The Microsoft deal might need to be reexamined by the EU
Microsoft has announced a restructuring of its proposed $68.7 billion cloud gaming deal with Activision Blizzard to transfer rights for current and new Activision Blizzard games to Ubisoft. UK regulators are conducting a new investigation into the deal, which may last until October 18th. The European Commission had cleared the deal in March but another notification could signal a further review.
Spain won its first Women’s World Cup title
Spain’s 19-year-old forward Mariana Carmona scored the match-winning goal in Spain’s 1-0 win over England in Women’s World Cup final on Sunday, becoming the first player since Carli Lloyd in 2015 to score in a World Cup semifinal and final. Carmona also scored in Spain’s 2-1 semifinal victory over Sweden. Carmona’s mother and siblings were present for the final.
Russia and India are going to land on the moon
Russia’s first Moon landing attempt with its Luna-25 space probe has been aborted, the country’s space agency Roscosmos said on Tuesday. The probe was to be launched in July and land at the south pole of the Moon to probe the emergence of water on the Earth’s natural satellite through a cratering near the south pole. It’s the first Moon landing in 40 years.
The Lanzador EV concept has a peak power of over one megawatt
Lamborghini has unveiled its new concept car, ‘thedor’, at the Monterey Car Week. The concept features a pure battery-electric grand tourer with two+2 seats and 23-inch wheels. “This allows the driving character to be more precisely differentiated to the individual driver than ever before,” Lamborghini said, adding that the steering wheel is controlled through the air suspension and the steerable rear axle.
A lot of scientists are cutting back on their social media activities
A study conducted by Nature has found that many scientists have stopped tweeting about their scientific papers on Twitter’s experimental platform, X, as a result of Elon Musk’s decision to shut it down. The study showed that approximately half of scientists who were identified through social-media research project as having tweeted about papers on which they were an author had reduced or stopped tweeting on X.
The content moderation dilemma should be solved by GPT-4
US-based OpenAI said it has received a lawsuit from The New York Times over its generative AI tool ChatGPT that serves users reports based on Times articles. It said the lawsuit could lead to an order from a federal judge to destroy ChatGPT’s dataset, forcing it to recreate it using only work authorised to be used. The lawsuit has been filed by The Times.
The nonprofit group says AI companies need to show that their machine is safe
Several nonprofits including Accountable Tech, AI Now, and EPIC have released a framework, called ‘Zero Trust AI Governance’, aimed at reducing the power of AI startups. The framework would require companies to prove AI systems aren’t harmful in each phase of the AI lifecycle. They said the framework would create bold, easy-to-implement rules and place the burden on companies to prove AI isn’t harmful.
Gen Z is attracted to a TikTok-like video feed
YouTube Music has announced an in-app feature called ‘Samples’ which will let users view short music video clips and discover new songs. The app is available individually or as a bundled feature with YouTube Premium. It also includes an ad-free experience on YouTube proper. YouTube Music was launched in 2017 and now has over 500 million monthly active users.
Musk is getting creepsier by the day
Meta CEO Iska Saric has revealed Elon Musk threatened him to show his MMA fight with Iska on X and Meta. Musk said he’d ask his car to drive to Saric’s house for a test drive. Musk had accused Saric of spreading lies over an ElonJet account. “He wasn’t going to fight someone who showed up at his house randomly,” Saric said.
Many drivers have advice on how to drive vehicles that can swarm the streets
A ride-hail driver from US’ Waymo has shared a video wherein her robotaxis broke down in the middle of a busy street in San Francisco. The incident comes days after California regulators gave driverless car companies permission to expand their services without restriction in San Francisco. Waymo said the music festival caused wireless issues with its vehicles.