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April 27, 2023, 3:20 PM

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BBC:
Microsoft's Brad Smith says the UK CMA's move to block the Activision deal is “bad for Britain” and “is probably the darkest day in our four decades in Britain”  —  Microsoft's president has attacked the UK after it was blocked from buying US gaming firm Activision …
Cecilia D'Anastasio / Bloomberg:
The UK CMA's block of Microsoft's Activision deal focuses on the nascent cloud gaming market, a departure from regulators more often focusing on mature markets  —  UK regulators blocked Microsoft Corp.'s $69 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard Inc. over concerns it would harm competition in cloud gaming …
Wayne Ma / The Information:
Sources detail how organizational dysfunction and a lack of ambition bogged down Apple's AI and ML efforts, including the work of the group responsible for Siri  —  Late last year, a trio of engineers who had just helped Apple modernize its search technology began working on the type …
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
IDC:
Global smartphone shipments fell 14.6% YoY to 268.6M in Q1 2023, the seventh consecutive quarter of decline; Samsung fell 18.9%, Apple 2.3%, and Xiaomi 23.5%  —  NEEDHAM, Mass., April 27th, 2023 - Worldwide smartphone shipments declined 14.6% year over year to 268.6 million units in the first quarter of 2023 …
The Guardian:
Interviews with 70+ sources describe how Facebook and Instagram have become major child trafficking platforms and how they slow down prosecutors' investigations  —  Our two-year investigation suggests that the tech giant Meta is struggling to prevent criminals from using its platforms to buy and sell children for sex
Reuters:
A California judge tentatively rules Elon Musk must testify about his Autopilot statements, after his lawyers argued he is the subject of many deepfake videos  —  A California judge on Wednesday ordered Tesla CEO Elon Musk to be interviewed under oath about whether he made certain statements regarding …
Abner Li / 9to5Google:
Reuters:
Samsung reports Q1 operating profit down 95% YoY to ~$478.6M, its lowest since Q1 2009, revenue down 18% YoY to ~$47.6B, and a ~$3.4B loss for its chip division  —  Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) flagged a gradual recovery for chips in the second half of the year …
CNBC:
Coinbase offers a fiery response to SEC's March notice, saying enforcement action against the exchange would present “major” risks to SEC's regulatory model  —  - Crypto exchange Coinbase told the SEC that any enforcement action against the exchange would “fail on the merits” …
Jeffrey Knockel / The Citizen Lab:
An analysis of Baidu, Bilibili, Bing, Douyin, Sogou, Weibo, and other search platforms in China finds 60K+ censorship rules, applied differently by each service  —  This report has an accompanying FAQ.  —  Key findings  — Across eight China-accessible search platforms analyzed …
Chris Stokel-Walker / Wired:
Legal experts say Twitter may be breaching US laws prohibiting false advertising or endorsement by implying that some celebrities paid for Blue when they didn't  —  The law says you can't falsely claim that celebrities are paying for Twitter Blue.  —  Twitter's verification system debacle …
Andrea Vittorio / Bloomberg Law:
Washington becomes the first US state to adopt sweeping safeguards for health data, including location records that could reveal visits to abortion clinics  —  Washington has adopted a first-of-its-kind state law with sweeping safeguards for consumer health data collected by companies …
Bloomberg:
Sources: Germany is in talks to limit exports of chemicals used to make advanced chips to China, seeking to work with the US and Europe to close ranks on China  —  Germany is in talks to limit the export of chemicals to China that are used to manufacture semiconductors as Berlin steps …
Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:
Mark Zuckerberg disputes the narrative that Meta abandoned its metaverse vision, saying “we've been focusing on AI and the metaverse, and we will continue to”  —  Things are looking up for Meta.  The company beat revenue expectations, reporting an increase in year-over-year revenue for the first time in three quarters.
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