Samsung plans to hold its next Galaxy Unpacked event on January 17 at 10am PT in San Jose, and streamed on YouTube, to showcase new Galaxy devices and Galaxy AI
‘Galaxy AI is coming,’ reads the tagline, so get ready for Samsung-developed artificial intelligence.
Facebook rolls out Link History, an opt-out setting that tracks all the links a user clicked in the mobile app, and plans to use the data for targeted ads
Facebook introduces a confusing new setting as the walls close in on Zuckerberg's data machine. — Facebook recently rolled out a new …
Fidelity and other spot bitcoin ETF issuers jockey for an early advantage to attract investors, ahead of reported SEC approvals to launch as soon as January 10
As the Securities and Exchange Commission appears on the precipice of approving the first wave of Bitcoin ETFs …
SEC filing: MicroStrategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor begins selling $216M worth of shares; Saylor remains “optimistic about MicroStrategy's prospects”
Saylor said earlier that he would use the proceedings from the sales to address personal obligations and buy more bitcoin to his personal account.
SpaceX launches its first six Starlink satellites capable of offering mobile phone service, as part of its Direct to Cell service with T-Mobile US
- Starlink satellites capable of connecting to normal phones — Companies racing toward service via cell towers in space
US federal prosecutors charge Tingo Group founder Mmobuosi Odogwu Banye with securities fraud in New York for allegedly inflating Tingo's financial statements
- Criminal charges follow SEC lawsuit against Dozy Mmobuosi — Mmobuosi is still ‘at large,’ federal prosecutors in NY said
Researchers developed three AI models to analyze 2,000TB of maritime data and create the first global map of vessel traffic and offshore infrastructure
Using satellite imagery and AI, researchers have mapped human activity at sea with more precision than ever before.
2024 predictions: AI will help make Web3 usable in mainstream applications and Web3 will help us trust AI, Web3 regulatory clarity, flat VC investing, and more
As we enter 2024, the capital markets have found their footing and are moving higher. The Fed has taken interest rates as far …
X launches a Verified Organizations Basic tier for $200/month or $2,000/year, in addition to Full Access for $1,000/month and $50/month for each US affiliate
X (formerly Twitter) now has a “basic” tier for Verified Organizations, which gets you a gold checkmark badge (and a few other benefits) …
Despite the focus on generative AI misinformation, policy discourse ignores that politicians pose the gravest misinformation threat, ahead of big 2024 elections
As we head into a big election year, beware the risks of misleading statements from those at very top X: @fascinatorfun , @jpeterburger , @prateekwaghre , @katray , @rasmus_kleis , @risj_oxford , @ace...
Pornhub blocks access in two more states, Montana and North Carolina, in protest of the states' age verification laws that went into effect on January 1
The funny thing is, while the NC law is clumsily implemented and of course puts a ridiculous barrier of entry up, the immediate impacts of it might be . . . good? — Compliance will be hardest for si...
A UK study of 7,000 people aged 16 to 18: 48% agreed with the statement “I think I am addicted to social media”; 57% of girls agreed, compared to 37% of boys
Exclusive: Millennium Cohort's finding raises questions about why a large proportion has a difficult relationship with social media X: @soundmigration . Forums: Hacker News and Slashdot X: Mark Malone...
Orbit Chain, which facilitates cross-blockchain transactions, loses ~$81M after an attack on its cross-chain bridge protocol, reminiscent of Lazarus Group hacks
Oliver Knight / CoinDesk :
Roku plans to launch its first high-end TVs in spring 2024, including the 55-inch, 65-inch, and 75-inch Pro Series for up to $1,500
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg :
Valve ended Steam support for Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 on January 1, saying the app used a now-defunct embedded Chrome version; <1% of Steam users have those OSes
A look at Shein's and Temu's Chinese supply chain: a lifeline to suppliers, but the margins are razor-thin, prices must stay low, and some drown in unsold stock
Shopping apps throw a lifeline to Chinese exporters, but it is a trade-off — SHENZHEN, China—E-commerce sellers Shein …
Antenna: 6.3% of US customers cancelled major streaming services in November 2023, up from 5.1% YoY; 24% canceled three or more services over the past two years
Ballots, courts collide for Trump Tim Peterson / Digiday : Future of TV Briefing: The top trends and developments that will shape the future of TV in 2024 Om Malik / On my Om : Canceled Streams — Su...
After UK regulators approved Microsoft's Activision deal in October 2023, Brad Smith rows back his criticism of the UK, saying the CMA had been “tough and fair”
Intel forms Articul8 AI, an AI company with backing from DigitalBridge and others; executives did not give the deal's value or say if Intel had a majority stake
Stephen Nellis / Reuters :
X posts with link previews now display titles or headlines in the bottom left corner of the image, but the text size is small and long headlines get cut off
Airbus is in talks to acquire Atos' cybersecurity and data unit for up to €1.8B; Atos says another company also made an offer; Thales reportedly showed interest
Group's strategy adjusted in light of financial constraints to ensure … Reuters : Atos says Airbus offers up to $2 bln for cybersecurity unit Adrià Calatayud / Wall Street Journal : Airbus In Talks to...
Critics and tech companies worry that the UK's Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill, a surveillance law whisking through parliament, undermines user privacy
Laurie Clarke / Politico :
Telegram rolls out version 10.5 of its app, offering “totally redesigned” voice and video calls with new animations and backgrounds
Ben Schoon / 9to5Google :
London-based Robin AI, which develops a free Microsoft Word add-in for creating and reviewing legal contracts using Anthropic's Claude, raised a $26M Series B
Paul Gillin / SiliconANGLE :
A deal by the 38 OECD members that took effect on January 1 says that platforms must report users' earnings made on their services to local tax authorities
A look at the cottage industry of lawyers helping Amazon marketplace sellers reactivate their accounts after suspensions, as Amazon cracks down on millions
Camilla Hodgson / Financial Times :
Sources: the Cybersecurity Administration of China has approved only ~25% of data export applications since a data security law took effect in September 2022
allowing some data to be sent abroad without review — and more permissions have been granted since then, multiple data security lawyers said it took at least six months for companies to pass a CAC rev...
A profile of Midjourney founder David Holz, who co-founded Leap Motion in 2008 before a $30M sale in 2019, as the AI art tool prepares for the 2024 US elections
Parmy Olson / Bloomberg : X: @bobonmarkets X: Robert Burgess / @bobonmarkets : Midjourney's David Holz built a tool for human imagination. What happens if that turns into a propaganda engine? @parmy ...
Former employees at IRL, which is being sued by SoftBank for fraud, detail problems that were apparent from the start, such as outages and inflated user metrics
Financial Times : X: @gmomurder X: Punished Giorgio / @gmomurder : https://www.ft.com/... this is literally the first time i've heard about this app. what is softbank's batting average on this anyway...
A look at the battle brewing between LEO satellite operators over spectrum use, as SpaceX's Starlink, Amazon's Project Kuiper, and others push for looser rules
Peggy Hollinger / Financial Times :
Israel, which has so far set aside $100M to shield its tech startups from the fallout from its war with Hamas, calls upon private investors to help the sector
James Shotter / Financial Times :
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