Reading List

The most recent articles from a list of feeds I subscribe to.

You Won’t Believe This Black Chicago Mom’s Real-Life Goldilocks Nightmare

The Root

AI chip company Kandou AI raised $225M from SoftBank, Synopsys, and others at a $400M valuation after pivoting from consumer hardware to AI infrastructure (Nino Paoli/Bloomberg)

Techmeme

Allegro Non Troppo is a raunchy Fantasia parody — and a an excellent animated film on its own merits

Polygon - All

Every bulb on Govee’s new outdoor string lights can display multicolor effects

The Verge - All Posts

Senators Adam Schiff and John Curtis introduce bipartisan legislation to ban sports betting on CFTC-regulated prediction markets, such as Kalshi and Polymarket (Krystal Hur/Wall Street Journal)

Techmeme

Luke Gygax is bringing more Greyhawk to D&D with official collaboration

Polygon - All

Crimson Desert patch adds item storage and reduces boss difficulty again

Polygon - All

Crimson Desert's AI art was 'unintentional,' developer says

Polygon - All

Meet the Trailblazing Black Woman Who Made FaceTime and Zoom Possible

The Root

Sources: Sony is nearing an agreement to sell a 51% stake in its home entertainment business to Chinese rival TCL for ~$1B, to be announced as soon as in March (Bloomberg)

Techmeme

Addison Lee CEO Liam Griffin says London cab drivers should be protected via "a minimum price" on Waymo's and Tesla's robotaxis to prevent "predatory pricing" (Financial Times)

Techmeme

NYC-based Dash0, which offers AI agents to monitor and troubleshoot cloud, app, and infrastructure issues, raised $110M led by Balderton at a $1B valuation (Yazhou Sun/Bloomberg)

Techmeme

Exclusive Riftbound Unleashed Card Reveal - Rengar's Overnumbered Legend

Game Informer

These coders want AI to take their jobs

Vox - All

Black Americans Have Strong Reactions to Trump’s Deployment of ICE Agents at U.S. Airports

The Root

 Doja Cat’s Father Blames Her White Mother for ‘Deadbeat’ Claims

The Root

The EC's EU Inc. proposal is a missed opportunity, leaving national courts to interpret corporate rules, and it seems like Brussels has pre-emptively aimed low (Martin Sandbu/Financial Times)

Techmeme

We’re discovering new species faster than ever — and it might be our best chance to save them

Vox - All

South Korean AI startup Upstage says it is in talks to acquire 10K AMD MI355 chips, in a bid to "diversify to other chips" as "we have a lot of Nvidia chips" (Bloomberg)

Techmeme

100 Years After Black Family Is Run Out of White California Town, Their Descendants Claim What’s Rightfully Theirs

The Root