Bloomberg:
Sources: China has told Alibaba, Tencent, and ByteDance that they can prepare orders for Nvidia's H200 chips, suggesting Beijing is close to approving imports  —  Chinese officials have told the country's largest tech firms including Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. they can prepare orders …

Critical Role's Campaign 4 has been great at introducing a complex new world, but we wouldn't say no to a map to keep track of things.

Accidentally poisoning yourself is much easier than you might think.  Once, I took two antihistamine medications on the same night and panicked when Google told me that there might be an interaction between them. So, I called the toll-free Poison Help Line — 1-800-222-1222, listed on many household chemical bottles — and they told me […]

Paris-based fintech Pennylane has just pulled off one of Europe’s most noteworthy funding rounds of the year, announcing €175 million in new capital to accelerate its push into artificial intelligence and expand its footprint across the continent. The round was led by growth investor TCV, with participation from Blackstone Growth and a group of existing backers that includes Sequoia Capital, DST Global, CapitalG and Meritech Capital.  What makes this raise stand out isn’t just the size of the cheque, though €175 million is hard to ignore in a selective funding market, but the strategic timing and purpose behind it. Pennylane…

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Meaghan Tobin / New York Times:
How Chinese tech companies navigate geopolitical tensions: TikTok and Manus adopted a “China shedding” strategy, while Shein and Meituan seek non-US growth  —  Chinese firms must contend with geopolitical tensions and mistrust to do business in the United States.