A profile of Chen Zhi, chairman of Cambodian conglomerate Prince Holding Group, accused by the US and UK of stealing billions of dollars via online scam centers — Three years ago, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen gifted locally crafted luxury wristwatches to other world leaders at the time …
Goldman Sachs: just 33 US counties accounted for 72% of all US data center capacity as of July; places like Umatilla have been transformed by an AWS build-out — Residents, politicians and local agencies are making the most of the tech boom, but prosperity comes with costs; 'What's going to happen once they stop building?'
Spotify reports Q3 revenue up 12% YoY to €4.3B, above €4.23B est., subscribers up 12% YoY to 281M, MAUs up 11% YoY to 713M, and a €582M operating income — Spotify Technology SA's monthly active users climbed 11% year over year to 713 million in the third quarter, exceeding analysts' estimates of 711 million.
Chainalysis CEO Jonathan Levin says DeFi platforms' rapid growth leaves their users' assets at risk of attack; DefiLlama says $140B+ is held on DeFi protocols — Head of world's biggest crypto tracing company says security 'hasn't really been considered' by start-ups
When asked about Changpeng Zhao's pardon on 60 Minutes, President Trump says “I don't know who he is” and “I heard it was a Biden witch hunt” — In a rare interview, Trump said he was told Changpeng Zhao was the victim of the Biden administration's “witch hunt” against crypto.
Q&A with LexisNexis CEO Sean Fitzpatrick on AI reshaping legal workflows, document drafting, attorneys losing their licenses over “sloppy use of AI”, and more — Today, I'm talking with Sean Fitzpatrick, the CEO of LexisNexis, one of the most important companies in the entire legal system.
An Italian law requiring porn sites, including Pornhub, YouPorn, and OnlyFans, to verify the ages of their users will go into effect on November 12 — The age verification process is required for every visit and will be done through “certified third parties.”
Online harassers are using AI tools to create more realistic death threats, posting hyper-realistic AI-generated images and sounds to social media platforms — Online harassers are generating images and sounds that simulate their victims in violent situations.
A profile of David Bailey, Trump's informal crypto advisor who organizes the Bitcoin Conference, as he seeks to turn a Utah health clinic into a bitcoin bank — Bitcoin Magazine publisher David Bailey believes he can turn a tiny Utah healthcare clinic into the Berkshire Hathaway of bitcoin.
AI browsers can bypass some paywalls; OpenAI's Atlas seems to avoid content from companies suing OpenAI, providing summaries or alternate reporting instead — OpenAI's Atlas and Perplexity's Comet present a new challenge for media companies that want to limit AI access.
A profile of AI contractor marketplace Mercor, which is valued at $10B and whose three 22-year-old founders are Thiel Fellows, each holding a roughly 22% stake — Mercor founders (left to right): Adarsh Hiremath, Brendan Foody and Surya Midha. — ULY INC. FOR MERCOR
MediaTek says it is on track to generate $1B in revenue from its data center AI accelerator ASIC chips in 2026, after reporting Q3 revenue up 7.8% YoY to $4.64B — Taiwan's top chip design company, MediaTek (2454.TW), expects to earn revenue of billions of dollars from its AI accelerator ASIC chips by 2027 …
Singapore seizes more than $115M in assets linked to Cambodia's Prince Group, which the US and UK accuse of stealing billions of dollars via online scam centers — Singapore has seized more than S$150 million ($115 million) in assets linked to alleged money laundering and forgery …
China says it will allow some Nexperia semiconductor chip exports to resume to ease critical supply shortages impacting global auto production — Dispute over Netherlands-based chipmaker has threatened to disrupt global auto supply chains — China has said it will allow some Nexperia chips …
Getty and Perplexity sign a multi-year licensing agreement to let the AI startup display Getty's images across its search and discovery tools; GETY jumps 55%+ — Getty Images (GETY.N) and Perplexity signed a global multi-year licensing agreement on Friday, allowing the AI startup to display …
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