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/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25800106/mcon_controller_josh_king_ohsnap.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Josh King’s viral slide-out MagSafe gamepad found a home at OhSnap and looks amazing")
Source: The Verge It’s no taller or wider than an iPhone, so it should slide into a pocket. It’s got a MagSafe pattern of magnets to attach it to your magnetic ring device. You don’t have to remove it to use your phone like a phone, because the whole gamepad retracts underneath, a little like…
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23318439/akrales_220309_4977_0324.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Pegasus spyware maker NSO Group is liable for attacks on 1,400 WhatsApp users")
Source: The Verge NSO Group, the organization behind the Pegasus spyware, has been found liable in a lawsuit brought by Meta’s WhatsApp over attacks on about 1,400 devices, as reported by The Record. NSO Group is liable for charges of violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, violation of the California Comprehensive Computer Data…
Source: Venture Beat Qualcomm did not violate a license with Arm when it acquired Nuvia for $1.4 billion, in a ruling by a jury today. Read Full Article
Source: Venture Beat Blizzard has released its 2024 End-of-Year report, detailing the amount of player investment in its titles across the year. Read Full Article
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24007991/acastro_STK082_qualcomm_01.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Qualcomm wins a legal battle over Arm chip licensing")
Source: The Verge A federal jury in Delaware determined on Friday that Qualcomm didn’t breach its agreement with Arm through its 2021 acquisition of Nuvia, a startup founded by three former Apple engineers. As reported earlier by Bloomberg and Reuters, the decision stems from a two-year-long legal battle that accused Qualcomm of misusing the chip…
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23262657/VRG_Illo_STK001_B_Sala_Hacker.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "US reveals charges against alleged LockBit ransomware developer")
Source: The Verge The US government has charged a dual Russian and Israeli national with allegedly building and maintaining LockBit’s malware code, while receiving over $230,000 in cryptocurrency for his work. The 51-year-old Rostislav Panev was arrested in Israel pending extradition to the US, making him the third member of the LockBit ransomware group in…
Source: Venture Beat Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Elvis Presley once said, “Ambition is a dream with a V8 engine.” Brendan Greene, the creator of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG), has a lot of ambition. His battle royale game, inspired by the Japanese…
Source: Venture Beat Given enough time to “think,” small language models can beat LLMs at math and coding tasks by generating and verifying multiple answers. Read Full Article
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24184995/1440492021.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Here are the shipping and return policies for all the big-name retailers")
Source: The Verge As people scramble for last-minute gifts and late-year bargains, everyone is double-checking their lists and figuring out the fastest way to get their purchases. Thankfully, many retailers are offering generous shipping policies for their products, with some offering free two-day shipping or even same-day delivery if you pay extra. And just in…
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25799696/Raveen_Rao_CL_site_wide.png?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Databricks VP of AI says the AI talent wars are just getting started")
Source: The Verge For my last issue of the year, I’m focusing on the AI talent war, which is a theme I’ve been covering since this newsletter launched almost two years ago. And keep reading for the latest from inside Google and Meta this week. But first, I need your questions for a mailbag issue…
