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Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
OpenAI launches o3-mini, its latest reasoning model that it says is largely on par with o1 and o1-mini in capability, but runs faster and costs less  —  OpenAI on Friday launched a new AI “reasoning” model, o3-mini, the newest in the company's o family of reasoning models.
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Zoë Schiffer / Wired:
Sources: o3-mini launch comes as DeepSeek has galvanized OpenAI staff who feel OpenAI must become more efficient or risk falling behind its newest competitor  —  It's been just over a week since DeepSeek upended the AI world.  The introduction of its open-weight model …
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple canceled a project to build AR glasses that would pair with the Mac; the company is still working on successors to the Vision Pro  —  - Headset group struggles to find path forward after Vision Pro  — Canceled device would have rivaled Meta's future AR glasses
Deepa Seetharaman / Wall Street Journal:
When asked in an AMA if OpenAI would release model weights and research, Sam Altman said “we are discussing” and “it's also not our current highest priority”  —  CEO of the ChatGPT maker says his company has been ‘on the wrong side of history’ with open-source software
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Meta is discussing moving its incorporation from Delaware to Texas or another state, following similar moves by Elon Musk  —  Potential step by social-media giant follows similar move by Elon Musk, who moved to reincorporate his companies in Texas and Nevada
Stephanie Kirchgaessner / The Guardian:
WhatsApp says it disrupted a campaign in which 90 journalists and other members of civil society were targeted using spyware from Israel-based Paragon  —  Messaging app said it had ‘high confidence’ some users were targeted and ‘possibly compromised’ by Paragon Solutions spyware
Wired:
Researchers: DeepSeek's R1 failed to detect or block any of the 50 malicious prompts that were tested; Adversa: R1 is vulnerable to many jailbreaking tactics  —  Security researchers tested 50 well-known jailbreaks against DeepSeek's popular new AI chatbot.  It didn't stop a single one.
Austin American-Statesman:
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issues a ban on the use of Chinese-backed apps DeepSeek, Lemon8, Moomoo, RedNote, Tiger Brokers, and Webull on government-issued devices  —  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a ban on the use of Chinese-backed artificial intelligence and social media apps on government-issued devices Friday afternoon.
The Information:
OpenAI told some shareholders ChatGPT had 15.5M paid subscribers in 2024, up from 5.8M in 2023, and usage of OpenAI's API increased seven times  —  Paid subscribers to ChatGPT nearly tripled to 15.5 million last year from 5.8 million a year earlier, OpenAI recently told some shareholders …
Thomas Seal / Bloomberg:
Instagram and Facebook, which blocked news links in Canada, are hosting hundreds of scam ads pretending to be from news outlets ahead of Canadian elections  —  - Images of public figures and billionaire used in fake ads  — Bogus ads fuel foreign interference fear before election
Lauren Feiner / The Verge:
Apple files an emergency motion to halt the remedy trial of the DOJ vs. Google case while it appeals a court's denial of its request to intervene as a defendant  —  The company wants to play a bigger role to avoid ending its lucrative search deal.  —  The company wants to play a bigger role to avoid ending its lucrative search deal.
Vlad Savov / Bloomberg:
Appfigures: DeepSeek has topped the list of the most downloaded mobile apps across 140 markets, with India accounting for 15.6% of all downloads since launch  —  - The chatbot is most-downloaded app across Android and iPhone  — Chinese startup has upended thinking about AI development
MK Manoylov / The Block:
Web3 domain infrastructure firm D3 Global raised a $25M Series A led by Paradigm, and plans to launch a decentralized network called Doma Protocol  —  - D3 Global is building tools for domain-based lending, fractional ownership, digital identity and other financial use cases.

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From Mediagazer

Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: the Academy has talked informally with Netflix and others about airing the Oscars in future years; its exclusive negotiating window with Disney lapsed

Dawn Chmielewski / Reuters:
Independent films triumphed over more popular titles at the 97th Academy Awards, with Neon's Anora claiming five Oscars and A24's The Brutalist winning three

Oliver Darcy / Status:
Sources: incoming Paramount president Jeff Shell asked CBS News chief Wendy McMahon and 60 Minutes boss Bill Owens in October to release the Harris transcript

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Daniel Kuhn / The Block:
Coinbase acquires Spindl, the on-chain advertising platform founded by Antonio Garcia-Martinez, an ex-Facebook staffer and the author of the book Chaos Monkeys
Arasu Kannagi Basil / Reuters:
Grayscale launches a dogecoin-focused fund, says it has “transitioned from a memecoin” to a tool for “global financial inclusion and a viable means of payment”
Krisztian Sandor / CoinDesk:
Tether had $13B in 2024 net profits, including ~$7B from its US Treasuries and repo holdings, and $5B from unrealized appreciation of gold and bitcoin holdings

Earlier Picks

Alexander Lee / Digiday:
LinkedIn says short-form video is its fastest-growing content category, and total video viewership grew 36% YoY between October 30, 2024 and January 29, 2025
Samantha Kelly / CNET:
Apple agrees to a $20M settlement to resolve claims that some Watch batteries swelled over time, potentially damaging other key components, such as the display
Counterpoint Research:
Indian smartphone market's revenue rose 9% YoY in 2024, with shipments up 1% YoY to 153M units; Nothing was the fastest-growing brand, up 577% YoY
VideoCardz.com:
Nvidia updates its PC app and rolls out the new GPU drivers, bringing Multi Frame Generation to RTX 50 Series GPUs and DLSS transformer models to all RTX GPUs
Business Insider:
In a leaked recording of an all-hands meeting, Mark Zuckerberg said Meta was slow to respond to TikTok's rise because “we didn't think TikTok was social”
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