Kevin Systrom says news sharing app Artifact will shut down, after concluding that “the market opportunity isn't big enough to warrant continued investment”
To our Artifact Users and Partners: — We've made the decision to wind down operations of the Artifact app.
Amazon sells products with titles like “I'm sorry, I cannot fulfill this request as it goes against OpenAI use policy”, as sellers use ChatGPT to write listings
Fun new game just dropped! Go to the internet platform of your choice, type “goes against OpenAI use policy,” …
A joint US-China research effort finds that graphene can act as a semiconductor, but experts say graphene chips face immense manufacturing hurdles and costs
Amid global race for semiconductor supremacy, a joint U.S.-China research effort finds promise in the material, although the path to large-scale production is years away.
OpenAI quietly removed a ban on “military and warfare” use from its usage policy, as part of a major rewrite to make the policy “clearer” and “more readable”
OpenAI this week quietly deleted language expressly prohibiting the use of its technology …
Security researchers at Recorded Future detail various ways criminals are frequently abusing GitHub's infrastructure to support and deliver malware
Microsoft says it's doing its best to crack down on crims — The popularity of Github has made it too big to block …
A look at TikTok's dogged e-commerce push by subsidizing sales and promoting sellers in user feeds, as ad sales weaken and social media stagnates
It was supposed to be a test. Suddenly hundreds of people were watching. What's going on here? — Over the last four months …
The hack of the @SECGov X account highlights security gaps at the agency, which wasn't fully adhering to the federal cybersecurity standards as of last year
- Agency's X hack on Tuesday shines light on security gaps — Watchdog said the agency wasn't adhering to all standards
Google pulls Binance, Kraken, and other global crypto apps from the Play Store in India, after the country flagged them for operating illegally in December 2023
Google has pulled many crypto exchanges, including Binance and Kraken, from its Play Store in India, the latest blow …
An analysis of fediverse backend hosting providers finds Germany-based Hetzner hosts 51% of the network by number of active users, followed by France-based OVH
Great analysis! Max Schleiffer / @maxschleiffer@mastodon.social : Where is the whole fediverse hosted? Spoiler: a lot on OVH, but Hetzner seems to win, even if you exclude the active users of the lar...
Indian crypto exchange WazirX says deposit inflows jumped ~250% in the four days after India blocked nine offshore platforms on December 28, ~70% from Binance
- WazirX, Mudrex say about 70% of fresh inflows from Binance — Local trading has been ravaged by tax introduced in 2022
Security researchers say they warned Apple as early as 2019 about AirDrop vulnerabilities that Chinese authorities claim they recently used to identify users
Apptopia: WhatsApp's daily business users increased by 80% in the US in 2023 after a 122% jump in 2022, and daily users in the US grew by 9% in 2023
Alex Kantrowitz / Big Technology :
In a countersuit, Carta's ex-CTO Jerry Talton accuses CEO Henry Ward of misusing company resources and claims he was fired for expressing concerns to the board
- Suit is separate from scandal over Carta's use of company data — Financial technology startup Carta was hit with a fiery lawsuit …
Chainalysis analysis of ~400 crypto wallets of CSAM sellers: revenue is down since 2021, but sellers are using mixers and privacy coins to evade law enforcement
Crypto tracing firm Chainalysis found that sellers of child sexual abuse materials are successfully using “mixers” and …
Genesis agrees to settle with the NYDFS, under the terms of which the company will surrender its BitLicense, cease operations in New York, and pay an $8M fine
Leo Schwartz / Fortune :
To comply with DMA, Google says it will let users in the EU choose which of its services are linked starting March 6
Asking users if they want Google's features to be less integrated reminds me of Windows N Edition (no media player). … X: Florian Mueller / @florian4gamers : The question is: how many users other than...
Fubo raised the price of all plans by $5/month as of January 10, with the base plan starting at $80/mo, and plans to offer unlimited DVR “in the coming months”
Ben Schoon / 9to5Google :
Nearly 500 South Korean startups set up booths at CES 2024's Eureka Park, the most by one country in terms of government-subsidized participation in the zone
by far the largest presence by a single country in terms of government-subsidized participation in the zone. https://asia.nikkei.com/...
US chipmaker Wolfspeed was the only stock in the Philadelphia Stock Exchange Semiconductor index to decline in 2023, amid struggles at its new plant in NY
- Wolfspeed investors have soured amid struggles with new plant — The semiconductor stock is off to a rough start this year
Google plans to support more types of real-money games on the Play Store, starting with India, Brazil, and Mexico in June 2024, in compliance with local laws
and Ackman's Mistake—Tells Us Debasish Mandal / Android Headlines : Google Play adopts a new approach to real-money gaming apps Nickolas Diaz / Android Central : Google warms up to more gambling apps ...
Cal Henderson, Slack's CTO and sole remaining cofounder, is stepping down effective immediately, to be replaced by Salesforce cofounder and CTO Parker Harris
GameStop plans to shut down its NFT marketplace on February 2, 2024, due to “continuing regulatory uncertainty”, after launching the platform in October 2022
Kate Irwin / Decrypt :
A look at CD Projekt's three-year journey to turn around Cyberpunk 2077, which has now sold over 25M units and won a major award, after a disastrous 2020 launch
Sarah E. Needleman / Wall Street Journal :
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