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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 (Muyao Shen/Bloomberg) 20-03-2024

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

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 (Steven Levy/Wired) 20-03-2024

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

India appoints the government-run Press Information Bureau's fact checking unit to monitor and fact check government-related content on social media (Manish Singh/TechCrunch) 20-03-2024

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

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 (Foo Yun Chee/Reuters) 20-03-2024

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

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%+ (Liz Alderman/New York Times) 20-03-2024

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

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 (Camilla Hodgson/Financial Times) 20-03-2024

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