The Weekly Tech Rant with Jay and Karl

• News
• Nintendo blitzes GitHub with over 8,000 emulator-related DMCA takedowns
• Apple Event
• iPad Pro
• M4 SOC
• iPad Air 6
• Pencil Pro
• Magic Keyboard “Pro”
• Rumours
• Apple allegedly planning foldable 20.3-inch hybrid for 2025, foldable iPhone in 2026

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• News
• UK's Investigatory Powers Bill to become law despite tech world opposition
• Escape From Tarkov studio boss says he "did not foresee" players would get mad about charging extra for PvE 
• Apple’s iPadOS will have to comply with EU’s Digital Markets Act too
• Razer made a million dollars selling a mask with RGB, and the FTC is not pleased
• Film/TV
• Fallout
• Disco Season 5
• Rumours
• Gurman: New iPad Pro may actually be powered by the M4 chip, touting AI features

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• News
• US Air Force confirms first successful AI dogfight
• Boston Dynamics’ new Atlas robot is a swiveling, shape-shifting nightmare
• After Embracer Group's acquisitions and subsequent troubles, the company is splitting into three oddly-named entities
• Meta Rebranding Quest Software Horizon OS, Will Run On New Headsets From ASUS, Lenovo, More
• The full Snapdragon X CPU line-up has now been unveiled, and according to Qualcomm's numbers it should put the fear of ARM into AMD and Intel's laptop divisions
• Rumours
• 12.9-inch iPad Air will use same display technology as current larger iPad Pro

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• News
• FTX fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison
• Microsoft hiring Inflection team triggers interest from EU's antitrust chief
• D-Link issues rip and replace order for besieged NAS drives
• Elon Musk returns to his ultimate galaxy brain plan for Twitter: charging people to post
• Google merges the Android, Chrome, and hardware divisions
• Rumours
• Vision Pro engineers moved to folding iPhone project; delayed to 2027

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• News
• Super Soaker spiritual successor Spyra just shrank its USB-C water blaster
• SpaceX is reportedly building a network of spy satellites for US intelligence
• Apple acquires fundamental AI smarts by buying DarwinAI
• Apple might use Google Gemini to power some AI features on the iPhone
• US sues Apple for illegal monopoly over smartphones
• Rumours
• iPhone 17 rumor: Apple developing new anti-reflective display technology

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• News
• House passes bill that bans TikTok unless ByteDance sells
• Roku hackers breach 15,000 accounts and are selling them online
• Epic Games just got unbanned by Apple — again
• Microsoft confirms Russian spies stole source code, accessed internal systems
• Microsoft’s AI Copilot for Security launches next month with pay-as-you-go pricing
• SpaceX is cleared to attempt its third Starship test flight

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• News
• The MacBook Air gets an M3 upgrade.
• Here are the new iPhone case and Apple Watch band colors for spring
• That 189GB Epic Games "hack" may have been a scam aimed at other hackers 
• VMware EUC by Broadcom to be Acquired by KKR
• Apple hit with first-ever EU fine following Spotify complaint
• Bambu Lab Mini A1
• Rumours
• New CAD renders reveal iPhone SE 4 redesign that finally ditches the Home button

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• News
• Samsung has big ambitions for the Galaxy Ring
• MWC 2024: all the phones, wearables, and gadgets announced in Barcelona
• Nvidia’s role in the AI wave has made it a $2 trillion company
• As $500m EU fine looms, Apple accuses Spotify of wanting ‘limitless access’ to its tools for free
• Killing the Apple car is depressing and sad
• Meta and Microsoft ask EU to reject Apple’s new app store terms
• Sony are officially working on PC game support for the PS VR2 headset
• Rumours
• A new MacBook Air coming soon: Here’s what we know

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• News
• iMessage antitrust threat removed, as EU says it’s not a dominant service
• Nvidia’s Chat with RTX is a promising AI chatbot that runs locally on your PC
• Broadcom-owned VMware kills the free version of ESXi virtualization software
• After trying the Vision Pro, Mark Zuckerberg says Quest 3 ‘is the better product, period’
• Xbox Updates
• Microsoft confirms new Xbox hardware will be announced this holiday season
• Microsoft: four Xbox-exclusive games are coming to PS5 and Nintendo Switch
• Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass service grows to 34 million subscribers

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• News
• Microsoft lays off 1,900 Activision Blizzard and Xbox employees
• Meta ‘optimistic’ about Vision Pro as it hopes to be the ‘Android’ of the AR/VR world
• Apple… Hell has frozen over
• Apple announces reduced commission structure for apps in Europe
• Apple announces support for third-party iPhone app stores in the EU, coming with iOS 17.4
• Apple says third-party app marketplace creators must have €1,000,000 ‘letter of credit’
• Apple will prompt users to set default browsers and allow third-party web engines on iPhone in the EU
• Apple lets apps feature streaming games, chatbots and other built-in experiences
• iPad users will miss out on third-party app stores, browser engines, and more

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• News
• The Apple Vision Pro will launch in February
• Prescription lenses for Vision Pro to cost $149 – far less than predicted
• iPhone from onboard Alaska Airlines incident found; survives 16,000-foot drop
• Intel's next gen Battlemage GPUs are up and running in its labs, and work on its next-next generation Celestial architecture is well underway
• Xreal Air 2 Ultra ‘Vision Pro competitor’ has been announced – at $699
• Apple CEO meets with EU competition chief to talk sideloading iPhone apps
• Rumours
• Report: iPhone 16 to feature more RAM and faster Wi-Fi; upgraded 5G coming to iPhone 16 Pro

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• CES
• The Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 5 is the funkiest gadget mashup at CES 2024
• The Wi-Fi 7 era officially begins with the introduction of certified devices
• Intel reveals its full 14th-gen CPU family at CES, including a powerful 24-core laptop chip
• AMD Unveils Ryzen 8000G Series Processors: Zen 4 APUs For Desktop with Ryzen AI
• AMD releases even more Ryzen 5000 CPUs, keeps its last-gen AM4 platform alive
• TCL came to CES 2024 with a 115-inch MiniLED Quantum Dot TV
• The $2,000 ASUS ZenScreen Fold solves the biggest issue with portable monitors
• Asus unveils its ROG NUC, packing up to a Core 9 Ultra and RTX 4070 graphics into a compact 2.5-liter chassis
• The first Steam Deck competitor with SteamOS is almost here
• News
• The SEC’s X account was hijacked to post a fake approval of Bitcoin ETFs

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• News
• Microsoft’s OpenAI-powered Copilot app comes to iPhone and iPad
• Microsoft’s new Copilot key is the first big change to Windows keyboards in 30 years
• The New York Times is suing OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement
• ⁠Crypto-crook Sam Bankman-Fried spared a second trial
• Rumours
• CES 2024 Rumours and thoughts!
• CES 2024 preview: The future of PC gaming hardware
• Intel's 6.2GHz uber CPU expected to launch at CES 2024 as new image emerges
• Kuo: 24-megapixel upgraded front camera coming with iPhone 17
• Siri generative AI capabilities to be announced at WWDC – leaker

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• News
• Epic decision sees jury find Google's Play store is illegal monopoly
• Microsoft exec hints at free ad-supported Xbox Cloud Gaming
• Microsoft is killing its Windows VR platform — announces deprecation of 'Windows Mixed Reality'
• Apple Has Reportedly Been Aiming To Launch Vision Pro In January
• UniFi devices broadcasted private video to other users’ accounts
• Rumours
• Apple may unveil M3 MacBook Airs in March alongside new iPad Pro and iPad Air models
• Under-screen Face ID camera after 2026, suggests supply-chain report
• Apple Watch X - new DESIGN, new MAGNETIC BANDS, Blood Pressure, and more!

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• News
• Nvidia sells half a million AI chips and bags $14.5 billion in just three months
• Microsoft joins OpenAI’s board with Sam Altman officially back as CEO
• EU’s iMessage antitrust investigation looks set to rule in Apple’s favor
• A bitter pill: Amazon calls on rival SpaceX to launch Internet satellites
• Broadcom to divest VMware's end-user computing and Carbon Black units
• Games
• Yorkshire Tea is now selling branded Xbox and PS5 controllers for £150 and the designs are something to behold
• Sega just announced new Jet Set Radio, Golden Axe, Crazy Taxi, and Shinobi games
• Rockstar announces next GTA game trailer

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• News
• Meta's controversial ad-free subscription is facing scrutiny from EU privacy campaigners
• IKEA's new smart home sensors focus on safety and avoiding water damage
• UK watchdog slams the brakes on Adobe’s $20 billion bid for Figma
• AWS unveils core-packed Graviton4 and beefier Trainium accelerators for AI
• Google Drive users say Google lost their files; Google is investigating
• Microsoft could offer one of the first third-party app stores on iPhones
• Games
• Rockstar announces next GTA game trailer

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• Sam Altman fired as CEO of OpenAI
• OpenAI reportedly considering reinstating just-ousted CEO Sam Altman
• Microsoft hires former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
• Breaking: Sam Altman to return as CEO of OpenAI
• SpaceX’s second Starship flight test ends in an explosion minutes after launch
• Gearbox and Crystal Dynamics owner Embracer report 900 layoffs during "one of our strongest quarters for new releases ever
• Broadcom closes its $61 billion megadeal with VMware
• TV
• Monarch: Legacy of Monsters episode 1 and 2 review and references you might have missed
• The Creator (2023 film)
• Rumours
• iPhone SE 4 Likely to Use Modified iPhone 14 Chassis

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• News
• Apple says it is not making a new 27-inch iMac
• Apple says iPhones will support RCS in 2024
• Brits make Amazon, Meta stop using third-party data to undercut rivals
• xAI’s ‘Grok’ chatbot will be available to X Premium+ subscribers only
• Qualcomm and Iridium's satellite link-up loses signal
• The first GTA 6 trailer will launch in early December 2023, Rockstar confirm 
• Rumours
• Kuo: Apple to update all iPad models next year, including OLED iPad Pro and new 12.9-inch iPad Air

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• News
• Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty of fraud
• All the news from Apple’s ‘Scary Fast’ Mac event
• X launches two new subscriptions to boost your replies
• Millions of smart meters will brick it when 2G and 3G turns off
• Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite looks like the Windows world’s answer to Apple Silicon
• Apple decides to launch Apple Pay Later now, no longer ‘early access’
• Games
• Forza Motorsport
• Rumours
• NVIDIA and AMD reportedly gearing up to offer ARM CPUs for Windows PCs

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• Meta
• Meta’s $499.99 Quest 3 headset is all about mixed reality and video games
• Xbox Cloud Gaming is coming to Meta Quest 3 in December
• Google
• The Google Pixel 8 is official with 7 years of updates
• The Pixel Watch 2 is official with a Snapdragon W5 chip
• Google's Tensor G3 chip is focused on speeding up AI for the Pixel 8 phones
• Rumours
• Folding iPad as soon as 2024, says report – but 2025 more likely

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• News
• Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal gets preliminary approval from UK regulator
• Game on: FTC tries again to block Microsoft Activision merger
• Another console dad hangs up his spurs as PlayStation boss Jim Ryan announces he's retiring from Sony next year
• Cisco to acquire Splunk in $28B mega deal
• Online Safety Bill passes in the UK w/o iMessage impact, but government not giving up
• NASA collected a sample from an asteroid for the first time — here’s why it matters
• Epic Games is laying off more than 800 people: 'We've been spending way more money than we earn'
• Rumours
• Leaked Microsoft Docs Indicate Xbox Is Planning Next-Gen Hybrid Console For 2028

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• News
• Hackers had access to UK voter data for over a year before anyone noticed
• AMD’s FPS-doubling FSR 3 is coming soon, and not just to Radeon graphics cards
• Intel shows off 8-core, 528-thread processor with 1TB/s of co-packaged optics
• Intel confirms Thunderbolt 5 name, 120Gbps tech arrives in 2024
• Razzlekhan and husband guilty of $4.5bn Bitcoin launder
• ULTRARAM may be a silly name but it's the holy grail for memory tech and means your PC could hibernate for over 1,000 years
• Rumours
• Report: Major ‘Apple Watch X’ redesign coming as soon as next year, testing magnetic band attachments
• Microsoft patents 360-degree folding display — is this the Surface Duo 3?
• This is Microsoft’s new disc-less Xbox Series X design with a new controller

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• iPhone 15
• IPhone 15 Pro/Pro Max
• Watch 9
• Watch Ultra 2
• iOS 17
• MacOS Sonoma

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• TV/Movies
• Foundation S2
• Lower Decks S4
• The Continental
• Gen V
• Dune 2 - March 2024
• Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes - May 2024
• Beetlejuice 2!! - September 2024
• Games
• Forza Motorsport
• Starfield
• Payday 3
• Tech
• Apple Watch Ultra 2
• Meta Quest 3

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• News
• Hundreds sign up to ponder OpenAI founder's eye-scanning crypto orb despite data concerns
• Elon Musk’s ‘fund your legal bill’ tweet is a brand new level of bullshit
• 'Unpatchable' vulnerability in Tesla's AMD chips allows free access to the cars' paywalled features
• Amazon has more than half of all Arm server CPUs in the world
• $5 billion Google lawsuit over ‘incognito mode’ tracking moves a step closer to trial
• North Korean hackers had access to Russian missile maker for months, say researchers
• iPhone 15 Pro’s 3 nm A17 chip will blow away competition thanks to TSMC sweetheart deal
• Rumours
• Apple testing M3 Max chip with up to 40 GPU cores for new MacBook Pro

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• News
• Apple slams UK surveillance-bill proposals
• UK privacy watchdog warns Meta over plan to keep denying Brits a choice over its ad tracking
• Kevin Mitnick, Once the ‘Most Wanted Computer Outlaw,’ Dies at 59
• Fed’s deadline comes and goes without Tesla’s reply to Autopilot questions
• Elon Musk says he’ll ask Tim Cook to lower App Store fees for X subscriptions
• FBI found out who illegally used NSO spyware: It was the FBI
• Rumours
• Rumor: Apple Watch Series 9 to be available in new color option alongside black titanium Ultra

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• News
• Musk sues law firm for overcharging Twitter when Twitter was suing Musk
• Meta blocking VPN access to Threads in EU
• Meta facing a $100,000 daily fine if it doesn't fix privacy issues in Norway
• Netflix Basic gone in the US and UK, doubling price of dumping ads
• Infrared may no longer be a punchline, as IEEE approves 9.6Gbps wireless light
• Sony agrees to 10-year Call of Duty deal with Microsoft
• Russian security service bans all Apple devices, repeats nonsensical spying claims
• Rumours
• Apple’s first M3 Macs could arrive in October

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• News
• EU antitrust team closer to full-blown Microsoft probe, say sources
• Twitter refuses to pay for arbitration it forced on 891 ex-employees, suit says
• Tesla ordered to cough up data for Autopilot probe or face heavy fines
• Razer is investigating a ‘potential breach’ after hacker tries to sell ‘encryption keys, database, backend access logins’ and more for $100,000
• Threads
• Meta's Threads races to 100 million users in under a week
• Threads profiles can’t be deleted without removing your entire Instagram account
• Here’s why Threads is delayed in Europe
• Twitter threatens to sue Meta over the new Threads app
• Rumours
• iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro rumored to feature big boost in battery sizes

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• News
• Private email shows PlayStation chief unworried about Xbox-exclusive Call of Duty
• Plex lays off more than 20 percent of its staff
• Here’s why Apple’s latest effort to bring games to macOS is a big deal
• The Mac Pro’s biggest problem is the MacBook
• Meta wants to turn Facebook into an App Store replacement, at least in the EU
• Musk annoys Twitter users by capping number of tweets they can view each day
• Rumours
• iPhone 15 Pro again said to come in new ‘crimson’ color; new green color planned for iPhone 15
• 2026 Apple Watch Ultra will be first to get micro-LED – TrendForce

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• News
• Apple has bought an AR headset startup called Mira
• Meta sells Giphy to Shutterstock at a loss following UK order
• Nintendo sends Valve DMCA notice to block Steam release of Wii emulator Dolphin
• Sonos announces it needs to layoff 7% of employees and reduce real estate
• Neuralink receives FDA clearance to begin human trials of its brain-computer interface
• Meta Quest 3 Ships This Fall, Starting At $500
• AMD's Ryzen 8000 CPU with Navi 3.5 graphics could kill low-end GPUs
• Intel is officially killing off the ‘i’ in Core i7 — as it goes Ultra
• Rumours
• Second-gen Apple Watch Ultra coming this fall, new big iMac ‘in early development’ with larger than 30-inch screen

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• Hardware
• MacBook Air 15
• Mac Studio
• Mac Pro
• Software:
• iOS 17
• iPadOS 17
• tvOS 17
• WatchOS 10
• macOS Sonoma
• AR/VR
• Vision Pro

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• News
• EU passes world's first regulatory framework for cryptocurrency
• Meta hit with record-breaking $1.3 billion fine over Facebook data transfers to the US
• There's good reason to believe that GTA 6 will release next year
• Elon Musk's lawyer just accused Microsoft of violating the Twitter developer agreement
• NASA picks Blue Origin to make a second human-crewed lunar lander
• Sony’s new Q handheld is official: 8-inch screen, streams PS5 games
• Rumours
• Google's Pixel 8 Pro could have a built-in thermometer
• Meta reportedly wants to license Magic Leap’s AR technology

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• News
• Microsoft just made a huge, far-from-certain bet on nuclear fusion
• Microsoft's Activision takeover approved by EU after UK veto
• Intel's Meteor Lake iGPU is set to shake up the entry level GPU market
• Google IO
• Google Pixel Fold: The thinnest foldable (with the biggest battery) in the US
• Pixel Tablet hands-on: Basically a $500 smart display with a detachable screen
• Google announces Pixel 7A with 90Hz display and wireless charging
• Rumours
• Apple’s Reality Pro Headset Might Have More Features Than We Think
• Gurman: First M3 Macs may launch by end of the year, chip has more CPU/GPU cores compared to M2

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• News
• Biden proposes 30 percent tax on cryptominers' power bills
• Apple and Google team up to bring AirTag-like unwanted tracking alerts to all item trackers on iPhone and Android
• Twitter is going to purge and archive inactive accounts
• Nvidia's Neural Texture Compression technology should alleviate VRAM concerns
• Rumours
• Apple Watch Series 9 could include the first speed boost in years
• Largest iPhone screens ever coming to iPhone 16 Pro models – Ross Young

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• News
• UK regulators block Microsoft's Activision acquisition in potentially fatal surprise blow
• Apple’s App Store can stay closed but developers can link to outside payments, says appeals court
• That's cute. UK.gov gathers up £100M for AI super-models
• Lookout sells its consumer cybersecurity business to F-Secure for $223M and goes all-in on the enterprise
• UK chip giant Arm files for blockbuster US share listing
• Judge knocks back Elon Musk's ridiculous claim in fatal Tesla crash lawsuit: His statements about auto-driving safety could have been deepfaked
• Rumours
• Latest iPhone 15 Pro CADs reveal ‘Action button’ and camera changes

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• News
• WhatsApp, Signal, and other encrypted messaging apps urge UK to rethink ‘flawed’ legislation
• Microsoft rejects $42k+ Twitter API subscription, pulls it from ads platform
• ChatGPT costs $700,000 per day to run, which is why Microsoft wants to make its own AI chips
• GlobalFoundries sues IBM for flogging chip secrets to Intel, Rapidus
• Please stop doing war crimes in multiplayer games, it's upsetting the Red Cross
• Rumours
• Microsoft is reportedly working on a smaller Surface Pro and Arm-powered Surface Go 4
• Google will reportedly announce a foldable Pixel phone at I/O next month

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• Inside FTX: Jokes about misplaced funds, diabolical IT, poor oversight, and worse
• Calling for a pause on AI experimentation then spending millions on GPUs for a new AI project has real Musk energy
• Sega Sammy launches $772 million offer for Angry Birds-maker Rovio

Films/TV/Games

• Michelle Yeoh is beaming back into Star Trek

Rumours

• Apple AR glasses might not launch before 2026
• iOS 17 will reportedly set the stage for sideloading apps on iPhone

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• News
• E3 2023 has been cancelled
• Amazon just opened up its Sidewalk network for anyone to build connected gadgets on
• Google Assistant might be doomed: Division “reorganizes” to focus on Bard
• More Google Assistant shutdowns: Third-party smart displays are dead
• Twitter’s $1,000 checkmark will be free for the 10,000 most-followed companies
• 4G internet is set to arrive on the moon later this year
• New Steve Jobs Archive ebook now available as a free download
• Rumours
• Apple patents new AirPods case with interactive display

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Nvidia DGX Cloud: train your own ChatGPT in a web browser for $37K a month

The SEC has put Coinbase on notice for allegedly breaking securities laws

How hackers took over Linus Tech Tips

Framework’s first gaming laptop features upgradeable GPUs, swappable keyboards

Twitter to un-verify people who don’t pay $8/month starting on April Fools’ Day

Twitter will soon only recommend paid users in its For You feed

UK Sets Up Fake Booter Sites To Muddy DDoS Market

• Rumours

iPhone 15 Action button in testing; new super-low energy mode

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• News
• Jack Dorsey’s Twitter alternative Bluesky is now available in closed beta
• Elon Musk yearns for AI devs to build 'anti-woke' rival ChatGPT bot
• NIST's Quantum-Proof Algorithm Has a Bug, Analysts Say
• The UK published 7 responses to the Microsoft-Activision Xbox deal — only one company opposes
• Microsoft’s new Xbox mobile gaming store may launch in 2024
• FTX inner circle helped itself to $3.2B, liquidators say
• Rumours
• Quest 3 Reportedly Much Thinner And Twice As Powerful, But More Than $400

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• News
• EU tells Elon Musk to hire more staff to moderate Twitter
• Microsoft's charm offensive with COD deals has reportedly paid off with the EU
• Rumours
• Apple could release HomePod with 7-inch panel early next year, says analyst

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Following Twitter’s lead, Meta launches its own blue checkmark subscription for Facebook and Instagram, costs $14.99/mo on iOS
Infineon given the green light for €5B Dresden chip fab
FBI says it has 'contained' a cybersecurity incident on its network
GoDaddy says a multi-year breach hijacked customer websites and accounts
VMware, Broadcom, extend deadline for acquisition to be signed, sealed, and delivered
Microsoft is reportedly already planning to bring ads to Bing's AI chatbot
Microsoft “lobotomized” AI-powered Bing Chat, and its fans aren’t happy

• Gadgets/Media/Games

Original iPhone from 2007 auctioned for $63,356, topping prior sales

• Rumours

iMessage to voice note: Apple patent to play messages in your voice

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Want to Delete Your Twitter DMs? Good Luck With That
Well, now we know why Google closed Stadia
Microsoft announces new Bing and Edge browser powered by upgraded ChatGPT AI
iPhone 15 USB-C port may have some features limited to Apple certified cables and accessories
Royal Mail refused to pay ‘absurd’ LockBit ransom, chat logs say

• Games

Pharaoh a New Era

• Rumours

15.5-inch MacBook Air could arrive in April

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Meta, which pays for web scraping, sues to stop web scraping
Twitter to end free access to its API in Elon Musk’s latest monetization push
Twitter will let businesses keep their gold checkmarks — for $1,000 per month
For a small fortune you too can buy a piece of PC gaming graphics history
Google takes first shot in AI search engine wars, announces Bard competitor to ChatGPT
LockBit ransomware group threatens to publish stolen Royal Mail data
Bank of England won't call it Britcoin but says digital pound 'likely to be needed in future’

• Rumours

The iPhone Ultra Is Real and on Its Way, per report

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Japan officially designates today Final Fantasy 7 Day
Microsoft says Sony isn't telling the truth to EU regulators about Call of Duty
Apple’s leaked email about stopping leaks violated labor laws, officials rule
Sony's expecting a severe drop in PSVR 2 sales from a projected 2 million
Jony Ive designed a 'perfect' Red Nose for the Comic Relief charity

• Gadgets/Media/Games

GoldenEye 007 is now available on Nintendo Switch and Xbox
Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony are reportedly all skipping E3 2023

• Rumours

Foldable iPad Coming in 2024, per report

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Wait, again? War Thunder fans just can't help themselves when it comes to posting sensitive military documents
T-Mobile Breached Again, This Time Exposing 37M Customers' Data
British monarchy goes after Twitter, alleges rent not paid for UK base
Apple antitrust appeal comes down to the legal meaning of the word ‘shall’
Well that escalated quickly: India demos homebrew mobile OS
Meta allows Trump back on Facebook and Instagram

• Gadgets/Media

Snow Crash
M1 iPad Pro 11” 2021 (Gen 3)

• Rumours

New iPhone 15 Pro Design Leak Reports CURVED BEZELS
Apple ‘Reality Pro’ headset will toggle between AR/VR, serve as Mac display, 2-hour external battery packs, more

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Google and Nvidia offer objections to FTC over Microsoft buying Activision Blizzard
Microsoft faces EU antitrust warning over Activision deal - sources
Microsoft announces big job cuts that will affect 10,000 employees
Nearly 300 MSI motherboards will run any code in Secure Boot, no questions asked
More restricted military intel ends up on the War Thunder forums
UK lawmakers vote to jail tech execs who fail to protect kids online
Twitter admits it’s breaking third-party apps, cites ‘long-standing API rules’

• Apple

New MacBook Pro now official: M2 Pro and M2 Max chips, 8K HDMI, Wi-Fi 6E
Apple launches new Mac mini with M2 and M2 Pro chip, lower $599 starting price
Apple introduces the new HomePod with breakthrough sound and intelligence

• Rumours

iPhone periscope lens coming to both Pro models in 2024
Apple Reportedly Shelves AR Glasses, But Plans Cheaper Headset Model

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