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The Wireless Power Consortium and Apple are working on a next-generation “Qi2” wireless charging standard based on MagSafe, set to arrive by the end of 2023 — Apple's Magsafe is a more convenient way to charge the iPhone using accessories based on the Qi standard …
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Sam Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty to all eight criminal charges, including wire fraud and money laundering; if convicted, he faces up to 115 years in prison — If convicted on all counts, he faces up to 115 years in prison. — Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder and former CEO …
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A judge sets SBF's trial for October 2023, allows redacting his bond signers' names for now, and amends his bail terms to prohibit him from accessing FTX funds — The presiding judge in the case set a target date for the trial to begin in early October. — Join the most important conversation …
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Sources: Microsoft is planning to launch a version of Bing that uses OpenAI's tech behind ChatGPT to answer some search queries; the tool could debut in Q1 2023 — Microsoft could soon get a return on its $1 billion investment in OpenAI, creator of the ChatGPT chatbot, which gives humanlike text answers to questions.| Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: |
Nvidia upgrades its $19.99/month GeForce Now plan, now called Ultimate, to support 240 FPS streaming, ultrawide monitors, and more by using RTX 4080-class GPUs — Nvidia announced some new features for its cloud gaming service during its virtual CES press conference.| James Vincent / The Verge: |
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A report details Apple's AR/VR headset: a ~$3,000 price tag, Sony Micro OLED displays, manufacturer Pegatron assembled thousands of prototypes in 2022, and more — Apple's mixed-reality headset will feature a physical dial for switching to a view of the real-world, a waist-mounted battery pack …
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Apple's market cap sinks below $2T, as its stock closes down 3.74% to $125.07, a year after becoming the first and only public company to hit a $3T market cap — Dramatic fall from $3tn in the past year comes amid investor fears over disruptions to its China-based factories
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Memo: Shopify cancels all recurring meetings with more than two people, urges staff to leave large chat groups, and limits 50+ people meetings to one a week — Shopify Inc. spent last year cutting costs. Now, it's cutting meetings. — As employees return from holiday break …
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| Jon Fingas / Engadget: |
Nvidia brings its GeForce RTX 40 GPUs to laptops, offering the RTX 4080 and RTX 4090 for $1,999+ on February 8 followed by the RTX 4050 for $999+ on February 22 — It didn't take long for NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 40 graphics to reach portable PCs. The company has introduced RTX 40 GPUs …
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The Communications Workers of America says that ~300 quality-assurance testers in Microsoft's ZeniMax unit voted to form a union, Microsoft's first in the US — Around 300 employees at company's videogame unit ZeniMax vote to organize with Communications Workers of America
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| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
SEC filing: Amazon secures an $8B loan from DBS Bank, Mizuho Bank, and others, that will mature in 364 days, to offset the “uncertain macroeconomic environment” — Amazon has secured an $8 billion loan in anticipation of significant market headwinds.| Axios: |
Sources: crypto payments startup Wyre told its staff that it's shutting down; Bolt planned to acquire Wyre for ~$1.5B but canceled the deal in September 2022 — Wyre, a crypto payments company founded in 2013, has told employees that it is shutting down amid layoffs, Axios has learned.
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Under a Louisiana law effective January 1, visitors to websites that contain 33.3%+ pornographic material must verify their age, including by using LA Wallet — BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The porn industry has been around for a while and in today's digital age business is booming.
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