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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple pivots to a less ambitious design for its upcoming EV, from Level 4 autonomy to Level 2+, and pushes back its launch from 2026 to 2028 or later — - After board meetings, car downgraded to Level 2+ autonomy — Company pushes back launch from 2026 to 2028 at the earliest
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X: @rsgnl, @rsgnl, @wholemarsblog, @wholemarsblog, @joshuaogundu, @jyarow, @markgurman, @vadimyuryev, @apollozac, @sawyermerritt, @rustybrick, @carnage4life, and @scobleizer. LinkedIn: Emil Protalinski
Forums: Hacker News, r/apple, Slashdot, and MacRumors Forums
| Jonathan Vanian / CNBC: |
eBay plans to cut ~1,000 roles, or ~9% of full-time employees, and to scale back its contracts within its “alternate workforce” over the coming months — This is breaking news. Please check back for updates. — CNBC Councils — CNBC on Peacock — Join the CNBC Panel| Sarah Whitten / CNBC: |
Netflix reports Q4 revenue up 12.5% YoY to $8.83B, vs. $8.71B est., paid users up 12.8% to 260.3M, vs. 256M est., $938M net income, up from $55M; NFLX jumps 8%+ — - Netflix added 13.1 million subscribers during the fourth quarter. — The company now has 260.8 million paid subscribers.
More: Netflix, Business Insider, NBC 7 San Diego, Associated Press, Thurrott, NBC Bay Area, The Streamable, Variety, and The Messenger
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X: @sarafischer, @thetranscript_, @lucas_shaw, @thetranscript_, @tvgrimreaper, @xpangler, @pkafka, and @lucas_shaw. LinkedIn: Sarah Whitten
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Threads: @cliftonmthomas and @chriswelch
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Google announces AI features for Chrome on macOS and Windows: Organize Similar Tabs and custom themes rolling out soon in the US, and Help Me Write in February — Google's Chrome web browser is getting an infusion of AI technology in the latest release. The company announced today it's soon adding …
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Mastodon: @LukaszOlejnik@mastodon.social and @glenngabe@mas.to
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| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
Google unveils a new Gemini-powered chat-based tool in Google Ads to build Search ad campaigns, out in beta to all English language advertisers in the US and UK — Google announced today that Gemini, its family of multimodal large language models, now powers the conversational experience within the Google Ads platform.| Toby Sterling / Reuters: |
ASML reports Q4 revenue of €6.67B and net profit up 9% YoY to €2B, both above est., orders grew 3x QoQ to €9B+, and expects 2024 net sales to be similar to 2023 — ASML Holding NV (ASML.AS), Europe's biggest technology company by market value, on Wednesday reported better …
More: Bloomberg, Tech Xplore, Dow Jones Newswires, nltimes.nl, CNBC, ASML, ASML, and DigiTimes
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
X adds support for passkeys for US-based iOS users; the announcement comes shortly after the hack of the US SEC's X account — X, formerly Twitter, today announced support for passkeys, a new and more secure login method than traditional passwords, which will become an option for U.S. users on iOS devices.
More: X, Silicon Republic, The Verge, AppleInsider, Cybernews.com, Social Media Today, 9to5Mac, Engadget, iTnews, PaymentSecurity.io, and Dark Reading
| Basith Rahman P P / MySmartPrice: |
Alleged renders of Google's Pixel 9 Pro show a ~6.5-inch display, smaller than the Pixel 8 Pro, a refreshed camera island with three cameras, and a flat frame — The upcoming Google Pixel 9 Pro might feature a smaller flat display compared to the Pixel 8 Pro. — HIGHLIGHTS
More: Android Police, The Verge, TechRadar, PhoneArena, MSPoweruser, Tom's Guide, Gizchina, Sparrows News, nextpit, Phandroid, Sammy Fans, Wccftech, BGR, Android Central, MySmartPrice on YouTube, Android Headlines, Digital Trends, Android Authority, Droid Life, MobileSyrup, GSMArena.com, and Dexerto
X: @onleaks, @ztlaidlaw, @shishirshelke1, @sondesix, @vadimyuryev, @saranbyte, @maxwinebach, @anxiousholly, and @tailosivetech
Forums: r/GooglePixel and r/Android
| Turner Wright / Cointelegraph: |
A FINRA review of 500+ crypto-related retail communications finds that 70% of them contained claims that are false, misleading, or otherwise violated its rules — The U.S. regulator launched the review on crypto-related public communications following the collapse of FTX in November 2022.
More: FINRA.org, The Block, Cryptonews, Cryptopolitan, CoinGape, Blockworks, and Milk Road
| Will Knight / Wired: |
A profile of Kai-Fu Lee, an AI expert who helped Microsoft and Google get established in China and whose startup 01.AI is leading the open source AI race — Kai-Fu Lee, an AI expert and prominent investor who helped Google and Microsoft get established in China, says his new startup 01.AI …
X: @wired
| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
SAP plans voluntary buyouts or job changes for 8,000 employees as part of a 2024 restructuring program but says its headcount should remain the same — SAP said in a statement on Tuesday that it plans to carry out voluntary buyouts or job changes for 8,000 employees as part of a 2024 restructuring program … | Rest of World: |
As Chinese tech manufacturers flock to Vietnam to set up new factories, Bac Ninh, an industrial hub northeast of Hanoi, has become a center for Chinese culture — As Chinese manufacturers open shop in Vietnam, Bac Ninh has become a cultural hub with Chinese restaurants, bubble tea shops, and language centers.
X: @dali_yang
| Noam Cohen / Bloomberg: |
As Wikimedia Russia shuts down, a look at the Kremlin-compliant Wikipedia alternative Ruwiki, which recently went live, led by an ex-Wikimedia Russia director — A campaign to replace the country's Wikipedia with a more pliant alternative seems near completion.| Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
A US federal judge denies NSO Group's motion to dismiss Apple's lawsuit and orders the Pegasus spyware maker to answer Apple's complaint by February 14 — Apple has won an early battle against the NSO Group in court today. Apple sued the Pegasus spyware maker in November 2021 … | Sean Hollister / The Verge: |
Framework Laptop 16 review: the modular system offers unprecedented customization, competent at mid-range gaming, but ran hot, froze, and glitched in testing — The Framework Laptop 16 is the most ambitious notebook I've ever touched. There's never been anything like it before.
More: Phoronix, Liliputing, PC Gamer, Tom's Hardware, Linus Tech Tips on YouTube, Just Josh on YouTube, Digital Trends, Engadget, and Tom's Guide
Forums: Hacker News, Hacker News, and r/hardware
| Gillian Tan / Bloomberg: |
NYC-based Bilt Rewards, which converts rental payments to points, raised $200M led by General Catalyst at a $3.1B valuation, and says users spend $20B annually — - General Catalyst, Eldridge invest in $200 million equity round — Startup wants to add neighborhood merchants to rewards program
More: TechCrunch
| Michael Acton / Financial Times: |
Apple's acquisitions, job postings, and academic papers shed light on the company's AI plans; PitchBook says Apple bought 21 AI startups since the start of 2017 — Acquisitions, job postings and academic papers suggest tech company is preparing to run AI through its devices| The Information: |
Source: Brex told employees that the fintech is cutting 282 jobs, or ~20% of its staff, saying the team grew “too quickly”, and its CTO and COO are leaving — Brex is cutting 20% of its workforce and shaking up senior management ranks in a new effort to slash its cash burn …
More: Brex, PYMNTS.com, Fast Company, TechCrunch, Fortune, Finextra, Bloomberg, and San Francisco Business Times
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