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| Wesley Yin-Poole / IGN: |
Memo: Microsoft's Xbox plans to shut down multiple Bethesda studios and consolidate teams to prioritize high-impact titles and invest in Bethesda's portfolio — Staff told via email. — Microsoft has closed a number of Bethesda studios, including Redfall maker Arkane Austin …
More: IGN, The Verge, Bloomberg, PC Gamer, TechRadar, Gameranx, Video Games Chronicle, GameSpot, GamingBolt, Press Start, Wccftech, Neowin, Push Square, Stevivor, Kotaku, Destructoid, and TheGamer
Threads: @charstring. Mastodon: @glecharles@zirk.us. X: @arkanestudios, @dbakaba, @tangogameworks, @cromwelp, @locust9, @theswweet, @thomasmahler, @shinji_mikami, @qwik, @daveoshry, @pilestedt, @yozetty, @poweredbyidtech, @gamescage_, @rcmacleod, @carnage4life, @astralberryy, @wyp100, and @dark1x
LinkedIn: Hailey Rojas, George Greer, Liz Chepul, and Jeff Gardiner
| 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.
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Threads: @viticci, @technicallymims, @chancehmiller, @felixsalmon, @tookthescenicroute, @mgsiegler, @chriswelch, @davidimel, @benedictevans, @chancehmiller, @benedictevans, @eshumarneedi, @jjackyliang, @wongmjane, and @mgsiegler
X: @drbarnard, @nobi, @jon_prosser, @obrien, @munster_gene, @snazzylabs, @vadimyuryev, @raywongy, @obrien, @vadimyuryev, @snazzylabs, @iupdate, @uredditor, @anshelsag, @tim_cook, @benjamindekr, @joannastern, @markgurman, @haiji505, @heysaik, @thatnerdnoah0, @iupdate, @munster_gene, @charlieintel, @m1astra, @benbajarin, @gartenberg, @richontech, @markgurman, @mkbhd, @stevemoser, @lukemiani, @sdw, @jiteshubrani, @benbajarin, @paterfamilias, @ianzelbo, and @lukemiani
Forums: Hacker News, r/apple, r/gadgets, and r/technology
| Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: |
More: Apple, Apple, Tabletmonkeys, Lifewire, 9to5Mac, AppAdvice, Inverse, Neowin, AppleInsider, PhoneArena, AppleInsider, TechCrunch, and 9to5Mac
X: @halidecamera, @initialfocus, @raywongy, @lukemiani, @sdw, @finalcutgod, @ijustine, @adamschoales, and @impatrickt. Forums: r/musicproduction
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Threads: @joannastern, @tomwarrenuk, @benedictevans, and @benedictevans
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Forums: Hacker News, r/ableton, r/LocalLLaMA, r/apple, r/AV1, and r/technology
| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
More: MacRumors, Business Standard, GSMArena.com, Neowin, The Shortcut, Tom's Guide, and Engadget
Threads: @stshank. X: @halidecamera, @wholemarsblog, @nchan, @halidecamera, and @markgurman. Forums: r/apple
| Rachel Metz / Bloomberg: |
Source: OpenAI is developing a feature for ChatGPT that can search the web and show results with citations to sources and images — The feature would let ChatGPT users search the web and cite sources in its results. — OpenAI is developing a feature for ChatGPT that can search the web …
More: Engadget, Reuters, and The Decoder
X: @carnage4life and @paul__walsh
Forums: r/singularity and r/ChatGPT
| Kylie Robison / The Verge: |
Sources: OpenAI has been aggressively trying to poach Google employees for a team working on a ChatGPT feature to search the web and show results with citations — OpenAI is developing a search engine for ChatGPT, giving users the ability to crawl the web for answers to their questions, Bloomberg reports.
X: @jason_kint and @kyliebytes
| André Beganski / Decrypt: |
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev decries a “regulatory onslaught”, calling the SEC's actions “another improper attempt by the administrative state to stifle innovation” — Though Robinhood Crypto thought its “safety-first” approach was distinct, the SEC said that enforcement action is on its way.
More: US Securities …, Cryptonews, Bitcoin News, The Daily Hodl, and Crowdfund Insider
X: @vladtenev, @vladtenev, @brian_armstrong, @justinscerini, @kpaapept3, @thinkingcrypto1, @pat_mcdermott17, @zeuslfg, @shaughnessy119, @trustlessstate, @meta_rach, @deeglide22, @kenashe, @iampaulgrewal, @samoyedcoin, @waynevaughan, @dogecoin_mogul, @alexanderfisher, @coqinuavax, @mr_derivatives, @eduardbrichuk, @soumyazen, @zer0_xiii, @eastvillagesnap, and @tydyecortex1
| Georgia Butler / DatacenterDynamics: |
Google says “rare issues at Google Cloud” caused a week-long private cloud outage at UniSuper, an Australian pension fund for the education and research sectors — Google problems resulting in an inadvertent misconfiguration of UniSuper's systems
More: UniSuper and Cyber Daily
X: @quinnypig, @gergelyorosz, @seventhsec, @setheliot, @ajdlinux, and @jasonandrade
| Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: |
Bluesky details its product roadmap: an off-protocol DM system to facilitate one-on-one chats, custom feeds, anti-harassment tools, video support, and more — Bluesky has launched a new product roadmap for the coming months. The decentralized social network said on Tuesday that it is planning … | New York Times: |
TikTok sues the US government, arguing the law forcing a sale or a ban violates its US 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.
More: The Verge, NBC News, Rest of World, TechSpot, TechCrunch, ABC News, Benzinga, NPR, Associated Press, Techdirt, The State, CBS News, WAtoday, The Overspill, USA Today, Hypebeast, Al Jazeera, Hong Kong Free Press HKFP, Marketing Dive, BNN Bloomberg, Tubefilter, Digital Music News, Forbes, Shacknews, lawsociety.ie, KnowTechie, Above the Law, Washington Post, blog.internetcases.com, Business Insider, Yahoo Finance, Outlook India, Roll Call, Tech Policy Press, Android Police, Iowa Capital Dispatch, Yahoo News, and Tom's Guide
Threads: @reckless1280 and @imdavidpierce
X: @tiktokpolicy, @peterhamby, @jason_kint, @brendancarrfcc, and @michaelsobolik. LinkedIn: Emil Protalinski
Forums: r/neoliberal, r/law, r/technology, and r/politics
| Zheping Huang / Bloomberg: |
| Steven Church / Bloomberg: |
FTX says it will have as much as $16.3B to distribute after finishing selling all of its assets; FTX owes customers and other non-governmental creditors ~$11B — - Crypto customers to get interest on what FTX owes them — Bankrupt firm updates plan to divide cash among creditors
More: FTX, crypto.news, CoinDesk, The Block, TechCrunch, Unchained, Cryptopolitan, CNBC, Cointelegraph, Coinspeaker, Blockonomi, CryptoSlate, New York Times, Cryptonews, Reuters, Financial Times, Coinpedia Fintech News, CoinGape, BBC, The Crypto Times, and Crypto Briefing
X: @ftx_official, @jseyff, @cointelegraph, @chafkin, @mdudas, and @thomasbraziel
| 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.
More: National Crime Agency, US Department of Justice, U.S. Department …, Krebs on Security, Security Affairs, Europol, GOV.UK, Wired, Cyber Daily, Dark Reading, Chainalysis, The Verge, CSO, United States Department …, and The Block
X: @vxunderground, @ausambcybertech, and @fbi
LinkedIn: Brian Honan and Brian Krebs
| Demetri Sevastopulo / Financial Times: |
The US revokes some licenses that allow companies to ship chips and other goods to Huawei; sources say the decision affects Intel and Qualcomm — Move marks latest effort by Biden administration to target the country's tech sector — The Biden administration has revoked export licences … | Financial Times: |
The UK is investigating “potential failings” at IT contractor SSCL, which was breached by suspected Chinese hackers to expose payroll records for 272K people — Grant Shapps announces investigation into attack by ‘malign actor’ that targeted up to 270,000 military personnel records
More: The Guardian, iTnews, and Sky News
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Meta announces an update to its AI ad tools, which can now make full new images, not just backgrounds, and claims to add 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.
More: Facebook, Maginative, Digiday, PYMNTS.com, Social Media Today, Investopedia, Neowin, BNN Bloomberg, MarTech, Inc.com, ZDNet, Ad Age, and SiliconANGLE
| Brian Heater / TechCrunch: |
Researchers say they have unlocked a kind of sperm whale “alphabet” with the aid of machine learning, a breakthrough in understanding cetacean communication — Researchers at MIT CSAIL and Project CETI believe that they have unlocked a kind of sperm whale alphabet with the aid of machine learning technologies.
More: MIT Technology Review, bioRxiv.org, TweakTown, MIT News, Associated Press, ScienceAlert, IFLScience, New York Times, and Gizmodo
Mastodon: @glynmoody@mastodon.social. X: @projectceti, @projectceti, @kerrirodriguez0, @projectceti, @jacobandreas, @bjkingape, @ap_oddities, @mit_csail, and @projectceti
| Carsten Frauenheim / iFixit News: |
A look at LPCAMM2, a totally modular, repairable, and upgradeable memory standard for laptops that doesn't require soldering LPDDR chips to the motherboard — If you've ever tried to “future-proof” a purchase by paying for everything you might eventually need up front, you know it can be a sucker's game.
More: iFixit on YouTube, The Verge, and ZDNet
Forums: Hacker News, r/applesucks, r/hardware, and r/framework
| Bloomberg: |
Microsoft closes the engineering section of its Africa Development Center in Nigeria, two years after its opening, reportedly impacting 100+ engineers — The Lagos center, one of two on the continent - the other being in Kenya - was opened in 2022 to deliver high-end engineering solutions for Microsoft.
More: Benzinga, The Guardian Nigeria, Tekedia, and Punch Newspapers
| Julian Chokkattu / Wired: |
Google unveils the Pixel 8a with a Tensor G3 chip, a 6.1" 120Hz OLED display with up to 2,000 nits brightness, and Gemini Nano access, shipping May 14 for $499+ — The company's refined midrange Android phone packs its flagship Tensor G3 chipset. The handset was announced ahead of next week's Google I/O conference.
More: Made by Google on YouTube, XDA Developers, CNET, Android Authority, Marques Brownlee on YouTube, The Verge, Yanko Design, MSPoweruser, The Keyword, PiunikaWeb, Livemint, BetaNews, Android Central, Chrome Unboxed, ZDNet, Gizmodo, 9to5Google, and TechCrunch
Threads: @vicmsong and @danseifert
X: @captain2phones, @markgurman, @mkbhd, and @madebygoogle
| Tom Dotan / Wall Street Journal: |
Microsoft plans to invest $3B to build a data center in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, and train locals, alongside investing in a new AI lab at Wisconsin University — Company has been on a global spending spree, trying to build infrastructure and goodwill for artificial intelligence
More: MarketWatch, Bloomberg, and New York Times
| Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: |
Filing: Orlando-based lidar manufacturer Luminar says Tesla was its “largest LiDAR customer in Q1”, contributing 10%+ of its revenue, or ~$2.1M for the quarter — Elon Musk previously dismissed the laser sensor as a ‘crutch’ and said that any company relying on lidar to power self-driving was ‘doomed.’
More: Reuters, Forbes, Bloomberg, and TechCrunch
Bluesky: @darthbluesky.bsky.social. Forums: r/EnoughMuskSpam, r/MVIS, r/RealTesla, and r/SelfDrivingCars
| The Guardian: |
An investigation finds a vast web of fake shops run from China touting designer brands that duped 800K+ people in Europe and the US into sharing personal data — Exclusive: Vast web of fake shops touting designer brands took money and personal details from 800,000 people in Europe and US, data suggests| Ryan Browne / CNBC: |
UK neobank Monzo raised $190M at a $5.2B valuation, up from $5B in March 2024 after raising $430M, and plans to use the funds for its international expansion — Monzo CEO TS Anil. — British neobank Monzo said Wednesday that it's raised another $190 million, lifting the total it's raised so far this year to $610 million.
More: Finextra
| Yoolim Lee / Bloomberg: |
Coupang reports Q1 revenue up 23% YoY to $7.1B, adjusted EBITDA up 17% YoY to $281M, vs. $283.3M est., and net income down 95% YoY including Farfetch losses — - Shortfall overshadows stronger-than-expected sales growth — E-commerce company's Farfetch acquisition weighs on net income
More: The Investor, Korea Joongang Daily, Yonhap News Agency, WWD, Coupang, and KED Global. X: @vivekchirps
| Bloomberg: |
Amit Midha, the CEO of Alat, a $100B investment fund focused on AI and chips backed by Saudi Arabia's PIF, says the fund will divest from China if the US asks — - The $100 billion Saudi investment fund says US is top partner — Alat will announce two US company partnerships by end of JuneSponsor Posts
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