Tech

bg
JD.com plans to launch an "industrial version" of a ChatGPT-like tool called ChatJD for retail and finance, after Alibaba's and Baidu's chatbot announcements (Arjun Kharpal/CNBC)

JD.com plans to launch an "industrial version" of a ChatGPT-like...

Arjun Kharpal / CNBC:JD.com plans to launch an “industrial version” of a ChatGPT-like...

bg
Researchers: some Reddit usernames and other keywords cause ChatGPT to give bizarre responses, likely due to the web data OpenAI scraped to train its model (Chloe Xiang/VICE)

Researchers: some Reddit usernames and other keywords cause...

Chloe Xiang / VICE:Researchers: some Reddit usernames and other keywords cause ChatGPT...

bg
Filing: bankrupt crypto lender Celsius wants to raise $14.4M by selling coupons, which expire six months after purchase, and credits for Bitcoin miner Bitmain (Andrew Asmakov/Decrypt)

Filing: bankrupt crypto lender Celsius wants to raise $14.4M...

Andrew Asmakov / Decrypt:Filing: bankrupt crypto lender Celsius wants to raise $14.4M...

bg
Lyft's stock closed down 36.4% after the company forecast $975M Q1 revenue vs. $1.09B est.; Lyft CFO blamed "seasonality and lower prices" for the weak guidance (Lauren Feiner/CNBC)

Lyft's stock closed down 36.4% after the company forecast...

Lauren Feiner / CNBC:Lyft's stock closed down 36.4% after the company forecast $975M...

bg
A look at Otonomo and Wejo, two struggling startups trying to monetize connected car data; Otonomo plans to merge with roadside assistance tech startup Urgently (Gabrielle Coppola/Bloomberg)

A look at Otonomo and Wejo, two struggling startups trying...

Gabrielle Coppola / Bloomberg:A look at Otonomo and Wejo, two struggling startups...

bg
Analysis: Apple's 2020-2022 revenue per new hire was $2.51M, up from $1.17M during 2017-2019, and above Meta's $0.79M, Microsoft's $1.06M, and other peers (Saksha Menezes/Bloomberg)

Analysis: Apple's 2020-2022 revenue per new hire was $2.51M,...

Saksha Menezes / Bloomberg:Analysis: Apple's 2020-2022 revenue per new hire was...

bg
Some under-resourced academic and civil-society researchers say a Twitter API paywall would jeopardize studies of influence campaigns and platform manipulation (Brian Fung/CNN)

Some under-resourced academic and civil-society researchers...

Brian Fung / CNN:Some under-resourced academic and civil-society researchers say...

bg
Source: Microsoft shut its Industrial Metaverse Core team, formed in October 2022 to build tools for industrial settings, and laid off the team's ~100 employees (Kevin McLaughlin/The Information)

Source: Microsoft shut its Industrial Metaverse Core team,...

Kevin McLaughlin / The Information:Source: Microsoft shut its Industrial Metaverse...

bg
Source: PayPal is pausing work on its stablecoin as regulators increase their scrutiny of cryptocurrencies and its key partner Paxos faces a probe in New York (Bloomberg)

Source: PayPal is pausing work on its stablecoin as regulators...

Bloomberg:Source: PayPal is pausing work on its stablecoin as regulators increase...

bg
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra review: powerful 200MP camera, awesome display, excellent battery life, and fast processor, but expensive and no charging speed upgrade (Mark Spoonauer/Tom's Guide)

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra review: powerful 200MP camera,...

Mark Spoonauer / Tom's Guide:Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra review: powerful 200MP camera,...

bg
Sources: China Telecom and China Mobile withdrew their ~20% investment in an Asia-Europe subsea cable project after US firm SubCom was chosen to build the line (Financial Times)

Sources: China Telecom and China Mobile withdrew their...

Financial Times:Sources: China Telecom and China Mobile withdrew their ~20% investment...

bg
Mercury Research: x86 CPU shipments from Intel, AMD, and others fell 34% YoY and 19% QoQ in Q4, the biggest drops in 30 years; 374M units were shipped in 2022 (Michael Kan/PCMag)

Mercury Research: x86 CPU shipments from Intel, AMD, and...

Michael Kan / PCMag:Mercury Research: x86 CPU shipments from Intel, AMD, and others...

bg
The City of Oakland confirms reports of a ransomware attack on its networks but says 911, financial data, and fire and emergency resources were not impacted (Jonathan Greig/The Record)

The City of Oakland confirms reports of a ransomware attack...

Jonathan Greig / The Record:The City of Oakland confirms reports of a ransomware...

bg
An overview of macro tech trends, with a focus on the e-commerce slowdown, Amazon, layoffs, advertising, and generative AI opportunities beyond text and images (Benedict Evans)

An overview of macro tech trends, with a focus on the e-commerce...

Benedict Evans:An overview of macro tech trends, with a focus on the e-commerce...

bg
Hands-on with the new AI-powered Bing, which, when asked for the 2023 Grammys winners, made a list with citations in a minute; search will never be the same (Joanna Stern/Wall Street Journal)

Hands-on with the new AI-powered Bing, which, when asked...

Joanna Stern / Wall Street Journal:Hands-on with the new AI-powered Bing, which,...

bg
Qustodio: kids aged 4 to 18 used TikTok for 107 minutes per day on average in 2022, up from 82 minutes in 2020, and 60% longer than YouTube's 67 minutes per day (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

Qustodio: kids aged 4 to 18 used TikTok for 107 minutes...

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:Qustodio: kids aged 4 to 18 used TikTok for 107 minutes...