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Mozilla and CheckFirst report: Apple, Google, Meta, and others' efforts are a work in progress at best, months after EU's DSA mandated a searchable ads library
Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: Mozilla and CheckFirst report: Apple, Google, Meta, and others' efforts are a...
Noida, India-based B2B e-commerce marketplace ProcMart raised a $30M Series B led by Fundamentum and Edelweiss Discovery Fund, after a $10M Series A in 2022
Times of India: Noida, India-based B2B e-commerce marketplace ProcMart raised a $30M Series B led by...
Berlin-based finmid, which makes embedded fintech solutions for SMBs, raised a €23M Series A at a €100M post money valuation, bringing total raised to €35M
Anna Heim / TechCrunch: Berlin-based finmid, which makes embedded fintech solutions for SMBs, raised a €23M...
Microsoft invests $1.5B in Abu Dhabi-based AI group G42 for a minority stake, as G42 severed its ties with Chinese suppliers; Brad Smith will sit on G42's board
Financial Times: Microsoft invests $1.5B in Abu Dhabi-based AI group G42 for a minority stake, as...
Tel Aviv-based Bridgewise, which uses AI to provide investment analysis to brokerages, wealth advisors, and exchanges, raised a $21M Series A led by SIX Group
Saritha Rai / Bloomberg: Tel Aviv-based Bridgewise, which uses AI to provide investment analysis to brokerages,...
Baidu says that eight months after launch, its AI chatbot Ernie Bot now has 200M+ users and 85K enterprise clients, after reaching 100M+ users in December
Josh Ye / Reuters: Baidu says that eight months after launch, its AI chatbot Ernie Bot...
South Korea-based AI startup Upstage raised a $72M Series B from investors including SK Networks and SBVA, formerly known as SoftBank Ventures Asia
Yoolim Lee / Bloomberg: South Korea-based AI startup Upstage raised a $72M Series B from investors...
Kode Labs, which develops tools that integrate data from building management systems and IoT devices, raised a $30M Series B led by Maverix Private Equity
Tim De Chant / TechCrunch: Kode Labs, which develops tools that integrate data from building management...
Sources: the UK plans talks this month with Apple, Meta, and others to push a voluntary charter granting parents more control of social media use by young teens
Ellen Milligan / Bloomberg: Sources: the UK plans talks this month with Apple, Meta, and others...
Mark Zuckerberg wins his bid to avoid personal liability in about two dozen lawsuits accusing Meta and other companies of addicting children to their products
Rachel Graf / Bloomberg: Mark Zuckerberg wins his bid to avoid personal liability in about two...
Google's Jigsaw expands Perspective API, a set of ML tools that help moderators and researchers identify toxicity, with seven attributes, including nuance
Billy Perrigo / TIME: Google's Jigsaw expands Perspective API, a set of ML tools that help...
EU antitrust regulators are questioning Broadcom about changes to VMware's licensing conditions, following complaints from EU business users and a trade group
Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: EU antitrust regulators are questioning Broadcom about changes to VMware's licensing...
Limitless launches the $99 Limitless Pendant, a wearable AI gadget that transcribes meetings and provides real-time notes and summaries, shipping in August
David Pierce / The Verge: Limitless launches the $99 Limitless Pendant, a wearable AI gadget that...
Letter: X's lawyers tell Brazil's Supreme Court that the social media platform will comply with every ruling issued by the court or Brazil's top electoral court
Ricardo Brito / Reuters: Letter: X's lawyers tell Brazil's Supreme Court that the social media platform...
How scammers, often from Nigeria, are using sextortion to target teenage boys on social media in the US, leading to at least 20 suicides over an 18-month period
Olivia Carville / Bloomberg: How scammers, often from Nigeria, are using sextortion to target teenage boys...
A look at BlackPlanet, a social network for African Americans that went live in 1999, had ~15M users in 2008, and arguably laid the foundation for Black Twitter
Hannah Giorgis / The Atlantic: A look at BlackPlanet, a social network for African Americans that...
An overview of Bureau of Labor Statistics data, which shows California's percentage of US tech jobs has continued to steadily decline since 2020
Joseph Politano / Apricitas Economics: An overview of Bureau of Labor Statistics data, which shows California's...
Global smartphone shipments in Q1 2024 grew 7.8% YoY to 289.4M units; iPhone shipments fell 9.6% YoY, more than any other top brand, and Xiaomi grew 33.8% YoY
IDC: Global smartphone shipments in Q1 2024 grew 7.8% YoY to 289.4M units; iPhone shipments fell...
As Netflix's new film chief Dan Lin takes charge, the company aims to shift its film strategy to focus on audience appeal and cost efficiency
Nicole Sperling / New York Times: As Netflix's new film chief Dan Lin takes charge, the...
LinkedIn: the number of companies with a designated head of AI position or a chief AI officer (CAIO) has almost tripled globally in the past five years
Emma Jacobs / Financial Times: LinkedIn: the number of companies with a designated head of AI...
Q&A with Ukraine's Cyberpolice Department chief Yevhenii Panchenko on his role after Russia's invasion, battling pro-Russian hacking groups, and more
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch: Q&A with Ukraine's Cyberpolice Department chief Yevhenii Panchenko on his role after...
Meta says it is testing its Meta AI chatbot with WhatsApp, Instagram, and Messenger users in India and parts of Africa
TechCrunch: Meta says it is testing its Meta AI chatbot with WhatsApp, Instagram, and Messenger users...
An experiment to see how a Threads feed would work on Mastodon, using lists and testing third-party clients, which shows the bright future of the fediverse
Anuj Ahooja / augment: An experiment to see how a Threads feed would work on Mastodon,...
Bluesky says it is now allowing heads of state to sign up, and adds features including hashtags in profile bios and the ability to long press a link to share
Wes Davis / The Verge: Bluesky says it is now allowing heads of state to sign...