Month: January 2025
Meta says end of fact-checking hasn’t impacted ad spend
Meta says its controversial decision to put an end to its fact-checking program hasn’t impacted advertiser spend. On its Q4 2024 call, Meta CFO Susan Li assured investors that advertiser demand remains strong and the company’s commitment to brand safety remains unchanged, despite the new measures. Meanwhile, CEO Mark Zuckerberg noted that the community notes … Read more
BTC Stable above $100k, FOMC today, Memes & AI coins Bleed
BTC stays above $100k ahead of Fed, alts fall. Czech central bank to propose $7bn BTC reserve. Utah advances bill to invest in crypto. South Dakota latest state to consider BTC reserve. Crypto mining stocks keep falling after DeepSeek. SEC removes XRP lawsuit from its website. Lummis criticises SEC approach against Coinbase. M2 money supply … Read more
Tesla Revalues Bitcoin Holdings Under New Accounting Rules, Reports $600M Gain in Q4
The gain reflects a new accounting adjustment, lifting Tesla’s reported digital asset value to $1.076 billion from $184 million.
How to Get the Most Out of Your Sprint Reviews
With two decades in Software Engineering, I’ve participated in a lot of Sprint Reviews. Some were highly effective, while others felt like formalities lasting a few hours each sprint. When executed correctly, a Sprint Review is vital for keeping your project on course. Poorly managed Sprint Reviews not only waste time but also reduce trust in … Read more
Meta agrees to pay $25 million to settle Trump account suspension suit
Meta agreed to a $25 million settlement over a 2021 lawsuit President Donald Trump brought against Meta for suspending his accounts after the January 6th insurrection at the US Capitol. The Wall Street Journal was the first to report the news, and Meta spokesperson Andy Stone confirmed the settlement to The Verge. It’s a step … Read more
Zuck shrugs off DeepSeek, vows to spend hundreds of billions on AI
Meta is doubling down on AI spending despite markets briefly panicking over concerns DeepSeek will reduce AI demand. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Tesla’s next-generation vehicle: all the news about Elon Musk’s next big EV bet
For years, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been promising an affordable electric vehicle, likely priced at $25,000, as a way to broaden the appeal of plug-in vehicles. He first mentioned it in a 2018 interview with YouTuber Marques Brownlee, saying “a $25,000 car, that’s something we can do.” Then in 2020, at the company’s first … Read more
Tesla will launch unsupervised driving in June, Musk says
Tesla will launch an “unsupervised, no one in the car” robotaxi service in Austin, Texas, in June, Elon Musk said in an earnings call Wednesday. “We just want to put a toe in the water, make sure everything’s okay, put a few more toes in the water, with safety of the general public and those … Read more
LinkedIn passes $2B in premium revenue in 12 months, with overall revenue up 9% on the year
LinkedIn, the social platform where people look for and talk about work, may be less visible in Microsoft’s earnings compared to the years when it was an independent company. But around earnings time, LinkedIn often reveals some figures that point to how it continues to grow. On Wednesday, as Microsoft reported its Q2 numbers, the … Read more
Gemini AI can automatically turn your spreadsheets into charts
Gemini has some new abilities that could make it more helpful in Sheets, Google announced in a post on the Workspace blog. Now, Gemini can respond to questions about your data with details about trends or by creating static charts that you can insert into your spreadsheet as images. The new capability is rolling out … Read more
Elon Musk claims Tesla will launch a self-driving service in Austin in June
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Thursday that his company will launch a paid ride-hailing robotaxi service in Austin, Texas this coming June, the latest in a long line of sky-high promises he has yet to meet about autonomy. Musk was unsurprisingly light on details. He said that there will be no people in the cars, … Read more
Threads adds another 20M monthly users since December, reaching 320M
Threads, Meta’s microblogging service, is growing at a fast pace as users gravitate to the app over rivals like X. During the company’s fourth-quarter earnings presentation on Wednesday, CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed that Threads now has 320 million monthly active users (MAUs), up from 300 million last month. The app had 275 million monthly active … Read more
No More Debanking? Fed Chair Says US Banks ‘Perfectly Able’ to Serve Crypto Customers
The Federal Reserve Chair signaled that U.S. banks should be allowed to cater to crypto customers while trying to pioneer new services.
Texas Lt. Governor announces ‘Bitcoin Reserve’ as priority bill for 2025
Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick revealed that establishing a Bitcoin reserve in the state will be among 2025’s legislative priorities.
Bitcoin Bull Howard Lutnick Defends Tether in Senate Hearing—But Supports Stablecoin Audits
During a confirmation hearing to become Commerce Secretary, the billionaire Bitcoin backer faced questions about his firm’s ties to Tether.
AI Is the Key to Surviving Supply Chain Challenges in 2025
Supply chains have faced their fair share of challenges over the past few years. While some factors — notably, the COVID-19 pandemic — may be waning, plenty of obstacles remain in the way of efficient logistics in 2025 and beyond. Artificial intelligence (AI) may be the best way to address them. Top Supply Chain Challenges … Read more
Trump may tighten restrictions on Nvidia sales to China — Report
The Trump administration must balance national security concerns with promises to keep US companies dominant in global markets.
Microsoft’s AI business is booming — Xbox, not so much
Microsoft’s cloud and AI businesses are doing pretty well — and their impact is being felt across the company. In its Q2 2025 earnings, Microsoft announced revenue of $69.6 billion for the quarter, up 12 percent year-over-year, and net income of $24.1 billion, which is up 10 percent year-over-year. As for the AI business, CEO Satya … Read more
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Hackers are hijacking WordPress sites to push Windows and Mac malware
A cybersecurity company says hackers are pushing Mac and Windows malware through sites that are using outdated versions of WordPress. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Ethereum price will stick below $3.5K until these 3 things happen
It will take more than Ethereum’s upcoming Pectra upgrade to turn ETH price around. Cointelegraph explains why.
The Protocol: Movement Labs Develops Dev Mainnet
Welcome to The Protocol, CoinDesk’s weekly wrap-up of the most important stories in cryptocurrency tech development. I’m Ben Schiller, CoinDesk’s Opinion and Features editor. In this issue: Movement Labs rolls out dev mainnet Cardano hard forks to decentralized governance SSV DAO unveils SSC 2.0 Musk pushes blockchain in government Network News MOVEMENT LABS ROLLS OUT … Read more
Tesla’s profits slide over 70 percent in the fourth quarter
It’s one week into Elon Musk’s new role as chief cost-cutter for the Trump administration, but today, his side hustle as CEO of Tesla takes center stage with the release of the company’s latest earnings report. During the fourth quarter of 2024, Tesla said it earned $2.3 billion in net income on $25.7 billion in … Read more