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| David Pierce / The Verge: |
Apple updates the $599+ 11-inch and $799+ 13-inch iPad Air with M3, in four colors, and debuts a $269+ Magic Keyboard with function keys and a larger trackpad — Only a year after the last Air, Apple is updating the middle of its tablet lineup once again. … The iPad Air is a tricky tablet.
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| Hartley Charlton / MacRumors: |
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| Hugh Son / CNBC: |
The US CFPB drops its lawsuit against Zelle operator EWS, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo, after suing them in December over fraud allegations — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Tuesday dismissed its lawsuit against the operator of the Zelle payments network …
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| Financial Times: |
Sources: Apple filed a complaint to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal over the UK's demand for a backdoor to access users' encrypted data, even of non-UK users — iPhone maker has filed a complaint to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal over demand to access encrypted data
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| Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: |
Google unveils AI-based Scam Detection in Google Messages in English, Android features like live location sharing in the Find My app, and new Pixel features — There are new features for Android and Pixel phones, including live location sharing in the Find My app.
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| Greg Bensinger / Reuters: |
Internal email: Amazon has formed a new group focused on agentic AI, led by AWS executive Swami Sivasubramanian, who will report directly to AWS CEO Matt Garman — Amazon.com (AMZN.O) has formed a new group focused on agentic artificial intelligence, according to an internal email viewed by Reuters on Tuesday.
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| Eugene Kim / Business Insider: |
Source: Amazon is building a “hybrid reasoning” AI model, slated for a June 2025 launch under the Nova brand, hoping it can be more price-efficient than rivals — - Amazon plans to launch a new AI model with advanced reasoning capabilities. — The model aims to offer hybrid reasoning …
More: TechCrunch, WinBuzzer, Watcher Guru, and The Indian Express
| Malathi Nayak / Bloomberg: |
A US judge denies Elon Musk's request for an injunction that would pause OpenAI's restructuring to a for-profit, saying he failed to meet the burden of proof — Elon Musk failed to halt Sam Altman from restructuring OpenAI while he pursues claims that the startup has run afoul of antitrust laws …
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| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
OpenAI unveils NextGenAI, a consortium of research institutions including Harvard, MIT, and Oxford, and commits $50M in compute, API access, and research grants — OpenAI on Monday announced a consortium, NextGenAI, focused on supporting AI-assisted research at top universities.| The Information: |
Source: CoreWeave is in talks to acquire Weights & Biases, whose tools help developers build AI apps, for ~$1.7B; Weights & Biases was valued at $1.25B in 2023 — CoreWeave, which provides cloud servers to large companies developing artificial intelligence, is in talks to acquire Weights & Biases … | Patience Haggin / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: US Commerce Dept. plans changes to Biden's $42.5B broadband grant program, to let states award more funds to satellite-internet providers like Starlink — Agency plans changes that will make Elon Musk's satellite-internet service eligible for more rural broadband funding
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Ilya Sutskever told associates that he isn't developing advanced AI using the methods used at OpenAI and has identified a “different mountain to climb” — Safe Superintelligence has become one of the most valuable companies in tech thanks to the reputation of former OpenAI researcher Ilya Sutskever| Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: |
Uber launches Waymo rides in Austin, where Waymo operates within 37 square miles including Hyde Park and Downtown; in August 2024, Waymo had ~700 vehicles total — Residents of the Texas capital can now hail a driverless Waymo vehicle — as long as they're within the 37-square-mile service area.
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| Andrew Cunningham / Ars Technica: |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 review: great at 1440p but barely faster than the 4070 Super, not “4090 performance at $549”, and disproportionately high power usage — It's not all bad news, but in a lot of ways this is barely an upgrade. — “4090 performance at $549.”
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Forums: r/technology, r/nvidia, r/pcmasterrace, and Ars OpenForum
| Corbin Bolies / The Daily Beast: |
The Los Angeles Times removes its AI-powered “Insights” feature from a column after the tool tried to defend the Ku Klux Klan, just a day after its debut — An AI-generated summary tried to offer “different views” on the hate group.
More: Pivot to AI, The Wrap, SFGATE, and Futurism
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Forums: r/technology and r/LosAngeles
| Kamila Wojciechowska / Android Authority: |
Source: Google plans to launch its rumored “Pixie” AI assistant on the Pixel 10 as “Pixel Sense”, using data from Google apps to provide contextual suggestions — Google might finally be realizing its vision of truly smart contextual assistant. — • — •
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Forums: r/Android, r/Bard, r/GooglePixel, and Ars OpenForum
| Samantha Subin / CNBC: |
CrowdStrike reports Q4 revenue up 25% YoY to $1.06B, vs. $1.03B est., a $92.3M net loss, and issues disappointing earnings guidance; CRWD drops 8%+ after hours — Crowdstrike shares dropped nearly 9% in extended trading on Tuesday after the cybersecurity software provider issued disappointing earnings guidance.| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Google representatives asked DOJ officials in a meeting last week to back away from a push to break up the company, citing national security concerns — Google is urging officials at President Donald Trump's Justice Department to back away from a push to break up the search engine company … | Emma Roth / The Verge: |
YouTube will tighten gambling content rules, including prohibiting creators from verbally referring to gambling services not approved by Google, from March 19 — It may also restrict online gambling content for users under 18. … YouTube is tightening its policies on gambling content.
More: Android Police, Android Headlines, Social Media Today, Search Engine Land, Barrett Media, and CNN. Forums: r/technology
| Bloomberg: |
Source: ByteDance plans to buy back US employee stock at ~$189.90 per share, up from ~$181 in a similar proposal in 2024, putting ByteDance's valuation at $312B — - That's up from just six months ago as Chinese tech stocks rise — ByteDance still fighting to keep TikTok operational in the US
More: Reuters
| Ming-Chi Kuo: |
TSMC's US deal is a win-win; dropping one advanced node fab protects TSMC's interests, while an advanced packaging plant and R&D center helps the US' chip push — TSMC's newly announced US investment plan, unveiled on March 4, 2025, differs from the original by adding $100 billion …
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