Matchday, a Web3 and mobile gaming startup developing casual soccer games licensed by FIFA, raised a $21M seed from Lionel Messi's Play Time and others (Chris Morris/Fast Company) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 17:41 Rating: 5

Researchers call for transparency on AI tools' carbon footprint; training GPT-3 took an estimated 1.287 GWh of electricity, or what ~120 US homes use in a year (Bloomberg) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 15:41 Rating: 5

New York AG files suit against KuCoin, alleging the crypto exchange offers tokens, including ETH, that meet the definition of a security, without registering (CoinDesk) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 13:41 Rating: 5

Some VC firms are encouraging their portfolio companies to pull funds out of Silicon Valley Bank while others are advising startups to keep no more than $250K (Erin Woo/The Information) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 13:41 Rating: 5

NYC-based Vantage, which helps companies manage and cut their cloud costs, raised a $21M Series A led by Scale Venture Partners, after a $4M seed in June 2021 (Frederic Lardinois/TechCrunch) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 12:41 Rating: 5

Investigation: some Pinterest users are creating sex-themed image boards of kids and the company's algorithm is curating such content for adults who seek it out (Jesselyn Cook/NBC News) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 11:41 Rating: 5

The FBI acknowledges for the first time it bought US location data, director Christopher Wray says for a national security pilot project that's no longer active (Dell Cameron/Wired) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 16:41 Rating: 5

Sources: Anthropic, which focuses on researching AI safety, raised $300M led by Spark Capital at a $4.1B pre-money valuation, after Google invested $400M (Kate Clark/The Information) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 15:41 Rating: 5

Sources: Apple re-shuffles management of its international businesses with a bigger focus on India, making the country its own sales region for the first time (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 14:41 Rating: 5

Sources: Stripe is raising $6B at a $50B valuation from Thrive Capital, General Catalyst, a16z, and Founders Fund, plus Goldman Sachs' private wealth clients (Eric Newcomer/Newcomer) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 13:41 Rating: 5