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| Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
The USPS resumes accepting China and Hong Kong mail hours after suspension due to Trump's EO, disrupting e-commerce, and is implementing “the new China tariffs” — WATCH NOW — The U.S. Postal Service said Wednesday it will resume accepting inbound mail and packages from China and Hong Kong …
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| Mathieu Pollet / Politico: |
| Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: |
Google releases Gemini 2.0 Flash via its API, an experimental Gemini 2.0 Pro version via its apps, Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking, and 2.0 Flash-Lite in AI Studio — Gemini 2.0 AI updates include cheaper access for developers, and AI that can use other Google apps like YouTube.
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Threads: @crumbler. X: @officiallogank, @gavinsbaker, @sundarpichai, @sundarpichai, @shresbm, @kwindla, @brianroemmele, @googleaidevs, @thomasortk, @chronicles_ofai, @maxwinebach, @deedydas, @aravsrinivas, @ai_for_success, @sundarpichai, @altryne, @officiallogank, @ai_for_success, @googledeepmind, @googledeepmind, @googledeepmind, @simonw, @googledeepmind, @google, @google, @google, @google, and @google. Forums: Hacker News
| Pei Li / Bloomberg: |
Sources: China's State Administration for Market Regulation is examining Apple's policies, including its up to 30% App Store fees, ahead of a potential probe — - Company under fire for app commissions, barring outside stores — Beijing is investigating Google as response to new US tariffs
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X: @timsweeneyepic and @mgsiegler
Forums: r/wallstreetbets and MacRumors Forums
| Olivia Reingold / The Free Press: |
a16z hires former Marine Daniel Penny, who in December a New York jury acquitted in a controversial subway chokehold case, to work on its American Dynamism team — “Daniel acted with courage in a tough situation,” said partner David Ulevitch in a statement explaining the hire.
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Forums: r/samharris, r/FinancialCareers, and r/nottheonion
| Alphabet Inc: |
Alphabet reports Q4 revenue up 12% YoY to $96.47B, net income up 28% YoY to $26.54B, Services revenue up 10% to $84.1B, and Other Bets revenue down 39% to $400M — MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - February 4, 2025 - Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG, GOOGL) today announced financial results for the quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2024.
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| Reuters: |
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Bluesky: @firstadopter. X: @levie, @firstadopter, @realmattmoney, @joecarlsonshow, @thetranscript_, and @the_ai_investor
| Rafe Uddin / Financial Times: |
Uber reports Q4 revenue up 20% YoY to $12B, Gross Bookings up 18% to a record $44.2B, operating profit up 18% to $770M, and trips up 18% to 3.1B; UBER drops 5%+ — Ride-hailing group's weaker forecast comes after record fourth quarter — Uber's shares fell almost 6 per cent on Wednesday …
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X: @economyapp and @deitaone
| Kevin Collier / NBC News: |
The US OPM plans to make each government agency's chief information officer a political appointee who can be fired at will, helping Trump exert more control — The change could smooth Elon Musk's efforts to access the technology systems of various federal agencies through his Department of Government Efficiency.
More: CyberScoop, Axios, FedScoop, EsstN, Mother Jones, and Newser
| Jonathan Bell / Wallpaper*: |
OpenAI unveils a visual rebrand, featuring a new bespoke typeface called OpenAI Sans, a refined “Blossom” logo, and a new color palette based in greys and blues — A new typeface, word mark, symbol and palette underpin all the ways in which OpenAI's technology interacts with the real world
More: OpenAI, The Verge, TechRadar, Digital Trends, OpenAI on YouTube, en.ain.ua, Creative Bloq, and Benzinga
Mastodon: @jonathanreed@techhub.social. Threads: @thebrianpenny. X: @allendjal, @btibor91, @xyzfennell, @joodalooped, @dcurtis, @avstorm, @joshuakrohn, @dsgnevrywhr, @almahbuby11, @stevemoser, @almmaasoglu, @avstorm, and @01_hh_
LinkedIn: Adam Koppel and Nei Caetano da Silva
| Washington Post: |
Google drops language from its AI Principles that said it would not pursue AI applications “likely to cause overall harm”, such as for weapons and surveillance — In 2018 the company updated its policies to explicitly exclude applying AI to weapons. Now that promise is gone.
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| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Sources: Sonos will release an Android-based streaming box in the coming months, priced between $200 and $400, combining Netflix, Max, Disney+, and more content — After the most tumultuous nine months in Sonos' history, the brand is trying to find its footing again.
More: CNET, PCMag, HotHardware, Thurrott, Android Police, Engadget, Streaming Better, Tech Advisor, T3, What Hi-Fi?, Android Authority, The Streamable, FlatpanelsHD, Mashable, Digital Trends, Broadband TV News, Wccftech, The Ambient, Forbes, and PhoneArena
Bluesky: @eshumarneedi.com and @welch
Forums: r/Android, r/sonos, and MacRumors Forums
| Lina M. Khan / New York Times: |
Lina Khan says that DeepSeek's breakthroughs highlight that there isn't enough US competition and that foreign startups could surpass Big Tech in AI innovation — When Chinese artificial intelligence firm DeepSeek shocked Silicon Valley and Wall Street with its powerful new A.I. model …
More: Fortune. Bluesky: @stacyfmitchell and @areidross. Threads: @carnage4life
X: @bigblackjacobin, @atabarrok, @tysonbrody, and @nhegde. LinkedIn: Yann LeCun. Forums: r/neoliberal
| Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: |
Analysis: European AI startups raised ~$8B in 2024, with 70% going to seed, Series A, and Series B rounds, led by UK startups, followed by France and Germany — In just a few days, France will host the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit, with heads of state flocking to Paris to meet global tech leaders.| New York Times: |
Sources: the US SEC is moving to scale back a special unit of 50+ lawyers and staff members that had been dedicated to bringing crypto enforcement actions — Some in a special unit of 50 lawyers and staff members that had been assigned to regulate cryptocurrency are being reassigned in the agency.
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Mastodon: @aram@aoir.social and @briankrebs@infosec.exchange
X: @craigguriannyc, @tier10k, @tier10k, and @daveweisberger1
| Wall Street Journal: |
Robinhood withdraws its plans to offer betting contracts on the Super Bowl, in partnership with online prediction market Kalshi, after pushback from the CFTC — CFTC asked the brokerage to stop offering customer access to contracts, warning they might be illegal blurring of financial markets and gambling
More: Robinhood Newsroom, Sportico, CryptoPotato, Reuters, The Crypto Times, and crypto.news
| Chainalysis: |
In 2024, ransomware attackers received ~$813.55M in payments from victims, down 35% on 2023's record $1.25B, as more victims refused to pay — The ransomware landscape experienced significant changes in 2024, with cryptocurrency continuing to play a central role in extortion.
More: CoinDesk, Cybersecurity Dive, Gizmodo, Metacurity, The Guardian, TechRadar, The Block, The Record, crypto.news, and Wired. X: @jburnskoven
| Ian King / Bloomberg: |
AMD reports Q4 revenue up 24% YoY to $7.66B, Data Center revenue up 69% to $3.86B, vs. $4.09B est., and forecasts Q1 sales of $6.8B to $7.4B, vs. $7.04B est. — - Results suggest the chipmaker is still lagging behind Nvidia — Company fares better in PC market, making gains on Intel
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X: @iancutress, @zastocks, @iancutress, @benbajarin, @firstadopter, @benbajarin, @firstadopter, @patientinvestt, and @benbajarin. Forums: r/hardware
| Melissa Heikkilä / Financial Times: |
Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman poaches three former Google DeepMind colleagues; two of them built NotebookLM's Audio Overviews and worked on AI agent Astra — Rival companies in fierce battle for talent in race to build powerful artificial intelligence ‘agents’
More: The Information and Windows Central
| Reuters: |
The AI Action Summit's focus in Paris on February 10 and February 11 will be on open source, clean energy, and a consensus on AI principles, not new regulation — All eyes are on the French capital next week to see if U.S. President Donald Trump's administration can find common ground …
More: Tech Policy Press, Sourcing Journal, Bloomberg, and WUSA
| Jennifer Maas / Variety: |
Brookhaven, a top title on Roblox with 120M+ monthly players, was sold by its anonymous creator Wolfpaq to game developer Voldex for an undisclosed sum — Popular Roblox life simulation game “Brookhaven” has been acquired by game developer Voldex in a deal funded by Raine Partners and Shamrock Capital.| Gartner: |
Global semiconductor revenue rose 18.1% YoY to ~$626B in 2024, led by Samsung, which regained the top spot, Intel, and Nvidia, and is set to reach $705B in 2025 — Overview — Samsung Electronics Regained No. 1 Spot from Intel and Nvidia Climbed to 3rd Place
X: @1p_semicon and @nano_arun
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: OpenAI has spent months talking about Sora's creative and commercial potential with film studios, which are worried about their data and labor unions — - Startup has met with Hollywood studios about commercial deals — Studios worry about business implications of new technology
More: TVNewsCheck
| Daniel Cooper / Engadget: |
Oura Ring 4 review: comfortable, better data collection, and gorgeous, clean app, but requires a paid subscription to use basic features and colors cost more — It remains the smart ring to beat, but is still limited by its form. — Smart rings have been a niche inside a niche in the wearables world for more than a decade.| Kwanwoo Jun / Wall Street Journal: |
LG CNS, an IT services affiliate of LG, made a weak debut in South Korea, falling ~10% to ~$38.44, cutting its market cap to $3.72B from $4.13B during the day — LG Corp., the holding company for LG Group, has a 45% stake in the company — LG CNS , an information-technology services affiliate …
More: THE INVESTOR, Forbes, Nikkei Asia, and Reuters
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft says Microsoft Build 2025 will run from May 19 to May 22 in Seattle, where AI, Copilot, and Surface updates are expected to be announced — Microsoft Build 2025 is being held in Seattle again this year. — Microsoft Build 2025 is being held in Seattle again this year.
More: Windows Central, Thurrott, Engadget, Mashable, iPhone in Canada Blog, and WinBuzzer
| Nikkei Asia: |
Chinese chip firms blacklisted by the US are turning to universities, state-backed labs, and “pilot production lines” to keep their development efforts on track — TAIPEI — Chinese chip and chip equipment makers blacklisted by the U.S. are turning to universities and state-backed chip labs and … | Henry Chandonnet / Fast Company: |
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