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Source: The Verge The European Union says it will channel €200 billion (about $206 billion) into artificial intelligence investments in a bid to compete with the US and China. At the AI Action Summit in Paris on Tuesday, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced the bloc would spend €50 billion (about $51 billion)…
Source: Venture Beat Hydratac is a small company with just seven people working on a next-generation “extremely realistic” shooter game, and it has raised $3 million. The company is run by former venture capitalist Louis Gresham and supported by former Treyarch studio co-head Dan Bunting, who is a Hydratac board member. They have essentially switched…
Source: The Verge Meta has partnered with the nonprofit organization Childhelp to create a curriculum that will teach middle schoolers how to recognize forms of online exploitation, such as sextortion scams and grooming. The curriculum was “fully funded” by Meta and is free for any school, parent, or organization to access. Meta says the curriculum…
Source: Venture Beat Phynd raised $10 million for its subscription-free smart TV cloud gaming platform. It comes from a man with an interesting pedigree. Read Full Article
Source: Venture Beat Xsolla, a game commerce company, has partnered with AppsFlyer to provide analytics for web shops as alternative stores for game devs. Read Full Article
Source: The Verge “I really do hope someone else makes one so I don’t have to 
,” writes Migicovsky. I’m now one of a contingent of Samsung Galaxy Z Flip owners who is seriously considering trading in my Flip for a Galaxy S25. It’s not small, but it’s the closest thing we’ve got and my…
Source: Venture Beat Aarki’s mobile retention report sheds light on the app-browsing habits of different types of gamers, and how devs can keep their attention. Read Full Article
Source: Venture Beat It’s hardly out-of-the-question that Musk could succeed. After all, his bid to takeover Twitter was also deemed a longshot. Read Full Article
Source: The Verge Google Maps now shows the “Gulf of America” in place of the “Gulf of Mexico” for users on both web and mobile in the United States. It made the change after the Trump administration formally changed the name today of the body of water spanning between the eastern coast of Mexico and…
Source: Venture Beat A game being developed by Ready at Dawn for Ubisoft was met with odd demands about the protagonist, according to the studio’s co-founder. Read Full Article
