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Netflix rolls out a vertical video feed in its own Clips tab in Australia, Canada, India, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippines, South Africa, the UK, and the US (Jay Peters/The Verge)

Jay Peters / The Verge:
Netflix rolls out a vertical video feed in its own Clips tab in Australia, Canada, India, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippines, South Africa, the UK, and the US  —  The new ‘Clips’ tab shows, you guessed it, Netflix clips. … Netflix is starting to roll out a big revamp of its mobile app …

Sources: the EU is drafting a revised Chips Act II, set for late May, that would grant it power to invest directly in large, cross-border manufacturing projects (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg:
Sources: the EU is drafting a revised Chips Act II, set for late May, that would grant it power to invest directly in large, cross-border manufacturing projects  —  The European Union's revamped plans to stimulate the semiconductor industry — a crucial part of the supply chain for everything …

Casa, which uses lidar scanners and AI to catalog homes and manage proactive maintenance alongside human workers, raised $27M, including a $20M Series A (Michael J. de la Merced/New York Times)

Michael J. de la Merced / New York Times:
Casa, which uses lidar scanners and AI to catalog homes and manage proactive maintenance alongside human workers, raised $27M, including a $20M Series A  —  Casa, a company founded by former Uber executives, says it uses artificial intelligence and a stable of handymen to take care of members' homes.

Sources: London-based DAZN agrees to acquire ViewLift, which builds tech for streaming services for 15 professional US sports teams and others, for ~$100M (Isabella Simonetti/Wall Street Journal)

Isabella Simonetti / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: London-based DAZN agrees to acquire ViewLift, which builds tech for streaming services for 15 professional US sports teams and others, for ~$100M  —  DAZN is seeking to expand its reach within the U.S.  —  Sports media company DAZN has agreed to buy technology company ViewLift …

Polymarket partners with Chainalysis to deploy a detection model to "surface patterns consistent with insider knowledge in prediction markets" and other tools (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg:
Polymarket partners with Chainalysis to deploy a detection model to “surface patterns consistent with insider knowledge in prediction markets” and other tools  —  Polymarket is partnering with blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis Inc. to help police its platform as prediction markets grapple …