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June 6, 2023, 5:55 PM

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Austin Weinstein / Bloomberg:
The SEC sues Coinbase, alleging the exchange operated as an unregistered broker since at least 2019 and broke SEC rules with its “staking”; COIN closed down 12%  —  The Securities and Exchange Commission sued Coinbase Global Inc. in federal court in New York on Tuesday, alleging the crypto firm for years broke its rules.
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Matthew Panzarino / TechCrunch:
Hands-on with the Apple Vision Pro, which seems to be a genuine leapfrog in XR capability and execution, offering near-perfect eye tracking and gesture control  —  After a roughly 30 minute demo that ran through the major features that are yet ready to test I came away convinced that Apple …
Ben Thompson / Stratechery:
The Apple Vision Pro's potential use cases are incredibly compelling but Apple's push for even more personal experiences contributes to loneliness in society  —  It really is one of the best product names in Apple history: Vision is a description of a product, it is an aspiration for a use case …
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Michael Potuck / 9to5Mac:
Apple makes iOS 17, iPadOS 17, watchOS 10, and macOS Sonoma developer betas free for anyone with an Apple ID, not just users with $99/year developer accounts  —  For years, access to the iOS developer beta and other developer builds has only been available through a $99/year developer account.
Michael Grothaus / Fast Company:
An interview with Craig Federighi on the privacy and safety enhancements in iOS 17, iPadOS 17, watchOS 10, and macOS Sonoma, AI-based security tools, and more  —  It used to be just technology journalists and privacy advocates who got excited about the new privacy features that Apple …
Alex Konrad / Forbes:
Sequoia plans to split into three VC firms, Sequoia in the US and Europe, HongShan in China, and Peak XV in India and Southeast Asia, “no later than” March 2024  —  Venture capital's biggest global brand is breaking up, with Sequoia's China and India and Southeast Asia funds relaunching …
Tom Wilson / Reuters:
Nansen: investors have pulled ~$780M on Ethereum from Binance and $13M from its US affiliate in the past 24 hours, following the SEC's lawsuit  —  Investors have pulled around $780 million from crypto exchange Binance in the last 24 hours, data firm Nansen said on Tuesday …
Yueqi Yang / Bloomberg:
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The Verge:
Apple acquires Los Angeles-based Mira, which makes AR headsets for companies and the US military; the startup had raised ~$17M and was once advised by Jony Ive  —  Apple has acquired Mira, a Los Angeles-based AR startup that makes headsets for other companies and the US military …
Benj Edwards / Ars Technica:
Apple didn't mention AI at WWDC 2023, instead referring to machine learning and transformers while describing features and touting M2 Ultra for training models  —  Apple prefers using “machine learning,” or just having AI work in the background.  —  Amid notable new products …
Sabrina Ortiz / ZDNet:
Instagram appears to be testing an AI chatbot feature, similar to Snapchat's My AI, that offers 30 AI personalities for answering questions and giving advice  —  Meta rapidly adopted generative AI technology and incorporated it into various features across its platforms, including ads.
Kanishka Singh / Reuters:
Microsoft agrees to pay $20M to settle FTC charges over the company violating COPPA by collecting personal data from children without their parents' consent  —  Microsoft (MSFT.O) will pay $20 million to settle U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charges that the tech company illegally …
Marc Andreessen / Andreessen Horowitz:
A look at why AI will “save the world”, such as by augmenting human intelligence, a case against the moral panic about AI, and the China risk of not pursuing AI  —  The era of Artificial Intelligence is here, and boy are people freaking out.  —  Fortunately, I am here to bring …

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