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A US judge sentences Sam Bankman-Fried to 25 years in prison for stealing from users of his now-bankrupt FTX crypto exchange and orders him to forfeit $11B+  —  Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison by a judge on Thursday for stealing $8 billion from customers …
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Joe Rossignol / MacRumors:
Apple sues an ex-employee for allegedly leaking details about the Journal app and more to journalists, to “kill” products and features with which he took issue  —  Apple this month sued its former employee Andrew Aude in California state court, alleging that he breached …
Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg:
A researcher finds that X is testing a feature that lets users create or join communities focused on “adult content” or other “not safe for work” material  —  - Screenshots show that people can label communities as ‘NSFW’  — X already allows adult content, but forbids ads on the topic
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple plans to launch new iPad Pro and iPad Air models in early May; iPad Pros will get OLED displays, while iPad Air will get a 12.9" screen option  —  - Company's tablet line hasn't been updated in about 18 months  — Latest iPad Pro will get OLED; Air will have new screen size
Washington Post:
Scammers are using sample videos of influencers with modest social media presence to create AI deepfake ads that often push offensive products and ideas  —  Artificial intelligence is spurring a new type of identity theft — with ordinary people finding their faces and words twisted to push often offensive products and ideas
Jonathan Vanian / CNBC:
Reddit shares plunge almost 25% in two days, after soaring 30% on Monday, and finish the week at $49.30, below the first trading day close of $50.44  —  The trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange prepares for the social media platform Reddit's initial public offering in New York City on March 21, 2024.
Emma Roth / The Verge:
Amazon One launches apps that use AI to scan users' palm vein structure, letting them sign up for the palm-scanning service without visiting a physical location  —  Amazon now lets you sign up for its palm recognition service directly from your phone.
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
YouTube now lets creators share exclusive Shorts with paying viewers, says Shorts average 70B+ daily views and 25%+ of creator partners monetize via Shorts  —  YouTube is launching a version of Shorts that's only for members, allowing creators to share short-form videos exclusively with their paying viewers.
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
AI21 Labs launches Jamba, an AI model that integrates two architectures: transformer and Mamba, which is based on the Structured State Space model  —  Increasingly, the AI industry is moving toward generative AI models with longer contexts.  But models with large context windows tend to be compute-intensive.
Yuvraj Malik / Reuters:
In a lawsuit, four Canadian school boards seek damages of CA$4B+ from Meta, Snap, and TikTok for allegedly causing learning and mental health crises in students  —  Four Canadian school boards have sought more than C$4 billion ($2.96 billion) in damages from social media firms such as Meta Platforms …

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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Trump says Stephen Colbert is a “pathetic trainwreck” and “CBS should, ‘put him to sleep,’ NOW”, after CBS aired a Late Show rerun in which Colbert mocked Trump

Zachary Leeman / Mediaite:
White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller calls for CBS staff who “revolted” over Bari Weiss' decision to postpone 60 Minutes' CECOT segment to be fired

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Comcast extends Mike Cavanagh's contract through January 1, 2029, and grants a ~$35M performance-based stock package; he's set to become co-CEO in January 2026

More News

New York Times:
Experts and documents: the US is years from having a reliable alternative source for time and navigation services if GPS signals are interrupted by adversaries
Gaby Del Valle / The Verge:
NYC is partnering with Evolv, a weapons detection company that has faced scrutiny over its machines' accuracy, to test AI-based gun detectors on the subway
Meir Orbach / CTech:
Cybersecurity startup Zafran, which develops risk mitigation services, emerges from stealth with a $25M Series A co-led by Sequoia Capital and Cyberstarts

Earlier Picks

Bloomberg:
Sources: the US and UK are reviewing $20B+ in Tether transactions made via Moscow-based crypto exchange Garantex, as part of a crackdown on sanctions evasion
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Google's charitable wing Google.org debuts an accelerator for generative AI, to be funded by $20M in grants and starting with 21 nonprofits, including Quill.org
Abner Li / 9to5Google:
Google plans to add Gemini Nano to the Pixel 8 as part of the next Pixel Feature Drop, weeks after saying the phone can't get Nano due to “hardware limitations”
Wired:
Investigation: data broker Near Intelligence left the coordinates of nearly 200 mobile devices of people who visited Jeffrey Epstein's island exposed online
New York Times:
Ray-Ban Meta glasses hands-on: AI features coming in April, triggered by “Hey, Meta”, are sometimes impressive and helpful, but the AI often gets things wrong
Emilia David / The Verge:
The US OMB releases new AI guidance, requiring that all federal agencies submit an annual AI report and have a senior leader overseeing all AI systems they use
Rebekah Valentine / IGN:
Take-Two acquires Borderlands developer Gearbox Entertainment from the Embracer Group for $460M in stock; the deal is expected to close by the end of June 2024
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