Sam Fleming / Financial Times: A PwC survey of 4,702 CEOs ahead of Davos: 25% expect generative AI to lead to up to 5% headcount cuts, 46% expect GenAI to boost profits in 12 months, and more  —  Impact of cutting-edge AI tools on work and society set to dominate discussions at World Economic Forum in Davos Lees verder op Tech Meme

Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: Filing: as part of the Masimo patent fight, the US CBP decides that Apple can avoid a ban and sell the Watch Series 9 by removing its pulse oximetry features  —  The U.S. Customs agency has handed down its decision on whether Apple’s proposed redesign of the Apple Watch Series 9 … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Land: Microsoft debuts Copilot Pro for $20/month/user, offering access to the latest models and features, including custom Copilot GPTs and integration into Office  —  Copilot Pro, the most advanced and fastest version of Copilot, has been released today by Microsoft. Lees verder op Tech Meme

OpenAI: OpenAI shares its plans ahead of 2024 elections, including image provenance tools and not letting users make tools for impersonation or political campaigning  —  We’re working to prevent abuse, provide transparency on AI-generated content, and improve access to accurate voting information.  —  Authors Lees verder op Tech Meme

Dan Primack / Axios: Uber shuts down alcohol delivery service Drizly, which had operated “independently within the Uber family” since its $1.1B acquisition three years ago  —  Uber has decided to shutter Drizly, an alcohol delivery service it bought three years ago for $1.1 billion, Axios has learned. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Zheping Huang / Bloomberg: HashKey, which runs a licensed Hong Kong crypto exchange, raised a ~$100M Series A at a $1.2B+ valuation; sources say OKX Ventures is among the lead investors  —  – The company says its valuation now exceeds $1.2 billion  — HashKey operates a licensed Hong Kong crypto exchange Lees verder op Tech Meme

Damilare Dosunmu / Rest of World: How Spotify’s on-the-ground work in Nigeria, like hiring local staff, contributed to the success of Afrobeats, which grew 550% on Spotify between 2017 and 2022  —  The Swedish music giant is pushing to make Africa’s biggest sound the world’s favorite sound.  —  • LAGOS, NIGERIA Lees verder op Tech Meme