Sources: in a secret January order, UK security officials demanded that Apple create a backdoor to access all cloud content any Apple user globally has uploaded
Security officials in the United Kingdom have demanded that Apple create a back door allowing them to retrieve all the content …
WBD took $300M in gaming writedowns in 2024; current and former staff blame a lack of a strong, cohesive vision during former games chief David Haddad's tenure
Last year, Warner Bros. Discovery took $300 million in losses on gaming. The near future is rife with additional challenges.
Kadrey v. Meta: unsealed emails show Meta allegedly torrented 81.7TB+ of data across multiple shadow libraries through the site Anna's Archive, for AI training
Newly unsealed emails allegedly provide the “most damning evidence” yet against Meta in a copyright case raised by book authors alleging …
Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, and Meta reported a combined $246B capex in 2024, up 63% YoY from $151B, and forecast that their 2025 spending could exceed $320B
Amazon, Meta, Microsoft and Alphabet forecast massive capital expenditure despite investor concerns about returns and DeepSeek
DOGE staff member Marko Elez resigns after being linked to racist X posts; the 25-year-old was embedded in the US Treasury and previously worked at SpaceX and X
A staffer for Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency whose access to U.S. Treasury payment systems was approved …
Microsoft warns that attackers are using static ASP.NET machine keys found online to inject malware into ViewState, which controls web form state during reloads
Microsoft warns that attackers are deploying malware in ViewState code injection attacks using static ASP. NET machine keys found online.
Sources: Apple plans to unveil its long-awaited overhaul of the iPhone SE as early as next week, opting to reveal it on its website instead of at a launch event
- Revamped SE model is set to be unveiled in the coming days — Apple plans flurry of 2025 products, including smart home hub
Amazon expects to boost its capex to $100B in 2025, largely driven by AI and up from 2024's ~$83B, in what Andy Jassy calls a “once-in-a-lifetime” opportunity
Annie Palmer / CNBC :
Google edited Gemini's response in a Super Bowl commercial to remove an incorrect statistic about Gouda cheese, regurgitated from seeming SEO-optimized blogs
Gemini's response no longer says that Gouda makes up '50 to 60 percent of the world's cheese consumption.'
Amazon reports Q4 revenue up 10% YoY to $187.8B, vs. $187.3B est., net income up 89% YoY to $20B, and operating income up 61% YoY to $21.2B
$AMZN CEO Andy Jassy Just Now @amazon : We released our Q4 earnings today—here are some highlights, created with the help of our AI-powered Amazon Nova Reel. [video] @thetranscript_ : $AMZN CEO: AWS C...
Sources: the UK used Snoopers' Charter to send a “technical capability notice” to Apple; notice recipients aren't allowed to warn users of weakened security
Financial Times :
In a meeting with GOP lawmakers, Donald Trump proposed taxing carried interest as ordinary income, a policy that could sharply increase the tax bill for VCs
On Thursday, President Trump asked Republican lawmakers to end tax breaks on carried interest. — The tax break allows private equity …
Sources: DOGE is pushing to develop GSAi, a custom generative AI chatbot for the US GSA to boost productivity, analyze contract and procurement data, and more
The chatbot is part of Elon Musk and President Donald Trump's ambitions to use AI and other technologies to cut costs and modernize the US government.
Amazon reports Q4 AWS revenue up 19% YoY to $28.8B, in line with est. and above 13% YoY growth in Q4 2023, and AWS operating income up 47% YoY to $10.6B
Annie Palmer / CNBC :
OpenAI updates o3-mini's chain of thought to help free and paid ChatGPT users “understand how the model thinks”, in response to DeepSeek and other competitors
In response to pressure from rivals including Chinese AI company DeepSeek, OpenAI is changing the way its newest AI model …
Amazon reports Q4 ad revenue up 18% YoY to $17.29B, vs. $17.4B est., and subscription services revenue up 10% YoY to $11.51B
Todd Spangler / Variety :
Mistral partnered with Cerebras to help its Le Chat app respond to user questions at 1,000 words per second, making Le Chat the world's fastest AI assistant
Cerebras Systems, an artificial intelligence chip firm backed by UAE tech conglomerate G42, said on Thursday it has partnered …
Paris cyber prosecutors open a probe into X over alleged algorithmic distortions, after an MP sent a complaint on January 12 that X was using biased algorithms
Paris prosecutors have opened a probe into Elon Musk's X social media over alleged algorithmic distortions, Franceinfo reports on Friday, citing the prosecutors' office.
Sources: SoftBank is set to invest $40B in OpenAI at a $260B pre-money valuation; investors last valued OpenAI at $157B, when it raised $6.6B in October 2024
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Analysis: 736 memecoins were deposited in $TRUMP wallet over the past three weeks using a Solana function that allows dumping coins into wallets without consent
More than 700 coins deposited into US president's wallet in apparent attempts to suggest his endorsement
Meta and UNESCO launch the Language Technology Partner Program to collect speech recordings and transcriptions to aid the development of openly available AI
Meta is launching a new program in partnership with UNESCO to collect speech recordings and transcriptions the company said will help …
Kelly Stonelake, a former Meta director who was at the company from 2009 to 2024, sues Meta, alleging sexual harassment, sex discrimination, and retaliation
One of Meta's earliest employees is suing the company for sexual harassment, sex discrimination, and retaliation …
Sources: Ilya Sutskever's Safe Superintelligence is in talks to raise funding at a $20B+ valuation, up from a $5B valuation in its September 2024 funding round
Safe Superintelligence, an artificial intelligence startup co-founded by OpenAI's former chief scientist Ilya Sutskever last year …
Uber's stock jumps 7%+ after Bill Ackman disclosed that his hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management owns 30.3M shares; Pershing started buying in January
Bill Ackman's hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management owns 30.3 million shares of Uber Technologies Inc., the billionaire investor disclosed on Friday.
OpenAI opens ChatGPT search to users who are not logged in, after launching it to paying subscribers in October 2024 and logged-in users in December 2024
Is It Safe? Ronil Thakkar / KnowTechie : ChatGPT's search engine is now open for anyone to use Chris Smith / BGR : Google Search is getting an AI Mode soon - here's what it does Business Today : OpenA...
Take-Two reports Q3 net bookings up 3% YoY to $1.37B, vs. $1.39B est., and reiterates GTA VI is set to launch in the fall of 2025; TTWO jumps 6%+ after hours
‘We Feel Really Good About It’ Jennifer Maas / Variety : ‘GTA 6’ on Course for Fall 2025, Take-Two CEO Says Paul Lilly / HotHardware : GTA 6 Publisher Issues Promising Update On Most Anticipated Game ...
Apple settles a lawsuit against a former iOS Software Engineer who leaked Journal app details and more to journalists; the employee issues an apology on X
Ryan Christoffel / 9to5Mac : Bluesky: @texasrunaway . X: @andyaude1 Bluesky: Darlene Hastings / @texasrunaway : I wish all suits ended like this. X: Andy Aude / @andyaude1 : I spent nearly eight year...
GitHub announces updates for Copilot, including Vision for Copilot being able to generate interfaces, code, and alt text from a screenshot, photo, or a diagram
Today, we take Copilot to the next level with a WAVE of new features and enhancements to deliver even more automation … Forums: r/singularity : GitHub introduces Copilot Agent Mode r/LocalLLaMA : GitH...
Email: Google is testing a Search “AI Mode” powered by Gemini 2.0 that lets users ask “open-ended / exploratory questions” and get AI Overview-style responses
Earlier today, I found myself at a museum sitting next to a student. Cecily Mauran / Mashable : Google Search ‘AI Mode’ has started internal testing, report says Ghacks : Google Tests New AI Mode in S...
Cloudflare reports Q4 revenue up 27% YoY to $459.9M, FY 2024 revenue up 29% YoY to $1.67B, and customers spending $1M+/year up 47% YoY to 173; NET jumps 15%+
Cloudflare :
France and the UAE agree to build an up to 1GW data center in France, representing €30B to €50B in investments in French and Emirati AI, chips, talent, and more
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet / Sifted :
Affirm reports Q2 revenue up 47% YoY to $866M, vs. $807M est., GMV up 35% YoY to $10.1B, and active consumers up 23% YoY to 21M; AFRM jumps 10%+ after hours
MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC :
Sources: OpenAI co-founder John Schulman is joining former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati's stealth startup; he left Anthropic after joining the startup in August 2024
Sharon Goldman / Fortune :
YouGov: 87% of Britons would back a law requiring developers to prove their AI tools are safe before release and 60% support banning “smarter-than-human” models
Billy Perrigo / Time : Forums: r/ControlProblem , r/artificial , r/OpenAI , r/ukpolitics , r/technology , r/LabourUK , and r/unitedkingdom Forums: r/ControlProblem : Brits Want to Ban ‘Smarter Than H...
CoinMarketCap: $MELANIA is down almost 90% since January 20 and $TRUMP is down ~75% from its all-time high; most wallets that bought $TRUMP made $13 or less
Only a few dozen accounts represent over 90% of initial purchases, with five accounts over $100 million each. — cointelegraph.com/news/crypto- ... Danilo / @daniloc.xyz : Bookmarking this so I can c...
Pinterest reports Q4 revenue up 18% YoY to $1.15B, vs. $1.14B est., MAUs up 11% YoY to 553M, and forecasts Q1 revenue will top est.; PINS jumps 15%+
What's Working For The Meta Rival Nisha Gopalan / Yahoo Finance : Pinterest Stock Soars on Higher-Than-Estimated Revenue, Record Monthly Users PYMNTS.com : AI and Deeper Engagement Drive Pinterest's U...
Swiggy's stock fell to ~$4.29 on February 6, below its ~$4.45 IPO price, after hitting ~$7.04 in December 2024, as Q3 results showed Instamart lost market share
Manish Singh / TechCrunch :
HIG Capital plans to acquire IT solutions provider Converge Technology for ~$908M and merge it with Mainline Information; the deal is set to close in Q2 2025
Charles Capel / Bloomberg :
Sources: Winklevoss' crypto exchange Gemini is considering an IPO as soon as in 2025; cryptoasset exchange operator Bullish is also considering an IPO in 2025
Bloomberg :
Customer service software startup Sprinklr cuts ~500 employees, or ~15% of its workforce, due to weaker business performance; C-level staff were not impacted
Jagmeet Singh / TechCrunch :
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