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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Meta says it will start testing video ads on Threads with a “small number” of advertisers, and “Reels trending ads”, which will be shown next to trending Reels — Instagram Threads will begin testing video ads, Meta announced on Thursday.
More: Facebook, BetaNews, Tech in Asia, Neowin, Social Media Today, Tubefilter, Engadget, TVNewsCheck, MediaPost, Adweek, and Deadline
| Karissa Bell / Engadget: |
Meta rolls out its Account Status feature to Threads, letting users see when the company has removed or demoted posts or handed out other penalties — Threads will finally start giving users more visibility into when their accounts are penalized for breaking its rules.
More: The Verge, Social Media Today, BetaNews, and Gadgets 360
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| Mayumi Negishi / Bloomberg: |
Japan's Panasonic says it will cut 10,000 jobs, including 5,000 roles overseas, and book ~$895M in restructuring charges in the current fiscal year — The Osaka-based company said on Friday the job cuts target 5,000 employees in Japan and 5,000 overseas at consolidated companies, and would take place mostly in the current fiscal year.| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple aims to begin mass production of a chip for its smart glasses, with greater power efficiency and multi-camera control, by end of 2026 or in 2027 — The company has made progress on the chip that it's developing for smart glasses, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
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| Chris Dolmetsch / Bloomberg: |
Celsius Network founder and former CEO Alex Mashinsky is sentenced to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to commodities fraud and misleading investors — Whoop Launches Slimmer Fitness Bands With Blood Pressure, ECG Features — Review: The Whoop 5.0 and MG — short for medical grade …
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| Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg: |
Senate Democrats block the Genius Act after Republicans rebuffed a provision to bar Trump and others from profiting off of crypto ventures while in office — Senate Democrats blocked stablecoin legislation backed by the digital assets industry amid a furor over President Donald Trump's extensive …
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| Fortune: |
Sources: Meta is in discussions with crypto firms to introduce stablecoins as a means to manage payouts, and has hired a VP of product with crypto experience — Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, speaks at a conference in September. — In 2019, Meta announced an audacious project …
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| Jonathan Vanian / CNBC: |
Pinterest reports Q1 revenue up 16% YoY to $855M, vs. $847M est., MAUs up 10% to 570M, and forecasts Q2 revenue above estimates; PINS jumps 15%+ after hours — Pinterest shares rose 15% in extended trading Thursday after the company reported first-quarter earnings and provided better-than-expected guidance.
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| Paige Smith / Bloomberg: |
Memo: the US CFPB discontinues its order designating the supervision of Google Payment, saying the Biden-era decision is an “unwarranted use” of CFPB's powers — The supervision of Google Payment would be “an unwarranted use of the Bureau's powers and resources,” … | Akash Sriram / Reuters: |
Lyft reports Q1 revenue up 14% YoY to $1.45B, vs. $1.47B est., increases its share buyback program to $750M after activist pressure; LYFT jumps 7%+ after hours — Lyft (LYFT.O) increased its stock buyback program to $750 million and posted a 14% rise in first-quarter revenue on Thursday …
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| MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC: |
Affirm reports Q3 revenue up 36% YoY to $783M, vs. $783M est., GMV up 36% to $8.6B, above est., and forecasts Q4 revenue below est.; AFRM drops 8%+ after hours — WATCH NOW — Affirm, the provider of buy now, pay later loans, gave a revenue forecast for the current quarter …
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| Helene Braun / CoinDesk: |
Coinbase reports Q1 revenue up 24% YoY to $2B, vs. $2.1B est., trading volume up 26% YoY to $393B, and earnings per share of $0.24, vs. $1.93 est. — Shares of Coinbase (COIN) fell nearly 3% in post-market trading after it reported a significant drop in revenue in the first quarter of the year …
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| Lauren Thomas / Wall Street Journal: |
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| Reinhardt Krause / Investor's Business Daily: |
Cloudflare reports Q1 revenue up 27% YoY to $479.1M, vs. $469.3M est., and forecasts Q2 revenue of $500M to $501M, vs. $500.4M est.; NET jumps 8%+ after hours — Cloudflare (NET) stock climbed Thursday after the company reported first-quarter earnings that met views while revenue topped Wall Street targets.| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
Google rolls out AI-powered defenses to help combat scams on Chrome, including the use of Gemini Nano, its on-device LLM, in Enhanced Protection mode on desktop — Google announced on Thursday that it's rolling out new AI-powered defenses to help combat scams on Chrome.
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| Scharon Harding / Ars Technica: |
Broadcom is sending cease-and-desist letters to owners of VMware perpetual licenses with expired support contracts, to get them to buy VMware product bundles — Broadcom has been sending cease-and-desist letters to owners of VMware perpetual licenses with expired support contracts, Ars Technica has confirmed.
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Forums: r/vmware, r/technology, Slashdot, and Ars OpenForum
| Washington Post: |
Senate hearing: Sam Altman says that requiring government approval to release AI would be “disastrous” for the US' lead in AI, a reversal from his 2023 comments — Congressional testimony Thursday from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman illustrated a shift in the tech industry's attitude to the potential risks of AI.
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| Michael Nuñez / VentureBeat: |
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