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| Victoria Song / The Verge: |
Google unveils Android XR, a mixed reality OS for headsets and smart glasses, with Gemini built in, and plans a 2025 debut with Samsung's Project Moohan headset — I demoed Google's new Android XR platform, Samsung's Project Moohan, and prototype smart glasses. I felt as close to Tony Stark in a controlled demo as I'll ever be.
More: The Keyword, Android Developers on YouTube, Samsung Newsroom, Android Developers Blog, Ars Technica, TechRadar, The Verge, Android Police, Android Police, Android Authority, 9to5Google, Financial Times, Android Police, MobileSyrup, ZDNET, Gizmodo, Engadget, Droid Life, Liliputing, AndroidGuys, Android Headlines, BGR, Patently Apple, XR Today, The Independent, MIXED Reality News, Yen.com.gh, How-To Geek, UploadVR, Road to VR, SlashGear, Lowpass, UploadVR, TalkAndroid.com, Tom's Guide, Irish News, UploadVR, Road to VR, Yahoo Finance, Android Central, TechCrunch, Android Authority, Android Central, Android Authority, SamMobile, Phandroid, Android Authority, Sammy Fans, and MacDailyNews
Bluesky: @omershapira.com, @jank0, @cloudraven.dev, @vicmsong, @openbrush.app, @patbits, @openxr, @jank0, @bdsams.com, and @liveviewnative.dev. Mastodon: @thekhronosgroup@fosstodon.org
Threads: @benedictevans, @parkerortolani, and @masiosare
X: @bilawalsidhu, @cesarberardini, @tom_krikorian, @andybiar, @sherbondy, @dylanmcd8, @dylanmcd8, @heaney555, @lunayian, @lunayian, @spatialbiggs, @bilawalsidhu, @gwanatu, @android, @mishaalrahman, @android, @sherbondy, @firt, @mishaalrahman, @justonpayne, @openxr, @spatiallyme, @ericmasher, @mishaalrahman, @kentbye, @mishaalrahman, @jasonhowell, @qualcomm, @mishaalrahman, @qualcomm, @bdsams, @izadi_shahram, @dmarcos, @gwanatu, @nathievr, @xreal_global, and @androiddev
LinkedIn: Lucy Jin, Carlos Vinueza, Mario Anima, Juston P., Poorva Gupta, Chao Guo, Shahram Izadi, Rasekh Rifaat, Kira Rich, Sameer Samat, Guru Somadder, Aaron Luber, Lolu Bodunwa, Benjamin Hersh, Federico Tombari, and Hector Galindo
Forums: Hacker News, r/Android, r/singularity, and Slashdot
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Hands-on with Samsung's Project Moohan headset: lighter than the Vision Pro, Android XR is highly reminiscent of visionOS, Gemini is the killer app, and more — - Google aims to mimic phone success with Android XR software — Samsung headset coming next year with Vision Pro-like features
More: Android Police, Road to VR, PYMNTS.com, UploadVR, 9to5Mac, CNET, MacRumors, The Information, CNET on YouTube, Redmond Pie, Digital Trends, Wired, 9to5Google, PhoneArena, The Shortcut, Cult of Mac, PCMag, Android Faithful, Forbes, TechEBlog, Android Authority, Chrome Unboxed, The Shortcut, SamMobile, and 9to5Google
X: @markgurman, @leakerapple, @markgurman, @dylanmcd8, @lunayian, @markgurman, @markgurman, @mkbhd, @thegalox_, @dwr, @dylanmcd8, @cixliv, @javonevansx, @mishaalrahman, @kentbye, @tom_krikorian, @jetscott, @mkbhd, @dilmerv, @scobleizer, @markgurman, and @kentbye. LinkedIn: Carson Taylor
Forums: r/gadgets and r/technology
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple plans to roll out its own Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chip as part of Apple TV and HomePod mini updates in 2025, and in iPhones later in the year — - Company developing Proxima chip in separate move from modems — New component will be part of Apple TV box and HomePod updates
More: Tom's Guide, The Verge, 9to5Mac, Macworld, Reuters, Neowin, Motley Fool, iClarified, and AppleInsider
Forums: Slashdot and MacRumors Forums
| Dana Mattioli / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Amazon plans to donate $1M to Trump's inaugural fund and stream the inauguration through Prime Video; a source says “Bezos is donating through Amazon” — Amazon.com is planning a $1 million donation to president-elect Donald Trump's inaugural fund …
More: The Verge, Financial Times, New York Times, Gizmodo, The Information, CNN, Washington Examiner, The Wrap, Forbes, Politico, KVIA-TV, The Hill, Silicon UK, and The Information
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Threads: @katienotopoulos, @thejazzrobertson, @darkzuckerberg, @tiggaligg, @_stillwerise, @watcher.guru, @ecmclaughlin, @oliverdarcy, @leliworld_zs, @firerock31, @trixie_3400, @yasharali, @info_rosalie, @eshumarneedi, and @kalihays1
X: @kaitlancollins, @rjvir, @_sobrietysux, @mgsiegler, @danielahanley, @hugovale_, @onexoney, @autumnblair_xo, @itsvarora, @redwave_press, @ila_newsx, @arnotbup, and @alx
Forums: r/technology, r/politics, r/uspolitics, r/Conservative, and Beehaw
| TechCrunch: |
Sources: Yahoo laid off or lost through attrition 40 to 50 people from its 200-strong cybersecurity team in 2024, as it outsources its “red team” under new CTO — Zack Whittaker Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai — Yahoo laid off around 25% of its cybersecurity team … | Avram Piltch / Tom's Hardware: |
Microsoft's new version of Recall appears to still capture sensitive data like credit card numbers, even with the “sensitive information” filter enabled — Despite promising to filter personal data out, Recall still captures it. … The new version of Recall encrypts the screens …
More: Windows Copilot News, Laptop Mag, XDA Developers, WinBuzzer, The Verge, and Tom's Guide
Bluesky: @timkellogg.me. Mastodon: @tertle950@kitty.social, @leeloo@techhub.social, @monkee@chaos.social, and @Fat_Farang@mastodon.social
Forums: Hacker News, r/pcmasterrace, r/Windows11, r/privacy, r/technology, and Slashdot
| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
ServiceTitan's shares closed up 42.25% at $101 in its Nasdaq debut, giving the company a market cap of about $8.9B after it raised around $625M in its IPO — ServiceTitan shares popped 42% in their Nasdaq debut on Thursday after the provider of cloud software to contractors raised around $625 million in its initial public offering.
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Bluesky: @chirag. X: @annarchyy, @griffith_will, @alexrkonrad, @squawkcnbc, @ldarmiento, @bdeeter, @michaelmbrown, @ravi_lsvp, @laurenbalik, @tanayj, @griffith_will, @brendanfwallace, @bdeeter, @afc, @batteryventures, @mikebucella, @richardjnieva, @iconiqgrowth, @nasdaqexchange, @bessemervp, and @indexventures
| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
OpenAI releases Advanced Voice Mode with vision for ChatGPT Plus, Team, and Pro users, letting them share their screen or video from phone cameras with ChatGPT — OpenAI has finally released the real-time video capabilities for ChatGPT that it demoed nearly seven months ago.
More: OpenAI on YouTube, Ars Technica, TechRadar, VentureBeat, Quartz, How-To Geek, Axios, Mashable, TechEBlog, WinBuzzer, The Decoder, 9to5Mac, and Bloomberg
Bluesky: @nealunger. X: @openai, @stevenheidel, @shuchaobi, @gdb, @edkrassen, @kevinweil, @_alice_evans, @openai, @caromcc_, and @sama
| Kritika Lamba / Reuters: |
Vapi, which helps businesses deploy AI-powered voice agents, raised a $20M Series A from Bessemer, Y Combinator, and others, source says at a $130M valuation — Vapi, a San Francisco-based startup that helps businesses deploy artificial intelligence-powered voice agents … | Erin Griffith / New York Times: |
An interview with Evan Williams on his new app Mozi, which raised $6M and aims to foster in-person connections as a return to social media's original intention — Evan Williams's new app, Mozi, is aimed at fostering in-real-life connections.Carolyn Fong for The New York Times
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Bluesky: @sippey.com, @knguyen, @timfernholz, @natepentz, @bijansabet.com, @couts, @chaykak, and @ering
X: @ericnewcomer, @joshuaogundu, @ev, @jsmarr, and @ericnewcomer
| Pew Research Center: |
A survey of US teens aged 13 to 17 shows 73% use YouTube daily, 57% use TikTok daily, 50% use Instagram, and 20% use Facebook; 17% use X, down from 23% in 2022 — YouTube, TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat remain widely used among U.S. teens; some say they're on these sites almost constantly
More: Associated Press, PCMag, The Information, Business Insider, TechCrunch, Social Media Today, Courthouse News Service, The Independent, and The Verge
Bluesky: @rayminehane, @scriban, @conradhackett, @rachelmcohen, @faineg, and @adrianweckler
Threads: @technicallymims and @npmigreg
| Kif Leswing / CNBC: |
Broadcom reports Q4 revenue up 51% YoY to $14.05B vs. $14.09B est., FY 2024 AI revenue up 220%, expects Q1 revenue just above est.; AVGO jumps 10%+ after hours — Broadcom reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings on Thursday and said artificial intelligence revenue for the year more than tripled.
More: Benzinga, Bloomberg, Constellation Research, Seeking Alpha, MarketWatch, Wall Street Journal, Broadcom Inc., Bloomberg, Proactive, Investopedia, CNBC Television on YouTube, and Barron's Online
Bluesky: @firstadopter. X: @danielnewmanuv, @thetranscript_, @thetranscript_, @economyapp, and @brandonvanzee
| Simon Willison / Simon Willison's Weblog: |
Gemini 2.0 Flash LLM early impressions: spatial reasoning performance is impressive, and its new streaming API is one of those “we live in the future” moments — Huge announcment from Google this morning: Introducing Gemini 2.0: our new AI model for the agentic era.
More: The Keyword, The Independent, and TechCrunch
X: @simonw, @sriramk, @simonw, @simonw, and @googledeepmind
LinkedIn: Greta Krupetsky, Emil Protalinski, and Haris Ioannou
Forums: r/singularity and r/Bard
| Sean Hollister / The Verge: |
Telefónica, one of the world's largest carriers, plans to preinstall the Epic Games Store on every new compatible Android phone it sells, including Samsung's — Telefónica, one of the largest carriers in the world serving the UK, Spain, Germany, and Latin America with the O2 … | Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Threads is testing collections of profiles to follow, curated by a “handful of Threads community leaders”, built around topics like fashion, food, and books — Meta's Threads is getting another feature seemingly inspired by Bluesky: curated groups of accounts that you can follow all at once.
More: TechCrunch, Neowin, Engadget, Social Media Today, and PhoneArena
Bluesky: @om.co, @edzitron.com, @durumcrustulum.com, @birchtree.me, @lauraolin, and @o.simardcasanova.net. Mastodon: @joesteel@duck.haus
Threads: @mosseri, @mosseri, @guillecummings, @quillmatiq, @quillmatiq, @nycolehampton, @matthewfacciani, @digiphile, @jackcarterbenjamin, and @theromit
| Matt Yoder / Awful Announcing: |
YouTube tells customers that the monthly price for YouTube TV's base plan will jump from $73 to $83 in January 2025, after raising it from $65 to $73 in 2023 — Streaming services became a popular alternative to cable and satellite television because they were available for far cheaper with consumer-friendly options.
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Bluesky: @jimbo831, @carnage4life, @sarcosis.org, @bdsams.com, @welch, @eshumarneedi.com, and @mgsiegler.com. Threads: @chriswelch
| Kyt Dotson / SiliconANGLE: |
Crusoe Energy, which offers cost-effective generative AI compute at scale using clean energy, raised a $600M Series D led by Founders Fund at a $2.8B valuation — Crusoe Energy Systems LLC, a startup building data centers for artificial intelligence workloads, today announced it raised $600 million …
More: FinSMEs, Benzinga, CRN, and Portland Business Journal
| Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
Apple is selling a $120 Vision Pro comfort strap with modular counterweights, made by sleep apnea device maker ResMed, to address complaints about extended wear — Aside from the $3500 starting price, there's one common complaint about Apple Vision Pro that most customers experience.
More: Resmed Inc and MacRumors
Threads: @markgurman. X: @greengart, @anshelsag, @sigjudge, @markgurman, and @markgurman. Forums: MacRumors Forums
| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
Character.AI announces more parental controls and a separate LLM for users under 18, after two US lawsuits claimed its chatbots harmed young users — In an announcement today, Chatbot service Character.AI says it will soon be launching parental controls for teenage users … | Nic Fildes / Financial Times: |
Australia plans a levy on tech companies like Meta with $250M+ in local revenue to force them to pay publishers for journalism, after Meta quit the prior deal — Move is designed to close loophole after Meta walked away from existing deal to use media content
More: Reuters, BBC, The Guardian, Social Media Today, Treasury Ministers, Engadget, CCN.com, B&T, 7NEWS, Mumbrella, and Crikey
Bluesky: @virginiagewin, @kint, @decryption, @elizasorensen, @kint, and @kint
Threads: @palzer0, @palzer0, @tamaleaver, and @mattnavarra
| Michael Nuñez / VentureBeat: |
Microsoft launches Phi-4, a 14B-parameter language model that it says outperforms comparable and larger models, like Gemini Pro 1.5, on mathematical reasoning — Microsoft launched a new artificial intelligence model today that achieves remarkable mathematical reasoning capabilities …
More: Microsoft Tech Community, TechCrunch, and Microsoft
X: @peteratmsr, @iscienceluvr, and @sebastienbubeck
| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Sublime, which uses AI to scan emails of companies and political campaigns for phishing attacks, raised a $60M Series B, taking its total raised to $93.8M — Across the world, companies rely on Microsoft and Google to administer email accounts for employees. Keeping all those mailboxes secure, however, is a business opportunity.
More: SiliconANGLE and Sublime Security
LinkedIn: Trevor Nelson, Sara Mathes, Jordan King, and Shardul Shah
| Reuters: |
Meta unveils Meta Motivo, an AI model for controlling the movements of a human-like digital agent, with the potential to enhance the Metaverse experience — Meta (META.O) said on Thursday it was releasing an artificial intelligence model called Meta Motivo, which could control the movements … | Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch: |
Microsoft says Russia-backed hacking group Secret Blizzard targeted Ukraine's military using other cybercriminals' tools, “to make attribution more difficult” — A Russian-government backed hacking group targeted Ukraine's military using tools and infrastructure developed by cybercriminals, according to new research.
More: Microsoft Security Blog, Ars Technica, Microsoft Security Blog, PCMag, TechRadar, CyberScoop, BleepingComputer, Infosecurity, and The Hacker News
Bluesky: @validhorizon and @matthewkennedy
X: @arekfurt, @fr0gger_, @blackorbird, @msftsecintel, @malwarere, and @lorenzofb. LinkedIn: Vasu Jakkal
Forums: r/espionage, Beehaw, and Ars OpenForum
| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Meta releases Meta Video Seal, an AI tool to apply imperceptible watermarks to AI-generated videos as well as a hidden message to determine the video's origins — Throw a stone and you'll likely hit a deepfake. The commoditization of generative AI has led to an absolute explosion of fake content online … Sponsor Posts
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