Journals

Hartley Charlton / MacRumors: Apple says the Vision Pro weighs 600 to 650 grams depending on the Light Seal and headband used; Meta Quest 3 weighs 516 grams and Quest Pro weighs 722 grams  —  Apple’s Vision Pro headset can… Read More »Apple says the Vision Pro weighs 600 to 650 grams depending on the Light Seal and headband used; Meta Quest 3 weighs 516 grams and Quest Pro weighs 722 grams (Hartley Charlton/MacRumors)

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: Rabbit’s $199 AI device R1 will use Perplexity AI’s tech to answer user queries; the first 100,000 R1 buyers will get one year of Perplexity Pro for free  —  One of the standout gadgets of this… Read More »Rabbit’s $199 AI device R1 will use Perplexity AI’s tech to answer user queries; the first 100,000 R1 buyers will get one year of Perplexity Pro for free (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)

Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: Apple releases Vision Pro accessories, including a travel case, a battery pack, and a Light Seal, all for $199 each, and Solo Knit and Dual Loop bands for $99  —  Apple Vision Pro is now available… Read More »Apple releases Vision Pro accessories, including a travel case, a battery pack, and a Light Seal, all for $199 each, and Solo Knit and Dual Loop bands for $99 (Zac Hall/9to5Mac)

Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: Apple opens pre-orders for the Vision Pro, which has an M2 chip with an 8-core CPU and a 10-core GPU, and comes with 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB storage options  —  Apple today finally shared additional tech… Read More »Apple opens pre-orders for the Vision Pro, which has an M2 chip with an 8-core CPU and a 10-core GPU, and comes with 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB storage options (Joe Rossignol/MacRumors)

Granth Vanaik / Reuters: Wayfair plans to lay off 1,650 employees, or 13% of its staff, which it says will result in $280M+ in annual savings; Wayfair cut 1,750 jobs in 2023  —  Online furniture retailer Wayfair (W.N) said on… Read More »Wayfair plans to lay off 1,650 employees, or 13% of its staff, which it says will result in $280M+ in annual savings; Wayfair cut 1,750 jobs in 2023 (Granth Vanaik/Reuters)

Bloomberg: The CAC’s scrutiny of Shein, which has never sold products in China and moved its global HQ to Singapore in 2021, shows the long reach of Chinese regulators  —  – Shein still subject to review despite selling nothing in… Read More »The CAC’s scrutiny of Shein, which has never sold products in China and moved its global HQ to Singapore in 2021, shows the long reach of Chinese regulators (Bloomberg)

Shaurya Malwa / CoinDesk: Manta Network was hit by a DDoS attack as it issued its MANTA token on January 18, leading to longer-than-expected withdrawal times; all funds remain safe  —  The network’s MANTA token went live on Thursday and… Read More »Manta Network was hit by a DDoS attack as it issued its MANTA token on January 18, leading to longer-than-expected withdrawal times; all funds remain safe (Shaurya Malwa/CoinDesk)

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: X rolls out audio and video calling to Android following the October 2023 iOS launch; all users can receive calls but only Premium subscribers can place them  —  Elon Musk’s own social network X is rolling… Read More »X rolls out audio and video calling to Android following the October 2023 iOS launch; all users can receive calls but only Premium subscribers can place them (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)

Timmy Shen / The Block: China forms a metaverse working group with members from government, academia, and tech companies like Huawei and Baidu to push for standardization in the sector  —  – The country’s top industrial authority said that working… Read More »China forms a metaverse working group with members from government, academia, and tech companies like Huawei and Baidu to push for standardization in the sector (Timmy Shen/The Block)

Piotr Lipinski / Reuters: The EU Commission is seeking feedback on concessions Apple offered, including opening its Tap to Pay tech to third-party wallets for 10 years, to settle a probe  —  The European Commission is seeking feedback from rivals… Read More »The EU Commission is seeking feedback on concessions Apple offered, including opening its Tap to Pay tech to third-party wallets for 10 years, to settle a probe (Piotr Lipinski/Reuters)