Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: Tel Aviv-based Playtika plans to acquire Tel Aviv-based mobile game studio Innplay Labs for an upfront fee of $80M and as much as $300M in total  —  Playtika has agreed to acquire Innplay Labs, a mobile game studio in Israel, for an upfront fee of $80 million and as much as $300 million. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Christopher Beam / Wired: A look at the race to develop tools that can identify AI-generated text and evade detection, such as GPTZero and WorkNinja, which were built by college students  —  And college students are developing the weapons, quickly building tools that identify AI-generated text—and tools to evade detection. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: Ireland’s DPC fines TikTok €345M after finding it in breach of GDPR in relation to how it handles children’s data and gives the company three months to comply  —  It’s been a long time coming but TikTok has finally been found in breach of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Victoria Song / The Verge: Google confirms the company does not offer repair options for cracked Pixel Watch screens; Google’s hardware warranty policy does not cover accidental damage  —  If you crack the screen on the Pixel Watch, getting it officially repaired by Google isn’t in the cards. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Dan Taylor / Tech.eu: London-based fintech Hyperjar, which offers digital payments, planning, and a personalized rewards platform, raised a $24M Series A led by Susquehanna  —  London-based fintech, Hyperjar, raises $24 million for expansion.  Known for its digital wallet and personalised rewards … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Niket Nishant / Reuters: Instacart raises its proposed IPO price range to $28 to $30, up from $26 to $28, seeking to sell 22M shares at an up to $10B valuation after Arm’s stellar debut  —  Grocery delivery app Instacart on Friday raised the proposed price range for its initial public offering … Lees verder op Tech Meme