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Meta agrees to offer eBay listings in Facebook Marketplace, Apple denies using Siri recordings for advertising, is Radio Shack… back? Show Notes

Samsung’s Subscription Club expands beyond Korea, Google announces local control on Matter devices, Microsoft releases its Phi-4 14-billion parameter AI model. Show Notes

Meta will phase in community notes to replace third-party fact-checking, Dell changes its laptop branding to Dell, Dell Pro, and Dell Pro Max, and Samsung announced its next Galaxy Unpacked event will be held at 1 PM Eastern in San Jose, California, on January 22.Link to Show Notes

Samsung intros Vision AI for TVs at CES, Disney and Fubo join forces, Intel unveils new AI chips, Halliday Glasses have a near-eye “DigiWindow” display. Show Notes

A federal appeals court ruled the FCC lacks the legal authority to reinstate Net Neutrality, 17 states have enacted strict age verification measures to access adult websites,  and Tesla sales have reached record highs in China.Link to Show Notes

Tesla reported a 2.2% year-over-year decline in vehicle deliveries, the U.S. Commerce Department is considering new regulations to restrict or ban Chinese-made drones, and CNBC is launching CNBC+, a new subscription-based streaming service.Link to Show Notes

The U.S. Treasury confirms a Chinese state-backed hack, YouTube is testing a new floating "Play something" button on Android, and India again delays its cap on UPI transactions. Link to Show Notes

LG announces the UltraGear OLED Bendable Gaming Monitor, Ukraine’s Kyivstar partners with Starlink, three crypto industry groups sue the US Internal Revenue Service. Show Notes

The Federal Trade Commission is investigating Microsoft's business practices, The European Union’s Common Charging Solution goes into effect, and OpenAI and Microsoft determine AGI by financial metrics.Link to Show Notes