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| Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge: |
Dell rebrands its PCs as Dell, Dell Pro, and Dell Pro Max, each with Base, Plus, and Premium tiers, killing names like XPS, Inspiron, Latitude, and Precision — The PC manufacturer's new laptops, desktops, and monitors will have a simplified naming scheme with labels like ‘Pro’ and ‘Max.’
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Mastodon: @film_girl@mastodon.social, @lynnesbian@fedi …, @jalefkowit@vmst.io, and @harrymccracken@mastodon …
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Forums: r/gadgets, r/hardware, r/technology, and r/technews
| Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg: |
Meta elects new board directors: UFC CEO and outspoken Donald Trump supporter Dana White, former Microsoft executive Charlie Songhurst, and Exor CEO John Elkann — - White has been outspoken ally of US President-elect Trump — Investor Songhurst, Exor CEO Elkann also named as directors
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Threads: @mostly.borrowed.ideas and @chriswelch
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| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Disney and Fubo announce a deal wherein Disney will combine Hulu + Live TV with Fubo in a joint venture and Fubo will drop its Venu Sports antitrust lawsuit — Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery will pay Fubo $220 million to settle antitrust suit — Disney announced a deal …
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Forums: r/technology and r/MediaMergers
| Lillian Rizzo / CNBC: |
| Sam Altman: |
Sam Altman says “we are now confident we know how to build AGI as we have traditionally understood it” and that OpenAI is turning its focus to superintelligence — The second birthday of ChatGPT was only a little over a month ago, and now we have transitioned into the next paradigm of models that can do complex reasoning.
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| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
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| Jamie Tarabay / Bloomberg: |
Sources: China-backed hackers targeted the Philippine president's office and stole sensitive data as part of a yearslong, broad espionage campaign — - Some stolen documents related to dispute over South China Sea — Most of the hacks took place from early 2023 to June 2024| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Google previews changes coming to Google TV, including adding Gemini, more natural voice commands, and deeper YouTube integration, rolling out later in 2025 — Alphabet Inc.'s consumer team will give TV sets running its Google TV operating system an AI upgrade by adding Gemini to its Google Assistant voice-control system.| Paul Alcorn / Tom's Hardware: |
AMD unveils Ryzen AI Max+, a laptop chip with new integrated memory and 16 Zen 5 CPU cores, claiming 84% faster rendering performance vs. the MacBook M4 Pro — Disruption is a daily thing. — AMD announced its ‘Strix Halo’ Ryzen AI Max series laptop processors here at CES 2025 in Las Vegas …
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| Hassan Mujtaba / Wccftech: |
| Darragh Murphy / Tom's Guide: |
HDMI Forum unveils the HDMI 2.2 spec, with better audio sync and up to 96Gbps bandwidth for resolutions like 12K at 120Hz, some of which need an “Ultra96” cable — Plus a sneak peek at the new Ultra96 HDMI Cable — When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.
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X: @zuby_tech, @flatpanels, @vincent_teoh, @phoronix, and @zuby_tech
Forums: r/hardware and r/technology
| Jason Koebler / 404 Media: |
Meta says it's testing an “Imagine Yourself” feature announced in September that automatically generates AI images of a user and puts them into that user's feed — Meta AI put a Redditor into “an endless maze of mirrors” as part of a new AI feature it is testing.
More: Android Police and The Verge
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Forums: Hacker News and r/ABoringDystopia
| Mayank Parmar / Windows Latest: |
Microsoft is showing a Bing search result page that mimics Google Search UI when a user searches for “Google” on Bing while not signed into a Microsoft account — Microsoft seems to have rolled out a pretty interesting yet controversial change that spoofs Google.com UI when you try to find Google when using Bing.com.
More: The Verge, 9to5Google, GeekWire, The Information, Forbes, Neowin, MakeUseOf, MediaPost, MobileSyrup, PCWorld, Gizmodo, iPhone in Canada Blog, and How-To Geek
X: @laparisa, @glenngabe, @tomwarren, @adamkovac, @tomwarren, and @jason_kint. LinkedIn: Steven Weber
Forums: r/assholedesign, r/technology, r/google, Beehaw, and Slashdot
| Zoe Kleinman / BBC: |
After complaints from BBC, Apple plans an update “in the coming weeks” that will make it clearer to users when Apple Intelligence is summarizing notifications — Apple has said it will update, rather than pause, a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature that has generated inaccurate news alerts on its latest iPhones.
More: Six Colors, Daring Fireball, Ars Technica, The Verge, Engadget, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, and iDownloadBlog.com
X: @stevesi, @tomwarren, @jsnell, and @garymarcus
Forums: r/apple and MacRumors Forums
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Similarweb: DAUs of Bluesky's mobile app in the US grew 12% MoM in December vs. 284% in November; Bluesky has 26.44M total users, after hitting 20M in November — Social network and X competitor Bluesky's massive growth slowed in December in the U.S., after having surged from 9+ million … | Bloomberg: |
Tencent's stock drops 6%+ after the US DoD added it to a blacklist of companies with alleged ties to China's military; it may face delisting or index removals — - Firms on Chinese military list face delisting, index removals — Some Chinese firms successfully fought to be taken off list| Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
Samsung schedules its next Galaxy Unpacked event for January 22 at 10AM PT in San Jose, where Galaxy AI updates, the Galaxy S25, and more are expected — After plenty of leaks and rumors, we're officially entering Samsung's lead-up to the Galaxy S25 launch date, as the company has confirmed … | Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge: |
The Connectivity Standards Alliance announces that Apple, Google, and Samsung will accept its Matter certification for their own “Works With” programs — Buying a smart home product today means checking which ecosystems it works with by looking for the little “Works with Apple Home” …
More: CSA-IOT, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, PhoneArena, PCMag, SamMobile, and Mashable
| Umar Shakir / The Verge: |
Samsung announces new Galaxy Book5 Pro and Book5 360 laptops with Intel Arrow Lake Core Ultra processors, available in the US, Canada, UK, and more in February — Samsung has announced new Galaxy Book 5 Pro and 360 laptops featuring the NPU-packing (but not CoPilot Plus-qualifying) … | Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Nvidia unveils Project Digits, a “personal AI supercomputer” with a new GB10 Grace Blackwell Superchip and says it can run models up to 200B parameters in size — At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nvidia unveiled Project Digits, a “personal AI supercomputer” … Sponsor Posts
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