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Tech Across the Globe

Top AI researcher exits: Joelle Pineau, who leads Meta’s fundamental AI research group, announced her departure after eight years at the social media company. Pineau, who also is a computer science professor at McGill University in Montreal, said it was time for her to “create space for others to pursue the work.”

TikTok talks: US President Donald Trump is set to meet Wednesday with other members of his administration to discuss a deal to potentially keep TikTok available in the US — and owned by US investors — in advance of an April 5 deadline.

Potential chip deal: Qualcomm is weighing an offer for Alphawave, a London-listed chip company that went public in 2021. The US chipmaker will have to make a decision by April 29 to comply with UK takeover rules if it wants Alphawave, which makes high-speed semiconductor and connectivity technology that can be used for data centers and AI applications.

Revalued

IQM, a Finnish startup that builds quantum computers, is said to be in talks to raise more than $216 million as investors look to put money into the nascent technology. 

Must Read

In today’s Tech In Depth, Natalie Lung experiences rejection and success when she tries to get a date with Tinder’s new AI chatbots. She played along with the company’s test of a dating game of sorts, which puts users into “rom-com” situations with the chatbots to test their flirting skills. For more of Bloomberg’s coverage of the tech industry, subscribe here.

This Week in Soundbite

In this week’s Soundbite, Ashley Carman looks at the struggles to make money for creators of narrative podcasts — even those that become a hit like The Telepathy Tapes. For more of Ashley’s coverage of the music and podcast industries, subscribe here.

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