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A look at Apple's and Meta's robotics efforts; sources say Apple is working on a 27" Studio Display successor to launch by 2026 and considering monetizing Maps — Apple and Meta are set to go toe-to-toe in another emerging area: AI-powered humanoid robots.
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Sources: Broadcom has informally explored a bid for Intel's chip design and marketing unit, but only if it could secure a partner for Intel's foundry business — Broadcom has interest in Intel's chip-design business, while TSMC is looking at the company's factories
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| Dan Gallagher / Wall Street Journal: |
Intel's foundry business lost $13B+ on $17.5B in revenue in 2024, while TSMC generated $41.1B in operating profit on $90B in revenue over the same period — While President Trump's domestic AI focus is a good sign for Intel, easy fixes have proved elusive — The Trump administration …
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| Madeline Coleman / New York Times: |
A look at sim racing, Formula One world champion Max Verstappen's passion for the competitive esport, and his efforts to get sim drivers into physical racing — Race teams always look up and down the motorsports ladder to identify rising stars. But Formula One world champion Max Verstappen …
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| Financial Times: |
Match's head of trust and safety, Yoel Roth, says Match is using AI in its apps, like Tinder, to detect men's “off-color” messages and drive “behavioral change” — Online dating group is using the technology to detect ‘off-colour’ messages, says safety chief Yoel Roth| Gian Volpicelli / Bloomberg: |
Meta's Joel Kaplan says Meta “won't shy away” from taking up its case with President Trump if the EU uses its rules to unfairly target Meta's digital products — - Kaplan says company will make case if EU singles it out — Tension over tech rules underscores transatlantic rift
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple plans to refresh the Vision Pro with Apple Intelligence, a new Spatial content app, and a revamped guest mode in visionOS 2.4, as early as April — - Company seeks to boost interest in headset with new features — Move marks the first device expansion for Apple Intelligence
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| Max Tani / Semafor: |
Docs: the NYT greenlights the use of select internal and external AI tools for editorial and product staff, including from OpenAI, Amazon, Google, and Microsoft — The Scoop — The New York Times is greenlighting the use of AI for its product and editorial staff, saying that internal tools …
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| Reuters: |
Tencent is testing using DeepSeek for search in its messaging app Weixin, while Baidu plans to fully connect its search engine to DeepSeek and its LLM, Ernie — Tencent said on Sunday its (0700.HK) Weixin messaging app, China's largest, is allowing some users to search via DeepSeek's …
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| Kyle Baird / DL News: |
Indian authorities have seized nearly $190M in cryptocurrency linked to the BitConnect Ponzi scheme, one of the country's largest crypto enforcement actions — Indian authorities have seized nearly $190 million in cryptocurrency linked to the BitConnect Ponzi scheme — one of the country's largest crypto enforcement actions.
More: The Economic Times, Coinpedia Fintech News, Times of India, crypto.news, and The Indian Express. Forums: r/CryptoCurrency
| William Wroblewski / Rest of World: |
Some Bolivians, frustrated with spotty internet from the state's China-built satellite, are smuggling in Starlink kits despite the country's ban in August 2024 — Bolivia, which relies on a Chinese-built satellite for some of its connectivity, banned Starlink — but that hasn't stopped people … | Connie Loizos / TechCrunch: |
The death of former OpenAI employee Suchir Balaji was ruled a suicide in a new autopsy report, countering suspicions by his family that had fueled speculation — Suchir Balaji, a former OpenAI employee, was found dead in his San Francisco apartment on Nov. 26; on Friday …
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