Tom Warren / The Verge: A look at Microsoft’s deal with Ubisoft, which now gets the cloud gaming rights for Call of Duty and current Activision games outside of the EU for 15 years  —  Microsoft’s giant Activision Blizzard deal is complete, and it means Ubisoft has now obtained cloud streaming rights for Call of Duty … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jo Marchant / Nature: A student’s AI tool wins a global contest to read the text inside a carbonized Herculaneum scroll, which had been unreadable since a volcanic eruption in AD 79  —  – Jo Marchant 0  —  Jo Marchant is a freelance science writer based in London.  —  You can also search for this author in Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Sources: Didi plans a 2024 Hong Kong IPO, after its NYSE listing in 2021 and delisting in 2022, and is valued at ~$17.3B, vs. ~$80B when China opened its probe  —  – Ride-hailing pioneer has market share of about 70% in China  — Business improving in China and abroad in places like Brazil Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Canon begins selling nanoimprint chip machines, which impress circuit patterns onto wafers without photolithography, likely avoiding trade curbs, to rival ASML  —  – Japanese optics specialist seeks to close gap with Dutch rival  — Chipmaking machinery has been focus of US sanctions on China Lees verder op Tech Meme

New York Times: In five hours of cross-examination, SBF’s lawyer did not elicit any revelations or inconsistencies from Caroline Ellison, who said SBF made “terrible mistakes”  —  Mr. Bankman-Fried’s lawyers sought to poke holes in Ms. Ellison’s testimony, but her account remained largely consistent. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jason Schreier / Bloomberg: CD Projekt used AI to recreate the voice of Miłogost Reczek, a Polish voice actor who died in 2021, for Cyberpunk 2077’s new Polish DLC, after asking his family  —  Gamemaker says it consulted with family of the late Miłogost Reczek  —  Polish video game developer CD Projekt SA … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: TSMC expects to get US approval to supply its China plant with US chipmaking tools indefinitely, in an easing of US restrictions on foreign chipmakers in China  —  Taiwan’s TSMC (2330.TW) said on Friday it expects to receive permission from the United States to supply its China plant … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Yogita Khatri / The Block: Tether promotes long-time CTO Paolo Ardoino to CEO, starting in December, and plans to become a “tech-centric organization”; the current CEO will be an advisor  —  – Stablecoin issuer Tether promoted its long-time CTO Paolo Ardoino to CEO as it envisions becoming a “tech-centric organization.” Lees verder op Tech Meme