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Apple details select streaming and sports apps available on Vision Pro at launch, including Disney+, ESPN, MLB, PGA, Max, and TikTok; some will have 3D movies (Joe Rossignol/MacRumors)

Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: Apple details select streaming and sports apps available on Vision Pro at launch, including Disney+, ESPN, MLB, PGA, Max, and TikTok; some will have 3D movies  —  Apple today revealed various streaming services and sports apps that will be available on the Vision Pro at launch, including Disney+ …

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SCOTUS refuses to hear Apple’s and Epic’s appeals, allowing an appeals court ruling that lets app developers steer users to other payment systems take effect (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg: SCOTUS refuses to hear Apple’s and Epic’s appeals, allowing an appeals court ruling that lets app developers steer users to other payment systems take effect  —  – Billions of dollars in revenue are at stake for iPhone maker  — Fortnite maker seeks to open App Store to cheaper alternatives

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After investing in self-checkout kiosks, Target, Walmart, and more reverse course, removing tills and adding staff after theft concerns and customer frustration (Sam Becker/BBC)

Sam Becker / BBC: After investing in self-checkout kiosks, Target, Walmart, and more reverse course, removing tills and adding staff after theft concerns and customer frustration  —  Unstaffed tills were supposed to revolutionise shopping.  Now, both retailers and customers are bagging many self-checkout kiosks.

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Chip design software maker Synopsys plans to acquire engineering simulation and 3D design software maker Ansys in a ~$35B cash-and-stock deal (Reuters)

Reuters: Chip design software maker Synopsys plans to acquire engineering simulation and 3D design software maker Ansys in a ~$35B cash-and-stock deal  —  NEW YORK, Jan 16 (Reuters) – Chip design software maker Synopsys (SNPS.O) said on Tuesday it would buy Ansys (ANSS.O) in a $35 billion cash-and-stock deal …

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Adobe adds beta AI audio editing tools in Premiere Pro, including labeling clips as dialogue, music, and more, and plans to roll out a dialogue clean-up tool (Jess Weatherbed/The Verge)

Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: Adobe adds beta AI audio editing tools in Premiere Pro, including labeling clips as dialogue, music, and more, and plans to roll out a dialogue clean-up tool  —  Adobe is introducing new AI-powered audio editing features to Premiere Pro that aim to remove some of the tedious legwork required …

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Ned Luke, who voiced Michael De Santa in GTA 5, calls out WAME over using his voice in an AI chatbot, saying there is “nothing cool about ripping people off” (Will Nelson/PCGamesN)

Will Nelson / PCGamesN: Ned Luke, who voiced Michael De Santa in GTA 5, calls out WAME over using his voice in an AI chatbot, saying there is “nothing cool about ripping people off”  —  GTA 5 star Ned Luke has called out the use of his voice as part of an unofficial and now-removed

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Coinbase offering custody, trading, and financing to a majority of bitcoin ETF issuers, including BlackRock, poses concentration risk and may intensify scrutiny (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg: Coinbase offering custody, trading, and financing to a majority of bitcoin ETF issuers, including BlackRock, poses concentration risk and may intensify scrutiny  —  – Coinbase provides custody, trading, financing for ETF issuers  — Arrangements pose concentration risk, may intensify scrutiny

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Ubisoft rebrands its $18/month tier as Ubisoft+ Premium and adds Ubisoft+ Classics on PC; executive Philippe Tremblay says there are “millions” of subscribers (Christopher Dring/GamesIndustry.biz)

Christopher Dring / GamesIndustry.biz: Ubisoft rebrands its $18/month tier as Ubisoft+ Premium and adds Ubisoft+ Classics on PC; executive Philippe Tremblay says there are “millions” of subscribers  —  Ubisoft introduces its Classic service to PC; and ‘more to come’ on Activision Blizzard  —  Feature by Christopher Dring Head of Games B2B

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