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Salesforce announces Einstein GPT, bringing OpenAI-based generative AI to Customer 360, Slack, Tableau, and its other products using data from its Data Cloud (Jordan Novet/CNBC)

Jordan Novet / CNBC: Salesforce announces Einstein GPT, bringing OpenAI-based generative AI to Customer 360, Slack, Tableau, and its other products using data from its Data Cloud  —  – Salesforce clients will be able to exchange Slack messages with a ChatGPT chatbot that can show data from Salesforce.

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Apple announces a yellow finish for the iPhone 14 and 14 Plus, the latest new spring color after “alpine green” in 2022, shipping on March 14 (Emma Roth/The Verge)

Emma Roth / The Verge: Apple announces a yellow finish for the iPhone 14 and 14 Plus, the latest new spring color after “alpine green” in 2022, shipping on March 14  —  Unlike last year, the new color variant won’t be available for the Pro models and will only ship with the base iPhone 14

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Analysis: in 2022, Apple had eight of the top 10 best-selling smartphones, led by the iPhone 13 and 13 Pro Max; Samsung’s Galaxy A13 was 4th and A03 came 10th (Harshit Rastogi/Counterpoint Research)

Harshit Rastogi / Counterpoint Research: Analysis: in 2022, Apple had eight of the top 10 best-selling smartphones, led by the iPhone 13 and 13 Pro Max; Samsung’s Galaxy A13 was 4th and A03 came 10th  —  – Apple captured eight spots in the list of top 10 best-selling smartphones for 2022.  — The remaining two

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Many VCs question whether generative AI startups, currently attracting huge valuations, will make enough money, fearing a repeat of the crypto investment hype (George Hammond/Financial Times)

George Hammond / Financial Times: Many VCs question whether generative AI startups, currently attracting huge valuations, will make enough money, fearing a repeat of the crypto investment hype  —  Silicon Valley VCs fearing a repeat of falling crypto values warn against pouring cash into hype-fuelled start-ups

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FTX files a lawsuit against Grayscale, CEO Michael Sonnenshein, DCG, and Barry Silbert, citing $1.3B+ in “exorbitant management fees” and seeking $550M+ shares (The Block)

The Block: FTX files a lawsuit against Grayscale, CEO Michael Sonnenshein, DCG, and Barry Silbert, citing $1.3B+ in “exorbitant management fees” and seeking $550M+ shares  —  – FTX’ debtors are suing Grayscale Investment, its owners and its CEO over their handling of the Grayscale Bitcoin …

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Investor document: Stripe seeks to raise ~$2.3B to cover Q1 tax withholdings and plans to withhold an additional $500M in 2022 and $700M in 2023 (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg: Investor document: Stripe seeks to raise ~$2.3B to cover Q1 tax withholdings and plans to withhold an additional $500M in 2022 and $700M in 2023  —  Stripe Inc., one of the world’s most valuable startups, told investors it plans to use money it receives in its latest round of fundraising to help cover a

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After Instagram added a prompt to cross-post on Facebook, sources say at Meta’s request, some young adults express surprise that their posts are on Facebook (New York Times)

New York Times: After Instagram added a prompt to cross-post on Facebook, sources say at Meta’s request, some young adults express surprise that their posts are on Facebook  —  Teenagers and young adults are flummoxed.  The reason it keeps happening involves an online prompt and product design.

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YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram helped Monu Manesar, an Indian cow vigilante wanted in connection to two murders, thrive despite violent and Islamophobic posts (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal: YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram helped Monu Manesar, an Indian cow vigilante wanted in connection to two murders, thrive despite violent and Islamophobic posts  —  Killings prompt scrutiny of companies’ handling of influencer whose accounts thrived years with violent and anti-Muslim posts

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South Korea’s trade minister says the US CHIPS Act has many preconditions for companies to receive incentive funds and compliance will take much time and effort (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg: South Korea’s trade minister says the US CHIPS Act has many preconditions for companies to receive incentive funds and compliance will take much time and effort  —  The US Chips Act imposes a number of onerous demands and still harbors a great deal of uncertainty for companies hoping to benefit from it …

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Report: Ireland’s DPC concluded 17 large inquiries in 2022 resulting in €1B+ fines; 10K+ cases were concluded last year, including 246 cross-border complaints (Vish Gain/Silicon Republic)

Vish Gain / Silicon Republic: Report: Ireland’s DPC concluded 17 large inquiries in 2022 resulting in €1B+ fines; 10K+ cases were concluded last year, including 246 cross-border complaints  —  Helen Dixon said the DPC issued two-thirds of fines issued across Europe last year on foot of ‘detailed and comprehensive investigations’.

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