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Meta unveils AI Research SuperCluster, a supercomputer for ML training, claiming it will have 16K GPUs and be the world's fastest upon completion in mid-2022 — Designed to train the next-generation of machine learning systems — Social media conglomerate Meta is the latest tech company to build an …
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The cryptocurrency market has lost ~$130B over the past 24 hours; bitcoin and ether reached their lowest levels since July and are down 50%+ from all-time highs — - Bitcoin climbed into positive territory after falling below $33,000 to a new low. — The No. 1 cryptocurrency and ether …
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| Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post: |
District of Columbia, Texas, Washington, and Indiana AGs sue Google for allegedly deceiving users to gain access to their location data from at least 2014 — The complaints allege the company has deployed ‘dark patterns,’ design tricks that can subtly influence users' decisions in ways that are advantageous for a business
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| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Hackers say they hit a Belarusian rail system with ransomware to stop Russia's military buildup against Ukraine; many Belarus Railway services appear offline — If confirmed, the attack would be one of the first times ransomware has been used this way. — Hacktivists in Belarus said on Monday …
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| Sami Fathi / MacRumors: |
The Netherlands fines Apple €5M, saying Apple's IAP changes “failed to satisfy the requirements”; the fine rises €5M/week to €50M until Apple complies — The Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has ruled that Apple's plan to allow App Store dating apps …
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| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
Coinbase adds a tax center to its app and website that aggregates taxable crypto transactions to help US users figure out how much they may owe the IRS — Showing all your taxable activity in one place — Coinbase, one of the largest and most popular cryptocurrency exchanges … | Elliptic Blog: |
Research: an OpenSea bug is being exploited to purchase NFTs at below-market rates before flipping them, netting $1M+ across at least eight NFTs in 12 hours — A bug is being exploited to purchase NFTs from users of OpenSea, at well below market value. Since this morning …
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| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Some developers who use Apple's CloudKit have complained about an iCloud syncing bug for months; some are resorting to adding iCloud status pages to their apps — A number of developers are upset with an increasingly problematic iCloud server issue that is causing some apps … | Ethereum Blog: |
The Ethereum Foundation renames Eth1 as “execution layer” and Eth2 as “consensus layer” to “save all future users from navigating this confusing mental model” — Ethereum is a protocol undergoing significant changes. Client teams are upgrading the protocol …
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| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Darwinbox, which offers cloud-based HR management software, raises a $72M Series D led by TCV at a $1B+ valuation — HR tech platform Darwinbox has more than tripled its valuation to become a unicorn in a new $72 million funding round as the Indian startup leads what an investor calls the “SaaSification of Asia” trend.| Micah Singleton / Billboard: |
A look at the piracy issues plaguing blockchain-based music streamer Audius, as users easily find unlicensed albums from Kanye West, Drake, Nas, and others — Backed by Katy Perry and Lil Nas X, the blockchain-based network isn't paying rights-holders for legally uploaded music.Thanks:@applefanbear
| Trefor Moss / Wall Street Journal: |
A look at Amazon's impact on Darlington in northern England, where the company's warehouse employs 1,300 full-time, as locals rue e-commerce but love new jobs — In Darlington, England, shopkeepers rue e-commerce, but the town has embraced new jobs brought by an Amazon warehouse
Tweets: @keds_economist and @sachalouise
| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
IBM reports Q4 revenue of $16.7B, up 6% YoY, and net income up 72% YoY to $2.3B, following the spinoff of its managed infrastructure services unit Kyndryl — - IBM executives have been telling investors to look for mid-single digit revenue growth. — The company spun out its managed …
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Internal docs: Meta's “free” low-data service for developing countries has led to unexpected charges for users, totaling millions of dollars per month — Its program for low-income countries, designed to boost growth outside the U.S., leads to unexpected charges; the company blames software glitches| Bloomberg: |
China is supporting thousands of “little giants”, startups taking on Silicon Valley in robotics, quantum computing, semiconductors, and other strategic sectors — In today's China, behemoths like Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and Tencent Holdings Ltd. are out of favor, but “little giants” are on the rise.
Tweets: @hancocktom, @gaoyuan86, and @jorge_guajardo
| Lucas Matney / TechCrunch: |
A look at Orange DAO, a crypto collective made up of 1,000+ YC founders backing Web3 startups, which has closed an initial fund and invested in ~30 startups — A crypto collective backing web3 startups is seeking new members. The only condition for joining? Applicants must be alumni of the Y Combinator accelerator.Sponsor Posts
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