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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.
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.
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.
Clive Thompson / New York Times:
Developers on AI coding: many are enthusiastic and now feel more like architects than construction workers, some say software jobs openings may grow, and more  —  Lately, Manu Ebert has been trying to keep his A.I. from humiliating him.  —  I recently visited Ebert, a machine-learning engineer …
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Apple is lowering its commission for its App Store in mainland China 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 …
Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security:
Source: the perpetrators of the 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 …
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: ByteDance is working with Aolani Cloud to deploy 500 Nvidia Blackwell systems in Malaysia, featuring ~36,000 B200 chips and likely costing over $2.5B  —  TikTok parent, pushing global expansion, plans to tap Blackwell processors that are barred for export to China
The Information:
xAI hires senior Cursor leaders Andrew Milich and Jason Ginsberg; Elon Musk said he expects xAI to “catch up and exceed our competitors” in coding by mid-2026  —  Elon Musk's xAI is hiring two senior Cursor leaders as part of an effort to catch up with AI rivals in coding …
Associated Press:
Social media addiction trial: the plaintiff, Meta, and YouTube make their closing arguments; jurors begin deliberations on the liability for harms to children  —  After about a month of hearing from addiction experts, therapists, platform engineers and executives, including Mark Zuckerberg …
Nathan Vifflin / Reuters:
STMicro plans to retrain workers and deploy humanoid robots in its older chip plants for repetitive and physically demanding tasks, aiming to avoid closures  —  STMicroelectronics (STMPA.PA) unveiled plans on Thursday to retrain workers and deploy robots in its older chip manufacturing plants …
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Ashley Capoot / CNBC:
DOD CTO 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 …
Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer:
Telus Digital confirms a security incident after ShinyHunters claimed to have stolen nearly 1PB of data from the Canadian BPO giant in a multimonth breach  —  Canadian business process outsourcing giant Telus Digital has confirmed it suffered a security incident after threat actors claimed …
Financial Times:
Banking, manufacturing, and other EU businesses warn “tech sovereignty” could hit profits and competitiveness as Brussels aims to cut reliance on US tech giants  —  Companies argue that ‘tech sovereignty’ drive could hit profits and undermine continent's competitiveness
Emma Roth / The Verge:
Anthropic says Claude can now generate custom charts, diagrams, and other visualizations directly in a conversation, turned on by default for all users in beta  —  Claude will automatically generate interactive visuals based on your conversation, or you can ask it directly, too.
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 …

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From Mediagazer

Todd Spangler / Variety:
In a DOD press conference, Pete Hegseth says “the sooner David Ellison takes over [CNN], the better” as he complains about media coverage of the war in Iran

Brian Stelter / @brianstelter:
A leak about White House outrage over CBS' reported hiring of Jeremy Adler, who previously worked for Liz Cheney, suggests the WH is trying to prevent the hire

Elias Schisgall / Wall Street Journal:
BuzzFeed warns that it lacks the resources to fund its cash obligations over the next year and is exploring options, as it reports a Q4 loss of $26.8M

More News

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
Jessica Lyons / The Register:
A US DOJ-led international law enforcement operation disrupted SocksEscort, a residential proxy network used to exploit residential routers worldwide
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
Marina Temkin / TechCrunch:
Gumloop, which helps companies deploy reliable AI agents that handle complex, multi-step tasks, raised a $50M Series B led by Benchmark

Earlier Picks

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Amazon announces new personality styles for Alexa+, including an adult-only “Sassy” option, which it says won't get into areas like explicit sexual content
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
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
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
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
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