Issie Lapowsky / Rest of World:
Sources detail how Tiger Global fueled the COVID-era unicorn bubble that burst ahead of the AI boom; the firm recently shared its $12.7B 2021 fund is now up 16%  —  The fast-money pandemic era helped build billion-dollar startups around the world — then brought many down just as quickly.

Jay Peters / The Verge:
Filing: Sony and Tencent reach a “confidential settlement” over Tencent's Light of Motiram, a game that Sony alleged was a “slavish clone” of its Horizon series  —  Sony and Tencent have reached a ‘confidential settlement,’ and Light of Motiram is no longer listed on Steam or the Epic Games Store.

Kuxiu is back with a new S3 portable battery that addresses most of the issues I had during my review of the S2, aka the "world's first" semi-solid state power bank. It also introduces a few new ones, while adding useful features like a kickstand and integrated USB-C cable. As a reminder, these are not […]

Bloomberg:
Tokyo-based Resonac, a crucial cutting-edge chip chemicals supplier whose shares are up 40%+ YTD, says it has bolstered China production capacity to meet demand  —  Semiconductor materials linchpin Resonac Holdings Corp. is eyeing solid growth from Beijing's ambition to build its own chip industry …

Martha Muir / Financial Times:
Oilfield service companies are moving into the data center business by supplying power and cooling tech as demand from traditional drilling customers weakens  —  Baker Hughes, Halliburton and SLB move into sector by supplying power generation, cooling technology and expertise