Tech Meme

Paul Gillin / SiliconANGLE: London-based Robin AI, which develops a free Microsoft Word add-in for creating and reviewing legal contracts using Anthropic’s Claude, raised a $26M Series B  —  Robin AI Ltd., the developer of an artificial intelligence “copilot” for creating and reviewing legal contracts … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Krisztian Sandor / CoinDesk: Filing: MicroStrategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor begins selling $216M worth of shares, but says he remains “optimistic about MicroStrategy’s prospects”  —  Saylor said earlier that he would use the proceedings from the sale to address personal obligations and buy more bitcoin to his personal account. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jay Peters / The Verge: X launches a Basic tier for Verified Organizations at $200/month or $2,000/year, in addition to Full Access at $1,000/month and $50/month for each US affiliate  —  X (formerly Twitter) now has a “basic” tier for Verified Organizations, which gets you a gold checkmark badge (and a few other benefits) … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Thomas Germain / Gizmodo: Facebook rolled out Link History, which creates a repository of all the links clicked on by a user on the mobile app, with the data being used for targeted ads  —  Facebook introduces a confusing new setting as the walls close in on Zuckerberg’s data machine. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sarah Krouse / Wall Street Journal: Antenna: US customer cancellations at major streamers rose to 6.3% in November, up from 5.1% YoY; 24% of users canceled 3+ subscriptions over the past two years  —  Hulu, Netflix and other streamers are turning to bundles, discounts and ad-supported plans as customer defections rise Lees verder op Tech Meme

Iyaz Akhtar / PCMag: Samsung announces that it will hold its next Galaxy Unpacked event on January 17 at 10am PT in San Jose, to showcase new mobile devices and Galaxy AI  —  ‘Galaxy AI is coming,’ reads the tagline, so get ready for Samsung-developed artificial intelligence. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Leo Schwartz / Fortune: Fidelity and other spot bitcoin ETF issuers jockey for an early advantage to attract investors, as they reportedly may get approval to launch by January 10  —  As the Securities and Exchange Commission appears on the precipice of approving the first wave of Bitcoin ETFs … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Samantha Cole / 404 Media: Pornhub blocks access in two more states, Montana and North Carolina, in protest of the states’ age verification laws  —  As North Carolina and Montana enact new age verification laws effective January 1, residents can’t view sites in Pornhub’s parent company network. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: The chip industry is the new star on the political scene, bringing opportunities and challenges; Nvidia and others have rapidly built lobbying presences in DC  —  Increased attention from politicians poses opportunities and challenges for the semiconductor industry Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: Sources: Merck’s bid for Japanese chip materials maker JSR, which JSR didn’t disclose to its shareholders, led to a state-backed fund’s $6.4B offer in June 2023  —  Japan Investment Corporation’s $6.4bn offer for JSR comes as governments seek to protect semiconductor technology Lees verder op Tech Meme