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Meta appoints Joel Kaplan as Chief Global Affairs Officer, replacing Nick Clegg, who is leaving the company; Kaplan is Meta's most prominent Republican — THE SCOOP — Meta is overhauling its global policy team, replacing President Nick Clegg with Joel Kaplan, his deputy and the company's …
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Apple agrees to pay $95M to settle a lawsuit claiming it recorded private conversations after Siri was unintentionally activated and shared the data with others — Apple (AAPL.O) agreed to pay $95 million in cash to settle a proposed class action lawsuit claiming that its voice-activated Siri assistant violated users' privacy.
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Telegram rolls out a new account verification method powered by third-parties, new search filters for private chats, and the ability to turn gifts into NFTs — Telegram has rolled out its first update of the year, adding a new account verification method powered by third-parties … | David Shepardson / Reuters: |
A US appeals court rules the FCC did not have legal authority to reinstate net neutrality rules; incoming FCC chair Brendan Carr opposed the 2024 reinstatement — A U.S. appeals court ruled on Tuesday the Federal Communications Commission did not have the legal authority to reinstate landmark net neutrality rules.
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Sources: Morgan Stanley's E-Trade explores adding crypto trading, if the Federal Reserve and others approve, anticipating more favorable regulation under Trump — Morgan Stanley's online stock-trading arm, E-Trade, is exploring adding crypto trading in anticipation of a more favorable crypto … | Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Asus, Samsung, and MSI separately unveil the world's first 27-inch QD-OLED gaming monitors, offering 4K OLED at 240Hz, without sharing release dates or pricing — 27-inch 4K OLED 240Hz monitors seem to be like buses: you wait ages for one and then three turn up at once.| The Information: |
Email: NYC-based Level, which raised a $27M Series A in 2021 to help companies offer staff benefits, shuts down after an effort to sell the company fell through — Benefits startup Level has told its clients that it is shutting down after an effort to sell the company fell through … | Michael Wayland / CNBC: |
Short seller Hindenburg shorts Carvana claiming the company's turnaround is a “mirage” that's being propped up by unstable loans and accounting manipulation — Noted short seller Hindenburg Research disclosed a bet against Carvana on Thursday, claiming the online used car …
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Spotify debuts a Partner Program in the US, the UK, Canada, and Australia, letting popular podcast hosts monetize video content, after announcing it in November — Spotify announced Thursday the launch of its new “Partner Program” that lets popular podcast hosts monetize their video content.| Sam Reynolds / CoinDesk: |
The T3 Financial Crime Unit says it has frozen $100M of USDT used by illicit actors since the unit was formed in September 2024 by Tron, TRM Labs, and Tether — The T3 Financial Crime Unit, a collaboration between the Tron blockchain, stablecoin issuer Tether and blockchain intelligence company TRM Labs … | Paul Sawers / TechCrunch: |
Thomson Reuters acquires Michigan-based tax automation company SafeSend in an all-cash transaction valued at $600M — Thomson Reuters has acquired tax automation company SafeSend in an all-cash transaction valued at $600 million. — Founded in 2008, Ann Arbor, Michigan-based SafeSend serves …
More: Thomson Reuters, FinTech Global, FinSMEs, and Globe and Mail
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In 2024, the tech industry promoting a practical and prosperous vision of generative AI drowned out warnings of AI tools potentially causing catastrophic damage — For several years now, technologists have rung alarm bells about the potential for advanced AI systems to cause catastrophic damage to the human race.
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