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Memo: BuzzFeed plans to rely on OpenAI to enhance its quizzes and personalize its content while humans offer ideas, “cultural currency”, and “inspired prompts” — CEO Jonah Peretti intends for artificial intelligence to play a larger role in the company this year
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A look at crypto money laundering in 2022: illicit addresses sent nearly $23.8B, up 68% YoY, four addresses got $1B+ combined, DeFi got record funds, and more — The 2023 Crypto Crime Report — Money laundering is crucial to all financially motivated crime because it's what enables criminals …
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Sources describe how Twitter Trust and Safety VP Ella Irwin has become the chief executor of Elon Musk's whims, even when they go against established protocols — On a day hundreds of Twitter Inc. employees were debating whether to resign, Ella Irwin showed up with a pep talk.
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| Carly Page / TechCrunch: |
The FBI, US DOJ, Secret Service, Europol, and others seize ransomware gang Hive's site and decryption keys; the FBI had access to Hive's network since July 2022 — The infrastructure behind Hive, one of the most prolific ransomware operations, has been seized by law enforcement agencies in the United States and Europe.
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| Chavi Mehta / Reuters: |
Intel reports Q4 revenue down 32% YoY to $14B, vs. $14.46B est., Data Center and AI down 33% YoY, and Q1 2023 revenue guidance below estimates; stock drops 9%+ — Chipmaker Intel Corp (INTC.O) forecast first-quarter revenue below Wall Street targets on Thursday, slammed by a worsening PC market …
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| Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: |
The EU Commission says Google has agreed to update its Store, Play Store, Hotels, and Flights to provide clear and accurate information and comply with EU laws — Many of Google's offerings will soon be updated to provide clear and accurate information in compliance with consumer protection laws in the EU.
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| Finbarr Flynn / Bloomberg: |
After losing billions on mobile bets, Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten raised ~$1.9B for its mobile business and plans to sell its banking and securities units — Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten Group Inc. sold 250 billion yen ($1.9 billion) of bonds on Friday, giving the company … | Michael Bodley / Blockworks: |
Sources: Amazon plans to launch an NFT initiative in April 2023, and has looked at layer-1 blockchains, blockchain-based gaming, and digital asset exchanges — Amazon is launching a digital assets enterprise, according to four sources familiar with the matter, who said that an NFT initiative is expected in the spring.
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| James Shotter / Financial Times: |
Over 100 Israeli tech groups let staff join a “warning strike” over controversial government plans to curb judiciary powers, the latest warnings by businesses — Executives say new government's move to curb judicial powers will scare away vital investment to the self-styled Startup Nation
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| Dan Milmo / The Guardian: |
Twitter co-founder Biz Stone says Elon Musk “doesn't seem like” the right owner for Twitter and claims morale and content improvements have been lost under Musk — Biz Stone, one of quartet who set up company, says positive changes he oversaw have been undone by Tesla chief executive
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| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Crowdbotics, a software development platform with a library of prebuilt app architectures, raised a $40M Series B led by NEA, bringing its total funding to $68M — Crowdbotics, a software development platform with a library of prebuilt app architectures, today announced that it raised $40 million …
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Sources: Stripe co-founders Patrick and John Collison told staff their goal is to go public or let employees sell shares in private markets within the next year — Fintech startup hires Goldman, JPMorgan to advise on direct listing or private-market transaction involving employees' shares
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