Sources: Apple has discussed adding a higher end iPhone “Ultra” model in 2024, probably offering camera improvements, a faster chip, and an even larger display
Apple's Tim Cook told investors that consumers are willing to pay up for the best iPhone they can get, signaling that even more ritzy models may be on the way.
Dell plans to eliminate ~6,650 jobs, or ~5% of its workforce, taking its headcount to ~126K, down by ~39K since January 2020, as the pandemic-era PC boom fades
Dell Technologies Inc., facing plummeting demand for personal computers, will eliminate about 6,650 jobs, becoming …
a16z used all 15M of its UNI tokens to vote against a proposal to deploy Uniswap V3 on the BNB Chain using the Wormhole bridge; voting concludes on February 10
- A16z used all 15 million of their UNI to vote against the proposal. The proposal would use the Wormhole bridge for the Uniswap V3 deployment.
After Twitter said free API access would end on February 9, Elon Musk promises “a light, write-only API for bots providing good content that is free”
Last week, Twitter said it is shutting down free access to its APIs starting February 9. Now, days before the deadline …
Since buying Twitter, Elon Musk says his workload has reached 120+ hours per week, leading to little sleep and growing back pain, as he runs multiple companies
At Tesla trial and in tweets, executive gives a glimpse into personal challenges — Elon Musk's Tesla Tweets Trial: What to Know
Disney cuts an October 2022 episode of The Simpsons that referred to “forced labor camps” in China from Disney+ in Hong Kong, after a similar removal in 2021
Missing programme on streaming platform mentions ‘camps where children make smartphones’
JD.com, China Mobile, and other Chinese retailers are discounting iPhone 14 models by over $100, an unusually steep price cut that suggests dwindling demand
Apple Inc.'s latest iPhones are selling at discounts of more than $100 in China, an unusually steep price cut just months after launch …
Analysis: despite Elon Musk's pledge in late November, CSAM still spreads on Twitter, sometimes recommended by its algorithm; one video drew over 120,000 views
Child sexual abuse imagery spreads on Twitter even after the company is notified: One video drew 120,000 views.
Binance launches a free tool to help users calculate their tax obligations, supporting up to 100,000 transactions, available initially in Canada and France
The tool, initially available to users in Canada and France, supports reporting of up to 100,000 transactions.
Sources: Microsoft's legal team expects the UK CMA to oppose the Activision deal, which may show a new antitrust enforcement alignment across the US, UK, and EU
New York Times :
A profile of Sam Bankman-Fried's psychiatrist Dr. George Lerner, hired as a coach at FTX in early 2022, as prosecutors seek his communications with executives
Wall Street Journal :
A look at the Four Horsemen of the Tech Recession: a hangover from pandemic-era growth, hardware lifecycles, the end of zero interest rates, and Apple's ATT
It really was jarring to see those employment figures the same week that tech company after tech company reported mostly disappointing earnings … Tweets: @eric_seufert , @carnage4life , @stratechery ,...
A profile of blockchain gaming pioneer Yat Siu, who founded Animoca Brands, valued at $5.9B in September 2022, as he copes with the crypto winter and regulators
Financial Times :
Google, Microsoft, and Amazon pursuing investments and deals with generative AI startups, incentivizing use of their cloud services, raises regulatory concerns
Deals between Google, Microsoft and Amazon and ‘generative AI’ start-ups raise competition concerns
By seeking a jury trial over breaking up Google's ad business, the DOJ is taking a risky, very unusual step for an antitrust case, which may hinder its chances
The US Department of Justice is insisting that its new Google suit be tried by a jury — Complexity is often used to obfuscate. Tweets: @alemannoeu , @georgedibb , @ftopinion , @justinhendrix , and @...
Q&A with former Oculus CTO John Carmack about his AGI startup Keen, how to “solve” AGI, how AGI could impact the economy, AI companies' “groupthink”, and more
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Getty Images sues Stability AI in the US, alleging it copied 12M+ images without permission or compensation to use as training data in creating Stable Diffusion
Getty Images has filed a lawsuit in the US against Stability AI, creators of open-source AI art generator Stable Diffusion, escalating its legal battle against the firm. See also Mediagazer
Samsung executive Raju Pullan says the company has started making its Galaxy Fold, Flip, and S23 smartphones in India, seeking to surpass Xiaomi in the market
Sankalp Phartiyal / Bloomberg :
Experts say AI could help improve relatively simple and targeted tech in mental health care, including telemedicine, telephone hotlines, and clinician training
Shira Ovide / Washington Post :
India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology starts “the process to ban” 138 betting and 94 loan lending apps that “reportedly have Chinese links”
Manish Singh / TechCrunch :
JPMorgan: 53% of institutional traders predict AI/ML will be the most influential tech for trading in the next three years; 72% have no plans to trade crypto
Q&A with Laurent Richard and Sandrine Rigaud on their book Pegasus, how state actors misuse surveillance tech, spyware demand, what's next for NSO, and more
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Financial influencers are pumping out videos promoting dubious ChatGPT get-rich-quick schemes, such as selling chatbot-generated tutorials on sites like Udemy
A look at “de-influencers”, a rising cohort of TikTok users criticizing viral products and promoting thoughtful shopping; #deinfluencing videos passed 68M views
How 1M female health care workers in India are using WhatsApp to fight dangerous medical misinformation and combat the country's high maternal mortality rates
A look at the Guillemot family's attempts to retain control of Ubisoft, which has hit setbacks that led to a stock plunge and made the company a takeover target
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Shopify: Revolutionizing Commerce with Winter Edition '26
Over 150+ new features transform how merchants build, design, and grow—with technology that amplifies creative vision.
Email fatigue is real: Here's how smart email tools help you regain control
Picture this: It's Monday morning. You walk into the office feeling energized and ready to take on the week.
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data
Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.