Investigation: some Pinterest users are creating sex-themed image boards of kids and the company's algorithm is curating such content for adults who seek it out (Jesselyn Cook/NBC News) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 11:41 Rating: 5

The FBI acknowledges for the first time it bought US location data, director Christopher Wray says for a national security pilot project that's no longer active (Dell Cameron/Wired) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 16:41 Rating: 5

Sources: Anthropic, which focuses on researching AI safety, raised $300M led by Spark Capital at a $4.1B pre-money valuation, after Google invested $400M (Kate Clark/The Information) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 15:41 Rating: 5

Sources: Apple re-shuffles management of its international businesses with a bigger focus on India, making the country its own sales region for the first time (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 14:41 Rating: 5

Sources: Stripe is raising $6B at a $50B valuation from Thrive Capital, General Catalyst, a16z, and Founders Fund, plus Goldman Sachs' private wealth clients (Eric Newcomer/Newcomer) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 13:41 Rating: 5

Letter: the Netherlands plans restrictions on exports of immersion DUV lithography chipmaking machines amid US pressure to limit China's access to chip tech (Bloomberg) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 12:41 Rating: 5

Spotify redesigns the core homescreen of its app with a TikTok-like vertical scroll of albums, video podcasts, and more (David Pierce/The Verge) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 11:41 Rating: 5

Source: JPMorgan, which extended services to Gemini and Coinbase in 2020, is ending its relationship with Gemini; Coinbase says its relationship remains intact (Ian Allison/CoinDesk) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 10:41 Rating: 5

Sources: EU regulators asked Twitter to hire more moderators and fact-checkers over concerns that Twitter aims to use more volunteers and AI to monitor content (Financial Times) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 16:41 Rating: 5

CrowdStrike reports Q4 revenue up 48% YoY to $637M, vs. $625M est., record $222M net new ARR, and a record 1,873 net new subscription customers; CRWD jumps 5%+ (Margi Murphy/Bloomberg) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 15:41 Rating: 5