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| Robert Triggs / Android Authority: |
Qualcomm unveils the Snapdragon 8 Elite, a 3nm mobile chip with 2 prime and 6 performance CPU cores, claiming 45% faster CPU and NPU over the 8 Gen 3, and more — The new name marks a major departure from previous Snapdragons. — • — After much speculation …
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| Jamie Crawley / CoinDesk: |
Stripe announces it has finalized a deal to acquire stablecoin infrastructure company Bridge; Michael Arrington says the deal was worth $1.1B — Bridge, which has raised $54 million in funding, previously said it aspired to become the blockchain version of Stripe, operating a global system in which other developers could integrate
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| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Hands-on with Apple's hearing health features for AirPods Pro 2, set for iOS 18.1: hearing aids work well, hearing protection in all modes, and a hearing test — The AirPods Pro 2 will soon offer more robust hearing protection and a new hearing aid feature. But it's the hearing test that has really hooked me.
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| Brooks Barnes / New York Times: |
Blade Runner 2049's producer sues Musk, Tesla, and WBD for allegedly using AI to create imagery close to the film, despite a denied request, to promote Cybercab — Alcon Entertainment, the Hollywood company behind “Blade Runner 2049,” said it had denied a request to use images from the movie but that Mr. Musk did so anyway.
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| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Disney no longer lets new and returning customers sign up for and buy subscriptions to Hulu or Disney+ through Apple's App Store, avoiding Apple's cut — Disney is no longer allowing its customers to sign up for and purchase subscriptions to Hulu or Disney+ through Apple's App Store …
More: The Verge, 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, BGR, mxdwn Television, and The Streamable
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| Todd Bishop / GeekWire: |
Microsoft unveils 10 new AI agents for its enterprise-focused Dynamics 365 apps covering sales, finance, and more, ahead of Salesforce's Agentforce availability — AI agents are reigniting the competition between Microsoft and Salesforce. — Microsoft announced 10 new AI agents …
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| David Heaney / UploadVR: |
EssilorLuxottica CFO says Ray-Ban Meta glasses are a “success” in the US and the bestseller “in 60%” of Ray-Ban stores in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa — Ray-Ban Meta glasses are the top selling product in 60% of Ray-Ban stores in EMEA.
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Mastodon: @matt@isfeeling.social. X: @aleximm, @heaney555, @lefthanddraft, @tina__nigro, and @borrowed_ideas. LinkedIn: Antony Vitillo. Forums: r/virtualreality
| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
Ireland adopts an Online Safety Code for video-sharing platforms headquartered in the country, including TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram, effective next month — Ireland's media and internet watchdog, Coimisiún na Meán, has adopted and published an Online Safety Code that will apply … | Jason Koebler / 404 Media: |
A civil rights org claims in a lawsuit that a VA town violated 4A protections by installing Flock cameras, making it “impossible” for citizens to move untracked — “It is functionally impossible for people to drive anywhere without having their movements tracked, photographed … | Heather Somerville / Wall Street Journal: |
The US DOD plans an initiative to recruit CTOs and other senior tech professionals as uniformed, paid reservists to help in cybersecurity, data analytics, more — New Defense Department initiative would recruit Silicon Valley's top technical minds to join the reserves as officers
More: The Daily Caller
| Suzanne Smalley / The Record: |
The Biden admin unveils proposed rules for restricting the transfer of US citizens' sensitive data, including biometric and genomic info, to adversarial nations — The Biden administration announced on Monday new proposed rules for regulating the transfer of certain data to adversarial countries …
More: US Department of Justice, The Register, CyberScoop, and PCMag
| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
Meta is testing the use of facial recognition to combat celebrity scam ads and to enable faster recovery of compromised accounts on Facebook and Instagram — Meta is expanding tests of facial recognition as an anti-scam measure to combat celebrity scam ads and more broadly, the Facebook owner announced Monday.
More: Meta, Engadget, Business Standard, CNET, The Independent, The Guardian, Reuters, PCMag, Social Media Today, Digital Trends, BNN Bloomberg, Yahoo Finance, ABC, and The Straits Times
X: @newley, @john_j_howard, @nickclegg, @nickclegg, and @rmsherman
| Ben Cohen / Wall Street Journal: |
A profile of and interview with Tim Cook on being “perfectly fine with not being first”, running Apple, Vision Pro, AI, the Design Studio, group chats, and more — The CEO of the world's most valuable company led two of the biggest product launches of his tenure this year …
More: Gizmodo, Benzinga, Thurrott, WSJ. Style on YouTube, 9to5Mac, The Independent, UploadVR, Business Insider, Cult of Mac, iPhone in Canada Blog, Trusted Reviews, Quartz, Observer, MobileSyrup, Apple Must, Entrepreneur, Spyglass, 9to5Mac, Digital Trends, Sherwood News, iClarified, TechRadar, AppleInsider, and Moneycontrol
Threads: @alexbrooks, @eshumarneedi, and @joannastern
Mastodon: @louie@pdx.social and @marcoarment@mastodon.social
X: @growing_daniel, @heyyoudvd, and @parkerortolani
Forums: r/apple, Slashdot, and MacRumors Forums
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