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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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| 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 …
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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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| 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.
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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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| 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 … | 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 … | 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
| 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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Threads: @chriswelch. Mastodon: @oppen@merveilles.town. X: @jake31krol, @wired, @jsgolub, @bridgetcarey, @gma, @gma, @ashleycapoot, @steven_aquino, @gma, @cnet, @fcc, @habengirma, @lutherlowe, and @tahrajirari
Forums: Hacker News, r/technology, r/apple, and MacRumors Forums
| 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, CyberScoop, The Register, and PCMag
| Zoya Hasan / Forbes: |
Austin-based SchooLinks, whose SaaS offers college and career readiness resources for K-12 students, raised a $80M Series B led by Susquehanna Growth Equity — Forbes Under 30 alum Katie Fang gets an A+ when it comes to investor appeal: Her company, which helps students make decisions …
More: FinSMEs, SchooLinks, VC News Daily, and Venture Capital Journal
| 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
| 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 …
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X: @growing_daniel, @heyyoudvd, and @parkerortolani
Forums: r/apple, Slashdot, and MacRumors Forums
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