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Monday, January 12, 2026

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'Are You Dead?' App Goes Viral, Dominating Global App Charts (8)

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Google Withdraws AI Health Summaries Over Safety Concerns (4)

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Betterment hit by data breach via social engineering crypto scam (4)

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OpenAI acquires Torch health startup to bolster ChatGPT Health (9)

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Apple and Google partner on AI product integration to boost competition (16) hot

Investor Optimism – Investors celebrate transformative AI alliance.
Gemini & Siri Integration – Apple's Siri reboots with Gemini’s AI innovation.

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Nvidia CEO dismisses ‘doomer’ AI narratives amid growing industry optimism (7)

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Meta launches Meta Compute to supercharge AI data center buildout (8)

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Apple reports record-breaking 2025 Services performance with trillion-dollar commerce (7)

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BitGo targets IPO with near $2B valuation amid public debut plans (4)

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Meta slashes roughly 10% of Reality Labs jobs amid AI pivot (11) hot

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Nvidia commits $1B to AI drug lab with Eli Lilly collaboration (6)

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Anthropic launches Cowork agent for desktop automation (11) hot

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Apple dominates 2025 smartphone market, outpacing Samsung (6)

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Apple seeds second betas for iOS 26.3 and macOS updates (15) hot

Beta rollouts across Apple platforms
macOS UI design criticisms
Apple Notes Markdown update

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Anker launches Solix E10 hybrid home backup system (5)

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Instagram Denies Data Breach Amid Password Reset Email Confusion (6)

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LEGO Debuts Its First-Ever Pokémon Sets With High Price Tags (11) hot

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Paramount Files Lawsuit Against Warner Bros. Discovery Over Rejected Deal (10) hot

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Alphabet surges past $4 trillion amid AI-fueled market optimism (8)

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Apple Integrates Google Gemini to Revamp Siri Voice Assistant (48) hot

Siri upgrade confirmations
Partnership and technical challenges
Industry and skeptic reactions
Other offbeat and ecosystem takes

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Meta enforces Australia's under‑16 social media ban with 550K account closures (5)

In Detail Full day, Monday, January 12, 2026, Timezone: America/Chicago

Viral Chinese App 'Are You Dead?' Checks On Those Who Live Alone

BeauHD / slashdot - The viral Chinese app Are You Dead? (known as Sileme in Chinese) targets people who live alone by requiring regular check-ins and alerting an emergency contact if the user doesn't respond. It launched in May and is now the most downloaded paid app in Chin…

#digitalhealth #mobile #china #business #us #culture #apps #wellness #community

The morbidly-named “Are You Dead?” has topped the App Store in China, as a way for people living alone to get some help if they don’t check in every day.

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'Are You Dead?': Chinese app for solo dwellers goes viral

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'Are You Dead?' iOS app helps lonely people stay safe in China

7 wks / appleinsider

'Are You Dead?' Is The #1 Paid iPhone App In China: Here's Why

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Viral Chinese App 'Are You Dead?' Checks On Those Who Live Alone

7 wks / slashdot / BeauHD

‘Are You Dead?’ tops China's paid app list

7 wks / semafor / J.D. Capelouto

An App Called ‘Are You Dead?’ Is Climbing the Apple Charts

7 wks / gizmodo / Bruce Gil

Are You Dead?: The viral Chinese app for young people living alone

7 wks / reddit / /u/SquidFistHK

Google removes AI health summaries after investigation finds dangerous flaws

ycombinator - Comments

#ai #techpolicy #digitalhealth #google #aiethics #genai #health #alphabet #contentmoderation #safety

Google Removes AI Health Summaries After Risky Medical Errors Exposed

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Google removes AI health summaries after investigation finds dangerous flaws

7 wks / ycombinator

Google removes some AI health summaries after investigation finds “dangerous” flaws

7 wks / arstechnica / Benj Edwards

Google Turns Off Some AI Overviews Following Reports of “Dangerous” Medical Information

7 wks / thurrott / Laurent Giret

Fintech Firm Betterment Confirms Data Breach After Hackers Send Fake $10,000 Crypto Scam Messages

BeauHD / slashdot - An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Verge: Betterment, a financial app, sent a sketchy-looking notification on Friday asking users to send $10,000 to Bitcoin and Ethereum crypto wallets and promising to "triple your crypto," according to a thread…

#cybersecurity #fintech #crypto #dataprivacy #infosec #banking #finance #cybercrime #scam #hack

Fintech Firm Betterment Confirms Data Breach After Hackers Send Fake $10,000 Crypto Scam Messages https://it.slashdot.org/story/26/01/12/2232223/fintech-firm-betterment-confirms-data-breach-after-hackers-send-fake-10000-crypto-scam-messages?utm_source=r

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Fintech Firm Betterment Confirms Data Breach After Hackers Send Fake $10,000 Crypto Scam Messages

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Betterment Says Social Engineering Attack Enabled Data Breach and Unauthorized Messages

7 wks / pymnts / PYMNTS

Fintech firm Betterment confirms data breach after hackers send fake crypto scam notification to users

7 wks / techcrunch / Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

OpenAI buys tiny health records startup Torch for, reportedly, $100M

Julie Bort / techcrunch - AI health records startup Torch will be using its tech for OpenAI's new ChatGPT Health, according to co-founder Ilya Abyzov.

#ai #startups #digitalhealth #openai #genai #health #business #chatgpt #acquisitions

$100M for “medical memory” for ChatGPT Health. OpenAI acquires Latvian medical startup Torch

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OpenAI Strengthens ChatGPT Health Plans With Torch Acquisition

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OpenAI buys health-tech Torch for $100m

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OpenAI acquires Torch to build a "medical memory for AI"

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OpenAI acquires healthcare startup Torch, deal pegged at $100 million - The Economic Times

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OpenAI Acquires Torch Startup to Boost ChatGPT Health Capabilities - Букви

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OpenAI buys tiny health records startup Torch for, reportedly, $100M

7 wks / techcrunch / Julie Bort

OpenAI buys Torch to bring unified medical data into ChatGPT Health

7 wks / siliconangle / Duncan Riley

OpenAI acquires health-care technology startup Torch

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Apple Teams Up With Google for A.I. in Its Products

Kalley Huang / nytimes - Apple was facing increasing questions about its plans for artificial intelligence as other big tech companies invested tens of billions in the technology.

#ai #apple #google #genai #stockmarket #business #ios #technology

Gemini & Siri Integration – Apple's Siri reboots with Gemini’s AI innovation. (15)
Investor Optimism – Investors celebrate transformative AI alliance. (1)

Gemini & Siri Integration – Apple's Siri reboots with Gemini’s AI innovation.

Apple's Siri to Be Powered by Google, Australia's Under-16 Social Media Ban, UK Investigates Musk's X | Tech Today video

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Official: Apple Intelligence & Siri To Be Powered By Google Gemini

7 wks / seroundtable / barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

The Morning After: Apple will use Gemini to power Siri AI

7 wks / engadget / Mat Smith

Official: Google Gemini will power Apple Intelligence and Siri

7 wks / dataconomy / Aytun Çelebi

Apple, Google go official for Siri revamp

7 wks / therundown / Zach Mink

Deal: Google Gemini becomes foundation for Apple’s AI models

7 wks / techzine / Colin Baak

Apple bet its AI future on Gemini. Here’s how it can reimagine the iPhone for you

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One-Minute Daily AI News 1/12/2026

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Gemini will power Apple's Siri

7 wks / axios / Ina Fried

Apple, Google strike Gemini deal for revamped Siri in major win for Alphabet

7 wks / scmp

It’s Official: Siri Gets Google’s Brain

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Apple Chooses Google Gemini for Major Siri Upgrade

7 wks / idropnews / Jesse Hollington

Apple Teams Up With Google for A.I. in Its Products

7 wks / nytimes / Kalley Huang

Apple Teams Up With Google for A.I. in Its Products

7 wks / nytimes / Kalley Huang

Apple picks Google's Gemini to run AI-powered Siri coming this year

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Investor Optimism – Investors celebrate transformative AI alliance.

The Apple-Google AI deal is a massive win for investors in both tech giants

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Jensen Huang claims that 'god AI' is a myth — Nvidia chief says 'doomer narrative' is 'extremely hurtful'

tomshardware - Nvidia's Jensen Huang says negative narratives around AI are "extremely hurtful," and that science fiction speculation isn't connected to reality.

#ai #innovation #ml #nvidia #gpu #aiethics #genai #business #technology #huang

Jensen Huang Is Begging You to Stop Being So Negative About AI https://gizmodo.com/jensen-huang-is-begging-you-to-stop-being-so-negative-about-ai-2000709335

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Request denied. Anything else? #ai #aislop #aisucks

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Jensen Huang Is Begging You to Stop Being So Negative About AI gizmodo.com/jensen-huang...

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Jensen Huang Is Begging You to Stop Being So Negative About AI

7 wks / gizmodo / AJ Dellinger

Jensen Huang claims that 'god AI' is a myth — Nvidia chief says 'doomer narrative' is 'extremely hurtful'

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NVIDIA’s CEO Says You Shouldn’t Talk Bad About AI, Saying That Those Fueling the “Doomer Narrative” Are Deeply Conflicted People

7 wks / wccftech / Muhammad Zuhair

Jensen Huang says relentless negativity around AI is hurting society and has "done a lot of damage"

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Meta Platforms creates new organization to lead its AI infrastructure buildout

Mike Wheatley / siliconangle - Meta Platforms Inc. is launching a new infrastructure division called Meta Compute that will be tasked with overseeing its aggressive data center buildout for artificial intelligence. Reuters reported that Meta plans to deploy new infrastructure that will…

#ai #cloud #hardware #ml #meta #genai #datacenter #supercomputers #engineering #technology

Zuckerberg launches Meta Compute to build massive AI energy grid

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Meta Compute Initiative Launches for AI Infrastructure Boost

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Meta Just Admitted Its AI Problem Isn't Technical

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Meta Platforms creates new organization to lead its AI infrastructure buildout

7 wks / siliconangle / Mike Wheatley

Elon Musk's X faces bans and investigations over nonconsensual bikini images

7 wks / npr / Huo Jingnan

Meta sets up 'Meta Compute' organization for gigawatt-scale AI data centers — initiative is said to consumer hundreds of gigawatts over time

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Zuck forms Meta Compute to pave the planet with 'hundreds of gigawatts' of AI datacenters

7 wks / theregister / Tobias Mann

Bitcoin stalls below $92,000 as privacy coins rally; crypto miners surge on Meta AI news

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Apple Services Hit Record Highs in 2025 as App Store Commerce Tops $1.3 Trillion

iclarified - Apple's Services division closed out a record-setting 2025, posting strong engagement across its platforms and facilitating $1.3 trillion in commerce through the App Store ecosystem. In a year-end performance update released today, the company highlighted…

#fintech #ecommerce #digitaltransformation #apple #earnings #business #apps #payments #economy #technology

Apple paid developers $550B via App Store since 2008

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App Store has generated over half a trillion dollars for developers

7 wks / techzine / Erik van Klinken

Eddy Cue on Apple’s 2025 Year in Services

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2025 Becomes Apple’s Biggest Year for Services

7 wks / idropnews / Jesse Hollington

Here's How 2025 Was a 'Record-Breaking Year' Across Apple's Services

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Apple Services Hit Record Highs in 2025 as App Store Commerce Tops $1.3 Trillion

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Apple Just Revealed How Big Its Services Empire Has Become

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BitGo to Go Public, Targets $201 Million in IPO with $1.85B Valuation

Maxwell Mutuma / parameter - TLDR BitGo plans to raise up to $201 million in its upcoming IPO targeting a $1.85 billion valuation. The company will offer 11 million newly issued shares and 821,595 shares from current stockholders. BitGo’s revenue surged to nearly $10 billion in the f…

#startups #vc #blockchain #fintech #crypto #stockmarket #business #bitcoin #wallet

Custodial wallet provider BitGo files for $201M public offering

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BitGo to Go Public, Targets $201 Million in IPO with $1.85B Valuation

7 wks / parameter / Maxwell Mutuma

BitGo Targets $1.9 Billion IPO for Crypto Custody Firm

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Crypto Firm BitGo Targets Nearly $2 Billion Valuation in US IPO Filing

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Meta Plans To Cut Around 10% of Employees In Reality Labs Division

BeauHD / slashdot - Meta plans to cut roughly 10% of staff in its Reality Labs division, with layoffs hitting metaverse-focused teams hardest. Reuters reports: The cuts to Reality Labs, which has roughly 15,000 employees, could be announced as soon as Tuesday and are set to …

#ai #vr #ar #mixedreality #meta #business #layoffs #technology #spatialcomputing

Meta plans to lay off 10 percent of its metaverse group

7 wks / techzine / Mels Dees

Meta reportedly cutting up to 10pc of Reality Labs workforce

7 wks / siliconrepublic / Laura Varley

Oh no, the scam didn’t work! Oh well, on to the next scam. Sorry about your jobs

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Meta reportedly prepares new round of Reality Labs layoffs as AI takes priority

7 wks / siliconangle / Duncan Riley

Meta Plans To Cut Around 10% of Employees In Reality Labs Division

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Meta Reportedly Cutting About 1,500 VR and AR Jobs Amid Renewed Push to Become an AI Juggernaut

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Meta plans to lay off hundreds of metaverse employees this week

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Meta Plans to Cut 10% to 15% of Employees in Reality Labs Business

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Meta Plans to Cut 10% of Jobs at Company’s Reality Labs Division

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Meta Plans to Cut 10% to 15% of Employees in Reality Labs Business

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Meta Plans to Cut 10% to 15% of Employees in Reality Labs Business

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Nvidia to Invest $1 Billion in AI Drug Laboratory With Eli Lilly

Ian KingMadison Muller / bloomberg - Nvidia Corp. plans to invest $1 billion over five years in a new laboratory with Eli Lilly & Co., aiming to speed up the use of artificial intelligence in the pharmaceutical industry.

#ai #biotech #ml #nvidia #gpu #genai #health #business #pharmaceuticals #medicine

Nvidia, Lilly to invest up to $1B in new AI medical research lab

7 wks / siliconangle / Maria Deutscher

Eli Lilly (LLY) Stock: Jumps 1.6% as $1B NVIDIA AI Lab Targets Drug Discovery Breakthroughs

7 wks / parameter / Yasmin Werner

Nvidia, Eli Lilly announce $1 billion investment in AI drug discovery lab

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Nvidia, Eli Lilly just say yes to making drugs together, using Vera Rubin GPUs

7 wks / theregister / Tobias Mann

Nvidia and Eli Lilly are launching an AI drug discovery lab

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Nvidia to Invest $1 Billion in AI Drug Laboratory With Eli Lilly

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First impressions of Claude Cowork, Anthropic's general agent

Simon Willison / simonwillison - New from Anthropic today is Claude Cowork, a "research preview" that they describe as "Claude Code for the rest of your work". It's currently available only to Max subscribers ($100 or $200 per month plans) as part of the updated Claude Desktop macOS appl…

#ai #automation #apple #anthropic #genai #apps #macos #technology #assistant #productivity

Anthropic Cowork Launches: Claude Code Without Coding Skills

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Anthropic’s Cowork is a more accessible version of Claude Code

7 wks / siliconangle / Mike Wheatley

Anthropic's Cowork Strips the Developer Costume Off Claude Code

7 wks / implicator / Maria Garcia

Anthropic launches Cowork, a Claude Code-like for general computing

7 wks / arstechnica / Samuel Axon

Anthropic Just Turned Claude Code Into Cowork — and It’s Not Just for Coders

7 wks / eweek / Grant Harvey

Cowork for Claude Can Tap Into a Folder on Your Computer and Organize Its Contents

7 wks / cnet / Imad Khan

First impressions of Claude Cowork, Anthropic's general agent

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Anthropic debuts Cowork agent to automate your desktop work

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Cowork: Claude Code for the rest of your work

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Anthropic wants you to use Claude to ‘Cowork’ in latest AI agent push

7 wks / theverge / Hayden Field

Anthropic’s new Cowork tool offers Claude Code without the code

7 wks / techcrunch / Russell Brandom

Apple surpasses Samsung to become the worlds number one smartphone maker

mashable - New data from Counterpoint has Apple as the world's top smartphone maker, ahead of Samsung.

#mobiletech #innovation #apple #samsung #business #iphone #technology #gadgets #smartphone

Samsung ranks No. 2 in global smartphone market in 2025: data

7 wks / co / Kang Yoon-seung

Apple Overtakes Samsung as World's Top Smartphone Maker in 2025 [Report]

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Apple surpasses Samsung to become the worlds number one smartphone maker

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Apple dominated 2025 smartphone market with a 20% share

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Apple Now The Apex Predator Of The Smartphone World With A 20 Percent Market Share

7 wks / wccftech / Rohail Saleem

Apple Tops 2025 Smartphone Market With 20% Share, 10% Growth

7 wks / macrumors / Tim Hardwick

iOS 26.3 Beta 2 and More Now Available for Download

Gary Ng / iphoneincanada - Apple has released new software betas for developers to download and test, including iOS 26.3 beta 2 and more. Here’s what’s available for download right now: iOS 26.3 beta 2 (23D5103d) iPadOS 26.3 beta 2 (23D5103d) macOS 26.3 beta 2 (25D5101c) tvOS 26.3 …

#apple #ios #ipad #macos #watchos #tvos #updates #operatingsystems #applewatch #developertools

Apple Notes Markdown update (1)
Beta rollouts across Apple platforms (8)
macOS UI design criticisms (2)
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You can now pre-order Anker’s Solix E10 smart hybrid home backup system

digitaltrends - Anker has opened pre-orders for its latest smart hybrid home backup system, the Solix E10.The post You can now pre-order Anker’s Solix E10 smart hybrid home backup system appeared first on Digital Trends.

#iot #hardware #innovation #energy #batteries #technology #gadgets #smarthome

Anker SOLIX E10: A Whole-Home Backup System Built for Blackouts

7 wks / iphoneincanada / John Quintet

You can now pre-order Anker’s Solix E10 smart hybrid home backup system

7 wks / digitaltrends

Anker goes big with new whole home backup system

7 wks / ycombinator

Anker Solix just launched the E10 whole-home backup system, and preorders come with major perks

7 wks / mashable

Anker goes big with new whole home backup system

7 wks / theverge / Thomas Ricker

Instagram denies data breach: So whats up with those sketchy change password emails?

mashable - Instagram said there wasn't a data breach, but the company did fix a bug that led to an external actor sending password reset emails.

#cybersecurity #dataprivacy #infosec #meta #cybercrime #apps #scam #instagram #bugs

How to tell if an Instagram password reset email is real

7 wks / mashable

Instagram asked millions to reset passwords, but Meta says it was just a bug

7 wks / techspot

Instagram reportedly fixed an issue relating to random password reset emails

7 wks / mobilesyrup / Matthew Mountjoy

Instagram denies data breach: So whats up with those sketchy change password emails?

7 wks / mashable

Instagram denies breach after many receive emails asking to reset password

7 wks / bbc

Reminder: Ignore Instagram password reset messages if you didn't request one

7 wks / appleinsider

LEGO Finally Reveals Pokémon Sets and Prices Hit $900 in Canada

John Quintet / iphoneincanada - LEGO and Pokémon announced their first-ever LEGO Pokémon sets on Monday, marking the first time Pokémon characters will be available as full LEGO builds. Both companies previously announced in March of last year new sets were coming, and now we have our f…

#ecommerce #gaming #entertainment #business #culture #pricing #media #anime #japan

Lego's first Pokémon sets are now available for pre-order

7 wks / engadget / Anna Washenko

Nintendo (NTDOY) Stock: Edges Higher as LEGO Pokémon Sets Spark Strong Market Buzz

7 wks / parameter / Yasmin Werner

Gotta find a spare $650 somewhere... www.theverge.com/tech/860511/...

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LEGO Finally Reveals Pokémon Sets and Prices Hit $900 in Canada

7 wks / iphoneincanada / John Quintet

Lego unveils first Pokémon sets, and one costs nearly $1,000

7 wks / mobilesyrup / Bradly Shankar

The first-ever Lego Pokémon sets have arrived — where to pre-order right now

7 wks / mashable

LEGO Pokémon sets have finally been unveiled, but they’ll cost you a pretty penny

7 wks / theshortcut / Reece Bithrey

The Lego Pokémon Kanto Region Badge Collection is free when you pre-order the new Venusaur, Charizard, and Blastoise set

7 wks / mashable

The first three Lego Pokémon sets launch in February and include a $650 diorama

7 wks / theverge / Andrew Liszewski

Lego’s First ‘Pokémon’ Sets Are Here, and Sorry, They Cost How Much?

7 wks / gizmodo / James Whitbrook

Paramount won't quit, files suit against Warner Bros. Discovery over rejected bid

Andre Revilla / engadget - Paramount Skydance just does not want to take no for an answer. After having multiple bids to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) rejected, including a recent hostile bid that the WBD board recommended that shareholders reject, Paramount is turning to th…

#entertainment #stockmarket #business #hbomax #acquisitions #law #media #tv #broadcasting #litigation

Paramount sues WBD over Netflix deal. WBD says Paramount’s price is still inadequate.

7 wks / arstechnica / Scharon Harding

Paramount sues to reveal Warner Bros Discovery’s Netflix calculations

7 wks / mumbrella / Hal Crawford

Paramount Is Going Full Borg to Try and Stop the Netflix-Warner Bros. Merger

7 wks / gizmodo / Cheryl Eddy

Warner Bros. Discovery Dismisses Paramount Litigation as Investor Distraction

7 wks / mediaplaynews / Erik Gruenwedel

WB knows Netflix deal carries more antitrust risk, Paramount says

7 wks / globalcompetitionreview / Anna Langlois

Show us the math: Paramount sues Warner Bros. over how it determined Netflix’s bid is better

7 wks / x / @MarketWatch

Paramount won't quit, files suit against Warner Bros. Discovery over rejected bid

7 wks / engadget / Andre Revilla

Paramount sues after Warner Bros. Discovery rejects its latest deal

7 wks / theverge / Emma Roth

Paramount files lawsuit against Warner Bros. amidst controversial Netflix merger

7 wks / techcrunch / Lauren Forristal

Paramount Plans to Nominate WBD Board Members, Files Litigation Regarding Asset Sale to Netflix

7 wks / mediaplaynews / Erik Gruenwedel

Alphabet breaks through $4 trillion market value barrier

Berry Zwets / techzine - Alphabet reached a market value of $4 trillion (€3.4 trillion) on Monday. Google’s parent company surpassed Apple for the first time since 2019, making it the second-most-valuable company in the world. Only Nvidia is currently worth more. Alphabet’s share…

#ai #mag7 #google #genai #stockmarket #business #alphabet #economy #technology

Alphabet joins $4 trillion club

7 wks / semafor / J.D. Capelouto

Apple Siri deal drives Google past historic trillion-dollar milestone: Big tech gets even bigger

7 wks / mashable

Google Parent Company’s Market Cap Hits $4 Trillion Amid AI Gains

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Alphabet Becomes Newest $4 Trillion Company, Joining Nvidia

7 wks / wsj / Katherine Blunt

Alphabet breaks through $4 trillion market value barrier

7 wks / techzine / Berry Zwets

Alphabet hits $4 trillion market capitalization

7 wks / cnbc

Alphabet hits $4tn valuation on AI hopes

7 wks / ft

Apple Confirms Google Gemini Will Power Next-Generation Siri This Year

Joe Rossignol / macrumors - In a statement shared with CNBC today, Apple confirmed that Google Gemini will power the next-generation version of Siri that is slated to launch later this year."After careful evaluation, we determined that Google's technology provides the most capable f…

#ai #voice #apple #google #genai #business #ios #assistant #gemini #timcook

Industry and skeptic reactions (4)
Other offbeat and ecosystem takes (2)
Partnership and technical challenges (5)
Siri upgrade confirmations (27)
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Industry and skeptic reactions

No, Google Gemini will not be taking over your iPhone, Apple Intelligence, or Siri

7 wks / appleinsider

Jackass of the Week: Elon Musk

7 wks / macrumors / John Gruber

Elon Musk Reacts to Apple and Google Teaming on Gemini-Powered Siri

7 wks / macrumors / Joe Rossignol

Could Apple’s Gemini deal be the catalyst the stock needs?

7 wks / x / @MarketWatch

Other offbeat and ecosystem takes

Siri's Gemini upgrade makes me even more excited for the next Apple TV

7 wks / pocket-lint / Craig Donaldson

Pluto TV to Stream 49 'Survivor' Seasons for Free

7 wks / cnet / Meara Isenberg

Partnership and technical challenges

Apple couldn't build the best AI for Siri, so it's borrowing Google's

7 wks / techspot

Apple calls on Google to help smarten up Siri and bring other AI features to iPhone

7 wks / go

Apple Taps Google's Gemini to Power AI Models After 'Apple Intelligence' Stumbles

7 wks / decrypt / Jason Nelson

Apple Surrenders. Google Collects.

7 wks / implicator / Marcus Schuler

Apple turns to Google's Gemini as Siri's technical debt becomes too much to handle

7 wks / the-decoder / Maximilian Schreiner

Siri upgrade confirmations

Apple's big Siri AI upgrade will be powered by Google Gemini

7 wks / theshortcut / Max Buondonno

Apple taps Google Gemini for next-gen AI features, revamped Siri

7 wks / mobilesyrup / Bradly Shankar

Apple turns to Google Gemini to power the future of Apple Intelligence and finally make Siri good

7 wks / betanews / Wayne Williams

Apple will use Google’s Gemini models to power new Siri release

7 wks / siliconangle / Maria Deutscher

Google Is Powering Apple’s Biggest Siri Upgrade Yet

7 wks / eweek / J.R. Johnivan

Apple, Rather Quietly and With No Details, Announces Partnership With Google to Use Gemini Technology for Apple Foundation Models, and Presumably, the Year-Overdue More Personalized Siri

7 wks / cnbc / John Gruber

Apple Picks Google Gemini to Power Siri

7 wks / cnet / Imad Khan

Apple Selects Google’s Gemini For New AI-Powered Siri via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

7 wks / searchenginejournal / Matt G. Southern

Apple picks Google Gemini over ChatGPT for Siris AI overhaul

7 wks / mashable

Apple Taps Google Gemini to Give Siri an AI Glow-Up

7 wks / gizmodo / Ece Yildirim

Apple has confirmed that Siri’s big AI reboot will be powered by Google’s Gemini

7 wks / digitaltrends

Apple says its new AI-powered Siri will use Google’s Gemini language models

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Google’s Gemini to power Apple’s AI features like Siri

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Apple picks Google's Gemini to run AI-powered Siri coming this year

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Apple's Siri AI will be powered by Gemini

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Apple picks Google’s Gemini AI for its big Siri upgrade

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Apple Adopts Google Gemini to Improve Siri

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Apple picks Google's Gemini to power Siri

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Apple and Google have confirmed that the next version of Siri will use Gemini and Google Cloud in a multi-year collaboration between the two tech giants.

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550,000 accounts gone: Meta’s first report on Australia’s social media ban

Kerem Gülen / dataconomy - Meta Platforms Inc. has deactivated nearly 550,000 accounts in Australia to comply with the nation’s new social media ban for users under 16, the company announced on Medium. This action includes 330,000 Instagram accounts, 173,000 Facebook accounts, and …

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Meta Confirms 550,000 Accounts Deactivated in First Week of Australia Social Media Ban

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Meta shuts down half a million accounts under Australia's under-16 ban and urges the government to end it

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550,000 accounts gone: Meta’s first report on Australia’s social media ban

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Meta closes 550,000 accounts to comply with Australia's kids social media ban

7 wks / engadget / Steve Dent

Meta urges Australia to rethink under-16 social media ban after blocking over 500,000 accounts

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