YouTube previews new ad formats coming to the platform, including an enhanced shoppable connected TV offering with a new interactive product feed (Lauren Forristal/TechCrunch)
Sources: Spark Capital saw a gain of about $530M this week when eToro went public; Spark was eToro's largest shareholder with a 13% stake and had invested $19M (Katie Roof/Bloomberg)
The US Commerce Department issues guidance stating that "using Huawei Ascend chips anywhere in the world violates US export controls" due to the use of US tech (Financial Times)
Dealroom.co: content licensing and data marketplace startups like Pip Labs and ProRata have raised $215M since 2022 to help artists sell content for AI training (Melissa Heikkilä/Financial Times)
SoftBank reports Q4 net profit up 124% YoY to ~$3.5B, a surprise profit and above a ~$182M loss est., due to improving valuations of Alibaba, T-Mobile, and more (David Keohane/Financial Times)
Beijing-based Meituan says it plans to spend $1B over five years to bring its food delivery service Keeta to Brazil, after a Saudi Arabia rollout in 2024 (Bloomberg)
How India aims to become a regional data center hub, leveraging its low energy pricing and AI-skilled workforce; power supply constraints pose a major challenge (Financial Times)
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