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• newApple pauses AI notification summaries of news alerts in latest iOS beta
  Some significant changes are coming to Apple Intelligence notification summaries. With the latest slate of developer previews for iOS 18.3, iPadOS 18.3 and macOS Sequoia 15.3, Apple has suspended the system's aggregated notifications, specifically fr…
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• newTikTok, Temu and more face complaints alleging GDPR violations in EU
  Austrian privacy advocate NOYB has launched its first GDPR complaints against Chinese businesses. The organization has filed complaints against TikTok, Xiaomi, Shein, AliExpress, Temu and WeChat, alleging that these companies unlawfully shared inform…
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• newMoviePass made a film trailer app for the Oculus Quest and Apple Vision Pro
  If you're a cinephile who misses the old Apple TV app for movie trailers, MoviePass CEO Stacy Spikes knows your pain. So he decided to build a trailer app of his own, one that could easily help viewers keep track of upcoming films. But the MoviePass…
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• newChina-linked hackers accessed over 400 US Treasury computers
  The US Treasury Department announced in a letter back in December that it had been the victim of a security breach, attributing it to a “China state-sponsored Advanced Persistent Threat actor.” Now we know more about the extent of the hack, thank…
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• newFortnite will let you play as Godzilla, if you're lucky
  If your gaming plans for this weekend somehow don't involve stomping around as Godzilla in Fortnite, I don't know what to tell you. The legendary titan is dropping onto the island for a limited time starting on January 17, and you even might get the…
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• newLeica's SL3-S mirrorless cameras boasts 6K ProRes video and faster autofocus
  Leica has unveiled its latest full-frame mirrorless camera, the 24-megapixel SL3-S with improved performance and video compared to its predecessor, the SL2-S. It largely resembles the photo-centric 60-megapixel SL3 unveiled in March last year, but is…
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• newAnker's 20K power bank with charging base is down to a record-low price
  If you’re in the market for a power bank, one of our favorite models is back down to its Black Friday price. Amazon has discounted Anker’s 20,000mAh Prime Power Bank — with optional base included — to $110 or 41 percent off its regular $185 p…
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• newNintendo Switch 2 is official, with more details coming on April 2, 2025
  The long wait is finally over. In a YouTube video with little fanfare, Nintendo officially introduced the long-awaited Switch 2. The first true next-gen follow-up to the original Switch includes backwards-compatibility for owners of existing Switch g…
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• newUntil Dawn trailer shows the movie's Groundhog Day-style gimmick in action
  Sony just dropped a full-fledged trailer for the Until Dawn movie, just days after releasing a shorter teaser. The new footage gives us a proper introduction to the Groundhog Day-style gimmick that separates the film from the game.The game is known…
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• newKindle Colorsoft review: The missing link in Amazon’s ereader lineup
  Well, it finally happened. After years of waiting and requests, Amazon debuted the $280 Kindle Colorsoft, its first ereader with a color display. The company’s ereaders have dominated this space since the original Kindle came out 17 years ago, but…
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• newTraeger Woodridge review: A big upgrade for the entry-level pellet grill
  Grill companies are taking a different approach in 2025. Instead of refining premium smart pellet models and adding even more features, they’re aiming to provide a solid outdoor cooking experience for less money than usual. Weber did so with the Sm…
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• newThe Nintendo Switch 2 has been announced, here's everything we know
  As the world turns, so do the console generations. The Nintendo Switch is over seven years old, so it’s due for a refresh. Nintendo Switch 2 rumors have been swirling for years, but now we have some signs of life. The company officially revealed th…
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• newUK demands adult content sites introduce 'effective' age verification methods
  The UK has spent over a decade attempting to regulate who can access adult content online and has failed, again and again. But things might just change, as OfCom, the country's government-approved communication services regulator, has finally publish…
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• newA four pack of our favorite Bluetooth trackers for Android devices is cheaper than ever
  Not to be cliché, but if losing things was an Olympic sport then I'd at least get a bronze. To that end, I rely on Find My programs to keep track of my devices, but I've put off dishing out money on a Bluetooth trackers.  Now, I don't have an Andr…
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• new'TikTok Refugees' are learning Mandarin Chinese on Duolingo for RedNote
  In a few days, TikTok could be banned in the US, rendering the app unusable and removing it from app stores. Instead of making do with Instagram Reels, people looked for a closer alternative and found Chinese social media app "RedNote" or Xiaohongshu…
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• newInsta360’s Flow Pro 2 gimbal offers a sturdier build and a selfie mirror
  Insta360 is back with another smartphone gimbal and it looks pretty darn great. The Flow Pro 2 is an upgrade over its predecessor in nearly every major way, and we already loved the original. This is another great tool for any content creator to have…
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• new19 relaxing video games to help you destress
  The last few years have brought a barrage of “cozy games,” video games expressly designed to generate good vibes. That said, coziness isn’t a virtue in and of itself. If you’re looking for games to help you wind down, allow us to help. We’v…
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• newThe best live TV streaming services to cut cable in 2025
  Around ten years ago, as the price of cable rose to untenable heights, live TV streaming services arrived as the low-cost, contract-free antidote. The services are still blissfully easy to walk away from, but the cost is inching towards cable levels,…
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• newBlue Origin’s New Glenn rocket launches into orbit on its maiden flight
  Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket has successfully made it to space for its maiden flight, a few days after its planned January 13 launch was scrubbed. The vehicle passed the Kármán line, the internationally recognized boundary of space, shortly after…
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• newLG Display's new OLEDs are even brighter and more power-efficient
  LG Display is introducing its 4th-generation OLED TV displays today, which manage to not only be brighter than what it showed off in 2024, but also more power-efficient and less reflective. The LG OLED evo M5 was one of Engadget's favorite announceme…
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• Tubi will livestream the 2025 Super Bowl for free in 4K
  The Super Bowl tends to be a cultural moment, even for people who don't know an extra point from a safety. This year, if you want to see the whole program, including the halftime show by Kendrick Lamar, there will be a free streaming option. The broa…
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• Sonos' chief product officer is also leaving the company
  Sonos is continuing to clean house as the company recovers from the hits it took following a disastrous mobile app redesign last year. Just a day after CEO Patrick Spence departed the company, chief product officer Maxime Bouvat-Merlin is also leavin…
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• How to watch the Samsung Galaxy S25 Unpacked event
  We're nearly a month into 2025, and it's time for another flagship smartphone announcement. Samsung's first Galaxy Unpacked event is on the books for January 22, and like past years, you'll be able to watch along from home.All signs point to the eve…
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• FTC sues John Deere over ‘unfair corporate tactics’ and ‘high repair costs’
  The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a suit against John Deere, accusing it of “unfair” practices that force farmers to pay higher-than-average repair costs. The federal organization, along with attorneys general for Illinois and Minnesot…
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• God of War Ragnarök headlines the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog additions for January
  Sony is set to freshen up the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for Extra and Premium subscribers with a bunch of new additions in January. The obvious headliner here is God of War Ragnarök (PS4 and PS5), one of PlayStation's biggest blockbusters from…
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• Google brings real-time information from The Associated Press to Gemini
  Google is partnering with The Associated Press to bring real-time information from the news agency to its Gemini app, the search giant announced on Wednesday. The financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The deal builds on an existing par…
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• Microsoft and iFixit now sell official Xbox Series X/S replacement parts for DIY repairs
  Xbox has announced a few more sustainability efforts, including an expansion of its repairability program. You'll be able to buy official replacement parts for Xbox Series X/S systems from the Microsoft Store and iFixit so you can repair your console…
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• Daredevil's new trailer is heavy on violence and nostalgia
  It’s been a long wait, but Daredevil: Born Again premieres on March 4 via Disney+. The streamer just dropped another trailer that’s filled with new footage, much of it proving that the pseudo-sequel series will stay true to its violent roots.The…
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• The Acura RSX calls dibs on Honda's proprietary Asimo OS
  Honda has announced that its first original EV design, the Acura RSX, will use its proprietary Asimo operating system, according to The Verge. If those names sound familiar it's because RSX is a Honda nameplate from the early 2000s, and Asimo was a H…
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• This Dyson cordless stick vacuum is half off right now
  We recommend several Dyson models in our guide to the best cordless vacuums. While the Digital Slim isn't on the list per se, it's still an option perhaps worth considering if you're in the market for a new vacuum — not least because that model is…
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• The Nokia Design Archive has 20-plus years of never-before-seen images, sketches and strategy
  It's an understatement to say that cell phones have evolved in the 30-plus years since they entered mainstream society. But, despite all the stuff our smart phones offer, they'll never hit the same way those early models did. Now, there's an opportun…
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• Axios partners with OpenAI, forgetting the scorpion stung the frog
  Axios is expanding its local newsletter presence from 30 to 34 cities. The catch? OpenAI is funding it. In its continued pretense of benefiting newsrooms, OpenAI has partnered with Axios in a three-year deal to cover Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Kansas…
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• NVIDIA's AI NPCs are a nightmare
  The rise of AI NPCs has felt like a looming threat for years, as if developers couldn't wait to dump human writers and offload NPC conversations to generative AI models. At CES 2025, NVIDIA made it plainly clear the technology was right around the co…
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• LinkedIn wants you to apply for fewer jobs
  If you know anyone in the job market right now, then you’ve probably heard stories about just how tough it can be to even land an interview. Part of the problem, according to LinkedIn, is that too many people are applying for jobs they aren’t act…
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• North Korea stole $659 million in crypto assets last year, the US says
  The United States, Japan and South Korea have issued a warning against North Korean threat actors, who are actively and aggressively targeting the cryptocurrency industry. In their joint advisory, the countries said threat actor groups affiliated wit…
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• DJI will no longer block US users from flying drones in restricted areas
  DJI has lifted its geofence that prevents users in the US from flying over restricted areas like nuclear power plants, airports and wildfires, the company wrote in a blog post on Monday. As of January 13th, areas previously called "restricted zones"…
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• The best Nintendo Switch controllers for 2025
  The right controller can make your Nintendo Switch gaming experience feel like new again. If you’ve been relying on the included Joy-Cons ever since you bought a Switch, there’s a good chance you’re missing out on extra comfort and improved erg…
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• SEC lawsuit claims Musk gained over $150 million by delaying Twitter stake disclosure
  After a more than two-year investigation, the Securities and Exchange Commission has sued Elon Musk over his delayed disclosure of the Twitter stock he amassed before announcing his intention to acquire the company in 2022.In a court filing, the SEC…
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• Pixelfed, Instagram's decentralized competitor, is now on iOS and Android
  Pixelfed is now available as a mobile apps for both iOS and Android. The open source, decentralized platform offers image sharing similar to Instagram. However, Pixelfed has no advertisements and does not share user data with third parties. The platf…
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• What to expect at the Samsung Galaxy S25 Unpacked 2025 event
  Samsung’s big Galaxy S25 launch is right around the corner. The first Galaxy Unpacked event of 2025 is confirmed for January 22 at 1PM ET in San Jose, CA, where Samsung’s “Next Big Thing” (to borrow a 14-year-old marketing slogan) will be rev…
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• The new Witcher animated film finally has a legit trailer
  We’ve been hearing about the latest animated movie based on The Witcher franchise for a while now, but we’ve only ever gotten a short teaser and an equally short clip. Now, finally, there’s a legit full-fledged trailer. This is opportune timing…
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• How to talk to ChatGPT on your phone
  ChatGPT has had support for voice conversations since the end of 2023, but if you’re new to OpenAI’s chatbot, figuring out how to converse with it can be tricky since there are a couple of ways to go about it. In this guide, I'll explain the main…
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• DoJ remotely cleaned thousands of computers infected with Chinese malware
  The Department of Justice and the FBI shared today that they have completed a project to remove malware used by Chinese hackers from computers in the US. The effort was essentially a court-approved counter-hack that remotely deleted malware known as…
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• Mark Zuckerberg plans to lay off an additional five percent of Meta's workforce
  Meta is preparing for even more layoffs, according to reporting by Bloomberg. CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a company memo that he plans on cutting about five percent of its "low-performers."“I’ve decided to raise the bar on performance management…
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• Threads is starting to test community notes internally
  Last week, Meta decided it would replace its professional fact-checking program with X-style "Community Notes" and it looks like a version of the feature is already being tested on Threads. Alessandro Paluzzi, a developer who frequently posts leaked…
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• Substack is now letting all publishers broadcast live video
  Substack tested live video last year, allowing Substack Bestsellers (the company’s top users) to stream video and connect with a live audience and even collaborate with other Bestsellers. Now, the feature is open to every Substack publisher who wan…
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• Adobe tests live co-editing on Photoshop
   Photoshop is officially becoming a team project. Adobe has announced the creation of live co-editing on Photoshop, allowing multiple individuals to simultaneously work on the same file from different computers. If you're sick of waiting around for…
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• Our favorite budget wireless earbuds are down to a record-low price
  The Anker Soundcore Space A40 wireless earphones are now back to their Black Friday and Cyber Monday price, dropping from $80 to $45. These earbuds have made it onto our list of the best budget wireless earbuds and won first place. This pair of earb…
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• Sony offers a first look at the Until Dawn movie
  Sony has revealed a first proper look at Until Dawn, the movie adaptation of Supermassive’s choose-your-own-adventure horror game. Rather than offering up a teaser or a trailer, the company has opted to unleash more of a vignette, with the film’…
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• Amazon's AI lead says technical issues are holding back Alexa AI
  Amazon had been planning to roll out a new Alexa powered by generative AI in October 2024, but that obviously didn't happen. According to reports that came out back then, the company pushed back its new voice assistant's release to sometime this year…
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Tech News - Yahoo! News

• newColonial Pipeline expects main gasoline artery to restart on Friday
  
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• newWhy Trump saving TikTok isn't so legally simple
  
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• newMicrosoft Bets Office Subscribers Will Pay 30% More for AI Tools
  
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• newHow TikTok's demise could boost Meta, YouTube, and other rivals
  
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• newLegal AI Startup Harvey Set to Double Valuation to $3 Billion
  
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Techmeme

• newSources: Mira Murati's AI startup has poached about 10 researchers and engineers, including former OpenAI Head of Special Projects Jonathan Lachman, from rivals (Zoë Schiffer/Wired)
  Zoë Schiffer / Wired:Sources: Mira Murati's AI startup has poached about 10 researchers and engineers, including former OpenAI Head of Special Projects Jonathan Lachman, from rivals  —  It's a major get for Murati's mysterious startup, which…
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• newSources: Trump plans an EO to elevate crypto to a national imperative or priority and create a crypto advisory council to advocate for industry priorities (Bloomberg)
  Bloomberg:Sources: Trump plans an EO to elevate crypto to a national imperative or priority and create a crypto advisory council to advocate for industry priorities  —  - Executive order expected to create a crypto advisory council  — Trump…
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• newThe FTC bans GM from selling driver behavior and geolocation data to consumer reporting agencies for five years, after finding GM didn't properly inform drivers (Kashmir Hill/New York Times)
  Kashmir Hill / New York Times:The FTC bans GM from selling driver behavior and geolocation data to consumer reporting agencies for five years, after finding GM didn't properly inform drivers  —  An investigation by the Federal Trade Commission…
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• newTrump plans to nominate Olivia Trusty, policy director for a US Senate committee, as the third Republican member of the FCC's five-person commission (Matthew Keys/The Desk)
  Matthew Keys / The Desk:Trump plans to nominate Olivia Trusty, policy director for a US Senate committee, as the third Republican member of the FCC's five-person commission  —  President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday said he intends to nomina…
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• newSource: Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth told staff that some of Meta's changes were "pretty ham-fisted, borderline unintentional" and Meta is planning some corrections (Kalley Huang/The Information)
  Kalley Huang / The Information:Source: Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth told staff that some of Meta's changes were “pretty ham-fisted, borderline unintentional” and Meta is planning some corrections  —  Meta Platforms Chief Technology Officer And…
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• newSources: Zuckerberg told Stephen Miller that he would do nothing to obstruct Trump's agenda and blamed Sheryl Sandberg for an inclusivity initiative at Facebook (New York Times)
  New York Times:Sources: Zuckerberg told Stephen Miller that he would do nothing to obstruct Trump's agenda and blamed Sheryl Sandberg for an inclusivity initiative at Facebook  —  Stephen Miller was the architect of Donald J. Trump's hard-line…
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• newApple disables notification summaries for News & Entertainment apps in iOS 18.3 beta and makes other changes to summaries, including using italicized text (Chance Miller/9to5Mac)
  Chance Miller / 9to5Mac:Apple disables notification summaries for News & Entertainment apps in iOS 18.3 beta and makes other changes to summaries, including using italicized text  —  Apple released iOS 18.3 beta 3 to developers this afternoon.…
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• newDoc: FBI leaders have warned that they believe the hackers who broke into AT&T's system last year stole months of their agents' call and text logs (Bloomberg)
  Bloomberg:Doc: FBI leaders have warned that they believe the hackers who broke into AT&T's system last year stole months of their agents' call and text logs  —  - Bureau warned breach could expose informants, document shows  — Hackers stole…
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• newTech trade groups NetChoice and TechNet sue CFPB for its efforts to regulate digital payment apps like Apple Pay, Google Wallet, and Venmo more like banks (Gaby Del Valle/The Verge)
  Gaby Del Valle / The Verge:Tech trade groups NetChoice and TechNet sue CFPB for its efforts to regulate digital payment apps like Apple Pay, Google Wallet, and Venmo more like banks  —  Two major tech trade groups are challenging the Consumer…
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• newCFPB announces a $175M settlement with Block, including $120M in refunds to consumers, saying Cash App allowed rampant fraud while misleading its customers (Leo Schwartz/Fortune)
  Leo Schwartz / Fortune:CFPB announces a $175M settlement with Block, including $120M in refunds to consumers, saying Cash App allowed rampant fraud while misleading its customers  —  On Thursday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announ…
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• newMicrosoft bundles its AI-powered Office features into Microsoft 365 Personal and Home subscriptions for an extra $3 per month (Tom Warren/The Verge)
  Tom Warren / The Verge:Microsoft bundles its AI-powered Office features into Microsoft 365 Personal and Home subscriptions for an extra $3 per month  —  Microsoft is bundling its AI-powered Office features into Microsoft 365 Personal and Home…
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• newFTC finalizes changes to COPPA, including requiring opt-in consent for targeted ads and prohibiting companies from retaining kids' data indefinitely (Tonya Riley/Bloomberg Law)
  Tonya Riley / Bloomberg Law:FTC finalizes changes to COPPA, including requiring opt-in consent for targeted ads and prohibiting companies from retaining kids' data indefinitely  —  Search by Topic  —  The Federal Trade Commission will requ…
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• newZhou Chaonan, the chairwoman of data center operator Range Intelligent, has become China's third richest woman after her company's stock rose 105% in 2024 (Bloomberg)
  Bloomberg:Zhou Chaonan, the chairwoman of data center operator Range Intelligent, has become China's third richest woman after her company's stock rose 105% in 2024  —  - Range Intelligent's chairwoman Zhou joins world's 500 richest  — TikT…
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• newNetradyne, which provides AI-enabled dashcams to fleet owners like Amazon, raised a $90M Series D led by Point72 at a pre-money valuation of $1.25B (Rebecca Bellan/TechCrunch)
  Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch:Netradyne, which provides AI-enabled dashcams to fleet owners like Amazon, raised a $90M Series D led by Point72 at a pre-money valuation of $1.25B  —  Distracted driving is a leading cause of car crashes — and ri…
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• newSources: crypto executives have offered input to David Sacks on a possible Trump EO that covers several areas of crypto policy, including a Bitcoin stockpile (David Yaffe-Bellany/New York Times)
  David Yaffe-Bellany / New York Times:Sources: crypto executives have offered input to David Sacks on a possible Trump EO that covers several areas of crypto policy, including a Bitcoin stockpile  —  The cryptocurrency industry has pushed Presi…
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MacRumors - All

• newiPhone SE 4 Dummies Feature iPhone 14-Style Design With No Action Button or Camera Control
  Apple is planning to introduce a new version of the iPhone SE this year, and alleged dummy models are starting to leak out. Sonny Dickson today shared some images of an ‌iPhone SE‌ 4 dummy model, giving us insight into what it could look like.…
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• newApple Continues Promoting Severance Ahead of Season 2 Premiere
  The second season of hit television show Severance is set to be available to stream starting tomorrow, and Apple is continuing to promote the show. The company's main Apple.com website now has a section dedicated to Lumon Industries, the fictional bu…
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• newEverything New in iOS 18.3 Beta 3
  Apple provided the third beta of iOS 18.3 to developers today, and while the betas have so far been light on new features, the third beta makes some major changes to Notification Summaries and also tweaks a few other features.Notification Summa…
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• newApple Releases tvOS 18.2.1 With Data Syncing Fix
  A minor software update for the Apple TV was released today.tvOS 18.2.1 is now available for all Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K models. It can be installed on the Apple TV by opening the Settings app and selecting System → Software Updates. It i…
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• newiOS 18.3 Temporarily Removes Notification Summaries for News
  With the iOS 18.3 update, Apple made several changes to the Apple Intelligence Notification Summaries feature that aggregates incoming notifications into a single quick-access message.For now, Notification Summaries for the News and Entertainme…
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• newApple Seeds Third Beta of macOS Sequoia 15.3 to Developers
  Apple today provided developers with the third beta of an upcoming macOS Sequoia 15.3 update, with the third beta coming a week after Apple released the second beta.Registered developers can opt-in to the ‌macOS Sequoia‌ beta through the So…
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• newApple Seeds Third Betas of iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3
  Apple today seeded the third betas of upcoming iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3 updates to developers for testing purposes, with the software coming a week after Apple released the second betas.iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3 can be downloaded from the Settin…
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• newCARROT Weather Introduces CarPlay App and Automatic Live Activities
  The popular weather app CARROT Weather today was updated with two key new features: CarPlay support and automatic Live Activities.When accessed via CarPlay, CARROT Weather becomes a navigation app like Google Maps. You can enter your destinatio…
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• newApple Pay Now Offers Monthly Payment Plans From Synchrony
  Following a false alarm last week due to a prematurely-updated Apple support document, Synchrony as of today is actually available as a buy-now, pay-later option when checking out with Apple Pay online and in apps on iPhone and iPad. However, you nee…
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• newThree Companies Are Now in the Running to Take Over the Apple Card
  Apple is in talks with Barclays and Synchrony about becoming its new financial partner for the Apple Card, according to Reuters sources.The report today added that Apple has also been holding discussions with Chase Bank owner JPMorgan since las…
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• newAmazon Takes Up to 33% Off Beats Products, Including Beats Pill for $99.99
  Amazon this week is discounting a collection of Beats audio devices, including a return of the all-time low price on the new Beats Pill. You can get this portable Bluetooth speaker for $99.99 in Champagne Gold, down from $149.95.Note: MacRumors i…
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• newApple Changes Trade-In Values for iPhones, iPads, Macs, and More
  Apple today adjusted estimated trade-in values for select iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch models in the U.S., according to its website.Some values increased, while others decreased. The changes were not too significant, with most values risi…
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• newApple Previews New Store With Combined Genius Bar and Pickup Spot
  Apple today shared photos of its upcoming store at MixC Hefei in China, revealing a new design element that could expand to other locations in the future.Specifically, the store features a combined Genius Bar and Apple Pickup station, so custom…
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• Apple CEO Tim Cook Shares Tidbits About His Life
  If you've ever wondered what it's like to be the CEO of Apple, Tim Cook recently sat down for an interview with Table Manners podcast hosts Jessie and Lennie Ware when he visited London in December. Cook shared insight into his daily routine, his foc…
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• Apple CEO Tim Cook Will Attend Trump Inauguration
  Apple CEO Tim Cook will be one of several tech CEOs in attendance at the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, reports Bloomberg.Earlier this month, Cook personally donated $1 million to Trump's inaugural fund, and when Trump won in Nov…
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• Review: Four Months With the iPhone 16 Pro Max
  Four months have passed since Apple released the iPhone 16 lineup. MacRumors videographer Dan Barbera has been using an iPhone 16 Pro Max since launch, and over on our YouTube channel, he did a multi-month review to provide his thoughts on durability…
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• Goldman Sachs CEO Says Contract With Apple May End Early
  Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon said that there's "some possibility" the company's Apple Card partnership with Apple could end early, reports Reuters. Goldman Sachs and Apple have a contract that is supposed to last until 2030, but the financial serv…
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• Apple Resumes Offering Interest-Free Financing on iPhones in Canada
  Apple's financing partner Affirm this month started offering interest-free financing on iPhone purchases in Canada again, after stopping doing so in mid-2023. With a 0% loan from Affirm, you can pay for an iPhone over 24 months with zero interest add…
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• MacBook Air Likely Apple's First Product Update of 2025: What to Expect
  There is a good chance that Apple's first product announcement of 2025 will be updated 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Air models with the M4 chip.Last month, Apple released macOS Sequoia 15.2, and in doing so it accidentally confirmed new MacBook…
  - 1 day ago 15 Jan 25, 10:49am -
• Amazon Takes $200 Off MacBook Air, Starting at $799
  Amazon and Best Buy are discounting Apple's 13-inch M2 MacBook Air with 16GB of RAM and 256GB SSD storage down to $799.00 in every color. This is a $200 discount on the M2 MacBook Air, and neither sale requires any coupon code in order to see the fin…
  - 1 day ago 15 Jan 25, 9:34am -

VentureBeat

• newSony reportedly cancels two more live-service games, one a God of War title
  A new report alleges that Sony has canceled two unannounced live-service titles from Bend Studio and Bluepoint Games.
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• newDark and Darker Mobile soft launches in Canada in February
  Krafton said it will soft launch Dark and Darker Mobile, under development by Bluehole Studio, in Canada on February 5.
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• newMicrosoft just built an AI that designs materials for the future. Here’s how it works.
  Microsoft researchers unveil MatterGen, a breakthrough AI system that generates novel materials for batteries and solar cells, accelerating scientific discovery 15 times faster than traditional methods while doubling success rates for stable compound…
  - 55 mins ago 16 Jan 25, 5:57pm -
• newGame developers expect to get back to growth in 2025 | Metaplay
  Throughout the games industry’s rather disastrous 2024, the notion that seemed to bolster everyone along was that it was going to get back to growth in the subsequent year. Gaming backend provider Metaplay today revealed a new report, which shows j…
  - 2 hours ago 16 Jan 25, 4:57pm -
• newEnterprises can now run real-time data through Google Cloud’s most advanced VMs
  Early adopters like Couchbase are already seeing significant price-performance gains with Google Cloud's new VMs.
  - 3 hours ago 16 Jan 25, 3:52pm -

• newYou can now fine-tune your own version of AI image maker Flux with just 5 images
  Whether for brand-consistent marketing visuals or detailed character art, the Flux Pro Finetuning API enhances precision and adaptability.
  - 7 hours ago 16 Jan 25, 12:01pm -
• newGoogle’s new neural-net LLM architecture separates memory components to control exploding costs of capacity and compute
  Titans architecture complements attention layers with neural memory modules that select bits of information worth saving in the long term.
  - 8 hours ago 16 Jan 25, 11:04am -
• newBorderless AI secures $32 million to challenge HR software giants with its AI-powered platform
  Borderless AI launches an enterprise HR platform powered by AI that streamlines employee data management, policy compliance, and HR workflows, securing $32M in funding to challenge traditional HR software giants.
  - 8 hours ago 16 Jan 25, 11:00am -
• newThe path forward for gen AI-powered code development in 2025
  AI-powered code development has come a long way in recent years. Here's where it's headed as 2025 gets underway.
  - 8 hours ago 16 Jan 25, 11:00am -
• newBuild or buy? Scaling your enterprise gen AI pipeline in 2025
  Successfully scaling gen AI requires clear, high-value use cases, technological flexibility and an adaptive workforce.
  - 8 hours ago 16 Jan 25, 11:00am -
• newNot just hype — here are real-world use cases for AI agents
  Here's how robotics manufacturing company Baca Systems and corporate food ordering platform ezCater are using Salesforce's AI agents.
  - 8 hours ago 16 Jan 25, 11:00am -
• newWinning the war against adversarial AI needs to start with AI-native SOCs
  Let's dive into the many reasons security leaders are embracing AI-native security operations centers (SOCs) as the future of defense.
  - 8 hours ago 16 Jan 25, 11:00am -
• newAI factories are factories: Overcoming industrial challenges to commoditize AI
  The infrastructure to support AI inherits many challenges that defined industrial factories, from power to scalability and reliability.
  - 8 hours ago 16 Jan 25, 11:00am -
• new4 bold AI predictions for 2025
  Enterprises can prepare for AI becoming faster, cheaper and more capable in 2025, and take the lead on developing applications.
  - 8 hours ago 16 Jan 25, 11:00am -
• newEdge computing’s rise will drive cloud consumption, not replace it
  Successful edge AI deployments require deep integration between edge and cloud, complex orchestration and new approaches to data management. 
  - 8 hours ago 16 Jan 25, 11:00am -
• newPurpose-built AI hardware: Smart strategies for scaling infrastructure
  This article is part of VentureBeat’s special issue, “AI at Scale: From Vision to Viability.” Read more from the issue here. Enterprises can look forward to new capabilities — and strategic decisions — around the crucial task of creating a…
  - 8 hours ago 16 Jan 25, 11:00am -
• newSwitch 2’s controllers appear to function as mice
  A brief snippet of today's Nintendo Switch 2 reveal may have hinted toward additional uses of the hardware.
  - 10 hours ago 16 Jan 25, 8:50am -
• newHow GTA pioneer Dan Houser’s Absurd Ventures will make great worlds with strong storytelling
  South Korean game publisher Smilegate recently made a strategic investment and became a partner in Absurd Ventures, a game studio founded by Rockstar Games cofounder Dan Houser. Houser spent more than 20 years at Rockstar games and drove the crea…
  - 10 hours ago 16 Jan 25, 8:30am -
• newNvidia tackles agentic AI safety and security with new NeMo Guardrails NIMs
  Nvidia is optimizing AI safety controls for multi-agent systems with minimal performance impact through new NeMo Guardrails microservices.
  - 11 hours ago 16 Jan 25, 8:00am -
• newWatching video game history happen again with the Nintendo Switch 2
  The Nintendo Switch 2 was announced today and it immediately made me nostalgic about the launch of the original Switch that came in 2017.
  - 11 hours ago 16 Jan 25, 7:50am -
• newNintendo Switch 2 finally officially revealed
  Nintendo has finally given us a first look at its next console, the Switch 2.
  - 12 hours ago 16 Jan 25, 7:09am -
• newGOAT Gaming will launch AlphaGOATS as AI agents that play games for you
  Don't tell Elon Musk about this one. GOAT Gaming is launching AlphaGOATs, which are AI agents that play games for you, on February 6.
  - 12 hours ago 16 Jan 25, 7:00am -
• newApache Hudi creator Onehouse debuts specialized runtime promising 30X faster data lakehouse queries
  Onehouse tackles efficiency with new compute runtime that can accelerate queries across open table formats running across multiple vendors.
  - 12 hours ago 16 Jan 25, 7:00am -
• newHate and harassment targeted at players with religious, ethnic and national game identities | ADL
  Hate was recorded in near half of online multiplayer sessions tested with religious, ethnic and national identity usernames, the ADL said.
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• newBotika raises $8M to change fashion photography with AI-generated fashion models
  Botika, a started focused on AI-generated fashion models, has raised $8 million and launched its new mobile iOS app.
  - 14 hours ago 16 Jan 25, 5:00am -
• newWorld of Tanks Blitz gets Reforged update with Unreal Engine 5 visuals
  Wargaming said that World of Tanks Blitz, the cross-platform, free-to-play tank action game, is about to enter a new chapter with the upcoming Reforged Update. Wargaming said the update for the live game-as-a-service title is the most significa…
  - 16 hours ago 16 Jan 25, 3:00am -
• Luma AI releases Ray2 generative video model with ‘fast, natural’ motion and better physics
  Impressively, all the motions in the example videos appear lifelike and fluid — with subjects moving much faster and more naturally.
  - 1 day ago 15 Jan 25, 6:22pm -

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