You might be glad to know today was not all about OpenAI. Instead, we took on a bunch of news from the weekend that had to do with other companies:
<ul>
<li>It’s a big earnings week for software companies, which means we’re about to get a bushel of information on how things are shaping up for SaaS startups in the latter half of 2023.</li>
<li>On the crypto front, price movements have slowed as the industry digests the <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2023/11/21/binance-to-pay-4-3b-in-fines-and-ceo-cz-to-step-down-plead-guilty-to-anti-money-laundering-charges/">recent Binance verdict</a>.</li>
<li>Neuralink has <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2023/11/25/neuralink-elon-musks-brain-implant-startup-quietly-raises-an-additional-43m/">raised more capital</a>, which is great news for nerds like myself.</li>
<li>Gaming layoffs are <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2023/11/26/after-two-ambitious-years-tiktok-parent-bytedance-starts-mass-layoffs-in-gaming/">still coming in hot and heavy</a>, adding to a <a href="https://www.axios.com/2023/10/12/2023-video-game-developer-layoffs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">long list of cuts</a> this year.</li>
<li>In the wake of a massive shopping weekend, how did e-commerce hold up? Here’s <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2023/11/25/black-friday-2033-e-commerce/">data from the U.S.</a>, and <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2023/11/24/thanksgiving-holiday-shopping/">from around the world</a>.</li>
<li>China-linked groups are <a href="https://www.tomshardware.com/news/chinese-hackers-steal-chip-designs-from-major-dutch-semiconductor-company" target="_blank" rel="noopener">coming for your industrial secrets</a>, and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/25/technology/instagram-meta-children-privacy.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Meta is again in regulatory hot water</a>.</li>
</ul>
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You might be glad to know today was not all about OpenAI. Instead, we took on a bunch of news from the weekend that had to do with other companies: It’s a big earnings week for software companies, which means we’re about to get a bushel of information on how things are shaping up for SaaS [&hellip;]

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How soon can I get a computer-brain implant?