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The SEC says it is working with the FBI in investigating the false X post about spot bitcoin ETFs (Sarah Wynn/The Block)
Sarah Wynn / The Block: The SEC says it is working with the FBI in investigating the false X post about spot bitcoin ETFs — – The SEC spokesperson said…
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Team, a new subscription plan for teams up to 149 people, for $30 per user per month, or $25 per user per month billed annually (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: OpenAI launches ChatGPT Team, a new subscription plan for teams up to 149 people, for $30 per user per month, or $25 per user per month…
X has quietly removed the ability for paying subscribers to set an NFT as a profile picture, a feature Twitter launched in early 2022 (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)
Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: X has quietly removed the ability for paying subscribers to set an NFT as a profile picture, a feature Twitter launched in early 2022 — On…
OpenAI launches GPT Store, where users can share their custom chatbots, says users made 3M chatbots so far, and it will launch a revenue sharing program in Q1 (Rachel Metz/Bloomberg)
Rachel Metz / Bloomberg: OpenAI launches GPT Store, where users can share their custom chatbots, says users made 3M chatbots so far, and it will launch a revenue sharing program…
Luminate's 2023 report: the global music industry passed 4T streams in 2023, a new record and up 34% from 2022; Taylor Swift had one in every 78 US streams (Maria Sherman/Associated Press)
Maria Sherman / Associated Press: Luminate’s 2023 report: the global music industry passed 4T streams in 2023, a new record and up 34% from 2022; Taylor Swift had one in…
Twitch CEO Dan Clancy confirms plans to cut 500+ jobs, or 35% of its staff, and says the workforce was oversized for its current position, after March 2023 cuts (The Verge)
The Verge: Twitch CEO Dan Clancy confirms plans to cut 500+ jobs, or 35% of its staff, and says the workforce was oversized for its current position, after March 2023…
How RISC-V, the US-developed, open-source chip instruction set architecture, became a central tool for Chinese companies and governments, leading to US concerns (New York Times)
New York Times: How RISC-V, the US-developed, open-source chip instruction set architecture, became a central tool for Chinese companies and governments, leading to US concerns — A U.S.-born chip technology…
Documents: sanctioned Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich quietly invested $63M+ in European startups via London VC firm Target Global between 2015 and 2021 (Iain Martin/Forbes)
Iain Martin / Forbes: Documents: sanctioned Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich quietly invested $63M+ in European startups via London VC firm Target Global between 2015 and 2021 — Venture capital fund…
YouTube partners with Mass General Brigham and the Mexican Red Cross to show brief, step-by-step first-aid videos atop searches about heart attacks and more (Amrita Khalid/The Verge)
Amrita Khalid / The Verge: YouTube partners with Mass General Brigham and the Mexican Red Cross to show brief, step-by-step first-aid videos atop searches about heart attacks and more — …
SIA: global chip revenue rose 5.3% YoY to $48B in November 2023, the first YoY growth since August 2022; China sales rose 7.6% YoY and Americas rose 3.5% YoY (Sam Kim/Bloomberg)
Sam Kim / Bloomberg: SIA: global chip revenue rose 5.3% YoY to $48B in November 2023, the first YoY growth since August 2022; China sales rose 7.6% YoY and Americas…
Aeva, founded by Apple veterans, reaches a $1B deal with Germany's Daimler Truck for self-driving sensors for trucks expected in 2027, but offers few details (Stephen Nellis/Reuters)
Stephen Nellis / Reuters: Aeva, founded by Apple veterans, reaches a $1B deal with Germany’s Daimler Truck for self-driving sensors for trucks expected in 2027, but offers few details — …
An investigation finds over 1,600 YouTube videos featuring celebrity deepfakes promoting Medicaid and Medicare scams; the videos have over 195M views in total (Jason Koebler/404 Media)
Jason Koebler / 404 Media: An investigation finds over 1,600 YouTube videos featuring celebrity deepfakes promoting Medicaid and Medicare scams; the videos have over 195M views in total — Joe…
Some startup founders are building up protections, including implementing supervoting shares or dual-class shares, to avoid getting ousted like Sam Altman (Corrie Driebusch/Wall Street Journal)
Corrie Driebusch / Wall Street Journal: Some startup founders are building up protections, including implementing supervoting shares or dual-class shares, to avoid getting ousted like Sam Altman — They are…
TSMC reports December 2023 revenue down 8.4% YoY to ~$5.7B, Q4 revenue flat YoY to ~$20.1B, beating estimates, and 2023 revenue down 4.5% YoY to ~$69.56B (Jane Lanhee Lee/Bloomberg)
Jane Lanhee Lee / Bloomberg: TSMC reports December 2023 revenue down 8.4% YoY to ~$5.7B, Q4 revenue flat YoY to ~$20.1B, beating estimates, and 2023 revenue down 4.5% YoY to…
Bank of America values Jio Platforms at $107B, up 64.6% from $65B in 2020 when the Indian telecoms and digital conglomerate raised $20B+ from Meta and others (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)
Manish Singh / TechCrunch: Bank of America values Jio Platforms at $107B, up 64.6% from $65B in 2020 when the Indian telecoms and digital conglomerate raised $20B+ from Meta and…
SentinelOne acquires Bengaluru-based cloud security provider PingSafe, sources say for a $100M+ valuation; PingSafe had raised ~$3.3M from Peak XV and others (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)
Manish Singh / TechCrunch: SentinelOne acquires Bengaluru-based cloud security provider PingSafe, sources say for a $100M+ valuation; PingSafe had raised ~$3.3M from Peak XV and others — SentinelOne’s deal to…
Binance, Kraken, Mexc, KuCoin, and four other crypto exchanges have been pulled from the App Store in India after being flagged for operating "illegally" (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)
Manish Singh / TechCrunch: Binance, Kraken, Mexc, KuCoin, and four other crypto exchanges have been pulled from the App Store in India after being flagged for operating “illegally” — Apps…
At CES 2024, Walmart unveils a generative AI search tool and says it is developing a tool to help InHome users quickly add commonly ordered items to their carts (Siddharth Cavale/Reuters)
Siddharth Cavale / Reuters: At CES 2024, Walmart unveils a generative AI search tool and says it is developing a tool to help InHome users quickly add commonly ordered items…
X announces new shows with former CNN host Don Lemon, former Hawaii congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, and sports commentator Jim Rome, amid a push into video (Alex Weprin/The Hollywood Reporter)
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter: X announces new shows with former CNN host Don Lemon, former Hawaii congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, and sports commentator Jim Rome, amid a push into…
Source: Humane laid off ten employees this week in a cost cutting measure and plans to lower budgets this year, as it reshuffles some of its executive positions (Alex Heath/The Verge)
Alex Heath / The Verge: Source: Humane laid off ten employees this week in a cost cutting measure and plans to lower budgets this year, as it reshuffles some of…