Everything to know about Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft’s email and productivity platform that replaced MSN and Hotmail
Microsoft has expanded Outlook over the years to absorb MSN and Hotmail, and also its Mail and Calendar applications. In case you hadn’t noticed, Microsoft has a released a lot of software over the past five decades. From its groundbreaking Windows operating system to its search engine Bing to stalwart programs like Word and Excel,…
Blockchain giant Chainalysis acquires stealth AI-agent security startup Alterya for over $100 million
Before even leaving stealth mode, Alterya, a startup that uses AI agents to detect fraud, is being acquired by the blockchain giant Chainalysis, B-17 has learned from multiple sources. The total acquisition amount was about $150 million, according to two sources familiar with the deal. Alterya has raised $9.8 million in seed funding from Battery…
LA is burning. Place your bets.America’s gambling obsession has taken a ghoulish new turn
If you are betting on the California wildfires, I don’t know what to tell you. Go outside (if it’s safe). Do some reflecting. Call a gambling-addiction hotline, probably. Though I suppose the impulse to wager on destruction isn’t all bettors’ fault — gambling companies have people right where they want them, placing wagers on things…
The feds opened an investigation into a side-hustle company helping pump out AI-generated books, records reveal
Public records obtained by B-17 reveal a Federal Trade Commission investigation into Publishing.com, a company that sells courses on creating AI-generated books. The company, which was reported to have made nearly $50 million in 2022, charges $2,000 to teach customers how to generate books and e-books with help from ghostwriters and artificial-intelligence software. It’s drawn…
What President Joe Biden’s last-minute chip export restrictions mean for Nvidia
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. The Biden administration’s Commerce Department released 168-pages of fresh regulations for the US semiconductor industry Monday that could drastically change Nvidia’s year. The new rules target exports of graphics processing units, the types of highly powerful chips made by Nvidia, and challenger AMD. Global data centers are filling up with GPUs…
Elon Musk’s X is gearing up to add more defendants to its lawsuit against advertisers
Elon Musk owns X, which is planning to add more defendants to its lawsuit against advertisers. Elon Musk’s X is getting ready to add more defendants to its lawsuit that accuses advertisers of illegally conspiring to boycott the platform. X initially filed its lawsuit in a Texas court in August. The complaint alleges that members…
Is LAX closed due to Los Angeles fires? Here’s what you need to know.
The view from a flight passing over the Palisades fire on Tuesday. Several carriers have issued waivers for change fees, including American Airlines, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, and JetBlue. The waivers apply to travel to or from LAX, Hollywood Burbank Airport, Ontario International Airport, and Santa Ana’s John Wayne Airport. Santa Monica…
Elon Musk could become a ‘special government employee’ as a co-lead of DOGE. Here’s what that means.
Elon Musk is set to co-lead the Department of Government Efficiency after President-elect Donald Trump takes office. With President-elect Donald Trump set to take office next week, a key detail has emerged regarding the Department of Government Efficiency, the forthcoming commission that Tesla CEO Elon Musk will co-lead alongside businessman Vivek Ramaswamy. Some DOGE staffers…
Here’s Jamie Dimon’s policy advice for incoming President Trump
Jamie Dimon has some advice for incoming President Trump. With Donald Trump set to take office in about a week, top Wall Street leaders are coming forward with advice. JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon honed in on immigration policy when asked what advice he’d give Trump for his second presidential term in a CBS News interview…
