The Daily Dad — Dec 22, 2023

Things you might want to know:

• Warner Bros. Discovery in talks to merge with Paramount
  ❝ CEOs of each company met yesterday in New York City.
• Microsoft is nixing its Windows mixed reality platform
  💭 …to the collective dismay of absolutely no one. Meta and Valve have the Dabbler and Enthusiast segments of the AR/VR market sewn up, and Apple is about to seize the Luxury segment in a big way, so there’s really nothing left for Microsoft.
• Steam’s winter sale is live, offering major discounts on thousands of games
  ❝ Steam’s annual winter sale is upon us, offering discounts on everything from AAA titles to overlooked indie gems. It lasts from today until January 4.
• Apple’s 15-inch MacBook Air M2 falls to a new low of $999
  ❝ The deal knocks $300 off its sticker price.
• UK Supreme Court rules AI can’t be a patent inventor, ‘must be a natural person’
  ❝ The ruling blocks Dr. Stephen Thaler’s years-long attempt to register patents for his AI “creativity machine.”

• Apple reportedly plans Vision Pro launch by February
  ❝ Apple is planning the Vision Pro headset by February, Bloomberg reports. Apple has previously said the device would be released in “early 2024.”
• Sony won’t take away your PlayStation-bought Discovery shows after all
  ❝ Sony has announced that it’s no longer removing shows from Discovery by December 31 like it had previously planned, thanks to updated licensing agreements.
• The Age of Crispr Medicine Is Here
  ❝ The approval of the first Crispr-based therapy is just the beginning. Getting it to patients is the next hurdle.
• Lapsus$: GTA 6 hacker handed indefinite hospital order
  ❝ Judge says hacker remains a high risk through his skills and motivation to carry out cyber-crime.
• Apple wants AI to run directly on its hardware instead of in the cloud
  ❝ iPhone maker wants to catch up to its rivals when it comes to AI.