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March 3, 2025, 12:05 PM

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Reuters:
The UK ICO says it is investigating how TikTok uses 13 to 17-year-olds' personal data for content suggestions, and how Reddit and Imgur verify child users' ages  —  The watchdog said it is probing how ByteDance's short-form video-sharing platform TikTok uses 13-17-year-olds' personal information to suggest content in their feed.
Reuters:
Sources: Nvidia and Broadcom are running 18A manufacturing tests with Intel, and AMD is also evaluating whether Intel's 18A process is suitable for its needs  —  Chip designers Nvidia (NVDA.O) and Broadcom (AVGO.O) are running manufacturing tests with Intel (INTC.O), two sources familiar …
Wall Street Journal:
Chinese traders are selling servers with Nvidia chips, like Blackwell and H200, via third parties in Vietnam, Taiwan, and others; some promise six-week delivery  —  Traders offer servers containing the company's Blackwell chips by routing them through third parties in nearby regions
Mariella Moon / Engadget:
MWC 2025: Lenovo unveils new laptops, including the $1,799+ Yoga Pro 9i Aura Edition, with generative AI features, next-gen ThinkPads, and proof of concepts  —  They will soon be available in North America.  —  Lenovo has announced new laptops with generative AI features …
Alexandra Heal / Financial Times:
Builder.ai CEO Sachin Dev Duggal steps down, replaced by Jungle Ventures' Manpreet Ratia; Builder.ai has raised $450M to use AI to develop apps and websites  —  FT previously reported that Sachin Dev Duggal had been named in criminal probe and faced complaints about company culture
Chance Miller / 9to5Mac:
Tim Cook posts that “this week” there's “something in the AIR”, likely referring to an M4 MacBook Air launch; a new iPad Air is also expected this Spring  —  In a new post on social media today, Tim Cook says Apple has a new product launch coming this week.
Antoine Gara / Financial Times:
Guggenheim Partners CEO Mark Walter and ex-Legendary Entertainment owner Thomas Tull launch TWG Global to invest in AI, sources say with nearly $40B in assets  —  Mark Walter and Thomas Tull want to use artificial intelligence to spur innovation in their finance, sport and media holdings

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