Disney reached a settlement with the Department of Justice over a COPPA violation, sources claim Nvidia approached TSMC to ramp up production of AI chips to meet large increase in demand from China, and GOG changes owners but not mission to sell DRM-free games.
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Online ‘prediction’ brokers Kalshi and Polymarket have been accused of partnering with social media accounts that push sports rumors from accounts posing as league insiders. These accounts will sometimes invent news stories while advertising their partnerships with the betting companies, and a few accounts have also been labelled as parodies. A Kalshi spokesperson says that the company tries to promote integrity but acknowledges that it is difficult to police every affiliate account on X. In a comment to The Athletic, corporate and securities lawyer Ariel E. Givner said, “Without consistent standards around disclosures, market resolution rules, influencer involvement and cross-border participation, platforms may unintentionally drift into gray areas”.
Source: The New York Times
The South China Morning Post reports a source claims ByteDance, known for TikTok and Douyin, aims to spend approximately 100 billion yuan, around $14 billion USD, on Nvidia’s AI chips in 2026. This would be an increase of approximately 85 billion yuan from 2025. The spend is dependent on if Nvidia is indeed able to sell the H200 processing units to Chinese customers in 2026 as Beijing has not yet greenlit any shipments since the US government recently allowed for the exports to the country.
Source: The South China Morning Post
A source told Reuters Nvidia approached TSMC about ramping up production of H200 AI chips due to a strong demand worldwide. Demand is particularly high from China, with Chinese companies placing orders for more than 2 million chips in 2026 while the source claims Nvidia holds less than a million in stock. An Nvidia spokesperson responded to the Reuters report saying, “Licensed sales of the H200 to authorised customers in China will have no impact on our ability to supply customers in the United States”.
Source: Reuters
On Tuesday, the US Department of Justice announced the settlement of a case against Disney over a failure to properly label some YouTube videos as aimed at children. The failure to label enabled Disney and partners to unlawfully collect children’s personal information without consent or notifying parents, which is a COPPA violation. Disney will pay $10 million dollars and set up an content review program to ensure strict compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act.
Source: Gizmodo
9to5google reports Android is slowly rolling out a Reading Mode redesign, making the feature easier to trigger. Previously, Reading Mode did not consistently appear on articles and the toggle button would shrink into a less-than-noticeable circle. The update presents ‘Show Reading Mode’ in the three dot menu under ‘Listen to this page’, and will use Material 3 Expressive Containers. The update is available on Chrome 143 in the stable channel and can be enabled through manual flags if the rollout has yet to reach a particular device.
Source: 9to5Google
Apple updated a support page to add more devices to its ‘vintage’ list. Products are listed as vintage once it has been over 5 years since available for sale, and those remain eligible for servicing until they get moved to the ‘obsolete’ list sometime in the future, usually 7 years after being discontinued. The newly listed vintage products are: iPhone 11 Pro, Apple Watch Series 5, the 2020 13-inch MacBook Air with Intel, the iPad Air 3 with Cellular, and the iPhone 8 Plus model with has 128GB of storage.
Source: 9to5Mac
Polish game developer CD Projekt Red, best known as creators of the Witcher series, divested itself of the game retail marketplace GOG.com, selling the platform to CDP and GOG co-founder Micha Kichinski, who will continue to run the site independent from the former ownership. The GOG store sells DRM-free classic games unavailable on other platforms, and Kichinski says this will still be a key part of the GOG mission. GOG will continue a marketing partnership with CDProjekt, ensuring that its games will continue to be available on the platform.
Source: Eurogamer
Responses to a survey by ResumeBuilder.com indicate job-seekers are turning to dating sites to increase the odds of getting through to a company, working around AI-screening tools. The survey says 1-in-3 used a dating app to find a job, and 1-in-10 admitting it was the primary reason for getting a dating app at all. Survey respondents looked for profiles working at the company they wanted to apply at in order to match with them for networking purposes. ResumeBuilder.com’s chief career advisor Stacie Haller told Bloomberg, “Networking is the only way people are rising above the horror show that the job search is today”.
Source: Gizmodo