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| Sarah Whitten / CNBC: |
Disney plans to invest $1.5B for a stake in Epic Games and collaborate on a new “universe” connected to Fortnite with content from Disney, Pixar, and more — - Disney is investing $1.5 billion for an equity stake in Epic Games in its biggest jump yet into the gaming world.
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X: @mgsiegler, @edzitron, @parkerortolani, @brianstelter, @trungtphan, @ballmatthew, @genepark, @deantak, and @sherman4949
LinkedIn: Simon Heinzle, Jason Recher, Stephen Saiz, David Zuo, Neil Duffy, Yonatan Raz-Fridman, and Ben Board
Forums: Hacker News and r/Games
| Wayne Ma / The Information: |
Source: Apple is building prototypes of at least two iPhones that fold widthwise; the phones are in early development and not set for production in 2024 or 2025 — Apple is building prototypes of at least two iPhones that fold widthwise like a clamshell, according to a person with direct knowledge of the situation.
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X: @parkerortolani, @parismartineau, @sarahnemerson, @gartenberg, @waynema, @oddstocktrader, @xrandrew, @deitaone, and @sizpatel
LinkedIn: Caroline Giegerich, Eduardo Alcivar, MBA, Alex Kantrowitz, and Emil Protalinski. Forums: MacRumors Forums
| Sam Sabin / Axios: |
US, UK, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand advisory: China-backed hacking group Volt Typhoon has had access to some major US infrastructure for over five years — China-backed hackers have had access to some major U.S. critical infrastructure for “at least five years,” according to an intelligence advisory released Wednesday.
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X: @johnhultquist, @nsacyber, @cisajen, @jseldin, @dhsgov, @cisacyber, @ausambcybertech, @cisagov, @ncsc, @cybergovau, and @cisacyber. LinkedIn: Sam Sabin
| Carl Franzen / VentureBeat: |
Microsoft updates Copilot with a redesigned look, a new AI model for Copilot's Balanced mode called Deucalion, and new AI image creation and editing features — In a startling move, Microsoft today announced a redesigned look for its Copilot AI search and chatbot experience on the web …
More: The Official Microsoft Blog, Microsoft on YouTube, The Verge, Windows Central, TODAY.com, TechRadar, TechCrunch, Neowin, Neowin, TestingCatalog, GeekWire, Windows 11 Forum, Thurrott, 9to5Google, Engadget, Voicebot.ai, and BGR
X: @mparakhin, @microsoft, @jordirib1, @jordirib1, @mikeschechter, @msbing_dev, @microsoft, @tomwarren, @satyanadella, @yusuf_i_mehdi, and @jenny____ai
LinkedIn: Jordi Ribas and Steve Clayton
| Michael Nuñez / VentureBeat: |
Apple partners with University of California researchers to release open-source AI model MGIE, which can edit images based on natural language instructions — Apple has released a new open-source AI model, called “MGIE,” that can edit images based on natural language instructions.
More: Apple on GitHub, AppleInsider, The Verge, Decrypt, SiliconANGLE, MobileSyrup, Tom's Guide, Cryptopolitan, MacDailyNews, The Decoder, Supercharged, iMore, iPhone in Canada Blog, Cult of Mac, Appleosophy, BGR, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, and Dataconomy
Mastodon: @ppatel@mstdn.social. X: @benlovejoy, @9to5mac, @_akhaliq, @parkerortolani, @mikeisaac, and @williamwangnlp. LinkedIn: Ben Werdmuller
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| Charlie Sorrel / iFixit News: |
Apple Vision Pro teardown: 50 Vision Pro pixels fit into a single iPhone 15 Pro pixel, the display is not technically 4K, has a ~100° field of view, and more — After the whirlwind of team activity that was our initial Vision Pro teardown, we've been digging much, much deeper into those dual displays …
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X: @sadlyitsbradley, @parkerortolani, @jasonjustsaying, @sadlyitsbradley, @yiningkarlli, @vadimyuryev, @mahyarm8, @snazzylabs, @scobleizer, and @zollotech
Forums: Hacker News, r/apple, r/hardware, and MacRumors Forums
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Sources: OpenAI is developing two types of agent software: one to automate tasks by effectively taking over a user's device, and the other for web-based tasks — OpenAI's first major product, ChatGPT, proved so popular that it sparked a generation of wannabes.| Chainalysis: |
Ransomware payments in 2023 hit a record $1.1B, up from $567M in 2022 and $983M in 2021, after a major escalation of the frequency, scope, and volume of attacks — The Chainalysis 2024 Crypto Crime Report — Coming soon — In 2023, ransomware actors intensified their operations …
More: NBC News, The Daily Hodl, DataBreachToday.com, Tech Monitor, Cryptonews, Privacy Affairs, WHDH-TV, Milk Road, PCMag, The Stack, BleepingComputer, Cointelegraph, Reuters, The Record, The Guardian, and Wired
LinkedIn: Joshua Hecker and Jacqueline Burns Koven
| Josh Boak / Associated Press: |
The Biden administration names White House economic adviser Elizabeth Kelly to lead the NIST's newly formed AI Safety Institute to develop AI testing standards — The Biden administration on Wednesday named a top White House aide as the director of the newly established safety institute for artificial intelligence.
More: U.S. Department of Commerce, TIME, VentureBeat, The Hill, and FedScoop
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Arm reports Q3 revenue up 14% YoY to $824M, vs. $761.6M est., and forecasts Q4 sales and adjusted profit above expectations; ARM jumps 21%+ — Arm Holdings on Wednesday forecast fiscal fourth-quarter sales and adjusted profit above Wall Street expectations as customers aim to design new chips …
More: Bloomberg, Arm, SiliconANGLE, Moneycontrol, Wall Street Journal, Thurrott, The Times, Financial Times, and CNBC
| Kate Knibbs / Wired: |
An interview with Nebojša Vujinović Vujo, who runs 2,000+ AI-generated news sites, often hosted on once-popular domains, and claims to have ~12 human editors — Serbian DJ turned internet entrepreneur Nebojša Vujinović Vujo floods abandoned news sites with AI-generated articles.| Mike Isaac / New York Times: |
Meta proposes industry standards for identifying AI-generated content, and plans to label AI images posted on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads — The social network wants to promote standardized labels to help detect artificially created photo, video and audio material across its platforms.
More: Android Headlines, Meta, ZDNet, The Guardian, Business Today, JD Supra, Infosecurity, Newsmax, Music Ally, SamMobile, Cybernews.com, MediaNama, The Verge, Hindustan Times, Wired, NBC News, and TechCrunch
X: @emilybell, @mer__edith, @alexeheath, @nickclegg, @nickclegg, @metanewsroom, and @andymstone
LinkedIn: Sam Gregory, Henry Ajder, and Erin Egan
| Emilia David / The Verge: |
More: OpenAI, The Register, Inquirer Technology, Business Insider, Gizmodo, Tech Monitor, SiliconANGLE, Fast Company, Mashable, Fortune, BGR, PR Daily, Windows 11 Forum, Forbes, Ben's Bites, WinBuzzer, Windows Central, Silicon Republic, MediaNama, Neowin, Proactive, and VentureBeat
Bluesky: @marypcbuk.bsky.social. X: @openai, @iuliabaltoi, @slyon66, @gdb, @henkvaness, @mer__edith, and @af_mada
LinkedIn: Katie Paul, Marshall Poindexter, Emil Protalinski, and Saanya Ojha
| Manya Saini / Reuters: |
PayPal reports Q4 revenue up 9% YoY to $8B, vs. $7.87B est., and total payment volume up 15% YoY to $409.8B, vs. $404.45B est. — PayPal (PYPL.O) beat Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter profit on Wednesday as more Americans used its payments platform for shopping during the holiday season.| Michelle Nichols / Reuters: |
The UN is probing 58 suspected cyberattacks worth ~$3B by North Korea on crypto companies; the stolen crypto allegedly helped fund the country's nuclear weapons — United Nations sanctions monitors are investigating dozens of suspected cyberattacks by North Korea that raked in $3 billion … | Alex Konrad / Forbes: |
Mechanical Orchard, which helps companies migrate systems from mainframes to the cloud, raised a $24M Series A led by Emergence Capital at a $95M valuation — Mechanical Orchard has raised $24 million from Emergence Capital at a $95 million valuation after reaching $10 million in revenue and profitability in just over a year.| Jane Zhang / Bloomberg: |
Alibaba reports Q3 revenue up 5% YoY to ~$36.7B, net income down 69% YoY to ~$2B, Taobao and Tmall revenue up 2% YoY to ~$18B, and approves a $25B share buyback — - The move may appeal to some investors as growth plateaus — Alibaba is grappling with market and internal uncertainty| Mozilla Foundation: |
An in-depth look at Common Crawl, the 9.5PB+ web crawl archive dating back to 2008 run by a small nonprofit, its role in generative AI, its datasets, and more — Common Crawl's Impact on Generative AI — Common Crawl's mission: Enabling others to work like Google — Common Crawl's data: Machine scale analysis| Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: |
Meta challenges the EU's DSA supervisory fee of 0.05% of Meta's annual net income that cover regulators' costs, disagreeing with how the fees are calculated — Meta Platforms (META.O) has challenged a supervisory fee amounting to .05% of its annual worldwide net income aimed … Sponsor Posts
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