Monthly Archives: January 2024

Apple pays $13.7m fine to Russia in antitrust lawsuit

Apple has paid a fine of $13.65 million (1.2 billion rubles) for reportedly violating anti-monopoly laws in Russia, the country’s FAS antitrust agency has said. In a statement on the FAS agency website, Russian authorities said that the tech giant’s … Continue reading

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TikTok experiments with AI-generated music feature, stirring mixed reactions

TikTok, the platform that has become a launchpad for viral music, is now testing the waters of artificial intelligence with its “AI Song” feature. According to Business Insider, this tool allows users to generate custom backing tracks for their videos, … Continue reading

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Plural, the VC led by founders, pulls together a new $432M fund to back European startups

European VC Plural has carved out a reputation for itself as one of the few VC’s in the region started and led by entrepreneurs who grew their own startups, with its founders including Taaavet Hinrikus from Transferwise/Wise; Sten Tamkivi; and … Continue reading

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Successful failure: Sierra Space’s inflatable habitat blows up as planned

Sierra Space has completed a key test of its inflatable space habitat, as the company progresses toward launching and operating a private space station with Blue Origin before the end of the decade. The “ultimate burst pressure” test of the … Continue reading

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MrBeast made $263K from a video on X, but calls the payout ‘a bit of a facade’

MrBeast made over $263,000 in ad revenue from posting his latest video on X, but the YouTube icon says he thinks this number is “a bit of a facade.” “Advertisers saw the attention it was getting and bought ads on … Continue reading

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YouTube star MrBeast makes more than $263,000 in X video, but calls it ‘a bit of a facade’

MrBeast, who burst into stardom from his viral videos on YouTube, said his earnings from his first video on X topped $263,000.

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New details emerge about SEC’s X account hack, including SIM swap

New details emerge on SEC’s X account hack, including SIM swap

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MrBeast reveals he made $250,000 from X video

The world’s most popular YouTuber had previously said he would not bother posting videos on the site.

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Gamers flock to Palworld’s ‘Pokémon with guns’ despite copyright qualms

When Palworld made its inauspicious debut in a teaser a year or so back, few thought this strange, blatant Pokémon ripoff would be anything but a quickly forgotten oddity. But after its Early Access release last week, the game has … Continue reading

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Apple Music now lets you create collaborative playlists

Apple announced today that Apple Music subscribers now have access to collaborative playlists with the launch of iOS 17.3. As its name suggests, the new feature lets users collaborate on playlists with friends and family. Users can invite each other … Continue reading

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