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Amazon's AGI lead Rohit Prasad says Alexa will relaunch as an AI agent as Amazon works to address challenges in the system's AI overhaul (Financial Times)
on January 14, 2025 at 07:25
Financial Times: Amazon's AGI lead Rohit Prasad says Alexa will relaunch as an AI agent as Amazon works to address challenges in the system's AI overhaul — Rollout of upgraded voice assistant hit by delays as Big Tech group toils to overcome technical hurdles — Amazon is gearing up to relaunch …
Sygnum, a Switzerland and Singapore-based digital asset bank and crypto trading platform, raised $58M led by Fulgur Ventures at a $1B valuation (Niket Nishant/Reuters)
on January 14, 2025 at 06:40
Niket Nishant / Reuters: Sygnum, a Switzerland and Singapore-based digital asset bank and crypto trading platform, raised $58M led by Fulgur Ventures at a $1B valuation — Crypto-focused bank Sygnum secured a valuation of $1 billion after raising $58 million in its latest funding round, it said on Tuesday.
Sony launches Soneium Ethereum L2 platform for creators, after a four-month test that drew 14M+ users; Blockscout: Soneium testnet processed ~47M transactions (Vince Dioquino/Decrypt)
on January 14, 2025 at 06:00
Vince Dioquino / Decrypt: Sony launches Soneium Ethereum L2 platform for creators, after a four-month test that drew 14M+ users; Blockscout: Soneium testnet processed ~47M transactions — Sony says it plans to explore ways for protecting creator rights and mechanisms for equitable value distribution between creators and fans.
Sources: the EU is reassessing its DMA probes into US tech giants like Apple, Meta, and Google, launched since March 2024, as US groups urge Trump to intervene (Financial Times)
on January 14, 2025 at 05:45
Financial Times: Sources: the EU is reassessing its DMA probes into US tech giants like Apple, Meta, and Google, launched since March 2024, as US groups urge Trump to intervene — Tech groups have urged Donald Trump to intervene against overzealous European regulation — Brussels is reassessing …
Sources: China tightens scrutiny of Apple and other US tech firms' exports under its dual-use export controls, slowing production expansion in SE Asia and India (Lauly Li/Nikkei Asia)
on January 14, 2025 at 04:30
Lauly Li / Nikkei Asia: Sources: China tightens scrutiny of Apple and other US tech firms' exports under its dual-use export controls, slowing production expansion in SE Asia and India — TAIPEI — China is increasing its scrutiny of exports by Apple and other American tech companies, hampering their efforts …