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Nintendo Plans Switch Model With Bigger Samsung OLED Display. Nintendo Co. plans to unveil a model of its Switch gaming console equipped with a bigger Samsung OLED display this year, hoping the larger touchscreen can prop up demand in time for the holidays, people familiar with the plan said. (Takashi Mochizuki via Bloomberg)
Okta acquires cloud identity startup Auth0 for $6.5B. As Okta announced earnings today after the bell, it revealed that it’s buying cloud identity startup Auth0 for a hefty $6.5 billion. The company had a valuation of $1.92 billion when it raised $120 million led by Salesforce Ventures last July. (Ron Miller via TechCrunch)
Watch SpaceX attempt to launch and land Starship prototype rocket SN10. Elon Musk’s SpaceX is preparing to launch the latest prototype of its next-generation Starship rocket on Wednesday, in the third high-altitude flight test of the system. (Michael Sheetz via CNBC)
Hong Kong Is No Longer What It Was. Hong Kong sat atop the Heritage Foundation’s annual Index of Economic Freedom for 25 years. When the 27th edition of the index is released Thursday, Hong Kong won’t be found. (Edwin J. Feulner via Wall Street Journal)
U.S. Cannabis Sales Hit Record $17.5 Billion As Americans Consume More Marijuana Than Ever Before. The coronavirus was good for some industries and ruinous for others. For cannabis, 2020 was a breakout year. Legal sales across the U.S.—15 states allow adult use, 35 allow for medical sales—hit a record of $17.5 billion, a 46% increase from 2019, according to a new report. (Will Yakowicz via Forbes)
Arizona advances bill forcing Apple and Google to allow Fortnite-style alternative payment options. The Arizona House of Representatives just passed landmark app store legislation in a 31-29 vote on Wednesday that could have far-reaching consequences for Apple and Google and their respective mobile operating systems. (Nick Statt via The Verge)
'We'll never have true AI without first understanding the brain'. Hawkins's ideas have inspired big names in AI, including Andrew Ng, and drawn accolades from the likes of Richard Dawkins, who wrote an enthusiastic foreword to Hawkins's new book A Thousand Brains: A New Theory of Intelligence. (Will Douglas Heaven via MIT Technology Review)
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