Wall Street Journal: A look at Disney and Comcast’s fight over Hulu; sources say their Hulu valuations differ significantly, they’re in arbitration, and Comcast stopped funding Hulu  —  Parent companies are in final phase of battle marked by legal threats, broken promises and secret arbitration Lees verder op Tech Meme

Hannah Miller / Bloomberg: Tools for Humanity, co-founded by Sam Altman to build Worldcoin, raised a $115M Series C led by Blockchain Capital, aiming to scan eyes to create IDs for all  —  A crypto startup co-founded by OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman has raised new funding to further its mission of providing a digital ID for everyone on the planet. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post: A profile of Microsoft President Brad Smith, a DC veteran pushing to shape AI regulation, including by proposing a new agency, testing a well-worn playbook  —  In 2017, Microsoft president Brad Smith made a bold prediction.  Speaking on a panel at the Davos World Economic Forum … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: TikTok is testing chatbot Tako in select markets; the bot appears on the right side of the app and lets users ask questions about a video or finding new content  —  AI chatbots, like ChatGPT, are all the rage, so it’s no surprise to learn that TikTok is now testing its own AI chatbot, as well. Lees verder op Tech Meme