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A study shows how effective the Apple Watch is at detecting AFib in adults over 65, and Tesla now has at least a couple of unsupervised autonomous robotaxis giving rides in Austin.
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Netflix’s All-Cash WBD Studio Bid Confident as Peters Dismisses Paramount’s ‘Debt-Heavy’ Offer, and Intel Prioritizes AI Chips, Causing Low-End PC Constraints Amid Foundry Losses
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A new, majority American-owned joint venture—50% owned by Oracle and Silver Lake—has acquired TikTok’s U.S. assets, securing the app’s future in the United States. Led by CEO Adam Presser and CSO Will Farrell, the entity introduces strict safeguards around U.S. user data, algorithm security, and content moderation, effectively shifting control of U.S. operations.
While the user experience will remain largely unchanged, TikTok’s algorithm will be retrained on U.S. data and overseen by Oracle. ByteDance will retain control of global e-commerce and advertising operations. The new structure is designed to address long-standing national security concerns, though questions remain about whether it fully resolves them.
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A federal judge is closely scrutinizing the Epic Games–Google antitrust settlement after revelations of a separate, previously undisclosed business partnership between the two companies. The agreement includes “joint product development, joint marketing commitments, and joint partnerships” tied to Unreal Engine, Fortnite, and Android, as well as Epic’s pledge to spend $800 million on Google services over six years.
Judge James Donato questioned whether the partnership influenced Epic to soften its demands for broader changes to Android that would benefit all developers. Epic CEO Tim Sweeney denied any quid pro quo or special treatment, but the judge noted the timing suggests the business deal may be linked to finalizing the settlement.
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Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters said he is confident Netflix’s $82.7 billion all-cash offer for Warner Bros. Discovery’s studios will be approved, calling Paramount’s $108 billion, debt-heavy hostile bid lacking credibility. Peters argued the Paramount offer is unrealistic without backing from Larry Ellison and unlikely to gain shareholder support.
Netflix’s all-cash approach is positioned as offering faster and more certain closure, while Paramount has extended its bid deadline to February 20 after WBD’s board rejected an earlier version.
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Intel is reallocating foundry capacity from client chips to higher-margin Xeon AI server processors after underestimating the surge in datacenter demand. The move prioritizes mid-to-high-end Core processors and could make low-end Intel PCs scarcer, especially as component costs like DRAM rise.
CFO David Zinsner said capacity constraints should ease in Q2 as yields improve, but Intel still posted a Q4 net loss of $591 million and a $2.5 billion operating loss in its Foundry division.
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Amazon is planning a second, larger round of job cuts next week as it works toward eliminating 30,000 corporate roles. The layoffs—on top of 14,000 cuts in October—are expected to hit AWS, retail, Prime Video, and HR, potentially starting as early as Tuesday.
CEO Andy Jassy cited efforts to reduce bureaucracy, while previously acknowledging that AI-driven efficiency would shrink Amazon’s corporate workforce over time. If completed, the cuts would affect nearly 10% of Amazon’s corporate staff, marking its largest layoff ever.
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Tesla has removed lane-keeping Autosteer from Basic Autopilot on new North American Model 3 and Model Y vehicles. Customers must now subscribe to the $99/month Full Self-Driving (FSD) package to access the feature, leaving only Traffic-Aware Cruise Control as standard.
The change comes amid regulatory scrutiny and a temporary California suspension over claims that Tesla exaggerated its driver-assistance capabilities, following years of missed autonomous driving timelines promised by CEO Elon Musk.
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UK regulator Ofcom has opened an investigation into Meta Platforms over whether it provided complete and accurate information about WhatsApp during a review of the wholesale market for business bulk SMS messaging. These messages are commonly used for appointment reminders and delivery notifications.
Meta said it takes its regulatory obligations seriously, devotes significant resources to information requests, and will fully cooperate with the investigation.
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Tesla has begun offering completely driverless robotaxi rides in Austin, Texas, with CEO Elon Musk confirming the vehicles operate without a human safety monitor. The rollout expands on a limited, supervised deployment from last June and marks the first time Tesla is charging for rides without an onboard human.
The company appears to be using chase cars for monitoring and plans to gradually integrate fully driverless vehicles into a larger Austin fleet that still includes safety-monitored cars.
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A clinical trial published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology found that the Apple Watch significantly improved doctors’ ability to detect dangerous heart rhythm problems such as atrial fibrillation. Doctors diagnosed A-Fib four times more often than with standard care alone.
Using the Apple Watch’s PPG and ECG features, physicians were able to identify the condition earlier—often in asymptomatic, high-risk patients over 65—potentially reducing the fivefold increased stroke risk and lowering healthcare costs.
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Lucasfilm leadership is reshuffled with Dave Filoni stepping into the president role as Kathleen Kennedy transitions to producing, while streamers stack renewals, trailers, and release-date clashes. Netflix continues its momentum with subscriber growth, major studio deals, and new interactive features as streaming hits record highs.
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Bandcamp announced on Reddit Tuesday that AI-generated music would not be allowed on their platform. Will other platforms like Spotify or Apple Music follow suit? And Apple has officially teamed up with Google to use Gemini to power Apple Intelligence. Plus Substack introduced a beta app for Apple TV and Google TV, letting subscribers watch creator videos and livestreams on a television. Is this a sign that Substack feels the future is video?
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Not to be outdone by OpenAI, Apple is reportedly developing an AI wearable
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House Bill Seeks to Block Nvidia AI Chip Sales to China, Mandating Congressional Review, Anthropic Releases 80-Page Revision of Claude’s Constitution, and Ubisoft Cancels Six Games, Delays Seven, and Closes Studios in ‘Major Reset’ After Share Drop
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Apple plans major Siri overhaul
Apple is reportedly planning a significant overhaul of its Siri smart assistant, codenamed “Campos,” transforming it into a ChatGPT-like chatbot capable of handling both voice and text inputs. This move, expected to be revealed at WWDC in June, is seen as a response to the success of competitor AI chatbots and a potential threat from OpenAI entering the hardware space. Acknowledging its late start in the AI race, Apple has reversed earlier stances and confirmed a deal to use Google’s Gemini as its AI partner after exploring various options.
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House moves to oversee AI chip exports to China
A bipartisan House bill was approved to allow Congress to review and potentially block the White House administration’s authorization for Nvidia to sell its H200 AI chips to China. The legislation mandates notifying Congress before advanced AI chip sales to adversaries and includes a two-year ban on selling Nvidia’s advanced Blackwell chips to China. Lawmakers backing the measure cite national security and U.S. innovation concerns, pushing back against the White House’s policy of easing export controls.
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Anthropic revises Claude’s Constitution
Anthropic has published a revised, 80-page version of Claude’s Constitution, detailing the ethical principles and operational context for its chatbot, Claude, and reinforcing the company’s “Constitutional AI” approach. Released alongside CEO Dario Amodei’s appearance at the World Economic Forum, the document outlines four core values: being broadly safe, broadly ethical, compliant with guidelines, and genuinely helpful. It also addresses sensitive topics such as harmful conversations, mental health crises, and speculation about a chatbot’s moral status.
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Ubisoft announces major reset
Ubisoft announced a “major reset,” cancelling six video games—including the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake—closing two studios, and delaying seven other titles. The move triggered a 33% drop in shares and is aimed at returning the company to “sustainable growth.” Analysts say the strategy focuses on reducing risk by prioritizing established franchises like Assassin’s Creed and Far Cry over new IP, as development costs and competition rise.
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Microsoft expands Xbox app to Arm-based PCs
Microsoft has enabled the Xbox app on all Arm-based Windows 11 PCs following a December 2025 update to the Prism emulator that added AVX/AVX2 support. The change allows users on Copilot+ PCs with Qualcomm Snapdragon chips to buy, download, and stream PC games, with more than 85% of the Game Pass catalog now functional. Support for anti-cheat software like Easy Anti Cheat gives Windows on Arm an edge over platforms such as SteamOS.
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Claude “Humanizer” highlights AI detection arms race
Developer Siqi Chen created Humanizer, a custom skill for Anthropic’s Claude designed to make AI-generated text sound more human. The tool uses a Wikipedia guide on detecting AI content—flagging promotional language and vague attributions—to help Claude remove common AI tells. The project underscores the escalating competition between AI generation and AI detection tools.
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Waymo launches robotaxi service in Miami
Alphabet’s Waymo has launched its robotaxi service in Miami, marking its sixth U.S. market and kicking off an aggressive 2026 expansion plan. The initial 60-square-mile service area follows a 2025 testing phase and is expected to expand to Miami International Airport. With nearly 10,000 residents signed up and 14 million trips served in 2025, Waymo continues to extend its lead over rivals like Tesla and Zoox.
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Microsoft adds more AI features to Notepad and Paint
Microsoft is updating Notepad and Paint for Windows 11 Insiders with new AI features. Notepad now offers faster AI previews for Write, Rewrite, and Summarize, along with new Markdown syntax support, all requiring a Microsoft account. Paint introduces an AI-driven Coloring Book feature on Copilot+ PCs and a new fill tolerance slider for the Fill tool.
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Nintendo Switch 2 leads U.S. hardware sales
Nintendo ended 2025 strongly in the U.S. market, with its Switch 2 console finishing both December and the full year as the best-selling video game hardware, according to Circana. The performance helped lift overall industry hardware spending by 9% for the year, despite a November slump driven by tariffs, rising component costs, and higher console prices.
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Wyze cameras are notorious for the lapse security when it comes to storing and accessing camera footage from the cloud. But does that mean the cameras have no redeeming value? Roger explains why he thinks Wyze cameras deserve a second look depending on what you need them for.
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YouTube’s yearly creator letter ends with AI promises, and vertical video dreams. Plus a robot hand that can do way more on its own than you can with your clumsy two attached flesh hands.
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Snap settles a social media addiction suit days before trial set to begin in Los Angeles, OpenAI begins global age verification roll out ahead of a planned “adult mode” feature, and Adobe Acrobat Studio adds the ability to generate an AI podcast from documents.
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Snap, parent company of Snapchat, reached a settlement with a 19 year old plaintiff in a social media addiction lawsuit, days before this trial would begin in Los Angeles, though the terms have not been disclosed. The suit claims the algorithmic design of social media platforms led to addiction and deteriorating mental health. Other parties in the suit, including Meta, TikTok, and YouTube, have not announced any pending settlements with the jury selection for the trial set for January 27th. Snap remains a defendant in other consolidated social media addiction cases.
Source: BBC
On Tuesday, OpenAI announced the start of the roll out of global age prediction for ChatGPT to detect minors ahead of preparations for the debut of an “adult mode”. OpenAI CEO of applications Fidji Simo said in December she expects “adult mode” to go live in the first quarter of 2026. Users erroneously categorized as a minor can appeal by submitting data to identity verification service Persona, also used by Reddit and Roblox.
Source: Reuters
Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters said the company’s advertising business doubled revenue to $1.5 billion USD from 2024 to 2025, and expects 2026 to “roughly double again” to $3 billion. The ad-supported Netflix tier, which costs $7.99/month, had over 94 million subscribers as of May 2025. In the Q4 2025 earnings report Netflix reported 325 million subscribers with revenue of $12.05 billion.
Source: The Verge
In YouTube’s annual letter to the community, CEO Neal Mohan pledged to “reduce the spread of low quality AI content” alongside strengthening safeguards for minors. Mohan also stated later this year users will be able to use YouTube’s AI creation tools to “create a Short using your own likeness”, and that Shorts currently average 200 billion daily views. The future AI tool improvements will also able to produce games with a text prompt and experiment with music.
Sources: The Hollywood Reporter and YouTube
The Federal Trade Commission is appealing a November 2025 ruling in the antitrust case against Meta regarding the Instagram and WhatsApp deals. The FTC looked to force Meta to restructure or sell Instagram and WhatsApp in order to restore competition eliminated by the acquisitions, but US District Judge James Boasberg in Washington ruled Meta does not have a monopoly due to competition from TikTok. Facebook purchased Instagram in 2012, then WhatsApp in 2014, and the FTC did not block the deals at the time, instead suing in 2020 alleging a US monopoly on platforms for sharing content with friends and family.
Source: Reuters
In August 2025 Adobe added some AI features to Acrobat Studio, including PDF Spaces, which supported the ability to add up to 100 documents to be AI summarized. Documents added to PDF Spaces can now use Adobe’s AI assistant to generate a presentation from uploads, with options for editing without needing to generate new slides and can be shared with co-workers for further edits. Another new feature in PDF Spaces enables the creation of an AI podcast from a document, similar to a NotebookLM feature. The default podcast creation option has two AI hosts discuss the material.
Source: Engadget
One week after the Federal Communications Commission waived the requirement for Verizon to unlock phones 60 days post network activation, Verizon enacted a 365-day lock period for phones purchased through the TracPhone division. The previous 60 day unlock requirement was part of a merger condition to gain approval for the Verizon purchase of TracPhone. The new policy states cellphones activated on or after January 20th can be unlocked only upon request and only after 365 days of paid and active service.
Source: Ars Technica
According to Sensor Tower’s annual State of Mobile report, consumers globally spent more on non-gaming apps than games in 2025, a trend previously noted only in select markets. The report shares approximately $85 billion was spent on apps in 2025, a 21% increase from 2024, and almost 3x the amount from five years ago. Downloads of AI apps doubled to hit 3.8 billion, with the top 10 apps dominated by AI assistants, led by OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and DeepSeek. And, for social media, users spent an average of 90min/day scrolling, totaling approximately 2.5 trillion hours, up 5% year-over-year.
Source: TechCrunch