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Niantic Labs says it is selling its video game division, including Pokémon Go, to Saudi Arabia-owned developer Scopely for $3.5B, subject to regulatory approval — The $3.5 billion Scopely deal could bring Niantic's AR gaming catalog under Saudi ownership.
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| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google unveils Gemma 3, the “world's best single-accelerator model”, running on a single GPU, in 1B, 4B, 12B, and 27B sizes, and says it outperforms Llama-405B — Following version 1 in February 2024 and 2 in May, Google today announced Gemma 3 as its latest open model for developers.
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| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
Google DeepMind launches two AI models, Gemini 2.0-based Robotics and Robotics-ER, to help robots “perform a wider range of real-world tasks than ever before” — Gemini Robotics also makes robots more dexterous, allowing them to perform more precise tasks, like folding a piece of paper.
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| Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
The US FTC asks a judge to delay its case accusing Amazon of deceptive practices with Amazon Prime, citing staffing shortfalls — The Federal Trade Commission asked a judge in Seattle to delay the start of its trial accusing Amazon of duping consumers into signing up for its Prime program, citing staffing constraints.
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| Bloomberg: |
Roomba maker iRobot warns of “substantial doubt” over its ability to continue operating, after Amazon abandoned a $1B+ takeover in January 2024; IRBT drops 35%+ — IRobot Corp., the consumer robotics company that Amazon.com Inc. once planned to buy for more than $1 billion … | Simon Willison / Simon Willison's Weblog: |
Thoughts on using LLMs for coding, which can often be difficult and unintuitive, and why “vibe coding” is a fantastic way to explore the capabilities of LLMs — Online discussions about using Large Language Models to help write code inevitably produce comments from developers who's experiences have been disappointing.
More: Pulse 2.0 and Pivot to AI
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| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Sources: Sonos has abandoned plans to release a streaming video player, which was set to be the company's major hardware launch in 2025 — The device, codenamed Pinewood, was set to be the company's major hardware launch in 2025. … Sonos has abandoned plans to release a streaming video player … | Bhanvi Satija / Reuters: |
Intel appoints former board member Lip-Bu Tan as CEO, effective March 18; INTC jumps 11%+ after hours — Struggling U.S. chipmaker Intel (INTC.O) on Wednesday named former board member Lip-Bu Tan as its CEO effective March 18, more than two months after the it ousted company veteran Pat Gelsinger.| Associated Press: |
Investigation: AI-powered student monitoring tool Gaggle, used to track ~6M US students, isn't always secure, and there's no research showing it boosts safety — One student asked a search engine, “Why does my boyfriend hit me?” Another threatened suicide in an email to an unrequited love.| Financial Times: |
Amazon, Google, and Meta join a World Nuclear Association statement, alongside Occidental, Dow, and others, to triple capacity by 2050; Microsoft didn't sign — Tech giants join banks in calling for new power stations to meet growing energy demands and combat climate change| Reuters: |
Sources: TSMC has pitched Nvidia, AMD, Broadcom, and Qualcomm about taking stakes in a JV to run Intel Foundry; TSMC would hold no more than a 50% stake — TSMC (2330.TW) has pitched U.S. chip designers Nvidia (NVDA.O), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.O) and Broadcom (AVGO.O) …
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Sources: an Xbox-branded Asus handheld may debut this year as part of Microsoft's effort to unify Windows and Xbox into a universal library of Xbox and PC games — Microsoft's next-gen Xbox platform is shaping up. — Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer warned in November … | Anna Nicolaou / Financial Times: |
Spotify says it paid $10B+ in royalties in 2024, “the largest in music history”, making up 60%+ of its $17.13B+ 2024 revenue, with ~1,500 artists earning $1M+ — Company has long drawn ire from musicians who say streaming model does not remunerate them enough| Katie Deighton / Wall Street Journal: |
Food delivery startup Wonder acquires the media company Tastemade, sources say for around $90M, the latest step in its effort to create a mealtime “super app” — Wonder CEO Marc Lore hopes the company will one day offer AI-powered autonomous food ordering for all three meals of the day
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| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
Snapchat introduces AI video Lenses, powered by Snap's in-house generative video model, available to subscribers of the $16/month Snapchat Platinum tier — Snapchat is introducing its first ever video generative AI Lenses, the company told TechCrunch exclusively.| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Google updates Chrome's extension rules to ban affiliate link injection without user action or benefit, after Honey allegedly stole creators' affiliate revenue — Honey was accused of shadily swapping out affiliate links, and now Google has new rules for extensions targeting exactly that.
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| Olga Kharif / Bloomberg: |
Binance says Abu Dhabi's MGX acquired a minority stake for $2B, the first institutional investment in the exchange and MGX's first entry into the crypto — Binance said Abu Dhabi's MGX has acquired a minority stake for $2 billion, the first institutional investment in the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange.
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: the FTC moves ahead with an antitrust probe of Microsoft opened by Lina Khan, signaling that new Chair Andrew Ferguson prioritizes Big Tech scrutiny — FTC staff in recent weeks have continued to work on the investigation, meeting with companies and other groups to gather information …
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| Demetri Sevastopulo / Financial Times: |
The FCC is creating a security council to bolster US defenses against cyberattacks and help it stay ahead of China in critical technologies, such as AI and 5G — Move comes as FCC's remit has broadened in face of hostile acts by Beijing — The Federal Communications Commission is creating …
X: @dimi
| Jagmeet Singh / TechCrunch: |
India's largest telco Jio Platforms partners with SpaceX to offer Starlink in the country, just hours after rival Airtel announced a similar partnership — Jio Platforms, the subsidiary of India's conglomerate Reliance Industries and the country's largest telecom operator …
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| Saritha Rai / Bloomberg: |
Bengaluru is becoming an AI talent hub as overseas startups compete with Big Tech; Bain & Co predicts India's AI talent gap will reach 1M workers by 2027 — The San Francisco-based startup plans to hire more than 300 people for its AI, product and engineering teams at its Bangalore development center … | Chihiro Ishikawa / Nikkei Asia: |
BeReal CEO Aymeric Roffe says Japan is now the photo sharing app's second-largest market with over 4.5M MAUs, 83% aged 14 to 27; BeReal has 40M users globally — TOKYO — BeReal is eager to expand in Japan's fast-growing and highly engaged market, said its CEO in an interview with Nikkei Asia.Sponsor Posts
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