Source: Japanese telecom NTT and Intel plan to build tech to mass-produce next-gen chips using optical tech to reduce power consumption, a possible game changer (Nikkei Asia)

Nikkei Asia:
Source: Japanese telecom NTT and Intel plan to build tech to mass-produce next-gen chips using optical tech to reduce power consumption, a possible game changer  —  SK Hynix to also join, with Tokyo providing $300m government support  —  Demand for the next-generation semiconductors …

Apple updates Shazam to add support for identifying songs from other apps while listening via wired or Bluetooth headphones (Oliver Haslam/iMore)

Oliver Haslam / iMore:
Apple updates Shazam to add support for identifying songs from other apps while listening via wired or Bluetooth headphones  —  Apple's Shazam is now better than ever.  —  Shazam has long been the go-to app for people who want to know what song they're listening to but now it's better than ever thanks to a new version 17.3 update.

Q&A with Simon Willison, Django co-creator and an influential observer of AI software, on copyright concerns over AI, open-source AI models, LLMs, and more (Thomas Claburn/The Register)

Thomas Claburn / The Register:
Q&A with Simon Willison, Django co-creator and an influential observer of AI software, on copyright concerns over AI, open-source AI models, LLMs, and more  —  Code assistance is like having a weird intern who memorized the docs  —  AI SOFTWARE WEEK Simon Willison …

Sources: Reddit is targeting a valuation "in the mid-single-digit billions" for its planned IPO in March, after raising funds at a $10B valuation in 2021 (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg:
Sources: Reddit is targeting a valuation “in the mid-single-digit billions” for its planned IPO in March, after raising funds at a $10B valuation in 2021  —  - Firm, advisers considering figure after early investor talks  — Private trades value social media company below $5 billion

Sources: Meta believes Apple's Vision Pro can reinvigorate its metaverse effort, with the Quest ecosystem filling the role Android played in smartphones (Salvador Rodriguez/Wall Street Journal)

Salvador Rodriguez / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Meta believes Apple's Vision Pro can reinvigorate its metaverse effort, with the Quest ecosystem filling the role Android played in smartphones  —  Company executives are optimistic about competition as billions spent have yet to translate into wide consumer adoption

Europe's blue-chip stocks index Euro Stoxx 50 hits its highest level since 2001, with ASML and SAP, the region's two biggest tech stocks, leading the charge (Michael Msika/Bloomberg)

Michael Msika / Bloomberg:
Europe's blue-chip stocks index Euro Stoxx 50 hits its highest level since 2001, with ASML and SAP, the region's two biggest tech stocks, leading the charge  —  - Rally in megacaps SAP, ASML and LVMH boosts Euro Stoxx 50  — Diversification by sector and geography seen as tailwinds