Journals

Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch: Character.AI launches Stories, which lets users create interactive fiction and is the company’s “first new format created specifically” for users under 18  —  Character.AI announced on Tuesday that it’s launching “Stories,” a new format that allows… Read More »Character.AI launches Stories, which lets users create interactive fiction and is the company’s “first new format created specifically” for users under 18 (Amanda Silberling/TechCrunch)

Dina Bass / Bloomberg: HP reports Q4 revenue up 4% YoY to $14.6B, forecasts FY 2026 profit below est., and plans to cut 4,000-6,000 jobs through FY 2028; HPQ drops 5%+ after hours  —  HP Inc. gave a profit outlook… Read More »HP reports Q4 revenue up 4% YoY to $14.6B, forecasts FY 2026 profit below est., and plans to cut 4,000-6,000 jobs through FY 2028; HPQ drops 5%+ after hours (Dina Bass/Bloomberg)

Kif Leswing / CNBC: Dell reports Q3 revenue up 11% YoY to $27.01B, vs. $27.13B est., Infrastructure Solutions revenue up 24% to $14.1B, and Client Solutions revenue up 3% to $12.5B  —  Dell reported fiscal third-quarter earnings on Tuesday that… Read More »Dell reports Q3 revenue up 11% YoY to $27.01B, vs. $27.13B est., Infrastructure Solutions revenue up 24% to $14.1B, and Client Solutions revenue up 3% to $12.5B (Kif Leswing/CNBC)

Lydia Beyoud / Bloomberg: A US judge rules Kalshi’s sports-betting contracts are subject to Nevada Gaming Commission enforcement; Kalshi argues they should be regulated only by the CFTC  —  A federal judge in Las Vegas dealt a blow to Kalshi… Read More »A US judge rules Kalshi’s sports-betting contracts are subject to Nevada Gaming Commission enforcement; Kalshi argues they should be regulated only by the CFTC (Lydia Beyoud/Bloomberg)

Kristin Robinson / Billboard: Documents: AI music startup Suno has spent $32M on compute power and $2,000 on data, such as music, to train its model since January 2024  —  Suno has raised $250 million in a quest to become… Read More »Documents: AI music startup Suno has spent $32M on compute power and $2,000 on data, such as music, to train its model since January 2024 (Kristin Robinson/Billboard)

Krystal Hu / Reuters: Harmonic, an AI math startup co-founded by Vlad Tenev, raised a $120M Series C led by Ribbit at a $1.45B valuation, bringing its total funding to $295M  —  – Harmonic raises third funding in 14 months… Read More »Harmonic, an AI math startup co-founded by Vlad Tenev, raised a $120M Series C led by Ribbit at a $1.45B valuation, bringing its total funding to $295M (Krystal Hu/Reuters)

Murray Stassen / Music Business Worldwide: Warner Music and AI music generator Suno strike a deal, settling previous litigation; Suno will launch licensed AI models and will acquire WMG’s Songkick  —  Warner Music Group and AI music generator Suno have… Read More »Warner Music and AI music generator Suno strike a deal, settling previous litigation; Suno will launch licensed AI models and will acquire WMG’s Songkick (Murray Stassen/Music Business Worldwide)

Financial Times: Families of October 7 victims sue Binance and Changpeng Zhao in US federal court, alleging Binance facilitated millions in payments to Hamas after October 7  —  Crypto tycoon pardoned by Donald Trump faces US court complaint from families… Read More »Families of October 7 victims sue Binance and Changpeng Zhao in US federal court, alleging Binance facilitated millions in payments to Hamas after October 7 (Financial Times)

Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: OpenAI merges ChatGPT’s voice mode directly into the main text chat interface by default; users can still switch back to the original, separate voice mode  —  ChatGPT has an impressive voice mode that offers a very… Read More »OpenAI merges ChatGPT’s voice mode directly into the main text chat interface by default; users can still switch back to the original, separate voice mode (Zac Hall/9to5Mac)

Fortune: Paxos acquires Fordefi, a New York-based startup that helps customers store their digital assets, for $100M+; PitchBook: Fordefi was last valued at $83M  —  Paxos, the veteran stablecoin and blockchain infrastructure firm, is leaning further into DeFi.  On Tuesday,… Read More »Paxos acquires Fordefi, a New York-based startup that helps customers store their digital assets, for $100M+; PitchBook: Fordefi was last valued at $83M (Fortune)