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1. 😵 Microsoft 365 Had a Major Outage Today
Were you unable to access Outlook today? You’re not alone. An ongoing Microsoft outage prevented enterprise customers from accessing email inboxes, files, meetings, and other Microsoft cloud services today. The tech giant confirmed the outage was caused by a “portion of service infrastructure in North America that [was] not processing traffic as expected.” (TechCrunch)
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3. 💳 Capital One is Buying Startup Brex For $5.15Bn
Well, that’s one big credit card swipe. Capital One is acquiring payments startup Brex for $5.15 billion in its latest splashy deal by CEO Richard Fairbank. The firm said it would pay 50% cash and 50% stock for Brex. (CNBC)
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5. 🚕 Tesla is Finally Doing Unsupervised Robotaxi Rides
In Austin, Texas? You can take part in Tesla’s official rollout of unsupervised robotaxi trips… maybe. While CEO Elon Musk applauded the effort on X, Tesla’s VP for Autonomy says that the company is “starting with a few unsupervised vehicles mixed in with the broader robotaxi fleet with safety monitors, and the ratio will increase over time.” (The Verge)
6. 📺 Substack is Launching a TV App
Are we just one step away from reinventing TV news stations? Newsletter platform Substack is launching a TV app for Apple TV and Google TV. The beta app will allow subscribers to watch video posts and livestreams on TV created by authors on its platform. (TechCrunch)
7. 🫢 Anthropic’s CEO Criticized Nvidia at Davos
Audiences at the World Economic Forum in Davos were a little stunned on Tuesday. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei criticized the U.S. administration and chip companies over the decision to approve the sale of Nvidia’s H200 chips to approved Chinese customers… which is a little wild because Nvidia is a major partner and investor in Anthropic. (TechCrunch)
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