David Yaffe-Bellany / New York Times: Michael Lewis depicts Sam Bankman-Fried as delusional in his new book, Going Infinite, but says SBF’s explanations remain “irritatingly difficult to disprove”  —  “Going Infinite,” by Michael Lewis, offers a behind-the-scenes account of Mr. Bankman-Fried’s rise and fall. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: Věra Jourová, one of two commissioners overseeing the enactment of EU’s AI law, warns against being “paranoid” or too restrictive when regulating generative AI  —  European Commission vice-president says legislation should be based on ‘solid analysis’ Lees verder op Tech Meme

Josh Ye / Reuters: Apple starts requiring a Chinese government license to publish new apps on the China App Store, after China tightened its oversight over mobile apps in August  —  Apple (AAPL.O) has started requiring new apps to show proof of a Chinese government licence before their release on its China App Store … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Priya Anand / Bloomberg: Stampli, which uses AI to automate the processing of invoices and help businesses pay vendors, raised $61M, bringing its total funding to $148M+  —  Artificial intelligence is showing up in unexpected sectors. … Funds managed by Blackstone Inc. led the round.  The company declined to give its valuation. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sam Schechner / Wall Street Journal: Sources: Meta pitched a plan to EU regulators to charge European users a subscription fee to use Facebook and Instagram without ads starting at €10 per month  —  European users would have option to pay fee or agree to personalized ads, according to company’s pitch to regulators Lees verder op Tech Meme