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Qianer Liu / Financial Times: Sources: China acts to ease fears of a regulatory crackdown on its video game industry, including firing an official and convening consultations on new measures  —  Beijing fires prominent regulatory official and fast-tracks consultations on… Read More »Sources: China acts to ease fears of a regulatory crackdown on its video game industry, including firing an official and convening consultations on new measures (Qianer Liu/Financial Times)

Raphael Minder / Financial Times: The European Commission urges Google, Meta, and others to help dissident Belarusian media by promoting their stories higher than those from pro-regime outlets  —  Journalists claim groups including Google and Meta are ‘tools’ of Minsk’s… Read More »The European Commission urges Google, Meta, and others to help dissident Belarusian media by promoting their stories higher than those from pro-regime outlets (Raphael Minder/Financial Times)

Anne VanderMey / Bloomberg: Carta says it is investigating an internal policy violation that affected Linear and two other companies, where someone “on the cap table” was contacted  —  The chief executive officer of Carta Inc. said the startup was… Read More »Carta says it is investigating an internal policy violation that affected Linear and two other companies, where someone “on the cap table” was contacted (Anne VanderMey/Bloomberg)

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg: Music industry insiders reflect on the waning influence of popular, human-curated Spotify playlists, as the company shifts towards AI-driven personalization  —  The streaming giant’s shift to automation is impacting the supremacy of curated music selections  — … Read More »Music industry insiders reflect on the waning influence of popular, human-curated Spotify playlists, as the company shifts towards AI-driven personalization (Ashley Carman/Bloomberg)

Connie Loizos / TechCrunch: Linear’s CEO, who uses Carta to manage its cap table, says Carta tried to sell Linear shares without its consent; Carta CEO blames a rogue employee  —  “This might be the end of Carta as the… Read More »Linear’s CEO, who uses Carta to manage its cap table, says Carta tried to sell Linear shares without its consent; Carta CEO blames a rogue employee (Connie Loizos/TechCrunch)

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: DeepMind spinout Isomorphic Labs partners with Eli Lilly and Novartis on AI-based drug discovery, for $82.5M paid upfront and $2.9B in performance incentives  —  Isomorphic Labs, the London-based, drug discovery-focused spin-out of Google AI R&D division… Read More »DeepMind spinout Isomorphic Labs partners with Eli Lilly and Novartis on AI-based drug discovery, for $82.5M paid upfront and $2.9B in performance incentives (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)

Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: Acer announces Intel Core Ultra-based Swift laptops, including the Swift X 14 with Nvidia RTX 4070 and 120Hz OLED display, starting at $1,399  —  Acer is rolling out new laptops based on Intel Core Ultra including… Read More »Acer announces Intel Core Ultra-based Swift laptops, including the Swift X 14 with Nvidia RTX 4070 and 120Hz OLED display, starting at $1,399 (Ben Schoon/9to5Google)

Adi Robertson / The Verge: Xreal unveils the $699 Air 2 Ultra AR glasses, adding dual 3D cameras to map the wearer’s environment and enable features like hand tracking, shipping in March  —  Augmented reality company Xreal has revealed a… Read More »Xreal unveils the $699 Air 2 Ultra AR glasses, adding dual 3D cameras to map the wearer’s environment and enable features like hand tracking, shipping in March (Adi Robertson/The Verge)

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: A look at Apple’s preparations for the Vision Pro’s US launch and main challenges in 2024, like lagging in generative AI, reviving revenue growth, and antitrust  —  Apple has a big year ahead for new products,… Read More »A look at Apple’s preparations for the Vision Pro’s US launch and main challenges in 2024, like lagging in generative AI, reviving revenue growth, and antitrust (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

A Martínez / NPR: An interview with Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes about the state’s efforts to curb AI-manufactured deceptions ahead of the upcoming 2024 US elections  —  NPR’s A Martinez talks with Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes… Read More »An interview with Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes about the state’s efforts to curb AI-manufactured deceptions ahead of the upcoming 2024 US elections (A Martínez/NPR)