Friday, January 12, 2024

An interview with Garry Tan, who confirms that Y Combinator moved its HQ from Mountain View to SF, saying "you sort of have to be in San Francisco" these days (Jessica Mathews/Fortune)

Jessica Mathews / Fortune:
An interview with Garry Tan, who confirms that Y Combinator moved its HQ from Mountain View to SF, saying “you sort of have to be in San Francisco” these days  —  Garry Tan, president, chief executive officer and cofounder of Y Combinator, during an interview on an episode of “The Circuit” at Y Combinator offices.



Genesis agrees to a settlement with the NYDFS, under the terms of which it will surrender its BitLicense, cease operations in New York, and pay an $8M fine (Leo Schwartz/Fortune)

Leo Schwartz / Fortune:
Genesis agrees to a settlement with the NYDFS, under the terms of which it will surrender its BitLicense, cease operations in New York, and pay an $8M fine  —  The New York Department of Financial Services plans to announce later today a settlement with Genesis Global Trading …



Palantir EVP Josh Harris says Palantir and Israel agreed to a strategic partnership to use "Palantir's advanced technology in support of war-related missions" (Marissa Newman/Bloomberg)

Marissa Newman / Bloomberg:
Palantir EVP Josh Harris says Palantir and Israel agreed to a strategic partnership to use “Palantir's advanced technology in support of war-related missions”  —  - US company will provide services for ‘war-related missions’  — Agreement follows co-founders' visit to Israel this week



Sources: amid the Iran war, Asian bankers say rising power prices and energy security are becoming a bigger consideration in data center financing decisions (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg : Sources: amid the Iran war, Asian bankers say rising power prices and energy security are becoming a bigger consideration in ...