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Judge denies FTC's request to postpone $70B MSFT/ATVI deal, Ryan Petersen joins Founders Fund
A federal judge denied the FTC's request to postpone Microsoft's ~$70B Activision Blizzard acquisition; the deal can now close as soon as this month - Link
Following the federal court’s ruling in the US, the UK's CMA agreed to revisit its ruling against Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard acquisition - Link
Flexport founder Ryan Petersen has joined Founders Fund as the firm's newest partner; he will stay on as Flexport's exec chair after stepping down as CEO in March - Link
FT sources: China's internet watchdog plans to implement tighter regulations for generative AI, requiring companies to obtain a license before launching new AI-powered technologies - Link
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Sunny Madra joins Jason to demo VenturusAI (11:01) and other tools before discussing Sunny's new AutoGPT project (34:38). They wrap up talking about Meta's launch of Threads (49:08), Google's attempts at building a social network, and Inflection AI's new supercomputer (1:00:13). - Link
Axios sources: Instagram plans to introduce its branded content tools to Threads, offering marketers an opportunity for paid promotion on the app before ads are officially permitted - Link
Bloomberg sources: Uber CFO Nelson Chai is reportedly planning to leave the company; Chai joined in 2018 and helped navigate Uber through COVID and its first free cash flow positive quarter - Link
Raft, a London-based AI logistics firm building products for the freight forwarding industry, raised a $30M Series B led by Eight Roads - Link
Verifiable, an ATX-based startup building healthcare credentialing software, raised a $27M Series B led by Craft Ventures - Link
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