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Chris Welch / The Verge:
Apple unveils $999+ 11" and $1,299+ 13" iPad Pros, with M4, an OLED Ultra Retina XDR screen, up to 1,600 nits; the 13" is Apple's thinnest product yet, at 5.1mm  —  At its “Let Loose” virtual event this morning, Apple introduced its long-awaited iPad Pro updates.
The Verge:
Apple announces M4, a new chip focused on improving AI-related tasks, featuring up to 4x faster GPU performance than the M2 and 50% faster CPU than M2  —  Apple's next-generation chip, the M4, is coming to the new iPad Pro.  The new OLED iPad Pro models will include the upgraded chip …
Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
Apple previews a new Final Cut Camera mobile app and announces updates for Logic Pro and Final Cut Pro, including Live Multicam, external projects on iPad, more  —  Apple is updating two of its biggest pro apps to complement the new iPad Pro models announced today.
Zac Hall / 9to5Mac:
Apple announces new $599+ 11" and $799+ 13" iPad Airs, featuring an M2 chip, a landscape front camera, and faster Wi-Fi, available in four colors next week  —  Apple has officially unveiled the all-new iPad Air 6.  For the first time, the iPad Air comes in two sizes: 11-inch and 13-inch.
Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac:
The new iPad Pro drops the ultra-wide camera; 1TB and 2TB models have 16GB RAM and M4 chips with 10-core CPUs, vs. 8GB RAM and 9-core CPU M4 in 256/512GB models  —  While the new iPad Pro with M4 is a major step forward across the board, there a couple gotchas to be aware of.
David Pierce / The Verge:
iPad Pro hands-on: its thin design is the first thing you notice; the upgraded Magic Keyboard's body and trackpad are much higher end than in the previous model  —  Apple just announced a new iPad Pro, and at a watch party in New York City, a few reporters got to take a look at Apple's new tablet firsthand.
Zac Hall / 9to5Mac:
Apple lowers the price of its 10th-gen iPads by $100 to $349+ and discontinues its 9th-gen iPad, ending the era of iPads with a Home button and a headphone jack
Ben Lovejoy / 9to5Mac:
Apple announces Apple Pencil Pro, featuring a squeeze gesture, haptic feedback, Find My support, and more, available for $129, the same price as the Pencil 2
Ryan Christoffel / 9to5Mac:
Apple debuts Magic Keyboard for the M4 iPad Pro, featuring a larger trackpad and a row of function keys, for $299 for the 11" model and $349 for the 13" model
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch:
UK and US authorities identify and charge the leader of the LockBit ransomware gang, a 31-year-old Russian national; the US also issued sanctions against him  —  The identity of the leader of one of the most infamous ransomware groups in history has finally been revealed.
Takashi Mochizuki / Bloomberg:
Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa says the company will announce Switch's successor this fiscal year; Nintendo has sold 141M+ units since Switch's 2017 debut  —  - Company missed profit estimates for the March quarter  — Outlook falls shy of expectations as flagship console ages
New York Times:
Sources and messages: Binance compliance officer Tigran Gambaryan told executives and Nigerian contacts of a ~$150M crypto bribe request, prior to his arrest  —  A compliance officer for the cryptocurrency exchange told senior executives and Nigerian contacts that the company had been asked to pay $150 million in crypto.
New York Times:
TikTok sues the US government over the law forcing a sale or ban, saying it violates users' First Amendment rights and divestiture is “simply not possible”  —  The social media company and its Chinese parent, ByteDance, sued to challenge the new law, saying it violated users' First Amendment rights.
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Meta announces an update to its AI ad tools, which can now make full new images, not just backgrounds, and claims it's adding strong guardrails to prevent abuse  —  Meta is rolling out an expanded set of generative AI tools for advertisers, after first announcing a set of AI features last October.
Jaspreet Singh / Reuters:
Match Group reports Q1 revenue up 9% YoY to $859.6M, vs. $855.5M est., paying users down 6% YoY to 14.9M, and forecasts Q2 revenue below expectations  —  Tinder-parent Match Group (MTCH.O) forecast second-quarter revenue below Wall Street estimates on Tuesday, as users are likely to dial back spending on dating apps.
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Matthew Keys / TheDesk.net:
Five more states join the lawsuit filed last month by eight states seeking to block Nexstar's Tegna acquisition, which Nexstar said the DOJ and FCC approved

Brian Stelter / CNN:
Trump says ABC “better” fire Jimmy Kimmel soon, after Kimmel said “Donald and Melania lately have seemed closer than ever” on Wednesday; Disney hasn't commented

Reporters Without Borders:
RSF Press Freedom Index hits a 25-year low: over 50% of the world's countries fall into the “difficult” or “very serious” categories; Norway holds the top spot

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Julian Chokkattu / Wired:
Google unveils Pixel 8a with the Tensor G3 chip, a 6.1" 120Hz OLED with up to 2K nits brightness, and Gemini Nano access, shipping May 14 for $499+

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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
US and Chinese diplomats plan to meet later in May to find common ground on AI usage and situations where AI should be banned, like controlling nuclear arsenals
Rick Claypool / Public Citizen:
OpenSecrets: crypto sector-backed super PACs have raised $102M+ so far, the third-most of 2024 election PACs, including $54M from companies like Coinbase
Associated Press:
A look at Campaign Nucleus, an AI company from ex-Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale, who says its AI can generate emails, gauge voter sentiment, and more
Kyle Alspach / CRN:
Google Cloud unveils Google Threat Intelligence, which uses Gemini and combines insights from Mandiant, VirusTotal, and Google to provide faster protection
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Apple has been building a chip designed to run AI software in data center servers; the project is codenamed Project ACDC, or Apple Chips in Data Center
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