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    Richard Lawler
    Silvergate Capital survived a post-FTX run on deposits, but now the crypto-focused bank’s stock is tanking.

    Exactly one month ago, Silvergate’s CEO insisted things were ok, despite the problems with FTX, a major customer.

    Today its Q4 filing reveals deposits from crypto customers shrank from $11.9 billion to $3.9 billion in three months, $150 million of the bank’s deposits are held by customers who’ve filed bankruptcy, and it’s laying off 200 employees.

    The company’s stock price is down 46 percent.

    Silvergate Capital tanks nearly 40% after crypto bank discloses massive Q4 withdrawals

    [CNBC]

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    Green light.

    Today our CES 2023 attention turns to the show floor, but let’s not be so hasty that we ignore Sony’s event last night.

    That included not only a peek at the Gran Turismo movie (based on a real story) and the launch of “Afeela” as the brand name for its vehicle collaboration with Honda. Check out this video, we can run down the entire thing in under seven minutes.

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    We understand if you can’t follow AMD’s new processor naming scheme.

    Because judging by the state of its CES 2023 presentation and some of the related press release materials, neither can AMD, as seen in these screencaps.

    If you need a refresher, we broke down the new rules of AMD’s CPU names here.

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    Richard Lawler
    LG’s Signature OLED M is (almost) wireless.

    A few years ago LG’s gimmick for the highest-end version of its OLED TV was a paper-thin display that you could slap on the wall and connect to its soundbar / base station with a single wire.

    In 2023, LG’s top-of-the-line 97-inch 4K OLED doesn’t need the connecting wire at all.

    From wireless to 8K and back to more reasonable options, Verge editor and reviewer Chris Welch is ready to walk you through the entire lineup.

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    Richard Lawler
    Green light.

    The CES madness in Las Vegas has begun, Twitter is broken in Australia, and someone else has probably scored 50 or more points in an NBA game since I started writing this.

    You can keep up with all the CES stories in our stream, and below, I’ve listed times for some of the events we expect to have news from today. Keep an eye on the front page here; if there are live streams available, we’ll post them so you can follow along.

    LG: 11AM ET / 8AM PT

    Samsung: 5PM ET / 2PM PT

    Sony: 8PM ET / 5PM PT

    AMD: 9:30PM ET / 6:30PM PT

    BMW: 11PM ET / 8PM PT

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    Richard Lawler
    Phenomenal cosmic power, itty bitty living space.

    This 14-inch gaming laptop is no lamp, but it’s still mind-warping to consider a mobile version of a massive RTX 4090 graphics card inside this notebook. And yet it’s real, promising AI-enabled DLSS 3 and enhanced ray tracing that will be available starting next month.

    Even if pure performance isn’t your goal, Nvidia claims that with its new tech and low-voltage GDDR6 memory, the mobile 4070 can deliver RTX 3080 performance while using one-third as much energy — saving your laptop’s battery.

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    Richard Lawler
    Apple’s market cap is down $1 trillion from its peak exactly one year ago.

    On January 3rd, 2022, the value of Apple’s shares briefly crossed $3 trillion.

    Today, on January 3rd, 2023, the value of $AAPL shares fell to 125.07 at the market’s close, a 52-week low that sets its market cap at a frankly piddling $1.99 trillion. Now analysts are predicting a slight decline in revenue when Apple releases its latest quarterly earnings report in a few weeks.

    The share price is down amid greater economic and interest rate concerns (see, it’s not just Tesla and crypto taking a beating), as well as gloomy news about both iPhone production and demand.

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    Google’s January 2023 Pixel update is rolling out now.

    If you have a Pixel 4a (or newer) Google phone, then there should be an update headed your way soon.

    According to the notes, this patch should bring Android 13’s support for spatial audio to “certain devices and accessories,” as well as tweaks for fingerprint recognition on the Pixel 6a and Pixel 7, Bluetooth improvements, and other fixes, including the latest security updates.

    If you don’t want to wait for the automatic rollout, there are images of the new OS available here for manual installation.

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