Wall Street Journal: Sources: Microsoft and OpenAI’s unusual deal created conflict and confusion, including over transparency, sales pitches, and Microsoft’s spending on in-house AI  —  As the companies lead the AI boom, their unconventional arrangement sometimes causes conflict Lees verder op Tech Meme

Steve Dent / Engadget: Meta adds “world chat” to Horizon Worlds, letting all users in the same world session talk with each other via text messages, and promises strict moderation  —  Meta will automatically scan and remove messages that go against its code of conduct. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Paris-based Mistral AI raised a €105M seed led by Lightspeed, sources say at a €240M valuation, to rival OpenAI and plans to release its first AI models in 2024  —  AI is well and truly off to the races: a startup that is only four weeks old has picked up a $113 million round … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Washington Post: Google proposes a “hub-and-spoke model” for regulating AI, where existing US government agencies share the responsibility, contrasting OpenAI’s new agency idea  —  Happy Tuesday!  When it comes to newsletter puns, game recognizes game.  Send news tips and dad jokes to: cristiano.lima@washpost.com. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sheridan Prasso / Bloomberg: Researchers find 10+ items on Temu in the US that were made or sold by companies in China’s Xinjiang, flouting a US ban on the region known for forced labor  —  Products made in China’s western province of Xinjiang are being sold to US consumers through the online shopping platform Temu … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Steven Levy / Wired: Q&A with Satya Nadella on the “eureka moment” for generative AI, OpenAI, helping anyone become a developer, pausing AI development, Bing’s relevancy, and more  —  The CEO can’t imagine life without artificial intelligence—even if it’s the last thing invented by humankind. Lees verder op Tech Meme