Journals

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

Taylor Soper / GeekWire: Expedia says CEO Peter Kern will step down after four years in the role and names its president for business, Ariane Gorin, as CEO, effective May 13, 2024  —  Expedia Group CEO Peter Kern will step… Read More »Expedia says CEO Peter Kern will step down after four years in the role and names its president for business, Ariane Gorin, as CEO, effective May 13, 2024 (Taylor Soper/GeekWire)

Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: Xiaolang Zhang, a former Apple engineer who pled guilty in August 2022 to IP theft of Apple’s car project, is sentenced to 120 days in prison and a ~$147K fine  —  For the last six years,… Read More »Xiaolang Zhang, a former Apple engineer who pled guilty in August 2022 to IP theft of Apple’s car project, is sentenced to 120 days in prison and a ~$147K fine (Chance Miller/9to5Mac)