Journals

Emma Roth / The Verge: In response to the EU’s ruling, Spotify submits an app update for the EU to provide pricing info within its iOS app and link users to its subscription options  —  Spotify isn’t going to launch… Read More »In response to the EU’s ruling, Spotify submits an app update for the EU to provide pricing info within its iOS app and link users to its subscription options (Emma Roth/The Verge)

Diane Brady / Fortune: Accenture says it plans to acquire online learning company Udacity and announces LearnVantage, a learning suite it pledges to expand with $1B over three years  —  In her first webcast, on her first day as CEO… Read More »Accenture says it plans to acquire online learning company Udacity and announces LearnVantage, a learning suite it pledges to expand with $1B over three years (Diane Brady/Fortune)

Wall Street Journal: After the Change Healthcare attack, the US will relax some Medicare prescription rules and consider advance payments; some providers begin furloughing staff  —  Federal government says it will consider accelerated Medicare payments on an individual basis, relax… Read More »After the Change Healthcare attack, the US will relax some Medicare prescription rules and consider advance payments; some providers begin furloughing staff (Wall Street Journal)

Yogita Khatri / The Block: IO Research, a blockchain startup focused on AI infrastructure, raised a $30M Series A led by Hack VC, with Solana Ventures and OKX Ventures among investors  —  – IO Research announced raising $30 million in… Read More »IO Research, a blockchain startup focused on AI infrastructure, raised a $30M Series A led by Hack VC, with Solana Ventures and OKX Ventures among investors (Yogita Khatri/The Block)

Leo Schwartz / Fortune: The COO of Binance US testified in Dec. 2023 that after the SEC sued Binance in June, Binance US laid off two-thirds of its staff and revenue plunged ~75%  —  The Securities and Exchange Commission hit… Read More »The COO of Binance US testified in Dec. 2023 that after the SEC sued Binance in June, Binance US laid off two-thirds of its staff and revenue plunged ~75% (Leo Schwartz/Fortune)

Juli Clover / MacRumors: iOS 17.4 launches with new EU App Store business terms, with some last-minute tweaks like no longer needing a €1M stand-by letter of credit to start a store  —  With the launch of iOS 17.4, Apple’s… Read More »iOS 17.4 launches with new EU App Store business terms, with some last-minute tweaks like no longer needing a €1M stand-by letter of credit to start a store (Juli Clover/MacRumors)

Tom Warren / The Verge: Microsoft will end support for its Android subsystem in Windows 11 on March 5, 2025, and consequently, for the Amazon Appstore on Windows as well  —  Microsoft is ending support for its Android subsystem in… Read More »Microsoft will end support for its Android subsystem in Windows 11 on March 5, 2025, and consequently, for the Amazon Appstore on Windows as well (Tom Warren/The Verge)

Sam Sabin / Axios: Insider cybersecurity risk startup Dtex Systems, which uses ML to monitor networks, raised a $50M Series E from CapitalG at a $400M post-money valuation  —  – CapitalG has invested in major cybersecurity companies like CrowdStrike and… Read More »Insider cybersecurity risk startup Dtex Systems, which uses ML to monitor networks, raised a $50M Series E from CapitalG at a $400M post-money valuation (Sam Sabin/Axios)

Reuters: A BlackCat ransomware gang website shows a takedown notice; the UK NCA denies involvement and experts suggest an exit scam after an alleged UnitedHealth payment  —  A website used by hackers responsible for a breach at UnitedHealth Group (UNH.N)… Read More »A BlackCat ransomware gang website shows a takedown notice; the UK NCA denies involvement and experts suggest an exit scam after an alleged UnitedHealth payment (Reuters)

David Pierce / The Verge: Google rolls out updates to its Search ranking, including downranking content that summarizes others’ work, to counter the spread of AI content in results  —  Google is rolling out a few new changes to its… Read More »Google rolls out updates to its Search ranking, including downranking content that summarizes others’ work, to counter the spread of AI content in results (David Pierce/The Verge)