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December 11, 2024, 5:35 PM
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Bloomberg:
Google releases its new flagship model Gemini 2.0 and plans to test it in search and AI Overviews, saying 2.0 makes “it possible to build agents that can think”  —  Company expects AI assistants will follow its users around the web  —  Google debuted a new version …
Emma Roth / The Verge:
Google unveils Deep Research, an AI tool to let its Gemini chatbot scour the web and write a detailed report, available in English for Gemini Advanced users  —  Google has just revealed a new AI tool called Deep Research that lets you call upon its Gemini bot to scour the web for you and write a detailed report based on its findings.
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Google unveils the lower-latency Gemini 2.0 Flash model, which can generate images, audio, and text and use 3rd-party apps and services, rolling out in January  —  Google's next major AI model has arrived to combat a slew of new offerings from OpenAI.  —  On Wednesday, Google announced Gemini 2. Flash …
Ina Fried / Axios:
Google unveils an updated Project Astra, which can record and summarize videos recorded using an Android app or prototype glasses and answer questions  —  Astra can then summarize what it sees and answer a wide range of questions, drawing on an array of Google services including Search, Maps, Lens and Gemini.
Michael Nuñez / VentureBeat:
Google unveils Trillium, its sixth-gen AI chip powering Gemini 2.0, with 4x the training performance of its predecessor while using significantly less energy  —  Google has just unveiled Trillium, its sixth-generation artificial intelligence accelerator chip, claiming performance improvements …
Maxwell Zeff / TechCrunch:
Google unveils Project Mariner, a prototype AI agent built by Google DeepMind that can control Chrome, move the cursor, click buttons, fill out forms, and more
Igor Bonifacic / Engadget:
Apple rolls out iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS Sequoia 15.2, with Apple Intelligence features including ChatGPT integration, Image Playground, and Genmoji  —  ChatGPT integration is also included with this update.  —  Apple has begun rolling iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2 to iPhones and iPads.
Joe Rossignol / MacRumors:
Apple Intelligence launches outside of the US for the first time and is now available in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, the UK, and South Africa  —  Apple Intelligence is officially launching outside of the U.S. for the first time today, as a result of the features gaining expanded language support.
Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer:
A global outage has hit Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and WhatsApp, starting at approximately 12:40pm ET; Meta says it's working to resolve a “technical issue”  —  Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and WhatsApp suffered a massive worldwide Wednesday afternoon, with services impacted in varying degrees based on user's region.
Brody Ford / Bloomberg:
Adobe reports Q4 revenue up 11% YoY to $5.61B, vs. $5.54B est., Digital Media revenue up 12%, forecasts FY 2025 revenue below est.; ADBE drops 8%+ after hours  —  - Company reports quarterly revenue rose 11% to $5.61 billion  — Software maker plans a new higher-priced tier for AI tools
The Information:
Sources: Apple is working with Broadcom to develop its first AI server chip, codenamed Baltra and set for 2026 mass production, a milestone for its silicon team  —  Apple is developing its first server chip specially designed for artificial intelligence, according to three people …
Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
SCOTUS dismisses Nvidia's appeal over facing a lawsuit alleging it misled shareholders about its reliance on crypto mining revenue, leaving it to face the suit  —  - Investors can press suit stemming from crypto-mining revenue  — Court dismisses its second securities-fraud case this term
Alexander Maxham / Android Headlines:
Sources: Google Pixel 9a will cost $499 for the 128GB model with Tensor G4, 8GB of RAM, a 6.3" screen with 2,700 peak nits, 5,100mAh battery, 23W wired charging  —  We're getting closer and closer to the Pixel 9a being announced by Google.  While we've already confirmed a number of specs about the device …
Sheena Vasani / The Verge:
Google rolls out two updates to Android's unknown tracker alerts feature, letting users pause location updates from their phone and pinpoint unfamiliar trackers  —  Google is rolling out two new updates to its unknown tracker alerts feature that should make it easier for Android device owners …
TechCrunch:
Sources: several Cruise employees say they were “surprised” and “blindsided” by GM's decision to end Cruise's robotaxi program and that they expect job cuts  —  The news came by Slack message.  —  Cruise CEO Marc Whitten, who took the top post in June …
Kurt Wilms / YouTube Official Blog:
YouTube says viewers streamed 1B+ hours of content daily on TVs in 2024 globally, including 400M+ hours of podcasts monthly; sports content watchtime grew 30%  —  The living room was the place to be for entertainment this year: We watched J Balvin and Lana Del Rey rock Coachella …
Jane Lanhee Lee / Bloomberg:
Ayar Labs, which develops optical interconnects, raised a $155M Series D from Advent Global, Light Street, Nvidia, AMD, Intel, and others at a $1B+ valuation  —  - Optical interconnect designer Ayar Labs raised $155 million  — The California company is now valued at more than $1 billion

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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Richard Parsons, who had a long career as chairman, CEO, and as a board member of media companies including CBS and Time Warner, died at 76 of bone cancer

Reuters:
Palestinian sources say an Israeli airstrike killed five journalists from Al-Quds Today; the Israeli military called the five “operatives posing as journalists”

Inside Radio:
iHeart reduces its total debt by over $440M and extends most of its debt maturities by three years, by using debt exchange transactions

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