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The top 7 bestselling phone models of 2023 are all iPhones (arstechnica.com)

The top 7 bestselling phone models of 2023 are all iPhones::Every currently sold iPhone makes the top seven, except the iPhone SE.

Someone made a GPT-like chatbot that runs locally on Raspberry Pi, and you can too (www.xda-developers.com)

Twitter security staff kept firm in compliance by disobeying Musk, FTC says (arstechnica.com)

Twitter security staff kept firm in compliance by disobeying Musk, FTC says::Lina Khan: Musk demanded “actions that would have violated the FTC’s Order.”

X suspends account of Navalny's wife (news.sky.com)

X suspends account of Navalny’s wife::The widow of Alexei Navalny, Yulia Navalnaya, has had her X account restored after it was briefly suspended for unknown reasons. Meanwhile, his brother has been put on Russia’s wanted list. Listen to a Daily podcast special on the Russian opposition after Navalny’s death as you scroll.

Korea slaps $327,067 fine on Twitch for suspending service (www.koreatimes.co.kr)

Korea slaps $327,067 fine on Twitch for suspending service::The Korean telecommunications watchdog said Friday it has slapped a fine of 435 million won ($327,067) on the U.S. live video streaming platform Twitch, which suspended its video-on-demand (VOD) service in the country last year.

Greener ‘water batteries’ a step closer (www.theguardian.com)

"Tony Delivers" - just order your food and send him a screenshot (piefed.social)

https://seattle.eater.com/2024/2/21/24079162/tony-delivers-seattle-delivery-app-fees-downtown...

Google suspends Gemini from making AI images of people after a backlash complaining it was 'woke' (www.businessinsider.com)

Google suspends Gemini from making AI images of people after a backlash complaining it was ‘woke’::After users complained Google’s Gemini had gone “woke,” the company said it will pause the image-generating feature of people while working on fixes.

Reddit plans to reserve shares for its big users in IPO, WSJ reports (www.reuters.com)

NVIDIA’s new AI chatbot runs locally on your PC (www.engadget.com)

• NVIDIA released a demo version of a chatbot that runs locally on your PC, giving it access to your files and documents....

Reddit Files to Go Public, Reveals That It Paid CEO $193 Million Last Year (www.thedailybeast.com)

Reddit Files to Go Public, Reveals That It Paid CEO $193 Million Last Year::Nineteen years since its founding, the social media site is finally going public.

Two Wi-Fi flaws expose Android, Linux devices to attacks (thehackernews.com)

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YouTube Makes Over $13 million off Climate Change Denial (www.ibtimes.co.uk)

Government to issue notice to Google over ‘illegal’ response to question on Prime Minister by its AI (indianexpress.com)

Notion acquires privacy-focused productivity platform Skiff | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)

Skiff users received the following email...

Google tests removing the News tab from search results | The News filter disappearing from Google search results for some users this week won’t help publishers sleep any easier. (www.niemanlab.org)

‘It went nuts’: Thousands join UK parents calling for smartphone-free childhood (www.theguardian.com)

1Password Acquires Kolide to Strengthen Endpoint Security (techcrunch.com)

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Japan Bets $67 Billion to Become a Global Chip Powerhouse Once Again (finance.yahoo.com)

Japan Bets $67 Billion to Become a Global Chip Powerhouse Once Again::(Bloomberg) – Deep in the snowy northern island of Hokkaido, Japan is pouring billions of dollars into a long-shot bet to revive its chip-making prowess and insulate its economy from growing US-China tensions.Most Read from BloombergYour 401(k) Will Be Gone...

Reddit says it's made $203M so far licensing its data (techcrunch.com)

Reddit is a ‘smaller, more volatile’ Twitter, says Big Technology’s Alex Kantrowitz (www.cnbc.com)

Reddit is a ‘smaller, more volatile’ Twitter, says Big Technology’s Alex Kantrowitz::Alex Kantrowitz, Big Technology founder, joins ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss Reddit’s decision to go public, the company’s journey to IPO, Sam Altman’s stake in the company, and more.

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