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| Financial Times: |
Sources: Google invested ~$300M in Anthropic for a ~10% stake, making the generative AI startup use the money on Google Cloud, echoing Microsoft's OpenAI deal — Cash-for-computing deal shows how large tech groups are investing in companies at the vanguard of generative AI
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Crunchbase News, SiliconANGLE, Bloomberg, The Verge, VentureBeat, The Economic Times, BGR, John Battelle's Search Blog, and WebProNews
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| Kevin Roose / New York Times: |
Inside ChatGPT's rushed launch, as OpenAI feared that rivals might upstage them; Sam Altman now worries about regulatory backlash and inflated expectations — Even inside the company, the chatbot's popularity has come as something of a shock. — One day in mid-November …
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Forbes, Engadget, Insider, WinBuzzer, and ZDNet
Tweets: @bigmeaninternet, @kevinroose, @dkthomp, @tomfgoodwin, @cwarzel, @kevinroose, and @kevinroose
| Mike Masnick / Techdirt: |
Twitter cuts off API access to Movetodon, a useful tool for finding and following one's Twitter followers on Mastodon; it's unclear if the tool broke any rule — from the trying-to-lock-the-barn-doors dept — People keep claiming that Mastodon isn't scaring Elon Musk …
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Slate and InfoWorld
Mastodon: @ariegoldshlager@mstdn.social, @chockenberry@mastodon.social, @paul@tapbots.social, @Tibor@mastodon.social, @mmasnick@mastodon.social, and @Tibor@mastodon.social
Tweets: @danyork, @brettglass, @chrissaad, and @dimensionmedia
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Tweets: @anthony, @galaxykate, @pt, and @katienotopoulos
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CNN, The Verge, TheGamer, Horrific/Terrific, and Insider
Mastodon: @katestarbird@mstdn.social, @molly0xfff@hachyderm.io, @Green_Footballs …, @davidstalane@mastodon.social, @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social, @mmasnick@mastodon.social, and @jeremyburge@mastodon.world
Tweets: @twitterdev, @elonmusk, @luca, @twitterdev, @get_alttext, @molly0xfff, @redman, @film_girl, @chipfoxx, @good_faces_bot, @agoldmund, @enichan, @wongmjane, @wongmjane, @maxkennerly, @mattbinder, @orchestrative, @mulligan, @mikeisaac, @thepacketrat, @alex_kirshner, @josephpolitano, @josephpolitano, @carnage4life, @functi0nzer0, @kingkool68, @ninstatusbot, @supersparkplugs, @mjg59, @anythingbott, @mjg59, @oalexanderdk, @0xabad1dea, @anythingbott, @halomancer1, @pookleblinky, @heyjenbartel, @webster, @shitpostbotmin, @mylesborins, @pkmnframes, @caseyjohnston, @rabbit_ebooks, @markpopham, @win98tech, @kottke, @sweetpavement, @steveluvender, @jgee, @mattsheffield, @keithkurson, @madokaframes, @atomicthumbs, @thdxr, @molly0xfff, @liora_, @zsk, @tomcoates, @penamerica, @twitterdev, @jangles, @rsarver, @dancow, @ashevat, @digiphile, @acaguy, @tiffanyleigh, @mgsiegler, @frogandtoadbot, @pkmnframes, @sbframesinorder, @russellbrandom, @esqueer_, and @flynnjamm
| Rohan Goswami / CNBC: |
Activision Blizzard settles with the SEC for $35M, over claims of violating federal whistleblower protections and not maintaining adequate disclosure standards — - Activision Blizzard will settle with the SEC for $35 million, over claims that the company violated federal whistleblower protections …
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U.S. Securities …, Bloomberg, Gizmodo, Game Developer, The Verge, Financial Times, CNN, Barron's Online, Engadget, Quartz, Polygon, Appuals.com, The Block, Kotaku, TheGamer, Video Games Chronicle, VICE, Wall Street Journal, The Hollywood Reporter, GameSpot, and Reuters. Tweets: @cecianasta
| Mitchell Clark / The Verge: |
Elon Musk says Twitter will start sharing revenue from reply-thread ads with creators who are subscribed to Twitter Blue Verified, but doesn't share any details — Elon Musk says that Twitter will start sharing revenue from reply-thread ads with creators who are subscribed to Twitter Blue Verified.
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The Information, PCMag, Thurrott, XDA Developers, Engadget, Decrypt, Forbes, Reuters, Bloomberg, Neowin, BGR, MobileSyrup, CoinGape, and iPhone in Canada Blog
Mastodon: @rjcc@mastodon.xyz, @kentborg@social.tchncs.de, @waldo@ohai.social, @gimulnautti@mastodon.green, and @stefan@gardenstate.social
Tweets: @elonmusk, @elonmusk, @mattbinder, @jamespmcleod, @chessproblem, @liamdaly, @sdkstl, @rjcc, @libshipwreck, @morningbrew, @hourlykokomimi, @ezralevant, and @zssbecker
| Dave Lee / Financial Times: |
Amazon, Meta, Alphabet, and Microsoft will collectively incur $10B+ in charges related to 50,000 job cuts, real estate changes, and other cost saving measures — Amazon, Meta, Alphabet and Microsoft reveal hefty price tag as they rein in spending — Amazon, Meta, Alphabet and Microsoft …
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Engadget, Slate, Washington Post, Ars Technica, The Economic Times, and New York Times
Mastodon: @malwaretech@infosec.exchange. Tweets: @parismarx, @rexparker, @rustybrick, @pranavdixit, @wajahatali, @pauljdavies, and @carnage4life
| Matt Richtel / New York Times: |
Some US emergency services operators say they are inundated with false, automated calls by the Apple Watches or iPhone 14s of skiers and fitness enthusiasts — 911 dispatchers are buried under an avalanche of false, automated distress calls from skiers and other Apple device owners who are very much alive.
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MacRumors and 9to5Mac
Mastodon: @kashhill@mastodon.social. Tweets: @eringriffith, @stenbergtaylor, @rwcarpenterphd, @dannydougherty, @apunkrockfuture, @dannygroner, @shiraovide, @wendoverpro, @adrianweckler, and @kashhill
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: the FTC is preparing an antitrust lawsuit against Amazon, though the timing remains in flux, and is also scrutinizing Amazon Prime's bundling practices — Federal Trade Commission considers challenge to array of practices by Amazon, a target of criticism from Chair Lina Khan
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PYMNTS.com, The Verge, Thurrott, Reuters, The Information, Bloomberg, and MarketWatch
Tweets: @matthewstoller, @richardhanania, and @danamattioli
| Erin Woo / The Information: |
Source, document, and emails: PepsiCo and Anheuser-Busch committed to $3M+ and $2.4M, respectively, for Twitter takeover ads before and during the Super Bowl — After weeks of turmoil and layoffs, Twitter's sales team in recent weeks has reorganized to focus more on big advertisers and launch … | Davey Alba / Bloomberg: |
Sundar Pichai says Google will make LLMs like LaMDA available “in the coming weeks and months”, which users will be able to use “as a companion to search” — Google parent Alphabet Inc. reported fourth-quarter results that narrowly missed analysts' expectations …
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9to5Google, SiliconANGLE, The Verge, Search Engine Land, Android Police, The Verge, The Guardian, MobileSyrup, TechRadar, Search Engine Roundtable, Mashable, TechCircle, Tech Monitor, The Shortcut, EdxCapital, Livemint, Android Authority, PYMNTS.com, BigTechWire, and CNBC
Tweets: @dee_bosa, @tomwarren, @pt, @borrowed_ideas, @pedrodias, @borrowed_ideas, @stockmktnewz, @quinnypig, @webology, and @kelseyhightower
| Amitoj Singh / CoinDesk: |
As the spat between Binance and WazirX escalates, Binance invites the Indian crypto exchange to withdraw its assets held in Binance wallets after February 3 — The solution ostensibly ends worries about what would happen to customer funds if Binance and WazirX end their collaboration.
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Binance Blog, Bloomberg, Inc42 Media, CoinJournal, Cryptonews, Moneycontrol, CoinGape, crypto.news, TechCrunch, Watcher Guru, Coinpedia Fintech News, Ethereum World News, Cointelegraph, CryptoSlate, Forkast, and CryptoPotato
Tweets: @epro, @simplykashif, and @bitfinexed
| Aaron Tilley / Wall Street Journal: |
Tim Cook says iPhone revenue would have grown without supply constraints, currency fluctuations were a challenge, and layoffs are a “last resort kind of thing” — Revenue in holiday quarter fell for the iPhone maker for the first time in nearly four years
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Six Colors, Deepwater Asset Management, Yahoo Finance, Associated Press, CNBC, iThinkDifferent, CNET, Computerworld, MobileSyrup, Apple Must, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, International Business Times, City A.M., RTÉ, Softpedia News, The Economic Times, Muaz's Substack, Techlusive, and Appuals.com
Tweets: @htsfhickey, @carnage4life, @divestech, and @divestech
| Kif Leswing / CNBC: |
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Ars Technica, The Register, Apple, Top Startups 2023, iThinkDifferent, Quartz, TechSpot, Wccftech, iMore, Gizchina, BGR, iPhone Hacks, Inc42 Media, Six Colors, PYMNTS.com, The Economic Times, Forkast, Financial Times, and Philip Elmer‑DeWitt
Mastodon: @asymco@mastodon.social. Tweets: @patrickmcgee_, @benbajarin, @markgurman, @munster_gene, @carnage4life, @dez_blanchfield, @aatilley, @gregcrennan, and @zollotech
| Wall Street Journal: |
Documents offer a look at the four men, including a former child actor, who once owned ~86% of Tether Holdings, incorporated in 2014, and their ties to Bitfinex — The stablecoin has become a lucrative business at center of crypto economy — Tether Holdings Ltd. operates a $68 billion stablecoin …
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CoinDesk, crypto.news, Crypto Saving Expert, Coinpedia Fintech News, Coinspeaker, Cointelegraph, and CryptoSlate
Tweets: @johnreedstark, @neerajka, @dr_cswright, @shaunmmaguire, @smdiehl, @eliotwb, @davidgerard, and @paleofuture
| Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal: |
Sports Illustrated publisher Arena Group is working with AI startups Jasper and Nota to help produce articles from its own content library and pitch journalists — Arena Group uses the technology to help produce Men's Journal pieces such as workout tips — The publisher of Sports Illustrated …
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Insider and The Verge
Tweets: @stevekovach, @heyrosenberg, @jtoonkel, @jjvincent, @pressgazette, and @harrymccracken
| Harmeet Singh Walia / Counterpoint Research: |
Global smartphone shipments declined 12% YoY to 1.2B units in 2022, the lowest since 2013; Apple took 18% share, 48% revenue, and 85% operating profit growth — - The global smartphone market declined by 18% YoY to reach 304 million units in Q4 2022. — Apple replaced Samsung …
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AppleInsider, Strategy Analytics, Light Reading, Neowin, Cult of Mac, and Bloomberg
Tweets: @neiltwitz and @hsinghwalia
| Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter: |
Amazon reports content spending up 28% YoY to $16.6B in 2022, of which ~$7B went to originals, live sports, and licensed third-party content included with Prime — The expenses related to video and music content were up 28 percent from 2021, when the tech giant spent $13 billion.
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The Information, TechCrunch, Variety, iPhone in Canada Blog, and Deadline. Tweets: @alexweprin
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Tweets: @lucas_shaw, @shaig, @carnage4life, @patrickmoorhead, and @alexweprin
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