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Paris-based Pennylane, a maker of cloud-based accounting software that can import data from Stripe, Dropbox, and other services, raised €40M at a €1B+ valuation (Romain Dillet/TechCrunch)

    Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: Paris-based Pennylane, a maker of cloud-based accounting software that can import data from Stripe, Dropbox, and other services, raised €40M at a €1B+ valuation  —  Just like clockwork, Pennylane is raising another €40 million ($43 million… Read More »Paris-based Pennylane, a maker of cloud-based accounting software that can import data from Stripe, Dropbox, and other services, raised €40M at a €1B+ valuation (Romain Dillet/TechCrunch)

    In his new book, a16z GP Chris Dixon fails to identify a single blockchain project that has successfully provided a non-speculative service at any kind of scale (Molly White/Citation Needed)

      Molly White / Citation Needed: In his new book, a16z GP Chris Dixon fails to identify a single blockchain project that has successfully provided a non-speculative service at any kind of scale  —  Prominent crypto venture capitalist Chris Dixon provides… Read More »In his new book, a16z GP Chris Dixon fails to identify a single blockchain project that has successfully provided a non-speculative service at any kind of scale (Molly White/Citation Needed)

      SEC filing: NYSE-listed Bakkt, a crypto trading platform backed by the Intercontinental Exchange, warns that it might not be able to stay in business in a year (Martin Young/Cointelegraph)

        Martin Young / Cointelegraph: SEC filing: NYSE-listed Bakkt, a crypto trading platform backed by the Intercontinental Exchange, warns that it might not be able to stay in business in a year  —  The institutional digital asset trading platform unveiled in… Read More »SEC filing: NYSE-listed Bakkt, a crypto trading platform backed by the Intercontinental Exchange, warns that it might not be able to stay in business in a year (Martin Young/Cointelegraph)

        SoftBank-backed AI data security company Cohesity agrees to acquire the data protection unit of multi-cloud data management firm Veritas, sources say for ~$3B (Reuters)

          Reuters: SoftBank-backed AI data security company Cohesity agrees to acquire the data protection unit of multi-cloud data management firm Veritas, sources say for ~$3B  —  SoftBank Group (9984.T) -backed Cohesity told Reuters on Wednesday it agreed to acquire the data… Read More »SoftBank-backed AI data security company Cohesity agrees to acquire the data protection unit of multi-cloud data management firm Veritas, sources say for ~$3B (Reuters)

          The UN is probing 58 suspected cyberattacks worth ~$3B by North Korea on crypto companies; the stolen crypto allegedly helped fund the country’s nuclear weapons (Michelle Nichols/Reuters)

            Michelle Nichols / Reuters: The UN is probing 58 suspected cyberattacks worth ~$3B by North Korea on crypto companies; the stolen crypto allegedly helped fund the country’s nuclear weapons  —  United Nations sanctions monitors are investigating dozens of suspected cyberattacks… Read More »The UN is probing 58 suspected cyberattacks worth ~$3B by North Korea on crypto companies; the stolen crypto allegedly helped fund the country’s nuclear weapons (Michelle Nichols/Reuters)

            The Biden administration names White House economic adviser Elizabeth Kelly to lead the NIST’s newly formed AI Safety Institute to develop AI testing standards (Josh Boak/Associated Press)

              Josh Boak / Associated Press: The Biden administration names White House economic adviser Elizabeth Kelly to lead the NIST’s newly formed AI Safety Institute to develop AI testing standards  —  The Biden administration on Wednesday named a top White House… Read More »The Biden administration names White House economic adviser Elizabeth Kelly to lead the NIST’s newly formed AI Safety Institute to develop AI testing standards (Josh Boak/Associated Press)

              Meta challenges the EU’s DSA supervisory fee of 0.05% of Meta’s annual net income that cover regulators’ costs, disagreeing with how the fees are calculated (Foo Yun Chee/Reuters)

                Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: Meta challenges the EU’s DSA supervisory fee of 0.05% of Meta’s annual net income that cover regulators’ costs, disagreeing with how the fees are calculated  —  Meta Platforms (META.O) has challenged a supervisory fee amounting… Read More »Meta challenges the EU’s DSA supervisory fee of 0.05% of Meta’s annual net income that cover regulators’ costs, disagreeing with how the fees are calculated (Foo Yun Chee/Reuters)

                Sources: OpenAI is developing two types of agent software: one to automate tasks by effectively taking over a user’s device, and the other for web-based tasks (The Information)

                  The Information: Sources: OpenAI is developing two types of agent software: one to automate tasks by effectively taking over a user’s device, and the other for web-based tasks  —  OpenAI’s first major product, ChatGPT, proved so popular that it sparked… Read More »Sources: OpenAI is developing two types of agent software: one to automate tasks by effectively taking over a user’s device, and the other for web-based tasks (The Information)

                  PayPal reports Q4 revenue up 9% YoY to $8B, vs. $7.87B est., and total payment volume up 15% YoY to $409.8B, vs. $404.45B est. (Manya Saini/Reuters)

                    Manya Saini / Reuters: PayPal reports Q4 revenue up 9% YoY to $8B, vs. $7.87B est., and total payment volume up 15% YoY to $409.8B, vs. $404.45B est.  —  PayPal (PYPL.O) beat Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter profit on Wednesday… Read More »PayPal reports Q4 revenue up 9% YoY to $8B, vs. $7.87B est., and total payment volume up 15% YoY to $409.8B, vs. $404.45B est. (Manya Saini/Reuters)

                    Disney plans to invest $1.5B for a stake in Epic Games and work with the gaming studio to create new games with content from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, and more (Sarah Whitten/CNBC)

                      Sarah Whitten / CNBC: Disney plans to invest $1.5B for a stake in Epic Games and work with the gaming studio to create new games with content from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, and more  —  – Disney is investing $1.5 billion… Read More »Disney plans to invest $1.5B for a stake in Epic Games and work with the gaming studio to create new games with content from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, and more (Sarah Whitten/CNBC)

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