Humane looking to sell the company barely a month after Ai Pin release

According to “people familiar with the matter,” Humane is “seeking a buyer for its business” and in talks with a financial advisor to assist in a potential sale. It’s noted that the process is still very early, but that Humane is looking for a sale between $750 million and $1 billion.

It should come as no surprise that the startup is looking to sell itself to a larger company, but the speed at which this is happening seems especially quick.

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Apple is challenging the €1.8 billion antitrust fine related to a Spotify complaint

This March Apple was hit with a massive €1.8 billion fine ($2B) over a complaint initially filed by Spotify back in 2019. The complaint was simple – Apple is charging app makers a 30% tax when a user subscribes to their service for a year and 15% for subsequent years. That gave an unfair advantage to Apple Music over Spotify as the latter was forced to raise subscription costs to cover the tax.

Now, Apple has filed its own suit with the EU’s General Court in Luxembourg to try and overturn the hefty fine. Apple suggests that the European Commission didn’t provide credible evidence that consumers were harmed by its App Store policies.

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Microsoft Bing issue takes down Copilot, DuckDuckGo, and ChatGPT search features

Search capabilities for ChatGPT, Copilot, DuckDuckGo, and other platforms aren't working properly right now due to a Microsoft outage that appears to be related to the Bing application programming interface (API).

This issue began around 3 AM ET, and Microsoft has acknowledged the loading issues with its Copilot service, saying it’s “working to isolate the cause of the issue.”

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X is hiding likes to encourage ‘edgy’ engagement

X is taking away the ability to see what posts other users have liked. It’s a change meant to protect users’ public image — because “many people feel discouraged” to like “edgy” content.

X senior software engineer Enrique Barragan chimed in to clarify:
- you will be able to see who liked your posts
- you can see the like count for all posts / replies / etc
- you cannot see the people who liked someone else’s post
- you cannot see others “Liked” tab on their profile

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Sam Altman Is Showing Us Who He Really Is

• Scarlett Johansson declined Altman’s offer to voice Sky in September.
• The demo’s voice strongly resembled Johansson’s, sparking public and legal backlash.
• OpenAI paused Sky’s use and Altman issued an apology, asserting no intention to mimic Johansson.
• Also, Altman faced temporary ousting by the board in November for alleged dishonesty and rapid development without safety considerations.
• The board shakeup led to key resignations, including co-founder Ilya Sutskever.
• OpenAI is embroiled in lawsuits over unauthorized use of copyrighted material for training models.
• Recent reports suggest OpenAI's Sora model may have been trained on YouTube videos without permission
• The SEC is also investigating potential misinformation to investors by OpenAI.

All these events at OpenAI calls into question Altman's leadership and the integrity of the company.

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Nintendo Switch 2 leaked specs confirm average framerate we can expect

It's rumored that the console's hardware is at least on par with the base PS4, which would be a big upgrade for some of the players. That means, we can play 4K/30FPS, but what about 60FPS? More details in the link below.

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Arc Search’s new Call Arc feature lets you ask questions by ‘making a phone call’

To access the feature, open the app and then hold the phone to your ear and begin asking your question. The app will then work to provide you with instant voice responses.

You can then keep chatting with the AI as you make your dinner and ask any questions that may arise during the process. While listening to the answer, users see an animated smiley face on screen, with a mouth that moves as it delivers the audio answers to your questions.

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