China says it sees the potential of ChatGPT-like technology

Their comments come at a time when Chinese tech companies and investors are keeping an eye on how Beijing will regulate ChatGPT-like technology. https://ift.tt/7UTC1fA

MWC Barcelona, arriving next week, feels more Europe-focused, with expected launches of Chinese phones already available in China and unlikely to come to the US (Jon Porter/The Verge)

Jon Porter / The Verge:
MWC Barcelona, arriving next week, feels more Europe-focused, with expected launches of Chinese phones already available in China and unlikely to come to the US  —  In less than a week, some of the world's biggest mobile players will be crowded into the Fira de Barcelona convention center …

How the founders of the Buy Nothing Project, which grew via Facebook Groups of neighbors exchanging free stuff, built their own app amid member resentment (Vauhini Vara/Wired)

Vauhini Vara / Wired:
How the founders of the Buy Nothing Project, which grew via Facebook Groups of neighbors exchanging free stuff, built their own app amid member resentment  —  How an idealistic community for exchanging free stuff tried to break away from Facebook and ended up breaking apart.

Kuo: Apple plans a cheaper second-gen AR/MR headset with two high-end and low-end models, built by Luxcaseict and Foxconn, respectively, likely coming in 2025 (Tim Hardwick/MacRumors)

Tim Hardwick / MacRumors:
Kuo: Apple plans a cheaper second-gen AR/MR headset with two high-end and low-end models, built by Luxcaseict and Foxconn, respectively, likely coming in 2025  —  Apple's cheaper second-generation AR/VR headset will come in two high-end and low-end models, according to Apple industry analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.

Alibaba reports Q3 revenue up 2% YoY to ~$35.9B, China commerce revenue down 1% YoY to ~$24.6B, and net income up 69% YoY to ~$6.8B; BABA jumps 6%+ (Arjun Kharpal/CNBC)

Arjun Kharpal / CNBC:
Alibaba reports Q3 revenue up 2% YoY to ~$35.9B, China commerce revenue down 1% YoY to ~$24.6B, and net income up 69% YoY to ~$6.8B; BABA jumps 6%+  —  - Alibaba reported earnings for its fiscal third quarter that smashed expectations, sending shares soaring 6% higher.

Tel Aviv-based chip startup Chain Reaction, which plans to begin mass producing its blockchain chip Electrum, raised $70M led by Morgan Creek Digital (Jane Lanhee Lee/Reuters)

Jane Lanhee Lee / Reuters:
Tel Aviv-based chip startup Chain Reaction, which plans to begin mass producing its blockchain chip Electrum, raised $70M led by Morgan Creek Digital  —  Tel Aviv-based blockchain chip startup Chain Reaction on Thursday said it raised $70 million which will be used to expand its engineering team …