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Shirin Ghaffary / Bloomberg:

Anthropic raised a $3.5B Series E led by Lightspeed at a $61.5B valuation; source: its annual revenue run rate has grown by 30% in 2025, from ~$1B in late 2024 — The company is said to have increased its run-rate revenue by 30% so far this year. — OpenAI rival Anthropic has officially closed …

Axios:

At a press conference with Trump, TSMC CEO CC Wei says the company plans to invest $100B+ in the US over four years, in addition to its current $65B investment — - It's also part of the bipartisan U.S. national security push to increase domestic chips production and accelerate the AI economy.

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Jordan Novet / CNBC:

CoreWeave, which provides cloud-based GPUs, files for an IPO on the Nasdaq under the symbol CRWV, says it generated $1.9B in revenue in 2024, up 737% YoY — CoreWeave, a provider of cloud-based Nvidia processors to companies including Meta and Microsoft, is headed for the public market.

Chance Miller / 9to5Mac:

Tim Cook posts that “this week” there's “something in the AIR”, likely referring to an M4 MacBook Air launch; a new iPad Air is expected around this spring — In a new post on social media today, Tim Cook says Apple has a new product launch coming this week.

More: The Verge, 9to5Mac, Appuals, Press Start, Brian Tong on YouTube, Appleosophy, iThinkDifferent, T.H.E, Forbes, VICE, Business Insider, Laptop Mag, CNET, Investopedia, Tom's Guide, Redmond Pie, MobileSyrup, iPhone in Canada Blog, Engadget, Trusted Reviews, Mashable, Macworld, ZDNET, TechPowerUp, BGR, Pocket-lint, PCMag, Stuff, Cult of Mac, TechRadar, PhoneArena, SlashGear, eWeek, AppleInsider, The Shortcut, The Apple Post, Business Today, Thurrott, iDownloadBlog.com, Digital Trends, KnowTechie, MacRumors, Notebookcheck, and Wccftech

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X: @tim_cook, @dylanmcd8, and @markgurman

Forums: r/macbookair, r/apple, r/macbook, r/mac, and r/technology

Jay Peters / The Verge:

Google updates Google Play on Android to highlight apps with widgets, adding a widget search filter, widget badges on app pages, and a curated editorial page — There will be a new search filter for widgets, widget gadgets on app detail pages, and a curated editorial page.

More: Android Developers Blog, How-To Geek, Android Authority, 9to5Google, Android Authority, TechCrunch, Phone Scoop, and Android Police

X: @androiddev. Forums: Slashdot

Reuters:

Sources: Nvidia and Broadcom are running 18A manufacturing tests with Intel, and AMD is also evaluating whether Intel's 18A process is suitable for its needs — Chip designers Nvidia (NVDA.O) and Broadcom (AVGO.O) are running manufacturing tests with Intel (INTC.O), two sources familiar …

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X: @benbajarin, @firstadopter, and @jukanlosreve

LinkedIn: Jackie Sturm, Michał Dżoga, and Max A. Cherney

Forums: r/nvidia, r/hardware, r/intel, r/wallstreetbets, r/AMD_Stock, r/intelstock, and Slashdot

Kif Leswing / CNBC:

Nvidia shares fell 8.69% amid fears about tariffs and increased scrutiny of GPU shipments that may be in violation of US export controls — Nvidia shares fell nearly 9% on Monday after President Donald Trump confirmed that tariffs from Canada and Mexico will go into effect on Tuesday.

More: The Information, Yahoo Finance, The Motley Fool, and TipRanks Financial

X: @ns123abc, @unusual_whales, and @goth600

Wall Street Journal:

Chinese traders are selling servers with Nvidia chips, like Blackwell and H200, via third parties in Vietnam, Taiwan, and others; some promise six-week delivery

More: CNBC, PC Guide, Forbes, Business Insider, The Decoder, Fortune, BitcoinWorld, Proactive, The Information, Wall Street Pit, Tom's Hardware, TechCrunch, TipRanks Financial, and Yahoo Finance

Owen Walker / Financial Times:

Singapore charges three men in a case suspected to involve Nvidia chip sales that breach US export controls, after a tip-off the chips were exported to Malaysia

More: TechCrunch, Bloomberg, FXStreet, Quartz, Motley Fool, ZeroHedge News, and Reuters

Sahil Patel / The Information:

Sources: YouTube is preparing a Netflix-like redesign of its TV app, with paid content from other streamers like Max and Paramount+ on the homepage — It should have been easy. — YouTube in late 2022 began including in its app video-streaming services operated by other media companies …

More: Tubefilter, Android Authority, Android Headlines, Tom's Guide, Pocket-lint, and The Verge

Bluesky: @curiouscitizen. X: @gavinpurcell

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:

Google demos new Gemini features, such as video search and Screenshare, which lets users ask questions based on their phone's screen, coming later in March 2025 — Google is adding new features to its AI assistant, Gemini, that let users ask it questions using video and content on the screen in real time.

More: The Keyword, Android Authority, TestingCatalog, 9to5Google, WinBuzzer, TechSpot, BitcoinWorld, Business Insider, Gizmodo, Android Central, and Android Headlines

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

Mozilla rewrites Firefox's Terms of Use, after recent changes with overly broad language about user data sparked user backlash — After fielding user backlash over its new Terms of Use last week, Firefox browser maker Mozilla has rewritten its policy to address issues around the overly broad language it had previously used.

More: The Verge, Hackread, HotHardware, and TechRepublic

X: @brendaneich, @theo, @joeldeteves, and @theo

Forums: r/firefox, r/technology, and r/browsers

Abner Li / 9to5Google:

Google updates the iOS Gemini app, adding six new widgets for the lock screen and the Control Center, including one for its conversational mode Gemini Live — Following last week's homescreen redesign, the Google Gemini app on iPhone has been updated with lockscreen widgets and direct access in Control Center.

More: The Verge, TechCrunch, MacStories, ZDNET, Tom's Guide, Android Central, MakeUseOf, and Android Headlines

Ashley Capoot / CNBC:

Microsoft unveils Dragon Copilot, a voice-activated AI assistant for doctors combining Dragon dictation tool Medical One and ambient listening tool DAX Copilot — Microsoft is giving its health-care artificial intelligence tools a makeover. — The company on Monday unveiled …

More: Microsoft, The Verge, eWeek, Microsoft Industry Blogs, Business News Australia, CIO Dive, Neowin, Benzinga, and Healthcare IT News

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Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:

Deutsche Telekom and Perplexity announce they are working on an “AI Phone” priced at under $1K, first aimed at the European market and slated to launch in 2026 — It was inevitable that this year at MWC in Barcelona, at least one carrier would announce a major effort at building a smartphone with a top AI company.

More: Deutsche Telekom, How-To Geek, PhoneArena, Digital Trends, BGR, Maginative, and The Verge

Bluesky: @timtrautmann.com and @radiobeartime.com

X: @localghost, @kimmonismus, @ns123abc, and @perplexity_ai

LinkedIn: John Sviokla and Krzysztof Rutczynski

Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch:

Source: Ramp crossed $700M in annualized revenue in January 2025, up from $300M in August 2023; its CEO says it's not profitable by choice as it reinvests — Fintech startup Ramp has crossed $700 million in annualized revenue as of January of this year, according to a source familiar with the company's internal operations.

X: @eglyman

George Hammond / Financial Times:

NYC-based corporate payments startup Ramp hit a $13B valuation in a $150M share sale to GIC, Stripes, Thrive, Khosla, and others, up from $7.65B in April 2024

More: The Information, Finextra, Ramp, TechCrunch, Reuters, Axios, CNBC, FinTech Global, PitchBook, and FinSMEs

X: @nikmilanovic, @austin_rief, and @eglyman. LinkedIn: Josiah Tarrant

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Memo: the BBC says it will cut 550 jobs including in its news and content divisions by the start of FY 2027-2028 in the first phase of a plan to save $670M

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Viktor Orban's media empire collapses two months after his election defeat; about 400 journalists at Mediaworks outlets have been given notices of termination

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Craig Barrett / Fortune:

A former CEO and chair of Intel says the company shouldn't be broken up since its foundry unit now has the tech and manufacturing know-how to compete with TSMC

More: The Register, Tom's Hardware, Yahoo Finance, PC Gamer, Computerworld, and Fierce Electronics

X: @danielnewmanuv, @underfox3, @patrickmoorhead, and @benbajarin. LinkedIn: Patrick Moorhead

Forums: r/intel and Slashdot

Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:

Creator monetization platform Passes and its CEO, Lucy Guo, are sued for allegedly distributing CSAM; the suit claims Guo intervened to override safety measures

More: The Information, Clark Smith Villazor LLP, Inc, Forbes, South Florida Business Journal, New York Post, and Daily Business Review

Threads: @wongmjane. X: @lucy_guo, @jasminericegirl, @jasminericegirl, @jasminericegirl, @zck, @lucy_guo, @jasminericegirl, @jasminericegirl, and @lucy_guo

Bloomberg:

A deep dive into how Facebook, Messenger, WhatsApp, Tinder, and Airbnb are being used to facilitate cross-border underage sex trafficking in Colombia

Bluesky: @natalielung.com. LinkedIn: Antonia Mufarech

Alexandra S. Levine / Bloomberg:

Docs: TikTok generated $1.7B globally in sales from TikTok Live in one 2023 quarter, with $400M+ from the US, projects Live will generate $77B globally by 2027

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Reuters:

India's IT ministry says AWS plans to invest ~$8.2B in India's western state of Maharashtra over the next few years, and deploy its own GPUs and tech in India

More: The Economic Times, Benzinga, and Seeking Alpha

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:

Stability AI partners with Arm to bring Stability's Stable Audio Open, an AI model that can generate audio including sound effects, to Arm-based mobile devices

More: Stability AI, Arm Newsroom, The Decoder, and Thurrott. Forums: r/artificial

Alexandra Heal / Financial Times:

Builder.ai CEO Sachin Dev Duggal steps down, replaced by Jungle Ventures' Manpreet Ratia; Builder.ai has raised $450M to use AI to develop apps and websites

More: Tech.eu. Bluesky: @emilprotalinski

Antoine Gara / Financial Times:

Guggenheim Partners CEO Mark Walter and ex-Legendary Entertainment owner Thomas Tull launch TWG Global to invest in AI, sources say with nearly $40B in assets

Mariella Moon / Engadget:

MWC 2025: Lenovo unveils new laptops, including the $1,799+ Yoga Pro 9i Aura Edition, with generative AI features, next-gen ThinkPads, and new device concepts

More: Lenovo StoryHub, eWeek, The Verge, Liliputing, PCWorld, Thurrott, The Verge, The Shortcut, Tom's Hardware, 9to5Google, The Verge, and The Verge. Bluesky: @tomwarren.co.uk

Abram Brown / The Information:

How Anthropic monitoring its AI models playing Pokémon games is helping the startup's researchers hone their thinking around the development of its agentic tech

Reuters:

The UK ICO says it is investigating how TikTok uses 13 to 17-year-olds' personal data for content suggestions, and how Reddit and Imgur verify child users' ages

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Bluesky: @carolinevoadenmp. X: @iconews, @iconews, and @iconews

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CoinDesk:

President Trump names Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Solana, and Cardano as assets to be included in a strategic US crypto reserve, causing significant price surges

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