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Benoit Berthelot / Bloomberg:
France's antitrust regulator fines Apple €150M after a lengthy investigation into how iOS asks to collect user data under ATT and the impact on advertisers  —  France's antitrust regulator fined Apple Inc. €150 million ($162 million) after a lengthy probe into how the technology company asks …
Maxwell Zeff / TechCrunch:
Amazon's AGI Lab unveils Nova Act, a general purpose AI agent to control a web browser and independently perform some simple actions, and a Nova Act SDK  —  Amazon on Monday unveiled Nova Act, a general-purpose AI agent that can take control of a web browser and independently perform some simple actions.
Kevin Beaumont / DoublePulsar:
Oracle is using very specific words to avoid responsibility for an Oracle Cloud breach, after a report on March 21 that a threat actor claimed responsibility  —  Being a provider of cloud SaaS (Software-as-a-service) solutions requires certain cybersecurity responsibilities — including being transparent and open.
Juli Clover / MacRumors:
Apple releases iOS 18.4 with Priority notifications for Apple Intelligence, which gets support for eight more languages, Ambient Music via Control Center, more  —  Apple today released iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4, the fourth major updates to the iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 operating system updates …
Michael J. de la Merced / New York Times:
Isomorphic Labs, a DeepMind spinoff focusing on drug discovery, raised $600M led by Thrive to research treatments, including for cancer and immune disorders  —  The company, which uses artificial intelligence to develop new treatments, now counts the venture capital firm Thrive Capital as a backer.
Wall Street Journal:
Sources detail tensions between Apple and Elon Musk's SpaceX over expanding satellite cellphone services; Apple discussed linking iPhones to SpaceX satellites  —  The iPhone maker and SpaceX are competing in the race to eliminate cellphone dead spots, a rift that is set to intensify
Vicky Ge Huang / Wall Street Journal:
Eric and Donald Trump Jr.'s American Data Centers plans to merge with Hut 8's American Bitcoin and take a 20% stake, aiming to create the world's largest miner  —  A business led by two of the president's sons will invest in American Bitcoin, a new mining company controlled by Hut 8
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
Substack rolls out a TikTok-like video feed in its app, initially featuring short-form videos under 10 minutes  —  Substack continues to double down on video amid TikTok's uncertain future in the U.S. The company announced on Monday that it's rolling out a scrollable video feed in its app …
More: Neowin and Tempo.  Bluesky: @caseynewton
Caroline O'Donovan / Washington Post:
Alexa+ will start rolling out to users today; sources: some features demoed in February are slated to arrive in two months, while others will take longer  —  Alexa+, Amazon's AI-enhanced voice assistant, will launch to some customers Monday, though not every feature will be available right away
More: Engadget and The Verge
Bloomberg:
Chinese startup Manus, whose AI agent service is still in beta, announces a $39 per month Manus Starter plan and an upgraded $199 per month Pro tier  —  The Beijing-based startup behind Manus has set up a $39-per-month tier and a $199 upgraded option, the latter in line with OpenAI's ChatGPT Pro.
Ian King / Bloomberg:
Cerebras says it has resolved “all open issues” with the CFIUS, as it prepares for an IPO; the AI startup filed a notice about its ties to Abu Dhabi's G42  —  G42 also planned to buy more than 22 million shares in Cerebras.  The Sunnyvale, California-based company had said the arrangement …
Karin Matussek / Bloomberg:
Nokia and Amazon settle a long-running, global patent dispute over Amazon using Nokia's video tech in Prime Video and its devices, without disclosing the terms  —  The agreement covers the use of Nokia video technologies in Amazon's streaming services and devices, resolving all patent litigation globally …

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Matthew Keys / TheDesk.net:
A district court judge in California issues a preliminary injunction blocking Nexstar's acquisition of Tegna while an antitrust lawsuit proceeds

Wendy Davis / MediaPost:
The FTC ends a demand for info from NewsGuard after settling a case against Dentsu, Publicis, and WPP; NewsGuard has sued the FTC over restrictions on Omnicom

David Marcelis / Wall Street Journal:
As parts of the podcasting industry shift toward video content, some audio-only listeners report frustration with the lack of context for visual references

More News

Arjun Kharpal / CNBC:
Huawei reports FY 2024 revenue up 22.4% YoY to ~$118.2B, near its ~$123B record in 2020, net profit down 28% YoY to ~$8.63B, and R&D spend rising to ~$25B
New York Times:
An analysis finds 170+ violent vigilante attacks since 2023 by US “pedophile hunters”, whose online content has been amplified by websites like Kick and Locals
Wall Street Journal:
A look at the race between China and the US to build truly useful humanoid robots, as China lists “embodied” AI as a priority for a $138B state investment fund

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Abner Li / 9to5Google:
Google says it is rolling out Gemini 2.5 Pro Experimental to all Gemini users, after initially launching the model for Gemini Advanced subscribers on March 25
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