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

Manish Singh / TechCrunch: India appoints the government-run Press Information Bureau’s fact checking unit to undertake fact checking for government-related social media content  —  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