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Tokyo-based Dinii, which lets diners order food from restaurants and shops through a mobile platform, raised a ~$48M Series B led by Bessemer and Hillhouse (Kate Park/TechCrunch)

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Source: a demo of Sora initially took 10+ minutes to make a 1-minute clip; source: OpenAI execs spoke of training an improved Sora that could quickly make clips (Stephanie Palazzolo/The Information)

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PayPal says it is enabling US merchants to buy, hold, and sell cryptocurrency directly from their PayPal business accounts, except in New York state at launch (Pritam Biswas/Reuters)

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OpenAI's chief research officer, Bob McGrew, and a research VP, Barret Zoph, are leaving the company; OpenAI names Mark Chen as new SVP of Research, and more (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)

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Meta says Horizon Store now supports 2D apps built as PWAs, Android native apps, or via the new Meta Spatial SDK, which lets developers use Android dev tools (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

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Ubisoft lowers its FY 2024-25 bookings forecast to €1.95B, vs. €2.42B est., and delays Assassin's Creed Shadows to February 14, 2025; UBI closes down 4.52% (Cecilia D'Anastasio/Bloomberg)

Ubisoft lowers its FY 2024-25 bookings forecast to...

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Google Pixel Buds Pro 2 review: lighter and comfortable with improved ANC and transparency, but underwhelming Gemini Live and no high-quality Bluetooth codecs (Chris Welch/The Verge)

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Micron reports Q4 revenue up 93% YoY to $7.75B, vs. $7.66B est., forecasts Q1 revenue and profit above estimates, helped by AI demand; MU jumps 13%+ after hours (Ian King/Bloomberg)

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Over 100 companies, including Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI, signed the EU's AI Pact for "voluntary pledges" before the AI Act; Apple and Meta did not (Natasha Lomas/TechCrunch)

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Sources: Sam Altman will receive equity in OpenAI for the first time, as it plans to restructure its core business into a for-profit benefit corporation (Reuters)

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OpenAI CTO Mira Murati announces she's leaving the company (CNBC)

OpenAI CTO Mira Murati announces she's leaving the...

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The FTC announces a crackdown on "deceptive AI claims and schemes" by companies including legal services firm DoNotPay, which claimed to offer a "robot lawyer" (Dan Mangan/CNBC)

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Disney officially launches its password-sharing crackdown, letting users add an "Extra Member" for $6.99/month for Disney+ Basic, or $9.99 for Disney+ Premium (Alex Weprin/The Hollywood Reporter)

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Mark Zuckerberg says Meta will likely strike "certain partnerships" for AI training content, but some publishers may be overestimating their content's value (Adi Robertson/The Verge)

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Mark Zuckerberg says Meta will likely strike "certain partnerships" for AI training content, but some publishers may be overestimating their content's value (Adi Robertson/The Verge)

Mark Zuckerberg says Meta will likely strike "cert...

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Q&A with Mark Zuckerberg on Meta's Orion AR glasses, partnering with Ray-Ban, Threads, X, downranking political content, mental health, AI regulation, and more (The Verge)

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Hands-on with Meta's Orion: need a wireless processor puck, weigh only 100g, are packed with sensors, and have good eye tracking and a wide FoV for AR glasses (Scott Stein/CNET)

Hands-on with Meta's Orion: need a wireless proces...

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Meta unveils a prototype of Orion, its first AR glasses, with a 70-degree FoV, wireless neural input wristband, silicon carbide lenses, and micro-LED projectors (Alex Heath/The Verge)

Meta unveils a prototype of Orion, its first AR gl...

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