Former Nintendo president on life, luck and ‘learning from the best’

Former Nintendo president on life, luck and “learning from the best”: In his keynote address at this year’s Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle, Reggie Fils-Aimé discussed his personal business philosophies and the principles that have motivated his career. Read more.

RIP, WordPad: Microsoft added the document editing tool to its list of “Deprecated Features” for Windows, signaling the upcoming demise of an application that has been built into the operating system since Windows 95. Read more.

Tech Moves: Adaptive Biotechnologies board member resigns; Tagboard co-founder steps down; and more personnel changes.

Absci lays off 30 employees: The publicly traded biotech company revealed in a SEC filing that the cuts are “related to the company’s continued realization of operational efficiencies from its AI and wet lab integration.” Read more.

Startup for bicyclists lands $3 million: Portland-based RideWithGPS offers a mobile app and web tool to map, analyze, and track rides. It also features a social platform for ride-sharing and stats. Read more.

Hot Links:

• Microsoft is releasing a new Xbox dashboard that includes the ability to stream gameplay to Discord friends. (The Verge)

• Beyond ChatGPT and GPT-4, OpenAI is on a mission to build world-changing artificial general intelligence — and to make it safe for humanity. (Wired)