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| Kif Leswing / CNBC: |
Nvidia reports Q4 revenue up 265% YoY to $22.1B, vs. $20.62B est., Data Center revenue up 409% to $18.4B, Q1 revenue forecast above estimates; NVDA jumps 7%+ — - Nvidia reported earnings after the bell that beat Wall Street expectations for earnings and sales, and said revenue during the current quarter would be better than expected.
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| 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.
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| Matt Burgess / Wired: |
Apple unveils PQ3, a post-quantum cryptographic protocol for iMessage built on the Kyber algorithm, launching in iOS 17.4, iPadOS 17.4, and macOS 14.4 in March — 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.
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| Ryan Smith / AnandTech: |
Intel's Direct Connect announcements: IFS rebranded to Intel Foundry, fab roadmap including 18A-P, 14A, Hybrid Bonding, five nodes in four years, and more — 5 nodes in 4 years. This is what Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger promised Intel's customers, investors, and the world at large back in 2021 …
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| Ian King / Bloomberg: |
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| Carly Page / TechCrunch: |
Researchers warn that hackers are exploiting ConnectWise's remote access tool via a flaw “embarrassingly easy” to exploit; ConnectWise has confirmed the attacks — “I can't sugarcoat it — this shit is bad," said Huntress' CEO — Security experts are warning that a high-risk vulnerability …
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| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
The US FDA warns that it has not “authorized, cleared, or approved any smartwatch or smart ring” that claims to measure blood glucose levels non-invasively — The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not want consumers to purchase or use smart watches or smart rings …
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| Sara Fischer / Axios: |
BuzzFeed sells Complex, which it acquired for $300M in 2021, to livestream shopping platform Ntwrk for $108.6M; BuzzFeed plans to lay off 16% of its workforce — - The Wall Street Journal reported that BuzzFeed is also looking to possibly sell its social media food brand Tasty.| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Apple debuts Apple Sports, a free app offering scores and stats for the NBA, NHL, 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.
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| Yoshiaki Nohara / Bloomberg: |
How Japan plans to spend ~$67B to revive domestic chipmaking prowess, hoping to leverage the US' supply chain concerns; Rapidus plans to make 2nm chips by 2027 — US-China tech battle makes semiconductors a key economic security concern for policymakers — Deep in the snowy northern island … | 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 …
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| 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 issued an executive order Wednesday morning aimed at increasing the defenses of maritime ports through additional authorities … | 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: Ars Technica, 9to5Mac, ZDNet, TechSpot, Cult of Mac, Benzinga, and AppleInsider
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| Louis Columbus / VentureBeat: |
CrowdStrike's Global Threat Report: in 2023, cloud intrusions grew 75%, data theft victims named on data leak sites grew 76%, 34 new groups were named, and more — Traditional security approaches aren't closing the gap fast enough against the onslaught of cyberattacks growing in severity and sophistication every day.| Taylor Soper / GeekWire: |
Techstars is shutting down its Seattle program, which was started in 2010, to shift focus on “hubs with the highest concentration of VC activity” — Techstars Seattle, one of the first accelerators to emerge from the Techstars program and a longstanding institution within Seattle's tech ecosystem, is shutting down.| The Information: |
Source: Magic, which recently raised $117M and says its AI coding assistant has a larger context window than rivals', may have made an AI reasoning breakthrough — Former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman and his investment partner, Daniel Gross, raised eyebrows last week by writing a $100 million check to Magic …
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| 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.
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| Kate Irwin / PCMag: |
Google says it's working to fix Gemini's “inaccuracies in some historical image generation depictions”, after some users complained about them — Controversy is swirling around Google's generative AI tool Gemini as some users complain that its historical depictions are not accurate.
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| Andrew Hayward / Decrypt: |
Yuga Labs co-founder Greg “Garga” Solano announces he's returning as CEO of the company, replacing Daniel Alegre, who spent less than a year in the role — Big changes are coming as Greg “Garga” Solano takes the helm at Yuga Labs, apparently pushing out Daniel Alegre in the process.
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| The Information: |
Sources: Sequoia has picked partner Andrew Reed to replace Matthew Miller on Klarna's board; Miller led a failed effort to remove Michael Moritz as board chair — Sequoia Capital has picked partner Andrew Reed to replace Matthew Miller on the board of ‘buy now, pay later’ company Klarna, according to people familiar with the matter.| 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 … | Wall Street Journal: |
A Montenegro court rules that Terraform co-founder Do Kwon should be extradited to the US for a trial; both the US and South Korea have sought to prosecute him — Both the U.S. and South Korea have sought to prosecute the creator of TerraUSD and Luna — Disgraced cryptocurrency entrepreneur … Sponsor Posts
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