Journals

Bloomberg: Filing: Figure, a blockchain and lending startup founded by ex-SoFi CEO Mike Cagney, seeks approval from US regulators to issue an interest-bearing stablecoin  —  – Company has filed S-1 form in hope to register the stablecoin  — Figure’s digital… Read More »Filing: Figure, a blockchain and lending startup founded by ex-SoFi CEO Mike Cagney, seeks approval from US regulators to issue an interest-bearing stablecoin (Bloomberg)

Cecilia D’Anastasio / Bloomberg: Tencent-owned Riot Games plans to lay off 530 employees globally, or about 11% of staff, saying Riot “more than doubled in headcount” over the past few years  —  “This isn’t to appease shareholders or to hit… Read More »Tencent-owned Riot Games plans to lay off 530 employees globally, or about 11% of staff, saying Riot “more than doubled in headcount” over the past few years (Cecilia D’Anastasio/Bloomberg)

Emma Roth / The Verge: Nvidia releases RTX Remix in open beta, letting modders remaster classic games with AI-powered texture tools, ray tracing, and Nvidia DLSS 3  —  Nvidia’s RTX Remix tool is now available for modders to try.  The… Read More »Nvidia releases RTX Remix in open beta, letting modders remaster classic games with AI-powered texture tools, ray tracing, and Nvidia DLSS 3 (Emma Roth/The Verge)

MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC: The US SEC says the January 9 hack of its X account was via a SIM swap attack to reset its password; it had disabled 2FA in July 2023 over account access issues  —  – The… Read More »The US SEC says the January 9 hack of its X account was via a SIM swap attack to reset its password; it had disabled 2FA in July 2023 over account access issues (MacKenzie Sigalos/CNBC)

Anna Edgerton / Bloomberg: Social networks’ reduction in moderation, like a hands off approach to 2020 election lies and shuttering election integrity teams, is risky as AI content booms  —  – Burned by Covid controversies, social media giants step back … Read More »Social networks’ reduction in moderation, like a hands off approach to 2020 election lies and shuttering election integrity teams, is risky as AI content booms (Anna Edgerton/Bloomberg)

Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: Apple will pay up to 10% more per play in Apple Music royalties for tracks where a Spatial Audio version is available, starting with January’s payouts  —  Apple Music is now encouraging artists with a financial… Read More »Apple will pay up to 10% more per play in Apple Music royalties for tracks where a Spatial Audio version is available, starting with January’s payouts (Benjamin Mayo/9to5Mac)

NBC News: Following complaints and shared audio, New Hampshire’s AG probes fake Joe Biden robocalls, apparently artificially generated, telling Democrats not to vote  —  The call, an apparent imitation or digital manipulation of the president’s voice, says, “Voting this Tuesday… Read More »Following complaints and shared audio, New Hampshire’s AG probes fake Joe Biden robocalls, apparently artificially generated, telling Democrats not to vote (NBC News)

Emma Roth / The Verge: Apple releases iOS 17.3, which adds the Stolen Device Protection feature, collaborative playlists in Apple Music, and more  —  iOS 17.3 is out, and it comes with a new security feature that’s supposed to prevent… Read More »Apple releases iOS 17.3, which adds the Stolen Device Protection feature, collaborative playlists in Apple Music, and more (Emma Roth/The Verge)

Ariel Zilber / New York Post: Some current and former Google employees publicly blast the company, criticizing its lack of “visionary” leaders, cold approach to delivering layoff news, more  —  Angry Googlers are finished being nice.  —  Current and former… Read More »Some current and former Google employees publicly blast the company, criticizing its lack of “visionary” leaders, cold approach to delivering layoff news, more (Ariel Zilber/New York Post)

Ben Axelrod / Awful Announcing: Months after pulling its Surviving Barstool series from YouTube over censorship claims, Barstool Sports announces a deal with Rumble; Rumble stock jumps 30%+  —  Screen grab: Dave Portnoy on X  —  Nearly two months after… Read More »Months after pulling its Surviving Barstool series from YouTube over censorship claims, Barstool Sports announces a deal with Rumble; Rumble stock jumps 30%+ (Ben Axelrod/Awful Announcing)