Journals

Adam D’Angelo / Quora: Quora says it raised $75M from Andreessen Horowitz, to be used to accelerate the growth of Poe and pay bot creators through its creator monetization program  —  We are excited to announce that we have raised… Read More »Quora says it raised $75M from Andreessen Horowitz, to be used to accelerate the growth of Poe and pay bot creators through its creator monetization program (Adam D’Angelo/Quora)

Natalie Lung / Bloomberg: Match Group names Tinder COO Faye Iosotaluno as CEO of Tinder, ending a nearly two-year vacancy during which Match Group’s CEO held both titles  —  – COO Faye Iosotaluno will take over top job after long… Read More »Match Group names Tinder COO Faye Iosotaluno as CEO of Tinder, ending a nearly two-year vacancy during which Match Group’s CEO held both titles (Natalie Lung/Bloomberg)

Julian Chokkattu / Wired: Startup Rabbit Inc. debuts the R1, a $199 handheld AI device meant to be a virtual assistant to complete tasks without a smartphone, shipping in late March  —  The startup has developed a virtual assistant that… Read More »Startup Rabbit Inc. debuts the R1, a $199 handheld AI device meant to be a virtual assistant to complete tasks without a smartphone, shipping in late March (Julian Chokkattu/Wired)

Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk: An X post from US SEC Chair Gary Gensler says the @SECGov’s “twitter account was compromised”, and that the SEC has not approved spot bitcoin ETFs  —  The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has not yet… Read More »An X post from US SEC Chair Gary Gensler says the @SECGov’s “twitter account was compromised”, and that the SEC has not approved spot bitcoin ETFs (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: The FCC plans shutdown of the two-year-old Affordable Connectivity Program, which currently has 23M enrolled households, as GOP withholds funding  —  FCC must start winding down low-income program as Congress fails to add money.  — … Read More »The FCC plans shutdown of the two-year-old Affordable Connectivity Program, which currently has 23M enrolled households, as GOP withholds funding (Jon Brodkin/Ars Technica)

Alex Konrad / Forbes: Keith Rabois is returning to Khosla Ventures as a managing director, after five years at Founders Fund  —  With $3.1 billion in new funds, Khosla Ventures and founder Vinod Khosla are bringing back Keith Rabois, a… Read More »Keith Rabois is returning to Khosla Ventures as a managing director, after five years at Founders Fund (Alex Konrad/Forbes)

Lisa Stiffler / GeekWire: Cybersecurity company ExtraHop raises $100M in new funding from existing investors and says it ended 2023 with ~$200M ARR, double what it reported in 2021  —  Cybersecurity company ExtraHop announced $100 million in new funding from… Read More »Cybersecurity company ExtraHop raises $100M in new funding from existing investors and says it ended 2023 with ~$200M ARR, double what it reported in 2021 (Lisa Stiffler/GeekWire)

Jon Porter / The Verge: Asus revamps the Zenbook Duo with two 14″ 120Hz OLED displays and a detachable bluetooth keyboard; in the UK it will debut in late January for £1,699  —  Asus is back with another Zenbook Duo,… Read More »Asus revamps the Zenbook Duo with two 14″ 120Hz OLED displays and a detachable bluetooth keyboard; in the UK it will debut in late January for £1,699 (Jon Porter/The Verge)

New York Times: Elections and disinfo are colliding like never before in 2024, as social networks reduce protections and state influence campaigns and AI-fueled disinfo ramp up  —  A wave of elections coincides with state influence operations, a surge of… Read More »Elections and disinfo are colliding like never before in 2024, as social networks reduce protections and state influence campaigns and AI-fueled disinfo ramp up (New York Times)

Eric Geller / The Messenger: Source: the US is planning rules would require hospitals impose new cybersecurity requirements to get federal funding, amid a barrage of hacks in the industry  —  The White House sees the policy as essential for… Read More »Source: the US is planning rules would require hospitals impose new cybersecurity requirements to get federal funding, amid a barrage of hacks in the industry (Eric Geller/The Messenger)