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Google announces Android theft protection features, like Theft Detection Lock, which detects motion indicating theft, and Private Space, to hide sensitive data — Google is announcing an array of new security features as it releases its second Android 15 beta, including a feature that can detect …
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Microsoft unveils the Proteus Controller, a $299 modular game controller kit for disabled Xbox and PC gamers by peripheral company ByoWave, shipping in the fall — On Wednesday, Microsoft announced the Proteus Controller, a $299 modular video game controller kit that lets Xbox gamers with disabilities customize their controllers.
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| Javier Espinoza / Financial Times: |
The EU opens a formal DSA investigation into Meta, to assess if Facebook, Instagram, and its other apps were reinforcing “rabbit hole” effects and other issues — Facebook and Instagram owner to be investigated on whether it does enough to protect mental health of young users| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
Google releases an emergency Chrome update to patch the third zero-day vulnerability exploited within a week, and the seventh zero-day fix in 2024 so far — Google has released a new emergency Chrome security update to address the third zero-day vulnerability exploited in attacks within a week.| Bloomberg: |
Microsoft's carbon emissions grew 29.1% from 2020 to 2023, as its push to be the global leader in AI puts its goal to be carbon negative by 2030 in peril — The company's goal to be carbon negative by 2030 is harder to reach, but President Brad Smith says the good AI can do for the world will outweigh its environmental impact.
More: The Verge, Financial Times, CNBC, Wall Street Journal, GeekWire, and Microsoft On the Issues
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Source: Microsoft is asking about 700 to 800 employees involved in its China-based AI and cloud computing operations to consider relocating to other countries — Request comes as Biden administration toughens controls on China's access to cutting-edge American technology
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| Jez Corden / Windows Central: |
Microsoft's decisions, like seemingly rowing back on Surface, Start Menu ads, closing studios, and porting AAA games to PS5, show a short-term financial focus — Microsoft has made a range of baffling decisions and awful mis-steps recently. You can trace everything back to insatiable desire for money.
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| Wes Davis / The Verge: |
Some iPhone owners say the iOS 17.5 update, which Apple released on May 13, is resurfacing photos they had deleted; iOS beta testers pointed to the same bug — Apple appears to have a bug that's dredging up data that iPhone owners thought was gone. Some iPhone owners are reporting that …
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| Dan Robinson / The Register: |
VMware makes its Workstation Pro and Fusion Pro desktop hypervisor products free for personal use — A nice gesture among the sh!tshow of Broadcom's acquisition — VMware has made another small but notable post-merger concession to users: the Workstation Pro and Fusion Pro desktop hypervisor products …
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| Stephanie Palazzolo / The Information: |
Source: Stability AI has talked to at least one potential buyer in recent weeks about a sale; it lost $30M+ in Q1 and owes ~$100M to cloud providers and others — Stability AI, which has emerged as a poster child for investors' rush to back unproven artificial intelligence startups …
More: Reuters, WinBuzzer, and The Decoder
| Sarah Emerson / Forbes: |
Bolt co-founder Ryan Breslow settles with investor Activant Capital, ending a lawsuit that accused Breslow of saddling the company with $30M in personal debt — The founder and former CEO of payments platform Bolt was sued by investor Activant Capital last year, who claimed he breached his duties to the company.| Associated Press: |
In the first high-level AI talks in Geneva, the US raised concerns about China's “misuse of AI” while China chided the US over “restrictions and pressure” on AI — U.S. officials raised concerns about China's “misuse of AI” while Beijing's representatives rebuked Washington over …
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Netflix says its ad tier has 40M MAUs, up from 23M in January 2024, and plans to launch its own ad platform and no longer partner with Microsoft for that tech — Netflix's cheaper, ad-supported tier has amassed 40 million global monthly active users, the company said Wednesday.| Daniel Zuidijk / Bloomberg: |
Ubisoft falls ~15% after warning that Q1 net bookings will be ~€275M, below €376M est., and reporting a €401M adjusted operating income in FY 2024 — Ubisoft Entertainment SA shares fell the most in 16 months on Thursday after the French video game publisher warned bookings …
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| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
Consumers protection groups across the EU file coordinated complaints against Temu, accusing the e-commerce platform of a raft of breaches related to the DSA — Consumer protection groups around the European Union have filed coordinated complaints against Temu, accusing … | Cherlynn Low / Engadget: |
Apple unveils accessibility features, like Eye Tracking, to let users with physical disabilities control iPads or iPhones with their eyes, and Music Haptics — The company is making it easier to use your gaze to navigate iOS and iPadOS. — Deputy Editor, Reviews
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| Sam Kessler / CoinDesk: |
The US DOJ indicts two brothers for allegedly stealing $25M in crypto via an exploit of the MEV-Boost software used by some Ethereum validators — The alleged 12-second attack related to the controversial practice known as MEV, or maximal extractable value. — 10 Years of Decentralizing the Future
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| Harry McCracken / Fast Company: |
An interview with Apple's Greg Joswiak and John Ternus on the new iPad lineup, the M4 chip, why the iPad and Mac both matter, the iPad as an “AI PC”, and more — Apple's Greg Joswiak and John Ternus on the new iPad lineup, why the iPad and Mac both matter, the iPad as an ‘AI PC,’ and more.
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| Timmy Shen / The Block: |
Chinese police in the Sichuan province dismantle an underground bank that used USDT for foreign currency exchanges worth $1.9B+, mainly to smuggle medicine — - Police in China have busted an underground bank that conducted foreign currency exchanges using USDT.
More: Protos, The Crypto Times, Cointelegraph, and Bitcoin Insider
| Sarah Zheng / Bloomberg: |
JD.com reports Q1 revenue up 7% YoY to ~$36B, above ~$35.8B est., and net income up 13.9% YoY to ~$984M, after ramping up shopping perks to attract customers — The Beijing-based retailer said its sales increased to about 260.1 billion yuan ($36 billion) in the March quarter …
More: South China Morning Post, Barron's Online, and Reuters
| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
YouTube formally launches YouTube Select Creator Takeovers, to let advertisers buy out the inventory on channels representing the top 1% of YouTube content — Video platform also inks deal to bring WNBA Friday night games to YouTube TV … At its annual Brandcast event … | Mallory Culhane / Politico: |
US lawmakers are watching to see whether Colorado's bill for regulating AI, modeled on Connecticut's now derailed bill, can withstand the tech lobby pressure — Connecticut's ambitious legislation regulating the emerging industry got derailed. Now, the tech industry is trying to kill Colorado's bill.| Brendan I. Koerner / Wired: |
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