Intro

In an attempt to keep their acquisition of Activision… active, Microsoft wants to bring Call of Duty to the Nintendo Switch. That time SBF tried to give Taylor Swift $100M. She said no, apparently. You don’t have to give Telegram your phone number anymore. Mark Gurman rumor dump about the scaled back ambitions of the Apple Car. And yes. ChatGPT probably has Google over the classic innovator’s dilemma barrel.

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Links:

• Microsoft says it will bring Call of Duty to Nintendo (Washington Post)
• FTX held talks with Taylor Swift over $100mn sponsorship deal (FT)
• Tim Cook says Apple will use chips built in the U.S. at Arizona factory (CNBC)
• Telegram drops SIM requirement for sign-ups, adds Global Auto-Delete timers (9to5Google)
• SpaceX unveils ‘Starshield,’ a military variation of Starlink satellites (CNBC)
• Twitter’s Rivals Try to Capitalize on Musk-Induced Chaos (NYTimes)
• Apple Scales Back Self-Driving Car and Delays Debut Until 2026 (Bloomberg)
• Google Faces a Serious Threat From ChatGPT (Bloomberg)

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