Journals

Nico Grant / New York Times: Email: YouTube plans to cut 100 employees from its operations and creator management teams; a source says YouTube employs 7,173 people  —  The layoffs are part of efforts by the video platform’s parent company,… Read More »Email: YouTube plans to cut 100 employees from its operations and creator management teams; a source says YouTube employs 7,173 people (Nico Grant/New York Times)

Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: The Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 will be banned in the US again, effective January 18, after a US court of appeals denies Apple’s request to pause the ban  —  The Apple Watch Series… Read More »The Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 will be banned in the US again, effective January 18, after a US court of appeals denies Apple’s request to pause the ban (Chance Miller/9to5Mac)

Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: Samsung teases the Galaxy Ring, a fitness tracker that will use AI, without providing information about its features, price, or release date  —  In an unexpected twist, Samsung’s Unpacked event today for the Galaxy S24 series… Read More »Samsung teases the Galaxy Ring, a fitness tracker that will use AI, without providing information about its features, price, or release date (Ben Schoon/9to5Google)

Cherlynn Low / Engadget: Hands-on with Galaxy S24 AI features: Circle to Search is accurate and convenient, Chat Assist can give hilarious suggestions, Live Translate was laggy, more  —  This might be a portent of the year to come.  — … Read More »Hands-on with Galaxy S24 AI features: Circle to Search is accurate and convenient, Chat Assist can give hilarious suggestions, Live Translate was laggy, more (Cherlynn Low/Engadget)

Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: Galaxy S24 Ultra hands-on: a flat display makes sense given its size and S-Pen support, the titanium frame is nice, but it’s still a hefty phone at 233 grams  —  Samsung has just announced its new,… Read More »Galaxy S24 Ultra hands-on: a flat display makes sense given its size and S-Pen support, the titanium frame is nice, but it’s still a hefty phone at 233 grams (Ben Schoon/9to5Google)

Abner Li / 9to5Google: Android Auto will soon reflect design elements, like wallpaper and icons, of Samsung Galaxy phones, and offer AI chat summaries, relevant replies, and more  —  Amidst the flurry of Galaxy S24 announcements, Google also announced a… Read More »Android Auto will soon reflect design elements, like wallpaper and icons, of Samsung Galaxy phones, and offer AI chat summaries, relevant replies, and more (Abner Li/9to5Google)

Billy Steele / Engadget: Samsung pledges seven years of OS and security updates for the Galaxy S24 series, matching Google, which extended its update timeline in tandem with the Pixel 8  —  Following Google’s commitment, the company says it’s further… Read More »Samsung pledges seven years of OS and security updates for the Galaxy S24 series, matching Google, which extended its update timeline in tandem with the Pixel 8 (Billy Steele/Engadget)

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Google introduces Circle to Search, a new way to search from anywhere on Android using gestures, available on Galaxy S24 devices and Google’s Pixel 8 and 8 Pro  —  Alongside Samsung’s launch event today, Google announced… Read More »Google introduces Circle to Search, a new way to search from anywhere on Android using gestures, available on Galaxy S24 devices and Google’s Pixel 8 and 8 Pro (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Samsung’s Galaxy S24 lineup includes Google’s AI models Gemini Pro, for Notes, Voice Recorder, and Keyboard apps, and Gemini Nano, for Google Messages and more  —  Gemini, Google’s cutting-edge generative AI model family, is coming to… Read More »Samsung’s Galaxy S24 lineup includes Google’s AI models Gemini Pro, for Notes, Voice Recorder, and Keyboard apps, and Gemini Nano, for Google Messages and more (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)

Jon Porter / The Verge: Samsung unveils the Galaxy S24, with a larger and brighter 6.2″ display, and S24 Plus, with a larger 6.7″ display, starting at $800 and $1,000 respectively  —  Samsung’s Galaxy S24 and S24 Plus don’t have… Read More »Samsung unveils the Galaxy S24, with a larger and brighter 6.2″ display, and S24 Plus, with a larger 6.7″ display, starting at $800 and $1,000 respectively (Jon Porter/The Verge)