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Sources detail the Apple Vision Pro's extensive in-store sales process, including a fitting, calibration, and an employee-guided demo lasting up to 25 minutes — The company is preparing an extensive sales pitch for the $3,499 device, including a demo lasting as long as 25 minutes.
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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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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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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 … | 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| Bloomberg: |
China's chip imports fell 15.4% YoY to $349.4B in 2023, the sharpest fall on record and down for a second straight year; shipment volume also declined by 10.8% — - Tepid demand also prolonging global chip industry doldrums — Washington is restricting Chinese firms' access to AI chips| 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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| Richard Lawler / The Verge: |
Nielsen: Peacock's exclusive stream of the NFL AFC Wild Card game was the most-streamed event in US history, with 27.6M total viewers and a 24.6M peak average — The streams we were watching mostly held up, if you saw the game, how was the experience for you?| Emma Park / Financial Times: |
How some artists are incorporating DALL-E, Midjourney, and other AI tools into their work, while others remain anxious about AI's impact on their livelihoods — Forward-thinking designers are willing to embrace the technology — without relinquishing human creativity's central role| Sudip Kar-Gupta / Reuters: |
French IT group Atos names Paul Saleh as CEO, its fourth in under two years, and forecasts H2 2024 cash flow below its target; ATO drops 15%+, down 40%+ in 2024 — French technology company Atos (ATOS.PA) named Paul Saleh as its new chief executive on Monday and warned that free cash flow …
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Sources: dozens of Chinese entities, including military bodies, AI research institutes, and universities, bought small batches of Nvidia chips despite a US ban — Chinese military bodies, state-run artificial intelligence research institutes and universities have over the past year purchased small batches …
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Switzerland-based SoftwareOne, which advises companies on cloud strategies, rejects Bain's ~$3.5B takeover, ending months of back-and-forth; SWON.SW drops 8%+ — - Bain offered the equivalent of 18.8 Swiss francs per share — Company has been in negotiations with Bain for several months
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