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Sources: Broadcom has informally explored a bid for Intel's chip design and marketing unit, but only if it could secure a partner for Intel's foundry business — Broadcom has interest in Intel's chip-design business, while TSMC is looking at the company's factories| Dan Gallagher / Wall Street Journal: |
Intel's foundry business lost over $13B on $17.5B revenue in 2024, while TSMC generated $41.1B in operating profit on $90B in revenue over the same period — While President Trump's domestic AI focus is a good sign for Intel, easy fixes have proved elusive
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple plans to refresh the Vision Pro with Apple Intelligence, a new Spatial content app, and a revamped guest mode in visionOS 2.4, as early as April — - Company seeks to boost interest in headset with new features — Move marks the first device expansion for Apple Intelligence
More: Reuters, Tom's Guide, Cult of Mac, iClarified, Redmond Pie, AppleInsider, TechCrunch, PhoneArena, 9to5Mac, Daily Guardian, Bangkok Post, The Mac Observer, and mjtsai.com
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Forums: r/apple and r/VisionPro
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
A look at Apple's and Meta's robotics efforts; sources: Apple is working on a 27" Studio Display successor to launch by 2026 and considering Maps monetization — Apple and Meta are set to go toe-to-toe in another emerging area: AI-powered humanoid robots. Also: Apple ramps up development …
More: AppleInsider, MacRumors, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, 9to5Mac, Redmond Pie, Forbes, Benzinga, and VICE
X: @markgurman, @markgurman, and @spercharged
Forums: Hacker News, r/apple, and MacRumors Forums
| Kyle Baird / DL News: |
Indian authorities have seized nearly $190M in cryptocurrency linked to the BitConnect Ponzi scheme, one of the country's largest crypto enforcement actions — Indian authorities have seized nearly $190 million in cryptocurrency linked to the BitConnect Ponzi scheme — one of the country's largest crypto enforcement actions.
More: Times of India, The Economic Times, Coinpedia Fintech News, The Indian Express, and crypto.news. Forums: r/CryptoCurrency
| Connie Loizos / TechCrunch: |
The death of former OpenAI employee Suchir Balaji was ruled a suicide in a new autopsy report, countering suspicions by his family that had fueled speculation — Suchir Balaji, a former OpenAI employee, was found dead in his San Francisco apartment on Nov. 26; on Friday …
More: Fortune, The San Francisco Chronicle, Hindustan Times, Forbes, ABC7, The San Francisco Standard, Business Insider, and Mercury News
X: @raopoornima and @silvermanjacob
Forums: r/OpenAI and r/technews
| Thomas Claburn / The Register: |
Hector Martin, lead of Asahi Linux distribution for Apple Silicon, resigns, citing burnout, demanding users, and Linus Torvalds's handling of Rust integration — I fought the Torv and ... the Torv won — Hector Martin, project lead of Asahi Linux, resigned that project early Friday …
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| Gian Volpicelli / Bloomberg: |
Meta's Joel Kaplan says Meta “won't shy away” from taking up its case with President Trump if the EU uses its rules to unfairly target Meta's products — - Kaplan says company will make case if EU singles it out — Tension over tech rules underscores transatlantic rift| William Wroblewski / Rest of World: |
Some Bolivians, frustrated with spotty internet from the state's China-built satellite, are smuggling in Starlink kits despite the country's ban in August 2024 — Bolivia, which relies on a Chinese-built satellite for some of its connectivity, banned Starlink — but that hasn't stopped people …
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Tencent is testing DeepSeek for search in its messaging app Weixin, while Baidu plans to fully connect its search engine to DeepSeek and its own LLM Ernie — Tencent said on Sunday its (0700.HK) Weixin messaging app, China's largest, is allowing some users to search via DeepSeek's artificial …
More: Reuters and South China Morning Post
| Dean W. Ball / Hyperdimensional: |
As JD Vance chastised the EU for its AI regulation, 12+ US states are considering algorithmic discrimination bills that look strikingly similar to EU's AI Act — The AI regulation onslaught — Introduction — At the AI Action Summit in Paris this week, Vice President J.D. Vance delivered a broadly optimistic message on AI.| Dan Whateley / Business Insider: |
Maryland-based Uscreen, which helps creators launch apps, engage fans, monetize memberships, and more, raised $150M from PSG Equity, giving PSG a majority stake — - Uscreen, a startup that helps creators make apps, scored a $150 million investment from PSG Equity.Sponsor Posts
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