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OpenAI begins testing ads in ChatGPT in the US for logged-in adult users on its Free and Go tiers, and says that the ads do not change ChatGPT's answers — Ads that support free access and don't change ChatGPT answers. — Today, we're beginning to test ads in ChatGPT in the U.S. The test …
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| Harvard Business Review: |
An eight-month study at a US tech company finds AI tools didn't reduce work but intensified it, as employees worked faster and took on a broader range of tasks — Right now, many companies are worried about how to get more employees to use AI. After all, the promise of AI reducing the burden of some work …
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| Kyle Baird / The Block: |
Farcaster co-founders Dan Romero and Varun Srinivasan, along with the team at Merkle, join stablecoin startup Tempo after Merkle's sale of Farcaster to Neynar — Quick Take — Romero and Srinivasan's move follows Farcaster's sale to Neynar and the founders' exit from day-to-day leadership of the protocol.
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| Lucinda Shen / Axios: |
Sources: Stripe is in talks to launch a tender offer that could value it at $140B+, up from $107B in fall 2025 when it bought back shares from investors — Stripe is in talks to launch a tender offer that could value the payments company at more than $140 billion, Axios Pro has learned from multiple sources.| Financial Times: |
Sources: Alphabet plans to sell a rare 100-year sterling bond, as Big Tech companies borrow more to fund their capex growth; IBM sold a 100-year bond in 1996 — Deal comes as Google parent steps up AI borrowing rush with $15bn sale of dollar bonds — Alphabet has lined up banks to sell … | Bloomberg: |
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| Cissy Zhou / Nikkei Asia: |
Chinese AI companies like Alibaba and Tencent are releasing new models and spending millions on “red envelope” freebies to woo users ahead of the Lunar New Year — HONG KONG — China's biggest AI companies are releasing new models and handing out “red envelope” … | Morgan Lee / Associated Press: |
In opening statements in New Mexico's suit against Meta, state prosecutors argue Meta misrepresented the safety of its platforms, as Meta's attorney pushes back — Meta has failed to disclose what it knows about the harmful effect of its platforms on children in violation …
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| Stevie Bonifield / The Verge: |
Discord says it will roll out age verification globally from March to access some content; all accounts will have a “teen-appropriate experience by default” — Beginning in March, all accounts will have a “teen-appropriate experience by default.”
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| Ryan Lawler / Axios: |
Sources: crypto exchange Backpack, built by ex-FTX and Alameda leaders, is in talks to raise $50M at a $1B pre-money valuation, reports $100M+ in annual revenue — Backpack Exchange, a centralized crypto trading firm built by former FTX and Alameda leaders, is negotiating terms for new financing …
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| Josh Eidelson / Bloomberg: |
The US NLRB abandons its 2024 case accusing SpaceX of illegally firing eight engineers and signals it will steer clear of future cases against the company — Agency drops yearslong case over firing of Musk critics. — The US labor board is abandoning a yearslong legal battle … | Chris Metinko / Axios: |
Oxide Computer, which lets companies build their own cloud, raised $200M led by USIT, taking its total funding to nearly $390M since its 2019 founding — Oxide Computer Company, which lets companies build their own cloud, has raised a fresh $200 million round led by USIT …
More: SiliconANGLE
| Politico: |
Sources: the White House is drafting a voluntary pact seeking commitments from tech companies to ensure data centers don't raise electricity prices and more — The initiative, which the administration wants to roll out with a splashy White House event, has yet to be formally announced …
More: Reuters and Rough Draft Atlanta
| Financial Times: |
PitchBook: European VC investments rose 5% YoY to a post-pandemic high of €66B in 2025; AI-related deals accounted for 35%+, or €23.5B, up from €17.7B in 2024 — Soaring valuations as venture capital flows to groups tied to continent's security and economic sovereignty| Samantha Subin / CNBC: |
Lyft launches teen accounts in the US more than two years after Uber, with safety features such as PIN verification, real-time tracking, and audio recordings — Lyft on Monday officially launched teen accounts nationwide in a bid to match competitor Uber. — CEO David Risher addressed … | Maxwell Zeff / Wired: |
A court filing in the iyO-OpenAI trademark case reveals OpenAI won't use the name “io” for its AI device, which isn't expected to ship before February 2027 — A court filing in a trademark lawsuit reveals OpenAI won't use the name “io” for its AI hardware device, which isn't expected to ship until 2027.| Leila Abboud / Financial Times: |
French President Emmanuel Macron says the US could retaliate against EU countries, including France and Spain, over plans to ban children from social media — French president calls on bloc to take the necessary steps to become a true global economic power
More: Bloomberg
| Sam Schechner / Wall Street Journal: |
As OpenAI prepares to retire GPT-4o on February 13, sources say it was scrapped partly because OpenAI struggled to contain 4o's potential for harmful outcomes — ChatGPT's 4o model was beloved by many users, but controversial for its sycophancy and real-world harms linked to some conversations| Tamara Djurickovic / Tech.eu: |
Paris-based online corporate event booking marketplace Naboo raised a $70M Series B led by Lightspeed with participation from Notion Capital, ISAI, and Ternel — Naboo plans to expand beyond corporate events into broader procurement use cases, using AI to automate booking, payments …
More: Sifted, PhocusWire, EU-Startups, and Tech Funding News
| Tim De Chant / TechCrunch: |
London-based Tem, which uses AI to optimize energy transactions for businesses, raised a $75M Series B led by Lightspeed, a source says at a $300M+ valuation — As AI data centers drive up electricity prices, London-based startup Tem thinks AI might be able to help solve it, too.
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