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Constellation Energy plans to invest $1.6B to revive the Three Mile Island nuclear plant in Pennsylvania and sell all the output to Microsoft for data centers — Constellation to invest $1.6 billion to restart dormant reactor as data-center power demand surges.
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A profile of Xbox President Sarah Bond, who helped mollify the UK CMA's concerns about the Activision acquisition and is leading the Xbox unit's transformation — A relative outsider, Sarah Bond is leading a high-stakes transformation of a company that's lagging behind Sony and Nintendo.| Kalley Huang / The Information: |
Source: most daily users of Meta AI use it via WhatsApp, followed by Facebook, and few via Instagram; the vast majority of Meta AI's users are outside of the US — A year after Meta Platforms introduced its artificial intelligence assistant, a picture is emerging of how people are using it … | George Hammond / Financial Times: |
Sources: Thrive Capital has already provided $1B+ to OpenAI as part of the $6.5B round; OpenAI's existing backers a16z and Sequoia Capital are not participating — Venture groups believe ChatGPT-maker will eventually be the world's dominant AI company and worth trillions of dollars| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Qualcomm made a takeover approach to Intel in recent days; Intel stock jumps 7%+ — A deal for Intel would be massive and come at a time when the chipmaker is sputtering.
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Google Ventures CEO David Krane about GV's first 15 years, operating independently from Alphabet, early investments in Nest and Uber, generative AI, and more — One of the first things David Krane and I do is look at some weird sculptures. — Walking through Google's Mountain View … | Samuel Stolton / Bloomberg: |
Sources: EU officials are preparing formal charges against Google under the DMA, targeting how it displays rival product results across its search services — - Google risks hefty fines if it fails to address EU concerns — Regulators are set to issue warning under Digital Markets Act
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Ukraine bans the use of Telegram on official devices used by state officials, military personnel, and critical workers over fears of Russian spying — Ukraine has banned use of the Telegram messaging app on official devices used by state officials, military personnel and critical workers … | Ash Parrish / The Verge: |
Twitch changes enforcement of community guidelines so that strikes for some offenses will depreciate over time, users will get more info on strikes, and more — Twitch is changing the way it enforces its community guidelines. In an announcement posted on its website … | Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft updates the Fluent design illustrations across its products, shifting towards 3D, playful designs that bring back skeuomorphism — Microsoft is overhauling the illustrations it uses throughout its products and services to make them less flat and more playful and interesting.
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Singapore-based crypto exchange BingX suffered a security hack on its hot wallet, resulting in a “minor” loss; PeckShield: the loss was $43M in cryptocurrencies — - BingX suffered an apparent security exploit on its hot wallet. — Security analysts at PeckShield estimated …
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Tumblr says it has seen a 222.99% growth in communities and 349.55% growth in users since the X ban in Brazil, with DAUs up 30% from 110K prior to the ban — Bluesky isn't the only social networking service to benefit from X's ban in Brazil, now under legal penalties.Sponsor Posts
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