Experts paint a dire picture for China's semiconductor industry and AI development after the US announced new export controls on chips and chipmaking tech
Experts predict ‘tsunami of change’ for semiconductor industry as Washington wields tools tested on Huawei
An interview with Character.ai's founders, who say they left Google's LaMDA project to let users experiment with the latest in language AI through chatbots
The creators of Google's LaMDA have launched the chatbot startup Character.ai, which is open for anyone to try
GIF, once called “the file format of the internet generation”, is declining in use as young users say GIFs are “cringe” and MP4 videos make the format outdated
The internet's file format has been diagnosed as “cringe,” but there are other threats to its existence. Tweets: @apollozac , @ianbetteridge , @cooksipgo , @kendallbaker , @laurenshippen , @mangmangma...
Critics say the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act, a digital privacy law for minors, could lead to invasive age verification methods like face-scanning
While the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act was hailed as a victory for digital privacy, critics warn of a litany of unintended consequences. Tweets: @carnage4life , @eff , @reason , and @rea...
New York City-based Alkymi, which offers no-code workflow automation tools for business users, raised a $21M Series A led by Intel Capital
Alkymi launched in 2017 with a goal of helping financial services companies automate mundane tasks, a kind of lightweight RPA to grab information …
Blizzard plans to require Overwatch 2 and Modern Warfare 2 players to use 2FA system SMS Protect to combat toxicity, but won't accept prepaid and VoIP numbers
Just like Overwatch 2, you'll need to attach a phone number to your Battle.net account to play Modern Warfare 2—and prepaid phones aren't allowed.
DappRadar: the most daily active users on Decentraland ever was 675 while The Sandbox has had ~4,503; Messari: each metaverse platform has a ~$1.3B market cap
While metaverse platforms Decentraland and The Sandbox both have below 1,000 daily active users, they each have over $1 billion in valuation.
A profile of Akili, which makes a US FDA-cleared game designed to treat ADHD in children; Akili raised $160M+ after going public via a SPAC deal in August 2022
The future of video games is about more than just fun. — On the frosty planet of Frigidus, a virtual world full of icy caverns … Tweets: @hallowelltodaro , @gamingthemind , and @jcalpickard Tweets: ...
GiveDirectly and Google.org are using AI mapping and satellite imagery to find low-income hurricane survivors in Puerto Rico and Florida and send cash payments
Storms worsen inequality. These $700 cash payments can help lessen the blow. — After a disaster like Hurricane Ian … Tweets: @themayadecline Tweets: Maya / @themayadecline : mapping project that @h...
Hong Kong-based About Capital acquires Huobi, a top 10 crypto exchange by trading volume; Huobi says the ownership transfer won't impact trading operations
Happy Sunday & Welcome back to What The FinTech … Bloomberg : Chinese Crypto Mogul Li Sells Stake in Exchange Operator Huobi Ifeanyi Egede / crypto.news : About Capital Now Controls Majority Shares In...
Indonesia's patchwork data security approach has resulted in several large-scale data leaks; experts say the personal data protection bill is a temporary fix
Breaches are so common that citizens joke about being an “open-source country.” — • JAKARTA, INDONESIA Tweets: @amasna Tweets: @amasna : Indonesia's data breaches are so frequent and so massive I'm ...
A look at business email compromise scams involving US real estate, and the small Secret Service team that helped recover $244M+ in stolen BEC funds since 2019
For weeks, the Secret Service agent had been trying to identify the scammers moving millions of stolen dollars through banks around the New York tri-state area. Tweets: @amyokruk , @secretservice , @j...
A look at BookScan, a subscription service for book sales data, exclusive to publishing executives, and its open-access alternative Post45 Data Collective
Culture industries increasingly use our data to sell us their products. It's time to use their data to study them. Tweets: @intelwire , @sesmith , @_ryanruby_ , @mckinneykelsey , @edburmila , and @su...
Fitbit Sense 2 review: superior stress tracking and a great UI, but no Google Assistant or third-party apps, pricey at $300, and it can't be called a smartwatch
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A history of consumer VR since 2012, from the first Oculus developer kit and the 2016 hype cycle to the Quest 2, and what mainstream VR success could look like
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A look at Ukraine's efforts to block crypto donations to Russia's military and paramilitary groups, which, researchers say, received $4M+ since the invasion
Andy Greenberg / Wired : Tweets: @dlberes and @cz_binance Tweets: Damon Beres / @dlberes : I've talked to a number of crypto boosters in recent months who point to Ukraine as a positive use case. But...
An interview with CEO George Kurtz as CrowdStrike surpasses $2B in annual revenue and looks to become a bigger player in data observability and IT operations
Kyle Alspach / Protocol : Tweets: @kylealspach and @crowdstrike Tweets: Kyle Alspach / @kylealspach : New - I spoke with @George_Kurtz about @CrowdStrike's ambitions in the broader IT space beyond ju...
An overview of Parag Agrawal's tenure as Twitter's CEO, struggling with a declining business performance and a plunging morale amid Elon Musk's takeover bid
Financial Times : Tweets: @martinsfp Tweets: @martinsfp : “It's hard to know which part of Parag Agrawal's job as Twitter chief executive has been the worst, since he took over 10 months ago.” https:...
CB Insights: Vision Fund 2 made just one investment in August 2022 and one in September 2022, as SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son rethinks his strategy
Wataru Suzuki / Nikkei Asia : Tweets: @nikkeiasia and @trengriffin Tweets: @nikkeiasia : FREE TO READ | BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT #SoftBank CEO #MasayoshiSon appears conflicted about what his company should...
How HBO Max, Prime Video, and other streamers are trying to grow in a crowded market, including, sources say, via discounted bundles and deals with rivals
but channels adding other channels always just reminds me of what's not in the package I'm already buying https://www.wsj.com/... Michael J. Miraflor / @michaelmiraflor : Only 2 ways to make money in ...
Shopify's new AI commerce stack
Their VP of Product digs into just-launched products to help entrepreneurs and developers build with the latest AI.
Email fatigue is real: Here's how smart email tools help you regain control
Picture this: It's Monday morning. You walk into the office feeling energized and ready to take on the week.
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data
Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.