Techmeme: Google updates ML Kit to let third-party developers add Google's Smart Reply and other natural language processing features to their Android and iOS apps (Abner Li/9to5Google)

Top News

Sources: Apple Music has been growing at a monthly rate of 2.6% to 3% and had 28M US users in Feb., compared to Spotify's 26M US users and growth of 1.5% to 2% — Apple's music-streaming service has surpassed Spotify's in paid U.S. subscriptions yet lags its Swedish competitor globally.

Rachel Kraus / Mashable:

Leaked documents show Amazon acquired Eero for $97M, with ten execs receiving a potential of $32.6M in bonuses; Eero had raised $138M, according to PitchBook — Every product here is independently selected by Mashable journalists. If you buy something featured, we may earn an affiliate commission which helps support our work.

More: The Verge and Business Insider

Tweets: @reckless, @harrymccracken, @fmanjoo, @hkanji, @karissabe, @mdudas, @imkialikethecar, @ow, @karissabe, @fromedome, @teddyschleifer, @mcwm, @teddyschleifer, @realkrauswife, and @karissabe. Thanks:@karissabe

Jaeson Schultz / Talos Blog:

Cisco's Talos unit finds 74 groups on Facebook, with around 385,000 members in total, whose members buy and sell hacking tools, stolen card info, and more — This blog was written by Jon Munshaw and Jaeson Schultz. — Cisco Talos is continually working to ensure that our threat intelligence …

More: NBC News, Engadget, Axios, The Register, CNET, Wired, Bloomberg, The Hill, CyberScoop, Gizmodo, BBC, The Verge, The Ringer, Threatpost, TechCrunch, BleepingComputer, Ars Technica, Telegraph, and PYMNTS.com

Tweets: @heidi_faith, @oneunderscore__, and @josh_emerson

Jane Wakefield / BBC:

Study: review of data from previous studies on 17,000 teens finds little evidence of a link between the amount of time they spend on devices and their wellbeing — There is little evidence of a link between the amount of time teenagers spend on devices and their general wellbeing, a study has suggested.

More: SAGE Journals, Android Authority, Boing Boing, BleepingComputer, and Silicon Republic

Tweets: @hopevirgo, @joshsternberg, and @rustybrick

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

Microsoft doubles Skype's group call limit to 50 people, matching Facebook Messenger's limit and exceeding FaceTime's, which supports up to 32 people — Skype is capitalizing on Apple's struggles with Group FaceTime to attract attention to its own group calling features.

More: Skype Blogs, MacRumors, The Verge, Windows Central, CNET, iDownloadBlog.com, 9to5Mac, OnMSFT.com, and iPhone in Canada Blog

CNN:

Netflix's DVD service still has 2.7M US subscribers, many of them in urban areas with good broadband, using it for the rich catalog not available via streaming — (CNN)Remember when Netflix used to be a DVD-by-mail company? Well, for 2.7 million subscribers in the US, it still is.

More: Tubefilter. Tweets: @sulliview, @harrymccracken, @adriana_lacy, @jsnell, and @bigbadjock

See also Mediagazer

EU Press Room:

EU charges Valve and five game publishers with geo-blocking games, says they prevented cross-border sales in violation of EU antitrust rules — The European Commission has informed Valve, owner of the “Steam” video game distribution platform, and five videogame publishers …

More: Reuters, VentureBeat, Steam Database, The Verge, Motherboard, Gamasutra, PC Gamer, BetaNews, Engadget, Variety, Destructoid, Rock, Paper, Shotgun, SlashGear, Associated Press, TechCrunch, Forbes, GamesIndustry.biz, Slashdot, and Blue's News

Tweets: @gibiz, @eu_competition, @hshaban, @ow, and @eu_competition

Kendra Chamberlain / FierceWireless:

Samsung says it has started the mass production of its Exynos line of 5G modem and RF chips — Samsung says it's now mass-producing its Exynos line of 5G modem and RF chips for mobile 5G solutions. — The Exynos multi-mode chipsets include the Exynos Modem 5100, which Samsung announced in August 2018 …

More: TechRadar.com, Ubergizmo, GSMArena.com, ZDNet, Samsung Global Newsroom, SamMobile, Gizmochina, BGR, Firstpost Tech, and SiliconANGLE. Tweets: @samsung

Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica:

Google pilots a row of ads on the Android TV home screen of Sony smart TVs, Xiaomi's Mi Box 3, and others; users say they cannot disable the ads — Users are reportedly not enjoying Google's “pilot program.” — Google is trying out a new “Pilot Program” that puts a row of advertisements on the Android TV home screen.

More: Sony USA, The Verge, XDA Developers, Zatz Not Funny!, Engadget, Gizmodo, TechSpot, Inquirer, CordCutters, ExtremeTech, AFTVnews, Business Insider, CNET, Slashdot, and Android Police

Tweets: @simonjharris, @sub8u, @blowdart, @geekyranjit, @gabriel__lewis, @stevesi, @marypcbuk, @mistydemeo, and @ericajoy

See also Mediagazer

Josh Constine / TechCrunch:

Snapchat debuts Snap Games platform that lets users play real-time multiplayer games with six-second unskippable ads and rewards — Snap is unlocking a new revenue stream while giving you something to do in between chats and Stories. Today Snapchat debuts its Snap Games platform that lets …

Casey Newton / The Verge:

Snap announces App Stories, letting developers insert Stories into their own apps, and Snap Audience Network, which will extend its ad platform to other apps

More: Recode, Mashable, Axios, Marketing Land, TechCrunch, and Engadget

Tweets: @ssscorvus, @mikeisaac, and @caseynewton

Sponsor Posts

Subquadratic:

Subquadratic: the LLM built for 12M-token reasoning — SubQ can reason across entire codebases and document sets in one pass with no RAG workarounds. Read how SubQ 1.1 Small holds near-perfect retrieval out to 12M tokens.

Cloudflare:

Cloudflare Connect 2026: The Agentic Conference — Stop preparing for agents. Start running them. 100+ sessions, workshops, and speakers from OpenAI, Arm, and Cloudflare across AI, security, and performance.

Zoho:

Pro Tips: 4 tips to overcome data problems in your CRM — Most CRM data problems don't look like problems. At a glance, your CRM looks fine: records exist, fields are filled, and reports run.

IDrive:

Protecting your Cloud Applications Data — Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Salesforce data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.

Featured Podcasts

Sources:

Satya Nadella on Microsoft's agent bet and AI's trust problem

Candid conversations with the leaders shaping what's next in AI and the broader tech industry. Hosted by Alex Heath, who has covered Silicon Valley for more than a decade.

Subscribe to Sources.

Channels with Peter Kafka:

Meta's New $1300 Glasses and the Fight to Control AI

Media and tech aren't just intersecting - they're fully intertwined. To understand how those worlds work, Peter Kafka talks to industry leaders, upstarts and observers.