CertiK states 2023 losses of about $1.8B represent a 51% year-over-year decline from $3.7B in 2022.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-05
CertiK 51% decrease $3.7B in 2022
CertiK: over $1.8B were lost across 751 crypto hacks in 2023, down 51% YoY from $3.7B in 2022; Q3 recorded the most losses at over $686M
Cointelegraph · 2024-01-05 · #5
Netflix is considering monetization strategies for its video games, including in-app purchases, ads, and charging extra for some games.
rumored 1 article 2024-01-05
Netflix video games in-app purchases ads paid games
Netflix is considering ways to make money from video games, including via IAPs and ads; Apptopia: as of October 2023, <1% of subscribers played its games daily
Wall Street Journal · 2024-01-05 · #3
Paul Buchheit, Susan Wojcicki and Ashish Vaswani are noted as investors in Perplexity's earlier Seed and Series A rounds.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-05
Paul Buchheit Susan Wojcicki Ashish Vaswani Perplexity
Jeff Bezos participated as an investor in Perplexity's Series B round.
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Jeff Bezos Perplexity
IVP is reported as the lead investor in Perplexity's Series B round.
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IVP Perplexity
Perplexity served more than half a billion queries in 2023.
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Perplexity 500M+ 2023
Perplexity's Series B values the company at approximately $520 million.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-05
Perplexity $520M
Perplexity raised approximately $74M in a Series B round at a reported $520M valuation, led by IVP with participation from Jeff Bezos and other investors.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-05
Perplexity IVP Jeff Bezos NEA Elad Gil Nat Friedman NVIDIA Tobi Databricks Naval Ravikant Guillermo Rauch Balaji Srinivasan Factorial Funds Kindred Ventures DVC Austen Allred Erik Torenberg
James McGirk finds the analysis interesting and notes particular interest in details about funding.
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James McGirk Brendan McCord's analysis
A look at the current AI philosophy landscape of existential pessimism vs. accelerationism, and the need for a balanced, enterprising optimism as the third way
Cosmos Institute · 2024-01-05 · #21
Adobe reports Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) contributed a record $16.6B to US online holiday sales in the Nov 1–Dec 31, 2023 period, up 14% year-over-year.
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Adobe BNPL US online holiday sales (Nov 1–Dec 31, 2023)
Adobe: US online holiday sales between November 1 and December 31, 2023, reached a record $222.1B, up 4.9% YoY; BNPL contributed a record $16.6B, up 14% YoY
PYMNTS.com · 2024-01-05 · #19
Adobe reports US online holiday sales for Nov 1–Dec 31, 2023 reached a record $222.1B, up 4.9% year-over-year.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-05
Adobe US online holiday sales (Nov 1–Dec 31, 2023)
Adobe: US online holiday sales between November 1 and December 31, 2023, reached a record $222.1B, up 4.9% YoY; BNPL contributed a record $16.6B, up 14% YoY
PYMNTS.com · 2024-01-05 · #19
Logan Paul says he is personally committing more than $2.3M to offer refunds for CryptoZoo, the allegedly fraudulent Pokémon-inspired NFT game he launched in 2021.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-05
Logan Paul CryptoZoo
Logan Paul says he is “personally committing” $2.3M+ to offer refunds for CryptoZoo, the allegedly fraudulent Pokémon-inspired NFT game that he launched in 2021
TechCrunch · 2024-01-05 · #10
Coatue's growth fund has been slammed by the VC downturn, which is cited as a factor in the firm's reorganization.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-05
Coatue growth fund
Memo: Coatue closes its European office in London after two years in order to “streamline” its investing and prioritize domain expertise over regional coverage
Bloomberg · 2024-01-05 · #9
Between 2014 and 2016, the mobile game 'Kim Kardashian: Hollywood' generated approximately $156 million in sales.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-04
Kim Kardashian: Hollywood $156M (2014-2016)
Kim Kardashian says her Glu Mobile-developed game, Kim Kardashian: Hollywood, will shut down on April 8; between 2014 and 2016, the game made $156M in sales
Polygon · 2024-01-04 · #22
Research estimates deliberate internet shutdowns imposed a $9.01 billion economic cost globally in 2023.
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deliberate internet shutdowns $9.01B
Research: deliberate internet shutdowns affected 747M people globally in 2023, with a $9.01B cost; Russia accounted for $4.02B; X was the most blocked platform
Top10VPN · 2024-01-04 · #26
Russia accounted for $4.02 billion of the global cost of deliberate internet shutdowns in 2023 according to the research.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-04
Russia $4.02B
Research: deliberate internet shutdowns affected 747M people globally in 2023, with a $9.01B cost; Russia accounted for $4.02B; X was the most blocked platform
Top10VPN · 2024-01-04 · #26
South Korea's electronics sector attracted $3 billion in foreign direct investment in 2023, according to the trade ministry.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-04
South Korea's electronics sector $3 billion (2023)
South Korea's trade ministry says the electronics sector drew $3B in foreign direct investment in 2023; the country is building a chip cluster south of Seoul
Bloomberg · 2024-01-04 · #27
HyperVerse, a crypto fund, is described as collapsed.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-04
HyperVerse
The CEO of collapsed crypto fund HyperVerse, introduced to investors in 2021, doesn't appear to exist; Chainalysis: consumers lost $1.3B to HyperVerse in 2022
The Guardian · 2024-01-04 · #2
Chainalysis reports consumers lost $1.3B to HyperVerse in 2022.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-04
Chainalysis HyperVerse consumers
The CEO of collapsed crypto fund HyperVerse, introduced to investors in 2021, doesn't appear to exist; Chainalysis: consumers lost $1.3B to HyperVerse in 2022
The Guardian · 2024-01-04 · #2
Perplexity raised $74M at a $520M valuation from IVP, Jeff Bezos, and other investors; the AI-based answer engine has ~10M MAUs and the round is one of the largest recent raises by an internet search startup.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-04
Perplexity IVP Jeff Bezos other investors
Perplexity, which offers an AI-based “answer engine” with ~10M MAUs to compete with Google, raised $74M at a $520M valuation from IVP, Jeff Bezos, and others
Wall Street Journal · 2024-01-04 · #5
Mobileye shares fell about 25% after the company warned that customer orders may decline.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-04
Mobileye shares
Tencent repurchased a record $1.3 billion of its shares in December; daily buyback volumes more than doubled since December 22, 2023.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-04
Tencent shares
Tencent bought back a record $1.3B of shares in December, as China's gaming rules triggered a selloff; daily buybacks more than doubled since December 22, 2023
Bloomberg · 2024-01-04 · #30
Mobileye warned that customer orders may fall in Q1 compared with the year-ago quarter.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-04
Mobileye customer orders Q1
Articul8 is backed by DigitalBridge and other investors.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-04
Articul8 DigitalBridge others
Intel spins out Articul8, an AI company backed by DigitalBridge and others; executives did not share the deal's value or if Intel would retain a majority stake
Reuters · 2024-01-04 · #34
Mobileye attributed the expected decline in customer orders to automakers having stocked up on chips during the shortages, reducing near-term demand.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-04
automakers Mobileye chip stockpiling
OpenAI reportedly offered some media companies as little as $1M–$5M per year to license their news articles for use in model training.
rumored 1 article 2024-01-04
OpenAI media companies news articles
Sources: OpenAI offered some media companies as little as between $1M and $5M per year to license their news articles for use in model training, a tiny amount
The Information · 2024-01-04 · #8
Pricing starts at $1,299+ for the XPS 13, $1,699+ for the XPS 14, and $1,899+ for the XPS 16.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-04
XPS 13 XPS 14 XPS 16 $1,299+ $1,699+ $1,899+
Dell announces the $1,299+ XPS 13, the $1,699+ XPS 14, replacing the XPS 13 Plus, and the $1,899+ XPS 16, offering Intel Core 7 and 9 and up to 4TB of storage
The Verge · 2024-01-04 · #10
The White House awards $162M in federal CHIPS Act grants to Microchip Technology to expand its Oregon and Colorado facilities.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-04
White House Biden administration Microchip Technology Oregon facility Colorado facility
The White House awards $162M in federal grants to Arizona-based Microchip Technology to expand its Oregon and Colorado facilities, the second CHIPS Act award
New York Times · 2024-01-04 · #11
Sources report TikTok aims to grow TikTok Shop US merchandise volume tenfold to $17.5B in 2024.
rumored 1 article 2024-01-04
TikTok TikTok Shop US $17.5B 2024
Sources: TikTok aims to grow TikTok Shop US' merchandise volume tenfold to $17.5B in 2024 and plans to launch TikTok Shop in Latin America in the coming months
Bloomberg · 2024-01-04 · #12
TikTok plans to raise TikTok Shop's US seller fees from 2% to 8% over the next few months.
rumored 1 article 2024-01-04
TikTok TikTok Shop US Sellers
TikTok plans to raise TikTok Shop's US seller fees from 2% to 8% over the next few months; a source says TikTok has started reducing some merchant subsidies
The Information · 2024-01-04 · #13