Tom Knowles / The Guardian:
The UK's Advertising Standards Authority bans some Coinbase ads, finding them “irresponsible” for suggesting crypto as a solution to the cost of living crisis  —  Advertising Standards Authority says firm advised by George Osborne ‘trivialised risks of cryptocurrency’

Todd Bishop / GeekWire:
LinkedIn's Q2 revenue rose 11% YoY, topping $5B for the first time, giving LinkedIn an annual run rate of $20B+; Satya Nadella said paid video ads grew 30% YoY  —  Remember when everyone said Microsoft overpaid for LinkedIn?  Nearly a decade later, the $26.2 billion “overpriced” …

Dylan Butts / CNBC:
Samsung reports Q4 revenue up 24% YoY to ~$65.6B, vs. ~$65.28B est., and operating profit up 200%+ to ~$14.06B, driven by memory chip price surge and HBM demand  —  Samsung Electronics shares rose 2.4% Thursday after the company reported an over threefold surge in fourth-quarter operating profits …

Robert McMillan / Wall Street Journal:
Google says it took legal action to take down dozens of domains and disrupt the residential proxy network of Chinese company Ipidea, widely used by bad actors  —  Company targets global network employed by hackers that often use devices running in homes of everyday Americans

Dylan Butts / CNBC:
SK Hynix announces a new US-based “AI Company” from a restructuring of its California-based subsidiary Solidigm, and commits at least $10B to the new entity  —  South Korean memory giant SK Hynix announced Wednesday that it will set up a new U.S.-based company focused …