Paul Sawers / TechCrunch: Dublin-based Xocean, which provides ocean data to the energy and hydrography industries using uncrewed surface vessels, raised €115M, taking its total to ~$189M  —  Xocean, an Irish marine robotics startup that provides ocean data to the energy and hydrography industries using uncrewed surface vessels … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Colby Hall / Mediaite: GOP Senator Markwayne Mullin says Mark Zuckerberg met with Trump the day before announcing that Meta would replace fact-checking with Community Notes  —  Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg met with President-elect Donald Trump the day before announcing his social media platforms would end … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ryan Browne / CNBC: Ubisoft says it is appointing advisers to review and pursue strategic options after an October 2024 report said its majority backers were considering a buyout  —  French video game publisher Ubisoft said Thursday it’s appointing advisors to review and pursue strategic options after a report … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: Elon Musk calls on California and Delaware AGs to force OpenAI to auction off a large stake in its business; source: OpenAI had no plans for such an auction  —  Latest salvo in legal battle over ChatGPT-maker’s restructuring as a for-profit company  —  NEW Lees verder op Tech Meme