Journals

John Herrman / New York Magazine: A look at TikTok’s dogged e-commerce push by subsidizing sales and promoting sellers in user feeds, as ad sales weaken and social media stagnates  —  It was supposed to be a test.  Suddenly hundreds… Read More »A look at TikTok’s dogged e-commerce push by subsidizing sales and promoting sellers in user feeds, as ad sales weaken and social media stagnates (John Herrman/New York Magazine)

Bloomberg: The hack of the @SECGov X account highlights security gaps at the agency, which wasn’t fully adhering to the federal cybersecurity standards as of last year  —  – Agency’s X hack on Tuesday shines light on security gaps  —… Read More »The hack of the @SECGov X account highlights security gaps at the agency, which wasn’t fully adhering to the federal cybersecurity standards as of last year (Bloomberg)

Thomas Claburn / The Register: Security researchers at Recorded Future detail various ways criminals are frequently abusing GitHub’s infrastructure to support and deliver malware  —  Microsoft says it’s doing its best to crack down on crims  —  The popularity of… Read More »Security researchers at Recorded Future detail various ways criminals are frequently abusing GitHub’s infrastructure to support and deliver malware (Thomas Claburn/The Register)

Anne VanderMey / Bloomberg: In a countersuit, Carta’s ex-CTO Jerry Talton accuses CEO Henry Ward of misusing company resources and claims he was fired for expressing concerns to the board  —  – Suit is separate from scandal over Carta’s use… Read More »In a countersuit, Carta’s ex-CTO Jerry Talton accuses CEO Henry Ward of misusing company resources and claims he was fired for expressing concerns to the board (Anne VanderMey/Bloomberg)

Cissy Zhou / Nikkei Asia: Nearly 500 South Korean startups set up booths at CES 2024’s Eureka Park, the most by one country in terms of government-subsidized participation in the zone  —  Almost 500 companies set up booths, more than… Read More »Nearly 500 South Korean startups set up booths at CES 2024’s Eureka Park, the most by one country in terms of government-subsidized participation in the zone (Cissy Zhou/Nikkei Asia)

Bloomberg: Indian crypto exchange WazirX says deposit inflows jumped ~250% in the four days after India blocked nine offshore platforms on Dec. 28; ~70% came from Binance  —  – WazirX, Mudrex say about 70% of fresh inflows from Binance  —… Read More »Indian crypto exchange WazirX says deposit inflows jumped ~250% in the four days after India blocked nine offshore platforms on Dec. 28; ~70% came from Binance (Bloomberg)

Kate Irwin / Decrypt: GameStop plans to shut down its NFT marketplace on February 2, 2024, due to “continuing regulatory uncertainty”, after launching the platform in October 2022  —  The news comes four months after the storied video game retailer… Read More »GameStop plans to shut down its NFT marketplace on February 2, 2024, due to “continuing regulatory uncertainty”, after launching the platform in October 2022 (Kate Irwin/Decrypt)

Belle Lin / Wall Street Journal: A joint US-China research effort finds that graphene can act as a semiconductor, but experts say graphene chips face immense manufacturing hurdles  —  Amid global race for semiconductor supremacy, a joint U.S.-China research effort… Read More »A joint US-China research effort finds that graphene can act as a semiconductor, but experts say graphene chips face immense manufacturing hurdles (Belle Lin/Wall Street Journal)

Elizabeth Lopatto / The Verge: Amazon sells products with titles like “I’m sorry, I cannot fulfill this request as it goes against OpenAI use policy” as sellers use ChatGPT to write listings  —  Fun new game just dropped!  Go to… Read More »Amazon sells products with titles like “I’m sorry, I cannot fulfill this request as it goes against OpenAI use policy” as sellers use ChatGPT to write listings (Elizabeth Lopatto/The Verge)

Kevin Systrom / Artifact News: Kevin Systrom says news sharing app Artifact will shut down after concluding that “the market opportunity isn’t big enough to warrant continued investment”  —  To our Artifact Users and Partners:  —  We’ve made the decision… Read More »Kevin Systrom says news sharing app Artifact will shut down after concluding that “the market opportunity isn’t big enough to warrant continued investment” (Kevin Systrom/Artifact News)