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| Kate Knibbs / Wired: |
Thomson Reuters wins the first major US AI copyright ruling against fair use, in a case filed in May 2020 against legal research AI startup Ross Intelligence — The Thomson Reuters decision has big implications for the battle between generative AI companies and rights holders.
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| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Apple now lets users migrate apps, music, books, shows, and movies between Apple accounts, but the feature isn't available to users in the EU, the UK, or India — If you have two Apple Accounts with multiple digital purchases between them, Apple now has a way for you to consolidate the accounts …
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| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google schedules I/O 2025 for May 20 to 21 in Mountain View, with the main keynote on May 20 at 10am PT; Gemini, Android 16, and more announcements are expected — Following the “Prism Shift” puzzle this morning, Google has announced that I/O 2025 is taking place Tuesday, May 20
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| Zoë Schiffer / Wired: |
Sources: Sam Altman told staff that OpenAI's board has not received an offer from Elon Musk and other investors, but if it happens the board plans to reject it — OpenAI's CEO claims the company has yet to receive an official offer from Elon Musk's team, sources say.
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| Matt Levine / Bloomberg: |
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| The Logic: |
Internal message: Shopify's general council said the company closed Ye's store since the swastika shirt listed for sale “brought with it the real risk of fraud” — TORONTO — Shopify's general counsel said the company took down musician Kanye West's online store because of the potential …
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| Patrick Smith / NBC News: |
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Apple is renaming the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America in Apple Maps, following Google, first for users in the US and soon for all users globally — - Change to occur for US users and then roll out globally later — Move follows Google; Microsoft and MapQuest haven't made shift
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| Katarina Hoije / Bloomberg: |
Central African Republic, the first in Africa to adopt bitcoin as tender, launches CAR MEME on Solana, trading at $0.03 on February 11, down ~90% since launch — - CAR Meme is second cryptocurrency launched by the country — Nation first in Africa to adopt Bitcoin as tender in 2022
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| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Researcher Johann Rehberger shows a hack to override Gemini's prompt injection defenses, letting long-term memories be permanently planted for future sessions — In the nascent field of AI hacking, indirect prompt injection has become a basic building block for inducing chatbots …
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| The Information: |
Source: Apple and Alibaba submitted their co-developed AI features for approval by China's cyberspace regulator; Apple considered but rejected DeepSeek's models — Apple has recently started working with Chinese internet and e-commerce giant Alibaba Group to roll out artificial intelligence features …
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| Bloomberg: |
A White House document sent to Capitol Hill shows President Trump plans to nominate Brian Quintenz, a16z Crypto's head of policy, to lead the CFTC — - Trump to tap Jonathan Gould as Comptroller of the Currency — Trump also set to nominate Jonathan McKernan as CFPB director| Emma Goldberg / New York Times: |
A look at ACTS 17, a nonprofit devoted to introducing Christianity to technologists by inviting Peter Thiel and other tech executives to talk about their faith — Everything clicked when Peter Thiel gave the speech about God. — The occasion was a 40th birthday party for Trae Stephens …
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| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
Meta creates a free, “fully funded” curriculum to teach middle schoolers how to recognize forms of online exploitation, in partnership with nonprofit Childhelp — Schools, parents, and organizations can access the Meta-funded curriculum for free.
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| New York Times: |
How Elon Musk's six companies, facing 32+ ongoing probes, pending complaints, or enforcement actions from 11+ US agencies, score benefits from Trump shake-ups — Elon Musk controls six companies, including Tesla. Mr. Musk's companies secured $13 billion in federal contracts …
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| Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter: |
Annual letter: YouTube CEO Neal Mohan says the TV has overtaken mobile as the “primary device for YouTube viewing in the US”, indicating YouTube is “the new TV” — YouTube CEO Neal Mohan released his annual letter Tuesday morning, outlining his priorities for the video platform.| Stephen Nellis / Reuters: |
US chip startup Groq says it has secured a $1.5B commitment from Saudi Arabia to expand the delivery of its AI chips to the country over the course of this year — U.S. semiconductor startup Groq said on Monday it has secured a $1.5 billion commitment from Saudi Arabia to expand the delivery of its advanced AI chips to the country.
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| Anthony Capaccio / Bloomberg: |
Anduril plans to assume the management and eventual manufacturing of the US Army's infantry goggles from Microsoft, in a $20B+ deal that the Army must approve — It expands the previously announced role of the defense technology startup in a project that could be valued at more than $20 billion …
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Forums: r/MVIS and r/technology
| Dylan Butts / CNBC: |
SoftBank posts a surprise Q3 net loss of ~$2.4B on ~$12.04B revenue, vs. $12.1B est., as the Vision Fund, after two profitable quarters, reports a ~$2.04B loss — SoftBank Group posted a surprise quarterly loss Wednesday as investments under its Vision Funds fell into red.| Wired: |
A letter to US senator Ron Wyden shows data broker Datastream, which was selling US military location data, got the data from Lithuanian adtech company Eskimi — In a letter to a US senator, a Florida-based data broker says it obtained sensitive data on US military members in Germany from a Lithuanian firm … | Bloomberg: |
Analysis of credit and debit card data: Shein's US sales fell 16% to 41% for five days from February 5 and Temu fell up to 32% after Trump targets China trade — Online shopping giants Temu and Shein have seen a sustained drop in sales in the week after US President Donald Trump scrapped … | Samantha Subin / CNBC: |
Super Micro forecasts FY 2026 revenue above est. and is “confident” it will file its delayed annual report by the Feb. 25 deadline; SMCI jumps 7%+ — Super Micro Computer gave optimistic commentary for its fiscal 2026 and delayed annual report that overshadowed … Sponsor Posts
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