Journals

David Segal / New York Times: A look at music streaming fraud, including bot farms and pirates relabeling musicians’ work to steal revenue; Beatdapp estimates fraud costs musicians $2B/year  —  Bad Dog, a group from D.C., was forced to take… Read More »A look at music streaming fraud, including bot farms and pirates relabeling musicians’ work to steal revenue; Beatdapp estimates fraud costs musicians $2B/year (David Segal/New York Times)

OpenAI: OpenAI shares its plans ahead of 2024 elections, including image provenance tools, not letting users make tools for impersonation or political campaigning, more  —  We’re working to prevent abuse, provide transparency on AI-generated content, and improve access to accurate… Read More »OpenAI shares its plans ahead of 2024 elections, including image provenance tools, not letting users make tools for impersonation or political campaigning, more (OpenAI)

Hartley Charlton / MacRumors: Report: Apple prepares to split its App Store in two to serve the EU, as the deadline for the DMA, which mandates sideloading support, looms on March 7  —  Apple is preparing to split the App… Read More »Report: Apple prepares to split its App Store in two to serve the EU, as the deadline for the DMA, which mandates sideloading support, looms on March 7 (Hartley Charlton/MacRumors)

Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Land: Microsoft debuts Copilot Pro for $20/mo./user, offering access to the latest models and features, like custom Copilot GPTs and integration into Office products  —  Copilot Pro, the most advanced and fastest version of Copilot,… Read More »Microsoft debuts Copilot Pro for $20/mo./user, offering access to the latest models and features, like custom Copilot GPTs and integration into Office products (Barry Schwartz/Search Engine Land)

Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: Filing: US CBP decides, regarding the Masimo patent fight, that Apple can avoid a ban and sell the Apple Watch Series 9 if pulse oximetry features are disabled  —  The U.S. Customs agency has handed down… Read More »Filing: US CBP decides, regarding the Masimo patent fight, that Apple can avoid a ban and sell the Apple Watch Series 9 if pulse oximetry features are disabled (Chance Miller/9to5Mac)

Qianer Liu / Financial Times: Sources and ads: Chinese chipmakers are taking group tours to network with their Japanese counterparts, seeking ways to cope with tightening US export controls  —  China’s semiconductor groups embark on tours after being hit by… Read More »Sources and ads: Chinese chipmakers are taking group tours to network with their Japanese counterparts, seeking ways to cope with tightening US export controls (Qianer Liu/Financial Times)

Bloomberg: China’s chip imports fell 15.4% YoY to $349.4B in 2023, the sharpest fall on record and down for a second straight year; shipment volume also declined by 10.8%  —  – Tepid demand also prolonging global chip industry doldrums  —… Read More »China’s chip imports fell 15.4% YoY to $349.4B in 2023, the sharpest fall on record and down for a second straight year; shipment volume also declined by 10.8% (Bloomberg)

Sudip Kar-Gupta / Reuters: French IT group Atos names Paul Saleh as CEO, its fourth in under two years, and forecasts H2 2024 cash flow below targets; stock drops 12%+, down ~40% in 2024  —  French technology company Atos (ATOS.PA)… Read More »French IT group Atos names Paul Saleh as CEO, its fourth in under two years, and forecasts H2 2024 cash flow below targets; stock drops 12%+, down ~40% in 2024 (Sudip Kar-Gupta/Reuters)

Hannah Miller / Bloomberg: After NFT sales dropped 63% YoY to $8.7B in 2023, OpenSea CEO Devin Finzer talks OpenSea 2.0, set to offer improved differentiation between NFT categories  —  – NFTs have lagged behind Bitcoin in crypto resurgence  —… Read More »After NFT sales dropped 63% YoY to $8.7B in 2023, OpenSea CEO Devin Finzer talks OpenSea 2.0, set to offer improved differentiation between NFT categories (Hannah Miller/Bloomberg)

Max Tani / Semafor: Apple’s September 2023 change to how its Podcasts app automatically downloaded episodes has dramatically curtailed download numbers for some podcasts  —  Apple has quietly tightened its reporting of how many people listen to podcasts, sending shock… Read More »Apple’s September 2023 change to how its Podcasts app automatically downloaded episodes has dramatically curtailed download numbers for some podcasts (Max Tani/Semafor)