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| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
Sony plans to raise PlayStation 5 prices globally, starting April 2; PS5 and PS5 Digital will rise by $100 to $650 and $600; PS5 Pro will rise by $150 to $900 — The PS5 Pro will be a $900 console as of April 2nd. … Sony is raising the price of its PlayStation 5 consoles globally starting April 2nd.
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| Ashley Capoot / CNBC: |
A US judge grants Anthropic's request for a preliminary injunction in its suit against the Trump administration over the DOD's decision to blacklist the company — A federal judge in San Francisco granted Anthropic's request for a preliminary injunction in its lawsuit against the Trump administration.
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LinkedIn: Peng Geng, Ashley Capoot, and Chris Mohr
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| Beatrice Nolan / Fortune: |
Anthropic says it's testing an AI model that's a “step change” in performance after a draft blog in an unsecured data store revealed the Claude Mythos model — AI company Anthropic is developing and has begun testing with early access customers a new AI model more capable …
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| Reuters: |
Iran-linked hacker group Handala Hack Team claims the breach of FBI Director Kash Patel's personal email and publishes some documents online — Iran-linked hackers have publicly claimed the breach of FBI Director Kash Patel's personal inbox, publishing photographs of the director and his purported resume to the internet.
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| David Gewirtz / ZDNET: |
OpenAI launches Codex plugins to standardize repeatable AI workflows, with 20+ initial integrations such as Figma, Notion, Gmail, and Slack — ZDNET's key takeaways — Codex plugins aim to standardize repeatable AI workflows. — Marketplace plans signal a broader ecosystem and sharing strategy.
More: OpenAI, The New Stack, Unite.AI, InfoWorld, and Neowin
| Reuters: |
Source: Elon Musk is discussing allocating as much as 30% of SpaceX's IPO to individual investors, at least three times the usual retail slice — Elon Musk is discussing allocating as much as 30% of SpaceX's initial public offering to individual investors — at least three times the usual retail slice …
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| Wall Street Journal: |
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| Matt Day / Bloomberg: |
Microsoft will lease Crusoe's 900 MW data center in Abilene, Texas, after Oracle and OpenAI reportedly withdrew, with the first building expected by mid-2027 — Microsoft Corp. will occupy a data center project previously earmarked for Oracle Corp. and OpenAI, scooping up 900 megawatts … | Anniek Bao / CNBC: |
China's broadening Manus review raises doubts about the “Singapore-washing” model; sources: Meta moved 100+ Manus employees to Singapore in early March — Tech circles from Silicon Valley to Shenzhen buzzed when Meta acquired Manus, a Singaporean AI startup with Chinese roots, for $2 billion late last year.| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Aetherflux, founded by Robinhood co-founder Baiju Bhatt to develop orbital data centers, aims to raise $250M to $300M in a Series B at a $2B valuation — Aetherflux, led by Robinhood co-founder Baiju Bhatt, seeks to launch solar-powered satellites for AI computing
More: TechCrunch, The Tech Buzz, and #Межа
| Andrew Deck / Nieman Lab: |
Meta's Oversight Board says Community Notes aren't a proper substitute for fact checking, and warns expanding them beyond the US could pose human rights risks — On Thursday, Meta's Oversight Board, a quasi-independent body that reviews the social media giant's moderation practices …
More: The Decoder, Oversight Board, Poynter, Engadget, Tech Policy Press, and The Indian Express. Bluesky: @niemanlab.org
| Financial Times: |
Sources: Google nears a deal to help finance Nexus Data Centers' Texas campus that is leased to Anthropic, as Google deepens its partnership with the company — Texas site for Nexus Data Centers aims to avoid grid connection delays with direct gas supplies| Emily Goodin / New York Post: |
The Trump administration launches the White House app, promising news “straight from the source, no filter”, with news, live, social, and gallery sections — The Trump administration announced the launch of the White House app on Friday, promising news “straight from the source, no filter.”| Nicholas G. Miller / Wall Street Journal: |
Meta agrees to fund Entergy Louisiana's new energy infrastructure for its Louisiana data center, including seven natural gas power plants — The company will fund new natural gas power plants, transmissions lines and battery energy storage — Meta Platforms agreed to a deal …
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| Reuters: |
Sources: Alibaba and ByteDance plan to order Huawei's new 950PR AI chip after tests show better CUDA compatibility; Huawei targets ~750K 950PR shipments in 2026 — Customer testing of Huawei's new AI chip, designed to challenge Nvidia (NVDA.O) in the China market, has gone … | Zoltan Vardai / Cointelegraph: |
Tazapay, which builds cross-border payment infrastructure for fintech and web3 firms, says it closed a Series B extension, bringing its total Series B to $36M — Tazapay said Circle led a Series B extension that brought total funding to $36 million as the company expands cross-border payment rails.
More: Tazapay, Gulf News, TNGlobal, DealStreetAsia, The Block, The Crypto Times, crypto.news, Bitcoin News, and Tech in Asia
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Moonshot AI may scrap its Cayman structure for a China or Hong Kong entity to prepare for a Hong Kong IPO and plans to raise funding at ~$18B valuation — Markets will be watching to see if the company can replicate the success of recent listings by other Chinese AI companies
Bluesky: @druce.ai
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