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The UK's CMA plans a market investigation into Apple's App Store restrictions on cloud gaming alongside Apple and Google's market power in mobile browsers — Apple and Google “hold all the cards” with interventions needed to give innovators and competitors a fair chance to compete in mobile ecosystems
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An in-depth look at the mechanics behind Axie Infinity and the ramifications of the ~$620M hack on players and the game, as Sky Mavis plots its next steps — Over the course of his life, Alejo Lopez de Armentia has played video games for a variety of reasons.| Alex Heath / The Verge: |
Source: Meta will distribute the first version of its AR glasses, codenamed Orion, exclusively to developers, helping them build software for future devices — It's also canceling a planned smartwatch with two cameras — Meta has decided to not sell the first version of its full-fledged AR glasses …
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Sources: some US news outlets prepare for shortfalls as Meta weighs ending fees for news; annual fees averaged $20M+ for NYT, $15M+ for WaPo, and $10M+ for WSJ — Social-media company pays more than $10 million a year to a handful of news organizations to feature their content on its news tab
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After delivery startup Gorillas raised $1B in October, sources say it is drastically cutting costs, reducing staff benefits, and considering closing warehouses — After Germany's rapid food delivery startup Gorillas Technologies GmbH closed a $1 billion funding round last October …
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AMD updates its Zen architecture roadmap, including Zen 4 improvements in 2022 and Zen 5 in 2024 with a mix of 4nm and 3nm processes and AI and ML optimizations — Today is AMD's Financial Analyst Day, the company's semi-annual, analyst-focused gathering. While the primary purpose …
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Experts say Amazon's encrypted chat app Wickr is flooded with child sex abuse images and the company is not taking basic safety measures to prevent sharing — Court records show that Wickr Me has become part of a toolkit used by people who exploit children.
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Indian credit card payment service Cred raises $80M as part of a planned $140M Series F at a $6.2B valuation, up from a $4B valuation in October 2021 — According to Moneycontrol estimates, the Kunal Shah-led company has raised the money at a valuation of almost $6.22 billion.| Sam Shead / CNBC: |
Sources: “AI transformer” startups Inflection, Cohere, Adept, and Anthropic, which collectively raised $1B+, recently poached dozens of scientists from Big Tech — - Four of the best-funded new AI start-ups — Inflection, Cohere, Adept and Anthropic — have recently poached dozens … | Arjun Kharpal / CNBC: |
Alibaba drops as much as 8% after its Ant Group unit said it has no current plans to revive its IPO and a key regulator said it had not evaluated the listing — - Alibaba shares dropped 8% on Thursday after its financial affiliate Ant Group said there were currently no plans to revive a public listing.
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Jack Dorsey and Jay-Z launch The Bitcoin Academy, giving free financial education classes on Bitcoin at the Brooklyn public housing complex where Jay-Z grew up — Is billionaire-funded crypto education really what low-income people need? — Twitter co-founder and Block CEO Jack Dorsey …
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Stitch Fix plans to lay off 15% of its salaried staff, or ~330 people, and reports Q3 revenue down 8% YoY to $492.9M and a $78M net loss, up from $18.8M YoY — - Stitch Fix is laying off 15% of its salaried workers, or about 330 people. — The company also issued weak revenue guidance as it contends with weaker consumer demand.
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