Category Archives: Tech News

Jensen Huang predicts robotics could become "the largest technology industry the world has ever seen"; Nvidia: the humanoids market to reach $38B in 20 years (Financial Times)

Financial Times: Jensen Huang predicts robotics could become “the largest technology industry the world has [...]

07
Jan
Sam Altman says OpenAI is currently losing money on its ChatGPT Pro plan, which costs $200 per month, because "people use it much more than we expected" (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Sam Altman says OpenAI is currently losing money on its ChatGPT [...]

06
Jan
CrowdStrike, whose botched software update caused a global IT outage in July 2024, has more than recovered the $30B in market value it shed after the crisis (Stephanie Stacey/Financial Times)

Stephanie Stacey / Financial Times: CrowdStrike, whose botched software update caused a global IT outage [...]

05
Jan
The GMCI Meme index, which tracks leading memecoins by market cap, delivered 320% returns in 2024, outpacing AI at 91% and the top 30 cryptocurrencies at 88% (The Block)

The Block: The GMCI Meme index, which tracks leading memecoins by market cap, delivered 320% [...]

04
Jan
Sources: Apple and Google removed over six VPN apps, including Cloudflare's 1.1.1.1, from their Indian app stores after the government issued removal orders (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)

Manish Singh / TechCrunch: Sources: Apple and Google removed over six VPN apps, including Cloudflare’s [...]

03
Jan
Experts warn of a rise in personalized phishing emails targeting corporate executives with personal details probably obtained via AI analysis of online profiles (Stephanie Stacey/Financial Times)

Stephanie Stacey / Financial Times: Experts warn of a rise in personalized phishing emails targeting [...]

02
Jan
As Beijing pushes for self-sufficiency in the $80B+ per year car chip business, sources say the use of homemade chips in Chinese cars has risen to around 15% (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal: As Beijing pushes for self-sufficiency in the $80B+ per year car chip [...]

01
Jan
The US DOJ files a complaint and announces a civil enforcement action against fintech startup Dave and CEO Jason Wilk, replacing an FTC complaint from November (Kanishka Singh/Reuters)

Kanishka Singh / Reuters: The US DOJ files a complaint and announces a civil enforcement [...]

31
Dec
Law enforcement officials worldwide say Chinese mafia boss Wan Kuok-koi, aka Broken Tooth, has played a central role in the emergence of pig butchering scams (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal: Law enforcement officials worldwide say Chinese mafia boss Wan Kuok-koi, aka Broken [...]

30
Dec
Three industry groups sue the IRS, challenging a rule that would require some DeFi brokers to report users' personal information to the agency starting in 2027 (Zack Abrams/The Block)

Zack Abrams / The Block: Three industry groups sue the IRS, challenging a rule that [...]

29
Dec