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A roundup of oral arguments made in the Supreme Court for a pair of cases involving Florida and Texas social media laws that impose strict limits on moderation
Washington Post: A roundup of oral arguments made in the Supreme Court for a pair of...
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How AI is changing the adult entertainment industry, raising concerns about performers' compensation and rights to their likeness, abuse prevention, and more
Tatum Hunter / Washington Post: How AI is changing the adult entertainment industry, raising concerns about...
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Research: the all-time, total amount invested in crypto and blockchain-related companies crosses $90B, with ~$1.3B invested across 230+ deals so far in 2024
RT Watson / The Block: Research: the all-time, total amount invested in crypto and blockchain-related companies...
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What to expect at MWC 2024: smartphone launches from Xiaomi and others, OnePlus Watch 2, Brain.ai's “app-less phone” and other experimental concepts, and more
Jon Porter / The Verge: What to expect at MWC 2024: smartphone launches from Xiaomi and...
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Japan plans to give up to $4.86B more in subsidies to help TSMC build a second chip fabrication plant in Kumamoto
Reuters: Japan plans to give up to $4.86B more in subsidies to help TSMC build a...
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PermitFlow, which develops end-to-end workflow and automation software for construction permitting, raised a $31M Series A led by Kleiner Perkins
Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch: PermitFlow, which develops end-to-end workflow and automation software for construction permitting,...
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In a letter to Elon Musk, Rep. Mike Gallagher says SpaceX may be in breach of DOD contracts after sources say Starshield is inactive around Taiwan for US troops
David Jeans / Forbes: In a letter to Elon Musk, Rep. Mike Gallagher says SpaceX may...
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Filing: Google said Microsoft offered to sell Bing to Apple in 2018, but Eddy Cue said Microsoft had search quality issues and was investing less than Google
Jordan Novet / CNBC: Filing: Google said Microsoft offered to sell Bing to Apple in 2018,...
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Sources: Broadcom is nearing a $3.8B deal to sell its end-user computing unit to private equity firm KKR
Milana Vinn / Reuters: Sources: Broadcom is nearing a $3.8B deal to sell its end-user computing...
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Reddit's S-1 shows how dependent the site is on the unpaid labor of 60K active daily moderators and the whims of its users and subreddits like r/WallStreetBets
Dave Lee / Bloomberg: Reddit's S-1 shows how dependent the site is on the unpaid labor...
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How tensions between past and present leaders of Sequoia, which had a reputation for quiet competence, have spilled into the open with the Klarna boardroom spat
Financial Times: How tensions between past and present leaders of Sequoia, which had a reputation for...
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Many redditors say they are not enthusiastic about Reddit's IPO and expect CEO Steve Huffman to run the site into the ground while trying to make it profitable
Elizabeth Lopatto / The Verge: Many redditors say they are not enthusiastic about Reddit's IPO and...
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In Reddit's S-1, Steve Huffman offers a look at the site's beginnings without naming co-founder Alexis Ohanian, reflecting their schism during the BLM protests
Paresh Dave / Wired: In Reddit's S-1, Steve Huffman offers a look at the site's beginnings...
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FTX agrees to sell FTX Europe back to its founders for $32.7M, drops a lawsuit seeking back $323M it had spent to acquire the startup originally called DA AG
Dietrich Knauth / Reuters: FTX agrees to sell FTX Europe back to its founders for $32.7M,...
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How some news accounts on Instagram, including Mo News and Jessica Yellin, are gaining popularity even as the platform tries de-emphasizing political content
New York Times: How some news accounts on Instagram, including Mo News and Jessica Yellin, are...
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Global cumulative shipments of 5G smartphones crossed 2B in less than five years, a faster adoption rate than 3G or 4G; Apple and Samsung together shipped 1B
Counterpoint Research: Global cumulative shipments of 5G smartphones crossed 2B in less than five years, a...
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TSMC inaugurates its first plant in Kumamoto, Japan, paving the way to make smartphone and auto-related chips for Sony and Renesas by the end of 2024
Nikkei Asia: TSMC inaugurates its first plant in Kumamoto, Japan, paving the way to make smartphone...
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The US FTC claims in an administrative complaint that H&R Block steered customers to higher-cost online tax filing products and made them difficult to downgrade
Lauren Feiner / The Verge: The US FTC claims in an administrative complaint that H&R Block...
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In a first, the UK ICO orders the leisure center operator Serco to stop using facial recognition and fingerprint scanning to monitor attendance and pay workers
Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu / Financial Times: In a first, the UK ICO orders the leisure center...
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Sources: some US lawmakers are pushing for an import ban on goods sold on Temu, saying the company hasn't done enough to stop suppliers from using forced labor
The Information: Sources: some US lawmakers are pushing for an import ban on goods sold on...
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New York City-based Fabric, which uses AI to automate clinical and administrative work in health care, raised a $60M Series A led by General Catalyst
Priya Anand / Bloomberg: New York City-based Fabric, which uses AI to automate clinical and administrative...
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Three years after Spotify's original announcement that it would launch a higher-quality audio subscription, the company has yet to roll out the feature
Chris Welch / The Verge: Three years after Spotify's original announcement that it would launch a...
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Ring stops selling the Ring Car Cam, its first car dashboard camera, blaming “ongoing delays”, after launching the product in January 2023
Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge: Ring stops selling the Ring Car Cam, its first car...
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The US DOE says it will suspend its mandatory survey of energy use by crypto miners, following a lawsuit by bitcoin miner Riot Platforms and an industry group
Reuters: The US DOE says it will suspend its mandatory survey of energy use by crypto...