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Microsoft laid off the entire teams behind its virtual reality platform AltspaceVR, which will shut down in March 2023, and its Mixed Reality Tool Kit framework — HoloLens, Virtual Reality, and Mixed Reality are all but dead at Microsoft. — What you need to know
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| The Daily Dot: |
CommuteAir removed a 2019 copy of the US' No Fly List, after a researcher said they found it on an unsecured server and it had 1.5M+ entries with many aliases — One of the most sensitive U.S. government documents was left online. — An unsecured server discovered by a security researcher …
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Sources: activist investor Elliott Management bought a multibillion-dollar Salesforce stake; Elliott partner: the firm has “a deep respect for Marc Benioff” — Elliott Management makes a multibillion-dollar investment in the business-software provider
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Analysis: Apple timed the MacBook Pro, Mac mini, and HomePod launches to boost this quarter's revenue and avoid suffering supply issues in the holiday season — Apple timed the launch of the new MacBook Pro, Mac mini and HomePod to shore up its current quarter's revenue …
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| Rolling Stone: |
Sources: Donald Trump does not want to renew his Truth Social exclusivity contract, expiring in June 2023, and is asking associates for first tweet suggestions — The ex-president is planning his first tweets with a few months to go on his Truth Social contract
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| Joseph Menn / Washington Post: |
Researchers and ex-Twitter staff: physical attacks in the US track with Twitter spikes in some hate speech, notably anti-Semitic and anti-gay slurs and rhetoric — SAN FRANCISCO — Earlier this month, the FBI charged a Florida man with making detailed online threats to murder 100 gay people.| Pranav Dixit / BuzzFeed News: |
How artists Kelly McKernan, Karla Ortiz, and Sarah Andersen found each other due to their AI concerns and sued Stable Diffusion, Midjourney, and DeviantArt — “This [tech] effectively destroys an entire career path.” — Last year, Kelly McKernan, a 36-year-old artist from Nashville … | Aaron Tilley / Wall Street Journal: |
Apple's lean hiring may help the company avoid layoffs; Apple's workforce grew ~20% from 2019 to 2022, Amazon's grew 100%, Meta 94%, Alphabet 57%, Microsoft 53% — The iPhone maker's workforce grew 20% in the past three years, a far slower pace than rivals — Tech Layoffs Pile Up as Bosses Reverse Course| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Amazon partners with Bengaluru-based cargo airline QuikJet to launch Amazon Air in India, initially to deliver goods in Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Bengaluru — Amazon has launched Amazon Air, its dedicated air cargo fleet, in India as it bulks up its logistics infrastructure …
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| Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
India gave Google until January 26 to meet its antitrust regulator's demands, like hosting third-party app stores on the Play Store and unrestricted sideloading — Last year India hit Google with a minor fine over its control over the Android platform. The country's Supreme Court … | Janko Roettgers / Lowpass: |
Sources: Samsung is aiming to bring its free TV Plus streaming service to third-party TVs and is approaching rival manufacturers about the idea — Move FAST and make money … To grow the audience of its free TV Plus streaming service, Samsung is considering a move that seemed unthinkable … | Wall Street Journal: |
A look at Mittens, a ruthless Chess.com bot with a kitten avatar introduced on January 1 that is driving more people to play on the website than ever before — A ruthless bot with an innocuous avatar is driving chess players crazy — The heels of the chess world have included Soviet grandmasters … | New York Times: |
Emails and sources: Google fired 16% of its ~400-person Fuchsia OS team, Research cut jobs in lower traction areas, and Cloud cut operational and other roles — The layoffs amount to about 6 percent of the global work force at the company, the latest tech giant to make cuts after a pandemic hiring spree.
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