As Palworld hits 8M+ copies sold, The Pokémon Company denies having let “another company” use its IP and plans to “investigate and take appropriate measures”
The Pokemon Company said Thursday it has not granted any permission to “another company,” …
Google unveils the Pixel 8 series in a mint color, plans to bring Circle to Search to the Pixel 8 and 8 Pro, improves the 8 Pro's built-in thermometer, and more
A “fresh” new color for the Pixel 8 series isn't the only thing Google is announcing today.
Chinese smartphone shipments declined 5% YoY to 271.3M units in 2023; Apple gained the top spot, a first, with 17.3% market share, followed by Honor with 17.1%
A shift of power that we saw on the worldwide stage also happened in China, the largest smartphone market globally.
Internal memo: Microsoft plans to lay off ~1,900 staff at Activision Blizzard and Xbox, or ~8% of its Microsoft Gaming workforce, this week
Microsoft is laying off around 1,900 employees at Activision Blizzard and Xbox this week. While Microsoft is primarily laying off roles at Activision Blizzard …
Microsoft launches Mesh, its 3D meeting platform in Teams, out of preview, with custom environments, games, spatial audio, and only supporting Meta Quest for VR
Microsoft is launching its immersive 3D meetings inside Microsoft Teams today. Microsoft Mesh, the company's mixed reality platform …
Meta rolls out DM limits on Facebook and Instagram to stop all users from messaging teens who don't follow them, on by default, and expands parental controls
Meta announced today that it is rolling out new DM restrictions on both Facebook and Instagram for teens that prevent anyone from messaging teens.
Google Research details Lumiere, an AI video tool that uses unique architecture to create videos in one smooth process instead of putting together smaller parts
Lumiere generates five-second videos that “portray realistic, diverse and coherent motion.” — On Tuesday, Google announced Lumiere …
An investigation details a spy tool called Patternz, which can track billions of phone profiles via ads in hundreds of thousands of apps, including 9gag and Kik
Hundreds of thousands of ordinary apps, including popular ones such as 9gag, Kik, and a series of caller ID apps …
Google Pixel users say all their apps cannot access data in internal storage after installing the January 2024 Google Play system update, causing various issues
Following a storage access issue in October with the initial Android 14 release and multiple users, Pixel devices might …
Filing: HPE says a threat actor believed to be Russia-linked Midnight Blizzard exfiltrated data from “a small percentage of HPE mailboxes” beginning in May 2023
- HPE says it was informed of nation-state breach on Dec. 12 — Same Russia-linked group suspected in recent Microsoft hack
X is flooded with AI-generated pornographic images of Taylor Swift; one post, live for 17 hours, had 45M+ views, hundreds of thousands of likes, and 24K reposts
Sexually explicit AI-generated images of Taylor Swift have been circulating on X (formerly Twitter) over the last day in the latest example …
Fubo TV launches Instant Headlines Beta, which uses AI to generate headlines from live news programs on Fox News, MSNBC, CNN, and other networks
You may be familiar with AI-powered highlights of sporting events. Now, though, Fubo has announced for the first time you will be able to get instant headlines from live news programs.
Some Chinese investors are using creative methods to own bitcoin and other crypto that they believe are safer than China's crumbling stock and property markets
Dylan Run, a Shanghai-based finance sector executive, started moving a bit of his money into cryptocurrencies in early 2023 …
How the rising prices of streaming services are driving users to pirate websites with a ~90% profit margin that bring in ~$2B per year in ads and subscriptions
Illegal subscription services that steal films or TV shows bring in $2 billion a year in ads and subscriber fees. Forums: Slashdot Forums: Msmash / Slashdot : Streaming Pirates Are Hollywood's New Vil...
Google partners with Hugging Face to host the startup's open-source AI models on Google Cloud, letting Hugging Face developers access Google's computing power
Alphabet Inc.'s Google forged a deal to host AI software from startup Hugging Face on its cloud computing network …
New York City issues a public health advisory officially designating social media as an “environmental toxin”, blaming it for a youth mental health crisis
but NYC needs to go even further X: Mayor Eric Adams / @nycmayor : Social media companies are fueling a mental health crisis, especially for our young people. But we won't let Big Tech endanger our ki...
Nvidia's RTX GPUs can now upgrade SDR video to HDR using AI, supported in both Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome on Windows PCs with HDR enabled
RTX Video HDR now available for all RTX owners Matthias Bastian / The Decoder : Nvidia RTX Video HDR converts SDR video to HDR video using AI Andrew Burnes / NVIDIA : DLSS Accelerates Frame Rates In L...
Sources: despite a US-Netherlands deal to limit ASML's China exports, the Dutch let ASML export to China after lobbying, to make up for weak demand elsewhere
- US was seeking to limit shipments of ASML gear to China — Beijing was the Dutch company's biggest market last year
Arati Prabhakar, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, says the US will work with China on AI safety, despite trade tensions
Biden adviser says the two nations must work together to tackle risks from artificial intelligence despite race to dominate its development
Ahead of the EU's DMA, Spotify shares iOS app mockups with full in-app payments, rolling out in part on March 7; Apple hasn't yet shared its changes for the DMA
SK Hynix reports Q4 revenue up 47% YoY to ~$8.4B, beating est., and a ~$295M operating profit, vs. estimates of a ~$127M loss, its first profit in over a year
Yoolim Lee / Bloomberg :
The US National Science Foundation partners with OpenAI, Meta, Nvidia, Microsoft, and others to launch NAIRR, a pilot to expand researchers' access to AI tools
combining the best of safety, privacy, & use! We're hiring!!! https://openmined.org/... @whostp : Today, @NSF launched the National AI Research Resource pilot. Giving researchers, educators, and stude...
Industrial tech company Roper plans to buy Procare Solutions, which makes cloud tools for childcare centers, for $1.75B from Warburg Pincus and TA Associates
Roper Technologies (ROP.O) said it will buy software firm Procare Solutions for $1.75 billion from private equity firms Warburg Pincus …
Ring is sunsetting a tool that lets police request footage from users via its Neighbors app, forcing law enforcement to obtain warrants or evidence of emergency
mostly The Sun : Amazon announces major change to Ring doorbell over controversial police footage requests Matthew Guariglia / Electronic Frontier Foundation : Victory! Ring Announces It Will No Longe...
Microsoft briefly reached a $3T market cap for the first time on January 24, becoming the second company to do so after Apple, before closing at a record $2.99T
How The Tech Titan Rode AI To Record Heights Abdullah Asim / Android Headlines : Microsoft's market value crossed $3 trillion, just behind Apple Livemint : AI race propels Silicon Valley tech firms Mi...
IBM reports Q4 revenue up 4% YoY to $17.38B, vs. $17.30B est., software revenue up 3% YoY to $7.51B, and net income of $3.29B, up from $2.71B YoY; IBM jumps 8%+
Jordan Novet / CNBC :
Anomalo, which uses AI to solve data-quality problems in large datasets, raised a $33M Series B led by SignalFire, bringing its total funding to $72M
When Anomalo's co-founders left Instacart in 2018, they thought they could put machine learning to work to solve data quality problems inherent in large data sets.
Toronto-based Spellbook, which offers an AI-powered contract drafting and review tool for lawyers, raised a $20M Series A led by Inovia Capital
Sara Merken / Reuters :
Klarna launches Klarna Plus, a $7.99 per month plan in the US, offering waived service fees when using its One Time Card, double rewards points, and more
Hugh Son / CNBC :
Web Summit CEO Katherine Maher, who was hastily appointed at the end of October 2023 to replace Paddy Cosgrave, plans to step down on March 1 to join NPR as CEO
Twitch changes the Prime Gaming subscription payout model to a fixed rate, expands the Partner Plus Program, and removes the $100K cap for 70/30 revenue share
Ash Parrish / The Verge :
eBay plans to cut ~1,000 full-time jobs, or ~9% of its workforce, and scale back the number of contracts within its “alternate workforce” over the coming months
9 percent of the company Ann Gehan / The Information : EBay Cuts 9% of Staff as E-Commerce Layoffs Mount Associated Press : A look at some of the companies in the technology sector that have recently ...
VCs put $100B+ in US defense tech startups since 2021, but convincing the Pentagon to buy from them has proven difficult; only a few had $25M+ in orders in FY23
Tech startups get cool reception from Defense Department despite its rhetoric that it will buy more from Silicon Valley
The UK NCSC's all-source intelligence assessment: ransomware attacks will almost certainly increase in both volume and impact over the next two years due to AI
Sources: Sam Altman has had discussions with members of the US Congress about where and how to build fabs to increase the supply of advanced chips for AI
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Franco-Italian chipmaker STMicro reports Q4 revenue down 3.2% YoY to $4.28B, meeting est., and expects Q1 revenue to fall 15% YoY to $3.6B, below $4.1B est.
Jillian Deutsch / Bloomberg :
Sources: Shein's shareholders offered to sell stock on the private market at a $45B-$55B valuation in late 2023, down from Shein's ~$66B valuation in May 2023
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Sources: research group China Tech Threat, which has advocated against Lenovo, aligns with the corporate interests of Dell and Micron, both long-term funders
China Tech Threat's advocacy aligns with the corporate interests of Dell and Micron, which have supported the group financially, say people familiar with the group. LinkedIn: Brody Ford LinkedIn: Brod...
Indian cricket NFT startup Rario plans to close on January 29 and relaunch in March 2024, leaving users with losses; Rario raised a $120M Series A in April 2022
Apoorva Mittal / The Economic Times : X: @rariohq and @rariohq X: @rariohq : Official Announcement 👇 [image] @rariohq : UPDATE 👇 [image]
Russian customs service data: Russia imported $1B+ of advanced US and European chips between January and September 2023, including Intel, AMD, and NXP chips
Alberto Nardelli / Bloomberg :
Massachusetts court filing: Google reached a settlement in an AI chip patent infringement lawsuit filed by Singular Computing, which sought $1.67B in damages
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