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Financial Times:
As regulators probe Microsoft's OpenAI alliance, Microsoft takes a minor stake in Mistral and plans to help bring the Paris-based startup's AI models to market  —  Tech giant unveils partnership with French AI start-up, as regulators probe $13bn alliance with ChatGPT maker
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Romain Dillet / TechCrunch:
Mistral AI releases Mistral Large, a cheaper GPT-4 rival that supports 32K-token context windows, and Le Chat, a ChatGPT-like chat assistant in public beta  —  Paris-based AI startup Mistral AI is gradually building an alternative to OpenAI and Anthropic as its latest announcement shows.
Steve Dent / Engadget:
Samsung unveils Galaxy Ring at MWC 2024; the device is centered around health and wellness, comes in three colors, and will be available later this year  —  After teasing it (again) yesterday, Samsung has finally shown off the Galaxy Ring in physical form at Mobile World Conference (MWC 2024) and revealed some additional details.
Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat:
Qualcomm unveils AI Hub, a new library of 75+ pre-optimized AI models, X80 5G modem, and FastConnect 7900, a chip that integrates Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth, and UWB  —  Qualcomm unveiled a suite of AI, 5G, and Wi-Fi devices at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona.
Neil Long / Mobilegamer.biz:
Sources detail their concerns with Apple Arcade: declining developer payouts, cancelled projects, a shift to only greenlighting family-friendly games, and more  —  Multiple mobilegamer.biz sources have voiced their concern for Apple Arcade's future, citing a glut of cancelled projects and ever-declining developer payouts.
Javier Espinoza / Financial Times:
The EU is asking developers about the impact of Apple's decision to disable PWAs in the EU, which could be a precursor towards an in-depth probe  —  Competition regulators in Brussels send questions to developers over iPhone maker's decision  —  The EU has taken the first steps towards …
Cheyenne MacDonald / Engadget:
Google announces new Android features, including Gemini integration with Messages, AI-powered text summaries for Android Auto, and AI-generated image captions  —  The Android updates announced at MWC also include new accessibility features and casting controls for Spotify.
Tom Gerken / BBC:
Meta outlines its strategy to combat the misuse of generative AI ahead of the European elections in June, including setting up an EU-specific operations center  —  Facebook and Instagram owner Meta says it will form a team to tackle deceptive artificial intelligence (AI) content in the upcoming EU elections in June.
Jon Porter / The Verge:
Lenovo demos the ThinkBook Transparent Display Laptop concept, with a 17.3-inch MicroLED panel and a built-in drawing tablet  —  The ThinkBook Transparent Display Laptop concept even comes with a built-in drawing tablet.  Lenovo just needs to find something worth seeing on the other side.
Yogita Khatri / The Block:
Avail, a modular blockchain project spun out of Polygon in 2023 to streamline the rollup experience, raised a $27M seed co-led by Founders Fund and Dragonfly  —  - Avail has raised $27 million in seed funding co-led by Founders Fund and Dragonfly.  — Avail is a modular blockchain project that spun out of Polygon last year.

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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
President Trump files a $10B defamation lawsuit against the BBC, alleging it intentionally doctored a Panorama documentary to misrepresent his January 6 speech

Jake Kanter / Deadline:
The UK government begins its review of the BBC's charter, set to expire in 2027, as ministers consider licence fee reforms and allowing more commercial revenue

Byron Tau / Associated Press:
Sources: Bay Area radio station KCBS-AM, which faced MAGA backlash over ICE coverage, scaled back political reporting after Brendan Carr's threats of a probe

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Ben Schoon / 9to5Google:
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Allison Johnson / The Verge:
Xiaomi launches Xiaomi 14 Ultra with a 6.73" LTPO 120Hz display, Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, and 50MP camera with a 1-inch-type Sony LYT-900 sensor, starting at €1,499
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple has considered a fitness ring, smart glasses, and adding cameras and more advanced AI to AirPods, but is not actively developing these devices
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