AI startup founders and VCs hope that a Trump administration will lead to lighter regulations and the return of real acquisitions, not “contorted” ones
Practitioners expect more acquisitions and less oversight in a Trump administration expected to repeal Biden's executive order.
Detroit plans to accept crypto for tax and fee payments from mid-2025 via a PayPal platform that will convert them to USD, becoming the largest US city to do so
Starting in mid-2025, Detroit residents will be able to pay with popular cryptos like Bitcoin and Ethereum through a PayPal-managed platform.
Block reports Q3 revenue up 6% YoY to $5.98B, vs. $6.24B est., gross profit up 19% YoY to $2.25B, Cash App gross profit up 21% to $1.31B, and a $284M net income
WATCH NOW — Block reported third-quarter revenue on Thursday that trailed Wall Street expectations.
Some TikTok staff and users see Trump as a possible savior from the ban; others question whether Trump even cares about the app now that the campaign is over
Trump has signaled he's against a possible ban of the viral video-sharing app — Some TikTok staff and creators …
With Elon Musk's ascension in Trump's orbit, tech leaders on the right hope to steer the second Trump administration, bringing a startup ethos to the government
With Elon Musk's ascension in Trump-world, tech leaders on the right see an opportunity to bring a start-up ethos to the federal government.
TikTok launches Share to TikTok, which lets users directly share music from Apple Music and Spotify in a post to their TikTok Feed or in DMs via TikTok Messages
TikTok on Thursday debuted a new feature that will more closely connect its app, which already influences which songs top the charts …
Sources: TSMC told Chinese customers it would no longer manufacture AI chips at advanced process nodes of 7nm or smaller as of this coming Monday
World's biggest contract chipmaker acts to ensure it is in line with US restrictions on Chinese access to latest processors
Kuo: Apple plans to upgrade the high-end iPhone 18's wide-angle lens in 2026 to a variable aperture camera; Sunny Optical will be the primary shutter supplier
Key Growth Drivers for Sunny Optical's Apple Orders in 2025-2026: — 1. Lens Supply Allocation to Rebound Significantly from ~5% in 2024 to 15-20% in 2025
Block says it is investing less in music streaming app Tidal and winding down decentralized “Web5” venture TBD to focus on its bitcoin mining rigs and wallet
Aoyon Ashraf / CoinDesk :
Sony reports Q2 revenue up 9% YoY to ~$19.45B, operating profit up 73% YoY to ~$2.96B vs. ~$2.18B est., and PS5 sales of 3.8M units, down from 4.9M a year ago
- Chinese hit ‘Wukong’ helped game sales on aging PlayStation 5 — Image sensor business was hurt by demand lull in North America
Sources: Trump's transition team is considering Dan Gallagher, a former SEC commissioner and Robinhood's current legal chief, to replace SEC chair Gary Gensler
A US federal judge dismisses Raw Story and AlterNet's copyright lawsuit against OpenAI over LLM training, for now, saying the outlets couldn't show enough harm
A New York federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit against artificial intelligence giant OpenAI that claimed it misused articles …
Mercury Research: AMD's desktop CPU market share, in units, grew from 19.2% in Q3 2023 to 28.7% in Q3 2024 and from 19.5% to 22.3% for mobile in the same period
AMD's desktop CPU market share jumped nearly 10 percent in the last year, an analyst reported Thursday, on the heels …
Source: Amazon is discussing a second multibillion-dollar Anthropic investment, asking Anthropic to use servers with Amazon chips; Anthropic prefers Nvidia GPUs
Amazon is discussing making a second multibillion-dollar investment in OpenAI rival Anthropic, according to a person involved in the discussions.
Mac mini (2024) review: incredibly fast with the M4 Pro, well-equipped for creative work, and smaller design takes less space, but spec upgrades are overpriced
but is it right for you? Shannon Grixti / Press Start : Apple Mac Mini (2024) Review - Smaller Design With Much More Power Brian Heater / TechCrunch : iMac (M4) review: a mini upgrade to Apple's entry...
Nvidia plans to add a 100-hour monthly cap for new Performance and Ultimate GeForce Now users from January 1 to avoid raising prices “in the foreseeable future”
Nvidia will charge $5.99 for 15 extra hours for the Ultimate tier and $2.99 for the Performance tier Rik Henderson / T3 : Nvidia GeForce Now getting a game-changing update that won't please everyone T...
A US judge dismisses Ethan Zuckerman's lawsuit against Meta; Zuckerman sought to stop Meta from suing him over a tool to let users unfollow everyone on Facebook
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Microsoft starts rolling out AI-powered text editing feature Rewrite in Notepad, and Generative Fill and Generative Erase features in Paint to Windows Insiders
but the best experience is Copilot+ PC limited Dua Rashid / Gizmodo : AI Has Come for Sweet, Innocent Notepad Devesh Beri / ExtremeTech : Microsoft Notepad and Paint, of All Apps, to Get AI Writing an...
iVerify's founder says the FBI is investigating whether China used its access to Verizon networks to infect the iPhones of staff of a US presidential campaign
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Source: Baidu plans to unveil smart glasses with cameras and voice commands built atop AI model Ernie next week, launching as soon as early 2025 for under $299
Bloomberg :
An interview with Changpeng Zhao about his four months of incarceration, investing in X, forced separation from Binance, plans for the future, and more
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AppLovin shares close up 46% after the company reported Q3 revenue up 39% YoY to $1.2B, vs. $1.13B est., and issued guidance well above est.; APP is up 519% YTD
To Our AppLovin Shareholders: We had another fantastic quarter in Q3. Anusuya Lahiri / Benzinga : AppLovin's High Valuation and Expansion Beyond Gaming Prompt Analyst Caution Angela Harmantas / Proact...
Airbnb reports Q3 revenue up 10% YoY to $3.73B, vs. $3.72B est., net income down 68% YoY, and Nights and Experiences Booked up 8% YoY to 122.8M, vs. 121.4M est.
with these caveats Ian Lyall / Proactive : Airbnb stock falls after hours after Q3 print fails to excite Alex Bitter / Business Insider : The 4 most interesting things from Airbnb's earnings Dennis Sc...
Pinterest reports Q3 revenue up 18% YoY to $898M, vs. $896M est., MAUs up 11% to a record 537M, but forecasts Q4 revenue below est.; PINS drops 13%+ after hours
Jonathan Vanian / CNBC :
Yelp agrees to buy RepairPal, a site for car repair estimates, for $80M in cash, with the deal expected to close by the end of 2024; RepairPal had raised $21.3M
Yelp delivered record net revenue and strong profitability in the third quarter, with a net income margin of 11%.
Cloudflare reports Q3 revenue up 28% YoY to $430.1M, vs. $424.1M estimated, and forecasts Q4 revenue below estimates; NET drops 7%+ after hours
Arsheeya Bajwa / Reuters :
Mistral AI launches a content moderation API powered by its Ministral 8B model, to detect potentially harmful content in 11 languages
Michael Nuñez / VentureBeat :
Toast reports Q3 revenue up 26% YoY to $1.305B, vs. $1.292B est., and annualized run rate up 28% YoY to $1.6B, vs. $1.5B est.; TOST jumps 15%+ after hours
Ciara Linnane / MarketWatch :
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