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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Sources: Microsoft is testing a new AI-powered Xbox chatbot that can automate support tasks via an “embodied AI character”, as part of larger Xbox AI efforts — Microsoft is currently testing a new AI-powered Xbox chatbot that can be used to automate support tasks.
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| David Pierce / The Verge: |
Yahoo plans to acquire Mike Krieger and Kevin Systrom's Artifact for an undisclosed sum; Yahoo is buying the news app's tech, not the team — Instagram's co-founders built a powerful and useful tool for recommending news to readers — but could never quite get it to scale.
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| Sara Fischer / Axios: |
On The Daily Show, Jon Stewart says Apple asked him not to interview FTC chair Lina Khan on his Apple podcast by saying “please don't talk to her” — - “Apple's conduct extends beyond just monopoly profits and even affects the flow of speech.
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| Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch: |
OpenAI no longer requires an account to use ChatGPT, but with “slightly more restrictive content policies”, starting in a few markets and rolling out globally — OpenAI is making its flagship conversational AI accessible to everyone, even people who haven't bothered making an account.
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| Madhumita Murgia / Financial Times: |
The US and the UK sign an agreement on how to test and assess risks from emerging AI models, marking the first bilateral arrangement on AI safety in the world — Allies reach world's first bilateral deal as global governments seek to assess and regulate risks from emerging technology
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| Nikita Richardson / New York Times: |
A profile of hiking app AllTrails, which exploded during the pandemic, has raised $225M+, and now focuses on helping users “find your outdoors”, not just trails — Fourteen years and one Apple App of the Year award in, AllTrails has become something rare: a tool that works for both experts and newbies.| Reuters: |
Trump Media & Technology Group closed down 21% on April 1, wiping out the gains from last week, after disclosing a $58M+ loss on $4.1M in revenue in 2023 — Shares of Donald Trump's social media company plunged 21% on Monday, wiping out the gains from its debut last week …
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| Steve Lohr / New York Times: |
A profile of MIT labor economist David Autor, an unlikely AI optimist who says AI may help restore “the middle-skill, middle-class heart of the US labor market” — David Autor, an M.I.T. economist and tech contrarian, argues that A.I. is fundamentally different from past waves of computerization.| Raymond Wong / Inverse: |
Apple launches Spatial Personas in beta, where up to five people on Vision Pros can participate together within compatible apps without being in the same room — Apple Vision Pro is above and beyond other mixed reality headsets, but even with the highest quality passthrough camera tech …
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| Spencer Soper / Bloomberg: |
Flip, a marketplace with product review videos by shoppers, raised a $144M Series C led by Streamlined at a $1.05B valuation, including $50M from AppLovin — - Ad software firm AppLovin invested $50 million in commerce app — App features video reviews of products made by other shoppers
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
AltStore, an alt iOS app store coming to the EU thanks to the DMA, plans to use a Patreon integration to let developers tie app access to users' Patreon pledges — Apple's chokehold on the App Store ecosystem for iPhone apps stifles competition, according to the EU's Digital Markets Act …
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| Theo Wayt / The Information: |
As Amazon plans more grocery stores after an 18-month pause, it will use Dash Carts, where shoppers can scan items as they shop, instead of Just Walk Out tech — Amazon's grab-and-go checkout system, Just Walk Out, has been a centerpiece of its ambitions to transform bricks-and-mortar supermarkets.| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
TikTok brings its dedicated STEM content feed to Europe, starting in the UK and Ireland, and says 33% of users have enabled the feed since its US launch in 2023 — As TikTok continues to face increased pressure in the U.S. and the U.K., the company is signaling its commitment to fostering educational content on its app.| MIT Technology Review: |
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