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Meta unveils the $500 Quest 3, “the first mainstream headset with high-res color MR”, slimmer and over 2x the GPU performance vs. the Quest 2, coming this fall — Meta Quest 3 Launches Later This Year + Lower Prices & Improvements for Quest 2 The countdown is on for …
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LinkedIn:
Pauliina Tornqvist, Ankita Chaturvedi, Patrick Bocchicchio, and Rangaprabhu Parthasarathy. Bluesky:
@kyleorl.bsky.social
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@boztank, @crusader3456, @jiteshubrani, @metaquestvr, @lukemiani, @jetscott, @robertjala, @jetscott, @tojiro, @pavtalk, @lunayian, @mikeisaac, @newsynick, @multicallum, @leogebbie, @mikeisaac, @robertjala, @jetscott, @briantong, @boztank, @charlesarthur, @joannastern, @develongevity, @vrpill, @cristianoamon, @benedictevans, @benbajarin, @boztank, @benz145, @vadimyuryev, @markhachman, @rayno, @technogoy, @thrilluwu, @markgurman, and @jetscott. Facebook:
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@thrilluwu, @boztank, and @joannastern
| Daryna Antoniuk / The Record: |
The FSB claims Apple helped the NSA hack Russian diplomats' iPhones; Kaspersky: unknown malware leveraged zero-click exploits on iPhones running up to iOS 15.7 — Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) is accusing U.S. intelligence of hacking “thousands of Apple phones” to spy on Russian diplomats.
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| Reuters: |
Apple denies the FSB's NSA cooperation claim, saying the company “never worked with any government to insert a backdoor into any Apple product and never will” — Apple Inc (AAPL.O) is denying claims made by Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) that it cooperated with American spies to surveil Russian iPhone users.
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| AnnaMaria Andriotis / Wall Street Journal: |
Some Apple Savings Account users have had trouble transferring money out of their accounts; Goldman representatives have given differing responses on what to do — Some customers said it has taken weeks to withdraw their money, and that the bank's instructions have differed
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The Information, PYMNTS.com, AppleInsider, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, New York Post, Cult of Mac, and MacDailyNews
| Michael Potuck / 9to5Mac: |
Survey: 53% of Android device owners switched to iOS due to prior phone problems and 26% for new iPhone features; only 6% moved because of iMessage and FaceTime — Following its report that showed Android users pivoting to iPhone at a 5-year high, CIRP is out today with a study that reveals why people are making the switch.| Jason Schreier / Bloomberg: |
After Microsoft acquired ZeniMax for $7.5B in 2020, sources detail development issues for Redfall, one of 2023's worst-reviewed games and Xbox's latest misfire — Over the years, Microsoft Corp.-owned video-game developer Arkane Studios has cultivated a reputation for releasing games …
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| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
Instagram details how the app ranks Feed content, Stories, Reels, and more, and tests more user controls, including an Interested button for recommended posts — Instagram announced today that it's testing a new feature that gives users more control over what they see on the social network …
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@mosseri, @taylorannabell, @kei_maye, @zamaan_qureshi, @christinasbg, @hagazo, and @titterdaily
| EJ Dickson / Rolling Stone: |
A look at the grotesque world of AI true-crime-victim TikTok, where AI deepfakes, based on images of children who were abused, describe their own ghastly demise — TikTok accounts are posting horrifying artificial intelligence-generated clips of murder victims — mostly children — describing their own ghastly demise| Allison Johnson / The Verge: |
Motorola launches two new Razr phones, including the $999 Razr Plus with a 3.6" outer display, a 6.9" inner 165Hz 1080p panel, and a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset — Moto is adding two new foldables, led by the Razr Plus. Its 3.6-inch cover screen makes it more than just a nostalgic tribute to your favorite 2000s flip phone.
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Motorola News, PCMag, Insider, XDA Developers, Android Authority, ZDNet, PhoneArena, Android Central, MobileSyrup, Pocket-lint, and Digital Trends. Tweets:
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| Hayden Field / CNBC: |
OpenAI researchers say training AI using process supervision, which rewards each step of reasoning rather than the outcome, could help prevent hallucinations — - AI hallucinations occur when models like OpenAI's ChatGPT or Google's Bard fabricate information entirely.
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OpenAI, SiliconANGLE, Dexerto, WinBuzzer, Metaverse Post, Cointelegraph, and Neowin
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| Bloomberg: |
Tether's USDT circulation surpasses its $83.2B all-time-high, recovering the ~$20B lost after TerraUSD's 2022 collapse, even as crypto trading volume stays low — Tether Holdings Ltd.'s stablecoin has recovered all of the roughly $20 billion in market value it lost following the collapse …
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Tether, crypto.news, CryptoPotato, Watcher Guru, Coinpedia Fintech News, Bitcoin News, CryptoSlate, Coinspeaker, and ZyCrypto
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| Isaac Schorr / Mediaite: |
The Daily Wire claims that Twitter canceled a deal to premiere What Is a Woman and threatened to “throttle” the documentary over two instances of “misgendering” — Daily Wire CEO Jeremy Boreing tore into Elon Musk and Twitter for allegedly threatening …
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Variety and Reclaim The Net
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
WordPress.com launches paid subscriptions and premium content in free newsletters, available to all WordPress.com blogs, including those on the free plan — WordPress.com is taking on Substack and others with today's news that its Newsletter product will now support paid subscriptions and premium content.| Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch: |
BeReal plans to add a chat feature, starting with a test in Ireland; users will be able to message one-on-one, send a private BeReal, and react with RealMoji — BeReal is working on a chat feature, which will begin with a test among users in Ireland. — At launch, users will be able …
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| Caroline O'Donovan / Washington Post: |
Hundreds of white-collar Amazon staff in Seattle walk off the job, frustrated by job losses, a return-to-office mandate, rising carbon emissions, and leadership — Frustrated by job losses, office policies and rising carbon emissions, white-collar Amazon workers are demanding more from leadership
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@jackiekentnews, @choeshow, @martinsfp, @alexpsbj, and @kslosh
| Krisztian Sandor / CoinDesk: |
DeFi lending protocol MakerDAO's community votes to ditch $500M of the Paxos Dollar stablecoin from its reserves, impacting roughly half of the token's supply — The result is a significant blow for Paxos as MakerDAO currently holds roughly half of USDP's total supply.
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple is testing two new Macs, one with an M2 Max and the other with an unannounced M2 Ultra, offering 16 high-performance cores and 60 graphics cores — Apple Inc. is testing a pair of new high-end Macs and their accompanying processors ahead of its Worldwide Developers Conference next week …
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SiliconANGLE, Macworld, Thurrott, Ars Technica, TweakTown, MobileSyrup, Tom's Guide, Digital Trends, Cult of Mac, iDownloadBlog.com, Mashable, TechRadar, MacDailyNews, T3, The Apple Post, BGR, NextPit, XDA Developers, Patently Apple, iMore, Engadget, and The Verge
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@markgurman, @markgurman, @mehnitesh2, @gruber, @vadimyuryev, and @parkerortolani
| Yogita Khatri / The Block: |
Binance plans to delist 12 privacy coins, including Zcash and Monero, in France, Italy, Poland, and Spain on June 26, citing its “ongoing compliance processes” — - Binance is delisting privacy coins in France, Italy, Poland and Spain. — The measure comes into effect …
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Cryptonews and ZyCrypto
| Financial Times: |
As ASML reaches a ~€275B market cap, roughly twice Intel's, a look at the fundamental limits of making ever-smaller chips, which could put an end to Moore's Law — For decades, ever-tinier semiconductors have allowed huge leaps in computing progress. Not for much longer, warn experts
Bluesky:
@revan.bsky.social. Tweets:
@adam_tooze, @graphcoreai, @jasoncosta, @alexcampolo, @1br0wn, @newlefteviews, @pstasiatech, and @martijnrasser
| Isabelle Bousquette / Wall Street Journal: |
Some IT executives say that generative AI lowering the barrier for code creation could result in growing levels of complexity, technical debt, and confusion — Chief information officers could see their job getting more complex even as generative AI makes software development easier
Tweets:
@chrismattmann, @nyike, and @wavesblog
| Reuters: |
Sources: a planned $3B semiconductor facility in India by ISMC, a consortium that includes chipmaker Tower, has stalled due to Intel's ongoing Tower acquisition — A planned $3 billion semiconductor facility in India by chip consortium ISMC that counted Israeli chipmaker Tower as a tech partner … | Bloomberg: |
Amazon agrees to pay $5.8M to settle FTC allegations that Ring gave employees and third-party contractors full access to every customer video until 2017 — Amazon.com Inc. agreed to pay $30.8 million to resolve two cases brought by the Federal Trade Commission Wednesday related to privacy lapses by its smart devices.
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Danielle Duclos. Tweets:
@ftc, @ftc, @tonyajoriley, @amlwhere, @ericgarland, and @ashleygjovik
| Natasha Singer / New York Times: |
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