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Netflix Q1: revenue up 4% YoY to $8.16B, 1.8M paid net additions, vs. 2.06M est. and -0.2M in Q1 2022, and global streaming paid memberships up 5% YoY to 232.5M — Netflix Inc (NFLX.O) on Tuesday reported first-quarter revenue and earnings roughly in line with Wall Street expectations … | Sarah Krouse / Wall Street Journal: |
Netflix plans to ship its last red DVD envelopes in September 2023, after 25 years of mailing shows and movies to subscribers and paving the way for streaming — Streaming service says U.S. password-sharing crackdown is coming soon — Netflix Inc. NFLX 0.29%increase …
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Twitter quietly altered its hateful conduct policy to remove long-standing protections for transgender users, including prohibiting “misgendering or deadnaming” — Twitter has quietly altered its Hateful Conduct Policy to remove long-standing protections for its transgender users …
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| Jennifer Elias / CNBC: |
Docs: Google plans to unveil the Pixel Fold on May 10, offering a 7.6" main screen, a 5.8" outside screen, and Tensor G2, launching in June for upward of $1,700 — - Google is planning to launch its first foldable smartphone at upward of $1,700, making it the highest price-point product …
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple is developing VR apps and services for its upcoming headset across gaming, fitness, live sports, and collaboration, like FaceTime and Freeform — Apple Inc. is racing to build a trove of software and services for its upcoming mixed-reality headset, seeking to win …
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| Mike Isaac / New York Times: |
Reddit plans to charge companies to access its API, which many have used to train AI tools; the API will stay free for developers building apps for Reddit users — The internet site has long been a forum for discussion on a huge variety of topics, and companies like Google and OpenAI have been using it in their A.I. projects.
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| Shirin Ghaffary / Vox: |
Internal memo: Meta will conduct another mass round of layoffs on April 19, a source says possibly in the range of 4,000 jobs, out of the planned 10,000 — The company plans to lay off employees on Wednesday, according to sources. — Meta will conduct another mass round of layoffs on Wednesday …
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Mark Zuckerberg announces Instagram now lets users add up to five links to their account bios, challenging Linktree, Beacons, and other “link in bio” services — Instagram today is rolling out a new feature for adding links to user profiles that challenges Linktree …
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During a hearing, House Republicans grilled SEC Chairman Gary Gensler, who refused to state whether ether is a security, despite saying bitcoin is a commodity — SEC chief has argued laws clearly outline definition of security — House Republicans took aim at the nation's top markets regulator Tuesday …
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| Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: |
The European Union strike a provisional deal for its ~$47B Chips Act, which aims to double the bloc's share of global chip output to 20% by 2030 — The European Union on Tuesday agreed a 43 billion euro ($47 billion) plan for its semiconductor industry in an attempt to catch up with the United States …
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| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
The EU establishes the European Centre for Algorithmic Transparency in Seville, Spain, to support oversight of large platforms under the Digital Services Act — Seville, Spain-based algorithmic transparency center to support enforcement of EU's Digital Services Act
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| Benj Edwards / Ars Technica: |
Microsoft and Epic Systems partner to bring Azure OpenAI services, including GPT-4, to help automate some processes in Epic's electronic health record software — Generative AI promises to streamline health care, but critics say not so fast. — On Monday, Microsoft and Epic Systems announced …
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| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
Meta opens Horizon Worlds to teens in the US and Canada, despite objections from some lawmakers and activists, and introduces age-appropriate safety features — Meta announced today that it's opening up Horizon Worlds to teen users in the U.S. and Canada, after previously restricting …
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| Michael Novinson / BankInfoSecurity.com: |
Cyber risk quantification startup Safe Security raised a $50M Series B led by Sorenson Capital — Generative AI Can Help Nontechnical Executives Better Understand Security Posture — A cyber risk quantification startup backed by ex-Cisco CEO John Chambers has raised $50 million … | Joseph Menn / Washington Post: |
Citizen Lab: in 2022, NSO Group deployed at least three new zero-click hacks against iPhones with iOS 15 and early versions of iOS 16; Apple fixed the flaws — SAN FRANCISCO — Israeli spyware maker NSO Group deployed at least three new “zero-click” hacks against iPhones last year …
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@lorenzofb, @jsrailton, @runasand, @josephmenn, @elvanderb, @citizenlab, @rondeibert, @techcrunch, and @nasoskook
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LinkedIn:
Abel Flores. Mastodon:
@jsrailton@mastodon.social and @jsrailton@mastodon.social
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