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Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
OpenAI backtracks, says its nonprofit will remain in control of its business operations, after a “constructive dialogue” with civic leaders and AGs of DE and CA  —  OpenAI has decided that its nonprofit division will retain control over its for-profit org, after the company initially announced …
Bloomberg:
Sources: OpenAI reaches an agreement to buy Windsurf, an AI coding tool formerly known as Codeium, for about $3B; the deal has not yet closed  —  OpenAI has agreed to buy Windsurf, an artificial intelligence-assisted coding tool formerly known as Codeium, for about $3 billion …
Bloomberg:
Sources: Microsoft remains the biggest holdout among investors in OpenAI's restructuring, seeking assurance that changes will protect its $13.75B investment  —  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.
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
TeleMessage's parent company says it is “investigating a potential security incident” and has suspended all of its services “out of an abundance of caution”  —  The messaging app that President Donald Trump's former national security advisor was seen using during …
Micah Lee / micahflee:
A hacker breaches TeleMessage, which makes modified versions of apps like Signal used by US officials including JD Vance, leaking some chats, contacts, and more
Lizette Chapman / Bloomberg:
Palantir reports Q1 revenue up 39% YoY to $884M, vs. $863M est., and raises 2025 sales guidance to $3.9B; PLTR falls 8%+ 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.
Sarah Jeong / The Verge:
Apple files an appeal with the US Ninth Circuit, challenging last week's ruling that prevents it from charging devs fees on purchases made outside the App Store  —  Epic Games' stunning victory blocks Apple from imposing fees on purchases made outside the App Store.
Alan Ohnsman / Forbes:
A look at Waymo's Mesa, AZ plant, producing several retrofitted Jaguars per day and where plans to scale up with Chinese Zeekr vans may be derailed by tariffs  —  An exclusive look inside the facility turning Jaguar EVs into robotaxis with the AI-driven fleet's custom computing system, cameras, lidar and radar.
Reuters:
Tel Aviv-based eToro Group says it's targeting a $4B valuation in a Nasdaq IPO, aiming to raise $500M, after pausing plans last month amid market volatility  —  Israel's eToro Group said on Monday it was targeting a valuation of up to $4 billion in its initial public offering in the United States …

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Wall Street Journal:
CBS Mornings co-host Gayle King signed a new deal, providing some stability at CBS News; source: King's current contract is worth ~$15M and runs through May

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Filing: Trump added between $600K and $1.25M in Netflix bonds to his portfolio in January; he also bought between $600K and $1.25M of SiriusXM bonds

Max Tani / Semafor:
AP Senior Product Manager for AI Aimee Rinehart told staff that many editors preferred an AI-written article to a human one, and resistance to AI is “futile”

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MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC:
Trump has two crypto-focused dinners this month, for political donors and for $TRUMP holders; Chainalysis: trading fees alone have made $TRUMP insiders $324M+

Earlier Picks

Lucia Moses / Business Insider:
Sources: Google has quietly launched 100 Zeros, a film and TV production initiative aiming to promote a positive view of tech and drive adoption of its products
Geoffrey A. Fowler / Washington Post:
Meta AI brings more privacy risks than ChatGPT and Gemini, building a Memory file including the user's sensitive personal info, like fertility and payday loans
Matt Burgess / Wired:
Researchers warn that open-source Go serialization tool easyjson, owned by Russia's VK Group and used by the US DOD and others, poses a national security risk
More: Hunted Labs.  Bluesky: @andyjabbour.  Mastodon: @eob@social.coop.  X: @780thc.  LinkedIn: George Barnes.  Forums: r/cybersecurity and r/geopolitics
Sam Reynolds / CoinDesk:
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino announces Tether AI, an open-source AI runtime that supports USDT and Bitcoin payments with no API keys or a central point of failure
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