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Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: Google makes Gemini 1.0 Pro and Gemini 1.0 Ultra generally available, adds support for adapter-based tuning in Vertex, and rolls out new developer tools  —  Google is expanding the range of Gemini large language models it… Read More »Google makes Gemini 1.0 Pro and Gemini 1.0 Ultra generally available, adds support for adapter-based tuning in Vertex, and rolls out new developer tools (Frederic Lardinois/TechCrunch)

Emma Roth / The Verge: Meta plans to start charging a 30% fee when advertisers pay to boost the visibility of Facebook and Instagram posts on its iOS apps, starting later in February  —  Meta said Thursday that it will… Read More »Meta plans to start charging a 30% fee when advertisers pay to boost the visibility of Facebook and Instagram posts on its iOS apps, starting later in February (Emma Roth/The Verge)

Jon Porter / The Verge: TikTok launches its native Apple Vision Pro app, offering a similar UI to the mobile apps; an executive said TikTok “redesigned the entire TikTok experience”  —  Apple’s Vision Pro headset now has a native TikTok… Read More »TikTok launches its native Apple Vision Pro app, offering a similar UI to the mobile apps; an executive said TikTok “redesigned the entire TikTok experience” (Jon Porter/The Verge)

Cristiano Lima-Strong / Washington Post: Richard Blumenthal and Marsha Blackburn announce an updated Kids Online Safety Act and say 60+ US senators support the bill; KOSA faces uncertainty in the House  —  With more than 60 backers, an updated Kids… Read More »Richard Blumenthal and Marsha Blackburn announce an updated Kids Online Safety Act and say 60+ US senators support the bill; KOSA faces uncertainty in the House (Cristiano Lima-Strong/Washington Post)

Rachel Metz / Bloomberg: Lambda, which offers cloud computing services and computers to train AI, raised $320M led by Thomas Tull’s US Innovative Technology at a $1.5B valuation  —  The startup raised $320 million in a new funding round.  — … Read More »Lambda, which offers cloud computing services and computers to train AI, raised $320M led by Thomas Tull’s US Innovative Technology at a $1.5B valuation (Rachel Metz/Bloomberg)

Michael Nienaber / Bloomberg: Microsoft President Brad Smith says the company plans to invest €3.2B in Germany in the next two years with a focus on AI, its biggest German investment ever  —  – President Brad Smith says investments planned… Read More »Microsoft President Brad Smith says the company plans to invest €3.2B in Germany in the next two years with a focus on AI, its biggest German investment ever (Michael Nienaber/Bloomberg)

Arsheeya Bajwa / Reuters: Google plans to let businesses install auto-updating ChromeOS Flex to Windows devices, to help stop millions of Windows 10 PCs from hitting landfills in 2025  —  Google will allow businesses to install an auto-updating version of… Read More »Google plans to let businesses install auto-updating ChromeOS Flex to Windows devices, to help stop millions of Windows 10 PCs from hitting landfills in 2025 (Arsheeya Bajwa/Reuters)

Bloomberg: TSMC rises ~8% in its first post-Lunar New Year trading session, reaching a record $575B market cap and passing Visa as the world’s 12th most valuable company  —  – Global AI activity should benefit Taiwan’s largest company  — TSMC… Read More »TSMC rises ~8% in its first post-Lunar New Year trading session, reaching a record $575B market cap and passing Visa as the world’s 12th most valuable company (Bloomberg)

Australian Financial Review: Canva CFO Damien Singh resigned last week, as the company prepares for a $1.5B share sale; Canva confirms an investigation of Singh for inappropriate behavior  —  A series of online posts that sparked an investigation into alleged… Read More »Canva CFO Damien Singh resigned last week, as the company prepares for a $1.5B share sale; Canva confirms an investigation of Singh for inappropriate behavior (Australian Financial Review)

Dietrich Knauth / Reuters: A US judge approves Genesis’ plan to sell ~$1.6B in Grayscale crypto trust shares to repay creditors, including 35M GBTC shares, worth ~$1.38B  —  Bankrupt crypto lender Genesis Global on Wednesday received permission from a U.S.… Read More »A US judge approves Genesis’ plan to sell ~$1.6B in Grayscale crypto trust shares to repay creditors, including 35M GBTC shares, worth ~$1.38B (Dietrich Knauth/Reuters)