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The most recent articles from a list of feeds I subscribe to.

Amazon Luna is dropping support for game purchases and third-party game stores and subscriptions; previously purchased games will be accessible until June 10 (Michael Kan/PCMag)

Michael Kan / PCMag:
Amazon Luna is dropping support for game purchases and third-party game stores and subscriptions; previously purchased games will be accessible until June 10  —  The Luna game-streaming service is getting an overhaul, with Amazon pulling the plug on game purchases and hosting third-party game stores and subscriptions.

Blackstone files for an IPO of a new data center acquisition vehicle to buy already-built and leased properties, and, sources say, plans to raise ~$2B (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg:
Blackstone files for an IPO of a new data center acquisition vehicle to buy already-built and leased properties, and, sources say, plans to raise ~$2B  —  Blackstone Inc. filed for an initial public offering of a new data-center acquisition vehicle that plans to buy already-built …

Sources: Cisco is in talks to acquire Tel Aviv-based Astrix Security, which sells software to monitor and secure AI agents, for between $250M and $350M (The Information)

The Information:
Sources: Cisco is in talks to acquire Tel Aviv-based Astrix Security, which sells software to monitor and secure AI agents, for between $250M and $350M  —  Cisco Systems is in talks to acquire Astrix Security, a five-year-old Israeli cybersecurity startup that sells software to monitor and secure AI agents …

Tesla says Dutch regulators approved the use of its full self-driving software, marking the first regulatory sign-off for the feature in Europe (Reuters)

Reuters:
Tesla says Dutch regulators approved the use of its full self-driving software, marking the first regulatory sign-off for the feature in Europe  —  Tesla (TSLA.O) on Friday said Dutch regulators had approved the use of its driver assistance software which handles most driving tasks on highways …

★ Let Us Learn to Show Our Friendship for a Man When He Is Alive and Not After He Is Dead

Regarding Ronan Farrow and Andrew Marantz’s epic profile of Sam Altman in The New Yorker.