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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft debuts the $899+ Surface Laptop 13, with a smaller 13" screen, an 8-core Snapdragon X Plus, 16GB of RAM, and 256GB/512GB options, shipping from May 20 — The new Surface Laptop 13-inch ditches the Surface Connect port and Windows Hello camera for a smaller footprint.
More: Ars Technica, How-To Geek, Windows Central, Neowin, CNBC, Wired, Tom's Guide, WinBuzzer, Laptop Mag, Windows Blog, and Mashable
| Sean Endicott / Windows Central: |
More: CRN, PCWorld, BleepingComputer, XDA Developers, The Verge, Windows Blog, Neowin, Pocket-lint, WinBuzzer, Windows Latest, and Pureinfotech. Bluesky: @eschatonblog.com
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
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| Financial Times: |
DoorDash agrees to acquire UK food delivery company Deliveroo for £2.9B in cash; Deliveroo has struggled since its London IPO at a £7.6B valuation in March 2021 — Takeover comes after UK company has struggled since going public four years ago — DoorDash has agreed …
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| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
OpenAI backtracks and says its nonprofit will remain in control of its business operations, after a “constructive dialogue” with civic leaders and DE and CA AGs — OpenAI has decided that its nonprofit division will retain control over its for-profit org, after the company initially announced …
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Microsoft remains the biggest holdout among investors in OpenAI's restructuring, seeking assurance that the changes will protect its $13.75B investment — After months of public pressure, OpenAI walked back part of its effort to create a more conventional for-profit company … | Andrew Liszewski / The Verge: |
Amazon updates its iOS Kindle app to add a prominent orange “Get book” button, enabling purchases via the mobile browser, after the recent Epic v. Apple ruling — Amazon has updated its Kindle iOS app to take advantage of recent changes to Apple's App Store rules.
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| Peter Kafka / Business Insider: |
Q&A with Tim Sweeney on the recent Epic v. Apple ruling, bringing Fortnite back to iOS via Epic's Swedish developer account, and spending $100M+ on legal fees — - Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney — the guy behind Fortnite — has been fighting Apple over its App Store rules for five years.
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| Sarah Jeong / The Verge: |
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| Kevin Breuninger / CNBC: |
TeleMessage parent company Smarsh says it is “investigating a potential security incident” and has suspended all its services “out of an abundance of caution” — The messaging app that President Donald Trump's former national security advisor was seen using during …
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: OpenAI reaches an agreement to acquire Windsurf, an AI coding tool formerly known as Codeium, for ~$3B; Windsurf was valued at $1.25B in August 2024 — OpenAI has agreed to buy Windsurf, an artificial intelligence-assisted coding tool formerly known as Codeium, for about $3 billion …
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X: @katie_roof, @apples_jimmy, and @bindureddy
Forums: r/technology, r/ArtificialInteligence, r/ChatGPTCoding, r/singularity, r/windsurf, r/OpenAI, and Slashdot
| Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch: |
Spotify debuts a “plays” metric for podcasts that shows users and creators how many times people have actively listened to or watched an audio or video episode — YouTube continues to dominate the podcasting space, but Spotify is actively working to close the gap.| Todd Bishop / GeekWire: |
Statsig, which offers a cloud tool for companies to streamline A/B testing of apps and websites, raised a $100M Series C led by Iconiq at a $1.1B valuation — We have a new unicorn. — Four years after it was founded by a former Facebook engineering leader, Statsig has raised $100 million …
More: Fortune and TechCrunch
| Ramsey Al-Rikabi / Bloomberg: |
The US Treasury Department sanctions the Myanmar-linked Karen National Army over helping organized crime groups operate multibillion-dollar “scam compounds” — The US sanctioned a militia in Myanmar linked to the ruling junta for supporting and profiting from cyber scams … | Katie Roof / Bloomberg: |
Wonder, which runs Grubhub and Blue Apron, raised $600M led by NEA, a source says at a $7B+ valuation, and CEO Marc Lore says it has $2B+ in revenue — Marc Lore's food hall startup is raising $600 million from investors including NEA, Accel and GV. — Wonder, the food hall company …
More: The Information and PYMNTS.com
| Leo Sands / Washington Post: |
Microsoft shut down Skype on May 5, capping a remarkable 21-year run for software that for many embodied the open internet and had 300M+ users in its heyday — After 21 years, Microsoft is hanging up on Skype. In its heyday, the calling service connected millions around the world.
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Bluesky: @sarahp and @willguyatt.rocks
X: @zedonarrival, @skype, @a24, @teamspeak, @gergelyorosz, and @chrisoiiey
| Martha Muir / Financial Times: |
US data center operators warn President Trump's renewable energy attack could hurt the US in the AI race; data centers are set to add 83.7GW of demand by 2030 — Industry needs renewables to meet surging power demand from artificial intelligence — The US data centre industry has warned … | Financial Times: |
Munich-based Quantum Systems raised €160M, sources say at a €1B+ valuation, and Lisbon-based Tekever hit a £1B+ valuation, as VCs back European drone startups — Quantum Systems and Tekever each valued at more than €1bn in latest fundraisings, as new investors flock to ‘dual use’ tech companies
More: TNW, The Decoder, Tech.eu, Tech Funding News, Silicon Canals, AIN, and Euromaidan Press
| Natalie Lung / Bloomberg: |
Instacart launches Fizz, a Gen-Z focused app for group orders of drinks and party snacks with a flat $5 fee and a rewards program for brands to offer discounts — Instacart is launching a new, Gen-Z focused app for group orders of drinks and party snacks, expanding its core delivery business beyond grocery hauls.
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