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Microsoft says ByteDance has rejected its offer to take over TikTok's US operations; Oracle is the only known remaining bidder — The move leaves Oracle as the sole known remaining bidder, as the clock ticks down on President Trump's executive order to block the app.| South China Morning Post: |
Source: ByteDance notified US authorities and potential bidders for TikTok US operations that it will not sell or transfer TikTok's recommendation algorithm — Chinese tech company decides not to sell or transfer code behind the popular video-sharing app, source says Decision comes …
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| Dan Primack / Axios: |
Sources: Oracle has leapfrogged Microsoft as the most likely buyer of TikTok's US operations, but there is still a possibility of no deal happening — Oracle has leapfrogged Microsoft as the most likely buyer of TikTok's U.S. operations, according to multiple sources familiar with the process.
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| Ian King / Bloomberg: |
Nvidia says it has agreed to buy Arm from SoftBank Group for $40B in the semiconductor industry's largest-ever deal, says it will keep Arm's HQ in the UK — - Acquirer pledges to keep Arm independent to retain customers — Nvidia to build AI research facility at Arm's U.K. location| Alyse Stanley / Gizmodo: |
Facebook says it is removing misleading posts about how Oregon wildfires were started after initially saying it was reducing the distribution of such posts — As emergency responders in Oregon struggle to contain a record 900,000 acres of wildfires across the state, local police have been fighting …
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| Wataru Suzuki / Nikkei Asian Review: |
The public's phobia of touching cash amid COVID-19 could help SoftBank popularize mobile payments in cash-addicted Japan; SoftBank has invested $1B+ in PayPay — Masayoshi Son zeros in on Japan, where he is ready to lose billions in a battle to conquer cash
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| New York Times: |
Profile of Vanessa Pappas, an ex-YouTube exec and TikTok's N. America chief since 2018, who took over as interim global chief amid its geopolitical predicament — Vanessa Pappas is keeping a focus on the app's community of creators and users as it deals with pressure from President Trump, Beijing and a possible sale.
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Wall Street Journal. Tweets: @georgia_wells, @kwong47, @kwong47, @casatay, @puiwingtam, @v_ness, @gregbensinger, @v_ness, @taylorlorenz, @thekenyeung, @nicktangorra, and @hunterwalk. Thanks:@thekenyeung
| Julia Herbst / Fast Company: |
GitLab, which has an all-remote workforce of 1,300+ employees from 67 countries, is advising companies like Twitter on its “radically transparent” working model — As 2020's experiment with working from home turns into something more permanent, GitLab—the world's largest all-remote company …
Tweets: @martinsfp, @davemuni, @gvteam, @kstewart, @janowenam, @carnage4life, @darrenmurph, @fastcompany, @gitlab, and @darrenmurph
| Tom Simonite / Wired: |
How DeepMind worked with former world chess champion Vladimir Kramnik to make its AI, AlphaZero, learn new variants, which could make AI chess more creative — A former world champion teams up with the makers of AlphaZero to test variants on the age-old game that can jolt players into creative patterns.
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Chess.com, arXiv.org, Tech Xplore, uschesschamps.com, and Slashdot
| Bloomberg: |
As Amazon reportedly considers a $20B investment in Reliance's retail business, a look at the outsized influence Reliance Industries' Mukesh Ambani has in India — - Reliance said to be in talks to sell retail stake to Amazon — India has encouraged the development of local businesses| Ian Sherr / CNET: |
Microsoft says Apple's App Store changes still create a bad experience for gamers, who want a catalog app and not to “be forced to download over 100 apps” — Apple is changing its App Store rules to allow game streaming services, which let people play video games over the internet …
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Apple Developer, iMore, Macworld, Fox Business, Pixel Envy, The Verge, CNBC, The Next Web, and AppleInsider
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| Cecilia D'Anastasio / Wired: |
Franchised esports leagues have allowed players to become full-time employees but critics say game publishers like Activision have too much power over players — Franchised leagues are a modern experiment in what happens when a marketing initiative becomes a billion-dollar industry.
Tweets: @gadgetlab, @grady_booch, @rkgwork, @fairplayesports, @stephenjshark, and @cecianasta
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