Techmeme: Source: Spotify is in advanced talks to buy popular podcast producer Gimlet for $200M+; Gimlet would be Spotify's first purchase of an original content maker (Peter Kafka/Recode)

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Microsoft will announce Xbox Live SDK at GDC 2019 to enable cross-platform play on iOS, Android, Switch, Xbox, and Windows PCs — At GDC 2019, Microsoft is set to debut a new cross-platform development platform with the goal of bringing Xbox Live support to games on Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, in addition to PC and Xbox consoles.

More: GDC SF 2019, Engadget, Digital Trends, Neowin, and MSPoweruser. Tweets: @benbajarin

Josh Dzieza / The Verge:

As machine learning algorithms get as good as humans at text, image, and speech recognition, Google's CAPTCHA are getting too hard for humans to solve — At some point last year, Google's constant requests to prove I'm human began to feel increasingly aggressive.

Tweets: @distributeddave, @charlesflehman, @ppatel, @bozhobg, @_am1t, @cmdrtaco, and @joshdzieza

Simone Stolzoff / Quartz:

Ahead of his fifth anniversary as CEO, a look at how Satya Nadella changed Microsoft's culture by using a Stanford professor's concept called “growth mindset” — It was March 27, 2014, and Satya Nadella was about to make his first public appearance as CEO of Microsoft.

More: BBC. Tweets: @dskok and @philboyte

Dani Deahl / The Verge:

A look at AI-powered audio mastering services like Landr, which promise artists access to professional-sounding mastering without the cost of human engineers — The last step in audio production is being taken over by machines — Making music is one of the most human things we do …

James Vincent / The Verge:

Head of Google Translate on gender-specific translations, tackling bias in training data, and why Translate turned nonsense messages into religious prophecies — An interview with Google's Macduff Hughes — You might remember a spate of news stories last year about Google Translate spitting …

Tweets: @jeromobot and @ritaparada

Jeffrey Westling / Techdirt:

Today's fear mongering about AI-enabled “deep fakes” is similar to the end of truth panic that followed the Photoshop launch in the early nineties — In just a few short months, “deep fakes” are striking fear in technology experts and lawmakers.

Tweets: @jeffreywestling

Jeremy Kahn / Bloomberg:

Accenture will begin selling SynOps, a robotic process automation system that it claims was used internally to automate tasks and redeploy about 40,000 workers — - Company unveils new system to help firms streamline work — Consulting firm says clients testing system saved millions

More: Gizmodo, Accenture Newsroom, FierceTelecom, PYMNTS.com, and ZDNet. Tweets: @accountingtoday

Dan Goodin / Ars Technica:

Google bans 29 apps downloaded 4.3M+ times from the Play Store after researchers discovered they were being used to perform malicious acts like serve scam ads — The 29 apps concealed their malice and were hard for many infected users to uninstall. — Google has banned dozens …

More: Android Police, TrendLabs Security …, Gizmodo, Engadget, Mashable, Firstpost, and SlashGear

Tweets: @shonatiger, @seldo, and @hiep_co

Kiran Stacey / Financial Times:

Cisco joins Apple in praising Europe's GDPR and calling for similar regulations in the US — Cisco has joined Apple in calling for a US version of the European General Data Protection regulation, underlining the divisions among big technology companies over how to tackle privacy concerns.

Tweets: @fukuyamafrancis. Thanks:@cremnob

Mikey Campbell / AppleInsider:

Report: Bill Stasior no longer in charge of Siri as team's strategy shifts from minor updates to long-term research as part new Apple AI chief's restructuring — Apple executive Bill Stasior, who has led the Siri team since joining the company in 2012, has been removed as head of the project …

More: The Information, Cult of Mac, iMore, MAC blog, TechCrunch, SlashGear, MacRumors, and 9to5Mac. Tweets: @aatilley

Peter Kafka / Recode:

Source: Spotify is in advanced talks to buy popular podcast producer Gimlet for $200M+; Gimlet would be Spotify's first purchase of an original content maker — Spotify wants to break out of the music streaming business. Gimlet, the company behind shows like Crimetown and Reply All, can help.

Reuters:

Source: Vision Fund is in talks to invest up to $1.5B in Chinese used car trading platform guazi.com in a deal that would value the company at $8.5B pre-money — HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) - The SoftBank-led Vision Fund is in talks to invest up to $1.5 billion in Chinese used car trading platform Guazi.com …

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