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Montana Governor Greg Gianforte signs the country's first bill that bans TikTok in a state, set to go into effect on January 1, 2024 — Ban is slated to take effect next year—if it survives expected litigation — Montana's governor signed the country's first bill that outright bans TikTok …
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A UK Treasury Committee crypto report recommends the government regulate trading and investment in unbacked crypto as gambling instead of a financial service — Bitcoin , ether and other cryptocurrencies should be regulated as gambling given the significant risks they pose to consumers …
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| Michelle Faverio / Pew Research Center: |
Survey: 60% of Americans who used Twitter in the past year have taken a break from the social network; 25% say they are not likely to use Twitter in a year — A majority of Americans who have used Twitter in the past year report taking a break from the platform during that time …
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| Yogita Khatri / The Block: |
Tether plans to invest up to 15% of its profits in bitcoin, as the stablecoin developer shifts its reserves toward crypto and away from US government debt — - Tether is set to purchase bitcoin on a regular basis from its profits. — It held $1.5 billion in bitcoin as of the end of the first quarter …
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| Tatum Hunter / Washington Post: |
Ovulation tracking app Premom agrees to pay $200K to settle with the FTC and state AGs for allegedly sharing user information with third parties without consent — The app allegedly shared sensitive user information with China-based companies known for privacy problems
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| The Information: |
Sources: Snowflake is in advanced talks to acquire Neeva, possibly for AI tools to help companies search internal data; Neeva also shopped itself to Databricks — Database software provider Snowflake has been in advanced talks to acquire Neeva, a search startup founded by former top Google … | Laura Cooper / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: private equity firms Francisco Partners and TPG plan a $5B+ bid to acquire observability software company New Relic; a deal may be reached in weeks — Buyout firms Francisco Partners, TPG team up in $5 billion-plus bid — Private-equity firms Francisco Partners and TPG …
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| Laura Cole / Wired: |
An investigation reveals how hundreds of freelancers hired as customer service reps catfish users into paying for subscriptions on niche dating and hookup sites — Hired as customer service reps, these freelancers were instead tasked with luring in the lonely and lovestruck through a network of dating and hookup sites.| CoinDesk: |
Grayscale says the US SEC warned that the Filecoin token meets the definition of a security and asked Grayscale to withdraw its Filecoin Trust application — Grayscale announced last month that the SEC suggested FIL might be a security. — ): Corrects story to reflect that the SEC wants Grayscale …
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| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
YouTube unveils 30-second unskippable ads on top-performing videos on TVs and says 150M+ unique US viewers watched YouTube or YouTube TV on TVs in December 2022 — Google's video giant says it reaches more than 150 million U.S. monthly viewers on TV screens| Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter: |
Netflix says its ad tier has nearly 5M global MAUs, with a median age of 34, six months after launch, and makes up 25%+ of signups in countries with the option — In its inaugural upfront advertising event, executives touted the the streaming service's growing ad tier, and unveiled new sponsorship options.
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| Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: |
Logitech partners with iFixit to help with DIY repairs, supplying spare parts, batteries, and guides for select Logitech hardware starting this summer in the US — / Official spare parts, batteries, and repair guides for select Logitech hardware will be available through iFixit starting ‘this summer.’
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| Dietrich Knauth / Reuters: |
Voyager expects users to recover ~35% of their crypto deposits as a US judge approves its liquidation plan, letting the company return ~$1.33B in crypto assets — Crypto lender Voyager Digital said Wednesday that customers will recover about 35% of their cryptocurrency deposits as the company winds … | Kyle Bradshaw / 9to5Google: |
An update to Google's Personal Safety app for Android suggests the company plans to offer a Dashcam recording feature for Pixel phones and other select devices — Rather than needing to buy a (sometimes pricey) dedicated gadget, you should soon be able to use your Pixel (and select other Android devices) …
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| Jennifer Elias / CNBC: |
Docs: Google plans to use new AI models for ads, customer service, and to help YouTube creators, and is working on an internal Stable Diffusion-like product — - Google has approved several ad-related artificial intelligence projects to help advertisers and YouTube creators, internal documents show.| Nikkei Asia: |
Micron will invest up to $3.6B in Japan over the next few years, including in a DRAM chipmaking plant in Hiroshima prefecture with support from the government — State-of-the-art production line to be built in Hiroshima prefecture — Sanjay Mehrotra, Micron Technology's CEO …
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Cisco reports Q3 revenue up 14% YoY to $14.6B, vs. $14.4B est., net income up 6% YoY to $3.2B, also beating estimates, and a strong Q4 sales forecast — Cisco Systems Inc., the largest maker of machines that run computer networks and the internet, said orders declined 23% in the past quarter … | Margi Murphy / Bloomberg: |
PitchBook: VC funds invested $187.7M in startups that develop deepfake technologies in 2022 and $50M so far in 2023, up from just $1M in 2017 — There's some serious venture capital money flowing into the startups that develop deepfake technologies. — VC funds invested $187.7 million …
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| Jaime Brooks / The Seat of Loss: |
An in-depth look at the impact of LLMs on music and recording artists, reflecting on Vocaloid's first software in 2004, Hatsune Miku, Drake, and Louis Armstrong — A comprehensive guide to ghostwriters, virtual pop stars, and the world to come. — Recently, the New York Times published …
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| Temitayo Lawal / Rest of World: |
A look at Nigeria's government-backed digital currency, eNaira, which has failed to convert crypto users and has been hindered by limited internet access — The government-backed eNaira, meant as a hedge against inflation, hasn't converted crypto users and has been hindered by limited internet access.
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Sources: Apple plans to mass produce microLED displays to reduce reliance on Samsung and increase supply control, having spent $1B+ on microLED R&D in ~10 years — iPhone maker makes billion-dollar bet on micro-LED screens — Apple is taking a hands-on approach to production of micro-LED screens … Sponsor Posts
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