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DuckDuckGo updates its browser for iOS, Windows, and macOS to block most video ads by default, including those on YouTube, based on uBlockOrigin's filter lists (Anna Washenko/Engadget)

Anna Washenko / Engadget:
DuckDuckGo updates its browser for iOS, Windows, and macOS to block most video ads by default, including those on YouTube, based on uBlockOrigin's filter lists  —  An unsubtle shot at Chrome.  —  DuckDuckGo announced that it can now block most video ads, particularly those on YouTube, when a video is playing in its browser.

Sources: Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin is raising $10B at a $130B pre-money valuation, its first outside funding round, including $4B from Coatue and $2B from Bezos (New York Times)

New York Times:
Sources: Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin is raising $10B at a $130B pre-money valuation, its first outside funding round, including $4B from Coatue and $2B from Bezos  —  The rocket company founded by Jeff Bezos is set to take on external investors for the first time, at a $130 billion valuation.

Filing: Chinese AI model maker Z.ai is seeking to raise ~$4B from the sale of 19.8M shares at ~$202 to ~$216 each, after its Hong Kong stock soared 1,400%+ YTD (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg:
Filing: Chinese AI model maker Z.ai is seeking to raise ~$4B from the sale of 19.8M shares at ~$202 to ~$216 each, after its Hong Kong stock soared 1,400%+ YTD  —  Chinese artificial-intelligence model maker Zhipu is seeking to raise about $4 billion from a share sale after its stock soared …

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced review roundup: Remake fatigue has set in

Critics love Black Flag, but are divided on the quality of Ubisoft's new version of the classic game, and debate whether we need another remake

New Dragonlance novel from Weis and Hickman gives us a first look at Huma and Magius

Dragonlance creators Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman return with War Wizard, a new fantasy novel exploring the origins of iconic heroes.