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Users reported that Apple's automatic dictation system was transcribing the word “racist” as “Trump”, before correcting itself; Apple says it's working on a fix — The company said it was working to fix the problem after iPhone users began reporting the issue.
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Bluesky: @davelee.me and @hypervisible
Threads: @carnage4life and @crumbler
X: @realalexjones, @realalexjones, @realalexjones, @realalexjones, @krassenstein, @reddit_lies, @catturd2, and @apollozac
Forums: r/iphone, r/politics, r/MarchAgainstNazis, r/Conservative, and MacRumors Forums
| Igor Bonifacic / Engadget: |
OpenAI expands Deep Research to ChatGPT Plus, Team, Edu, and Enterprise users, with 10 queries per month; Pro users now have 120 queries per month, up from 100 — A $200 Pro subscription is no longer required to use the tool. — When OpenAI announced Deep Research at start of February …
More: VentureBeat, TechCrunch, Neowin, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, and MakeUseOf
X: @openai, @openai, @morqon, @openai, @noahpinion, @liamfedus, @kevinweil, @sama, and @openaidevs
| Anissa Gardizy / The Information: |
Sources: Meta is in talks to build a new data center campus for AI that could cost over $200B, based on the number of chips and the amount of power for the site — Meta Platforms is in talks to build a new data center campus for its artificial intelligence endeavors that would dwarf anything … | Cheyenne Ligon / CoinDesk: |
Uniswap Labs says the US SEC has closed its probe into the company and will not file enforcement actions, after the SEC dropped OpenSea and Robinhood probes — Uniswap celebrated the news on X, calling it a “huge win for DeFi.” — What to know: … The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission … | Jason Schreier / Bloomberg: |
WBD closes three game studios and cancels a highly anticipated Wonder Woman title in a bid to boost the profitability of its interactive entertainment business — - Company halts work on highly anticipated Wonder Woman title — Closures follow several disappointing releases last year
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Bluesky: @jasonschreier, @jasonschreier, @jasonschreier, @ianipoos.com, @ethangach, and @jasonschreier
X: @ethangach, @stephentotilo, @thequiver_, @photoshop_gy, @wario64, @okami13_, @vinciusmedeiro6, @ethangach, @tomwarren, @shinobi602, @autrewolf, @jmaine518, @gmanlives, @cs11__, @jawmuncher, @synthpotato, @mroutsid3r, and @ethangach
Forums: r/DCcomics, r/Games, r/RingerVerse, r/TwoBestFriendsPlay, r/gamernews, r/pcgaming, r/MultiVersusTheGame, r/xbox, r/kindafunny, and Slashdot
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Apple investors reject outside shareholder proposals asking the company to cease its DEI efforts and write a report assessing the risks of its work on AI — Apple Inc. investors rejected outside shareholder proposals that asked the iPhone maker to cease its diversity, equity and inclusion efforts …
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X: @jenn_elias, @saltygoat17, @sussexhenryviii, @ev_trapper, @alexiskweed, @bizfleury, @newsynick, @debbieforfl, @markgurman, @munster_gene, @markgurman, and @markgurman
Forums: r/technology, r/news, r/technology, and r/democrats
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft rolls out unlimited access to Voice and Think Deeper, powered by OpenAI's o1 model, to all Copilot users for free — You won't hit any limits using OpenAI's o1 reasoning model inside Copilot anymore. … Microsoft made OpenAI's o1 reasoning model free for all Copilot users last month …
More: Microsoft, CNET, XDA Developers, Engadget, Android Headlines, MakeUseOf, Windows Central, PCWorld, and WinBuzzer
| Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: |
Google releases a free version of Gemini Code Assist for individual users, offering 180K code completions per month; GitHub Copilot's free tier offers 2,000 — And provides 90 times more monthly code completions than GitHub Copilot's free tier. … A free version of Gemini Code Assist …
More: The Keyword, 9to5Google, Google Cloud, Neowin, TechCrunch, Android Police, Google, Ars Technica, VentureBeat, Tech.co, eWeek, SD Times, Android Headlines, and The New Stack
X: @officiallogank, @googledeepmind, @googledeepmind, @aravsrinivas, @rseroter, @film_girl, @thomasortk, @kimmonismus, @newsfromgoogle, @sundarpichai, @rseroter, @gergelyorosz, @rseroter, and @fhinkel. LinkedIn: Eddie Santos
Forums: r/technology and Slashdot
| Rick Whiting / CRN: |
IBM plans to acquire DataStax and its cloud database development platform to expand IBM's Watsonx AI portfolio; Crunchbase: DataStax has raised $342.6M — IBM said Tuesday it has a deal to acquire DataStax, including that company's database platform, data streaming technology …
More: The Register, IBM, DataStax, IBM, SiliconANGLE, DataStax, Constellation Research, InfoWorld, The New Stack, and The Stack
| Bloomberg: |
Bitcoin falls below $90K, its lowest level since mid-November 2024, as the rally that followed Trump's election fades; ETH, XRP, SOL, and more also fell sharply — - Biggest token is now down almost 20% since Trump inauguration — Macro factors and crypto blowups combine to erode confidence
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X: @erictrump, @cryptohayes, @jessepollak, @ki_young_ju, @nic__carter, @cz_binance, @mhdempsey, @nic__carter, @mhdempsey, @pentosh1, @bobloukas, @peterschiff, @blknoiz06, @theflowhorse, @zhusu, @milesdeutscher, @alistairmilne, @incomesharks, @milesdeutscher, @tradermercury, @emperorbtc, @byzgeneral, @coinmamba, @jessepollak, @blancxbt, @bobloukas, @ericbalchunas, @coinmamba, @defiignas, @coffeebreak_yt, @cburniske, @milesdeutscher, @avifelman, @lomahcrypto, @cryptohayes, @100trillionusd, @apompliano, @cryptodonalt, @saylor, @saylor, @hasufl, @aridavidpaul, @joecarlsonshow, @peterschiff, @apompliano, @bennpeifert, and @cryptodonalt. Forums: r/Economics
| Andrew E. Freedman / Tom's Hardware: |
Framework unveils the Framework Laptop 13 with AMD Ryzen AI 300, priced at $1,099 for a pre-built model, and Framework Laptop 12 with a touch screen, price TBA — The Framework Laptop 13 is also getting an AMD-based update. — Framework is expanding its laptop lineup and getting into desktops.
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| Andrew Cunningham / Ars Technica: |
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X: @vadimyuryev, @lisasu, @gawroskit, @frameworkputer, and @iancutress
Forums: Hacker News, r/MiniPCs, and Ars OpenForum
| Associated Press: |
Resignation letter: 21 DOGE staffers, who previously worked at the USDS, say they won't use their technical expertise to “dismantle critical public services” — More than 20 civil service employees resigned Tuesday from billionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency …
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Bluesky: @seanokane, @joemenn, @danielrivero, and @ericjgeller.com
Mastodon: @BrianJopek@mastodon.world, @timbray@cosocial.ca, and @TeamMidwest@glammr.us. X: @byrontau
Forums: r/1102, r/anime_titties, r/KamalaHarris, r/Conservative, r/UpliftingNews, r/law, r/50501, r/inthenews, r/DemocraticSocialism, r/Defeat_Project_2025, r/NPR, r/politics, r/unusual_whales, r/ATC, r/fednews, r/neoliberal, r/news, r/somethingiswrong2024, r/esist, r/conspiracy, r/the_everything_bubble, r/IronFrontUSA, r/Foodforthought, r/thescoop, r/NPR, r/EnoughMuskSpam, r/feddiscussion, and r/Fauxmoi
| Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: |
Adobe launches an updated Photoshop app for iOS, including many design, editing, and AI tools from the desktop app; an Android app is coming “later this year” — It's free and available on iOS first, with an Android version coming later this year.| Charles Rollet / TechCrunch: |
After backlash, YC deletes a demo video from X and LinkedIn of a startup it backs that says it's building AI-powered performance monitoring for factory workers — A demo from Optifye.AI, a member of Y Combinator's current cohort, sparked a social media backlash that ended up with YC deleting it off its socials.
More: 404 Media, San Francisco Business Times, Gazetteer SF, The San Francisco Standard, and Ritik Gulabrani on YouTube
Bluesky: @samleecole and @jasonkoebler
X: @neverhimself, @mashcr0ft, @nexuist, @growing_daniel, @vcbrags, @adamlerman5, @archiexzzz, @litcapital, and @miranda_nover. Forums: Hacker News
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Trump's team plans tougher US chip curbs and have met with Dutch and Japanese counterparts, urging them to tighten restrictions on China's chip sector — - US, Dutch, Japanese officials met about chip gear maintenance — Trump team eyeing more Nvidia curbs, Chinese company sanctions
More: New York Times, Sinocism, Benzinga, Nikkei Asia, The Economist, Cryptopolitan, Taipei Times, Wall Street Pit, Motley Fool, Atlantic Council, Tech Monitor, and Reuters
Forums: r/China, r/wallstreetbets, r/worldnews, r/geopolitics, and r/technology
| Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
SCOTUS has again denied a challenge from the telecom industry of NY's $15 basic broadband law, as more states including CA, VT, and MA propose similar laws — The Supreme Court has once again rejected a telecom industry challenge to New York's $15 broadband law.| Benj Edwards / Ars Technica: |
xAI released a new Grok 3 voice mode featuring different personalities, including an 18+ “Unhinged” option and a “Sexy” one that role-plays sexual scenarios — On Sunday, xAI released a new voice interaction mode for its Grok 3 AI model that is currently available to its premium subscribers.
Bluesky: @paleofuture. X: @goodside, @esyudkowsky, @deedydas, @foxarmer, @deedydas, @north0fnorth, @elonmusk, @hovinthenorth, @deedydas, and @thisbrowngeek
Forums: r/technology and Ars OpenForum
| JR Raphael / Fast Company: |
Atlassian updates Trello with a new Inbox feature integrating tasks from email, Slack, Jira, and Siri, currently in beta and rolling out to all users in April — Riddle me this: What exactly is Trello? — Despite counting myself as a heavy-duty power user of the product for well over a decade now … | Sean Hollister / The Verge: |
Valve's Steam Deck, launched in 2022, has been dominating the handheld PC gaming market, with about 50% market share in 2024, according to IDC — Asus ROG Ally, Lenovo Legion Go, MSI Claw: The Steam Deck is bigger than them combined. … Today is the third anniversary of Valve's Steam Deck …
More: TelecomLead, TechSpot, PCWorld, and Pocket-lint
X: @loganopiano, @playeressence, @rodimus_j, @carygolomb, and @stealth40k
Forums: r/pcgaming, r/gaming, r/SteamDeck, and r/Steam
| The Information: |
Source: data security company Cohesity plans an employee share sale at an $8B valuation and expects to generate $2.2B in revenue in the 12 months ending in July — One of enterprise software's bitter rivalries—between data security firms Rubrik and Cohesity—came to a head last year … | Pew Research Center: |
A survey of US workers in October 2024: 52% are worried about AI's workplace impact, 32% think it will mean fewer job opportunities, 36% feel hopeful, and more — About a third of workers say AI use will lead to fewer job opportunities for them in the long run; chatbots seen as more helpful …
More: Forbes, Washington Post, Social Media Today, CIO Dive, and The Boston Globe. LinkedIn: Luona Lin
| Business Insider: |
Sources: Mira Murati's new startup, Thinking Machines Lab, is aiming to raise $1B at a ~$9B valuation; the round is in progress and details could change — - OpenAI's former CTO, Mira Murati, debuted her new startup, Thinking Machine Labs, last week. — The startup is aiming … | Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Perfect, a startup from the founder of AnyVision that helps job recruiters write and publish job listings and triage responses, raised a $23M seed — “Agentic AI” is the concept of the moment. Developers big and small are rushing to build apps to leapfrog the heavy lifting needed … | Brad Norton / Dexerto: |
Activision confirms on Call of Duty: Black Ops 6's Steam page that it “uses generative AI tools to help develop some in game assets”, after fan speculation — Activision has finally admitted to using AI-generated content in its games and Call of Duty players aren't the least bit surprised.
More: Windows Central, CNET, Decrypt, Eurogamer.net, Polygon, IGN, Business Insider, and VICE
| Wes Davis / The Verge: |
YouTube will show fewer mid-roll ads that interrupt sentences or action sequences, and more ads at “natural break points” like transitions, starting May 12 — YouTubers who prefer setting ad slots manually may risk losing revenue soon — Starting May 12th … | Jonathan Stempel / Reuters: |
A US judge says Meta must face a potential class action lawsuit claiming it prefers cheaper foreign workers over US citizen job applicants, citing Meta's stats — A federal judge on Tuesday said Meta Platforms (META.O) must face a lawsuit claiming that the Facebook and Instagram parent prefers …
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