Kate Kaye / Protocol: A look at Eric Schmidt’s push to profit from an AI cold war between the US and China; CB Insights: he has taken part in investing $2B+ in AI-focused companies — Eric Schmidt has prodded the Pentagon for years to hurry along its software-buying process. — […]
Monthly Archives: October 2022
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Matt Levine / Bloomberg: Elon Musk absolutely did not fire top Twitter executives, including Parag Agrawal, for “cause”, as you can easily tell by reading their employment agreements — Oh Elon — I don’t know if you noticed, but I have spent much of the last six months writing about […]
Vikas SN / Moneycontrol: Google says it has paused enforcement of its in-app billing policy on Google Play in India, following a recent ruling of the Competition Commission of India — Google said on November 1 it has paused enforcement of its in-app billing system in India following a recent […]
Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk: Coinbase requests to file an amicus brief to support Ripple’s case against the US SEC, which sued Ripple for allegedly selling XRP as an unregistered security — The crypto exchange joins a trade group and other groups in arguing the SEC’s case threatens the broader industry.
Bloomberg: Sources: Twitter has frozen some employee access to content moderation and policy enforcement tools, raising concerns about misinformation ahead of US midterms — Twitter Inc., the social network being overhauled by new owner Elon Musk, has frozen some employee access to internal tools used …
Kaitlyn Tiffany / The Atlantic: A look at video site Rumble, which has been on an upward trajectory since 2020, when right-wing star Dan Bongino moved from YouTube and took an equity stake — The most serious of the “alt-tech” social-media platforms appealing to right-wing “anti-censorship” voices often slides under […]
Enlarge / The risk of violence has become a backdrop for protests and polls in the US. (credit: Nathan Howard / Getty Images) It’s no secret that the US is suffering from a reduced commitment to one of its foundational principles: democratic representation. Gerrymandering, political violence, and unfounded accusations of […]
Andrew Throuvalas / Decrypt: Anchorage Digital plans to custody a “significant portion” of Apollo Global’s crypto portfolio and offer crypto custody services to Apollo’s clients — The private equity giant that manages half a trillion dollars will use Anchorage for institutional crypto custody.
Brian Heater / TechCrunch: Bright Machines, which automates manufacturing tasks with AI and robotics, raised a $100M Series B and $32M in debt after pulling its SPAC deal in December 2021 — In May of last year, Bright Machines announced plans to embrace the SPAC craze with a merger deal […]
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Sources: Apple’s VP of online retail Anna Matthiasson is leaving the company, to be replaced by Karen Rasmussen; CIO Mary Demby is retiring after three decades — Apple Inc.’s top executives in charge of its online retail store and information-systems divisions are stepping down …