Journals

Daniel Zuidijk / Bloomberg: Ubisoft says Tencent’s €1.16B investment in Vantage Studios, set to reduce its debt, is complete, giving Tencent a 26% stake in Vantage and valuing it at €3.8B  —  Ubisoft Entertainment SA’s shares jumped by the most… Read More »Ubisoft says Tencent’s €1.16B investment in Vantage Studios, set to reduce its debt, is complete, giving Tencent a 26% stake in Vantage and valuing it at €3.8B (Daniel Zuidijk/Bloomberg)

Megan Farokhmanesh / Wired: A look at New Save Collective, a group of gamers and activists roleplaying ICE raids in Fortnite and GTA 5 to prepare for real-world situations  —  Players are roleplaying ICE raids in Fortnite and Grand Theft… Read More »A look at New Save Collective, a group of gamers and activists roleplaying ICE raids in Fortnite and GTA 5 to prepare for real-world situations (Megan Farokhmanesh/Wired)

ChinaTalk: Q&A with Z.ai Director of Product Zixuan Li on Chinese AI models embracing open source, attracting global users for its GLM model, training on memes, and more  —  Zixuan Li on the Chinese AI ecosystem  —  Zixuan Li is… Read More »Q&A with Z.ai Director of Product Zixuan Li on Chinese AI models embracing open source, attracting global users for its GLM model, training on memes, and more (ChinaTalk)

John Gruber / Daring Fireball: Apple’s DMA compliance isn’t “malicious”, but an effort to balance Apple’s privacy focus with the EU’s mandate, as iOS 26.2 iPhone/Watch Wi-Fi sync changes show  —  There have been several new features that have been… Read More »Apple’s DMA compliance isn’t “malicious”, but an effort to balance Apple’s privacy focus with the EU’s mandate, as iOS 26.2 iPhone/Watch Wi-Fi sync changes show (John Gruber/Daring Fireball)

Courtney Rozen / Reuters: OPM Director Scott Kupor earlier this month said DOGE “doesn’t exist” and OPM took over many of its functions, eight months before DOGE was set to close  —  – DOGE disbanded eight months ahead of scheduled… Read More »OPM Director Scott Kupor earlier this month said DOGE “doesn’t exist” and OPM took over many of its functions, eight months before DOGE was set to close (Courtney Rozen/Reuters)

New York Times: Interviews with current and former OpenAI employees detail how updates that made ChatGPT more appealing to boost growth sent some users into delusional spirals  —  It sounds like science fiction: A company turns a dial on a… Read More »Interviews with current and former OpenAI employees detail how updates that made ChatGPT more appealing to boost growth sent some users into delusional spirals (New York Times)

Associated Press: Changes to CISA have left some states without support during elections; California said CISA provided little support during the Nov. 4 election on redistricting  —  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Since it was created in 2018, the federal government’s cybersecurity… Read More »Changes to CISA have left some states without support during elections; California said CISA provided little support during the Nov. 4 election on redistricting (Associated Press)

Financial Times: Major insurers have recently sought permission from US regulators to offer policies excluding liabilities tied to businesses deploying AI chatbots and agents  —  AIG, Great American and WR Berkley seek permission to limit liability from AI agents and… Read More »Major insurers have recently sought permission from US regulators to offer policies excluding liabilities tied to businesses deploying AI chatbots and agents (Financial Times)

Mary Ann Azevedo / Crunchbase News: Flexion, which is building a full autonomy stack for humanoid robots, raised a $50M Series A from DST Global Partners, NVentures, and others, after a $7M+ seed  —  Flexion, a startup that’s “building the… Read More »Flexion, which is building a full autonomy stack for humanoid robots, raised a $50M Series A from DST Global Partners, NVentures, and others, after a $7M+ seed (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)

Forbes: Sources: Infinite Reality, rebranded as Napster, told staff that $3B+ in funding from an unnamed investor is not coming, calling itself a “victim of misconduct”  —  Forbes raised questions about the massive funding round metaverse-turned-AI firm Napster announced as… Read More »Sources: Infinite Reality, rebranded as Napster, told staff that $3B+ in funding from an unnamed investor is not coming, calling itself a “victim of misconduct” (Forbes)