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Sources: OpenAI’s annualized revenue hit $2B in December, up from $1.3B in October 2023, and the company believes it can more than double the figure in 2025 (Financial Times)

    Financial Times: Sources: OpenAI’s annualized revenue hit $2B in December, up from $1.3B in October 2023, and the company believes it can more than double the figure in 2025  —  San Francisco-based start-up joins Google and Meta as one of… Read More »Sources: OpenAI’s annualized revenue hit $2B in December, up from $1.3B in October 2023, and the company believes it can more than double the figure in 2025 (Financial Times)

    A look at the state of Passkeys, supported by Google, Apple, and others, which offer a seamless vision of a more secure future but the UX still needs work (Matt Burgess/Wired)

      Matt Burgess / Wired: A look at the state of Passkeys, supported by Google, Apple, and others, which offer a seamless vision of a more secure future but the UX still needs work  —  Passkeys are here to replace passwords. … Read More »A look at the state of Passkeys, supported by Google, Apple, and others, which offer a seamless vision of a more secure future but the UX still needs work (Matt Burgess/Wired)

      Epik, a domain registrar serving far-right and extremist websites, has been acquired by Registered Agents, whose services allow companies to operate anonymously (William Turton/Wired)

        William Turton / Wired: Epik, a domain registrar serving far-right and extremist websites, has been acquired by Registered Agents, whose services allow companies to operate anonymously  —  Known for doing business with far-right extremist websites, Epik has been acquired by… Read More »Epik, a domain registrar serving far-right and extremist websites, has been acquired by Registered Agents, whose services allow companies to operate anonymously (William Turton/Wired)

        Sources: Singapore-based Grab and Jakarta-based GoTo revive talks for a ride-hailing merger in Southeast Asia; GoTo says “no such discussion is taking place” (Bloomberg)

          Bloomberg: Sources: Singapore-based Grab and Jakarta-based GoTo revive talks for a ride-hailing merger in Southeast Asia; GoTo says “no such discussion is taking place”  —  – Southeast Asia’s tech leaders seek savings to reverse losses  — Regulatory hurdles remain in… Read More »Sources: Singapore-based Grab and Jakarta-based GoTo revive talks for a ride-hailing merger in Southeast Asia; GoTo says “no such discussion is taking place” (Bloomberg)

          Stockholm-based Xensam, which offers AI-based tools for software asset management, raised $40M from Expedition Growth Capital (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch)

            Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Stockholm-based Xensam, which offers AI-based tools for software asset management, raised $40M from Expedition Growth Capital  —  Software asset management — an area of enterprise IT designed, in part, to help companies save money — continues… Read More »Stockholm-based Xensam, which offers AI-based tools for software asset management, raised $40M from Expedition Growth Capital (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch)

            John Walker, a computer programmer and co-founder of 3D design software maker Autodesk, died on February 2 at the age of 75 (Steven Sinofsky/@stevesi)

              Steven Sinofsky / @stevesi: John Walker, a computer programmer and co-founder of 3D design software maker Autodesk, died on February 2 at the age of 75  —  Very sad news on the passing on John Walker, programmer and co-founder of… Read More »John Walker, a computer programmer and co-founder of 3D design software maker Autodesk, died on February 2 at the age of 75 (Steven Sinofsky/@stevesi)

              Ezra, which offers AI-powered full-body MRI scans to detect cancer, raised $21M led by Healthier Capital and FirstMark Capital, taking its total funding to $41M (AlleyWatch)

                AlleyWatch: Ezra, which offers AI-powered full-body MRI scans to detect cancer, raised $21M led by Healthier Capital and FirstMark Capital, taking its total funding to $41M  —  Early detection of cancer significantly improves the survival rate (80%), streamlines treatment options,… Read More »Ezra, which offers AI-powered full-body MRI scans to detect cancer, raised $21M led by Healthier Capital and FirstMark Capital, taking its total funding to $41M (AlleyWatch)

                Sources: Sam Altman is in talks with investors, including the UAE government, to raise funds for an AI chip initiative that could cost as much as $5T to $7T (Wall Street Journal)

                  Wall Street Journal: Sources: Sam Altman is in talks with investors, including the UAE government, to raise funds for an AI chip initiative that could cost as much as $5T to $7T  —  Sam Altman was already trying to lead… Read More »Sources: Sam Altman is in talks with investors, including the UAE government, to raise funds for an AI chip initiative that could cost as much as $5T to $7T (Wall Street Journal)

                  In a lawsuit, former TikTok Global Head of Brand & Creative Katie Puris claims she was subjected to discrimination and “ultimately unlawfully terminated” (Shauneen Miranda/Axios)

                    Shauneen Miranda / Axios: In a lawsuit, former TikTok Global Head of Brand & Creative Katie Puris claims she was subjected to discrimination and “ultimately unlawfully terminated”  —  A former executive at TikTok filed a complaint against the app and… Read More »In a lawsuit, former TikTok Global Head of Brand & Creative Katie Puris claims she was subjected to discrimination and “ultimately unlawfully terminated” (Shauneen Miranda/Axios)

                    X signs a two-year deal with the WWE for a new exclusive weekly video series called WWE Speed featuring timed matches of 5 minutes or less, coming spring 2024 (Alex Weprin/The Hollywood Reporter)

                      Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter: X signs a two-year deal with the WWE for a new exclusive weekly video series called WWE Speed featuring timed matches of 5 minutes or less, coming spring 2024  —  ‘WWE Speed’ will stream… Read More »X signs a two-year deal with the WWE for a new exclusive weekly video series called WWE Speed featuring timed matches of 5 minutes or less, coming spring 2024 (Alex Weprin/The Hollywood Reporter)

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