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ByteDance's TikTok and CapCut suspend service in the US, telling users “Trump has indicated that he will work with us on a solution to reinstate TikTok”
NBC News: ByteDance's TikTok and CapCut suspend service in the US, telling users “Trump has indicated...
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TikTok bans in countries around the world have played out quite differently; Instagram Reels largely replaced TikTok in India, following TikTok's ban in 2020
Will Oremus / Washington Post: TikTok bans in countries around the world have played out quite...
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A close look at some privacy implications of AI interfacing with messaging apps and other E2EE systems, Apple's approach to “Private Cloud Compute”, and more
Matthew Green / A Few Thoughts on Cryptographic Engineering: A close look at some privacy implications...
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As the TikTok eulogies pour in from some creators, very few Americans seem concerned that one of the nation's most popular social media apps will disappear
Kevin Roose / New York Times: As the TikTok eulogies pour in from some creators, very...
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A whistleblower complaint claims Amazon paid $380M for licensing robot maker Covariant's tech and hiring its staff, and the deal merits antitrust scrutiny
Joseph Menn / Washington Post: A whistleblower complaint claims Amazon paid $380M for licensing robot maker...
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Source: Perplexity AI made a TikTok US bid to ByteDance, proposing a merger that brings video to Perplexity, with ByteDance investors retaining their stakes
Hayden Field / CNBC: Source: Perplexity AI made a TikTok US bid to ByteDance, proposing a...
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A profile of Charlwin Mao, founder of Xiaohongshu or “Little Red Book”, who claims the name references the color of his university Stanford and ex-employer Bain
Financial Times: A profile of Charlwin Mao, founder of Xiaohongshu or “Little Red Book”, who claims...
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Congressional leaders seem flummoxed by the growing popularity of Chinese-owned apps Xiaohongshu and Lemon8, an unintended consequence of the TikTok ban
Politico: Congressional leaders seem flummoxed by the growing popularity of Chinese-owned apps Xiaohongshu and Lemon8, an...
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Trump says he will “most likely” give TikTok a 90-day reprieve after he takes office on Monday “because it's appropriate”
NBC News: Trump says he will “most likely” give TikTok a 90-day reprieve after he takes...
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The White House says TikTok's threat to shut down is a “stunt” as there is “no reason for TikTok or other companies to take actions” before Trump takes office
Ana Faguy / BBC: The White House says TikTok's threat to shut down is a “stunt”...
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Vitalik Buterin outlines “large changes” to Ethereum Foundation leadership structure, after fellow Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin called for new EF leadership
Zack Abrams / The Block: Vitalik Buterin outlines “large changes” to Ethereum Foundation leadership structure, after...
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Instagram now lets users upload Reels that are up to 3 minutes long, doubling the 90-second limit, as TikTok is set to go dark on Sunday
Wes Davis / The Verge: Instagram now lets users upload Reels that are up to 3...
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CoinGecko: $TRUMP rose more than 600% overnight and was trading at just over $32 as of 11AM ET, giving it a fully diluted market capitalization of $32B+
Axios: CoinGecko: $TRUMP rose more than 600% overnight and was trading at just over $32 as...
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Donald Trump is promoting a Solana memecoin called TRUMP from his social media accounts, with 200M $TRUMP available now and growing to 1B “over three years”
Andrew Hayward / Decrypt: Donald Trump is promoting a Solana memecoin called TRUMP from his social...
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Filing: Nasdaq-listed Qorvo reveals activist investor Starboard's 7.7% stake, amid stiff competition and slowing orders for the company's smartphone chips
Zaheer Kachwala / Reuters: Filing: Nasdaq-listed Qorvo reveals activist investor Starboard's 7.7% stake, amid stiff competition...
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Leading crypto firms have given at least $10M to the Trump inaugural fund; Ripple, a major target of SEC enforcement action, donated $5M in digital tokens
Jasper Goodman / Politico: Leading crypto firms have given at least $10M to the Trump inaugural...
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OpenAI worked with Retro Biosciences to develop GPT-4b micro, an AI model that it says can engineer proteins capable of turning regular cells into stem cells
Antonio Regalado / MIT Technology Review: OpenAI worked with Retro Biosciences to develop GPT-4b micro, an...
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TikTok says it will go dark in the US on Sunday unless the Biden admin provides a “definitive statement” to critical service providers assuring non-enforcement
Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC: TikTok says it will go dark in the US on Sunday unless...
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Zuckerberg says there's a “bogus narrative saying I blamed Sheryl for a bunch of stuff” and he was just addressing the origin of “bring your whole self to work”
Karissa Bell / Engadget: Zuckerberg says there's a “bogus narrative saying I blamed Sheryl for a...
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Filing: ChatGPT's head of product, Nick Turley, will testify as a witness for the US DOJ in its antitrust case against Google, as a court decides penalties
Charles Rollet / TechCrunch: Filing: ChatGPT's head of product, Nick Turley, will testify as a witness...
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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong endorses a US bitcoin strategic reserve in a blog post on “economic freedom” that calls on world leaders to embrace crypto
Brady Dale / Axios: Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong endorses a US bitcoin strategic reserve in a...
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Amazon suspends drone deliveries in Texas and Arizona to fix the drones' software after two of its latest models crashed in rainy weather at a testing facility
Matt Day / Bloomberg: Amazon suspends drone deliveries in Texas and Arizona to fix the drones'...
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Instagram adds a new tab in the Reels feed that will show videos that a user's friends have liked or added commentary to
Mia Sato / The Verge: Instagram adds a new tab in the Reels feed that will...
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A group of 18 former European heads of state call on the EC to break up Google's advertising tech business, claiming it erodes Europe's media landscape
Edith Hancock / Wall Street Journal: A group of 18 former European heads of state call...