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January 2, 2024, 10:05 AM

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Bloomberg:
Sources: ASML canceled shipments of some of its machines to China at the US' request, weeks before export bans on the high-end chipmaking equipment took effect  —  - ASML canceled shipments of a liminted number of devices  — Biden is cracking down on Beijing's semiconductor industry
Ben Schoon / 9to5Google:
Telegram rolls out version 10.5, offering “totally redesigned” voice and video calls with new animations and backgrounds while using fewer resources  —  Telegram is rolling out a new update, version 10.5.0, which delivers a new look and feel for voice and video calls …
John Kruzel / Reuters:
In his year-end report, SCOTUS Chief Justice John Roberts says AI is a mixed blessing for the legal field, urging “caution and humility” when adopting the tech  —  Artificial intelligence represents a mixed blessing for the legal field, U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts …
Michael Acton / Financial Times:
A look at the future of Apple's $85B/year services business, as the company faces key US court cases in 2024 and prepares to allow iOS app sideloading in the EU  —  Landmark EU regulation and crucial US court cases due in 2024 will test the tech company  —  Apple faces a legal reckoning in 2024 …
Keza MacDonald / The Guardian:
A profile of Mario and Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto, who joined Nintendo in 1977 and says he has no plans to retire as representative director at the company  —  Few people have influenced global pop culture as much as the creator of Mario and Zelda, widely considered the father of modern gaming.
Eric Lipton / New York Times:
Retiring generals and departing top Pentagon officials are increasingly flocking to VC firms that have pumped billions into defense tech startups like Anduril  —  Retired officers and departing defense officials are flocking to investment firms that are pushing the government to provide more money to defense-technology startups.
Financial Times:
Sources: Merck's bid for Japanese chip materials maker JSR, not disclosed to JSR shareholders, triggered a $6.4B offer by a state-backed fund in June 2023  —  Japan Investment Corporation's $6.4bn offer for JSR comes as governments seek to protect semiconductor technology
Dan Primack / Axios:
Filing: Fidelity marks down the value of its X stake, estimating the company is worth ~28% of the $44B that Elon Musk paid, down from 33% in May 2023  —  Fidelity has again marked down the value of its shares in X Holdings, which the mutual fund giant helped Elon Musk buy for $44 billion when the company was known as Twitter.
J. Edward Moreno / New York Times:
The lawsuits against tech companies could shape what copyright means for AI, or simply serve as leverage for plaintiffs to secure more favorable licensing deals  —  The use of content from news and information providers to train artificial intelligence systems may force a reassessment of where to draw legal lines.

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