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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Thoughts on Apple TV's history and future; sources: Apple postponed a larger-than-usual number of iOS 19 features to spring 2026, when iOS 19.4 is set to debut — Apple doesn't need its own TV set. But it should make a low-cost TV streaming stick to bring its content, apps and smart home features to more households.
More: TechCrunch, MacRumors, PhoneArena, 9to5Mac, Digital Trends, 9to5Mac, Supercharged, How-To Geek, MacRumors, Patently Apple, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, and AppleInsider
Threads: @markgurman, @richardlawler, @andru, @anildash, @markgurman, @markgurman, and @film_girl
Forums: r/apple and MacRumors Forums
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Cantor Fitzgerald agreed to invest as much as $600M in Tether for about a 5% stake in the past year; Cantor holds most of Tether's $134B in assets — Before becoming Trump's commerce secretary pick, Lutnick deepened Cantor's ties with a stablecoin firm under investigation
More: Coinpedia Fintech News, The Information, crypto.news, Yahoo Finance, Cryptopolitan, Cryptonews, Crypto Briefing, and Cointelegraph
X: @silvermanjacob, @ccatalini, @ccatalini, @waynevaughan, @ryanrodenbaugh, @ccatalini, and @ccatalini. LinkedIn: Ben Foldy
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Cantor Fitzgerald plans a $2B program to lend dollars to clients who put up Bitcoin as collateral and is talking with Tether about support — - Lutnick set to be next commerce secretary under Trump — Howard Lutnick is moving to strengthen his alliance with one of the most important …
More: Reuters, CryptoSlate, DL News, CryptoGlobe, Coinpedia Fintech News, and Wall Street Journal
| Wall Street Journal: |
How Tim Cook developed a personal relationship with Donald Trump, in part by zeroing in on areas of mutual interest between Apple and Trump's agenda — The election is leading to a return of personal lobbying by CEOs, hoping to develop ties with the new administration; Cook's one-topic meals| Franz Lidz / New York Times: |
How researchers used AI in tandem with drones to find 303 previously uncharted Nazca Lines in Peru, almost doubling the number that had been mapped as of 2020 — With drones and A.I., researchers managed to double the number of mysterious geoglyphs in a matter of months.| David Pan / Bloomberg: |
A profile of Chris Maurice, CEO of US-based stablecoin startup Yellow Card, which operates in 20 African countries and has traded $3B+ worth of crypto in 2024 — Cryptocurrencies that track the dollar are becoming a popular workaround for companies stymied by currency shortages on the continent.| Steven Overly / Politico: |
Q&A with US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on what happens to the CHIPS program under the Trump administration, the future of AI safety, and more — With a massive legacy program hanging in the balance, the Commerce secretary wants to get billions in microchip money out the door in the next two months.
X: @jmart, @senatorhagerty, @benjaminhaddad, and @pstasiatech
| Hugh Son / CNBC: |
Customers of banking startups like Yotta describe losing savings ranging from $7,000 to $200,000+ due to Synapse's collapse, after US regulators refused to help — For 15 years, former Texas schoolteacher Kayla Morris put every dollar she could save into a home for her growing family.
More: The Information and The Verge
Threads: @tomgara, @casey.langwith, and @theryanford
Mastodon: @MikeTRose@saturation.social, @EverMama8_@mastodon.social, and @augieray@mastodon.social. Bluesky: @ernie.tedium.co
X: @unacceptableone, @aprilmac, @real_gadfly, @captainsmash, @mikeinohio, @davidb75478, @chuckbell, @hugh_son, and @amir. LinkedIn: Hugh Son
| Benedict Evans: |
An overview of macro tech trends for 2025, focusing on generative AI, LLMs, scaling challenges with training ever bigger AI models, the capex surge, and more — Presentations Every year, I produce a big presentation exploring macro and strategic trends in the tech industry. For 2025, ‘AI eats the world’.
Threads: @carnage4life, @carnage4life, @carnage4life, @benedictevans, @bogmoroz, and @petemarcus
| Reporters Without Borders: |
An investigation details how hack-for-hire Appin tried silencing at least 15 outlets over articles, newsletters, and podcasts covering Appin's “ethical hacking” — Whether based in the US, Switzerland, France or India, any media outlet investigating the “ethical hacking” of Appin … | Sam McKeith / Reuters: |
Australia drops plans to fine internet platforms up to 5% of their global revenue for failing to prevent the spread of misinformation online — Australia's government said on Sunday it had dropped plans to fine internet platforms up to 5% of their global revenue for failing to prevent the spread of misinformation online.
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Bluesky: @emilprotalinski.bsky.social. X: @_davidlimbrick, @joshbutler, @mattjcan, @senatorclaire, and @fsuofaustralia
| New York Times: |
Sources: the US government launched an investigation into the Salt Typhoon hack after Microsoft alerted it and telecom companies about anomalies — Leaders of the big telecommunications companies were summoned to the White House to discuss strategies for overhauling the security …
More: Ars Technica, Android Headlines, Forbes, CNN, WebProNews, Gizmodo, GeekWire, Benzinga, The Gateway Pundit, DataBreachToday.com, PCMag, Daily Caller News Foundation, Futurism, Reuters, and The Japan Times
Mastodon: @cdarwin@c.im. Bluesky: @jeffkemp.bsky.social, @frank11285.bsky.social, @ericliptonnyt.bsky.social, and @gavinsblog.bsky.social. X: @matthewstoller
| Financial Times: |
Similarweb: Bluesky app usage in the US and UK grew ~300% to 3.5M DAUs after Nov. 5; Threads now has 1.5x Bluesky's DAUs in the US, down from 5x before Nov. 5 — Social media giant's Threads app makes changes as smaller competitor to X surges — Meta's Threads is losing ground …
More: PYMNTS.com, The Atlantic, Mashable, The Desk, Ian Betteridge, The Independent, Social Media Today, The Verge, New York Times, and Washington Post
Threads: @hellodavidryan, @digiphile, @jaypeters.11, and @michaelzanette
Bluesky: @jamescoyne.bsky.social, @carnage4life.bsky.social, @metasynthesis.net, @carnage4life.bsky.social, @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social, @jamesshelley.com, @mikebeas.com, @keithedwards.bsky.social, @lekevicius.com, @diwanow.com, @emilprotalinski.bsky.social, @malmer.com, @kevin-indig.bsky.social, @adrianweckler.bsky.social, @crowslabyrinth.com, @warnerdavid.bsky.social, @chickenpuppet.bsky.social, @jburnmurdoch.bsky.social, @jburnmurdoch.bsky.social, and @chadbourn.bsky.social
| Christine Lemmer-Webber / Dustycloud Brainstorms: |
More: SlashGear, The Guardian, and Werd I/O
Mastodon: @astro_jcm@mastodon.online, @j12t@j12t.social, @yuki2501@hackers.town, @osma@mas.to, @doidydoidy@aus.social, @renchap@oisaur.com, and @cwebber@social.coop
Bluesky: @ming.bsky.social, @jeffgreco.com, @eubiedrew.bsky.social, @werd.io, @kentbye.com, @january3.github.io, @davidcarroll.org, @dustyweb.bsky.social, @rabble.nz, @dustyweb.bsky.social, @hobg0blin.bsky.social, and @steveklabnik.com
Forums: r/solarpunk and r/Mastodon
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