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Emma Roth

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    Apple’s plans for AI in China could involve Baidu.

    WSJ reports Apple’s held talks with Baidu to power AI technology for iPhones in China. That’s not surprising, given China’s strict rules for AI bots covering their output, data used for training, and storage of user data.

    So instead of ChatGPT or Google Gemini (like Apple reportedly discussed using everywhere else), Samsung similarly partnered with Baidu to bring its AI chatbot Ernie to the Galaxy S24 in China earlier this year.

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    Emma Roth
    Proton’s password manager now supports passkeys.

    After rolling out its end-to-end encrypted password manager last year, Proton has announced that it will now let you manage passkeys across mobile and desktop devices, allowing you to log into sites without a password.

    Image: Proton
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    Emma Roth
    Another action-packed Monkey Man trailer.

    Monkey Man stars Dev Patel as Kid, a man in Mumbai who seeks revenge against society’s elite for the murder of his mother. The movie gives off real John Wick vibes as Kid unleashes “an explosive campaign of retribution to settle the score with the men who took everything from him.”

    Monkey Man comes out in theaters on April 5th.

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    Emma Roth
    Paramount reportedly got an $11 billion offer for its film and TV studio.

    Sources tell The Wall Street Journal that Apollo Global Management, a private equity firm that owns the majority of Yahoo, has put in a bid to acquire Paramount’s studio.

    Paramount is also reportedly discussing a deal from Skydance Media, which has offered to merge with the entertainment giant and buy Paramount’s parent company National Amusements.

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    Emma Roth
    What else can Humane’s AI pin do?

    My colleague Allison Johnson got a chance to see how the AI pin can do things like analyze what’s in front of you and project text onto your hand. But a new video highlights some other features Humane is working on, such as nutrition tracking and the ability to have the clip-on pin browse the web for you.

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    Emma Roth
    Reddit’s IPO could cost $34 per share.

    Reddit’s IPO, which will have the ticker symbol RDDT, is making its debut tomorrow. Sources tell CNBC it’s priced at the “top” of the $31 to $34 range it targeted, which puts the social platform at a valuation of around $6.5 billion.