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A closer look at the iPhone 17 “Air”, which lays the foundation for major design changes in future devices, including possible portless and foldable iPhones — Apple's upcoming iPhone 17 “Air” will foreshadow a move to slimmer models without charging ports.
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| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Some developers say licenses for “open” AI models like Google's Gemma and Meta's Llama have limits that restrict commercial use without fear of legal reprisal — This week, Google released a family of open AI models, Gemma 3, that quickly garnered praise for their impressive efficiency.
X: @xlr8harder, @natolambert, and @hanchunglee
| Sidhartha Shukla / Bloomberg: |
Crypto exchange OKX says it has “temporarily” suspended its DEX aggregator services, used to launder the $1.5B Bybit hack, after reported EU scrutiny under MiCA — Digital-asset exchange OKX has suspended a service used by hackers to launder proceeds from a $1.5 billion heist …
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| Nick Robins-Early / The Guardian: |
How Elon Musk targeted 18F, as ex-employees say the GSA's group focused on increasing bureaucratic efficiency through tech, similar to what DOGE claims to do — Rightwing campaign propelled by tech billionaire accuses General Services Administration's 18F of being a far-left cell
Bluesky: @angelacolter, @montgomery, @ronbronson.com, @metacurity.com, and @galenstone
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| Bloomberg: |
Baidu releases Ernie X1, an AI model that articulates its reasoning similarly to DeepSeek R1, and upgrades its flagship foundation model to Ernie 4.5, both free — The Ernie X1 model by China's internet search leader works similarly to DeepSeek R1 — which shocked Silicon Valley …
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| Tom Dotan / Wall Street Journal: |
A profile of Chetan Nayak, who leads Microsoft's Station Q team trying to build a quantum computer; source: Microsoft spends ~$300M annually on quantum research — Chetan Nayak recently made a breakthrough after devoting his career to a new type of supercomputer
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| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
Open letter: ~100 EU companies urge European lawmakers to take “radical action” to cut the reliance on foreign Big Tech by fostering a so-called “Euro stack” — A broad coalition drawn from across the ranks of Europe's tech industry is calling for “radical action” … | Rachyl Jones / Semafor: |
CoreWeave's upcoming IPO in a soft IPO market serves as a bellwether for both the tech industry and how the public market perceives AI in the years ahead — The Scene — One cloud computing company is trying to cut through the economic noise to become a herald of the artificial intelligence … | Financial Times: |
Sources detail Alibaba's AI pivot, quietly led by Jack Ma after ChatGPT's 2022 launch, but question if it can establish a lead in China's competitive AI race — The Chinese tech giant is establishing a lead in a fiercely competitive sector, and its billionaire founder is back in favour
More: The Crypto Times
| Sam Kim / Bloomberg: |
South Korea's Trade Ministry reports chip sales to China fell 31.8% YoY in February, after a 22.5% drop in January, amid tariffs, US controls, and weak demand — South Korea's semiconductor exports to China plunged last month, deepening concerns about a cooling in global demand already threatened …
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| Emma Jacobs / Financial Times: |
A look at “coachbots”, AI-powered virtual coaches like CoachHub's Aimy and Valence's Nadia that advise on salary talks, work habits, and role-play conversations — AI-powered mentors offer cheaper — but more limited — advice on work issues — Conversing with one “difficult … | Anissa Gardizy / The Information: |
Crusoe, a startup helping build the first data center for Stargate, says it secured a deal with a gas turbine owner to generate 4.5 gigawatts of energy by 2027 — An Nvidia-backed startup building a massive data center for OpenAI has gained access to one of the largest new power sources for data centers in the U.S.Sponsor Posts
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