The doge.gov website tracking Elon Musk's cuts to the federal government pulls from a database that anyone can edit, say two sources who found the vulnerability
The doge.gov website that was spun up to track Elon Musk's cuts to the federal government is insecure and pulls from a database …
Apple and Google restore TikTok to their US app stores after its January 18 removal, following Trump admin assurances that a ban won't immediately be enforced
- Companies had removed the app to abide by US legislation — Trump signed executive order to delay a potential ban
Sources: Apple plans to launch its AI features in China as early as May 2025, using its own on-device models and Alibaba software to censor or filter the output
- Company to use own models, with help from Alibaba and Baidu — Work includes system to censor or block content for government
Google's Gemini can now recall and “reference past chats for more tailored help”, rolling out in English for Advanced subscribers on the web and in the app
Google today is rolling out a new Gemini app feature for Advanced subscribers that can recall and “reference past chats for more tailored help.”
The UK renames its AI Safety Institute to AI Security Institute, in a pivot to cybersecurity, and is exploring ways to use Anthropic's Claude in public services
The U.K. government wants to make a hard pivot into boosting its economy and industry with AI, and as part of that …
Sources: Meta plans major investment into AI-powered humanoid robots, with an initial focus on household chores, and has formed a team within Reality Labs
- Company is aiming to be the engine powering humanoid market — Ex-Cruise CEO Marc Whitten to run new group in Reality Labs
Coinbase reports Q4 revenue up 138% YoY to $2.27B, vs. $1.88B est., transaction revenue up 194% to $1.56B, vs. $1.29B est., and trading volume up 185% to $439B
Coinbase Thursday reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter results and its biggest quarterly revenue in three years …
Ubisoft reports revenue for the nine months ending December 31, 2024, down 31.4% YoY to €990M, net booking down 34.8% to €944M, but remains optimistic about Q4
Firm also experienced a 51.8% drop in net bookings during its third quarter — Ubisoft has released its financial results …
Sources: Arm is recruiting executives from its own customers in a push to sell its own chips, and is competing against Qualcomm to sell data center CPUs to Meta
Arm (O9Ty.F) has begun recruiting from its own customers and competing against them for deals as it pushes toward selling its own chips …
Sources: Apple continues to work with Baidu to develop an AI-powered Siri search feature for iPhone users in China, even after onboarding new partner Alibaba
Qianer Liu / The Information :
Sources: Arm plans to launch its own chip in 2025, expected to be a CPU for servers in large data centers, after securing Meta as one of its first customers
Good morning. Happy Valentine's Day to those who celebrate. Madison Mills / Yahoo Finance : Meta stock continues record run: ‘Prime example’ of implementing AI PYMNTS.com : Report: Chip Designer Arm ...
The UK recasting its AI Safety Institute as an AI Security Institute, without bias concerns, followed JD Vance's speech criticizing “hand-wringing about safety”
Tom Bristow / Politico :
Sources: banks sold ~$4.7B of X's debt on February 13, more than the $3B that they originally intended to sell, leaving ~$1B of X debt on their balance sheets
The social media company is attracting investor interest because of Elon Musk's close ties to President Trump and a recent jump in revenue.
Tim Cook teases an announcement of “the newest member of the family” on February 19; Mark Gurman reported Apple would update the iPhone SE
Is It The iPhone SE 4? John Voorhees / MacStories : Apple's Tim Cook Teases February 19th Event on X Mike Wuerthele / AppleInsider : Tim Cook teases Feb. 19 launch of what is probably the new iPhone S...
Sources: Mark Zuckerberg cozying up to President Trump has made employees uncertain and is part of an effort to shift antitrust scrutiny off Meta and onto Apple
Mark Zuckerberg kicked off 2025 with an Instagram video that outlined his vision for what he called restoring “free expression” … Bluesky: @annmlipton . Forums: Hacker News Bluesky: Ann M. Lipton / @a...
Baidu says it plans to open source its next-generation AI model, Ernie 4.5, from June 30, a major shift in strategy as competition heats up following DeepSeek
China's Baidu (9888.HK) said on Friday that it would make the next-generation artificial intelligence model Ernie open-source from June 30.
The European Commission's digital chief, Henna Virkkunen, says the EU is reducing regulation to boost AI investments, not due to US Big Tech or Trump pressure
Henna Virkkunen says efforts to cut red tape are not prompted by US pressure — The EU is cutting back tech regulation …
Sources: the White House plans to renegotiate some Chips Act awards after changing current requirements, and has signaled delays to some upcoming disbursements
Sources: President Xi will chair a symposium on February 17 to boost private sector sentiment, with Tencent CEO Pony Ma and other tech executives set to attend
Chinese President Xi Jinping plans to chair a symposium to boost private sector sentiment next week that will be attended …
JioStar, the joint venture that merged Viacom18 and Star India, launches JioHotstar, a streaming service in India offering JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar content
The Indian Express :
YouTube updates Shorts to integrate Google DeepMind's latest video model Veo 2, letting creators generate AI video clips to add to any of their Shorts
Look, I'd love to be a drummer. Alas, I am not. I am not running off to suno to “create” some fucking crazy ass off time fills and calling them mine. — Why can't we appreciate what other people ma...
Filing: Nvidia cut its Arm stake by 43.8% to 1.1M shares in Q4, valuing its remaining shares at ~$181M as of February 13, and discloses 1.7M shares in WeRide
Jaspreet Singh / Reuters :
Italy accuses Amazon of evading €1.2B in VAT payments; sources: the claim is linked to the sale of goods from China and other non-EU countries from 2019 to 2021
Financial Times :
Memo: Meta hires the former CEO of luxury goods marketplace The RealReal as VP of retail, as it seeks to boost sales of Quest, Ray-Ban Meta, and AI wearables
- Company hires John Koryl as retail VP reporting to its CTO — Meta wants to improve retail experience for new AI wearables X: @markgurman X: Mark Gurman / @markgurman : NEW: Separately, Meta is hiri...
Roku reports Q4 revenue up 22% YoY to $1.2B, vs. $1.15B est., a net loss of $35.5M, and streaming households up 12% YoY to 89.8M; ROKU jumps 10%+ after hours
Todd Spangler / Variety :
OpenAI removes “warning” messages in ChatGPT that indicated when content might violate its terms of service, to cut down on “gratuitous/unexplainable denials”
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch :
Reddit says content licensing deals with Google and OpenAI account for ~10% of its revenue but it's focused on its ad revenue business, which grew 60% YoY in Q4
Much of Reddit's $427.7 million Q4 revenues were generated by the ongoing expansion of its advertising business. — And its ad revenue as a whole grew 60% YoY — https://www.adweek.com/... Forums: B...
London-based OneID, which provides a bank-verified digital ID service, raised £16M+ led by ACF Investors; 200+ UK, Swedish, and US angel investors also invested
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Airbnb Q4: revenue up 12% YoY to $2.48B, Nights and Experiences Booked up 12% to 111M, Gross Booking Value up 13% to $17.6B, vs. $17.2B est.; ABNB jumps 13%+
J. Edward Moreno / Sherwood News :
Germany's Bundeskartellamt charges Apple with abusing its market power via App Tracking Transparency, giving itself preferential treatment, and requires changes
Slow Ventures raised $60M+ for a fund to invest in creators who are authorities on niche areas like automotive; the fund appears to be the first of its kind
Backing a New Generation of Community-First Entrepreneurs. [image] @lessin : @danprimack and officially from slow ... :) https://x.com/... Captain HaHaa / @captainhahaa : @slow This is very exciting t...
Sources: Shein's UK IPO may be delayed to H2 2025 after President Trump's import crackdown; Shein had told investors a London IPO could happen as soon as Easter
Financial Times :
In 2024, crypto scams received at least $9.9B on-chain, up 40% YoY and likely a record; scams marketplace Huione Guarantee received $376M+ in crypto in 2024
Chainalysis :
Eudia, which provides in-house legal teams with AI agents and other tools for common tasks, exits stealth with an up to $105M Series A led by General Catalyst
Transforming Legal Services with AI-Powered Augmented Intelligence VC News Daily : Eudia Announces $105M Series A Financing
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