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Igor Bonifacic / Engadget:
OpenAI launches o3, its most advanced reasoning model, and o4-mini, a lower cost alternative that still delivers “impressive results”, for ChatGPT paid users  —  ChatGPT Plus users can begin using both new models starting today.  —  A mere two days after announcing GPT-4.1, OpenAI is releasing not one but two new models.
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
OpenAI debuts Codex CLI, an open-source coding agent tool for terminals that links AI models with local code and computing tasks, like moving files  —  In a bid to inject AI into more of the programming process, OpenAI is launching Codex CLI, a coding “agent” designed to run locally from terminal software.
Dan Shipper / Every:
OpenAI o3 review: it's “deep research-lite”, giving thorough answers quickly, free from some old ChatGPT limitations, and powerful thanks to ChatGPT integration
Bloomberg:
Source: OpenAI is in talks to acquire Windsurf, an AI coding tool formerly known as Codeium, for ~$3B; Windsurf was valued at $1.25B in a 2024 funding deal  —  OpenAI is in talks to acquire Windsurf, an artificial intelligence-assisted coding tool formerly known as Codeium, for about $3 billion …
Samantha Subin / CNBC:
Tech stocks plunge amid uncertainty over US tariff plans and China export controls: AMD, Nvidia, and ASML dropped 7%, Applied Materials and Lam Research fell 5%  —  Technology stocks dropped Wednesday, led by a 7% plunge in Nvidia, as the chipmaking sector signaled that President Donald …
New York Times:
The US House opens a probe on whether Nvidia knowingly provided AI tech to DeepSeek in violation of US rules and asks Nvidia for details on its Asian customers  —  China's success in artificial intelligence has the Trump administration and lawmakers weighing rules and investigations to slow Beijing's progress in the industry.
Reuters:
Sources: Nvidia didn't warn some major Chinese customers that were expecting H20 chip deliveries about new US export curbs that Nvidia was told about on April 9
Wall Street Journal:
Former CISA Director Chris Krebs says he is resigning from SentinelOne to more freely challenge the White House, after Trump directed the DOJ to investigate him  —  Chris Krebs, the top cybersecurity official in Trump's first term, resigned from his private-sector job
Fatima Hussein / Associated Press:
Sources: the Trump administration plans to eliminate the IRS' free Direct File tax program, after IRS staff were told in mid-March to stop working on it  —  The Trump administration plans to eliminate the IRS' Direct File program, an electronic system for filing tax returns directly to the agency for free …
Julia Shapero / The Hill:
FTC v. Meta: Mark Zuckerberg says he considers TikTok the “highest competitive threat” for Facebook and Instagram in the past few years  —  Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg emphasized Wednesday that his social media company faces stiff competition from TikTok, as Meta seeks to fend off accusations …
Eileen Guo / MIT Technology Review:
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirms the elimination of R/FIMI, an office aimed at tracking and countering foreign disinformation campaigns  —  The only office within the US State Department that monitors foreign disinformation is to be eliminated, according to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio …
Jagmeet Singh / TechCrunch:
Indian EV ride-hailing startup BluSmart appears to have suspended service a day after regulators launched a probe into Gensol, which shares its co-founders  —  BluSmart, India's all-electric cab-hailing startup that was once seen as an emerging rival to Uber, appears to have suspended service …
Abner Li / 9to5Google:
Google is making Gemini Live camera and screen sharing features free for all Android users in the coming weeks after launching them for Advanced users last week  —  Last week, Google started widely rolling out Gemini Live camera and screen sharing to Advanced subscribers …
Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
Documents: ICE awarded Palantir nearly $30M in April 2025 to enhance its Investigative Case Management system, after a $90M, five-year deal in September 2022  —  Last week Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) paid contracting giant Palantir tens of millions of dollars to make modifications …
Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times:
Lyft acquires Hamburg-based taxi app FreeNow from BMW and Mercedes-Benz for €175M and says the combined operations will serve 50M+ riders annually  —  US group makes first major acquisition across the Atlantic as it continues competition against industry giant Uber
Financial Times:
Sensor Tower: Temu and Shein cut their ad spending on platforms including Meta and X an average of 31% and 19%, respectively, so far in April, compared to March  —  Chinese retailers' retreat threatens Big Tech advertising revenues  —  Chinese ecommerce giants Temu and Shein have slashed …
Hartley Charlton / MacRumors:
Apple says it has reduced its global greenhouse gas emissions by over 60% vs. 2015 levels as part of its commitment to reach full carbon neutrality by 2030  —  Apple today announced that it has now reduced its global greenhouse gas emissions by more than 60 percent compared to 2015 levels …
Karissa Bell / Engadget:
TikTok begins testing Footnotes, a Community Notes-like feature to add “more context” to videos, in the US; Footnotes won't affect algorithmic ranking  —  But the company isn't walking away from fact checking.  —  As TikTok continues to wait for a deal that will secure its future …
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft adds a Copilot Studio “computer use” tool that lets AI agents interact with websites and desktop apps and automatically adapts to changes in the apps  —  Microsoft has its own ‘computer use’ feature for AI agents to automatically use websites and apps.
Meaghan Tobin / New York Times:
In a notice last week, China said it would exempt advanced chips from its US tariffs; experts say the move shows China won't let a trade war impact chip supply  —  President Trump has threatened tariffs on Taiwan and the chip industry.  China has signaled it will not let the trade war keep it from the technology it needs.

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Financial Times:
WBD tells Paramount to make its “best and final offer” within seven days, or get out of the way of Netflix's agreed $83B deal; Netflix granted a weeklong waiver

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Stephen Colbert says CBS lawyers blocked an interview with Democratic US Senate candidate James Talarico, citing the FCC's equal time guidance for TV talk shows

Lachlan Cartwright / Breaker:
Anderson Cooper is leaving 60 Minutes after almost 20 years; sources say he has decided to pass on a renewal offer with CBS

More News

Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
Spotify is back online after an outage on April 16; users reported issues from 8:00am ET, and Spotify said it's “all clear” just after noon
Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer:
CISA says it will extend funding to Mitre, which runs the CVE Program, and “there will be no lapse in critical CVE services”, after Mitre said funding expired
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Earlier Picks

Jagmeet Singh / TechCrunch:
Google says it suspended 39.2M US advertiser accounts on its platform in 2024, up over 3x from 12.7M in 2023, and took down 1.8B ads, aided by new AI tools
Dylan Patel / SemiAnalysis:
A look at Huawei's AI CloudMatrix 384 rack-scale system, which is less power-efficient than Nvidia's GB200 NVL72, though this is not a limiting factor in China
Ryan Browne / CNBC:
ASML reports Q1 net sales up 46% YoY to €7.74B, vs. €7.8B est., a €2.36B net profit, €3.94B net bookings, below €4.89B est., and warns of tariff uncertainty
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