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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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Bluesky: @sungkim, @luok.ai, @timkellogg.me, and @prietschka
X: @rowancheung, @victormustar, @manusai_hq, @deanwball, @deedydas, @teortaxestex, @dorialexander, @minchoi, @deryatr_, @minchoi, @gpt45dog, @awilkinson, @dorialexander, @mckaywrigley, @webtwitr, @adcock_brett, @jenzhuscott, @heyshrutimishra, @lamardealmaker, @deanwball, @johnrushx, @qinzytech, @juliangoldieseo, @deanwball, @adcock_brett, @deanwball, @krishnanrohit, @jenzhuscott, @xlr8harder, @zebird0, @oozn, @levie, @juliangoldieseo, @heybarsee, @dorialexander, @nabeelqu, @zoomyzoomm, @petesena, @griffin_ai, @deanwball, @ivanfioravanti, @slow_developer, @saboo_shubham_, @modeledbehavior, @thinking_panda, and @jenzhuscott
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: Axios, Benzinga, Maginative, The Register, Analytics India Magazine, The Decoder, and Tech in Asia
| 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: MacRumors, Stratechery, Road to VR, Tech Advisor, The Verge, Simon Willison's Weblog, PhoneArena, 9to5Mac, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, Digital Trends, O'Grady's PowerPage, Neowin, HEY, BitcoinWorld, Business Standard, 9to5Mac, UploadVR, iThinkDifferent, Digit, Thurrott, 9to5Mac, Benzinga, Nikkei Asia, Laptop Mag, AppleInsider, Cult of Mac, Engadget, TechCrunch, AppleInsider, and CNET
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.| Naomi Nix / Washington Post: |
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Bluesky: @paleofuture, @herbscribner, @willoremus.com, @steviegrrrl, @gateklons, @derickson, @noahbarkin, @kostyack, and @drewharwell.com
Threads: @debfrost, @tessakathleen, @sarahfeinberg, @sarahfeinberg, and @documentingmeta
X: @francisbrennan, @francisbrennan, @andymstone, @jonfavs, @francisbrennan, @mrddmia, and @andymstone. LinkedIn: Michael Posner
Forums: r/politics, r/ADVChina, and Beehaw
| 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 Daily Upside, Seeking Alpha, Business Today, Silicon UK, Latin Times, The Information, MEDIANAMA, Forbes, Android Headlines, Tech Xplore, Bloomberg, Neowin, Benzinga, TipRanks Financial, The Week, Reuters, 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, @t_blom, @realgenekim, @t_blom, @alliekmiller, @realgenekim, @jlongster, @wangzjeff, @tayl0rwtf, @melkeydev, @meekaale, @joedevon, and @steve_yegge. Forums: Hacker News
| 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: Investor's Business Daily, The Information, Benzinga, Seeking Alpha, and Analytics India Magazine
Bluesky: @chirag and @katieroof
| 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: @martinsfp and @prietschka
X: @thom_wolf, @thom_wolf, @littmath, and @thom_wolf
Forums: Hacker News and r/technology
| Financial Times: |
Stripe, Revolut, and other banks and fintechs rush to launch stablecoins; there are ~$210B in stablecoins issued globally, including Tether printing $142B — Bank of America and Stripe target market for payments in cryptocurrencies — Some of the world's largest banks and fintechs … | Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: |
Tarlogic researchers find an undocumented “backdoor” in Chinese manufacturer Espressif's ESP32 microchip used in 1B+ devices for WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity — The ubiquitous ESP32 microchip made by Chinese manufacturer Espressif and used by over 1 billion units as of 2023 contains …
More: BleepingComputer, Forbes, Dark Mentor LLC, Tarlogic Security, CHERIoT Platform, BetaNews, CNX Software, eeNews Europe, Security Affairs, TechSpot, and heise online
Bluesky: @xenokovah, @matthewdgreen, @newsnut, @msmagicdishes, @elucidating, @dragostech, @bitterseeds, @pamacious, @shuntingyard, @ud3x, @rmarshall, and @kevincollier
Mastodon: @lauren@mastodon …, @jpmens@mastodon.social, @haitchfive@oldbytes.space, @hacks4pancakes@infosec …, and @trevorflowers@machines.social. X: @herrmann1001. LinkedIn: Pascal Ackerman
| Sun Yu / Financial Times: |
Asset managers and investors say wealthy Chinese investors are using SPVs to quietly funnel tens of millions of dollars into Musk's xAI, Neuralink, and SpaceX — Asset managers have been promoting tech mogul's ties to Donald Trump to lure capital to xAI, Neuralink and SpaceX
More: Seeking Alpha. Bluesky: @kolchak, @jsphctrl.ft.com, @joniaskola, and @shashj
Forums: r/politics, r/technology, r/Economics, and r/RealTesla
| Crystal Tse / Bloomberg: |
Detroit-based real estate platform Rocket plans to buy Redfin, a home search service and adtech brokerage, for $1.75B, or $12.50 per share, closing in Q2 or Q3 — The Detroit-based financial technology group will pay $12.50 for every Redfin share in an all-stock transaction.
More: TechCrunch, Redfin Corporation, Barron's Online, Redfin Real Estate News, and CNBC
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