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Numerous public service Twitter accounts, including for US National Weather Service offices, say they can't automatically post all alerts due to new API rules — Twitter's new API rules just blocked numerous National Weather Service alert accounts and others from working.
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| Lydia Beyoud / Bloomberg: |
The US SEC reopens public comment for a draft rule that expands its crypto regulatory power, adding explicit language covering digital asset and DeFi exchanges — The US Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday altered a proposed rule to make more explicit that digital-asset exchanges …
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| Nico Grant / New York Times: |
Sources detail Google's project Magi, with 160+ people working full time on it, to enhance search with AI, as Samsung considers making Bing search the default — The tech giant is sprinting to protect its core business with a flurry of projects, including updates to its search engine and plans for an all-new one.
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| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
Google rolls out a Chrome security update to patch a zero-day, exploited in the wild, due to a high-severity type confusion weakness in the V8 JavaScript engine — Google has released an emergency Chrome security update to address the first zero-day vulnerability exploited in attacks since the start of the year.
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| Shirin Ghaffary / Vox: |
Similarweb: Twitter's traffic fell 7.7% YoY in March, the third straight month of decline, unique web visitors fell 3.3% YoY, and Android app DAUs fell 9.8% YoY — Say goodbye to the old Twitter and hello to the new normal. — It's been a year since Elon Musk initiated his takeover of Twitter.
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| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
An early look at the Jack Dorsey-backed federated social network Bluesky, which emulates Twitter's looks and feels like a simpler, positive time on the internet — Bluesky is really, really fun. … But after spending a few hours in Bluesky since getting my beta invite this week, it's so far the service where I feel the most joy.
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| Drew Harwell / Washington Post: |
How the US military, which uses Twitch and Discord for recruitment, struggles with the risks posed by Gen Z service members who live much of their lives online — Defense officials told service members not to 'post anything in Discord that you wouldn't want seen by the general public.' But by then …
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| Coco Feng / South China Morning Post: |
The US-China Economic and Security Review Commission, created by Congress in 2000, accuses Shein and Pinduoduo's Temu of data risks, IP infringement, and more — Chinese-backed digital platforms Shein and Temu have become the latest targets of the US government, after an official report raised concerns … | Bloomberg: |
Twitter faces a backlash in Brazil after initially resisting 500+ government requests to take down posts and profiles suspected of inspiring violence in schools — Twitter is facing condemnation in Latin America's largest economy for its laissez-faire approach on content suspected of inspiring violence in schools.
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| Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal: |
How Apple's commitment to software upgrades for older iPhones allowed the company to capture a part of the US market once cornered by inexpensive Android phones — It's not just lavish marketing and the threat of green bubbles—Apple's commitment to supporting old phones has allowed …
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Harry Patz. Mastodon:
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| Subrat Patnaik / Bloomberg: |
Amid an AI stocks frenzy, enterprise AI company CXApp's stock closed at $13.85 on April 14, up from a $1.33 closing on April 11, taking its market cap to ~$164M — CXApp Inc. soared 94% on Friday, bringing its rally over the past three days to 941% on the back of a wave of retail investor interest …
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Filing: Elon Musk creates X.AI Corp., a privately held AI company incorporated in Nevada, and authorizes the sale of 100M shares — Name of new Nevada-incorporated organization suggests link to billionaire's interest in everything app — Elon Musk has created a new artificial intelligence …
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