How Telegram, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter were used to boost election fraud claims in Brazil before riots hit Congress and government buildings
Researchers detected a surge in agressive rhetoric from election denialists in far-right channels online ahead of Sunday's rioting
Sources: Apple plans to unveil its “Reality Pro” headset this spring, before WWDC; the new Mac Pro will look like the 2019 model but lose user-upgradeable RAM
2023 is set to be the year of Apple's mixed-reality headset and not much else. Also: The company hikes battery-replacement costs …
John Deere signs an MOU with the American Farm Bureau Federation, promising farmers the right to repair their equipment or go to an independent technician
The American Farm Bureau Federation and machinery manufacturer Deere & Co (DE.N) signed a memorandum of understanding on Sunday …
SteamDB: Valve's Steam platform crossed 10M concurrent in-game players for the first time on January 7 and recently exceeded 33M concurrent online users
Valve's game distribution platform Steam had a record-breaking weekend, exceeding 10 million concurrent in-game players for the first time …
FTX's bankruptcy executives are seeking to recoup Sam Bankman-Fried's and FTX's charitable donations; FTX's Future Fund pledged $160M+ to over 110 nonprofits
Nonprofits struggle to decide how to handle money received from bankrupt crypto exchange — Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX doled out millions in charitable donations.
LinkedIn posts and Apple job listings suggest Apple plans to open its first flagship stores in India, likely beyond the reported 22,000 sq. ft. store in Mumbai
Smartphone maker wants to expand in the country and diversify manufacturing away from China — Apple has started hiring retail …
The EFF, iFixit, Consumer Reports, and other advocacy groups say many buzzy tech demos at CES failed to address how customer data is collected and protected
CES brings a flood of new gadgets with dangerous technology and little vetting — LAS VEGAS — American shoppers …
The economic downturn is hurting the creator economy, one of the most-hyped sectors of the past decade, in particular since its middle class hasn't yet emerged
We're seeing the truth about one of the most-hyped sectors of the past decade. — After years of hype, the Creator Economy is slamming into reality.
Vista Equity Partners agrees to acquire insurance tech company Duck Creek Technologies for $2.6B in cash, or $19 per share; Duck Creek stock jumps 45%+
Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT — Insurance tech company Duck Creek Technologies has reached a takeover deal …
Sources: UK PM Rishi Sunak met Arm CEO Rene Haas and Masayoshi Son to revive efforts to secure a London listing for Cambridge-based Arm's IPO alongside New York
Officials and London Stock Exchange face uphill battle to secure UK role for chip designer's IPO
Meta's Oversight Board overturns Facebook's decision to remove a post that said “death to Khamenei”, referencing the Iranian leader, after violent protests
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SCOTUS lets Meta's WhatsApp pursue a lawsuit accusing Israel's NSO Group of exploiting a bug to install spyware, allowing surveillance on 1,400 people
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday let Meta Platforms Inc's (META.O) WhatsApp pursue a lawsuit accusing Israel's NSO Group of exploiting …
Sources: after Kevin McCarthy made concessions for the speakership, the GOP plans a subcommittee and hearings to investigate Big Tech, like the “Twitter Files”
Mike Allen / Axios :
Exploring the impact of the emerging AI epoch, led by DALL-E, Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, and ChatGPT, on Apple, Amazon, Meta, Google, and Microsoft
The story of 2022 was the emergence of AI, first with image generation models, including DALL-E, MidJourney, and the open source Stable Diffusion …
An interview with Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen, in the role since 2007, on acquiring Figma for $20B, the state of the industry, hybrid work, longevity, and more
For all the turmoil in the technology industry in 2022, Adobe Inc. ADBE 1.31%increase; green up pointing triangle Chief Executive Shantanu Narayen …
The UK will pay £24M to settle with French IT group Atos, which challenged awarding an £850M supercomputer contract to Microsoft to forecast weather and more
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Crunchbase: Black US founders raised around 1%, or an estimated $2.254B, of the total US venture capital raised in 2022, down from the record 1.3% in 2021
Some. Good. News. — The latest Crunchbase data shows that Black startup founders in the United States raised around $264 million …
Seattle Public Schools sue TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, Snap, Instagram, and their parent companies for allegedly exploiting “the vulnerable brains of youth”
UK-based insurer Beazley launches the first cyber catastrophe bond, typically used for hurricanes and extreme weather, as the industry combats ransomware claim
Ian Smith / Financial Times :
UK-based Oxford Ionics, which is using trapped ions to scale quantum computing, raised a £30M Series A led by Oxford Science Enterprises and Braavos
Patricia Allen / EU-Startups :
London-based insurance broker Superscript, which offers a “self-serve” platform for SMEs, sole traders, and others, raised a £45M Series B led by BHL UK
Paul Sawers / TechCrunch :
Russia's invasion of Ukraine boosted European investments in dual-use tech like autonomous drones, rockets for satellites, and more
which has long been a taboo in Europe — at record levels. By @aggichristiane https://www.bloomberg.com/...
People's Bank of China official Guo Shuqing says the government's two-year clampdown on financial units at Alibaba, Tencent, Didi, and others is winding down
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A look at Columbia University's Creative Machines Lab, which is exploring questions around artificial consciousness and the possibility of self-aware robots
In the coming weeks, Meta plans to announce its decision on reinstating Donald Trump, who was harassing 2020 election workers by name as recently as last week
Naomi Nix / Washington Post : Tweets: @mattnavarra , @melissabaker712 , @digiphile , @accountabletech , @washingtonpost , and @nataliemj10 Tweets: Matt Navarra / @mattnavarra : Trump's Facebook suspe...
The Cyberspace Administration of China will start regulating “deep synthesis” tech like AI-powered image, audio, and text-generation software on January 10
I've an ambitious goal for 2023: Write more out loud. Philip Elmer-DeWitt / Philip Elmer‑DeWitt : China set to crack down on generative AIs Tweets: Jonathan Cheng / @jchengwsj : @_KarenHao China's new...
Taiwanese lawmakers pass rules letting domestic chip companies convert 25% of their annual R&D expenses into tax credits; TSMC's stock rises 4%+
Debby Wu / Bloomberg : Tweets: @sehof , @damienics , and @derzuschauer7 Tweets: Sense Hofstede / @sehof : Taiwan passes legislation to keep cutting-edge semiconductor technologies at home and maintai...
After years of hype, 5G took a back seat at CES 2023, as the industry focuses on laying the groundwork for self-driving cars, AR, and IoT in smart cities
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