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| Christiana Loureiro / The Block: |
Silvergate Capital plans to wind down operations and voluntarily liquidate Silvergate Bank, including “full repayment of all deposits” — - Silvergate Capital Corporation said it will wind down operations and voluntarily liquidate Silvergate Bank in accordance with applicable regulatory processes.
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| David Pierce / The Verge: |
Spotify redesigns its app's core homescreen with album and playlist covers above and a TikTok-like vertical scroll of playlists, video podcasts, and more — Spotify is redesigning the core homescreen of its app, trying to make it easier for users to find new stuff to listen to — and watch.
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
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| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google adds its VPN service to all Google One plans in 22 countries, starting at $1.99 per month, and dark web monitoring for stolen personal info to Google One — After adding Magic Eraser last month, Google One is significantly expanding the availability of its VPN and introducing dark web monitoring for stolen information.
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple re-shuffles management of its international businesses to focus more on India, which will become its own sales region at Apple for the first time — Apple Inc. is reshuffling management of its international businesses to put a bigger focus on India, according to people …
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| Ian Allison / CoinDesk: |
Source: JPMorgan is ending its relationship with Gemini; Gemini and Coinbase, JPMorgan's customers since 2020, say their relationship with the bank is intact — Coinbase said its banking relationship with JPMorgan remains intact. — Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 taking place in Austin, Texas, April 26-28.
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| Eric Newcomer / Newcomer: |
Sources: Stripe is raising $6B at a $50B valuation from Thrive Capital, General Catalyst, a16z, and Founders Fund to help early employees exercise their RSUs — Thrive Capital, General Catalyst, Andreessen Horowitz, and Founders Fund are participating in the round along with Goldman Sachs private wealth clients.| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Uber is exploring whether to spin off its Uber Freight logistics arm, likely via an IPO, to focus on its growing ride hailing and food delivery units — Uber Technologies Inc. is exploring whether to spin off its Uber Freight logistics arm in a sale or as a separate publicly traded company … | Politico: |
TikTok announces Project Clover, its plan to charm European regulators, including keeping more users' data on servers in Europe and allowing a security audit — BRUSSELS — TikTok has launched its European counteroffensive to assuage politicians' fears over Chinese surveillance.
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Gordon Wade. Tweets:
@laukaya, @theobertram, @laurenscerulus, @stevenconlon, and @jchengwsj
| Bloomberg: |
A look at Google scrambling to add generative AI to its products, reminding some alumni of the mandate to infuse Google+ into every key service starting in 2011 — Artificial intelligence was supposed to be Google's thing. The company has cultivated a reputation for making long-term bets …
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| Dell Cameron / Wired: |
The FBI acknowledges for the first time it bought US location data, director Christopher Wray says for a national security pilot project that's no longer active — Rather than obtaining a warrant, the bureau purchased sensitive data—a controversial practice that privacy advocates say is deeply problematic.
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@aimiessfriend, @thomdunn, @demandprogress, @kimcrayton1, @snackfight, @iethics, and @dellcam
| Aaron Tilley / Wall Street Journal: |
Humane, founded by two former Apple executives, raised a $100M Series C and partners with OpenAI and Microsoft; patents suggest plans to build a wearable device — Humane to launch its first product this spring, with patents suggesting it may be a wearable device| Thomas Germain / Gizmodo: |
DuckDuckGo launches DuckAssist in beta, an OpenAI- and Anthropic-powered tool that generates answers using Wikipedia, Encyclopedia Britannica, and other sources — The new DuckAssist tool will source answers from Wikipedia for quick, conversational responses to some questions.
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@duckduckgo, @duckduckgo, and @brianroemmele
| Kate Clark / The Information: |
Sources: Anthropic, which focuses on researching AI safety, raised $300M led by Spark Capital at a $4.1B pre-money valuation, after Google invested $400M — Spark Capital is leading a $300 million investment in artificial intelligence startup Anthropic, one of the primary startup challengers to OpenAI … | Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
The FBI is probing a data breach of DC Health Link servers impacting thousands, including US House members and staff; some data is already up for sale online — The FBI is investigating a data breach affecting U.S. House of Representatives members and staff after their account …
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Politico, Associated Press, The Hill, Axios, Insider, NBC News, StateScoop, and The Hill
| Barbara Ortutay / Associated Press: |
Elon Musk apologizes after mocking laid-off, disabled Twitter employee Haraldur Thorleifsson, who joined in January 2021 after Twitter acquired his startup Ueno — If you're not told you are fired, are you really fired? At Twitter, probably. And then, sometimes, you get your job back — if you want it.
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@elonmusk, @elonmusk, @iamharaldur, @iamharaldur, @williamlegate, @elonmusk, @mattbinder, @jamesclayton5, @voicesbyzane, @iamharaldur, @goldengateblond, @epsilontheory, @stealthygeek, @elonmusk, @jonfavs, @evacide, @elonmusk, @andyrichter, @kenklippenstein, @mnateshyamalan, @paleofuture, @brosandprose, @elonmusk, @katimcf, @maxberger, @iamharaldur, @anothercohen, @anthony, @iamharaldur, @roxytall, @jamesclayton5, @iamharaldur, @eve6, @borgposting, @grimeandreason, @athertonkd, @jackposobiec, @briggityboppity, @anothercohen, @anothercohen, @mattbinder, @mattbinder, @copyconstruct, @cameronwilson, @ingridlunden, @mattgertz, @maxberger, @mattbinder, @davidzipper, @_writtenbyhanna, @damedoteth, @courtneymilan, @browtweaten, @pblest, @stokel, @cullend, @williamlegate, @jamesclayton5, @williamlegate, @williamlegate, @reignofapril, @mattyglesias, @elivalley, @asvanevik, @tvietor08, @michaelstahlke, @bfriedmandc, @ordinarygamers, @bradmossesq, @aylanx, @pblest, and @tszzl
| Jeremy Roebuck / The Philadelphia Inquirer: |
A US judge sentences YouTuber Bill Omar Carrasquillo to five and a half years and orders forfeiting $30M+ for selling pirated streaming TV for $15 per month — A local YouTube star who built a sizable following with slickly produced videos flaunting his fleet of luxury and sports cars … | James Hunt / The Block: |
Coinbase unveils a “Wallet-as-a-Service” product, offering APIs to help companies create customizable onchain wallets with simple user onboarding in their apps — - Coinbase has announced a product called Wallet-as-a-Service (WaaS), designed to let companies build web3 experiences that have simple wallet onboarding.
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@coinbase, @brian_armstrong, @viktorbunin, @ai, @coinbase, @coinbase, @drodriguezfx, @willrobinson23, @matt_hougan, @yugacohler, @jconorgrogan, @yugacohler, and @arturo_p_a
| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Utah-based Consensus, which helps companies make personalized customer demos, raised $110M from Sumeru Equity Partners, bringing its total funding to $139M+ — Garin Hess, a tech entrepreneur based in Utah, experienced what he calls the “demo bottleneck” at a previous software-as-a-service … | New York Times: |
Tech giants' cuts heavily impacted staff working on big bets and moonshots, like Alphabet's X and Amazon's Alexa and drones; Meta's Reality Labs is an exception — Big tech companies have long been willing to fund efforts with no obvious payoff. But those groups have been hit hard in recent layoffs.
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@scarletinked, @ethan_in_sv, @marcportermagee, @margaretomara, @nytimesbusiness, and @nicoagrant
| James Archer / Rock, Paper, Shotgun: |
An interview with Valve designer Lawrence Yang and engineer Pierre-Loup Griffais on the Steam Deck a year in, community-driven improvements, Verified, and more — The portable PC's creators reflect on its first anniversary and look to its future — Happy birthday, anniversary, launchiversary …
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Ars Technica, Game Rant, GameSpot, TheGamer, and Gameranx
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@twthereddragon and @lawrenceyang
| Alfred Ng / Politico: |
Ring turned over cam footage of inside a user's home and business after a judge's warrant gave police access to investigate a neighbor, raising privacy concerns — Police were investigating his neighbor. A judge gave officers access to all his security-camera footage, including inside his home.
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@alfredwkng, @profferguson, @alfredwkng, @maggie_mcneill, @alfredwkng, and @kashhill
| Mitchell Clark / The Verge: |
YouTube plans to ease its restrictions on swearing in videos after finding that its November 2022 rules “resulted in a stricter approach than we intended” — YouTube will ease its restrictions on swearing in videos after an update it rolled out in November sparked backlash from several creators …
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