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Jahnavi Nidumolu / Reuters:
Elon Musk says a ~50% ad revenue drop and a heavy debt load kept Twitter cash flow negative; he said in March 2023 the company could be cash flow positive in Q2  —  Elon Musk said Twitter's cash flow remains negative because of a nearly 50% drop in advertising revenue and a heavy debt load.
Alex Ivanovs / Stack Diary:
Brave appears to be selling copyrighted data for AI training and giving third parties the “rights” to that data, while not disclosing its own robot crawler  —  And even though there are some concerns about the type of data that was used [...]  —  I'm fairly certain …
Igor Bonifacic / Engadget:
Bluesky adds the N-word to a “reserved” words list, after users reported that some usernames include the slur, highlighting the site's ongoing moderation issues  —  The oversight highlighted an ongoing moderation issue at the platform.  —  Before this week, Bluesky …
Amaka Nwaokocha / Cointelegraph:
The US SEC acknowledges BlackRock's and Bitwise's spot bitcoin ETF applications, indicating the commencement of the official review process for the proposals  —  The SEC's acknowledgment indicates the commencement of the official review process for BlackRock's ETF proposal.  —  2279 Total views
Lewis Gordon / The Ringer:
After DVDs and streaming, Netflix gears up for what appears to be its third and most ambitious act: video games, with 67 in its library and 86 in development  —  First came DVDs.  Then came streaming movies and TV.  Now, Netflix is betting big on video games—and new release 'Oxenfree II …
Dan Goodin / Ars Technica:
Microsoft's disclosures about Chinese government hackers accessing US government email accounts try to obscure the role of the company's zero-days in the breach  —  Critics also decry Microsoft's “pay-to-play” monitoring that detected intrusions.  —  On Friday, Microsoft attempted to explain …
Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times:
The UK CMA pushes back its July 18 deadline to block Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition to August 29, which could mean the deal closes within six weeks  —  New timetable from Competition and Markets Authority means $75bn transaction could be closed within weeks
Rhiannon Williams / MIT Technology Review:
Study: ChatGPT helped writers complete tasks, such as writing press releases or reports, 40% faster and produce work that assessors scored 18% higher in quality  —  People who use ChatGPT to help with writing tasks are more productive and produce higher-quality work than those who don't, a study found.

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David Bauder / Associated Press:
A US federal judge orders Voice of America employees reinstated by March 23, putting hundreds of people who have been on administrative leave back to work

Rob Salkowitz / Forbes:
Comics platform GlobalComix raised $13M, following a $6.5M raise in 2023, and acquires digital manga platform INKR, adding 200K+ volumes of Asian comics

Rick Porter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Nielsen: the Oscars drew 17.86M viewers on ABC and Hulu, down about 9% from 2025; the show delivered a 3.92 rating among those aged 18 to 49, or ~5.34M viewers

More News

Sky News:
Some Etsy sellers say the platform imposed a 45-day reserve on 75% of their income with no warning, as part of its Purchase Protection program to cover refunds
Sohee Kim / Bloomberg:
A look at Sony-owned Crunchyroll, which has 100M+ registered members, including 11M paid subscribers, as the anime streaming service looks to India for growth
Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal:
Twitter could become irrelevant if the trends driving Threads' success, like network effects, Elon Musk's self-inflicted wounds, and a different vibe, persist

Earlier Picks

Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer:
Updraft patches its AIOS WordPress plugin, which logged plaintext passwords and is used by 1M+ sites; Updraft didn't warn its users during the exposure period
Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:
Creator monetization platform Passes, founded in 2022, plans to acquire rival Fanhouse, founded in 2020; some creators are worried and one Fanhouse founder quit
Matt Wales / Eurogamer.net:
Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb, Xbox's senior director of corporate communications, is leaving Microsoft after 22 years to “work on the next chapter of my career”
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