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June 6, 2023, 8:15 AM

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Adi Robertson / The Verge:
Tim Cook unveils Apple Vision Pro, a “spatial computing” headset controlled with the user's eyes, hands, and voice, coming to the US for $3,499+ in early 2024  —  Apple has announced an augmented reality headset called Apple Vision Pro that “seamlessly” blends the real and digital world.
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Matthew Panzarino / TechCrunch:
Hands-on with Apple Vision Pro, which seems to be a genuine leapfrog in capability and execution of XR, offering near perfect eye tracking and gesture control  —  After a roughly 30 minute demo that ran through the major features that are yet ready to test I came away convinced that Apple …
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Apple on YouTube:
A recording of Apple's WWDC 2023 keynote, where the company announced the Apple Vision Pro, 15-inch MacBook Air, iOS 17, and more  —  Join the worldwide developer community for WWDC23 on June 5 at 10 a.m. PT. Set a reminder now, and we'll send you an update before showtime.Welcome to the of...
Zac Hall / 9to5Mac:
Apple unveils iOS 17 with redesigned contact cards, Live Voicemail, transcription, FaceTime messages, updates to Messages, autocorrect, and AirDrop, and more  —  Apple has officially announced iOS 17.  Here's what's in store for the next major iPhone software update.
Hartley Charlton / MacRumors:
Apple says iOS 17 will offer a landscape StandBy mode for the lock screen, NameDrop contact sharing, “Siri” as the trigger word instead of “Hey Siri”, and more  —  Apple today announced iOS 17, the next major operating system for the iPhone, introducing a range of new communication and sharing features.
New York Times:
The SEC sues Binance and CEO Changpeng Zhao, accusing the company of mishandling billions in customer funds, lying to regulators and investors, and more  —  The S.E.C. said the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange mixed “billions of dollars” in customer funds and secretly sent …
Alex Konrad / Forbes:
Sequoia plans to split into three firms, Sequoia in the US and Europe, HongShan in China, and Peak XV in India and Southeast Asia, “no later than” March 2024  —  Venture capital's biggest global brand is breaking up, with Sequoia's China and India and Southeast Asia funds relaunching …
Kanishka Singh / Reuters:
Microsoft agrees to pay $20M to settle FTC charges that the company violated COPPA by collecting personal data from children without their parents' consent  —  Microsoft (MSFT.O) will pay $20 million to settle U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charges that the tech company illegally collected …
Apple:
Apple updates the Mac Studio, starting at $1,999, and Mac Pro, starting at $6,999, with M2 Max and M2 Ultra, completing the Mac's transition to Apple silicon  —  With M2 Max and the new M2 Ultra, Mac Studio is a performance powerhouse in a compact design, while the new Mac Pro combines …
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Benj Edwards / Ars Technica:
Apple avoided mentioning AI at WWDC, instead referring to machine learning and transformers while describing features; M2 Ultra was touted for training models  —  Apple prefers using “machine learning,” or just having AI work in the background.  —  Amid notable new products …
Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer:
Microsoft attributes recent attacks on Progress' MOVEit Transfer tool to the Clop ransomware gang; incident responders: the gang can take weeks to issue demands  —  Microsoft has linked the Clop ransomware gang to recent attacks exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in the MOVEit Transfer platform to steal data from organizations.
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Kathrin Hille / Financial Times:
At TSMC's annual meeting, geopolitics took center stage for the first time, as CEO Mark Liu defended the US expansion, saying the plans were “not all downside”  —  Shareholders question strategy but chair says new foundries outside Taiwan can help it maintain global leadership
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Apple announces watchOS 10 with an updated UI, including new widgets, Group FaceTime Audio, new fitness and health features, mood tracking, and topographic maps  —  Confirming earlier reports, Apple's watchOS 10 for its Apple Watch is turning out to be a fairly notable upgrade.

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