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A US judge rules Apple violated a 2021 court order to open the App Store to outside payment options, and refers the case for a criminal contempt investigation — Gonzalez Rogers also referred the case to federal prosecutors to investigate whether Apple committed criminal contempt of court for flouting her 2021 ruling.
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| Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
Tim Sweeney says Epic plans to submit Fortnite to the US iOS App Store next week and offers a “peace proposal” to end all litigation over App Store policies — Epic Games founder and CEO Tim Sweeney has announced that the company will submit Fortnite to the iOS App Store in the U.S. next week.
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| Kif Leswing / CNBC: |
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| Microsoft: |
Microsoft reports Q3 revenue up 13% YoY to $70.1B vs. $68.42B est., Microsoft 365 Commercial products and cloud services up 11%, forecasts Q4 revenue above est. — Microsoft Cloud and AI Strength Drives Third Quarter Results — REDMOND, Wash. — April 30, 2025 — Microsoft Corp. today announced …
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| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Microsoft reports Q3 Azure and other cloud services revenue up 33%, above est., and forecasts Q4 Azure growth also above estimates; MSFT jumps 7%+ after hours — Microsoft shares rose about 9% in extended trading on Wednesday after the company reported better-than-expected quarterly results … | Tom Warren / The Verge: |
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| Meta: |
Meta reports Q1 revenue up 16% YoY to $42.3B, vs. $41.4B est., net income up 35% to $16.6B, family daily active people up 6% to 3.43B on average for March 2025 — Meta Platforms, Inc. (Nasdaq: META) today reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2025.
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| Jonathan Vanian / CNBC: |
Meta increases its 2025 capital expenditures to be in the range of $64B to $72B, up from its prior outlook of $60B to $65B; META jumps 5%+ after hours — Meta shares rose as much as 5% Wednesday after the company reported stronger-than-expected revenue in the first quarter … | Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
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| The Verge: |
US v. Google: Sundar Pichai said Google expects to strike a Gemini deal with Apple by mid-2025 and Tim Cook told him Apple plans to add more AI models this year — Google CEO Sundar Pichai suggested that the company plans to roll out its Gemini integration by the end of this year.
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| Lucas Ropek / Gizmodo: |
Marc Andreessen says VC may be one of the last fields safe from AI after it replaces most workers, as it requires “intangible” skills like psychological insight — In the future, AI will apparently be able to do everybody's job—except Marc's. — Egg-headed venture capitalist …
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: about a month ago, Tesla board members opened a search for a CEO to succeed Elon Musk; the current status of the succession planning is not clear — With profits and stock price sinking, board members told Musk he needed to spend more time at company
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| Natalie Lung / Bloomberg: |
Duolingo launches 148 new language courses developed with generative AI, doubling its offerings for non-English speakers within a year, as it aims for 1B+ users — On Wednesday, Duolingo signaled that approach is helping to rapidly expand its language-learning courses …
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| Dwarkesh Patel / Dwarkesh Podcast: |
Q&A with Mark Zuckerberg on Llama 4, benchmarks, AI friends, DeepSeek, China, export controls, open source, monetizing AGI, aligning with Trump, and more — Zuck on: — Llama 4, benchmark gaming, open vs closed — Intelligence explosion, business models for AGI
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| Ian King / Bloomberg: |
Qualcomm reports Q2 revenue up 17% YoY to $11B, vs. $10.6B est., handsets revenue up 12%, forecasts Q3 revenue slightly below est.; QCOM drops 5%+ after hours — Powerbeats Pro 2 Review: Best Workout Earbuds Still Lag on Audio Quality — Beats' newest exercise headphones are improved, but they face stiffer competition than ever.
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| Bloomberg Tax: |
Sources: Ripple has proposed a takeover of Circle for $4B to $5B, a bid that was rejected as too low; Ripple remains interested in Circle — Ripple has proposed a takeover of rival stablecoin provider Circle Internet Group Inc. for $4 billion to $5 billion, a bid that was rejected as too low …
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| Juby Babu / Reuters: |
eBay reports Q1 revenue up 1% YoY to $2.59B vs. $2.55B est., forecasts Q2 revenue above est.; CFO Steve Priest to step down in May, with Peggy Alford succeeding — E-commerce firm eBay (EBAY.O) said on Wednesday that its Chief Financial Officer Steve Priest will step down in May and will be replaced …
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| Financial Times: |
Microsoft President Brad Smith says the company would take the US to court if necessary to protect European customers' “continuity of access” to its services — Tech group says it would sue to keep European access to crucial cloud services — Microsoft's top legal officer …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Wikipedia says it will use AI to build new features that “remove technical barriers” for editors, moderators, and patrollers, automate tedious tasks, and more — Wikipedia on Wednesday revealed its new AI strategy for the next three years — and it's not replacing the Wikipedia community …
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Forums: r/wikipedia and Slashdot
| Sabrina Ortiz / ZDNET: |
Visa announces Visa Intelligent Commerce, opening its payment network to developers building AI agents to find and buy products for users — AI has transformed everyday tasks such as writing, coding — even shopping. Now, Visa is introducing an initiative to prepare its payment network … | Emily Mason / Bloomberg: |
More: The Block, Business Wire, PYMNTS.com, Watcher Guru, Reuters, crypto.news, Blockworks, and CoinGape
| Helene Braun / CoinDesk: |
Robinhood reports Q1 revenue up 50% YoY to $927M, vs. $920.1M est., crypto transaction revenue up 100% to $252M, increases share buyback authorization by $500M — The trading platform's results could give an indication for Coinbase's earnings on May 8. — What to know:| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
SEC filing: Intel EVP and Chief Commercial Officer Christoph Schell is resigning “in order to pursue another career opportunity” after joining in February 2022 — Christoph Schell, Intel's EVP and chief commercial officer, is leaving the company after a two-year stint, according to a filing with the SEC.Sponsor Posts
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