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- Vision Pro sells out an estimated 160K-180K units
- xAI reportedly secures $0.5B out of $1B round
- Game developers most interested in developing for PC, PS5
- Magnificent 7 earnings growth expected to +47% in Q4
- DeSantis drops out, endorses Trump, as he leads with 54% in NH
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1. Vision Pro sells out an estimated 160K-180K units, now only available for March
500K units expected to be sold in 2024.
250 apps with native support for Vision Pro, plus 1M+ iPad apps that will work on it.
600-650 grams, vs. the Meta Quest 3's 516g and the Quest Pro's 722g.
Up to 1TB storage, M2 chip with 8-core CPU, 16GB RAM.
50 of Apple's top retail stores are getting a new seating area for demos.
Additional batteries, light seals, and a travel case are available for $199 each
Apple released 2 Vision Pro videos: a guided tour and a manufacturing sneak peek
2. xAI reportedly secures $0.5B out of $1B round, but Elon denies it
At $15B - $20B valuation, xAI would be the 2nd or 3rd highest-valued generative AI startup:
xAI filed with the SEC in December that it was seeking to raise up to $1B.
The slow time to raise (for someone like Elon) is likely due to the multi-billion valuation for a startup with near-0 revenue.
Elon simply called it āfake news from Bloomberg,ā without elaborating
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