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$55 Billion Deal for Electronic Arts Is Biggest Buyout Ever

Jared Kushner’s private equity firm and Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund are some of the investors teaming up to take the video game giant private.

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OpenAI rolls out safety routing system, parental controls on ChatGPT 

The new safety features come after numerous incidents of ChatGPT validating users’ delusional thinking instead of redirecting harmful conversations — including the death of a teenage boy by suicide.

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Snapchat caps free Memory storage, launches paid storage plans

The social media giant announced that free access to the feature will be limited to 5GB.

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Gaming giant Electronic Arts bought in unprecedented $55bn deal

EA is known for making best-selling games such as EA FC, The Sims and Mass Effect.

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Marissa Mayer will close her old AI startup, sell assets to her new AI startup

Former Yahoo CEO Marissa Meyer is closing the doors on her consumer software startup Sunshine, and is selling the company’s assets to her new AI startup, Dazzle, Wired reported, citing an email sent to Sunshine’s shareholders.

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The startup behind open source tool Polars raises $21M from Accel

Polars, the Amsterdam-based company behind the popular open source project by the same name, has raised an €18 million Series A led by Accel.

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EA going private in $55 billion deal that will pay shareholders $210 a share

Electronic Arts said it has agreed to be acquired by PIF, Silver Lake and Affinity Partners in an all-cash deal worth $55 billion.

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Honda and Astrobotic team up to keep the lights on through the long lunar night

Honda is partnering with Astrobotic to study whether their tech could provide continuous power on the moon.

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Sportsbook Thrillzz sued in San Diego court for breaching Penal Code

The online sportsbook Thrillzz has been subject to legal action in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. Presiding Judge Karen S. Crawford heard the case, which revolves around the company allegedly breaching multiple provisions of the … Continue reading

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Instagram is testing a Reels-first UI in India and South Korea

Instagram is testing a new Reels-first UI in India and South Korea to give short videos more prominence in the app.

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