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December 10, 2024, 6:30 PM

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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: 2025's Apple Watch Ultra is slated to get satellite connectivity for off-the-grid text messages, and it may also get a blood pressure sensing feature  —  - Company also working on blood-pressure tool for future model  — Apple is using MediaTek modems for first time in new watches
Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer:
The US sanctions Chinese cybersecurity government contractor Sichuan Silence and one of its staff over Ragnarok ransomware ties and creating and using zero-days  —  The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned Sichuan Silence, a Chinese cybersecurity company, and one of its employees …
David Welch / Bloomberg:
GM says Cruise will exit the robotaxi business, and Cruise and GM's technical teams will be combined to focus on autonomous tech for upcoming GM vehicles  —  Cruise and GM's technical teams will be combined into a single effort focused on developing autonomous technology to offer in future models sold by GM …
Boone Ashworth / Wired:
Amazon launches Amazon Autos, letting US shoppers buy Hyundai cars, and plans to add more dealerships and manufacturers; it was announced in November 2023  —  Amazon's partnership with Hyundai means you can use the e-retailer to purchase a brand-new car online.
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
Instagram officially rolls out “trial reels”, which give creators a way to test out videos by publishing them only to people who don't follow them  —  Instagram is officially rolling out “trial reels” to give creators a way to test out new content by publishing videos that don't appear to their followers.
Jody Godoy / Reuters:
Trump picks FTC Commissioner Andrew Ferguson to chair the FTC; Ferguson has said the FTC should tackle perceived censorship of conservative viewpoints online  —  U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday tapped Federal Trade Commissioner Andrew Ferguson to lead the consumer protection and antitrust agency.
Dina Bass / Bloomberg:
Microsoft unveils a data center design that uses zero water for cooling, down from the 125M+ liters per year a typical center uses, rolling out from August 2024  —  New design will use no water to cool the facilities' servers and chips.  —  Microsoft Corp., trying to mitigate the climate impact …
Bobby Allyn / NPR:
A lawsuit against Character.AI alleges its chatbots harmed two young Texas users, including sympathizing with children who kill parents over screen time limits  —  A child in Texas was 9 years old when she first used the chatbot service Character.AI.  It exposed her to “hypersexualized content …
Quentyn Kennemer / The Verge:
The YouTube Kids mobile app gets a redesign that makes it look more like the standard YouTube app and lets users browse through videos in portrait mode  —  The YouTube Kids mobile app is getting a redesign that both makes it look and behave more like the standard YouTube app …
More: YouTube and Pocket-lint
Deborah Sophia / Reuters:
The US Commerce Department finalizes $6.1B+ for memory chipmaker Micron to fund its New York and Idaho factory projects, one of the largest CHIPS Act subsidies  —  The U.S. Department of Commerce has finalized a subsidy of more than $6.1 billion for memory chip maker Micron Technology (MU.O) …

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