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Facebook rolls out Link History, an opt-out setting that tracks all the links a user clicked in the mobile app, and plans to use the data for targeted ads — Facebook introduces a confusing new setting as the walls close in on Zuckerberg's data machine. — Facebook recently rolled out a new …
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| Justine Calma / The Verge: |
Researchers developed three AI models to analyze 2,000TB of maritime data and create the first global map of vessel traffic and offshore infrastructure — Using satellite imagery and AI, researchers have mapped human activity at sea with more precision than ever before.
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| Fred Wilson / AVC: |
2024 predictions: AI will help make Web3 usable in mainstream applications and Web3 will help us trust AI, Web3 regulatory clarity, flat VC investing, and more — As we enter 2024, the capital markets have found their footing and are moving higher. The Fed has taken interest rates as far …
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| Todd Shields / Bloomberg: |
SpaceX launches its first six Starlink satellites capable of offering mobile phone service, as part of its Direct to Cell service with T-Mobile US — - Starlink satellites capable of connecting to normal phones — Companies racing toward service via cell towers in space
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| Ashley Capoot / CNBC: |
Xerox aims to cut 15% of its workforce as part of a restructuring plan; the company had ~20,500 employees as of Dec. 31, 2022, per an SEC filing; XRX drops 8%+ — - Xerox announced plans to cut 15% of its workforce as part of a plan to implement a new organizational structure and operating model.| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Twitch changes its sexual content policies again and says it won't allow streamers to “imply or suggest that they are fully or partially nude” — Twitch is changing its sexual content policies again, this time to prohibit implied nudity on the platform.| Stephen Nellis / Reuters: |
Intel forms Articul8 AI, an AI company with backing from DigitalBridge and others; executives did not give the deal's value or say if Intel had a majority stake — Intel (INTC.O) on Wednesday said it was forming a new independent company around its artificial intelligence software efforts …
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| Rasmus Nielsen / Financial Times: |
Despite the focus on generative AI misinformation, policy discourse ignores that politicians pose the gravest misinformation threat, ahead of big 2024 elections — As we head into a big election year, beware the risks of misleading statements from those at very top
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A look at Shein's and Temu's Chinese supply chain: a lifeline to suppliers, but the margins are razor-thin, prices must stay low, and some drown in unsold stock — Shopping apps throw a lifeline to Chinese exporters, but it is a trade-off — SHENZHEN, China—E-commerce sellers Shein …
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| Krisztian Sandor / CoinDesk: |
SEC filing: MicroStrategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor begins selling $216M worth of shares; Saylor remains “optimistic about MicroStrategy's prospects” — Saylor said earlier that he would use the proceedings from the sales to address personal obligations and buy more bitcoin to his personal account.| Hannah Devlin / The Guardian: |
A UK study of 7,000 people aged 16 to 18: 48% agreed with the statement “I think I am addicted to social media”; 57% of girls agreed, compared to 37% of boys — Exclusive: Millennium Cohort's finding raises questions about why a large proportion has a difficult relationship with social media| Leo Schwartz / Fortune: |
Fidelity and other spot bitcoin ETF issuers jockey for an early advantage to attract investors, ahead of reported SEC approvals to launch as soon as January 10 — As the Securities and Exchange Commission appears on the precipice of approving the first wave of Bitcoin ETFs …
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| Ava Benny-Morrison / Bloomberg: |
US federal prosecutors charge Tingo Group founder Mmobuosi Odogwu Banye with securities fraud in New York for allegedly inflating Tingo's financial statements — - Criminal charges follow SEC lawsuit against Dozy Mmobuosi — Mmobuosi is still ‘at large,’ federal prosecutors in NY said
More: US Department of Justice, Techpoint Africa, and TechCabal
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Roku plans to launch its first high-end TVs in spring 2024, including the 55-inch, 65-inch, and 75-inch Pro Series for up to $1,500 — Roku Inc., the maker of TV streaming boxes and software, is debuting its first high-end televisions in a bid to continue sales momentum for the company's devices.
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