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Sources: Microsoft plans to release a version of Bing that uses OpenAI's ChatGPT tech to answer some search queries, possibly launching as soon as Q1 2023 — Microsoft could soon get a return on its $1 billion investment in OpenAI, creator of the ChatGPT chatbot, which gives humanlike text answers to questions.
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What to expect at CES 2023: advanced driver assistance, iterative TV improvements, Matter-compatible smart home devices, laptops, monitors, hearables, and more — CES is almost here. You can already see it if you look around: announcements about new display tech, news posts filled with spec details …
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A judge sets SBF's trial for October 2023, allows redacting his bond signers' names for now, and amends his bail terms to prohibit him from accessing FTX funds — The presiding judge in the case set a target date for the trial to begin in early October. — Join the most important conversation …
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Twitter plans to relax its longstanding ban on cause-based ads in the US and will expand the political advertising the company permits in the coming weeks — Elon Musk's social media service said it would begin to permit cause-based advertising to “facilitate public conversation around important topics.”
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Sources: crypto payments startup Wyre told staff that it is shutting down; Bolt planned to acquire Wyre for ~$1.5B but canceled the deal in September 2022 — Wyre, a crypto payments company founded in 2013, has told employees that it is shutting down amid layoffs, Axios has learned.
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| Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica: |
Android's director of engineering said Google wants RISC-V as a “tier-1” Android architecture and shared a years-long roadmap at December 2022's RISC-V summit — Google's keynote at the RISC-V Summit promises official, polished support. — Over the holiday break …
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The US Federal Reserve, FDIC, and OCC warn banks that issuing or holding crypto “is highly likely to be inconsistent with safe and sound banking practices” — Regulators say holding cryptocurrencies is likely inconsistent with safe banking practices — Crypto's Crash Has Been Swift but Largely Self-Contained.
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Coinbase reaches a $100M settlement with New York regulators over violating anti-money-laundering laws, comprising a $50M fine and $50M to boost compliance — The U.S. crypto exchange will pay a $50 million fine for letting customers open accounts with few background checks and spend $50 million to improve compliance.
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Memo: Salesforce plans to lay off around 10% of its staff and close some offices, expecting to incur $1.4B to $2.1B in charges for the restructuring — Salesforce Inc (CRM.N) said on Wednesday it would lay off about 10% of its employees and close some offices as a part of its restructuring plan …
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Twitter Product Engineering Lead Behnam Rezaei and Senior Director of HR Business Partner Katie Marcotte both resign; Marcotte was at Twitter for 10 years — ByteDance thought it had a deal with the government in August. Then came the bans — and a spying scandal
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| Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: |
The Wireless Power Consortium and Apple are working on a next-generation “Qi2” wireless charging standard based on MagSafe, set to arrive by the end of 2023 — Apple's Magsafe is a more convenient way to charge the iPhone using accessories based on the Qi standard …
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Sources: China is pausing massive investments and costly subsidies for its chip industry amid a COVID-19 wave, seeking alternatives to help homegrown chipmakers — China is pausing massive investments aimed at building a chip industry to compete with the US, as a nationwide Covid resurgence strains …
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Twitter appears to be resolving an issue in Australia and New Zealand that caused the service to go down for 12+ hours, starting around 6:40am AEST on January 4 — It seems to be every day now that we're writing a story on Twitter, and today's no exception.| Shaurya Malwa / CoinDesk: |
Bonk, a Shiba Inu-themed coin on Solana issued on December 25, has risen 2,220% in the past week and 150% in the past 24 hours, offsetting some of SOL's decline — The memecoin is up over 150% in the past 24 hours and have recorded some of the highest trading volumes on Solana-based decentralized exchanges.
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| Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: |
Nvidia upgrades its $19.99 per month GeForce Now plan, renamed Ultimate, to support 240 fps streaming, ultrawide monitors, and more by using RTX 4080 GPUs — Nvidia announced some new features for its cloud gaming service during its virtual CES press conference.
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| Matt Levine / Bloomberg: |
The US case against alleged Mango Markets manipulator Avraham Eisenberg highlights traders treating crypto as a game, forgetting the real-world consequences — Mango — So here's a trade. — You open two accounts on a commodity futures exchange, Account A and Account B.
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| Eliza Gkritsi / CoinDesk: |
Bitcoin miner Core Scientific plans to shut down mining rigs tied to Celsius Mining, its largest client with 37K+ machines, as both companies undergo bankruptcy — The two firms have been engaged in litigation over a 2020 hosting contract, which Core Scientific says is costing it $2 million in revenue per month.| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
SEC filing: Amazon secures an $8B loan from DBS Bank, Mizuho Bank, and others, maturing in 364 days, to offset the “uncertain macroeconomic environment” — Amazon has secured an $8 billion loan in anticipation of significant market headwinds. Provided by DBS Bank … | Jon Fingas / Engadget: |
Nvidia brings its GeForce RTX 40 GPUs to laptops, offering the RTX 4080 and RTX 4090 for $1,999+ on February 8 followed by the RTX 4050 for $999+ on February 22 — It didn't take long for NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 40 graphics to reach portable PCs. The company has introduced RTX 40 GPUs … Sponsor Posts
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