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| Matt Burgess / Wired: |
Apple announces PQ3, a post-quantum cryptographic protocol for iMessage that uses the Kyber algorithm, launching in iOS 17.4, iPad OS 17.4, and macOS 14.4 — Useful quantum computers aren't a reality—yet. But in one of the biggest deployments of post-quantum encryption so far, Apple is bringing the technology to iMessage.
More: Apple Security Research, The Verge, CNET, Axios, CyberScoop, Reuters, MacRumors, SecurityWeek, Computerworld, Macworld, TechCrunch, SC Media, The Independent, The Hindu, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, PhoneArena, Forbes, Business Times, iMore, Fast Company, Supercharged, iClarified, Tom's Guide, Bloomberg, The Indian Express, BGR, and Tech Xplore
Mastodon: @nickheer@c.im, @Andy_European@mastodon.online, and @fj@mastodon.social
| Emilia David / The Verge: |
Google releases Gemma 2B and 7B, open-source AI models that let developers more freely use the research that went into Gemini, its flagship closed-source model — Google has released Gemma 2B and 7B, a pair of open-source AI models that let developers use the research that went into its flagship Gemini more freely.
More: The Keyword, 9to5Google, Android Authority, SiliconANGLE, PCMag, Metaverse Post, Hindustan Times, Engadget, TNW, VentureBeat, XDA Developers, Engadget, Thurrott, TechCrunch, Bloomberg, New York Times, The New Stack, Neowin, The National, PhoneArena, TechStartups, BetaNews, MSPoweruser, Android Headlines, Google Open Source Blog, HackerNoon, NewsBytes, Benzinga, NVIDIA, Android Central, Google AI for Developers, Hugging Face, Google DeepMind, and Wccftech
| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Apple launches Apple Sports, a free app offering scores and stats for the NBA, Premier League, and more, in the US, Canada, and the UK, on iOS 17.2 or later — Game on! Apple launched a free standalone app for sports fans, Apple Sports, which is engineered to fire scores and stats to your iPhone as quickly as possible.
More: Apple, App Store, 9to5Mac, The Verge, Apple Must, BetaNews, Macworld, Engadget, Appleosophy, Fortune, TechCrunch, MacRumors, CNN, CNET, The Mirror, London Evening Standard, AppleInsider, Neowin, PhoneArena, Tom's Guide, Cord Cutters News, GSMArena.com, Patently Apple, How-To Geek, Cult of Mac, iPhone in Canada Blog, MSPoweruser, Spyglass, MobileSyrup, Deadline, iDownloadBlog.com, iClarified, TechRadar, iMore, Tom's Guide, Supercharged, MacStories, BGR, Six Colors, British GQ, The US Sun, Digital Trends, The Hollywood Reporter, and Dow Jones Newswires
Threads: @andrewmelder, @imdavidpierce, @benedictevans, @daveleebbg, @mgsiegler, and @evanrodge
Mastodon: @ChanceHMiller@mastodon.social, @chrishannah@fosstodon.org, @kkolakowski@mastodon.social, @numericcitizen@techhub.social, @matthewcassinelli …, and @craiggrannell@mastodon.social. Bluesky: @cachiporra.bsky.social
X: @tim_cook, @stevemoser, @rsgnl, @jimcramer, @stephenrobles, @nfl_dovkleiman, @raywongy, @aaronp613, @joepompliano, and @stevemoser. Forums: r/MLS
| Stephen Totilo / Game File: |
An interview with Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer on Xbox growth, job cuts, and why getting rid of physical Xbox discs is “not a strategic thing for us” — Microsoft's gaming chief Phil Spencer is upbeat about his vast Xbox team's future. But he also tells Game File …
More: 9to5Google, PCMag, IGN, The Verge, Club386, Game Developer, MobileSyrup, XboxEra, GamingBolt, Metro, GoNintendo, TechSpot, TheGamer, TrueAchievements, Game World Observer, MSPoweruser, Wccftech, Gameranx, TechRadar, GameRevolution, Neowin, Pure Xbox, Stevivor, and GamesIndustry.biz
Bluesky: @dennieedwards.bsky.social. X: @huntor27, @astaranx, @stephentotilo, @charlieintel, @carnage4life, @jawmuncher, @jaywood2010, and @sixersoctavian
Forums: r/kindafunny, r/XboxGamePass, and r/XboxSeriesX
| Counterpoint Research: |
In a first, Apple had the seven best-selling smartphones globally in 2023, and Samsung had the next three; iPhone 14, 14 Pro Max, 14 Pro, and 13 were top four — - The combined market share of the top 10 smartphones in 2023 reached the highest ever at 20%, up from 19% in 2022.
More: MacRumors, 9to5Mac, Android Authority, Cult of Mac, AppleInsider, GSMArena.com, PhoneArena, Patently Apple, SamMobile, BGR, and The Verge
| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Apple says the iPhone 15 lineup can retain up to 80% of its original battery capacity at 1,000 charge cycles, up from its original estimate of 500 charge cycles — In addition to changes to the Battery Health settings in iOS 17.4, Apple has more iPhone battery news to share today.
More: Apple Support, ZDNet, PCMag, HotHardware, Engadget, Macworld, MacRumors, iDownloadBlog.com, Phandroid, The Apple Post, Redmond Pie, Supercharged, Business Today, Forbes, The Mac Observer, iMore, Android Authority, Gizchina, GSMArena.com, The Indian Express, Benzinga, Appleosophy, PhoneArena, Cult of Mac, TweakTown, Wccftech, AppleInsider, and MacRumors
X: @zollotech, @rsgnl, @rsgnl, @aaplparody, @warvenger, @brandonbutch, and @brandonbutch. Forums: MacRumors Forums
| Michael Acton / Financial Times: |
Source: Meta and Microsoft lobby EU regulators to reject Apple's iOS and App Store changes to comply with the DMA, saying Apple's plans fail to go far enough — Meta and Microsoft want Brussels regulators to extract more concessions that unpick iOS mobile software| Duncan Riley / SiliconANGLE: |
IBM: hackers are finding more opportunities to log in via legitimate credentials, rather than hacking into networks; info-stealing malware grew 266% YoY in 2023 — IBM's annual X-Force Threat Intelligence Index report released today highlights an emerging global crisis in identity …
More: IBM, Silicon Republic, Cybersecurity Dive, IBM, TNW, Infosecurity, Security Boulevard, RTÉ, BetaNews, Cybernews.com, Telecoms Tech News, and SecurityWeek
| Louis Columbus / VentureBeat: |
CrowdStrike's 2024 Global Threat Report: cloud intrusions jumped 75%, a 76% rise in data theft victims named on data leak sites, 34 newly named groups, and more — Traditional security approaches aren't closing the gap fast enough against the onslaught of cyberattacks growing in severity and sophistication every day.
More: CrowdStrike, CRN, Nextgov/FCW, TechRadar, BetaNews, The Register, SiliconANGLE, and Infosecurity
| Christian Vasquez / CyberScoop: |
Biden signs an EO to increase the cyber defenses of maritime ports via additional Coast Guard powers, invest $20B in infrastructure over five years, and more — President Joe Biden plans to issue an executive order Wednesday morning aimed at increasing the defenses of maritime ports through … | Corrie Driebusch / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Reddit plans to reserve some of its IPO shares for 75K loyal users, an unusual move that could build loyalty, and list its shares on the NYSE in March — Social-media company intends to offer shares in the offering to 75,000 of its biggest users — Reddit plans to place a big chunk … | Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
Messaging app Signal finally rolls out usernames in beta, letting users conceal their phone numbers; Signal still requires inputting a phone number to register — We tested the end-to-end encrypted messenger's new feature aimed at addressing critics' most persistent complaint. Here's how it works.
More: Signal Messenger, 9to5Mac, Engadget, The Hacker News, CNET, RestorePrivacy, Android Headlines, SamMobile, Silicon Republic, Gizchina, and MediaNama
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Forums: Hacker News, r/technology, and r/signal
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft Copilot Pro review: the $20/month service is a good start that offers impressive image generation and useful features in Word and other Office apps — Microsoft's Copilot Pro launched last month as a $20 monthly subscription that provides access to AI-powered features inside some Office apps … | Yoshiaki Nohara / Bloomberg: |
How Japan plans to spend $67B to revive its domestic chip production, hoping to leverage US supply chain concerns, including Rapidus building 2nm chips by 2027 — US-China tech battle makes semiconductors a key economic security concern for policymakers — Deep in the snowy northern island … | Bloomberg: |
Cybersecurity experts say that global law enforcement agencies dealt Russia-linked LockBit a major blow, but history shows that ransomware gangs regroup quickly — - Disruption of LockBit praised as major blow against gang — History has shown that hackers regroup quickly, experts say| Tom Wilson / Reuters: |
Circle no longer plans to mint USDC tokens on the Tron blockchain, effective immediately, to “ensure that USDC remains trusted, transparent, and safe” — Major U.S. crypto firm Circle will end support for its USDC token on the Tron blockchain network, a decision the company said on Wednesday … | Ian King / Bloomberg: |
Microsoft plans to use Intel's 18A tech to make a forthcoming chip that Microsoft designed in-house; Microsoft recently announced two computer and AI chips — - Move marks a win for Intel's push into made-to-order chips — Microsoft is looking to design more semiconductors in-house
More: VentureBeat, VentureBeat, The Verge, Tom's Hardware, AnandTech, ExtremeTech, Livemint, Intel, and MarketWatch. X: @benbajarin
| Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: |
WhatsApp rolls out support for bulleted and numbered lists, block quotes, and inline code to highlight and organize messages on Android, iOS, web, and macOS — Four new text formatting options have been added to WhatsApp to help users communicate more effectively.
More: Android Authority, CNET, Daily Mail, TechCrunch, Android Central, MSPoweruser, TimesNow, and India Today
| Arasu Kannagi Basil / Reuters: |
Chipmaker Astera Labs, which offers cloud and AI connectivity hardware, files for a US IPO, reporting 2023 revenue up 44.9% YoY to $115.8M and a $26.3M net loss — Chipmaker Astera Labs revealed its loss narrowed in 2023 in its filing on Wednesday to go public in the United States …
| Margi Murphy / Bloomberg: |
A profile of ElevenLabs, whose AI voice cloning tech is being used to spoof politicians; five of ElevenLabs' 40 employees are dedicated to trust and safety — ElevenLabs' technology is already being used to spoof political candidates and promote scammy products.| Maxwell Zeff / Gizmodo: |
Demos from AI chipmaker Groq go viral after the startup's inference engine shows lightning-fast speeds when running LLMs, including for real-time conversations — Two AI companies are claiming the science fiction term, “Grok,” as their own, but only one is turbocharging the AI industry.
More: Groq, Groq, and Stratechery
Threads: @luokai. X: @mattshumer_, @jayscambler, @zeffmax, @chamath, @benbajarin, @intuitmachine, @tomosman, @dina_yrl, @jake_joseph, @emollick, and @_borriss_
LinkedIn: Manu Anand, Kurian Benoy, Emil Protalinski, and Will Washburn
Forums: r/LocalLLaMA and r/StableDiffusion
| New York Times: |
Tech insiders and engineers say China lags behind the US in generative AI by at least one year, leading Chinese companies to rely on US models like Meta's LLaMA — China's tech firms were caught off guard by breakthroughs in generative artificial intelligence. Beijing's regulations and a sagging economy aren't helping.| Ryan Smith / AnandTech: |
Arm prepares to release its Neoverse V3 and N3 CPU designs to its customers, offering up to 128 cores and more, for server, cloud, and infrastructure — A bit over 5 years ago, Arm announced their Neoverse initiative for server, cloud, and infrastructure CPU cores.
More: VentureBeat, The Register, DatacenterDynamics, The Next Platform, and ServeTheHome
| Paul Sawers / TechCrunch: |
Clumio, a data backup and recovery service for companies using the public cloud, raised a $75M Series D, following a $135M Series C in November 2019 — Clumio, a data backup and recovery provider for companies using the public cloud, has raised $75 million in a Series D round of funding.
More: SiliconANGLE, Yahoo Finance, and Blocks and Files
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