Tech Roundup: Apple's Privacy Play, Flipboard Notes & More

[A recurring feature on the latest in Science & Technology.]

• Apple finally responds to concerns about its data collection practices even when disabling the option to send device analytics; says "identifiable information is never shared with third parties and is not used to track users across apps and websites" and that "all data used for advertising purposes is disassociated from personal identifiers, and Apple Advertising operates on the basis of de-identified data."
• New aggregation service Flipboard launches a new notes feature as a means to offer an easy way to share ideas or start conversations.
• Dating app OkCupid becomes the latest company to get in on the AI and ChatGPT frenzy, as it tests match questions generated by the OpenAI chatbot.
• Apple briefly publishes a support document detailing a new option to accept iCloud terms and conditions for an Apple TV when not owning iPhone or iPad; requires users to sign into iCloud.com on the web and accept the prompts.
• Google rolls out feature that makes it possible to react with any emoji in its RCS-backed Messages apps, as it continues to shape up the service into a legitimate competitor to Apple's iMessage.
• Meta's WhatsApp tests feature that transcribes voice messages; debuts new content moderation tools for Facebook creators to search comments and take bulk actions.
• Opera tests a new ChatGPT-powered "shorten" feature in its browser that provides bulleted summaries of articles or webpages in the sidebar.
• Cloudflare reports Q4 2022 revenue of US$ 274.7 million, up 42% YoY, and total revenue of US$ 975.2 million for the full year, up 49% YoY.
• PayPal reports Q4 2022 revenue of US$ 7.38 billion, up 7% YoY, and net income of US$ 921 million, as payments volume jump 5% YoY to US$ 357.4 billion.
• Lyft reports Q4 2022 revenue of $1.2B, up 21% YoY, and a net loss of US$ 588.1 million vs. $283.2M YoY; active riders increase 8.7% YoY to 20.4 million.