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Entropy, a decentralized crypto custodian that raised a $25 million seed led by a16z in June 2022, is shutting down after "several pivots and two rounds of layoffs" (Zack Abrams/The Block)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 26, 2026

Zack Abrams / The block: Entropy, a decentralized crypto custodian that raised a $25 million seed led by a16z in…

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A profile of June Paik, CEO of the ~$700 million Seoul-based chip startup FuriosaAI, whose AI chip is nicknamed "RNGD" expected to enter mass production this month (Jiyoung Sohn/Wall Street Journal)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 4, 2026

Jiyoung Sohn / Wall Street Journal: A profile of June Paik, CEO of Seoul-based chip startup FuriosaAI, valued at around…

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Microchip companies in South Korea, Taiwan and China have raised salaries and bonuses as global competition intensifies for a limited pool of chip engineers (June Yoon/Financial Times)

By Stacey D. WallsNovember 23, 2025

June Yoon / Financial Times: Chip companies in South Korea, Taiwan and China have raised salaries and bonuses as global…

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Report: Private financing for Southeast Asia’s digital economy grew 15% year-on-year, behind global growth of 25%, to $7.7 billion in the 12 months to June 2025, 70% below the 2021 peak of $27 billion (Jun Yuan Yong/Reuters)

By Stacey D. WallsNovember 11, 2025

Jun Yuan Yong / Reuters: Report: Private financing for Southeast Asia’s digital economy grew 15% year-on-year, behind global growth of…

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Bitcoin fell below $100,000 for the first time since June on Tuesday; ETH also fell as much as 15% on Tuesday, and many altcoins are down more than 50% this year (Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsNovember 5, 2025

Bloomberg: Bitcoin fell below $100,000 for the first time since June on Tuesday; ETH also fell as much as 15%…

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Big Tech lobbying of the EU reached 151 million euros in 2025, compared to 113 million euros in 2023 and 97 million euros in 2021; between January and June 2025, Big Tech had 146 meetings with European officials (Corporate Europe Observatory)

By Stacey D. WallsOctober 29, 2025

European Business Observatory: Big Tech lobbying of the EU reached 151 million euros in 2025, compared to 113 million euros…

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Sources: SAP is considering a new bid for accounting software company BlackLine, after its previous bid of nearly $4.5 billion was rejected in June (Milana Vinn/Reuters)

By Stacey D. WallsOctober 27, 2025

Milana Vinn / Reuters: Sources: SAP is considering a new bid for accounting software company BlackLine, after its previous offer…

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Oracle plans to deploy 50,000 AMD Instinct MI450 chips, announced in June, starting in the second half of 2026; Instinct MI450 is AMD’s first chip for rackmount systems (CNBC)

By Stacey D. WallsOctober 14, 2025

CNBC: Oracle plans to deploy 50,000 AMD Instinct MI450 chips, announced in June, starting in the second half of 2026;…

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An index of Chinese chip stocks is outperforming its global peers, up 50% since the end of June, amid increased investor caution over soaring valuations (Jeanny Yu/Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsOctober 11, 2025

Featured Podcasts Lenny’s podcast: Inside Google’s AI Turnaround: The Rise of AI Mode, the Strategy Behind AI Previews, and Their…

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An interview with Alex Kachkine, who rocked the art world in June with a research document in nature on the restoration of paintings using AI, while working to refine technology (Ephrat Livni / New York Times)

By Stacey D. WallsAugust 23, 2025

Featured podcasts Big Technology Podcast: The great debate of GPT-5, the AI bubble of Sam Altman, only the chatbots The…

Uyghur human rights activist condemns death sentences in Bangkok attack – Radio Free Asia

China’s maritime outposts could distract Taiwan’s allies in the event of an invasion from Beijing – Radio Free Asia

The Dalai Lama undergoes left knee surgery in New Delhi – Radio Free Asia

Satellite photos reveal Vietnamese construction boom in controversial Spratly channel – Radio Free Asia

Can ASEAN’s green goals survive the data center boom? – The diplomat

Fox to buy Roku for $22 billion

JetBlue is betting big on Fort Lauderdale airport

Lilly, Novo and Pfizer look to new weight loss drugs

Rivian CEO takes different approach to humanoid robots than Elon Musk

Paramount-WBD Merger Gets DOJ Approval

Trump attacks Weather Channel as storm threatens to wipe out his UFC event at White House

Pete Hegseth Tried to Defend the Iran War and It Was a Complete Disaster

Trump has been officially removed from the Kennedy Center

American households are paying a $3,100 Trump tax and they don’t know it

Trump has lied dozens of times about a deal with Iran that isn’t even a deal.

Fox announces acquisition of Roku in deal worth about $22 billion, including debt, giving it access to more than 100 million streaming homes (Joseph De Avila/Wall Street Journal)

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the UK would ban social media for under-16s and restrict gaming and live streaming platforms, aiming for regulation by the end of 2026 (Reuters)

Alibaba is in talks to buy Chinese fresh food delivery platform Pupu for $1.5 billion, aiming to better compete with food delivery rivals like Meituan (Cathy Chan/Bloomberg)

Rylo, which develops real-time voice and sign language translation tools for deaf and hard of hearing users, has raised $85 million led by General Catalyst and Canaan (Sophie Shulman/CTech)

Frank founder Charlie Javice, sentenced in September 2025 to 85 months in prison for defrauding JPMorgan Chase, requested presidential pardon from Trump (Wall Street Journal)

Browsing: June

Entropy, a decentralized crypto custodian that raised a $25 million seed led by a16z in June 2022, is shutting down after "several pivots and two rounds of layoffs" (Zack Abrams/The Block)

A profile of June Paik, CEO of the ~$700 million Seoul-based chip startup FuriosaAI, whose AI chip is nicknamed "RNGD" expected to enter mass production this month (Jiyoung Sohn/Wall Street Journal)

Microchip companies in South Korea, Taiwan and China have raised salaries and bonuses as global competition intensifies for a limited pool of chip engineers (June Yoon/Financial Times)

Report: Private financing for Southeast Asia’s digital economy grew 15% year-on-year, behind global growth of 25%, to $7.7 billion in the 12 months to June 2025, 70% below the 2021 peak of $27 billion (Jun Yuan Yong/Reuters)

Bitcoin fell below $100,000 for the first time since June on Tuesday; ETH also fell as much as 15% on Tuesday, and many altcoins are down more than 50% this year (Bloomberg)

Big Tech lobbying of the EU reached 151 million euros in 2025, compared to 113 million euros in 2023 and 97 million euros in 2021; between January and June 2025, Big Tech had 146 meetings with European officials (Corporate Europe Observatory)

Sources: SAP is considering a new bid for accounting software company BlackLine, after its previous bid of nearly $4.5 billion was rejected in June (Milana Vinn/Reuters)

Oracle plans to deploy 50,000 AMD Instinct MI450 chips, announced in June, starting in the second half of 2026; Instinct MI450 is AMD’s first chip for rackmount systems (CNBC)

An index of Chinese chip stocks is outperforming its global peers, up 50% since the end of June, amid increased investor caution over soaring valuations (Jeanny Yu/Bloomberg)

An interview with Alex Kachkine, who rocked the art world in June with a research document in nature on the restoration of paintings using AI, while working to refine technology (Ephrat Livni / New York Times)