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| Eli Tan / New York Times: |
Sources: Meta delayed the launch of its Avocado model to at least May over performance concerns and discussed temporarily licensing Gemini to power its products — The tech giant pushed back the timeline after spending billions to be on the cutting edge of artificial intelligence.
More: Times of India, The Information, Livemint, Reuters, Digit, Dataconomy, and Implicator.ai
X: @yunta_tsai, @joelkaka, @aakashgupta, @kevinroose, @kevinroose, @stepmark_jay, @wadhwa, @mayhem4markets, @jasonbotterill, @elitanjourno, @arthurkuntler, @anisha_moonka, @peterwildeford, @keytryer, @xxunhuang, @snellingio, @emollick, @hanchunglee, @andrewcurran_, @qivshi1, @ianbach, @cxcarroll, @cryptopunk7213, @scaling01, @blhodder, @scaling01, and @basedjensen
Forums: r/accelerate, r/wallstreetbets, and r/singularity
| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen will step down once a successor is named; Narayen became CEO in 2007 and will stay as chair of the board; ADBE drops 6%+ after hours — Adobe said CEO Shantanu Narayen will step down after a successor has been appointed, and he will remain as the design software company's chair.
More: Adobe Newsroom, Adobe Newsroom, The Economic Times, Decrypt, The Register, Business Standard, Hindustan Times, Gulf News, Engadget, Dow Jones Newswires, Yahoo Finance, Pulse 2.0, BMI, SiliconANGLE, Constellation Research, The Verge, PetaPixel, ZeroHedge News, The Information, Tech in Asia, Benzinga, and Barron's Online
X: @patrickmoorhead and @tunguz
LinkedIn: Ginna Baldassarre, Alexander Atzberger, Jordan Novet, and Mike Potter. Bluesky: @edzitron.com
Forums: r/hbomberguy and Slashdot
| Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: |
Source: the perpetrators of a wiper attack on Stryker appear to have used Microsoft Intune to issue a “remote wipe” command against all connected devices — A hacktivist group with links to Iran's intelligence agencies is claiming responsibility for a data-wiping attack against Stryker …
More: BleepingComputer, Check Point Research, CyberScoop, BGR, CSO, Ars Technica, Reuters, Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal, The Record, and TechCrunch
Bluesky: @bfsesq, @utkan.com, @patrickhowelloneill.com, and @wbm312
Forums: Hacker News and Lobsters
| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
Anthropic says Claude can now generate custom charts, diagrams, and other visualizations directly in a conversation, available to all users in beta — Claude will automatically generate interactive visuals based on your conversation, or you can ask it directly, too.
More: Claude, Claude on YouTube, Sources, Tom's Guide, Moneycontrol, Phandroid, Tech Times, Neowin, Crypto Briefing, The New Stack, iPhone in Canada, MacRumors, Blockchain.News, The Decoder, Inc, TechRadar, 9to5Google, The AI Creator Drop, CNET, The Deep View, Engadget, and Digital Trends
X: @degeneratenews, @gregfeingold, @gavinpurcell, @robertjbye, @coreyganim, @alexalbert__, @cryptopunk7213, @roundtablespace, @rifat_ee, @tukifromkl, @eliebakouch, @boringbiz_, @claudeai, @itsolelehmann, @dsp_, @skeptrune, @kloss_xyz, @teksedge, @feldman, @cgtwts, @morningbrew, @massive_com, @minchoi, @aitrendz_xyz, @karankendre, @birdabo, @testingcatalog, @trq212, @deryatr_, @thealexbanks, @bentossell, @devops_nk, @weswinder, @param_eth, @drew_bent, @ericbuess, @sahill_og, @dani_avila7, @tobinsouth, @kimmonismus, @verge, @noahzweben, @omarsar0, @kimmonismus, @adocomplete, @basedjensen, @kyleturman, and @peterj_walker
LinkedIn: Anton Pidkuiko, Drew Bent, Greg Feingold, Ryan Donegan, Sean Strong, and Nicole Sim. Facebook: The Verge
Forums: r/visualization, r/hackernews, r/ClaudeAI, and Slashdot
| Kelby Vera / HuffPost: |
Alex Karp says AI disrupts the economic power of “humanities-trained, largely Democratic voters” and strengthens that of “working-class, often male voters” — In a new interview, Palantir CEO Alex Karp predicted who will be hit hardest by shifts in technology ... and it wasn't the typical MAGA base.
More: New Republic and The Gateway Pundit
Bluesky: @jolyon.goodlawproject.org. Forums: r/BetterOffline, r/itshappeninghere, r/YarvinConspiracy, r/JonStewart, and r/antiai
| Clive Thompson / New York Times: |
Developers on AI coding: many show enthusiasm and now feel more like architects than construction workers, some think software jobs might actually grow, more — Lately, Manu Ebert has been trying to keep his A.I. from humiliating him. — I recently visited Ebert, a machine-learning engineer …
More: Wall Street Journal, HotAir, Simon Willison's Weblog, and Fortune
Bluesky: @davidcrespo. Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to and @kottke@mastodon.social. Forums: r/BetterOffline
| Ashley Capoot / CNBC: |
Emil Michael says Anthropic's Claude models would “pollute” the DOD's supply chain because they have “a different policy preference” that is baked in — Defense Department CTO Emil Michael on Thursday said Anthropic's Claude artificial intelligence models would …
More: Moneycontrol, Reuters, Breitbart, DataBreachToday.com, Tech in Asia, Marcus on AI, Implicator.ai, New York Post, Quartz, Capital Brief, and Reuters
X: @uswremichael, @alltheyud, @mattschett, @thezvi, @deanwball, @deanwball, @atrupar, @paulroetzer, @thezvi, @deanwball, @deanwball, @dbreunig, and @kelseytuoc
Forums: r/singularity and r/technology
| The Information: |
xAI hires senior Cursor leaders Andrew Milich and Jason Ginsberg; Elon Musk said he expects xAI to catch up with rivals in coding by “the middle of this year” — Elon Musk's xAI is hiring two senior Cursor leaders as part of an effort to catch up with AI rivals in coding …
More: Business Insider and Newcomer
X: @beffjezos, @elonmusk, @elonmusk, @jasonbud, @benjamindekr, @elonmusk, @beffjezos, @milichab, and @shaunmmaguire
| Associated Press: |
Social media addiction trial: the plaintiff, Meta, and YouTube make closing arguments; jurors begin deliberations Friday on liability for harm to children — After about a month of hearing from addiction experts, therapists, platform engineers and executives, including Mark Zuckerberg …
More: NBC News, Agence France-Presse, Law.com, The Guardian, MLex, Courthouse News Service, and New York Times
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Apple is lowering its commission for its mainland China App Store from 30% to 25%, starting on March 15, “following discussions with the Chinese regulator” — Apple Inc. is lowering the fees it collects from app developers for software and in-app purchases in China … | Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch: |
Tinder unveils updates designed to reinvigorate its product, bolster safety, and harness AI, including an Events tab and a virtual speed dating test in LA — Tinder held its inaugural product keynote on Thursday, unveiling an ambitious slate of updates designed to reinvigorate its product, bolster safety, and harness AI.
More: Tinder Newsroom, Bloomberg, Implicator.ai, Mediaweek, Digital Trends, Mashable, Gizmodo, Axios, and Business Insider
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Amazon plans to move its Prime Day sale from July to late June; the shift affects its financial reporting, with event sales coming in Q2 rather than Q3 — Amazon.com Inc. is moving up its annual Prime Day sale to June from July, according to people familiar with the matter …
More: Reuters, PYMNTS.com, Digital Trends, and iPhone in Canada
| Sebastian Herrera / Wall Street Journal: |
Microsoft launches Copilot Health, which integrates medical records, biometric data from wearables, and lab test results to give personalized advice, in the US — A new feature within the Copilot app will offer personalized healthcare advice and make it easy to upload test results, fitness data and more
More: Microsoft AI, Microsoft AI, New York Times, The Register, Engadget, Thurrott, The Verge, Healthcare Brew, TechEBlog, HIT Consultant, MedCity News, Neowin, Digital Trends, Crypto Briefing, The Decoder, Modern Healthcare, eMarketer, Forbes, PCWorld, Pulse 2.0, Axios, Bloomberg, Axios, and CNET
X: @mustafasuleyman, @copilot, @copilot, @erictopol, @tomwarren, @mustafasuleyman, and @yusuf_i_mehdi
LinkedIn: Amit Mukherjee, Rachel Gruner, and Eric Horvitz
| Paayal Zaveri / Bloomberg: |
Sunday, which is building autonomous home robots, raised a $165M Series B led by Coatue at a valuation of $1.15B, and aims to begin testing in homes this year — Sunday Inc. has raised $165 million to build a dream robot for any household: a friendly looking machine capable of performing tasks …
More: Sunday, SiliconANGLE, and TechCrunch
X: @mascobot, @saranormous, @tonyzzhao, @tonyzzhao, @tonyzzhao, and @tonyzzhao
LinkedIn: Paayal Zaveri and Tony Zhao
| Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: |
Google launches Ask Maps, a Gemini-powered conversational Google Maps feature that lets users ask “complex, real-world questions”, available in the US and India — 'Where's the closest public bathroom that's not completely disgusting' is going to get asked a lot in my household.
More: The Keyword, Business Standard, eWeek, The Hans India, PCWorld, CNBC, Ars Technica, The Internet Marketing Driver, ANI News, Neowin, ABC News, Thurrott, SammyGuru, GSMArena.com, Phandroid, Android Headlines, Mashable, Techstrong.ai, TechEBlog, PhoneArena, SiliconANGLE, Redmond Pie, Android Authority, AndroidGuys, Android Central, Tech in Asia, Gizmodo, Search Engine Land, MacRumors, ZDNET, PCMag, MakeUseOf, Digital Trends, iPhone in Canada, Pulse 2.0, Bloomberg, 9to5Google, TechCrunch, Wired, and Engadget
X: @alexgroberman, @thefox, @gabor, @exm7777, @nihalmehta, @google, @sundarpichai, @markknd, @cryptopunk7213, @sundarpichai, @google, @minchoi, @ehuanglu, @autismcapital, @abhijitwt, @kimmonismus, @_tenzdhon_, @officiallogank, and @fofrai
LinkedIn: Rebecca Seerveld, Krystal Taing, Paolo Malabuyo, Victoria Wong, and Charles Armstrong
Bluesky: @matthewdownhour, @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk, and @caseynewton
Forums: r/GeminiAI, r/applemaps, r/Android, and r/Bard
| Jessica Lyons / The Register: |
A US DOJ-led international law enforcement operation disrupted SocksEscort, a residential proxy network used to exploit residential routers worldwide — International cops stuck down 23 servers in 7 countries — Cops from eight countries this week disrupted SocksEscort … | Fortune: |
Docs: Binance investigators found accounts, including those of VIP Chinese traders and a suspected Iranian gold smuggler, helped move $1B to Iran-linked groups — In early 2025, an embattled Iranian regime was turning increasingly to crypto in order to thwart sanctions choking its economy.| Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer: |
Telus Digital confirms a security incident after ShinyHunters claimed to have stolen ~1PB of data from the Canadian outsourcing giant in a multimonth breach — Canadian business process outsourcing giant Telus Digital has confirmed it suffered a security incident after threat actors claimed …
More: CSO, CBC News, MobileSyrup, and iPhone in Canada
| Erin Brodwin / Axios: |
Sources: Qualified Health, which helps health care organizations assess and orchestrate AI tools, is raising a ~$100M Series A from NEA, SignalFire, and others — Qualified Health, a health care AI evaluation and implementation startup, is raising around $100 million in Series A funds … | Gian Volpicelli / Bloomberg: |
The European Commission says “X has submitted remedies in relation to its blue check mark” in the EU and the commission will “assess” the proposed remedies — Elon Musk's X, the social network formerly known as Twitter, has agreed to change its verification mechanism …
More: Reuters
| Pew Research Center: |
A survey of US adults: 75% say they have heard a lot or a little about data centers; 39% say they are bad for the environment, and 38% bad for home energy costs — A broad majority of Americans have heard about data centers - the often-sprawling computing facilities that are popping up nationwide.
Bluesky: @johngramlich and @pewresearch.org
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft says EVP of Experiences and Devices, Rajesh Jha, plans to retire on July 1 after 35+ years at Microsoft and promotes four of his direct reports to EVP — The leaders of Windows and Office are now getting promoted and report directly to Satya Nadella.
More: Microsoft, Business Today, Reuters, Pulse 2.0, Moneycontrol, Neowin, MediaPost, Engadget, CNBC, Thurrott, The Information, GeekWire, Bloomberg, and Business Insider
| Todd Bishop / GeekWire: |
Allen Institute for AI CEO Ali Farhadi steps down after two and a half years to pursue research ambitions; founding member Peter Clark will serve as interim CEO — Ali Farhadi is stepping down as the CEO of the Allen Institute for AI (Ai2), after a two-and-a-half-year tenure …
More: Seattle Business Journal
| Jonathan Stempel / Reuters: |
A US appeals court voids much of a March 2025 injunction blocking California's online child safety law, while keeping some of the law's provisions blocked — A federal appeals court on Thursday threw out much of an injunction that had blocked California from enforcing a state law meant … | Robert Purchese / Eurogamer.net: |
European video game age ratings body PEGI plans to add four new categories in June to tackle elements of addictive design in games, including loot boxes — Loot boxes and in-game purchases targeted. — Follow EA Sports FC 27 — Video game age-ratings are about to change in Europe.
More: Pegi Public Site, Video Games Chronicle, GamesIndustry.biz, Game Developer, Engadget, PC Gamer, The Verge, OpenCritic, Nintendo Life, Rock, Paper, Shotgun, Wccftech, and IGN
Forums: r/xbox, r/PS5, and r/gamingnews
| Anissa Gardizy / The Information: |
Sources: UK-based cloud provider Nscale is in talks to buy a major data center site in West Virginia; Amazon and Meta have also expressed interest in the site — Nscale, an upstart cloud provider heavily backed by Nvidia whose customers include OpenAI and Microsoft, is in talks to take control …
X: @amir
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