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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
An in-depth look at Apple's AI crisis, as some in Apple's AI division believe that a true conversational “LLM Siri” won't be ready until iOS 20 at best in 2027 — Also: An inside look at Tim Cook's trade with President Donald Trump, the iPad Air sees shortages ahead of a pending refresh …
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Bluesky: @eshumarneedi.com, @viticci.macstories.net, @prietschka, and @mgsiegler.com
Threads: @markgurman, @chrispirillo, @marcslove, @documentingmeta, @parkert, and @secondfret
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| CoinDesk: |
President Trump names Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Solana, and Cardano as assets to be included in a strategic US crypto reserve, causing significant price surges — U.S. President Donald Trump named XRP, Solana (SOL) and Cardano (ADA) as three assets to be included in a U.S. strategic crypto reserve on Sunday …
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| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
Samsung announces the Galaxy A56, A36, and A26 smartphones with new AI image editing features and support for up to six years of Android OS and security updates — The new line of A-series devices has slightly larger screens and a bigger emphasis on AI image editing tools.
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| Arjun Kharpal / CNBC: |
Honor pledges $10B in AI investments over the next five years and demos a proof-of-concept AI agent powered by Gemini 2 that can book restaurant reservations — BARCELONA — Honor on Sunday pledged $10 billion in artificial intelligence investments over the next five years and announced … | Natalie Alms / Nextgov/FCW: |
The US GSA eliminates 18F, a government tech consultancy that helps other agencies with their tech, including the IRS' free Direct File, impacting ~90 employees — The General Services Administration deleted 18F, a government tech consultancy that helps other agencies with their technology, early Saturday morning.
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| Simon Hill / Wired: |
Xiaomi launches the 6.36" Xiaomi 15 and 6.73" Xiaomi 15 Ultra in the EU and UK, offering the Snapdragon 8 Elite, 120Hz displays, and more, for €999+ and €1,499+ — Not much is new with Xiaomi's latest flagship phones, but I still love the quad-lens camera on the Ultra. — Rating:
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X: @maxwinebach, @adrianweckler, and @that_kartikey
| Om Malik / On my Om: |
Skype was an early harbinger of technology as culture, and its demise is a good lesson in how ineffective middle management can destroy good acquisitions — Microsoft is shutting down Skype. It will go offline in May 2025. … It makes me incredibly sad, but I am not surprised.
More: iLounge, Hackaday, HotHardware, PCMag, Moneycontrol, Ars Technica, Microsoft 365 Blog, and CNBC
Bluesky: @sbyrnes, @fallsdownstairs, @drdoofenschmirtz, @om.co, and @joeycoleman.ca
X: @om, @jeffnolan, @sergimartorell, and @om
| Azeem Azhar / Bloomberg: |
How AI, which makes intelligence ubiquitous and practically free, could upend the economy, which is built on the idea that expertise is scarce and expensive — The economy is built on the idea that expertise is scarce and expensive. AI is about to make it abundant and practically free.| Financial Times: |
DeepSeek, OpenAI, and others building smaller, powerful models quickly and cheaply using “distillation” raises questions about a first-mover advantage in LLMs — DeepSeek used technique to create smaller powerful models based on the technology of competitors such as Meta| Duncan Riley / SiliconANGLE: |
CrowdStrike: in 2024, 79% of cyber intrusions were malware-free, up from 40% in 2019, voice phishing overtook phishing as the main first access method, and more — A new report out today from CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. highlights how cyberthreats evolved significantly in 2024 …
More: CrowdStrike, SC Media, CrowdStrike, Infosecurity, TechRepublic, Cyber Daily, IT Brew, CRN, Metacurity, Security Boulevard, The Hill, and TechRadar
| Chip Cutter / Wall Street Journal: |
The US' plan to cut federal contracts imperils Booz Allen Hamilton, which gets most of its revenue from providing IT and AI services across the government — Memo calls for review of $65 billion in contracts that go to Booz Allen Hamilton and other big firms that do government work| Aaron Mok / The Guardian: |
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