1) AI voice startup ElevenLabs lands $80M round, launches marketplace of cloned voices.
AI语音初创公司ElevenLabs获得8000万美元融资，推出克隆语音集市。
公司成立才两年，已经成为独角兽了。
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，缩减国际生招生数量两年。
缩减数量为35%。一些省份，如安大略省，甚至会缩减一半。
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，加拿大全国有国际生数量超过一百万。
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.
借此时机，加拿大卑诗和安大略省计划打击那些以招收留学生为名赚不义之财或行不齿勾当的野鸡大学。
4) Capping foreign students won’t solve Canada’s immigration problem.
加拿大限制留学生数量起因于移民过多，新政策一出，立马有反面意见：环球邮报认为限制留学生解决不了加拿大的移民问题。
5) Chart: All the Major Tech Layoffs in 2024 So Far.
图示今年迄今为止的重大科技裁员。
6) 2024 Oscar nominations: Oppenheimer, Barbie, Killers of the Flower Moon among front-runners.
2024年奥斯卡提名：《奥本海默》、《芭比娃娃》、《花月杀手》名列前茅。
7) Ch*na quietly pulls draft gaming rules from website.
*国悄然从网站上撤下了《网络游戏管理办法草案》。
草案出台后的几周时间里，游戏巨头市值蒸发了几百亿美元。
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?
两名歌迷因麦当娜演出迟到发起诉讼。
9) People go crazy for new baumkuchen ice cream in Japan.
日本人着迷新式年轮蛋糕冰淇淋。