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Supreme Court Justices Question TikTok Lawyers on Free Speech Claims

Jan 10, 2025 · 10:49am PST
The hearing took place just three weeks after the TikTok appealed to the Supreme Court, setting up the possibility of a decision before the ban goes into effect January 19.
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Amazon Ends ‘Prime Try Before You Buy’ Service

Jan 10, 2025 · 9:51am PST
The service, which Amazon launched in 2017, will end on Jan. 31.
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Amazon Wipes Language on Trans People, DEI Goals from Corporate Site

Jan 10, 2025 · 7:56am PST
It’s the latest example of a big tech firm tacking right following Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election. 
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ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Call Off Venu Sports Venture

Jan 10, 2025 · 6:44am PST
The companies said they are discontinuing operations for Venu, days after they ended litigation with Fubo, a rival service that had sued on antitrust grounds.
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SoftBank and Arm Eye Acquisition of Chip Startup Ampere

Jan 9, 2025 · 2:16pm PST
Ampere, led by former Intel executive Renée James and valued at $8 billion in 2021, could serve as an important piece of SoftBank's AI strategy.
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Amazon Explores More News Specials for Prime Video

Jan 9, 2025 · 1:25pm PST
Amazon is reportedly in early talks to create more news specials tied to specific events after it aired a U.S. Election Night special hosted by Brian Williams.
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Startup Cohere Moves Further Into Enterprise Search

Jan 9, 2025 · 12:39pm PST
Cohere hasn't generated revenue from its large language models as quickly as rivals, and it's hoping a new enterprise search product will help change that.
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Amazon to Sell Ad Tools to Other E-Commerce Sites

Jan 9, 2025 · 9:03am PST
A new product will let outside retailers use Amazon’s technology to sell ads throughout their website, including in search results.
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Wiz Hires Ex-DreamsWorks Exec as CFO

Jan 9, 2025 · 8:16am PST
The hiring of Merchant, who will also serve as the company’s president, puts the company on track for an initial public offering likely by next year.
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Frank McCourt’s Project Liberty Submits Formal Offer to Buy TikTok

Jan 9, 2025 · 7:30am PST
Billionaire Frank McCourt's Project Liberty said it submitted a formal proposal to acquire TikTok's U.S. assets.
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Bluesky Said to Near $700 Million Valuation

Jan 8, 2025 · 5:44pm PST
The new round comes on the heels of an October funding and a presidential election that prompted a spike in users.
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Meta Faces Backlash Over Content Moderation Changes

Jan 8, 2025 · 4:15pm PST
Meta's employees and European regulators have criticized Meta's changes, while Republican lawmakers have questioned Meta's motivation for making them.
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Biden to Issue One Last Set of Restrictions on Nvidia Chip Exports

Jan 8, 2025 · 2:30pm PST
The move comes as Chinese firms continue to access Nvidia chips despite existing restrictions
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Google Cloud Taps Software Veteran for COO Role

Jan 8, 2025 · 1:50pm PST
In the latest sign of Google Cloud's ascendance in the cloud industry, it now has a full-time chief operating officer overseeing its business.
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Microsoft Plans Company-Wide Performance Based Layoffs

Jan 8, 2025 · 11:02am PST
The layoffs will be based on performance and will impact less than 1% of employees.
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TikTok Shop Competitor Whatnot Boosts Valuation to $5 Billion

Jan 8, 2025 · 6:46am PST
The livestreaming e-commerce app is poised for a boost in business if TikTok is banned Jan. 19.
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Global Startup Investments Rebound While Number of Deals Fall

Jan 7, 2025 · 5:54pm PST
AI represents 46% of U.S. deals, or $97 billion
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U.K. Parliament Committee Grills Shein and Temu Over Labor Issues

Jan 7, 2025 · 3:00pm PST
Shein’s “reluctance to answer basic questions” frustrated lawmakers.
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Getty Buying Shutterstock for Around $1.35 Billion

Jan 7, 2025 · 1:24pm PST
The companies said the merger would provide more financial capacity for product investment and innovation.
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Anthropic in Talks To Raise Funding at $60 Billion Valuation

Jan 7, 2025 · 12:01pm PST
The fundraise would more than triple the startup's valuation from around a year ago.