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Hayden Field / CNBC:
A US judge denies Musk's effort to halt OpenAI's for-profit shift, saying he failed to meet the burden of proof, but allows other aspects of the suit to proceed  —  A federal judge in California denied Elon Musk's effort to halt OpenAI's transformation into a for-profit entity, according to a filing on Tuesday.
Hugh Son / CNBC:
The US CFPB drops its lawsuit against Zelle operator EWS, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo, after suing them in December over fraud allegations  —  The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Tuesday dismissed its lawsuit against the operator of the Zelle payments network …
Corbin Bolies / The Daily Beast:
The Los Angeles Times removes its AI-powered “Insights” feature from a column after the tool tried to defend the Ku Klux Klan, just a day after its debut  —  An AI-generated summary tried to offer “different views” on the hate group.
Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
A look at the LA Times' AI “Insights”: much of the sourcing cited for counterpoints wouldn't pass scrutiny in a newsroom, and political labels can be confusing
Benj Edwards / Ars Technica:
Sesame's AI speech model demo has many users expressing astonishment at its realism, with some testers reporting emotional connections to the voice assistant  —  In late 2013, the Spike Jonze film Her imagined a future where people would form emotional connections with AI voice assistants.
Financial Times:
Sources: Apple filed a complaint to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal over the UK's demand for a backdoor to access users' encrypted data, even of non-UK users  —  iPhone maker has filed a complaint to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal over demand to access encrypted data
David Pierce / The Verge:
Apple updates the $599+ 11-inch and $799+ 13-inch iPad Air with M3, in four colors, and debuts a $269+ Magic Keyboard with function keys and a larger trackpad  —  Only a year after the last Air, Apple is updating the middle of its tablet lineup once again. … The iPad Air is a tricky tablet.
Hartley Charlton / MacRumors:
Apple unveils the 11th-generation iPad, adding an A16 Bionic chip and starting at 128GB of storage for the same $349, and offers a 256GB and a new 512GB option
Mackenzie Hawkins / Bloomberg:
While addressing Congress, President Trump calls to “get rid” of the $52B CHIPS Act and use the leftover amount to “reduce debt or any other reason”  —  President Donald Trump called for an end to a landmark $52 billion semiconductor subsidy program that's spurred …
Sebastian Sinclair / Decrypt:
Yuga Labs, creator of BAYC NFTs, says the US SEC closed its investigation into the company without taking enforcement action, adding “NFTs are not securities”  —  The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has closed its investigation into Yuga Labs, the creator of the Bored Ape Yacht Club …
Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
Google unveils AI-based Scam Detection in Google Messages in English, Android features like live location sharing in the Find My app, and new Pixel features  —  There are new features for Android and Pixel phones, including live location sharing in the Find My app.
Financial Times:
Taiwan's government says it will assist with TSMC's $100B investment in the US, but also do “gatekeeping” to keep the most advanced tech in Taiwan  —  Trump-Zelenskyy clash crystallises fears about whether a more volatile White House will back Taipei
Kamila Wojciechowska / Android Authority:
Source: Google plans to launch its rumored “Pixie” AI assistant on the Pixel 10 as “Pixel Sense”, using data from Google apps to provide contextual suggestions  —  Google might finally be realizing its vision of truly smart contextual assistant.  —  •  —  •
Bloomberg:
Cybereason CEO Eric Gan resigns after a months-long feud with investors SoftBank and Steven Mnuchin; a source says the planned Trustwave merger is also canceled  —  - Eric Gan is embroiled in a dispute with SoftBank, Mnuchin  — The startup is currently engaged in fundraising discussions
Patience Haggin / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: US Commerce Dept. plans changes to Biden's $42.5B broadband grant program, to let states award more funds to satellite-internet providers like Starlink  —  Agency plans changes that will make Elon Musk's satellite-internet service eligible for more rural broadband funding

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Samantha Subin / CNBC:
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Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
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Andrew Cunningham / Ars Technica:
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Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge:
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