The Daily Index — Wednesday, March 6, 2024 · TLDR Index

BIG TECH & STARTUPS

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IOS 17.4 IS HERE AND READY FOR A WHOLE NEW EUROPE

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theverge.com · 4 min

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LINUX MARKET SHARE PASSES 4% FOR FIRST TIME; MACOS DOMINANCE DECLINES

Linux reached 4.03% of global market share in February. It only recently hit the 3% milestone in June last year. Windows has seen an increase in usage, but macOS has seen a drop in its market share, despite its global computer market share going up in the same period. Windows and macOS represent 87.59% of desktop OSes.

arstechnica.com · 3 min

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BITCOIN ROCKETS TO AN ALL-TIME HIGH ABOVE $69,000, SURPASSING 2021 RECORD

Bitcoin has reached a new all-time high for the first time in more than two years. It surpassed $69,000 before retreating - the previous record was $68,982.20 on November 10, 2021. The current rally is fueled by excitement over bitcoin ETFs and the upcoming halving event. While investors are cautious about a possible correction, there are still longer-term catalysts supporting the positive price action.

cnbc.com · 5 min

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FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, AND THREADS WERE ALL DOWN IN MASSIVE META OUTAGE ON SUPER TUESDAY

The timing of the outage has been met with suspicion - it was election day across a number of US states.

techcrunch.com · 5 min

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MICROSOFT MAY DEBUT ITS FIRST 'AI PCS' LATER THIS MONTH

Microsoft's Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6, which will be revealed on March 21, will be equipped with processors that feature the latest neural processing units to boost AI capabilities.

engadget.com · 2 min

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AWS FOLLOWS GOOGLE IN ANNOUNCING UNRESTRICTED FREE DATA TRANSFERS TO OTHER CLOUD PROVIDERS

These decisions follow provisions set out in the European Data Act designed to promote competition by allowing cloud customers to switch providers more easily.

techcrunch.com · 2 min

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GOOGLE NOW WANTS TO LIMIT THE AI-POWERED SEARCH SPAM IT HELPED CREATE

Google's March core update to its ranking algorithms will show fewer results that feel like they were created for search engines instead of people.

arstechnica.com · 3 min

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RIVIAN R2 ELECTRIC SUV LEAKS, 3 SEC 0-60, 330 MILES OF RANGE, MORE

The Rivian R2 will start at $47,000 - the automaker plans to unveil the vehicle on March 7.

electrek.co · 4 min