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In his new book, a16z investor Chris Dixon argues that blockchain is morally neutral tech that regulators must detach from the crypto industry's casino culture
Joel Khalili / Wired: In his new book, a16z investor Chris Dixon argues that blockchain is...
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Supporters of Israel are using apps to mass report pro-Palestinian content online, raising questions for tech platforms over “citizen-led propaganda” campaigns
Taylor Lorenz / Washington Post: Supporters of Israel are using apps to mass report pro-Palestinian content...
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BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF becomes the first of the recently launched spot bitcoin products to reach $2B in assets under management, within 10 days of its debut
Helene Braun / CoinDesk: BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF becomes the first of the recently launched spot bitcoin...
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iPad users in the EU will miss out on third-party app stores, browser engines, and the new iOS prompt in Safari that asks users to pick a default browser
Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: iPad users in the EU will miss out on third-party app stores,...
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Proof, which provides legal document serving, e-filing, and other online litigation services, raised a $30.4M Series B led by Long Ridge Equity Partners
PYMNTS.com: Proof, which provides legal document serving, e-filing, and other online litigation services, raised a $30.4M...
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Interview with Meta Oversight Board member Pamela San Martín on preparing Meta for a critical year in elections, the weaponization of social platforms, and more
Vittoria Elliott / Wired: Interview with Meta Oversight Board member Pamela San Martín on preparing Meta...
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Microsoft says some users may be experiencing “multiple issues” with Microsoft Teams, and that it is applying “mitigations across the affected infrastructure”
Sean Hollister / The Verge: Microsoft says some users may be experiencing “multiple issues” with Microsoft...
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Fossil Group plans to leave the smartwatch business, and says the company will continue to keep its existing Wear OS watches updated “for the next few years”
Victoria Song / The Verge: Fossil Group plans to leave the smartwatch business, and says the...
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Source: ElevenLabs banned a creator's account after researchers said the company's tech was used to make an audio deepfake used in a fake Biden robocall
Bloomberg: Source: ElevenLabs banned a creator's account after researchers said the company's tech was used to...
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Source: MGM Resorts International's BetMGM is partnering with X to showcase betting odds on X and provide a direct link to BetMGM, allowing users to place bets
Kylie Robison / Fortune: Source: MGM Resorts International's BetMGM is partnering with X to showcase betting...
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Spotify says Apple is “forcing developers to stay with the status quo” and calls on the EU to “reject this blatant disregard” of the EU's established principles
Spotify: Spotify says Apple is “forcing developers to stay with the status quo” and calls on...
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Mozilla criticizes Apple's plans to restrict BrowserEngineKit to EU-specific apps, forcing “Firefox to build and maintain two separate browser implementations”
Emma Roth / The Verge: Mozilla criticizes Apple's plans to restrict BrowserEngineKit to EU-specific apps, forcing...
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Layoffs.fyi: so far in January, around 23,670 workers have been laid off from 85 tech companies, the most since March 2023 when ~38,000 people were laid off
CNBC: Layoffs.fyi: so far in January, around 23,670 workers have been laid off from 85 tech...
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Apple's reluctant, punitive compliance with regulators will burn its political and developer goodwill, affecting the success of new platforms like Vision Pro
Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch: Apple's reluctant, punitive compliance with regulators will burn its political and developer...
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Pixel 8 Pro's Thermometer app, which uses an infrared sensor to scan the forehead, has a fiddly user experience and appears to have accuracy issues
Victoria Song / The Verge: Pixel 8 Pro's Thermometer app, which uses an infrared sensor to...
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Google is testing an ARM64 version of Chrome for Arm-based Windows devices
Tom Warren / The Verge: Google is testing an ARM64 version of Chrome for Arm-based Windows...
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As Palworld sells 8M+ copies, The Pokémon Company says it has not granted permission to “another company” to use its IP and plans to “take appropriate measures”
Manish Singh / TechCrunch: As Palworld sells 8M+ copies, The Pokémon Company says it has not...
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Chinese smartphone shipments declined 5% YoY to 271.3M units in 2023; in a first, Apple gained the top spot with 17.3% marketshare, followed by Honor with 17.1%
IDC: Chinese smartphone shipments declined 5% YoY to 271.3M units in 2023; in a first, Apple...
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An investigation details a spy tool called Patternz, which can track billions of phone profiles via ads in hundreds of thousands of apps, including 9gag and Kik
Joseph Cox / 404 Media: An investigation details a spy tool called Patternz, which can track...
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Sources: Sam Altman has had discussions with members of the US Congress about where and how to build fabs to increase the supply of advanced chips for AI
Washington Post: Sources: Sam Altman has had discussions with members of the US Congress about where...
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SK Hynix reports Q4 operating profit of ~$259M, versus estimates of a ~$127M loss, and revenue up 47% YoY to ~$8.4B, beating even the highest analyst forecast
Yoolim Lee / Bloomberg: SK Hynix reports Q4 operating profit of ~$259M, versus estimates of a...
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Toronto-based Spellbook, which offers an AI-powered contract drafting and review tool for lawyers, raised a $20M Series A led by Inovia Capital
Sara Merken / Reuters: Toronto-based Spellbook, which offers an AI-powered contract drafting and review tool for...
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New York City issues a public health advisory officially designating social media as an “environmental toxin”, blaming it for a youth mental health crisis
Sareen Habeshian / Axios: New York City issues a public health advisory officially designating social media...
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Microsoft briefly reached a $3T market cap for the first time on January 24, becoming the second company to do so after Apple, before closing at a record $2.99T
Ryan Vlastelica / Bloomberg: Microsoft briefly reached a $3T market cap for the first time on...