1) AI voice startup ElevenLabs lands $80M round, launches marketplace of cloned voices.
AI語音初創公司ElevenLabs獲得8000萬美元融資，推出克隆語音集市。
公司成立才兩年，已經成為獨角獸了。
Within just two years of its inception, ElevenLabs, the AI voice startup founded by former Google and Palantir employees, has hit the unicorn status. The company today announced it has raised $80 million in a series B round of funding, growing its valuation ten-fold to $1.1 billion.
2) Canada announces two-year cap on international student admissions.
加拿大推出政策，縮減國際生招生數量兩年。
縮減數量為35%。一些省份，如安大略省，甚至會縮減一半。
The cap means a 35% reduction in new study visas this year but some provinces like Ontario will see a 50% reduction or more.
截止去年底，加拿大全國有國際生數量超過一百萬。
The number of international study permit holders reached 1,028,850 at the end of December, according to Miller’s office.
3) B.C., Ontario planning crackdown on ‘bad actor’ colleges preying on international students.
借此時機，加拿大卑詩和安大略省計劃打擊那些以招收留學生為名賺不義之财或行不齒勾當的野雞大學。
4) Capping foreign students won’t solve Canada’s immigration problem.
加拿大限制留學生數量起因于移民過多，新政策一出，立馬有反面意見：環球郵報認為限制留學生解決不了加拿大的移民問題。
5) Chart: All the Major Tech Layoffs in 2024 So Far.
圖示今年迄今為止的重大科技裁員。
6) 2024 Oscar nominations: Oppenheimer, Barbie, Killers of the Flower Moon among front-runners.
2024年奧斯卡提名：《奧本海默》、《芭比娃娃》、《花月殺手》名列前茅。
7) Ch*na quietly pulls draft gaming rules from website.
*國悄然從網站上撤下了《網絡遊戲管理辦法草案》。
草案出台後的幾周時間裡，遊戲巨頭市值蒸發了幾百億美元。
Beijing has quietly pulled the proposed curbs on the video game industry from the official website, weeks after the draft guidelines wiped tens of billions of dollars off the market value of local titans.
8) Two fans are suing Madonna for lateness. Could this case change the live music industry?
兩名歌迷因麥當娜演出遲到發起訴訟。
9) People go crazy for new baumkuchen ice cream in Japan.
日本人着迷新式年輪蛋糕冰淇淋。