Muyao Shen / Bloomberg: Filing: MicroStrategy bought 9,245 bitcoin for $623M between March 11 and 18, taking its total holdings to 214,246 bitcoin, worth ~$14B, or 1%+ of all bitcoin  —  – Purchase were made with proceeds from a convertible note sale … The enterprise software maker, whose corporate strategy includes buying … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Steven Levy / Wired: An in-depth look at the 2017 “Attention Is All You Need” paper, a big breakthrough in AI, and profiles of the eight Google researchers who co-authored the paper  —  They met by chance, got hooked on an idea, and wrote the “Transformers” paper—the most consequential tech breakthrough in recent history. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Manish Singh / TechCrunch: India appoints the government-run Press Information Bureau’s fact checking unit to monitor and fact check government-related content on social media  —  In India, a government-run agency will now monitor and undertake fact-checking for government related matters on social media … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager warns Apple over its Core Technology Fee, saying the EU plans to investigate, and Meta over its planned subscription fees  —  EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager on Tuesday warned Apple (AAPL.O) and Meta Platforms (META.O) on their new fees for their services … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Liz Alderman / New York Times: France is seeking “a national solution” to protect IT giant Atos, which manages nuclear data and cybersecurity, after Airbus talks failed; ATO.PA fell 20%+  —  The French government said it would seek “a national solution” to protect Atos, a debt-burdened company that serves nuclear programs and the military. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Camilla Hodgson / Financial Times: After its OpenAI bet, Microsoft hiring Mustafa Suleyman and most Inflection staff continues its strategy of developing ties with the most prominent names in AI  —  Satya Nadella’s appointment of Mustafa Suleyman continues strategy of developing ties with fledging AI companies Lees verder op Tech Meme

Eleanor Olcott / Financial Times: US-listed PDD, which runs Temu and Pinduoduo, reports Q4 revenue up 123% YoY to ~$12.5B and operating profit up 146% YoY to ~$3.2B, boosted by merchant fees  —  Profits at Nasdaq-listed Chinese ecommerce group soar 146% in three months to December  —  Chinese ecommerce group PDD Holdings … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Javier Espinoza / Financial Times: Sources: EU Commission rules, set to be adopted as soon as next week, will fine X, TikTok, and other big platforms over lax election AI content moderation  —  Social media platforms including X and TikTok will face fines for failing to tackle disinformation Lees verder op Tech Meme