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Sources: X is in talks to raise funds at a $44B valuation, matching the price Elon Musk paid for Twitter in 2022, as his proximity to Trump alters X's prospects
Katie Roof / Bloomberg: Sources: X is in talks to raise funds at a $44B valuation,...
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Taiwan's ASE Technology, the world's largest chip packaging and testing firm, opens a new plant in Penang, Malaysia, as part of its biggest overseas expansion
Cheng Ting-Fang / Nikkei Asia: Taiwan's ASE Technology, the world's largest chip packaging and testing firm,...
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Solana has lost ~25% of its market value, or ~$20B, since February 14 after Argentine President Javier Milei faced scrutiny for promoting Solana memecoin Libra
Olga Kharif / Bloomberg: Solana has lost ~25% of its market value, or ~$20B, since February...
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President Trump said tariffs on semiconductors would start at “25% or higher” and that he planned to provide some time for chip makers to set up US factories
Reuters: President Trump said tariffs on semiconductors would start at “25% or higher” and that he...
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OpenAI researchers, using the SWE-Lancer benchmark, find that real-world freelance software engineering work remains challenging for frontier language models
Emilia David / VentureBeat: OpenAI researchers, using the SWE-Lancer benchmark, find that real-world freelance software engineering...
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Sources: Niantic is in talks to sell its games unit to Saudi Arabia-controlled Scopely for ~$3.5B; the deal would include Pokémon Go and other mobile games
Bloomberg: Sources: Niantic is in talks to sell its games unit to Saudi Arabia-controlled Scopely for...
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Asus ROG Flow Z13 review: the ~$2,300 convertible tablet's integrated GPU in its AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 chip offers performance comparable to a GeForce RTX 4060
Kevin Purdy / Ars Technica: Asus ROG Flow Z13 review: the ~$2,300 convertible tablet's integrated GPU...
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Humane says Ai Pin's online features will stop working on February 28, when all customer data will be deleted, and it will refund some customers
Aaron Souppouris / Engadget: Humane says Ai Pin's online features will stop working on February 28,...
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Google Play Books for iOS will now let users complete their e-book or audiobook purchase on the Google Play website, under Apple's “reader apps” exception
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Google Play Books for iOS will now let users complete their e-book...
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Protector, an iOS app that offers on-demand personal security, including armed agents, debuts in NYC and LA; adviser Nikita Bier calls it “Uber with guns”
José Adorno / BGR: Protector, an iOS app that offers on-demand personal security, including armed agents,...
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VFX company DNEG's AI unit Brahma acquires Metaphysic, a maker of AI tools for de-aging and more; Abu Dhabi's UASG and DNEG will invest another $25M into Brahma
Etan Vlessing / The Hollywood Reporter: VFX company DNEG's AI unit Brahma acquires Metaphysic, a maker...
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HP will acquire assets from Humane for $116M; Humane's Ai Pin business will be wound down, and Humane's team, including its founders, will join HP
Brody Ford / Bloomberg: HP will acquire assets from Humane for $116M; Humane's Ai Pin business...
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Sources: Silver Lake is in exclusive talks to acquire a majority stake in Intel's Altera unit
Bloomberg: Sources: Silver Lake is in exclusive talks to acquire a majority stake in Intel's Altera...
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Bumble reports Q4 revenue down 4.4% YoY to $261.6M, Bumble app paying users up 5% to 2.8M, and forecasts Q1 revenue below estimates; BMBL drops 13%+ after hours
Kritika Lamba / Reuters: Bumble reports Q4 revenue down 4.4% YoY to $261.6M, Bumble app paying...
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A look at changes in the UK's CMA after its chair was forced to resign and the agency tries to reconcile its enhanced powers with government's pro-growth focus
Financial Times: A look at changes in the UK's CMA after its chair was forced to...
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South Korea's data protection authority says DeepSeek app downloads have been suspended in the country after DeepSeek failed to follow its personal data rules
Reuters: South Korea's data protection authority says DeepSeek app downloads have been suspended in the country...
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Docs: the NYT greenlights the use of select internal and external AI tools for editorial and product staff, including from OpenAI, Amazon, Google, and Microsoft
Max Tani / Semafor: Docs: the NYT greenlights the use of select internal and external AI...
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A look at sim racing, Formula One world champion Max Verstappen's passion for the competitive esport, and his efforts to get sim drivers into physical racing
Madeline Coleman / New York Times: A look at sim racing, Formula One world champion Max...
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Match's head of trust and safety, Yoel Roth, says Match is using AI in its apps, like Tinder, to detect men's “off-color” messages and drive “behavioral change”
Financial Times: Match's head of trust and safety, Yoel Roth, says Match is using AI in...
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A look at Apple's and Meta's robotics efforts; sources say Apple is working on a 27'' Studio Display successor to launch by 2026 and considering monetizing Maps
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: A look at Apple's and Meta's robotics efforts; sources say Apple is...
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Meta's Joel Kaplan says Meta “won't shy away” from taking up its case with President Trump if the EU uses its rules to unfairly target Meta's digital products
Gian Volpicelli / Bloomberg: Meta's Joel Kaplan says Meta “won't shy away” from taking up its...
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Tencent is testing using DeepSeek for search in its messaging app Weixin, while Baidu plans to fully connect its search engine to DeepSeek and its LLM, Ernie
Reuters: Tencent is testing using DeepSeek for search in its messaging app Weixin, while Baidu plans...
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Indian authorities have seized nearly $190M in cryptocurrency linked to the BitConnect Ponzi scheme, one of the country's largest crypto enforcement actions
Kyle Baird / DL News: Indian authorities have seized nearly $190M in cryptocurrency linked to the...
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Some Bolivians, frustrated with spotty internet from a China-built satellite, are smuggling in Starlink kits despite Bolivia banning the service in August 2024
William Wroblewski / Rest of World: Some Bolivians, frustrated with spotty internet from a China-built satellite,...