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The US DOJ seizes 32 internet domains used in Russian influence campaigns, as part of efforts to tackle Russian interference in the 2024 US elections  —  The Biden administration announced a sweeping set of actions to tackle a major Russian government-backed effort to influence …
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
YouTube expands its existing parental controls to let parents link their account to their teens' account and gain insight into the teens' activity  —  YouTube is expanding its existing set of parental controls with a new feature that would allow a parent to link their account to their teen's account …
Kate Knibbs / Wired:
The Internet Archive loses its appeal of a US district court ruling that favored publishers in a copyright dispute over the nonprofit's ebook lending program  —  The legal battle was spurred by book publishers objecting to the archive's digital lending library.
Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
Kantar: 26% of marketers plan to cut back ad spending on X in 2025 and 14% say they will pull budgets this year, due to concerns about content on the platform  —  Annual survey highlights growing concern about platform content and trust in information disseminated
Sam Sabin / Axios:
Cybersecurity company Pango Group is acquiring all of Kaspersky's US customers, or ~1M users, after Commerce Department banned Kaspersky's software in the US  —  - Pango owns and offers a portfolio of cybersecurity products, including VPNs, antivirus software and identity theft protection tools.
More: Tech.co
Paul Alcorn / Tom's Hardware:
Intel cancels plans for using its 20A process node for its Arrow Lake processors for the consumer market and will use external nodes instead, likely from TSMC  —  Out with the Intel node, in with TSMC.  —  In a surprise move, Intel announced today that it no longer plans to use …
Bloomberg:
Nvidia says it has inquired with the US DOJ and hasn't been subpoenaed, following a report that it had received a subpoena from the DOJ over antitrust concerns  —  - Bloomberg reported on the antitrust investigation Tuesday  — Nvidia says it has been in contact with the Justice Department
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
Google releases Android 15, making its source code available on the Android Open Source Project; supported Pixel devices will get the new OS in the coming weeks  —  Google announced on Tuesday it's releasing Android 15 and making its source code available ahead of the coming consumer launch …
Christopher Palmeri / Bloomberg:
Verizon agrees to buy rival telecom operator Frontier Communications for an enterprise value of $20B; Frontier had a revenue of $5.8B in 2023  —  - The deal has an enterprise value of $20 billion including debt  — Verizon to buy fiber rival to expand high-speed internet
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Shares of Truth Social's parent TMTG continue to slide, as the expiration date nears for a lockup agreement preventing Trump and others from selling their stock  —  Trump Media shares on Wednesday closed below where they stood at the end of 2023, as the Truth Social maker's stock continued …
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
The nonprofit Cosmos Institute launches to cultivate AI technologists “equipped with deep philosophical thinking”, with plans for an AI lab, a VC arm, and more  —  The Cosmos Institute, a nonprofit whose founding fellows include Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark …
Asa Fitch / Wall Street Journal:
Applied Digital, which leases out data-center space and has started an AI cloud-computing service with Nvidia chips, raised $160M from Nvidia and others  —  Capital is expected to help data-center and AI cloud company grow  —  Artificial-intelligence chip giant Nvidia is joining other investors …
Daniel Wiessner / Reuters:
A San Francisco federal judge rules that X must face a class action age bias suit by around 150 older workers who were laid off by the company in 2022  —  A federal judge in San Francisco has ruled that roughly 150 older workers who were laid off by social media platform X when Elon Musk acquired …
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: SpaceX has moved to evacuate employees from Brazil and warned others against traveling to the country, as Elon Musk battles Brazil's top court over X  —  The moves show how Musk's legal dispute about X is affecting SpaceX and its Starlink satellite-internet service
Todd Feathers / Gizmodo:
An analysis of OpenAI's GPT Store finds 100+ custom GPTs that appear to violate OpenAI's policies regarding sexual content, legal and medical advice, and more  —  A Gizmodo analysis of OpenAI's GPT store found more than 100 tools that appear to violate the company's policies regarding sexual content …
More: WinBuzzer
The Economic Times:
Indian bike taxi startup Rapido raised $200M at a $1.1B valuation led by WestBridge and plans to expand its newly launched cab-hailing service  —  Aravind Sanka, the company's CEO, told ET that the funds will be used to expand Rapido's newly launched four-wheeler taxi service, which competes with Ola and Uber.
Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post:
New Mexico's AG sues Snapchat, alleging it is a “breeding ground” for predators seeking to collect sexually explicit images of children and extort them  —  The state attorney general says the app's design facilitates the trade in explicit images and extortion of children.

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From Mediagazer

Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump files a $10B defamation lawsuit against the BBC in a Florida court, alleging it deceptively doctored his January 6 speech in a Panorama documentary

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Howard Stern signs a new three-year deal with SiriusXM, after a report earlier this year suggested that his show was about to be canceled

Jacob Savage / Compact:
A writer argues that since 2014, DEI practices led to discrimination against white male millennials for entry-level and mid-level roles in Hollywood and media

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Juby Babu / Reuters:
C3.ai reports Q1 revenue up 21% YoY to $87.2M, vs. $86.9M est., and subscription revenue up 20% YoY to $73.5M, vs. $79.1M est.; its stock falls 16%+ after hours
Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch:
Paylocity, which provides HR and payroll software, agrees to acquire corporate spending software company Airbase for $325M; Airbase was valued at $600M in 2021

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Forbes:
Bolt's Ryan Breslow thanked 13 investors in an email for supporting a $450M Series F, but some say they hadn't given support; BlackRock moves to block the round
Isaiah Poritz / Bloomberg Law:
A US court grants X a preliminary injunction against California's AB 587, which requires disclosure of moderation policies, reversing a lower court decision
TechCrunch:
X debuts a beta TV app “on several app stores”, like for Amazon Fire TV and Google TV, to court advertisers, creators, and partners to a “video-first platform”
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