A look at the effects of ChatGPT, which has caused an explosion of interest in OpenAI's capabilities and led to questions about AI's impending impact on society
It happened to be Wednesday night when my daughter, in the midst of preparing for “The Trial of Napoleon” for her European history class …
Microsoft's president discusses the FTC reportedly blocking the Activision Blizzard acquisition and says the company offered Sony a 10-year Call of Duty deal
Far from harming competition, it'll allow us to compete against more powerful companies through innovation.
Microsoft plans to increase the price of new, first-party Xbox Series X and S games to $70 in 2023, after prices remained steady at $60 since the Xbox 360 era
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Google brings continuous scrolling to desktop search in English in the US, loading six pages of results, after a similar change on mobile in October 2021
Google's search results on desktop will load in a continuous scroll instead of dividing into pages, the company has announced.
Unpacking the 2022 crypto credit crisis and its parallels with the 2008 financial crisis by analyzing Three Arrows Capital's collapse, FTX's implosion, and more
The crypto financial crisis of 2022 — Apparently the way it works is that if you blow up a big crypto firm …
TSMC plans to more than triple its Arizona investment to $40B, building a fab for 3nm chips, set to open in 2026, and making 4nm chips in its fab for 5nm chips
President Biden to hail Taiwanese chipmaker's second plant as boost for US manufacturing — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company …
Apple launches its Self Service Repair program in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, Sweden, and the UK, the first expansion outside the US
Apple today announced it has launched its self-service repair program in Europe, extending the program beyond the United States for the first time.
Meta's Oversight Board releases a report on the controversial cross-check moderation system, citing “shortcomings” and calling for “radically” more transparency
Meta's Oversight Board has released an in-depth report on Facebook and Instagram's controversial cross-check system …
Sources: the US Department of Agriculture is investigating Neuralink for potential animal welfare violations after staff complaints over rushed animal testing
Elon Musk's Neuralink, a medical device company, is under federal investigation for potential animal-welfare violations amid …
Filing: US bank Silvergate confirms processing wire transfers for traders on Alameda, claiming to have conducted “extensive due diligence” on FTX and Alameda
Federal Reserve-regulated company says it performed ‘significant due diligence’ on FTX and Alameda Research
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says ChatGPT crossed 1M users in five days and the company will monetize the tool eventually as the compute costs are “eye-watering”
ChatGPT launched on wednesday. today it crossed 1 million users!
Meta threatens to consider removing news from its apps if Congress passes Senator Klobuchar's “ill-considered” Journalism Competition and Preservation Act
Bill would allow news organizations to band together to negotiate for a larger share of online advertising revenue
Goldman Sachs plans to spend tens of millions of dollars to buy or invest in crypto companies after FTX's collapse hit valuations and dampened investor interest
Goldman Sachs (GS.N) plans to spend tens of millions of dollars to buy or invest in crypto companies after the collapse …
Crypto lender Nexo aims to exit the US in the coming months; US users in eight states can no longer use its Earn Interest Product and signups are halted
Nexo will immediately suspend access to its Earn product in several U.S. states. — Crypto lender Nexo announced Monday …
Sources: Microsoft recently considered building a “super app” combining shopping, messaging, search, news, and other services, drawing inspiration from WeChat
Microsoft recently considered building a “super app” that could combine shopping, messaging, web search …
How a young generation of musicians use TikTok, amassing huge followings but making little money, while some older musicians remain opposed to the platform
The social-media platform is transforming the music industry. Is that a good thing? … In December, 2020, after spending nine months …
Sources: the UK Treasury finalizes expanded crypto regulation plans, including letting the FCA restrict how companies run and advertise, after FTX's implosion
Implosion of FTX injects fresh urgency into government's pledge to impose order — The Treasury is finalising plans for a package …
A look at Tony Fadell's new Ledger Stax crypto hardware wallet with an E Ink touchscreen, manufactured by Foxconn for Ledger and debuting on December 6 for $279
The product guru made Ledger's new hardware wallet—a tiny vault for digital cash—flashy and fun. Plus, with this gadget you'll never get FTX'd.
Sources: EU privacy regulators rule that Meta's TOS should not require that users agree to personalized ads based on their online activity; Meta can appeal
EU privacy regulators say Facebook and Instagram shouldn't use their terms of service to require users to accept ads based on their digital activity
The EU and the US agree to coordinate chip subsidy programs, including reciprocal information sharing and an early warning system for supply chain disruptions
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After criticism from users, ConsenSys revises MetaMask's data collection practices, including stopping logging IP addresses directly alongside transaction data
ConsenSys clarified its data sharing practices and said it will rebuild MetaMaks' settings page to address user concerns.
Robinhood opens a waitlist for Robinhood Retirement, claiming zero minimums and the “first and only” IRA with a 1% match on every eligible dollar contributed
Fintech says its will offer a 1% match on every eligible dollar contributed to its IRAs — Retail trading app Robinhood is entering the retirement game.
Sources: the US-TikTok national security deal faces further delays as US officials fret over the app's risks; both sides agree Oracle will host TikTok's US data
Officials and executives had hoped for year-end deal to address national-security concerns over social-media platform
A spreadsheet SBF used in November claims nearly 500 alleged VC investments by Alameda, including in Circle, Genesis, Sky Mavis, Paxos, StarkWare, and Anchorage
A look inside Sam and Caroline's grab-bag of crypto, etc. — As well as running a crypto exchange that didn't exchange crypto …
Snapchat partners with Adidas to launch a Bitmoji Fashion Drop, giving users a limited time to buy an item they can only acquire with Snap Tokens, a first
Snapchat announced today that it's partnering with Adidas to launch a new Bitmoji Fashion Drop, giving users access to exclusive merchandise.
The US Army awards $49.9M to autonomous truck startup Kodiak Robotics for self-driving vehicles for reconnaissance, surveillance, and other “high-risk” missions
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Memo: Slack CEO and co-founder Stewart Butterfield plans to leave Salesforce in January 2023, saying the move “has nothing to do” with Bret Taylor's departure
YouTube begins rolling out Twitch-like YouTube Emotes, available in the emoji picker across comment sections and live chats, initially focused on gaming
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Texas' crypto mining boom, built on incentives like cheap power and favorable regulations, looks like a bust after soaring energy costs and crashing coin prices
Amazon updates its Luna game streaming service to let users play Ubisoft PC games they own without having to pay the $17.99 per month subscription
Ben Schoon / 9to5Google :
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov says Telegram Premium passed 1M subscribers since its June 2022 launch; the monthly subscription costs $5 in the US and £5 in the UK
Telegram Premium has amassed over 1 million subscribers, less than six months after the popular instant messaging app launched …
USDC stablecoin developer Circle terminates its plan to go public via a SPAC merger with Concord Acquisition Corp., announced in July 2021, by mutual agreement
Verizon replaces consumer unit chief Manon Brouillette, who joined from Vidéotron in July 2021, with CEO Hans Vestberg; Verizon's stock is down ~29% in 2022
Drew FitzGerald / Wall Street Journal :
Some laid-off tech workers on H-1B visas from Meta, Shopify, Twitter, and other tech companies say their employers did not provide adequate immigration support
Pranav Dixit / BuzzFeed News :
Hong Kong officials and legislators criticize Google over a pro-democracy song, “Glory to Hong Kong”, appearing among the top results for the national anthem
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Google releases a Pixel update, adding its VPN and Clear Calling to Pixel 7 and 7 Pro, automatic speaker labels to Recorder for Pixel 6 and up, and more
Singapore-based Osome, a “super app” for corporate services, raised a $25M Series B, after a $16M Series A in June 2021, and says 11K+ companies are its clients
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Runway, one of the two startups behind Stable Diffusion, raised a $50M Series C led by Felicis Ventures; sources say Runway has a $500M valuation and a ~$1M ARR
the next generation content suite powered by mind-blowing AI. https://twitter.com/... Aydin Senkut / @asenkut : So excited to lead $50M Ser C for @runwayml, partnering w @c_valenzuelab @agermanidis @m...
Israel-based NeuReality, which is developing low-cost and power-efficient AI inferencing chips, raised a $35M Series A led by Samsung Ventures and others
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch :
Oslo-based grocery delivery startup Oda raised ~$151M from Kinnevik, Verdane, and Summa Equity at a ~$353M post-money valuation, down from ~$900M in April 2021
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
Unlike Getty Images, Adobe plans to sell stock images made by artists using generative AI tools like DALL-E, but requires that the images be labeled as such
SCOTUS declines to hear an appeal by Virginia-based Centripetal Networks to reinstate a $2.75B award to be paid by Cisco for infringing on cybersecurity patents
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Sources: Amazon reaches a deal with the EU to end two antitrust investigations, increasing visibility of rivals' products and adding offers for non-Prime orders
Javier Espinoza / Financial Times :
Uber reaches a $10M settlement with Chicago for listing restaurants in Uber Eats and Postmates without the owners' consent and charging excess commission fees
Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch :
Kaiko: as FTX disintegrated, trading volume at the largest crypto exchanges jumped 23% to $705B in November, mainly driven by a 30% jump on Binance
David Pan / Bloomberg :
London-based Chattermill, which analyzes customer feedback data across channels to give companies actionable insights, raised a $26M Series B led by Beringea
Paul Sawers / TechCrunch :
E-commerce marketing startup Rokt raised a secondary funding round at a $2.4B valuation led by Square Peg, up from $1.95B in December 2021, ahead of its IPO
Mehnaz Yasmin / Reuters :
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.