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Sources: Intel and TSMC have reached a preliminary agreement for a joint venture to operate Intel's chipmaking facilities, with TSMC taking a 20% stake — Intel's financial crisis may be over—with support from its biggest rival. — Executives from Intel and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing … | Kif Leswing / CNBC: |
Tech stocks fall after President Trump announced new global tariffs: Amazon closed down 9%, Meta 9%, Nvidia 7.8%, Alphabet 3.9%, and Microsoft 2.4% — Apple slid more than 6% in late trading Wednesday and led a broader decline in tech stocks after President Donald Trump announced new tariffs of between 10% and 49% on imported goods.
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Bluesky: @carnage4life. X: @jamessurowiecki, @saylor, @billackman, @mikeisaac, @mikeisaac, @brewmarkets, @cobie, @lhsummers, @typesfast, @rapidresponse47, @cobie, @levie, @rabois, @micah_erfan, @mhdempsey, @balajis, @levie, @jtlonsdale, @sullyomarr, @thestalwart, @benbajarin, @mystephanomics, @typesfast, @atrupar, @trumpdailyposts, @thestalwart, @ramit, @armanddoma, @typesfast, @rapidresponse47, @saikatc, @buccocapital, @rapidresponse47, @rapidresponse47, @rapidresponse47, @gopmajoritywhip, @secscottbessent, @sec_noem, @speakerjohnson, @repbrianbabin, @rapidresponse47, @ustraderep, @howardlutnick, @reprileymoore, @secretaryburgum, @rapidresponse47, @palmerluckey, @rapidresponse47, @lhsummers, @lhsummers, @alecstapp, @jamesrbuk, @alecstapp, @jbarro, @dandrezner, @thestalwart, @thestalwart, @d_a_irwin, @cliffordasness, @thestalwart, @esaagar, @dampedspring, @atabarrok, @deanwball, @stavridisj, @dkthomp, @elerianm, @justinwolfers, @justinwolfers, @brazilbrian, @typesfast, @maxwinebach, @jasonfurman, @frances_coppola, @macaesbruno, @ivanwerning, @dkthomp, @ivanwerning, @natesilver538, @adamscochran, @ivanwerning, and @jbulltard1. LinkedIn: Jamie Tronnes
Forums: r/myanmar, r/technology, r/LinusTechTips, r/Libertarian, r/pcmasterrace, r/investimentos, r/politics, r/politics, r/China_irl, r/StockMarket, r/Economics, r/unusual_whales, r/stocks, r/DHgateVip, r/wallstreetbets, r/Semiconductors, r/WildRoseCountry, r/OnerActive, r/Aliexpress, r/RepsneakersDogs, r/onguardforthee, r/trump, and r/Aliexpress
| Tripp Mickle / New York Times: |
Apple shares drop 9.3% after President Trump announced new tariffs, including 46% on Vietnam and 26% on India, where Apple has been moving production from China — The iPhone maker spent years trying to move production of some products out of China to avoid tariffs. But now that may not matter.
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Bluesky: @katie-drummond, @evystadium, and @tonyalbrecht
X: @mingchikuo, @oalexanderdk, @solomonmissouri, @paulg, @stockmktnewz, @thestalwart, @markgurman, @obrien, @tailosivetech, @rogerentner, @rogerentner, and @markgurman. LinkedIn: Lauren Goode
Forums: r/technology, r/apple, r/geopolitics, and MacRumors Forums
| Dominic Preston / The Verge: |
More: Techdirt, Gizmodo, Financial Times, Ars Technica, 9News, Tax Foundation, New Republic, Futurism, Benzinga, Brad DeLong's Grasping Reality, WinBuzzer, The Stranger, CNBC, FlowingData, and Fortune
Bluesky: @stevequick, @xiane, @jakelahut.writes.news, @fluffybottomedboy, @blackballer, @michaelmartinez.co, @jbakcoleman, @dude.computer, @mgearsolidarity, @lama-j, @seaks, @hongpong, @meanmeanie, and @sanktmaxtci
Mastodon: @ZhiZhu@newsie.social and @PaulSchleifer@mastodonapp.uk
X: @krishnanrohit, @geiger_capital, @lhsummers, @drewpavlou, @bennpeifert, @drewpavlou, @theomniliberal, @d_boeckner, @brendan_duke, @kushdesai47, and @jyarow
Forums: r/ArtificialInteligence, r/NewsOfTheStupid, r/technology, r/artificial, r/politics, r/politics, and r/europe
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Bluesky: @robertscotthorton and @jessefelder
X: @teroterotero and @fromedome
| Spencer Soper / Bloomberg: |
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X: @aaronandml, @aaronandml, @senbillcassidy, @senbillcassidy, @dominicjpino, @typesfast, and @nic__carter. LinkedIn: Deniz Yarnell. Forums: r/TemuThings
| Adam Satariano / New York Times: |
Sources: the EU is preparing penalties against X for breaking the DSA, including demands for product changes and a fine that a source says could surpass $1B — European regulators are considering fining X more than $1 billion, after weighing the risks of further antagonizing Mr. Musk and President Trump.
Bluesky: @originalsp.in and @bobbyallyn. Mastodon: @Vittoria@mastodon.social
Forums: r/worldnews, r/news, and r/moderatepolitics
| Ryan Weeks / Bloomberg: |
President Trump's tariffs are set to disrupt the Bitcoin mining sector, as many of the largest miners are based in the US and the supply chain is rooted in Asia — Lauren Lin is in a hurry. She has less than 48 hours to ship about 5,600 Bitcoin mining machines from Thailand to the US …
More: The Verge, Blockworks, Tom's Hardware, Decrypt, CNBC, USA Today, Protos, Fierce Network, Cult of Mac, and Cointelegraph
| Tanaya Macheel / CNBC: |
Bitcoin fell ~5% to ~$81K, ether dropped 7%, and Solana fell 13% after President Trump unveiled new tariffs; Coinbase's and MicroStrategy's shares are down 6%+ — Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies were under pressure Thursday after President Donald Trump's big tariffs reveal jolted the stock market.
More: Watcher Guru, NewsBTC, The Crypto Basic, Bitcoin Insider, Decrypt, NBC News, and CoinDesk
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Microsoft has halted talks for, or delayed development of, data center projects in Indonesia, the UK, Australia, Illinois, North Dakota, and Wisconsin — The software company has recently halted talks for, or delayed development of, sites in Indonesia, the UK, Australia, Illinois …
More: Engadget, TechCrunch, Livemint, The Decoder, Futurism, ZeroHedge News, Quartz, CNBC, WinBuzzer, Sherwood News, crypto.news, Cryptopolitan, and The Ankler
X: @brodyford_, @jaguaranalytics, and @mackhawk
Forums: r/wallstreetbets and r/technology
| Jake Bleiberg / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Oracle told some clients this week that hackers stole old login credentials, the second breach that Oracle acknowledged to clients in the past month — - FBI investigating the breach, software company told clients — Oracle informed health-care customers of separate March hack
More: BleepingComputer, CRN, iTnews, CybelAngel, InfoRiskToday.com, CyberInsider, Forbes, and CSO
| Matthias Bastian / The Decoder: |
Google DeepMind outlines its approach to AGI safety in four key areas of risk: misuse, misalignment, mistakes, and structural risks, focusing on the first two — Google Deepmind has published a comprehensive strategy paper detailing its approach to developing safe artificial general intelligence (AGI).
More: Google DeepMind, TechCrunch, Axios, Ars Technica, Android Headlines, InfoRiskToday.com, WinBuzzer, arXiv.org, The Keyword, and Search Engine Journal
Bluesky: @blackamazon. X: @googledeepmind, @patloeber, @kimmonismus, @akshitjindal01, @s_oheigeartaigh, @neelnanda5, @emollick, @rohinmshah, @kimmonismus, and @newsfromgoogle. LinkedIn: Saeed Al Dhaheri
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Nvidia says its custom processor for Nintendo's Switch 2 has “dedicated RT Cores and Tensor Cores,” enabling DLSS support and real-time ray tracing on Switch 2 — Nintendo hasn't revealed the full Switch 2 specs, but Nvidia is providing a few more details about the power of this new console.
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Forums: r/NintendoSwitch and r/nintendo
| Umar Shakir / The Verge: |
Microsoft releases its $350 enterprise Windows 365 Link mini PC in the US, Canada, the UK, Germany, and other countries, after unveiling it in November 2024 — The $350 thin client-like device lets you connect to a Windows machine running on the cloud.| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
Amazon is testing a Buy for Me button powered by agentic AI that will let users purchase products from third-party websites without leaving Amazon's app — Amazon wants to use agentic AI to provide third-party websites with your payment information and shipping details.| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
OpenAI says 130M+ ChatGPT users have generated 700M+ images since the feature's March 25 launch, and India is now the fastest-growing ChatGPT market — OpenAI's new image-generation feature is on track to be one of the company's most popular product launches ever.
More: Techstrong.ai, The Economic Times, MakeUseOf, and The Decoder
Bluesky: @xenago. X: @bradlightcap, @cybersphere_ai, @kevinweil, @romainhuet, @joshuakushner, and @gdb
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
A researcher says changes in X's web app show X plans to let Verified Organizations bid on abandoned X handles with prices ranging from $10,000 to $500,000+ — X's plan to boost revenue by selling off dormant usernames on its service is starting to shape up.| Jessica Testa / New York Times: |
Spotify debuts new ad tools, including an AI tool in the US and Canada that generates scripts and voiceovers, and pitches itself to advertisers as “nutritional” — After finally achieving profitability, the streaming platform wants to be a healthy alternative to “doom scrolling.”| Taylor Lorenz / User Mag: |
YouTube quietly removed “gender identity” from its hate speech policy after Trump took office; Google says enforcement of the policy remains unchanged — TariffTokers, Gen Z's ‘it couple’, Easter potatoes, anti-MAGA hats, Zuck's D.C. mansion, Amazon's TikTok bid, Silicon Valley's cupid …
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| Bloomberg: |
AI video startup Runway raised $308M led by General Atlantic, sources say at a $3B+ valuation, and plans to hire more filmmakers, screenwriters, and others — The deal, which is set to be announced Thursday, pushes Runway's value to just over $3 billion, according to people familiar …
More: Forbes, Reuters, SiliconANGLE, Runway, PYMNTS.com, Crunchbase News, Deadline, and Variety
| Andrew Webster / The Verge: |
Nintendo Switch 2 hands-on: larger than the Switch but not uncomfortable, flagship games show off the system well, and the Joy-Con's mouse-like mode is precise — The value proposition of the Nintendo Switch 2 may seem pretty clear, but it's much more obvious when you use one.
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