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Sources: an exec overseeing Siri told staff the delays were ugly, made worse by Apple publicly promoting the new features, and it's unclear when they will ship — Apple Inc.'s top executive overseeing its Siri virtual assistant told staff that delays to key features have been ugly and embarrassing …
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| Bloomberg: |
Klarna files for a US IPO, with plans to list on the NYSE under KLAR, seeking to raise at least $1B and reportedly targeting a valuation of more than $15B — Klarna Group Plc filed publicly for a US initial public offering in what could be one of the year's biggest financial company listings.
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| Ryan Lawler / Axios: |
Klarna reports 2024 revenue up 24% YoY to $2.81B, a net profit of $21M, compared with a net loss of $244M a year ago, and 93M active consumers — Klarna, the Swedish buy now, pay later giant, on Friday filed for a U.S. IPO. — Why it matters: It's the first big consumer fintech to test … | Will Knight / Wired: |
The NIST's new directive to AI Safety Institute partners scrubs mentions of “AI safety” and “AI fairness” and prioritizes “reducing ideological bias” in models — A directive from the National Institute of Standards and Technology eliminates mention of “AI safety” and “AI fairness.”
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| Steven Levy / Wired: |
Meta's effort to neutralize Sarah Wynn-Williams' book, filled with gossipy anecdotes, feels less about defending its reputation than a need to punish a defector — Mark Zuckerberg might be in his post-fact-checking-era. But that hasn't stopped Meta from going after the author of Careless People.
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| Scharon Harding / Ars Technica: |
Email: Amazon says Echo users won't be able to set their devices to process Alexa requests locally, as new generative AI features need processing in the cloud — In an email sent to customers today, Amazon said that Echo users will no longer be able to set their devices to process Alexa requests locally …
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| Kinling Lo / Rest of World: |
A look at the adoption of DeepSeek across China, as Chinese automakers, smartphone sellers, and others rush to build services on top of the homegrown AI model — Chinese companies, as a signal of patriotism, are racing to build services on top of the homegrown AI model that has taken the world by storm since January.| Bloomberg: |
China's National People's Congress saw an uncharacteristic surge in tech optimism, driven by DeepSeek, which has fired up investors, politicians, and regulators — - Push for high-tech development follows DeepSeek's breakthrough — Chinese shares poised to post best NPC performance since 2018| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google says Gemini will replace Google Assistant on Android phones in 2025, except on phones with Android 9 or earlier and that don't have at least 2GB of RAM — Just over a year after its launch and various feature parity updates, Gemini is set to replace Google Assistant on Android phones later in 2025.
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| Tina Nguyen / The Verge: |
The GOP's Jim Jordan subpoenas Apple, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, OpenAI, and 10 others over alleged Biden pressure to use AI to “censor lawful speech” — The ‘free speech’ investigation goes hunting at Apple, OpenAI, and 14 other companies.
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| Dan Milmo / The Guardian: |
The UK held a hearing for Apple's legal battle with the government over providing a backdoor in its Advanced Data Protection service, without the media present — Media organisations including the Guardian and the BBC fail to gain entry to proceedings — A hearing in Apple's legal battle …
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| TechCrunch: |
A look at some standout startups from YC's W25 Demo Day, which showcased 160 companies, including several creating tools to enhance other companies' AI agents — Silicon Valley's most storied startup accelerator, Y Combinator, held its Winter 2025 Demo Day on Wednesday, showcasing its latest batch of 160 startups.
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LinkedIn: Benjamin Hallen and Priyankka Mani
| Sherry Qin / Wall Street Journal: |
Foxconn says revenue from cloud and networking, including AI servers, made up 26% of its Q4 revenue and will almost catch up with consumer electronics in 2025 — The Taiwanese company now plays an increasingly important role in building AI servers for U.S. tech giants such as Amazon and NvidiaSponsor Posts
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