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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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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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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.
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| Iyaz Akhtar / PCMag: |
Samsung plans to hold its next Galaxy Unpacked event on January 17 at 10am PT in San Jose, and streamed on YouTube, to showcase new Galaxy devices and Galaxy AI — ‘Galaxy AI is coming,’ reads the tagline, so get ready for Samsung-developed artificial intelligence.
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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 …
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
X launches a Verified Organizations Basic tier for $200/month or $2,000/year, in addition to Full Access for $1,000/month and $50/month for each US affiliate — X (formerly Twitter) now has a “basic” tier for Verified Organizations, which gets you a gold checkmark badge (and a few other benefits) … | 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
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| Parmy Olson / Bloomberg: |
A profile of Midjourney founder David Holz, who co-founded Leap Motion in 2008 before a $30M sale in 2019, as the AI art tool prepares for the 2024 US elections — David Holz built a tool for human imagination. What happens if that turns into a propaganda engine in 2024?| Wall Street Journal: |
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 … | 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.| 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| 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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