🔮 Sneak Peak Saturday for 2025-02-01
By Friday, everything seems to be reaching the peak of getting news turned in before a deadline or dread-line. It sometimes seems like we reach a fever pitch in news coverage throughout the week.
Peak 🏔️ vs. Peek 👀
Then there is a trope, cliché, or bromide about slow news days and the quietly mentioned news updates sent on a Friday — to try and sneak it past wider coverage. Or, in a nutshell, peak patronizing publishing.
In that spirit, here are a few stories that you might have missed on the slow news of a Friday.
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Sources: Meta is discussing moving its incorporation from Delaware to Texas or another state, after Elon Musk's similar moves; the change wouldn't affect its HQ
From Wall Street Journal. View the full context on Techmeme.
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Researchers: DeepSeek's R1 failed to detect or block any of 50 randomly selected malicious prompts; Adversa says DeepSeek's restrictions can easily be bypassed
From Wired. View the full context on Techmeme.
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Apple files an emergency motion to halt the remedy trial of the DOJ vs. Google case while it appeals a court's denial of its request to intervene as a defendant
By Lauren Feiner / The Verge. View the full context on Techmeme.
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Apple agrees to a $20M settlement to resolve claims that some Watch batteries swelled over time, potentially damaging other key components, such as the display
By Samantha Kelly / CNET. View the full context on Techmeme.
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Sources: OpenAI is in early talks to raise up to $40B at a $340B valuation; the startup was last valued at $157B in October, when it raised $6.6B
From Wall Street Journal. View the full context on Techmeme.
