Tue. 05/16 – Open Source Vs. Centralized AI, Part I

The EU actually approved the Microsoft Activision acquisition so… what now? The IRS might finally allow us to file our taxes online for free. The EU passes the first crypto regulatory regime, but questions are being asked of their forthcoming digital Euro experiment. And an interesting raise allows us to take our first look at the Open Source vs. Centralized debate when it comes to AI.

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Links:

• E.U. Approves Microsoft’s $69 Billion Deal for Activision (NYTimes)
• IRS tests free e-filing system that could compete with tax-prep giants (Washington Post)
• Windows 11 users can now link their iPhones and use iMessage from a PC (The Verge)
• Ransomware gang steals data of 5.8 million PharMerica patients (BleepingComputer)
• Twitter makes its first acquisition with a recruiting startup (Axios)
• EU’s Crypto Legal Framework Inches Towards Law With Finance Ministers’ Sign-Off (CoinDesk)
• The digital euro: a solution seeking a problem? (Financial Times)
• AI startup Together raises funding for open-source AI and cloud platform (VentureBeat)

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