Dell Cameron / Wired: A declassified ODNI report from 2022: the US has amassed troves of “sensitive and intimate information” about Americans purchased from commercial data brokers  —  A newly declassified report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence reveals the federal government is buying troves of data about Americans. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Matt Levine / Bloomberg: By capitalizing on crypto lending services’ high interest rate promises, 3AC’s founders played the bubble perfectly, getting rich as 3AC’s lenders went bankrupt  —  Programming note: Money Stuff was supposed to be off today but I got bored so here you go.  —  What are the 3AC guys up to? Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jordan Novet / CNBC: The US FTC files for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to block Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard  —  – The FTC on Monday filed a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction seeking to block Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Larry Dignan / Constellation Research: Oracle reports Q4 revenue up 17% YoY to $13.84B, vs. $13.73B est., cloud services and license support revenues up 23% YoY to $9.4B, and net income up 4% YoY  —  Oracle’s infrastructure as a service business gained momentum in the fourth quarter courtesy of generative AI workloads, according to CTO Larry Ellison. Lees verder op Tech Meme