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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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| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
How hackers of the $1.5B Bybit crypto heist used UI manipulation of employee devices and social engineering to gain control of ETH multisig cold wallets — The cryptocurrency industry and those responsible for securing it are still in shock following Friday's heist, likely by North Korea …
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| 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 …
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| 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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| 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 … | 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 …
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| 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, DataStax, Constellation Research, The New Stack, InfoWorld, SiliconANGLE, and The Stack
| 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.
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| 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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| 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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| 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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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Sensor Tower: in 2024, TikTok, including its Chinese counterpart Douyin, became the first non-game app to reach $6B in annual in-app purchase revenue — TikTok, including its Chinese counterpart Douyin, in 2024 became the first non-game app to reach $6 billion in in-app purchase revenue in a year.
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| 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, @deedydas, @foxarmer, @deedydas, @esyudkowsky, @north0fnorth, @elonmusk, @hovinthenorth, @deedydas, and @thisbrowngeek
Forums: r/technology and Ars OpenForum
| 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 …
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| 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 … | 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.
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| Dan Milmo / The Guardian: |
Kate Bush and 1,000+ other musicians “co-write” a “silent” album to protest the UK's proposal to let AI train on their copyrighted work if they don't opt out — Recordings of empty studios represent impact on musicians of UK's plans to let AI train on their work without permission
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| 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.| Bloomberg: |
Documents and source: Indonesian agritech eFishery misrepresented financial figures for years; backers like SoftBank likely to recover under 10% of investments — - Startup's backers likely to recover under 10% of investments — Indonesian firm allegedly misrepresented financials for years
LinkedIn: Olivia Poh and Nelson Ng
| 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 …
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Forums: r/technology and Slashdot
| Ina Fried / Axios: |
Access Now: 54 countries imposed internet shutdowns at least 296 times in 2024, led by Myanmar, displacing India from the top spot for the first time since 2018 — - “As internet access becomes consistently weaponized, restricted, and precarious, we are seeing pervasive patterns … | 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 … | 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 … | 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 …
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