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Sources: Apple plans to add new fees and restrictions after allowing app downloads outside the App Store in the EU, including reviewing apps downloaded by users (Wall Street Journal)

    Wall Street Journal: Sources: Apple plans to add new fees and restrictions after allowing app downloads outside the App Store in the EU, including reviewing apps downloaded by users  —  Meta, Spotify and other companies are weighing new options for… Read More »Sources: Apple plans to add new fees and restrictions after allowing app downloads outside the App Store in the EU, including reviewing apps downloaded by users (Wall Street Journal)

    IAE: electricity used by data centers, crypto, and AI may more than double in the next three years; Irish data centers will use 32% of its electricity by 2026 (Eamon Farhat/Bloomberg)

      Eamon Farhat / Bloomberg: IAE: electricity used by data centers, crypto, and AI may more than double in the next three years; Irish data centers will use 32% of its electricity by 2026  —  – Cryptocurrency, AI to dominate demand,… Read More »IAE: electricity used by data centers, crypto, and AI may more than double in the next three years; Irish data centers will use 32% of its electricity by 2026 (Eamon Farhat/Bloomberg)

      A look at some long-term issues facing the gaming industry, including deep layoffs, weak revenue growth, and declining VC investments (Matthew Ball/MatthewBall.co)

        Matthew Ball / MatthewBall.co: A look at some long-term issues facing the gaming industry, including deep layoffs, weak revenue growth, and declining VC investments  —  To players and outside observers, 2023 looks like one of the 70-year-old gaming industry’s greatest-ever… Read More »A look at some long-term issues facing the gaming industry, including deep layoffs, weak revenue growth, and declining VC investments (Matthew Ball/MatthewBall.co)

        Ahead of the EU’s DMA, Spotify shares iOS app mockups with full in-app payments, rolling out in part on March 7; Apple has not yet shared details of DMA changes (Ariel Shapiro/The Verge)

          Ariel Shapiro / The Verge: Ahead of the EU’s DMA, Spotify shares iOS app mockups with full in-app payments, rolling out in part on March 7; Apple has not yet shared details of DMA changes  —  For years, Apple’s App… Read More »Ahead of the EU’s DMA, Spotify shares iOS app mockups with full in-app payments, rolling out in part on March 7; Apple has not yet shared details of DMA changes (Ariel Shapiro/The Verge)

          Oppo and Nokia sign a patent cross-licensing deal, ending a years-long dispute, letting the Chinese smartphone maker sell in key European markets like Germany (Bloomberg)

            Bloomberg: Oppo and Nokia sign a patent cross-licensing deal, ending a years-long dispute, letting the Chinese smartphone maker sell in key European markets like Germany  —  – Patent cross-licensing agreement ends years-long dispute  — Chinese brand is the No.4 smartphone… Read More »Oppo and Nokia sign a patent cross-licensing deal, ending a years-long dispute, letting the Chinese smartphone maker sell in key European markets like Germany (Bloomberg)

            Stuttgart-based Instagrid, which uses software to boost its 20kg portable batteries, raised a $95M Series C led by TVG at a $400M to $500M post-money valuation (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch)

              Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Stuttgart-based Instagrid, which uses software to boost its 20kg portable batteries, raised a $95M Series C led by TVG at a $400M to $500M post-money valuation  —  Energy supply is one of the bigger issues impacting… Read More »Stuttgart-based Instagrid, which uses software to boost its 20kg portable batteries, raised a $95M Series C led by TVG at a $400M to $500M post-money valuation (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch)

              NYC-based Bilt Rewards, which converts rental payments to points, raised $200M led by General Catalyst at a $3.1B valuation, and says users spend $20B annually (Gillian Tan/Bloomberg)

                Gillian Tan / Bloomberg: NYC-based Bilt Rewards, which converts rental payments to points, raised $200M led by General Catalyst at a $3.1B valuation, and says users spend $20B annually  —  – General Catalyst, Eldridge invest in $200 million equity round … Read More »NYC-based Bilt Rewards, which converts rental payments to points, raised $200M led by General Catalyst at a $3.1B valuation, and says users spend $20B annually (Gillian Tan/Bloomberg)

                As Wikimedia Russia shuts down, a look at the Kremlin-compliant Wikipedia alternative Ruwiki, which recently went live, led by an ex-Wikimedia Russia director (Noam Cohen/Bloomberg)

                  Noam Cohen / Bloomberg: As Wikimedia Russia shuts down, a look at the Kremlin-compliant Wikipedia alternative Ruwiki, which recently went live, led by an ex-Wikimedia Russia director  —  A campaign to replace the country’s Wikipedia with a more pliant alternative… Read More »As Wikimedia Russia shuts down, a look at the Kremlin-compliant Wikipedia alternative Ruwiki, which recently went live, led by an ex-Wikimedia Russia director (Noam Cohen/Bloomberg)

                  As Chinese tech manufacturers flock to Vietnam to set up new factories, Bac Ninh, an industrial hub northeast of Hanoi, has become a center for Chinese culture (Rest of World)

                    Rest of World: As Chinese tech manufacturers flock to Vietnam to set up new factories, Bac Ninh, an industrial hub northeast of Hanoi, has become a center for Chinese culture  —  As Chinese manufacturers open shop in Vietnam, Bac Ninh… Read More »As Chinese tech manufacturers flock to Vietnam to set up new factories, Bac Ninh, an industrial hub northeast of Hanoi, has become a center for Chinese culture (Rest of World)

                    A profile of Kai-Fu Lee, an AI expert who helped Microsoft and Google get established in China and whose startup 01.AI is leading the open source AI race (Will Knight/Wired)

                      Will Knight / Wired: A profile of Kai-Fu Lee, an AI expert who helped Microsoft and Google get established in China and whose startup 01.AI is leading the open source AI race  —  Kai-Fu Lee, an AI expert and prominent… Read More »A profile of Kai-Fu Lee, an AI expert who helped Microsoft and Google get established in China and whose startup 01.AI is leading the open source AI race (Will Knight/Wired)

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