March 7, 20230CommentsAnalysis: in 2022, Apple had eight of the top 10 best-selling smartphones, led by the iPhone 13 and 13 Pro Max; Samsung’s Galaxy A13 was 4th and A03 came 10th (Harshit Rastogi/Counterpoint Research)
March 7, 20230CommentsMany VCs question whether generative AI startups, currently attracting huge valuations, will make enough money, fearing a repeat of the crypto investment hype (George Hammond/Financial Times)
March 7, 20230CommentsYouTube, Facebook, and Instagram helped Monu Manesar, an Indian cow vigilante wanted in connection to two murders, thrive despite violent and Islamophobic posts (Wall Street Journal)
March 7, 20230CommentsAfter Instagram added a prompt to cross-post on Facebook, sources say at Meta’s request, some young adults express surprise that their posts are on Facebook (New York Times)
March 7, 20230CommentsInvestor document: Stripe seeks to raise ~$2.3B to cover Q1 tax withholdings and plans to withhold an additional $500M in 2022 and $700M in 2023 (Bloomberg)
March 7, 20230CommentsFTX files a lawsuit against Grayscale, CEO Michael Sonnenshein, DCG, and Barry Silbert, citing $1.3B+ in “exorbitant management fees” and seeking $550M+ shares (The Block)
March 7, 20230CommentsThis geothermal startup showed its wells can be used like a giant underground battery
March 7, 20230CommentsReport: Ireland’s DPC concluded 17 large inquiries in 2022 resulting in €1B+ fines; 10K+ cases were concluded last year, including 246 cross-border complaints (Vish Gain/Silicon Republic)
March 7, 20230CommentsSouth Korea’s trade minister says the US CHIPS Act has many preconditions for companies to receive incentive funds and compliance will take much time and effort (Bloomberg)
March 7, 20230CommentsA January 2022 patch fixed flaws used by Windows UEFI bootkit BlackLotus, but PCs are at risk as Microsoft hasn’t put vulnerable binaries on a revocation list (Dan Goodin/Ars Technica)