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| Wall Street Journal: |
The European Commission fines Apple €500M and Meta €200M under the DMA and issues cease-and-desist orders to both companies; Apple and Meta say they will appeal — Fines come as European officials pursue trade talks with the Trump administration — BRUSSELS—The European Union fined Apple …
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Bluesky: @bremaininspain.com. X: @timsweeneyepic, @andymstone, @epicnewsroom, @hydrakles, @timsweeneyepic, @lewis_crofts, @bzamayo, @timsweeneyepic, @timsweeneyepic, @timsweeneyepic, @yannikouts, @samuelstolton, @davekeating, @digitaleu, @eu_competition, @eu_competition, @lewis_crofts, and @lewis_crofts
Forums: r/wallstreetbets, r/eutech, r/europeanunion, and MacRumors Forums
| Bloomberg: |
US v. Google: OpenAI's ChatGPT chief Nick Turley says the company would be interested in buying Chrome from Google if a federal court orders it to be spun off — OpenAI would be interested in buying Google's Chrome browser if a federal court orders it to be spun off, the head of ChatGPT said in a court hearing Tuesday.
More: Reuters, The Information, Ars Technica, TechCrunch, Engadget, SamMobile, Ghacks, Business Insider, MEDIANAMA, Neowin, Verdict, iPhone in Canada Blog, TipRanks Financial, Cult of Mac, Android Central, Times of India, Punch Newspapers, Android Headlines, Search Engine Journal, PYMNTS.com, The News International, BGR, Entrepreneur, Ukrainian National News, MacRumors, and Tom's Guide
Bluesky: @parismarx.com, @carnage4life, and @campuscodi.risky.biz
Threads: @firerock31 and @kris_walker
X: @brianroemmele, @skygodkingdom, @relegoai, @dacemoglumit, @signulll, @pat_hedger, @mulka, @vramm17, @horsieattack, @megangra, and @jason_kint. LinkedIn: Lorenzo Thione
Forums: Hacker News, r/artificial, Ars OpenForum, and MacRumors Forums
| Bloomberg: |
US v. Google: an OpenAI executive says Google declined to let OpenAI access its search index; a proposed DOJ remedy would let Google's rivals access the index — OpenAI's Nick Turley said the company never intended to simply create a chatbot like its popular ChatGPT, and instead wanted to deliver a …
More: The Verge, Financial Times, BBC, Business Today, Mobile World Live, SammyGuru, Digit, Moneycontrol, Analytics India Magazine, SiliconANGLE, Benzinga, PYMNTS.com, Nairametrics, Maginative, The Information, and Bloomberg
Bluesky: @scripting.com. Mastodon: @mshelton@mastodon.social. X: @megangra, @megangra, @rustybrick, @ryanjones, and @megangra
Forums: r/google, r/browsers, r/chrome, r/technology, r/technews, r/technology, and r/singularity
| Bloomberg: |
Source: Intel is set to unveil plans this week to cut 20%+ of staff, its first major restructuring under Lip-Bu Tan; Intel had 108,900 workers in December 2024 — Intel Corp. is poised to announce plans this week to cut more than 20% of its staff, aiming to eliminate bureaucracy at the struggling chipmaker …
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X: @marikakatanuma, @kevinsxu, and @samanthaladuc
Forums: r/Columbus, r/wallstreetbets, r/Semiconductors, r/AMD_Stock, r/Portland, and Slashdot
| Cecilia Kang / New York Times: |
FTC v. Meta: Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom testifies that “Mark was not investing in Instagram because he believed we were a threat to their growth” — Kevin Systrom said during testimony in a landmark antitrust trial that he believed Meta viewed Instagram as a threat.
More: The Verge, Fortune, Android Headlines, TipRanks Financial, The Economic Times, Benzinga, SiliconANGLE, The Motley Fool, Spokesman.com, Engadget, Washington Post, and Financial Times
X: @joshconstine, @alexeheath, @alexeheath, @alexeheath, @jaredforetek, @jaredforetek, @mikeisaac, @bbenedict33, @metacriticcap, and @sarahfrier. Forums: Slashdot
| Carl Franzen / VentureBeat: |
Nari Labs unveils Dia, a 1.6B parameter text-to-speech model designed to produce naturalistic dialogue directly from text prompts, built with “zero funding” — A two-person startup by the name of Nari Labs has introduced Dia, a 1.6 billion parameter text-to-speech (TTS) …
More: Nari on GitHub, The Rundown AI, and MarkTechPost
X: @_doyeob_, @brianroemmele, @_doyeob_, @donpark, @_doyeob_, @cocktailpeanut, @emollick, and @deedydas. Forums: Hacker News
| Financial Times: |
Sources: Cantor's Brandon Lutnick, the son of the US commerce secretary, seeks to form a $3B bitcoin acquisition vehicle with SoftBank, Tether, and Bitfinex — Investment vehicle backed by son of commerce secretary comes as US adopts more favourable policy on digital currency
More: Blockchain.News, CryptoSlate, Blockonomi, ZyCrypto, Reuters, CoinDesk, Bitcoin Insider, Coinpedia Fintech News, Cointelegraph, CryptoPotato, Decrypt, Blockhead, CoinGape, The Block, Crypto Briefing, Bloomberg, crypto.news, Tech in Asia, Cryptopolitan, and The Crypto Times
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| Cristina Criddle / Financial Times: |
Geoffrey Hinton, other AI experts, and 10 former OpenAI staff, write to the CA and DE AGs opposing OpenAI's for-profit restructure, echoing Elon Musk's concerns — Former employees and figures such as Geoffrey Hinton warn of dangers of allowing start-up to make corporate switch
More: Associated Press, Washington Post, and The Information
| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
Superpower, which uses AI for personalized health overviews and offers biannual lab testing that analyzes 100+ blood biomarkers, launches with a $30M Series A — A startup called Superpower is publicly launching what it calls the world's first super app that is designed to help people better understand and take care of their health.
More: Australian Financial Review, Forerunner, Forbes, SmartCompany, Capital Brief, and Wall Street Journal
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| Bloomberg: |
Elon Musk says production of Tesla's humanoid robot Optimus is affected by China's recent restrictions on exports of rare earth minerals used in magnets — Speaking on the company's earnings call on Tuesday, Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said production was impacted by the “magnet issue”.
More: Wall Street Journal, Nikkei Asia, New York Times, Reuters, Fortune, The Independent, TrendForce News, CNBC, Tech in Asia, and Benzinga
| Ronan Shields / Digiday: |
In a reversal, Google says it will continue offering users the choice of third-party cookies in Chrome and will not roll out a new standalone prompt for them — In a shocking development, Google won't roll out a new standalone prompt for third-party cookies in Chrome, meaning ad tech companies …
More: Google Privacy Sandbox, The Verge, The Register, Ars Technica, The Hacker News, Moneycontrol, The Drum, CyberInsider, Forbes, Computerworld, Tech in Asia, SiliconANGLE, Ad Age, and MarTech
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Mastodon: @jeridansky@sfba.social and @emz@chaos.social
X: @paulgelb, @chronotope, @eric_seufert, @quinnchasan, @aripap, @anderagakura, @nathanthomas456, and @eric_seufert
LinkedIn: Jente De Ridder, Jared Siegal, Paul Bannister, and Robert Blanck
| Shaurya Malwa / CoinDesk: |
Mantra's CEO begins burning $80M worth of his OM tokens and plans to burn $80M worth from partners, after a 90% collapse on April 13 erased $5B+ in market value — The tokens are part of John Mullin's team allocation that were staked when the network first started in October 2024. — What to know:
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X: @stakecito, @mantra_chain, @rahul_2503, @cpofficialtx, and @chaingptai
| Maxwell Zeff / TechCrunch: |
Meta's Oversight Board says Meta's new hate speech policies were “announced hastily” in January 2025 and asks Meta to assess the impact on vulnerable users — Meta's Oversight Board, the independent group created to help Meta with content moderation decisions …
More: Silicon Republic, Oversight Board, Yahoo Finance, WinBuzzer, Reuters, BSS, and The Hill. Bluesky: @vegassteve702
| Connor Jones / The Register: |
The UN says the ~$40B cybercrime call center industry, tied to East and Southeast Asian crime syndicates, is expanding globally to regions with weak governance — What used to be a serious issue mainly in Southeast Asia is now the world's problem — Scam call centers are metastasizing worldwide …
More: Decrypt, Infosecurity, Reuters, Associated Press, UNODC, UNODC, The Daily Hodl, The Record, Metacurity, PYMNTS.com, TechRadar, Cointelegraph, Cryptopolitan, and Bloomberg. Forums: Slashdot
| TechCrunch: |
Sources: Cursor maker Anysphere has reached ~$300M in ARR and declined an acquisition offer from OpenAI, which now aims to buy rival Windsurf, with $100M in ARR — Anysphere, maker of AI coding assistant Cursor, is growing so quickly that it's not in the market to be sold, even to OpenAI …
More: The Economic Times and StrictlyVC
| Christina Kyriasoglou / Bloomberg: |
SAP reports Q1 cloud revenue up 26% YoY to €4.99B, vs. €5.05B est., and adjusted operating income up 58% to €2.5B, beating estimates; SAP jumps 9%+ — Powerbeats Pro 2 Review: Best Workout Earbuds Still Lag on Audio Quality — Beats' newest exercise headphones are improved …
More: Financial Times, CIO.com, Fortune, Barron's Online, SAP SE, and CNBC
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple's new Siri engineering chief Mike Rockwell is replacing much of Siri's leadership with top Vision Pro software execs, and is restructuring teams — Apple Inc.'s new Siri engineering chief is overhauling the management team leading development of the beleaguered voice assistant …
More: AIN, 9to5Mac, Cryptopolitan, Mobile World Live, Android Headlines, iClarified, PYMNTS.com, and BGR
Mastodon: @lapcatsoftware@mastodon …. X: @parkerortolani, @adambader, @markgurman, @mattcassinelli, @scobleizer, and @markgurman
Forums: r/apple and MacRumors Forums
| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
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Bluesky: @carnage4life. Mastodon: @lapcatsoftware@mastodon …. Threads: @timothybucksf. X: @dylanmcd8, @pixbylucio, and @keiferstreet
Forums: r/apple, Slashdot, and MacRumors Forums
| Ryan Broderick / Wired: |
A week after a hack, 4chan remains down, apparently pushed off the internet by rival hackers; its toxic legacy carries on across social platforms and culture — It's likely that there will never be a site like 4chan again. But everything now—from X and YouTube to global politics—seems to carry its toxic legacy.
Bluesky: @davidgilbert and @sesmith.lol. Mastodon: @metacurity@infosec.exchange. Forums: r/technology
| Rebecca Torrence / Business Insider: |
Nourish, which offers virtual, insurance-covered nutritional care from 3,000+ dietitians, raised a $70M Series B led by JPM, sources say at a $1B+ valuation — - Nourish just raised $70 million in Series B funding led by JP Morgan Growth Equity Partners. — Nourish connects patients … | Dominic Preston / The Verge: |
Instagram launches Edits, a “video creation app designed for creators” intended to rival ByteDance's CapCut app, for free on iOS and Android — The standalone video editing app supports green screen and cutout features, just like ByteDance's CapCut app.
More: Meta, How-To Geek, The Sun, Business Today, Business Standard, Moneycontrol, Neowin, Music Ally, TechCrunch, The Hindu, BetaNews, Instagram for Creators, SammyGuru, Digit, The Indian Express, MacRumors, Tech in Asia, Digital Trends, Android Central, BayStreet.ca, The National, Phandroid, iClarified, Social Media Today, CNET, Redmond Pie, iDownloadBlog.com, Android Headlines, MakeUseOf, Trusted Reviews, PetaPixel, CNBC, Android Authority, Mashable, ZDNET, PhoneArena, Irish News, TechRadar, Engadget, BGR, and Adweek
| Jon Emont / Wall Street Journal: |
How Nike and US manufacturer Flex's plan to automate sneaker production in Guadalajara ran into trouble, with factory robots struggling to handle soft materials — Trump sees tariffs as a way to boost U.S. manufacturing, but Nike's struggle to move production from Asia is a cautionary taleSponsor Posts
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