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Instagram will disable the option to encrypt private messages, Apple home devices executive departs to join fitness tech maker Oura, and Meta announces end of support dates for VR in Horizon Worlds.Check out the show notes here.

Samsung Pulls the Plug on $2,899 Galaxy Z TriFold Due to High Costs, PayPal Expands PYUSD Stablecoin to 70 New Countries, and WhatsApp Tests 'Guest Chats' for Non-Users.Link to Show Notes

LG plans deeper partnerships with Nvidia and Google for home robotics, Meta and Nebius sign $27 billion AI cloud deal, TSMC supply chain worries grow due to Middle East conflict. Show Notes

Instagram discontinues optional end-to-end encrypted DMs, Amazon rebrands ad-free Prime Video tier as Ultra, Apple’s MacBook Neo earns 6/10 from iFixit.Show Notes

Apple Slashes App Store Commission Fees in China to Ward Off Antitrust Action, Adobe CEO Narayen Steps Down Amid Investor Fears Over Generative AI Competition, Substack Introduces 'Recording Studio' to Boost Multimedia Content and Creator Earnings.Link to Show Notes

Atlassian Slashes 1,600 Jobs to 'Self-Fund' AI and Enterprise Growth, Microsoft Launches Copilot Health, and Gemini LLM Powers AI System for Global Flash Flood Prediction.Link to Show Notes

Google completes its $32 billion acquisition of Wiz, Nintendo’s Pokémon Pokopia is a hit, Amazon's Zoox partners with Uber in Las Vegas. Show Notes

AT&T Commits $250B to Network Expansion, Fiber, and 5G over Five Years, Oversight Board Demands Meta Overhaul AI Content Policy After Labeled Video Flap, Gemini Deeply Integrated into Google Workspace with New Docs, Sheets, and Drive Features.Link to Show Notes

Microsoft announces a collaboration with Anthropic to bring tech behind Claude Cowork into Microsoft 365 Copilot, Vizio is merging login systems with Walmart's, and OpenAI again pushes back the release of an 'adult mode' for ChatGPT. Check out the show notes here.