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| David Shepardson / Reuters: |
The US FCC is banning imports of new foreign-made consumer routers over security concerns; China is estimated to control 60%+ of the US market for home routers — The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said on Monday it was banning the import of all new foreign-made consumer routers …
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| Takashi Mochizuki / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Nintendo plans to cut its Switch 2 production this quarter by 33%, from 6M to 4M units, after weaker-than-expected holiday demand, especially in the US — Nintendo Co. is cutting back the production of Switch 2 after demand for the $450 gaming console trailed the company's expectations during …
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| Blake Stimac / CNET: |
Anthropic rolls out a computer use feature for Claude Cowork and the Claude Code desktop app, available in research preview on macOS for Pro and Max subscribers — The developer is boosting Claude's agentic capabilities in an apparent effort to compete with platforms like OpenClaw.
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| TechCrunch: |
A GitHub user published a newer version of iPhone exploit kit DarkSword; iVerify co-founder Matthias Frielingsdorf says the exploits “will work out of the box” — Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai Zack Whittaker — Last week, cybersecurity researchers uncovered …
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Bluesky: @symbo1ics, @evacide, @yuda.org, @kevincollier, @lorenzofb, and @zackwhittaker.com
Mastodon: @opa334@infosec.exchange and @opa334@infosec.exchange
Forums: r/technology, r/pwnhub, and r/technews
| Nilay Patel / The Verge: |
Q&A with Superhuman CEO Shishir Mehrotra, who apologized for Grammarly's Expert Review feature, on impersonation, attribution, compensating creators, and more — Today, I'm talking with Shishir Mehrotra, who is CEO of Superhuman — that's the company formerly known as Grammarly, which is still its flagship product.
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Bluesky: @joshtaylor, @seanhollister, @hypervisible.blacksky.app, @davelee.me, @benjaminjriley, @tyleraking.com, @weredawgz.blacksky.app, @reckless, @kashhill, @lopatto, and @danhon.com. Mastodon: @susankayequinn@wandering.shop. Forums: r/BetterOffline
| Nathan Bomey / Axios: |
Kalshi announces new tech guardrails that preemptively block politicians, athletes, coaches, officials, and others from trading in politics and sports markets — Prediction market Kalshi plans to block athletes, coaches and officials from betting on their sports and to block political candidates …
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| Emily Nicolle / Bloomberg: |
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| Wall Street Journal: |
How Nvidia became the AI industry's most powerful financier, investing tens of billions in startups and key customers who couldn't otherwise afford its chips — ‘This is what it is like to be rich!’ CEO Jensen Huang told guests before a recent opera performance.
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| Lex Fridman: |
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| Bloomberg: |
Filing: SK Hynix plans to spend ~$8B on cutting-edge EUV lithography chipmaking tools from ASML through 2027, as it competes with Samsung to supply DRAM and HBM — SK Hynix Inc. plans to spend 11.9 trillion won ($7.9 billion) on cutting-edge extreme ultraviolet lithography chipmaking tools … | Greg Bensinger / Reuters: |
Amazon says its AWS region in Bahrain has been “disrupted” due to drone activity in the area amid the US-led Iran war, marking the second disruption in a month — Amazon (AMZN.O) said on Monday its Amazon Web Services region in Bahrain has been “disrupted” amid the current conflict …
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| James Titcomb / Telegraph: |
Filing: OpenAI petitions the UK CMA to include AI chatbots with a search function in Google's mandated Chrome and Android default search engine choice screens — ChatGPT maker pushes for browser ‘choice screen’ with alternative engine options — OpenAI is seeking to muscle …
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| David Keohane / Financial Times: |
SoftBank says its loan-to-value ratio, a measure of net debt against the value of its holdings, could exceed its 25% limit, as it commits $30B more to OpenAI — Masayoshi Son faces investor nerves with massive spending on AI investments — SoftBank is testing a key self-imposed borrowing limit …
| Vicky Ge Huang / Wall Street Journal: |
The NYSE partners with Securitize to develop the Digital Trading Platform, an alternative 24/7 trading system for tokenized stocks and ETFs — Under the exchange's plan, stocks would trade as digital tokens — The New York Stock Exchange said Tuesday that it was joining with Securitize …
More: CoinDesk, The Block, The Crypto Times, Bitcoin News, and Crypto Briefing
| Caroline Hyde / Bloomberg: |
Kleiner Perkins raised $3.5B for two new funds, allocating $1B to its 22nd early-stage fund and $2.5B to a growth-stage fund, taking its AUM to $21B+ — Kleiner Perkins, the half-century-old venture capital institution, is raising $3.5 billion to make bets on artificial intelligence startups … | Connie Loizos / TechCrunch: |
In a Kleiner podcast interview, DOD official Emil Michael says he will “never forget” nor “forgive” Uber investors that ousted him and Travis Kalanick in 2017 — Emil Michael, who serves as a senior technology official at the Department of Defense … | Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg: |
Meta hires the team behind Dreamer, which lets users create AI agents, including Hugo Barra, former Stripe CTO David Singleton, and designer Nicholas Jitkoff — Meta Platforms Inc. has hired the founders and team behind the artificial intelligence startup Dreamer, which launched earlier …
More: The Hans India, Silicon Republic, WinBuzzer, Bloomberg Law, Gizchina, Dreamer, Tech in Asia, and The Information
X: @dps, @alexandr_wang, @hbarra, @alcor, @louisamira, @0thernet, @jpohhhh, @mutigsol, @himanshustwts, @bandrew, @davey_burke, and @parkerortolani. LinkedIn: David Singleton
| Elena Vardon / Wall Street Journal: |
London-based Revolut reports 2025 revenue up 46% YoY to £4.5B, pretax profit up 54% YoY to £1.7B, and customers up nearly 33% YoY, as it moves to become a bank — Revenue rose 46% last year as its customer base grew by around a third, the fintech said
More: PYMNTS.com, Sifted, UKTN, CNBC, Yahoo Finance, Financial Times, The Independent, and Bloomberg. X: @sebjohnsonuk
| Todd Bishop / GeekWire: |
Microsoft hires a group of top AI researchers from the Seattle-based Allen Institute for AI, including former CEO Ali Farhadi, who stepped down on March 12 — Microsoft is hiring a group of top AI researchers from the Seattle-based Allen Institute for AI and the University of Washington …
More: Windows Central, Business Insider, and WinBuzzer
| Anthony Halpin / Bloomberg: |
Russian space startup Bureau 1440 says it launched 16 broadband internet satellites, an early operational step in a low-Earth orbit network set to rival SpaceX — Russia's Bureau 1440 space company launched 16 broadband Internet satellites, marking an early operational step in a low-Earth orbit network …
More: Reuters, Ars Technica, Asia Times, and Nikkei Asia
| Joe Miller / Financial Times: |
How Palantir became a flashpoint on the US campaign trail due to its ICE work, ahead of the midterms; six lawmakers publicly refuse any further Palantir funds — Donald Trump's unpopular immigration crackdown has made links to the Peter Thiel-backed company a liability for candidates| Financial Times: |
European VC firm Hummingbird raised $800M to find “misfit” founders, taking its total assets to ~$2B, after backing Kraken and AI vibe coding startup Lovable — Hummingbird to put $800mn in funds to work after lucrative early bets on the likes of Kraken and Lovable
More: WinBuzzer
| Shannon K. Kingston / ABC News: |
The US State Department launches the Bureau of Emerging Threats to tackle current and future threats, including cyberattacks and AI weaponization by adversaries — Officials detailed the Bureau of Emerging Threats exclusively to ABC News. — Cyber attacks on the riseOne group of cyber experts …
More: Newsweek and PYMNTS.com
| Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer: |
Crunchyroll is investigating a breach after hackers claimed they accessed a support agent's account and stole the personal information of ~6.8M users — Popular anime streaming platform Crunchyroll is investigating a breach after hackers claimed to have stolen personal information for approximately 6.8 million people.
More: Benzinga, The Cyber Express, TheGamer, Anime Mojo, PCMag, and GameRant
Forums: r/technews and r/television
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple is preparing to introduce ads in Maps, letting retailers and brands bid for ad slots against search queries, announced as soon as this month — Apple Inc. is preparing to introduce advertising in its Maps app, part of a broader push to generate more money from services.
More: Moneycontrol, Engadget, The Hans India, Tom's Guide, PhoneArena, GSMArena.com, The Indian Express, Silicon UK, Business Standard, Thurrott, and The Verge
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