LSEG: US bitcoin ETFs saw $4.6B worth of shares traded on January 11, their first day of trading; Grayscale, BlackRock, and Fidelity dominated trading volumes
U.S.-listed bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) saw $4.6 billion worth of shares trade hands as of Thursday afternoon …
Platformer is leaving Substack and migrating to Ghost, saying it doesn't believe Substack will publicly commit to proactively removing pro-Nazi material
After much consideration, we have decided to move Platformer off of Substack. Over the next few days, the publication will migrate …
A look at SEC's hilariously grudging approval of bitcoin ETFs and the likelihood that they will be “physical” ETFs or interest-paying ETFs in the future
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Apple says users will need an iPhone or iPad with Face ID to pre-order the Vision Pro, to scan their face and determine the right size Light Seal and head bands
Apple Vision Pro pre-orders are a week away, and Apple is sharing new information about the buying process.
eBay will pay $3M to resolve charges over a harassment campaign by staffers who sent spiders and other disturbing items to those behind the EcommerceBytes blog
Online retailer eBay Inc. will pay a $3 million fine to resolve criminal charges over a harassment campaign waged by employees …
US SEC Chair Gary Gensler concedes that losing in court after rejecting Grayscale's spot bitcoin ETF left the agency with little choice but to approve such ETFs
Notes on Meta's plans for Threads integration with the fediverse, which, at least superficially, the company is carrying out cautiously and in good faith
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Alphabet Union says Wednesday's layoffs at Google impacted more than 1,000 people, making it the largest round of cuts since January 2023
A spokesman for a union representing workers at Google's owner, Alphabet, said Wednesday's layoffs at Google impacted more than 1,000 people …
Microsoft briefly unseated Apple as the world's most valuable publicly traded company in early trading on Thursday but closed out the day under Apple
- Microsoft on Thursday briefly unseated Apple as the world's most valuable publicly traded company in early trading but closed out the day under Apple.
Google plans to allow more real-money games on the Play Store, starting with India, Brazil, and Mexico in June 2024, in compliance with local laws
Google announced today that the company plans to support more real-money games (RMG) on the Play Store this year by allowing more types of games in the category following local laws.
Dudesy, an AI-driven podcast curated by humans, releases an hour-long comedy special featuring an AI-generated recreation of George Carlin, who died in 2008
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Apple says Al Gore and James Bell will retire from its board this year, and Wanda Austin, ex-president and CEO of The Aerospace Corporation, will join the board
Dr. Wanda Austin joins as Al Gore departs Vish Gain / Silicon Republic : STEM advocate Wanda Austin to join Apple board Mark Gurman / Fortune : Apple undergoes its biggest board shakeup in years as 2 ...
Security researchers say they warned Apple as early as 2019 about AirDrop vulnerabilities that Chinese authorities claim they recently used to identify users
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Internal memo: Discord CEO Jason Citron says the company is laying off 17% of its staff, or 170 people, after growing its workforce “by 5x since 2020”
I continue to ask whether it's incompetence or optimism that's causing deeper cuts now than last year from tech CEOs? — https://www.theverge.com/... @mttaggart@infosec.town : The layoffs are bad, of...
Sources: the UK plans to publish “key tests” that need to be met to pass new AI laws, including if its new AI Safety Institute fails to identify risks
Ministers keep threat of future curbs but persist with light-touch regulatory regime — The UK government is set to publish …
South Korea's financial regulator says US bitcoin ETFs may conflict with the country's Virtual Asset User Protection Act and Capital Markets Act, plans a review
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Genesis agrees to a settlement with the NYDFS, under the terms of which it will surrender its BitLicense, cease operations in New York, and pay an $8M fine
The New York Department of Financial Services plans to announce later today a settlement with Genesis Global Trading …
The FCC sends letters to nine of the largest automakers, raising concerns about abusive partners using connected car apps to harass and track their victims
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Google formally endorses right to repair and will testify in favor of a law in Oregon, says regulators should ban “parts pairing”, a tactic used by Apple
The Android phone maker says go ahead, fix your own phone. Abner Li / 9to5Google : Google Pixel supports Right to Repair bill, calls for ‘parts assemblies’ over lone components Sebastian Pier / PhoneA...
Palantir EVP Josh Harris says Palantir and Israel agreed to a strategic partnership to use “Palantir's advanced technology in support of war-related missions”
- US company will provide services for ‘war-related missions’ — Agreement follows co-founders' visit to Israel this week Forums: Hacker News Forums: Hacker News : Peter Thiel's Palantir to provide te...
USDC stablecoin issuer Circle confidentially files for a US IPO, without saying the number of shares for sale or a price range; Circle was valued at $9B in 2022
Google plans to remove 17 “underutilized” Assistant features in February, including controlling audiobooks, media alarms, recipes, messages, events, and more
what you need to know Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Roundtable : Did Search Win With The Google Assistant Feature Loss Aisha Malik / TechCrunch : Google is removing 17 ‘underutilized’ Assistant featu...
An interview with Garry Tan, who confirms that Y Combinator moved its HQ from Mountain View to SF, saying “you sort of have to be in San Francisco” these days
Garry Tan, president, chief executive officer and cofounder of Y Combinator, during an interview on an episode of “The Circuit” at Y Combinator offices. X: @lexnfx X: Alexei Oreskovic / @lexnfx : Garr...
Google Cloud eliminates fees for customers who leave for a rival service, effective immediately, which may put pressure on Amazon and Microsoft to do the same
https://lnkd.in/... Ignacio Garcia Alonso : Today I want to share what, in my humble opinion, is a game changer. Cloud should be an option and open. No fees if you move out. No hard feelings. … For...
Cal Henderson, Slack's CTO and sole remaining cofounder, is stepping down effective immediately, to be replaced by Salesforce cofounder and CTO Parker Harris
Slack cofounder Cal Henderson is leaving the Salesforce-owned company — The cofounder and CTO of Slack is leaving the company Fortune … X: @lexnfx X: Alexei Oreskovic / @lexnfx : Big scoop from @kyl...
1X, an OpenAI-backed developer of humanoid robots with plans to bring its bipedal robot NEO to the market, raised a $100M Series B from EQT Ventures and others
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Netflix removes an Indian film depicting a Hindu character eating meat after backlash from Hindu groups; producer Zee apologizes and plans to edit the film
As deepfakes warp elections overseas, US state legislators race to enact laws, with varying penalties, requiring disclosure of the use of AI in political ads
David W. Chen / New York Times :
Google Cloud launches new generative AI tools for retailers to improve online shopping, including a chatbot that can offer product recommendations to consumers
Alex Koller / CNBC :
Microsoft now lets EU customers store and process data within the bloc on Azure, Microsoft 365, Power Platform, and Dynamics 365, following AWS and Oracle
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Sources: PE firms Bain Capital and Hellman & Friedman are competing to buy DocuSign but may partner to clinch a deal; an outcome is expected in the coming weeks
Ivanti confirms hackers are exploiting two critical vulnerabilities in its corporate VPN software, but says patches won't be available until the end of January
OpenAI has signed up 260 enterprise customers with 150K+ employees combined for the corporate version of ChatGPT, barely four months after launching the product
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Q&A with OpenAI COO Brad Lightcap on managing deals with publishers, launching the GPT Store, OpenAI's corporate structure, Sam Altman's departure, and more
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How Menlo Ventures is using a special purpose vehicle to lead Anthropic's unusual $750M fundraise, helping, in part, to price bets by Amazon and Google
Forbes : X: @alexrkonrad X: Alex Konrad / @alexrkonrad : News: Anthropic's funding round led by Menlo Ventures is happening through a rising tactic for doing mega-sized startup deals: the SPV. And It...
Amazon launches “badge pay,” which uses its Just Walk Out retail tech to let employees use their badges for payments, starting with a hospital in Savannah, GA
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