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| Max A. Cherney / Protocol: |
Nvidia and AMD say the US has imposed restrictions on exporting chips for AI-related applications to Russia and China, including Nvidia's A100 and AMD's MI200 — The U.S. has begun to impose fresh restrictions on exports of advanced chips necessary for AI-related applications to Russia and China …
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| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Source: the space between the iPhone 14 Pro display's pill and hole-shaped cutouts will be bridged by software and show microphone and camera privacy indicators — The big Apple news of the day is that the iPhone 14 Pro will apparently use software to make the two new display cutouts look like one seamless cutout.
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| Rich Woods / XDA Developers: |
Lenovo unveils the ThinkPad X1 Fold Gen 2 with Intel 12th Gen processors and a 16.3" foldable OLED display with 600 nits, available in November 2022 from $2,499 — Today, Lenovo is announcing the ThinkPad X1 Fold Gen 2, a product that's been a long time in the making.
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Internal memo: Meta is setting up a New Monetization Experiences division to identify and build “possible paid features” for Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp — A new team will be tasked with building paid experiences across Meta's apps — Meta is setting up a product organization …
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| Reuters: |
Arm sues Qualcomm and its subsidiary Nuvia for breach of license agreements and trademark infringement, asking Qualcomm to destroy all associated chip designs — Chip technology firm Arm Ltd, which is owned by Softbank Group Corp (9984.T), said on Wednesday it has sued Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) …
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| Adam Morgan McCarthy / The Block: |
Albania police arrest Faruk Fatih Özer, the CEO of defunct Turkish crypto exchange Thodex who is accused of a rug pull; Thodex's losses may be as high as $2.52B — - Faruk Fatih Özer, the former Thodex CEO who is accused of rug pull, was arrested in Albania and is facing extradition to Turkey.
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| Corin Faife / The Verge: |
Microsoft reveals a now-patched “high severity vulnerability” in TikTok for Android that could let attackers take over accounts that clicked on a malicious link — Hackers could have used the exploit to post videos, send messages, and edit account details
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| Max Chafkin / Bloomberg: |
Mark Zuckerberg's appearance on Joe Rogan's show did little to help his metaverse pitch and suggests he may not be the best spokesperson for these efforts — Forget about the devastating reviews from the video game press, the cringe-worthy digital “selfie,” and the notable lack of legs …
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| Nelson Wang / CoinDesk: |
DC's AG sues Michael Saylor and MicroStrategy, alleging he evaded $25M+ in taxes by claiming to live in Florida or Virginia and the firm conspired to help him — The attorney general's office is also suing the business software company for allegedly helping him evade taxes on his earnings in the district.
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Sources: Disney explores a membership program akin to Amazon Prime, bundling streaming, theme parks, and merchandise, and adding a commerce feature to Disney+ — Entertainment giant looks to package streaming, parks and merchandise offerings together; aims to add commerce feature to Disney+| Chris Scullion / Video Games Chronicle: |
Sony and Tencent's Sixjoy acquire 14.09% and 16.25% of Elden Ring game studio FromSoftware, respectively; FromSoftware's parent company Kadokawa retains 69.66% — FromSoftware says the investment may help it publish games globally - Elden Ring studio FromSoftware has announced …
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| Joseph Cox / VICE: |
After an outcry over serving anti-trans stalking forum Kiwi Farms, Cloudflare says denying security services due to “despicable” content is the wrong policy — The company has faced mounting pressure to stop providing security services to Kiwi Farms, whose users regularly dox and stalk trans people.
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| Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch: |
New York-based Landa, an app for investing in rental properties with just $5 via fractional ownership, emerges from stealth with an $8M seed and a $25M Series A — It's safe to say that millions of Americans dream of becoming real estate investors but can't or don't due to a variety of challenges …
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