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April 8, 2025, 9:10 AM
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Kylie Robison / The Verge:
LMArena says it is updating its leaderboard policies after a Llama 4 Maverick version, which Meta said in fine print is not public, secured the number two spot  —  With Llama 4, Meta fudged benchmarks to appear as though its new AI model is better than the competition.
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Meta VP of Generative AI Ahmad Al-Dahle denies a rumor that the company trained Llama 4 Maverick and Scout on test sets, saying that Meta “would never do that”  —  A Meta exec on Monday denied a rumor that the company trained its new AI models to present well on specific benchmarks while concealing the models' weaknesses.
Matthew Gault / 404 Media:
Framework pauses sales of its six lowest-priced laptops in the US, saying the models would sell at a loss due to the 10% tariff that went into effect on April 5  —  Framework—a company that makes upgradeable and repairable laptops—has said it will pause sales on several versions …
Vlad Savov / Bloomberg:
Nintendo's and Sony's stocks closed down 7.85% and 10.04% on April 7 amid a Japan selloff driven by US tariffs; most Switches are assembled in China and Vietnam
Samantha Subin / CNBC:
Tech stocks teetered in volatile trading on April 7: AAPL closed down 3.67% and MSFT closed down 0.55%, while Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, and Nvidia closed up
Bloomberg:
Apple Store employees say the past few days have felt like the busy holiday season, as the threat of tariffs and potential price hikes sparked a shopping frenzy  —  - Store sales were higher this past weekend than in prior years  — Employees say the frenzy has felt like holiday shopping season
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Apple plans to send more iPhones to the US from India to offset the China tariffs, but the situation is too uncertain to upend supply chain investments
Times of India:
Indian officials: Apple sent five planes full of iPhones and other products from India to the US in just three days in March's final week to avoid US tariffs
Darryn Bonthuys / GameSpot:
Nintendo says the Switch 2's Game-Key cards, which trigger a game download when loaded, are not tied to a user's account and can be resold, unlike the Switch's  —  Nintendo's new Game-Key cards will work in any Switch 2 console they're inserted into.  —  With the Switch 2 generation …
Logan Plant / IGN:
Q&A with Nintendo of America VP of Product Bill Trinen on pricing first-party games like Mario Kart World at $80, Joy-Con 2 and using it as a mouse, and more
Umar Shakir / The Verge:
Google rolls out Gemini Live camera and screenshare features to the Pixel 9 series and Samsung Galaxy S25 devices, available in 45 languages for users 18 and up  —  It's also coming soon to paid Gemini Advanced users on other devices. … Google's Gemini Live camera and screenshare functions …
Annie Palmer / CNBC:
Memo: Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke says using AI is now a “fundamental expectation” and that teams asking for more resources must first show why AI can't do the job  —  Shopify CEO Tobi Lutke is changing his company's approach to hiring in the age of artificial intelligence.
Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority:
Google says all new Google TV devices in the US must now have a remote with a Free TV or Live TV button that opens its Freeplay library of 150+ FAST channels  —  Starting this month, new Google TV devices will have a big “Free TV” button on their remotes  — Google has confirmed …
Bloomberg:
Publishers say site traffic has plummeted since Google rolled out AI Overviews; sources say Google acknowledged the drop in an October 2024 publisher meeting  —  In March 2024, website owner Morgan McBride was posing for photos in her half-renovated kitchen for a Google ad celebrating the ways …
Vallari Srivastava / Reuters:
Infineon agrees to acquire Marvell's Automotive Ethernet business, expected to generate $225M to $250M in 2025 revenue, for ~$2.5B in cash, set to close in 2025  —  German chipmaker Infineon Technologies (IFXGn.DE) said on Monday it would buy Marvell Technology's (MRVL.O) …

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Sara Fischer / Axios:
AP warns Lee Enterprises that Lee's attempt to end its deal with AP early, on April 26 instead of December 31, could lead to breach of contract consequences

April Roach / CNBC:
Bill Ackman's Pershing Square proposes to acquire Amsterdam-listed Universal Music Group for €56B in cash and stock, form a merged company, and list on the NYSE

New York Times:
Journalist Shelly Kittleson, abducted in Iraq by an Iranian-aligned militia, has been freed after a week in captivity, per the militia and two Iraqi officials

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Andrej Karpathy / @karpathy:
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Ryan Whitwam / Ars Technica:
Google rolls out Search's AI Mode feature to millions more Labs users in the US with multimodal capabilities, letting users ask complex questions about pictures
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