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Filing: as part of the Masimo patent fight, US CBP decides that Apple can avoid a ban and sell the Apple Watch Series 9 by removing its pulse oximetry features — The U.S. Customs agency has handed down its decision on whether Apple's proposed redesign of the Apple Watch Series 9 …
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| Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Land: |
Microsoft debuts Copilot Pro for $20/mo./user, offering access to the latest models and features, like custom Copilot GPTs and integration into Office products — Copilot Pro, the most advanced and fastest version of Copilot, has been released today by Microsoft.
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| Hartley Charlton / MacRumors: |
Gurman: Apple prepares to split its App Store in two to serve the EU, as the deadline for the DMA, which mandates sideloading support, looms on March 7 — Apple is preparing to split the App Store “in two” in the coming weeks ahead of European Union requirements that will force Apple …
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| Scott Chipolina / Financial Times: |
A UN report says Tether's token is one of the leading payment methods for money launderers and fraudsters, including pig butchering scams, in Southeast Asia — Digital currency at the heart of scams including fake romance frauds known as ‘pig butchering’, report says
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OpenAI shares its plans ahead of 2024 elections, including image provenance tools, not letting users make tools for impersonation or political campaigning, more — We're working to prevent abuse, provide transparency on AI-generated content, and improve access to accurate voting information.
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| Max Tani / Semafor: |
Apple's September 2023 change to how its Podcasts app automatically downloads episodes dramatically cut the download numbers for some of the biggest podcasts — Apple has quietly tightened its reporting of how many people listen to podcasts, sending shock waves through an embattled audio …
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| Edwin Chan / Bloomberg: |
Elon Musk says he would rather build AI products outside of Tesla if he doesn't have ~25% voting control in the company; Musk currently owns 12%+ of Tesla — - The billionaire says he would be comfortable owning about 25% — Musk is grappling with investor dissatisfaction at Tesla
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| Dan Primack / Axios: |
Uber is shutting down alcohol delivery service Drizly, which had operated “independently within the Uber family” since its $1.1B acquisition three years ago — Uber has decided to shutter Drizly, an alcohol delivery service it bought three years ago for $1.1 billion, Axios has learned.
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| Qianer Liu / Financial Times: |
Sources and ads: Chinese chipmakers are taking group tours to network with their Japanese counterparts, seeking ways to cope with tightening US export controls — China's semiconductor groups embark on tours after being hit by restrictions imposed by US and its allies| Hannah Miller / Bloomberg: |
After NFT sales dropped 63% YoY to $8.7B in 2023, OpenSea CEO Devin Finzer talks OpenSea 2.0, set to offer users improved differentiation between NFT categories — - NFTs have lagged behind Bitcoin in crypto resurgence — OpenSea CEO Devin Finzer said more use cases for NFTs are here
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| Zheping Huang / Bloomberg: |
HashKey, which operates a licensed Hong Kong crypto exchange, raised a ~$100M Series A at a $1.2B+ valuation; sources: OKX Ventures is among the lead investors — - The company says its valuation now exceeds $1.2 billion — HashKey operates a licensed Hong Kong crypto exchange
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| David Segal / New York Times: |
A look at music streaming fraud, including bot farms and pirates relabeling musicians' work to steal revenue; Beatdapp estimates fraud costs musicians $2B/year — Bad Dog, a group from D.C., was forced to take a crash course in streaming fraud, a shadowy realm that costs musicians $2 billion a year.Sponsor Posts
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