A profile of Simile, which offers "agentic twins" modeled on real people to provide answers for polling and market research for companies like CVS and Gallup (Belle Lin/Wall Street Journal)

Belle Lin / Wall Street Journal:
A profile of Simile, which offers “agentic twins” modeled on real people to provide answers for polling and market research for companies like CVS and Gallup  —  AI startup Simile offers ‘agentic twins’ modeled on real people to provide answers for polling and market research

Roblox says it paid out $1.5B to game creators in 2025 and the top 1,000 earned $1.3M on average; 50%+ of creators list high school as their highest education (Cecilia D'Anastasio/Bloomberg)

Cecilia D'Anastasio / Bloomberg:
Roblox says it paid out $1.5B to game creators in 2025 and the top 1,000 earned $1.3M on average; 50%+ of creators list high school as their highest education  —  Roblox creators are raking in hundreds of thousands a month from simple games like ‘Fisch,’ even as major studios cut jobs and cancel blockbusters.

US federal regulators say banks don't need extra capital against losses when dealing with blockchain-based securities, calling their rules "technology neutral" (Reuters)

Reuters:
US federal regulators say banks don't need extra capital against losses when dealing with blockchain-based securities, calling their rules “technology neutral”  —  U.S. banking regulators clarified on Thursday that banks should not have to hold additional capital against losses …

A look at SpaceX's IPO, reportedly aiming to raise up to $50B at a $1.75T valuation, more than seven times higher than its ~$200B valuation in October 2024 (Financial Times)

Financial Times:
A look at SpaceX's IPO, reportedly aiming to raise up to $50B at a $1.75T valuation, more than seven times higher than its ~$200B valuation in October 2024  —  Star Trek's warp drive allows a starship to bend space-time and exceed the speed of light without breaking Einstein's general theory of relativity.

JD.com reports Q4 revenue up 1.5% YoY to ~$51B and a ~$391M net loss, its first loss in nearly four years, on weak Chinese spending and a food delivery battle (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg:
JD.com reports Q4 revenue up 1.5% YoY to ~$51B and a ~$391M net loss, its first loss in nearly four years, on weak Chinese spending and a food delivery battle  —  JD.com Inc. reported its first quarterly loss in nearly four years following a costly foray into food delivery …

Huawei dominated MWC as the largest exhibitor, illustrating the challenge facing the EU as it pushes to outlaw the Chinese supplier from European networks (Mathieu Pollet/Politico)

Mathieu Pollet / Politico:
Huawei dominated MWC as the largest exhibitor, illustrating the challenge facing the EU as it pushes to outlaw the Chinese supplier from European networks  —  Chinese supplier thrives at Mobile World Congress in Spain even as Brussels pushes to outlaw.  —  BARCELONA — Huawei is blacklisted …