Tuesday, May 16, 2023

Mobile Premier League enters African gaming market, launches gaming app in Nigeria

Mobile Premier League, the esports and digital gaming platform has expanded to other markets. The company has officially launched its app in Nigeria. With this move, MPL is now present in four continents: Asia, North America, Europe, and Africa. https://ift.tt/uZxtYEM

Sam Altman plans to tell Congress that AI regulation is "essential", stress the need for government flexibility, and recommend safety measures on Tuesday (Cristina Criddle/Financial Times)

Cristina Criddle / Financial Times:
Sam Altman plans to tell Congress that AI regulation is “essential”, stress the need for government flexibility, and recommend safety measures on Tuesday  —  OpenAI's chief executive Sam Altman will tell US lawmakers on Tuesday that regulation of artificial intelligence must allow companies …



Q&A with Michael Lewis on his FTX book, "Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon", slated for October 3, visiting SBF, the forthcoming trial, and more (Alexandra Alter/New York Times)

Alexandra Alter / New York Times:
Q&A with Michael Lewis on his FTX book, “Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon”, slated for October 3, visiting SBF, the forthcoming trial, and more  —  About a year after the author Michael Lewis began to shadow Bankman-Fried, the founder of the crypto exchange FTX, Bankman-Fried was arrested.



After decades of slumber, Japan's tech industry, which has produced just 10 unicorns, finally shows some signs of life as its startups raised ~$6.4B in 2022 (Roland Kelts/Rest of World)

Roland Kelts / Rest of World:
After decades of slumber, Japan's tech industry, which has produced just 10 unicorns, finally shows some signs of life as its startups raised ~$6.4B in 2022  —  After decades of slumber, the country that brought us bullet trains and Nintendo has mustered some momentum.



Monday, May 15, 2023

Sources: the US State Department ordered embassies to push back against foreign influence campaigns, as officials worry anti-US views are taking root worldwide (New York Times)

New York Times : Sources: the US State Department ordered embassies to push back against foreign influence campaigns, as officials worry ...