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| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
Apple plans to ship the $3,499+ Vision Pro on February 2 in the US, after opening pre-orders on January 19 at 8am ET, with a Solo Knit Band and a Dual Loop Band — It's finally time: Apple has announced it will start shipping its Vision Pro headset on February 2nd in the United States.
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| Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
Apple plans to offer customers demos of Vision Pro at its US retail stores from February 2 through the weekend on a first-come, first-served basis — Apple Vision Pro officially has pre-order and launch dates as of today, and now we know how the public will get to try Apple's first spatial computer as well.
More: Apple on YouTube, 9to5Mac, Ghacks, TweakTown, Supercharged, AppleInsider, The Verge, and MacRumors. X: @gartenberg
| Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: |
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| OpenAI: |
OpenAI responds to The New York Times' lawsuit: training is fair use and there is an opt-out, “regurgitation” is a rare bug, and NYT “manipulated” its models — We support journalism, partner with news organizations, and believe The New York Times lawsuit is without merit.
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| Anna Tong / Reuters: |
Filing and memo: Unity Software plans to lay off ~25% of its workforce, or 1,800 jobs, by the end of March 2024, its largest layoff ever and affecting all teams — Videogame software provider Unity Software (U.N) will target laying off approximately 25% of its workforce, or 1,800 jobs …
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| Mia Sato / The Verge: |
How the internet reshaped itself around Google's algorithms, including by using SEO tricks, and the company's role in many websites now using similar designs — How the internet reshaped itself around Google's search algorithms — and into a world where websites look the same. — Animations by Richard Parry
More: MSPoweruser. Mastodon: @scott@typetura.social and @ct_bergstrom@fediscience.org
Forums: Hacker News and Beehaw
| Casey Newton / Platformer: |
Substack plans to remove some Nazi publications, but its new policy interpretation won't include proactively removing neo-Nazi and far-right extremism content — Substack is removing some publications that express support for Nazis, the company said today.
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| Bloomberg: |
Beijing's judicial bureau says a state-backed institution cracked Apple's AirDrop to identify message senders, and police found multiple suspects via the method — - Beijing agency claims to have found way to identify senders — Declaration follows efforts to crack down on sensitive content
More: 9to5Mac, MacRumors, AppleInsider, The Verge, Global Times, and South China Morning Post
X: @globaltimesnews and @sehof
| Axios: |
Carta plans to close its liquidity services business, which matched buyers and sellers of private company stock, citing concerns “that we are using the data” — Carta has decided to close its liquidity services business, which matched buyers and sellers of private company stock, Axios has learned.
More: Henry Ward, The Information, Fortune, TechCrunch, Bloomberg, and Business Insider
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| Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: |
Volkswagen plans to integrate ChatGPT into its cars to control basic functions and answer “general knowledge questions”, starting in Europe in Q2 2024 — Volkswagen is jumping on the generative AI bandwagon by announcing plans to install OpenAI's ChatGPT into its vehicles starting in the second quarter of 2024.
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| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
Sony teases a “spatial” VR headset designed for 3D content creation with 4K OLED microdisplays and powered by Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2, available later in 2024 — The company showed off the headset along with a unique pair of controllers today during a presentation at CES 2024.| Lauren Thomas / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Elliott Management has built a ~$1B stake in Match Group and plans to push the online dating company to take steps to boost its languishing stock — Activist has roughly $1 billion stake and intends to meet with Match to discuss ways to improve online dating company's performance
More: MarketWatch, Barron's Online, Proactive, and Bustle
| Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: |
In a November 2023 appeal, Apple objected to EU's DMA designation of all App Stores as a single service, iOS interoperability, and iMessage NIICS designation — Apple (AAPL.O) has challenged EU tech rules designating its five App Stores as a single core platform service subject to onerous obligations …
More: TNW, PhoneArena, Supercharged, MacDailyNews, AppleInsider, The Verge, and EU Law Live
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: HPE is in advanced talks to buy Juniper Networks for about $13B, in a deal that could be announced as soon as this week — Deal could be unveiled this week, valuing Juniper at roughly $13 billion — Hewlett Packard Enterprise is in advanced talks to buy Juniper Networks for about $13 billion …
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| Andrew Cunningham / Ars Technica: |
Intel announces new Core 14th Gen chips, including the HX-series for high-end laptops, 18 chips for desktops, and the new Series 1 for thin-and-light PCs — Some are 14th-gen Core and some are Core (Series 1), but they're the same thing. — Intel usually uses CES to fill out the processor lineups …
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| Samuel Stolton / Bloomberg: |
The EU begins investigating whether Microsoft's OpenAI investment is reviewable under its rules, and asks for feedback on generative AI and virtual worlds — - EU watchdog follows UK regulator in weighing a probe — Move comes after furore over firing and rehiring of Sam Altman| Sapna Maheshwari / New York Times: |
TikTok restricts Creative Center, used by advertisers to track hashtags, after critics used the tool to scrutinize content on the Israel-Hamas war and more — People and groups had harnessed the tool to scrutinize content on the site related to the Israel-Hamas war and other topics.
More: Social Media Today. Threads: @mattnavarra. X: @yaqiu, @csmap_nyu, @m_boesch, @sapna, @ncri_io, and @senpaterson
| Jody Godoy / Reuters: |
Netflix defeats a shareholder lawsuit over accusations of hiding the impact of account sharing; Netflix lost ~50% of its value in 2022 after growth warnings — Netflix (NFLX.O) has defeated a lawsuit filed by shareholders in a federal court in California that accused the streaming entertainment company …
More: The Hollywood Reporter and Proactive
| Olaf Storbeck / Financial Times: |
Berlin-based Robinhood rival Trade Republic reported a “solid double-digit million euro” net profit in the year to September, a first, up from a €145M loss YoY — Berlin-based start-up hails results as proof of business model, even as it forecasts return to losses| Josh Ye / Reuters: |
ByteDance is in talks with multiple prospective buyers, including Tencent, to sell its Nuverse gaming unit, as part of a plan to exit the gaming industry — TikTok owner ByteDance said on Tuesday it is in talks with multiple prospective buyers of its gaming assets, including … | Alex Cranz / The Verge: |
Lenovo debuts the ThinkBook Plus Gen 5 Hybrid, a 2-in-1 Windows laptop with a 14" 2.8K OLED display that can function as an Android tablet, starting at $2,000 — We've come close to figuring out the ideal 2-in-1 laptop, but no company has nailed it yet. Lenovo's latest attempt … | Cristina Criddle / Financial Times: |
Ofcom creates a new team of nearly 350 people, including hires from Meta, Google, and Microsoft, dedicated to online safety and plans to hire 100 more in 2024 — UK regulator hires executives from Meta, Microsoft and Google as it gains powers from Online Safety Act
More: UKTN
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