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Source: ex-Activision CEO Bobby Kotick has approached ByteDance to express interest in buying TikTok and floated the idea of partnering to Sam Altman and others — Legislation forcing a sale or shutdown of the popular app has rekindled interest in possible deal
More: PCMag, Newsmax, Daily Mail, Forbes, Dexerto, and The Information
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
A look at the design options Apple considered for its car, including one by Jony Ive that resembled a modern reincarnation of the 1950s Volkswagen microbus — The Apple car was a case study in what happens when corporate indecision, technological challenges and market realities combine …
More: PCMag, AppleInsider, Yanko Design, SlashGear, and Spokesman.com
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| Scharon Harding / Ars Technica: |
Roku faces a backlash after it appears to lock devices of users who don't agree to its new Dispute Resolution Terms, asking them to write a letter to opt out — Users are opted in automatically unless they write a letter to Roku by March 21. — Roku customers are threatening to stop using …
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| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Q&A with ex-PlayStation boss Shawn Layden about his support for Web3 gaming company Readygg, blockchain games, mass layoffs, AI, controlling costs, and more — Shawn Layden used to run Sony Interactive Entertainment's Worldwide Studios, a position that gave him unique insight into the whole industry and triple-A games.
More: GamingBolt, GameSpot, Game Rant, Forbes, Video Games Chronicle, Push Square, and Wccftech
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| Jeremy Gray / PetaPixel: |
How Google rolled out Street View in Germany after 10+ years of resistance, as Street View's utility trumped privacy concerns in Europe's most private country — For residents and tourists alike, Google Maps Street View is an exceptionally useful navigational tool.| Steve Nadis / Quanta Magazine: |
In two recent papers, researchers detail a new breakthrough to speed up matrix multiplication, potentially leading to savings in computational power and money — By eliminating a hidden inefficiency, computer scientists have come up with a new way to multiply large matrices that's faster than ever.
More: Ars Technica, New.blicio.us, arXiv, and SIAM
Forums: Hacker News, r/technology, r/technews, r/math, r/MachineLearning, r/Julia, and Ars OpenForum
| Ron Miller / TechCrunch: |
An interview with Slack CEO Denise Dresser about bringing her own personality to the job, plans to use generative AI, competing with Microsoft Teams, and more — Three chief executives in one year will do that — It's not often you see an established company burn through three CEOs in less than a year.| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
More: San Francisco Examiner. X: @anshublog, @jordannovet, @jordannovet, and @rogoswami
LinkedIn: Joe Williams, Jordan Novet, and Bill Corbett
| Lindsay Clark / The Register: |
Palantir wins a US Army contract worth $178.4M to provide battlefield AI systems for the TITAN ground station, the Army's first “AI-defined vehicle” — US spy-tech firm at center of UK health data systems applies its technology to altogether different ends
More: Palantir, DefenseScoop, C4ISRNET, Bloomberg Television on YouTube, Anduril, Interesting Engineering, Proactive, Investor's Business Daily, Decrypt, Breaking Defense, Barron's Online, InvestorPlace, and Benzinga
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Forums: r/technews and Slashdot
| Preetika Rana / Wall Street Journal: |
Uber, Lyft, Instacart, and DoorDash are testing different ways to show high-margin ads to customers, including personalized content and movie trailers — Uber, Lyft and Instacart are testing different ways to show high-margin ads to a captive audience. Customers have noticed.
More: The Verge and The Rideshare Guy
X: @carnage4life and @preetika_rana
LinkedIn: Charles Stephens and Dr. Mark Grether
| Sophia Cai / Axios: |
A look at Trump's TikTok flip-flop, as he recognizes the app's appeal to younger voters and repairs his relation with ByteDance investor and GOP donor Jeff Yass — I don't want Facebook, who cheated in the last Election, doing better. They are a true Enemy of the People!" Trump posted on Truth Social Thursday.
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X: @luke_metro, @randpaul, @shehzadyounis, @sonnybunch, @sunnyright, @noahpinion, @micsolana, @sunnyright, @sophiacai99, @bonchieredstate, @vivekgramaswamy, @binarybits, @maggienyt, @micsolana, and @mattyglesias
Forums: r/usanews, r/politics, and r/neoliberal
| Alex Konrad / Forbes: |
Interviews with Garry Tan, Paul Graham, YC partners, and others about Tan reshaping YC in a “return to roots”, as some founders complain about politicization — Former venture capitalist Garry Tan has slashed programs and turned up the mics in a bid to restore …
Threads: @tschleifer. X: @johnpaczkowski, @madhuyalamarthi, @yuris, and @n_sportelli
LinkedIn: Alex Konrad and Alex Konrad
| Nikou Asgari / Financial Times: |
eToro CEO Yoni Assia says he is “exploring the right timing” for a London or NY IPO, as the Tel Aviv-based multi-asset trading platform seeks a $3.5B+ valuation — Chief executive says firm also looking at London listing, but adds US could connect it to more potential investorsSponsor Posts
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