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Nintendo and mobile games company DeNA launch Nintendo Systems Apr 04, 2023

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Back in November, Nintendo and app developer DeNA announced its joint venture company called Nintendo Systems, which is meant to help reinforce Nintendo’s business and “create value-added services,” according to Nintendo’s Japanese website.

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Rivian sticks to 2023 production goal for EVs despite quarterly dip Apr 03, 2023

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EV automaker Rivian said Monday it produced 9,395 vehicles at its factory in Normal, Illinois in the first quarter, lower than the previous period but still on track to hit its 50,000 production goal for the year.

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Read’s AI-powered summary feature squeezes a meeting into a two-minute clip Apr 03, 2023

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Summarization is one of the common use cases of different AI models. Multiple tools have come up with a summarization of articles, PDFs, videos, and transcripts.

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Italy orders ChatGPT blocked citing data protection concerns Mar 31, 2023

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Two days after an open letter called for a moratorium on more powerful generative AI models being developed so regulators can catch up with the likes of ChatGPT, Italy’s data protection authority has just put out a timely reminder that some countries do have laws that already apply to cutting edge AI.

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P97 fills up its tank with $40M to fuel its gas station mobile commerce services Mar 31, 2023

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The rising prices for gas continue to be a headache and stress for a lot of people around the world, but it underscores something more besides the cost of living becoming increasingly untenable: Cars are a central part of modern life.

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Roku announces a second set of layoffs impacting 200 employees Mar 30, 2023

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Roku is the latest tech company to announce a second round of layoffs with today’s news that it’s letting go of 6% of its workforce, or around 200 employees.

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Hygraph raises $30M to scale out a new, federated approach to managing digital content Mar 30, 2023

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Digital content and how we consume it continue to endlessly evolve, and with that, so too does the tech that helps manage all of it behind the scenes.

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Google to roll out new extreme heat alerts in Search soon Mar 29, 2023

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Google is introducing new extreme heat alerts in Search that are designed to surface information to help people stay safe during heat waves, the company announced on Tuesday.

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Turntable LIVE (née tt.fm) raises $7M ahead of public launch Mar 29, 2023

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The Turntable wars were one of the more fascinating stories to emerge in 2021 startup land (though I suspect those involved might dispute the matter).

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Amazon opens its low-bandwidth, long-range Sidewalk network to developers Mar 28, 2023

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Back in 2019, Amazon announced Sidewalk, its low-bandwidth, long-range wireless network that uses the 900 MHz spectrum to connect Internet of Things (IoT) devices.

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