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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft will make Recall an opt-in feature, encrypt its search index database, and require Windows Hello authentication and proof of presence to view timeline — Microsoft says it's making its new Recall feature in Windows 11 that screenshots everything you do on your PC an opt-in feature and addressing various security concerns.
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| Financial Times: |
Critics say California's AI safety bill, which requires “kill switches” for AI models, will force AI startups to leave, harm open-source models, and more — Tech companies launch fightback against proposed law to introduce ‘kill switch’ on powerful artificial intelligence models
More: PYMNTS.com, Marcus on AI, Cryptopolitan, Bloomberg, and New York Post
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| Kat Tenbarge / NBC News: |
NY passes legislation to ban social media platforms from using “addictive” recommendation algorithms for users under 18; Gov. Hochul is likely to sign the bill — The New York state legislation will ban social media platforms from algorithmically recommending content to children.
More: Governor Kathy Hochul, AsiaOne, NYSUT, New York Post, Associated Press, and Nextgov/FCW
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Forums: r/law, r/newyork, r/politics, and r/technology
| Forbes: |
AI search engine Perplexity is republishing parts of stories by Forbes and others, with nearly identical words and inadequate attribution, on its Pages feature — The startup, hailed as an AI-focused Google challenger, is republishing parts of exclusive stories from multiple publications …
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Bakkt, Intercontinental Exchange's digital-asset marketplace launched in 2018, explores a sale, after issuing a “going concern” warning earlier in 2024 — - Range of options includes a breakup, people familiar say — Crypto firm issued a going concern warning earlier this year| Tom Dotan / Wall Street Journal: |
A profile of new AWS CEO Matt Garman, who previously served as AWS' SVP of sales, marketing, and global services after starting as an intern at Amazon in 2005 — Matt Garman, an unabashed techie, takes over the company's cloud business at a key moment| Wall Street Journal: |
A look at Japan's role in the global chip battle; Omdia: Japanese companies account for nearly half of the world's six crucial semiconductor materials — With subsidies and a $6 billion acquisition, Tokyo wants to make its companies indispensable in the global supply chain| Matthew Barakat / Associated Press: |
A judge, not a jury, will give the verdict in the antitrust trial about Google's ad business, after Google paid $2.3M to cover US government's monetary damages — A judge rather than a jury will decide whether Google violated federal antitrust laws by building a monopoly on the technology that powers online advertising.
More: The Verge, CNN, Reuters, Bloomberg, PYMNTS.com, and Ars Technica
X: @lutherlowe, @khushitavasant, @pressgirlk, @lutherlowe, @lutherlowe, @joellthayer, @jeffjohnroberts, and @khushitavasant. Forums: r/technology
| Ben Jiang / South China Morning Post: |
Meituan reports Q1 revenue up 25% YoY to ~$10.1B and profit up ~60% YoY to ~$745M, boosted by gains from its core local commerce operations led by food delivery — - Meituan reported better-than-expected earnings in March quarter, with revenue of US$10.1 billion and profit of US$745 million| Brody Mullins / Wall Street Journal: |
How ex-FTC commissioner Joshua Wright became the tech industry's fixer, while allegedly juggling inappropriate relationships and skirting conflicts of interests — Joshua Wright cleared a path to domination for the world's biggest tech companies, keeping regulators at bay …
X: @sandeepvaheesan, @tomvalletti, @ppolitics, @sarahnemerson, and @jason_kint. LinkedIn: Arielle Garcia
| David Gilbert / Wired: |
Google's Gemini and Microsoft's Copilot won't return results on any elections globally or historical US elections, and refuse to confirm that Biden won in 2020 — With just six months to go before the US presidential election, Gemini and Copilot chatbots are incapable of saying that Joe Biden won in 2020 …
More: WinBuzzer, NBC News, and Cointelegraph
Forums: r/technology, r/artificial, r/DeFranco, and r/inthenews
| The Information: |
Source: Harvey, which builds generative AI tools for law firms, is in talks to raise $600M at a $2B+ valuation and mulls buying legal research company vLex — In just over a year, artificial intelligence startup Harvey raised three investment rounds to develop software that takes the drudgery out of legal paperwork.| Carl Franzen / VentureBeat: |
Adobe faces a backlash over its terms of service that say Adobe may access user content via “automated and manual methods” to improve its services and software — Adobe has been one of the leading legacy enterprise software companies to embrace generative AI and make it accessible …
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Forums: Hacker News, r/linuxsucks, r/LinusTechTips, r/technews, r/JordanPeterson, r/technology, and r/LinusTechTips
| Ben Lovejoy / 9to5Mac: |
More: The Adobe Blog, AppleInsider, The Verge, iPhone in Canada Blog, Digital Trends, HotHardware, Fortune, PCMag, PetaPixel, TechRadar, and MobileSyrup
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X: @adobe, @scottbelsky, @mesh, @sashayanshin, @mesh, @adobe, and @scottbelsky. LinkedIn: Raul Lopez Puig
Forums: r/aiwars, r/technews, r/technology, and r/photography
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