Meta got hit by the biggest ever GDPR fine in Europe. A crypto project got taken over by hackers who voted themselves into power. The startup that wanted to dethrone Google is shutting down. The E-sports bubble seems to be popping. And what is it actually like to try to use Google’s new AI tools?

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Meta Fined $1.3 Billion Over Data Transfers to U.S. (WSJ)
Sanctioned Crypto Mixer Tornado Cash Hijacked by Hackers (Bloomberg)
Neeva, the would-be Google competitor, is shutting down its search engine (The Verge)
The E-Sports World Is Starting to Teeter (NYTimes)
Facebook parent in talks with Magic Leap over augmented reality deal (Financial Times)
We Put Google’s New AI Writing Assistant to the Test (Wired)

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Mon. 05/22 – Meta Hit With Biggest Ever GDPR Fine