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| Craig S. Smith / Forbes: |
A look at Manus, which its Chinese creators claim is the world's first fully autonomous AI agent, as some say it might be China's second DeepSeek moment — One recent evening in Shenzhen, a group of software engineers gathered in a dimly lit co-working space, furiously typing as they monitored the performance of a new AI system.
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LinkedIn: Abdullah Hassan, Kris Constable, Tzachi Zornstain, Mark Channon, Mohamed Diab, Donald Farmer, James V Baber, and Subas Chandra Khanal Cissp. Forums: r/China_irl
| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Some early Manus users say the agentic AI is no panacea, with long waits, errors, unsatisfying answers, and endless loops often plaguing the experience — Manus, an “agentic” AI platform that launched in preview last week, is generating more hype than a Taylor Swift concert.
More: BGR, Benzinga, Axios, The Register, Analytics India Magazine, Tech in Asia, and The Decoder
| Nathan Ingraham / Engadget: |
iPad Air M3 review: powerful M3 chip, improved keyboard, better screen, performance, and multitasking than the base iPad, but no Face ID and can get expensive — The new iPad Air remains a great tablet, albeit one that's extremely similar to the last few models.| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple planned to announce a smart home hub in March 2025 but postponed the launch since the device relies on the delayed Siri capabilities — Also: The company continues to explore different glasses ideas, and the latest iOS beta software adds a Vision Pro app and new AI capabilities.
More: PCMag, MacRumors, Stratechery, Road to VR, The Verge, Tech Advisor, Sherwood News, The Apple Post, KnowTechie, PhoneArena, Simon Willison's Weblog, 9to5Mac, TechRadar, Digital Trends, Tom's Guide, MacDailyNews, Neowin, BitcoinWorld, Business Standard, 9to5Mac, O'Grady's PowerPage, Digit, HEY, iThinkDifferent, UploadVR, Thurrott, 9to5Mac, Benzinga, Nikkei Asia, Laptop Mag, AppleInsider, Cult of Mac, Engadget, TechCrunch, and AppleInsider
Bluesky: @simonwillison.net, @heridesbikes.com, @johnrevay, and @markgurman. Forums: MacRumors Forums
| NBC News: |
Memoir: ex-Facebook employee Sarah Wynn-Williams, who was fired in 2017, says Joel Kaplan sexually harassed her, among other claims; Meta cleared Kaplan in 2017 — The book by Sarah Wynn-Williams, a former New Zealand diplomat, addresses Facebook's impact on democracy during a crucial period in the company's history.
Bluesky: @chafkin, @davidingram, and @cachiporra
| Naomi Nix / Washington Post: |
More: Metacurity, Gizmodo, New York Times, Dropsafe, Interesting Engineering, Digital Trends, Benzinga, Semafor, Engadget, Twitchy, Seeking Alpha, Newsmax, and Newsmax
Bluesky: @paleofuture, @herbscribner, @willoremus.com, @steviegrrrl, @gateklons, @derickson, @noahbarkin, @kostyack, and @drewharwell.com
Threads: @debfrost, @sarahfeinberg, @sarahfeinberg, @tessakathleen, and @documentingmeta
X: @jonfavs, @mrddmia, @andymstone, @francisbrennan, @francisbrennan, @andymstone, and @francisbrennan. LinkedIn: Michael Posner
Forums: r/politics, r/privacy, r/technology, r/ADVChina, and Beehaw
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: workflow automation company ServiceNow nears an agreement to buy enterprise AI assistant company Moveworks in a deal that could value Moveworks at ~$3B — - Transaction could value Moveworks at close to $3 billion — ServiceNow has been pushing into generative AI products
More: Axios, Fortune, The Information, TechCrunch, Investor's Business Daily, Reuters, Constellation Research, Pulse 2.0, Tech Startups, Benzinga, Verdict, Seeking Alpha, and Analytics India Magazine
Bluesky: @chirag and @katieroof
| Reuters: |
President Trump says “we're dealing with four different groups” for the sale of TikTok; Trump signed an EO on January 20 to delay the TikTok ban by 75 days — U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that his administration was in touch with four different groups about the sale …
More: The Hill, PYMNTS.com, Bloomberg, The Daily Upside, TechSpot, The Information, Asia Financial, Seeking Alpha, GSMArena.com, Silicon UK, Forbes, The Week, Reuters, TipRanks Financial, MEDIANAMA, Benzinga, Latin Times, Neowin, Android Headlines, Business Today, Tech Xplore, South China Morning Post, Tech in Asia, Bloomberg Law, The North West Star, and Political Wire. Forums: r/technology
| Steve Yegge / @steve_yegge: |
Claude Code hands-on: chews through legacy bugs in gnarly old code and a big step for coding assistants, but its form factor is clunky and no multimodal support — I've been using Claude Code for a couple of days, and it has been absolutely ruthless in chewing through legacy bugs in my gnarly old code base. It's like a wood chipper fueled by dollars. It can power through shockingly impressive tasks, using nothing but chat. You don't even
More: eeNews Europe and Simon Willison's Weblog
X: @steve_yegge, @realgenekim, @t_blom, @alliekmiller, @realgenekim, @jlongster, @wangzjeff, @tayl0rwtf, @melkeydev, @t_blom, @meekaale, @joedevon, and @steve_yegge. Forums: Hacker News
| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Hugging Face cofounder Thomas Wolf says current AI development paradigms won't yield outside-the-box problem solving that leads to true scientific breakthroughs — AI company founders have a reputation for making bold claims about the technology's potential to reshape fields, particularly the sciences.
Bluesky: @prietschka and @martinsfp
X: @thom_wolf, @thom_wolf, @littmath, and @thom_wolf
Forums: Hacker News, r/technology, and Slashdot
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Nirvana, which uses real-time driving telematics to build insurance policies for truckers, raised an $80M Series C at an $830M valuation, up from $350M in 2023 — As the U.S. trucking industry gears up for the negative impacts of U.S. President Donald Trump's new tariffs on goods imported …
More: FinSMEs and FinTech Global
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng told associates he isn't in a hurry to get investment, including from government entities, fearing outside influence — Chatbot startup has problems, but its founder doesn't want new shareholders to be one of them — The founder of Chinese artificial … | Financial Times: |
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