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Apple starts selling the Vision Pro in the US; Tim Cook compares Vision Pro debut to the birth of Mac, iPod, and iPhone in a memo to employees (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

    Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Apple starts selling the Vision Pro in the US; Tim Cook compares Vision Pro debut to the birth of Mac, iPod, and iPhone in a memo to employees  —  Apple Inc. faithful lined up at its… Read More »Apple starts selling the Vision Pro in the US; Tim Cook compares Vision Pro debut to the birth of Mac, iPod, and iPhone in a memo to employees (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

    China-based advertisers now account for 10% of the Meta’s annual revenue and contributed 5 percentage points to its total worldwide revenue growth (Financial Times)

      Financial Times: China-based advertisers now account for 10% of the Meta’s annual revenue and contributed 5 percentage points to its total worldwide revenue growth  —  The US group has benefited from huge but unsustainable outlays from Chinese advertisers  —  Facebook,… Read More »China-based advertisers now account for 10% of the Meta’s annual revenue and contributed 5 percentage points to its total worldwide revenue growth (Financial Times)

      Samsung Galaxy S24 and S24 Plus review: slightly bigger and brighter displays with flat edges, and the AI features are occasionally great but sometimes weird (Allison Johnson/The Verge)

        Allison Johnson / The Verge: Samsung Galaxy S24 and S24 Plus review: slightly bigger and brighter displays with flat edges, and the AI features are occasionally great but sometimes weird  —  With its newest devices, Samsung cleverly mixes original AI… Read More »Samsung Galaxy S24 and S24 Plus review: slightly bigger and brighter displays with flat edges, and the AI features are occasionally great but sometimes weird (Allison Johnson/The Verge)

        Spotify signs a new multiyear deal with Joe Rogan, estimated to be worth $250M; his show will be available on multiple podcast platforms and YouTube (Anne Steele/Wall Street Journal)

          Anne Steele / Wall Street Journal: Spotify signs a new multiyear deal with Joe Rogan, estimated to be worth $250M; his show will be available on multiple podcast platforms and YouTube  —  Hit show to be distributed broadly, including on… Read More »Spotify signs a new multiyear deal with Joe Rogan, estimated to be worth $250M; his show will be available on multiple podcast platforms and YouTube (Anne Steele/Wall Street Journal)

          Apple starts selling the Vision Pro in the US; Tim Cook appeared at the company’s flagship Fifth Avenue store in NYC for the launch (Alex Koller/CNBC)

            Alex Koller / CNBC: Apple starts selling the Vision Pro in the US; Tim Cook appeared at the company’s flagship Fifth Avenue store in NYC for the launch  —  – Apple’s Vision Pro virtual reality headset is now on sale… Read More »Apple starts selling the Vision Pro in the US; Tim Cook appeared at the company’s flagship Fifth Avenue store in NYC for the launch (Alex Koller/CNBC)

            EU countries strike a deal on the AI Act, after announcing pro-innovation measures and an AI Office; the bill awaits formal approval of EU Parliament (Gian Volpicelli/Politico)

              Gian Volpicelli / Politico: EU countries strike a deal on the AI Act, after announcing pro-innovation measures and an AI Office; the bill awaits formal approval of EU Parliament  —  The bloc’s law to regulate AI overcomes threats of late… Read More »EU countries strike a deal on the AI Act, after announcing pro-innovation measures and an AI Office; the bill awaits formal approval of EU Parliament (Gian Volpicelli/Politico)

              Meta’s stock rises 20%+, adding ~$200B to its market cap, the biggest single-session market value addition, eclipsing Apple’s and Amazon’s $190B gains in 2022 (Subrat Patnaik/Bloomberg)

                Subrat Patnaik / Bloomberg: Meta’s stock rises 20%+, adding ~$200B to its market cap, the biggest single-session market value addition, eclipsing Apple’s and Amazon’s $190B gains in 2022  —  – Stock also holds record for the biggest wipeout in history … Read More »Meta’s stock rises 20%+, adding ~$200B to its market cap, the biggest single-session market value addition, eclipsing Apple’s and Amazon’s $190B gains in 2022 (Subrat Patnaik/Bloomberg)

                Sources: in January, the US DOJ charged three people with a phone-hacking scheme that included the hack of FTX to steal $400M+ at the time of its 2022 collapse (James Fanelli/Wall Street Journal)

                  James Fanelli / Wall Street Journal: Sources: in January, the US DOJ charged three people with a phone-hacking scheme that included the hack of FTX to steal $400M+ at the time of its 2022 collapse  —  The hack coincided with… Read More »Sources: in January, the US DOJ charged three people with a phone-hacking scheme that included the hack of FTX to steal $400M+ at the time of its 2022 collapse (James Fanelli/Wall Street Journal)

                  OpenSecrets: 450 orgs, including OpenAI and Tesla, reported participating in AI-related lobbying in 2023, up 185% YoY, spending $957M+ on AI and other issues (Hayden Field/CNBC)

                    Hayden Field / CNBC: OpenSecrets: 450 orgs, including OpenAI and Tesla, reported participating in AI-related lobbying in 2023, up 185% YoY, spending $957M+ on AI and other issues  —  – AI-related lobbying reached new heights in 2023, with more than… Read More »OpenSecrets: 450 orgs, including OpenAI and Tesla, reported participating in AI-related lobbying in 2023, up 185% YoY, spending $957M+ on AI and other issues (Hayden Field/CNBC)

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