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Global smartphone shipments declined 3.2% YoY to 1.17B units in 2023; in a first, Apple gained the top spot with 234.6M units, followed by Samsung with 226.6M — The last time a company not named Samsung was at the top of the smartphone market was 2010, and for 2023 it is now Apple.
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Ubisoft rebrands its $18/month tier as Ubisoft+ Premium and adds Ubisoft+ Classics on PC; executive Philippe Tremblay says there are “millions” of subscribers — Ubisoft introduces its Classic service to PC; and ‘more to come’ on Activision Blizzard — Feature by Christopher Dring Head of Games B2B| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Filing: as part of the Masimo patent fight, the US CBP decides that Apple can avoid a ban and sell the Watch Series 9 by removing its pulse oximetry features — The U.S. Customs agency has handed down its decision on whether Apple's proposed redesign of the Apple Watch Series 9 …
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OpenAI shares its plans ahead of 2024 elections, including image provenance tools and not letting users make tools for impersonation or political campaigning — We're working to prevent abuse, provide transparency on AI-generated content, and improve access to accurate voting information. — Authors
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Microsoft debuts Copilot Pro for $20/month/user, offering access to the latest models and features, including custom Copilot GPTs and integration into Office — Copilot Pro, the most advanced and fastest version of Copilot, has been released today by Microsoft.
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| Zheping Huang / Bloomberg: |
HashKey, which runs a licensed Hong Kong crypto exchange, raised a ~$100M Series A at a $1.2B+ valuation; sources say OKX Ventures is among the lead investors — - The company says its valuation now exceeds $1.2 billion — HashKey operates a licensed Hong Kong crypto exchange| Thomas Seal / Bloomberg: |
Vodafone and Microsoft agree to a 10-year, $1.5B deal to develop AI, digital payments, IoT, and other businesses; Vodafone will use OpenAI for customer service — - Microsoft also plans to invest in Vodafone's IoT spinout — Vodafone will also use OpenAI technology in $1.5 billion deal| Will Nelson / PCGamesN: |
Ned Luke, who voiced Michael De Santa in GTA 5, calls out WAME over using his voice in an AI chatbot, saying there is “nothing cool about ripping people off” — GTA 5 star Ned Luke has called out the use of his voice as part of an unofficial and now-removed Grand Theft Auto 5 AI chatbot from WAME.
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Elon Musk says he would rather build AI products outside of Tesla if he doesn't have ~25% voting control in the company; Musk currently owns 12%+ of Tesla — - CEO suggests he'll build products elsewhere without 25% stake — He sold almost $40 billion of stock in 2022 to buy Twitter
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| Sam Fleming / Financial Times: |
A PwC survey of 4,702 CEOs ahead of Davos: 25% expect generative AI to lead to up to 5% headcount cuts, 46% expect GenAI to boost profits in 12 months, and more — Impact of cutting-edge AI tools on work and society set to dominate discussions at World Economic Forum in Davos
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| Hartley Charlton / MacRumors: |
Gurman: Apple prepares to split its App Store in two to serve the EU, as the deadline for the DMA, which mandates sideloading support, looms on March 7 — Apple is preparing to split the App Store “in two” in the coming weeks ahead of European Union requirements that will force Apple …
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| Bloomberg: |
Coinbase offering custody, trading, and financing to a majority of bitcoin ETF issuers, including BlackRock, poses concentration risk and may intensify scrutiny — - Coinbase provides custody, trading, financing for ETF issuers — Arrangements pose concentration risk, may intensify scrutiny
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| Qianer Liu / Financial Times: |
Sources and ads: Chinese chipmakers are taking group tours to network with their Japanese counterparts, seeking ways to cope with tightening US export controls — China's semiconductor groups embark on tours after being hit by restrictions imposed by US and its alliesSponsor Posts
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UiPath Unveils 10 Innovations that Will Shape the Agentic Future — Orchestration engine, API workflows and agentic testing among key features of new UiPath Platform™ for agentic automation, launched at UiPath DevCon 2025
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