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MakerDAO passed a proposal letting the DeFi lender invest up to $6B in short-term US Treasuries, double the current limit; the MKR token is up almost 3x in 2023 (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg: MakerDAO passed a proposal letting the DeFi lender invest up to $6B in short-term US Treasuries, double the current limit; the MKR token is up almost 3x in 2023 — - MakerDAO can now invest up to $6 billion in Treasuary Bills — The project's MKR is 2023's best-performing major token http://www.techmeme.com/230929/p14?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger#a230929p14

Google lets publishers use a robots.txt flag to opt out of the company using their data to train its AI models, while remaining accessible through Google Search (Emma Roth/The Verge)

Emma Roth / The Verge: Google lets publishers use a robots.txt flag to opt out of the company using their data to train its AI models, while remaining accessible through Google Search — Google just announced it's giving website publishers a way to opt out of having their data used to train the company's AI models … http://www.techmeme.com/230928/p36?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger#a230928p36

France's competition authority raided a "graphics cards sector" company this week as part of a cloud-computing inquiry; sources say the target was Nvidia (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal: France's competition authority raided a “graphics cards sector” company this week as part of a cloud-computing inquiry; sources say the target was Nvidia — France's competition authority has expressed concerns that established companies in the sector could exclude smaller ones http://www.techmeme.com/230928/p35?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger#a230928p35

Hands-on with ChatGPT's image recognition and voice features: image recognition isn't perfect and refuses to discuss faces, voice is fluid and natural, and more (Kevin Roose/New York Times)

Kevin Roose / New York Times: Hands-on with ChatGPT's image recognition and voice features: image recognition isn't perfect and refuses to discuss faces, voice is fluid and natural, and more — The image-recognition feature could have many uses, and the voice feature is even more intriguing. http://www.techmeme.com/230927/p55?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger#a230927p55

Sources: Jony Ive and Sam Altman have been discussing building a new AI hardware device, and Masayoshi Son has been involved in some aspects of the conversation (The Information)

The Information: Sources: Jony Ive and Sam Altman have been discussing building a new AI hardware device, and Masayoshi Son has been involved in some aspects of the conversation — Jony Ive, the renowned designer of the iPhone, and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman have been discussing building a new AI hardware device … http://www.techmeme.com/230926/p32?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger#a230926p32

Memos: Blue Origin CEO Bob Smith is stepping down on December 4 and retiring on January 2, set to be replaced by Amazon SVP of Devices and Services Dave Limp (CNBC)

CNBC: Memos: Blue Origin CEO Bob Smith is stepping down on December 4 and retiring on January 2, set to be replaced by Amazon SVP of Devices and Services Dave Limp — KEY POINTS — Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin will replace CEO Bob Smith with outgoing Amazon exec Dave Limp, CNBC has learned. http://www.techmeme.com/230925/p16?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger#a230925p16

A look at the role of pro gaming in Tencent's long-term strategy as China hosts the Hangzhou Asian Games, the first event where esports are eligible for medals (Zheping Huang/Bloomberg)

Zheping Huang / Bloomberg: A look at the role of pro gaming in Tencent's long-term strategy as China hosts the Hangzhou Asian Games, the first event where esports are eligible for medals — - Hundreds of pro players will compete at Hangzhou Asian Games — Tencent places esports at the heart of its online media empire http://www.techmeme.com/230924/p2?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger#a230924p2