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| 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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Threads: @crumbler and @joshteder
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Forums: r/apple, Slashdot, and MacRumors Forums
| 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.
More: PCMag, The Verge, Daring Fireball, WinBuzzer, CNET, Cult of Mac, and Mobilegamer.biz
X: @simonowens and @timsweeneyepic
| Sean Endicott / Windows Central: |
Microsoft announces new features for Windows 11 and Copilot+ PCs, including an AI agent in Settings and updates to Start menu, Photos, Paint, and Snipping Tool — Copilot+ PCs and Windows 11 are about to get a ton of new features. … While the brand-new Surface hardware headlined today's announcements …
More: BleepingComputer, Windows Blog, Mashable, Thurrott, CRN, PCWorld, The Verge, BGR, XDA Developers, Neowin, Pocket-lint, WinBuzzer, and Windows Latest
| 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.| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
More: Engadget, HotHardware, Windows Central, The Verge, Ars Technica, The Verge on YouTube, PCWorld, ZDNET, CNET, Gizmodo, XDA Developers, Tom's Hardware, Thurrott, Windows Central, Liliputing, PhoneArena, Neowin, TechRadar, Laptop Mag, Digital Trends, and Pocket-lint. Bluesky: @tomwarren.co.uk
| 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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X: @willsolfiac and @mrmbrown
| Bloomberg: |
DoorDash plans to acquire NYC-based hospitality tech company SevenRooms for $1.2B in cash, set to close in H2 2025; SevenRooms works with 13K+ restaurant groups — In a matter of five hours, the US delivery firm DoorDash Inc. announced two multibillion-dollar acquisitions that stand to turn … | Chris Eudaily / CNBC: |
More: Barron's Online, CBS News, Proactive, DoorDash, TechCrunch, Motley Fool, Yahoo Finance, Benzinga, and Sherwood News
| Logan Kilpatrick / Google Developers Blog: |
Google unveils Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview I/O Edition with “significantly” improved capabilities for coding and building interactive web apps, before I/O on May 20 — We've seen developers doing amazing things with Gemini 2.5 Pro, so we decided to release an updated version a couple …
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| Rachel Metz / Bloomberg: |
Elon Musk's attorney says OpenAI's nonprofit reversal is “a transparent dodge that fails to address the core issues” and “the founding mission remains betrayed” — Elon Musk's attorney said OpenAI's decision to partly walk back its plan to restructure as a for-profit business …
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| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
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Forums: r/news, r/singularity, r/wallstreetbets, r/artificial, r/technology, and Slashdot
| Ariel Wittenberg / Politico: |
Environmental groups: xAI's Memphis plant now has ~35 gas turbines, and xAI has no Clean Air Act permits; Elon Musk said turbines were necessary to train Grok 3 — The company's turbines — enough to power 280,000 homes — run without emission controls in an area that leads Tennessee in asthma hospitalizations.
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Forums: news.ycombinator.com and r/politics
| 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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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.| Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
Samsung updates Samsung Wallet to add a “Tap to Transfer” feature that lets US users quickly exchange money between themselves, rolling out “later this month” — Samsung Wallet is adding a clever new “Tap to Transfer” feature that lets you quickly exchange money between friends … | Kendra Barnett / Adweek: |
Google unveils AI Max for Search ad campaigns, a suite of AI-powered targeting and creative enhancements, rolling out to advertisers in beta later this month — AI Max for Search has led to an average lift of 14% in conversions without raising cost-per-acquisition
More: Google, Search Engine Land, Music Technology Policy, WebProNews, MediaPost, and Search Engine Journal. Bluesky: @wavesblog
| 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: PitchBook, Tech.eu, TNW, The Decoder, Euromaidan Press, Tech Funding News, Silicon Canals, and AIN
| 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 … | 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
| 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, Chain Store Age, and PYMNTS.com
| Wall Street Journal: |
US v. Google: the DOJ says in a May 5 filing that Google should sell its AdX business and DFP ad platform; Google says divestiture isn't warranted or feasible — A federal judge ruled last month that the tech giant had created a monopoly in advertising — Google should sell …
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| Katie Roof / Bloomberg: |
Germany- and US-based Parloa, which uses AI to automate customer service and call center operations, raised $120M at a $1B valuation, after raising $66M in 2024 — Parloa GmbH, a startup building an artificial intelligence platform for customer service, has raised $120 million from investors …
More: The Information, FinSMEs, Parloa, and EU-Startups
| 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.
More: PYMNTS.com, TechCrunch, 9to5Mac, The Verge, Ad Age, and Fast Company
| Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
Amazon's Zoox says it temporarily paused all driverless vehicle operations after a crash in Las Vegas on April 8 and issued a software recall for 270 robotaxis — - CNBC Councils — CNBC on Peacock — Join the CNBC Panel — Supply Chain Values — Select Shopping — Ad Choices
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| Larry Dignan / Constellation Research: |
ServiceNow launches ServiceNow CRM to take on Salesforce and automate many common workflow steps and “human middleware” with AI — ServiceNow unveiled ServiceNow CRM in a move that aims to expand its total addressable market, leverage its ability to automate workflows with AI and couple selling … Sponsor Posts
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