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| Devlin Barrett / Washington Post: |
The US DOJ arrests two people in New York and seizes ~$3.6B worth of bitcoin allegedly stolen in a 2016 Bitfinex hack, its “largest financial seizure ever” — The Justice Department announced Tuesday it had seized more than $3.6 billion in bitcoin allegedly stolen as part …
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| Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post: |
In a bid to appease lawmakers and regulators, Microsoft outlines 11 app store principles, including equal treatment and allowing third-party payment processing — The rules comes as Microsoft is attempting to win regulatory approval for the largest deal in the company's history| Allison Johnson / The Verge: |
Samsung debuts Galaxy S22 Ultra starting at $1,199 with a 6.8" 120Hz display, S-Pen support, up to 1TB of storage, and updated cameras, on sale from February 25 — It gains an on-board stylus, plus some incremental hardware and software upgrades — The Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra has shaped …
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| Sam Rutherford / Engadget: |
Hands-on with the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra: feels like the Note, distinct hardware, mesmerizing display, impressive specs, and welcome S-Pen support — This content is not available due to your privacy preferences. Update your settings here, then reload the page to see it.
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| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Samsung unveils 6.1" Galaxy S22 and 6.6" S22+ with updated cameras, 10Hz-120Hz displays, and Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, coming February 25, starting at $800 and $1,000 — Will iterative upgrades cure Samsung's sales problem? — By most accounts, last year's Galaxy S21 lineup didn't measure up to Samsung's sales expectations.
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| Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
Samsung unveils the $1,100 Tab S8 Ultra, with a 14.6" 120Hz display, 16GB of RAM, two front-facing cameras, and Snapdragon Gen 1, shipping later in February — The Tab S8 Ultra comes with a giant 14.6-inch display — Samsung thinks your tablet is too small.
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| Phillip Tracy / Gizmodo: |
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| Stephen Warwick / iMore: |
Meta announces updates for Messenger: Split Payments in the US on iOS and Android, updated audio features, and Vanish Mode for disappearing messages — Meta, formerly Facebook, has today announced a slew of new features coming to its Messenger app. — The first is Split Payments in the U.S. …
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| Biz Carson / Protocol: |
A profile of Sequoia's Roelof Botha, who seeded the idea of Sequoia Capital Fund, which holds stakes in companies past the traditional 10-year VC fund cycle — 109. One billion dollars. — Roelof Botha used to write 109 on the corner of his notepad every week when he started at Sequoia 19 years ago.
Tweets: @bizcarson, @inakib, @mfriedrichark, @sarthakgh, @shaunmmaguire, @rabois, @ericnewcomer, @ericnewcomer, @protocol, @jimgoetz, @bizcarson, @lucianalix, @vkhosla, @dannygroner, and @owenthomas. Thanks:@owenthomas
| Will Knight / Wired: |
Sony details GT Sophy, an AI built to master Gran Turismo that outraces human drivers; the research could eventually help develop autonomous vehicles — The company built GT Sophy to master the game Gran Turismo, but it may help the development of real self-driving cars. … APPLICATION — SECTOR
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| Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch: |
Tumblr launches a tip jar, initially in the US, on iOS, Android, and the web; Tumblr will not take a cut and won't use Apple or Google's billing systems — Tumblr is launching its second attempt at a monetization feature today. Rolling out in the U.S. now and soon globally …
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| Bloomberg: |
As crypto tokens fall, FTX and Crypto.com seek new customers with Super Bowl ads; iSpot.tv data shows $112.9M+ has been spent on US crypto TV ads since 2020 — It's a testing time for crypto exchanges to be making their Super Bowl ad debuts. — Recruiting new users can be simple when prices are skyrocketing.
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Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Washington Post, and Decrypt
Tweets: @silvermanjacob, @katherinemiller, @joemccann, @coinbureau, @cz_binance, @ndrew_lawrence, and @krangtnelson
| Lauren Feiner / CNBC: |
As Meta dips under a $600B market cap, it may avoid antitrust liability since it falls below the threshold set by recent US House bills as a “covered platform” — - Facebook owner Meta closed with a market cap below $600 billion on Tuesday for the first time since May 2020.
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CNBC, The Second Derivative, Coinspeaker, Gotrade Daily, Winvesta Crisps, and TNW
Tweets: @lauren_feiner, @jesselehrich, @lyssaslounge, @litcapital, @sub8u, @jason_kint, @parismarx, @cliffordasness, @scottlincicome, and @mmasnick
| Ellen Huet / Bloomberg: |
As CB Insights estimates there are 1K unicorns globally, about two added the herd per day in 2022, a look at soaring valuations, the “first” unicorns, and more — Hubert Palan signed on to Zoom from his home in Oakland, Calif., on Feb. 2 and prepared to address the 400 or so employees …
Tweets: @ellenhuet, @ellenhuet, @harrymccracken, @lisaabramowicz1, and @markmilian
| Karissa Bell / Engadget: |
Instagram rolls out tools to remove posts, comments, and more in bulk, and review past interactions and searches, after a preview in December — Instagram is making it a whole lot easier to remove posts, comments and other activity from the platform. The photo sharing app is rolling … | Bloomberg: |
Dutch company ASML, which develops essential chipmaking machines, says an affiliate of a Chinese company has begun marketing products that infringe on its IP — ASML Holding NV has warned that an affiliate of a China company it previously accused of stealing its trade secrets …
Tweets: @cagankoc, @trevorcroker, and @tom_fowdy
| Wall Street Journal: |
Visa, the only Olympics payments provider for decades, is competing with China's e-CNY at the Winter Olympics, the digital currency's largest pilot to date — For decades, the U.S. card giant was the only electronic-payments provider at the Games. Not this time. — in Beijing and AnnaMaria Andriotis
Tweets: @jchengwsj
| Paul Gillin / SiliconANGLE: |
Starburst, which offers the Trino distributed SQL query engine, raises a $250M Series D led by Alkeon at a $3.35B valuation, after raising $100M in January 2021 — Starburst Data Inc., which sells a commercial distribution of the Trino distributed SQL query engine, today kicks off …
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InfoWorld, CRN, ZDNet, Reuters, VentureBeat, PR Newswire, Insider, and Starburst
| Justine Calma / The Verge: |
The WWF hyped and then canceled plans to raise money for conservation with NFTs on Polygon's “eco-friendly blockchain”, a fraught claim dismissed by experts — WWF thought it picked a less polluting blockchain — Within a few days last week, the World Wildlife Fund hyped …
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WWF, New Republic, euronews, and ScreenRant
Tweets: @wwf_uk, @georgemonbiot, @nash076, @darkviperau, @kingbdogz, @markdistef, @katearonoff, @pixelatedboat, @rjcc, and @alexhern
| Darren Loucaides / Wired: |
A deep dive into the CEO and history of Telegram, which has about 30 core employees, minimal content moderation, and, until recently, no ongoing revenue — Hundreds of millions of users. No algorithm. No ads. Courage in the face of autocracy. Sound like a dream? Careful what you wish for.| Carly Page / TechCrunch: |
Vicarius, an autonomous vulnerability remediation service for supply-chain attacks, raises a $24M Series A led by AllegisCyber Capital, JVP, and AlleyCorp — Vicarius, a New York-based startup that has developed an autonomous vulnerability remediation platform, has raised $24 million in Series …
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VentureBeat and CTech
| Financial Times: |
A look at the effect of current and prospective regulations by EU countries on US streamers, including mandatory investments and retention of producer rights — Netflix, Disney and Amazon grapple with national investment targets and a shake-up in who owns rights
Tweets: @michellemanafy
| Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
Samsung promises four years of Android updates for the Galaxy S22 series, Tab S8 series, S21 series, Z Flip 3, and Z Fold 3, up from the standard three years — Samsung has been getting better and better when it comes to Android update support, often beating Google's own Pixel phones on speed and longevity.
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Tech Advisor, The Verge, Engadget, and TechRadar
| Tage Kene-Okafor / TechCrunch: |
Egypt-based Thndr, an investing app for stocks and mutual funds in the Middle East and North Africa, raises a $20M Series A led by Tiger Global and others — The MENA region has about 400 million people with $500 billion in annual savings. But as a relatively young population … | Olivia Little / Media Matters for America: |
TikTok continues to allow ads encouraging ADHD self-diagnosis and medication, geared towards young users and likely violating its medical misinformation policy — RESEARCH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM GIDEON TAAFFE, KAYLA GOGARTY & ABBIE RICHARDS — A swarm of advertisements encouraging attention …
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