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The UK CMA says Microsoft's revised offer to acquire Activision, which includes selling some gaming rights to Ubisoft, appears to address regulator's concerns (Katharine Gemmell/Bloomberg) 22-09-2023

Katharine Gemmell / Bloomberg: The UK CMA says Microsoft’s revised offer to acquire Activision, which includes selling some gaming rights to Ubisoft, appears to address regulator’s concerns  —  The Competition and Markets Authority said Friday that it will consult on the new offer, but Microsoft’s proposal opens the door to the deal being cleared. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Google veteran Luiz André Barroso, who overturned many data center design conventions and conceived “the data center as a computer”, died on September 16 at 59 (Paresh Dave/Wired) 22-09-2023

Paresh Dave / Wired: Google veteran Luiz André Barroso, who overturned many data center design conventions and conceived “the data center as a computer”, died on September 16 at 59  —  Brazilian engineer Luiz André Barroso, who ripped up the rulebook at Google, has died. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Google veteran Luiz André Barroso, who overturned many data center design conventions and conceived “the data center as a computer”, died on September 16 at 59 (Paresh Dave/Wired) 22-09-2023

Paresh Dave / Wired: Google veteran Luiz André Barroso, who overturned many data center design conventions and conceived “the data center as a computer”, died on September 16 at 59  —  Brazilian engineer Luiz André Barroso, who ripped up the rulebook at Google, has died. Lees verder op Tech Meme

CLSA: China has at least 130 LLMs, accounting for 40% of the global total and behind the US' 50% share; experts say most are yet to find viable business models (Josh Ye/Reuters) 22-09-2023

Josh Ye / Reuters: CLSA: China has at least 130 LLMs, accounting for 40% of the global total and behind the US’ 50% share; experts say most are yet to find viable business models  —  China’s craze over generative artificial intelligence has triggered a flurry of product announcements from startups and tech giants … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Source: Vietnamese internet company VNG postpones its US IPO, planned for September 2023, after mixed performances by Arm, Instacart, and Klaviyo (Bloomberg) 22-09-2023

Bloomberg: Source: Vietnamese internet company VNG postpones its US IPO, planned for September 2023, after mixed performances by Arm, Instacart, and Klaviyo  —  Vietnam-based internet startup VNG Ltd. has decided to postpone its plans for a US initial public offering, according to a person familiar with the matter. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Google veteran Luiz André Barroso, who overturned many data center design conventions and conceived “the data center as a computer”, died on September 16 at 59 (Paresh Dave/Wired) 22-09-2023

Paresh Dave / Wired: Google veteran Luiz André Barroso, who overturned many data center design conventions and conceived “the data center as a computer”, died on September 16 at 59  —  Brazilian engineer Luiz André Barroso, who ripped up the rulebook at Google, has died. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tether spent ~$420M on 10K Nvidia H100 GPUs in a deal that will see it get a stake in bitcoin miner Northern Data, who plans to rent the chips to AI startups (Iain Martin/Forbes) 22-09-2023

Iain Martin / Forbes: Tether spent ~$420M on 10K Nvidia H100 GPUs in a deal that will see it get a stake in bitcoin miner Northern Data, who plans to rent the chips to AI startups  —  A $40,000 computer chip has become one of the hottest commodities in the tech industry.  Startups are scrambling to buy up Nvidia’s H100 … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Nnete Matima and Joël Carter, two Black ex-TikTok staff, file a civil rights complaint alleging ByteDance fired them because they spoke up about discrimination (Josh Eidelson/Bloomberg) 21-09-2023

Josh Eidelson / Bloomberg: Nnete Matima and Joël Carter, two Black ex-TikTok staff, file a civil rights complaint alleging ByteDance fired them because they spoke up about discrimination  —  TikTok’s parent company was accused of racism and retaliation by Black former employees in a complaint … Lees verder op Tech Meme

GGV, which invested in Alibaba, ByteDance, and other Chinese companies, splits its Asia and US units; in July, the US sought details about its holdings in China (Financial Times) 22-09-2023

Financial Times: GGV, which invested in Alibaba, ByteDance, and other Chinese companies, splits its Asia and US units; in July, the US sought details about its holdings in China  —  Move follows similar decision by rival Sequoia Capital and Biden order to limit American investment in Chinese tech Lees verder op Tech Meme

Nnete Matima and Joël Carter, two Black ex-TikTok staff, file a civil rights complaint alleging ByteDance fired them because they spoke up about discrimination (Josh Eidelson/Bloomberg) 21-09-2023

Josh Eidelson / Bloomberg: Nnete Matima and Joël Carter, two Black ex-TikTok staff, file a civil rights complaint alleging ByteDance fired them because they spoke up about discrimination  —  TikTok’s parent company was accused of racism and retaliation by Black former employees in a complaint … Lees verder op Tech Meme