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Google DeepMind unveils AlphaEvolve, a Gemini-powered AI coding agent that designs and optimizes advanced algorithms using an evolutionary framework  —  New AI agent evolves algorithms for math and practical applications in computing by combining the creativity of large language models with automated evaluators
Jennifer Maas / Variety:
Warner Bros. Discovery says it will change the name of its Max streaming service back to HBO Max this summer, and tweaks its logo; WBD dropped “HBO” in May 2023  —  Turns out, Warner Bros. Discovery thinks HBO has some pretty good brand equity, after all.
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Belle Lin / Wall Street Journal:
Databricks agrees to acquire cloud database startup Neon for ~$1B, set to close in Databricks' Q2 2025; Neon's platform is based on the open-source PostgreSQL  —  The deal is aimed at making it easier for businesses to build artificial intelligence agents with their own data, Databricks CEO says
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft extends security updates for Microsoft 365 apps on Windows 10 until October 10, 2028, after previously planning to end support on October 14, 2025  —  Microsoft 365 apps will continue to get security updates on Windows 10 for another three years.
Natalie Lung / Bloomberg:
Uber debuts Route Share, a pooled rides option that is similar to a bus and up to 50% cheaper than UberX, available during commuting hours in SF, NYC, and more  —  In contrast, its existing pooled rides option cuts costs as much as only 20%.  But there's a catch: Route Share pickups run every 20 minutes …
Bloomberg:
Sony reports Q4 revenue down 24% YoY to ~$17.7B, PlayStation 5 units sold in FY 24 down 11% YoY to 18.5M, and expects a ~$700M impact from US tariffs in FY 25  —  Silicon Valley Is Coming for the Pentagon's $1 Trillion Budget  —  The Trump administration wants startups to remake the US military …
Financial Times:
The US Commerce Department issues guidance stating that “using Huawei Ascend chips anywhere in the world violates US export controls” as they likely use US tech  —  Commerce department guidance aims to toughen export controls on tech used by China to make AI processors
Richard Leadbetter / Eurogamer.net:
A look at the Nintendo Switch 2's final specs: a custom Nvidia T239 SoC, an Ampere-based GPU with 1,536 CUDA cores, 12GB of LPDDR5X RAM, DLSS support, and more  —  The hardware inside the new console - and some of the limitations developers need to work with.
Lauren Feiner / The Verge:
Senators Marsha Blackburn and Richard Blumenthal reintroduce the Kids Online Safety Act, mandating platforms like Meta to mitigate harms; Apple supports KOSA  —  Sens. Blackburn and Blumenthal are reintroducing the sweeping bill that failed in the eleventh hour last year.
Reuters:
At a JP Morgan event, Intel CFO David Zinsner says committed volumes of chips using Intel's 18A and 14A processes for customers are currently “not significant”  —  The volume of processors Intel (INTC.O) is set to produce for external customers using its upcoming manufacturing technology …
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is developing a Vision Pro feature that lets users scroll content with their eyes, as part of visionOS 3  —  The eye-scrolling capability is being tested as part of visionOS 3, an upcoming version of the Vision Pro's operating system, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
Stephanie Palazzolo / The Information:
Sources: Anthropic has new versions of Claude Sonnet and Opus, set to come out in the upcoming weeks, that can switch back to “reasoning” mode if they get stuck  —  The race to develop reasoning models that “think” harder is at full force.  At Anthropic, which arrived later …
Wired:
The CFPB withdraws its proposal for new rules to more tightly regulate US data brokers and their ability to sell sensitive information about Americans  —  Russell Vought, acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has canceled plans to more tightly regulate the sale of Americans' sensitive personal data.
Jessica Lyons / The Register:
The EU's Vulnerability Database project, announced in June 2024, is now fully operational, while the US' NVD struggles with a vulnerability submission backlog  —  EUVD comes into play not a moment too soon  —  The European Vulnerability Database (EUVD) is now fully operational …
Reed Albergotti / Semafor:
Meta releases the Open Molecules 2025 dataset and the Universal Model for Atoms family of models to accelerate the development of new drugs and materials  —  THE SCOOP  —  Meta released a massive trove of chemistry data Wednesday that it hopes will supercharge scientific research …
Grant Stoner / IGN:
Sources, including former AbleGamers staff, detail abuse, financial mismanagement, and other issues at the nonprofit dedicated to promoting gaming accessibility  —  20 Years after AbleGamers' founding, new reports detail abuse fostered by management, mismanaged funds, and leadership that failed to protect employees.
Lauren Feiner / The Verge:
FTC v. Meta: Meta's lead attorney disparaged tech journalists Kara Swisher and Om Malik, calling Malik a “failed blogger”, resurfacing years-old media tensions  —  Meta's lead attorney called a once-prominent tech journalist a “failed blogger.”
Bloomberg:
How Finland's district heating systems are harvesting heat from data centers; Microsoft's project in Kirkkonummi will be the largest in the world when completed  —  By pairing power-hungry computer processing facilities with district heating systems, Nordic countries are trying to limit their environmental downsides.
More: Tech.eu
New York Times:
US SEC filing: GD Culture Group, a struggling China-linked company that has only eight staff, plans to buy $300M in BTC and $TRUMP, creating ethical conflicts  —  The firm, which produces content for TikTok, recorded no revenue last year, but it announced this week that a mysterious stock sale …
Jennifer Elias / CNBC:
Google says it started testing an AI Mode button on the Google Search homepage with Labs users over the past week, replacing the I'm Feeling Lucky button  —  Google's stalwart search button has a new neighbor: AI Mode.  —  The artificial intelligence feature is being tested directly beneath …

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Financial Times:
Sources: WBD's board wanted a proposal it could sign immediately, and Netflix was the only bidder whose paperwork was fully executable the night of December 4

Dominic-Madori Davis / TechCrunch:
A look at Hamlet, a startup that uses AI to process local government meeting videos and which plans to provide the tool to local journalists for free

John Koblin / New York Times:
The Netflix-WBD deal should quiet concerns, for now, from CNN employees worried about the prospect of Paramount combining CBS News and CNN in a WBD acquisition

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Arjun Kharpal / CNBC:
Tencent reports Q1 revenue up 13% YoY to ~$25B, above ~$24.3B est., net profit up 14% YoY to ~$6.6B, below ~$7.3B est., driven by its gaming business' growth

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Tina Nguyen / The Verge:
President Trump's acting leaders for the Copyright Office are hostile to the tech industry and not the kind of people that generative AI proponents would want
CNBC:
Neobank Chime files for a Nasdaq IPO under CHYM, reporting active members up 23% YoY to 8.6M at the end of March 2025 and $251 average revenue per active member
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