About Amazon
| Anna Edgerton / Bloomberg: |
TikTok critics like Marco Rubio, Jacob Helberg, and Brendan Carr are set for senior roles in Trump's administration, emphasizing Trump's murky stance on the app — - Longtime China critic Helberg named under secretary of State — Rubio pushed for congress's TikTok divest-or-ban law last year
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| Michael Acton / Financial Times: |
Arm and Qualcomm's chip licensing dispute heads to trial in Delaware, in a high-stakes battle set to last about a week over Qualcomm's $1.4B Nuvia acquisition — Legal fight that started with a $1.4bn acquisition has severely strained companies' relationship| Financial Times: |
Sources: Revolut staff and early investors offloaded nearly $1B in stock in a secondary sale since August 2024, after the UK granted Revolut its banking license — Secondary share sales have allowed early investors and staff to crystallise paper gains at $45bn valuation
X: @maxkarpis
| Jack Ryan / Bloomberg: |
Fastmarkets: the price of gallium, a metal used to make chips, rose to $595 per kilogram on December 13, the highest since 2011, after China restricted exports — - Metal has applications in semiconductors and TV screens — Prices assessed by Fastmarkets reached $595 per kilogram| Jo Constantz / Bloomberg: |
How some companies are using AI agents: McKinsey for client onboarding, insurer Nsure to handle customer requests, and Accenture to support its marketing team — AI agents go beyond chatbots. “This is really the rise of digital labor.” — If you're just getting up to speed on chatbots and copilots, you're already falling behind.| William Langley / Financial Times: |
Chinese merchants are rapidly expanding their presence on Russian e-commerce platforms like Ozon Global and Wildberries to find new markets and avoid US tariffs — Ozon and Wildberries welcome Chinese sellers looking for new markets as sanctions hit both countries' traders
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| Natasha Singer / New York Times: |
How tech is stoking cycles of violence in US schools, with students using phones and social media to arrange, provoke, record, and spread school brawl videos — Ricardo Martinez, an 11th grader, was in his high school lunchroom in April when a mass brawl erupted.
More: TechRadar, Education Week, and Globe and Mail
| Stephanie Stacey / Financial Times: |
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