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The UK CMA blocks Microsoft's $68.7B Activision acquisition, citing concerns about competition and innovation in the UK gaming market; Microsoft plans to appeal — The CMA has prevented Microsoft's proposed purchase of Activision over concerns the deal would alter the future …
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A look at the mounting US pressure on Binance: the DOJ's money laundering division leading its criminal investigation, CZ hiring Latham & Watkins, and more — The scrutiny on Binance, the giant cryptocurrency exchange, has sent new tremors through a market that is still bruised by the implosion of FTX.
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PricewaterhouseCoopers plans to invest $1B in generative AI in its US operations over the next three years, working with Microsoft and OpenAI — Multiyear investment in U.S. business includes accessing ChatGPT maker OpenAI's language model, training staff in AI capabilities| Damilare Dosunmu / Rest of World: |
A look at the waning crypto hype in Africa, as consumer trust fades, startups shut down, and Web3 workers reconsider their careers after FTX's fallout — Trust is fading, startups are shutting down, and Web3 workers are reconsidering their career choices. — • LAGOS, NIGERIA
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Lenovo announces the $699 Lenovo ThinkPhone by Motorola, with ThinkPad-compatible productivity features, available to enterprises now and unlocked on April 28 — The Lenovo ThinkPhone by Motorola is available in the US starting today for $699, offering a suite of productivity features designed to work with ThinkPad laptops.| Nilay Patel / The Verge: |
Q&A with Lightspark CEO David Marcus on the current crypto winter, Lightning as a Layer 2 protocol, raising ~$175M, Libra, Nostr, Bitcoin, regulations, and more — Crypto has a lot of haters these days. The former Facebook exec is trying to prove them wrong with his Bitcoin startup.| Yaling Jiang / Wired: |
Experts say that China's mostly government-led metaverse efforts are more about supporting the economy, health care, and industry than about consumer services — The government wants the metaverse to be less about having fun and shopping and more about health care and industry.| Brian Fung / CNN: |
US senators unveil a bipartisan bill that bans kids under 13 from joining social media and requires tech companies to get parental consent for teen accounts — A new federal bill unveiled Wednesday would establish a national minimum age for social media use and require tech companies …
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| Aisyah Llewellyn / Rest of World: |
TikTok Shop is thriving in Indonesia, TikTok's second-biggest market with an estimated 110M users; Data.ai: the Shop seller app has ~5.5M Indonesian downloads — TikTok Shop, the controversial app's ambitious next phase, has caught fire in Indonesia. “This is truly the year of TikTok,” says one seller.
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@juokaz, @shiraovide, and @cengizyar
| Theo Wayt / The Information: |
Sources: Andy Jassy picks 14-year Amazon veteran Eric Rimling as his technical adviser, a coveted two-year position; Jassy was Bezos' adviser in the early 2000s — Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has picked Eric Rimling, a 14-year veteran of the company's fulfillment operation, as his new technical adviser … | Monica Chin / The Verge: |
Hands-on with Asus' ROG Ally, a handheld Windows gaming PC launching on May 11 that could take on the Steam Deck, depending on the price, software, and battery — I had a fun time testing this device, but everything's going to come down to price. … Basically everything written about Asus …
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The US Commerce Department outlines plans to fund next-generation chips via its new National Semiconductor Technology Center; the CHIPS Act devoted $11B to R&D — The Biden administration announced its strategy for the National Semiconductor Technology Center, a string of facilities aimed at propelling U.S. innovation.| Edward Ludlow / Bloomberg: |
Bosch plans to acquire US chipmaker TSI Semiconductors and invest $1.5B+ in its Roseville, California foundry to produce silicon carbide chips there from 2026 — Robert Bosch GmbH is acquiring US chipmaker TSI Semiconductors and plans to invest more than $1.5 billion in its California foundry …
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TechCrunch, Reuters, Bosch Media Service US, and Electrek
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Nick Clegg says TikTok operating in the US, while China bars Meta, isn't “a level playing field”, and new tech like AI shouldn't be based on “autocratic values” — Meta Platforms Inc.'s head of global affairs, Nick Clegg, called into question the values of TikTok …
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Wall Street Journal, Fox Business, Silicon Valley Business …, The Block, Fortune, Pocket Gamer.biz, New York Post, CNBC, New York Times, and The Information
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@evan_greer, @sarahfrier, @viacristiano, and @parismarx
| Microsoft: |
Microsoft reports Q3 revenue up 7% YoY to $52.9B, net income up 9% YoY to $18.3B, Office Commercial up 13% YoY, Dynamics 365 up 25% YoY, and LinkedIn up 8% YoY — REDMOND, Wash. — April 25, 2023 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the following results for the quarter ended March 31, 2023 …
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@fxshaw, @tsoh_investing, @fxshaw, @lanceulanoff, @patrickmoorhead, @fxshaw, @fxshaw, @fxshaw, @carnage4life, and @epro
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Alphabet reports Q1 revenue up 3% YoY to $69.8B, net income down 8% YoY to $15.1B, Other Bets revenue down 35% YoY to $288M, and Other Bets loss up 47% YoY — MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - April 25, 2023 - Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG, GOOGL) today announced financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2023.
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