AI Enhancements and Strategic Adjustments in Tech

The app that was supposed to be TikTok but for news is shutting down. Apple tops global smartphone sales for the first time ever. Microsoft debuts Copilot Pro. How the Apple Vision Pro demos are actually going to work. And about that weekend streaming NFL playoff game.

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• Instagram co-founders’ news aggregation startup Artifact to shut down (TechCrunch)
• Apple Grabs the Top Spot in the Smartphone Market in 2023 (IDC)
• Bringing the full power of Copilot to more people and businesses (Microsoft)
• Apple readies Apple Watch Series 9 ban workaround by disabling blood oxygen functionality [U] (9to5Mac)
• Apple Vision Pro’s Lengthy Sales Pitch Will Include 25-Minute Demo (Bloomberg)
• The NFL and Taylor Swift surprisingly aren’t enough to crash Peacock (The Verge)
• ‘Peacock Game’: The NFL’s Digital Buttfumble (WSJ)

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