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| Matthew Gault / 404 Media: |
Framework pauses sales of its six lowest-priced laptops in the US, saying the models would sell at a loss due to the 10% tariff that went into effect on April 5 — Framework—a company that makes upgradeable and repairable laptops—has said it will pause sales on several versions …
More: Ars Technica, Neowin, XDA Developers, BetaNews, SFGATE, PCMag, Engadget, and The Verge
Bluesky: @mcmillen.dev, @josephcox, @mjgault, @dempseypaul, and @ernie.tedium.co
Forums: r/technology, Slashdot, and Ars OpenForum
| Samantha Subin / CNBC: |
More: CNBC, TechCrunch, NPR, The Hill, Investor's Business Daily, CNBC, Neowin, Yahoo Finance, HuffPost, MarketWatch, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, CNBC, CNN, Reuters, Fox Business, and Bloomberg
Bluesky: @hunterwalk.com. X: @rapidresponse47, @atrupar, @vonderleyen, @tier10k, @deitaone, @deitaone, @deitaone, @thestalwart, @thestalwart, @deanwball, @abetrade, @chuckrossdc, @byrnehobart, @chuckrossdc, @daveweigel, @mattzeitlin, @joepostingg, @deitaone, @phil_mattingly, @danpolovina, @firstadopter, @hadas_gold, @thestalwart, @unusual_whales, @thestalwart, @thestalwart, @tyler, @sarahmillerdc, @semaforben, @andrewyang, @spencerhakimian, @jackfarley96, @mattzeitlin, @cgasparino, @stockmktnewz, @thestalwart, @atrupar, @samstein, @themainewonk, @thestalwart, @alexwickham, @morningbrew, @atrupar, @danprimack, and @birdyword. LinkedIn: Michael Christiansen
| Vlad Savov / Bloomberg: |
More: JPMorganChase, Popular Information, BBC, BBC, CNBC, TheStreet, CNN, Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, and Financial Times
Bluesky: @carlquintanilla and @lesliepicker
X: @djcows, @trump_repost, @djcows, @dougboneparth, @mrmbrown, @henrysgao, @mattbruenig, @wsteaks, @jyarow, @isabelletanlee, @gurgavin, @alexwickham, @thetranscript_, @levie, @divestech, @birdyword, @bobeunlimited, @asvanevik, and @sonalibasak. LinkedIn: Brett Hickey
| Ben Berkowitz / Axios: |
| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Meta VP of Generative AI Ahmad Al-Dahle denies a rumor that the company trained Llama 4 Maverick and Scout on test sets, saying that Meta “would never do that” — A Meta exec on Monday denied a rumor that the company trained its new AI models to present well on specific benchmarks while concealing the models' weaknesses.
More: TechCrunch, Marcus on AI, Hugging Face, Euronews, Analytics India Magazine, Android Central, Neowin, CNET, Tony Peng on Substack, The Decoder, TechRepublic, InfoQ, Android Headlines, Interconnects, Shelly Palmer, and KnowTechie
Bluesky: @quinnypig.com. X: @ahmad_al_dahle, @paulgauthier, @thexeophon, @artificialanlys, @suchenzang, @zimmskal, @chasebrowe32432, @yuchenj_uw, @emollick, @suchenzang, @suchenzang, @techdevnotes, @minchoi, @yacinemtb, @chris_j_paxton, @vibagor44145276, @abcampbell, @natolambert, @kimmonismus, @natolambert, @kimmonismus, @ylecun, @omarsar0, @eliza_luth, @burkov, @wzhao_nlp, @natolambert, @joshclemm, @hu_yifei, and @natolambert
Forums: r/LocalLLaMA, r/LocalLLaMA, r/LocalLLaMA, and r/LocalLLaMA
| Kylie Robison / The Verge: |
LMArena says it is updating its leaderboard rules after Meta secured the second spot with a Llama 4 Maverick version Meta noted in fine print was not public — With Llama 4, Meta fudged benchmarks to appear as though its new AI model is better than the competition.
More: Platformer and VentureBeat
Bluesky: @prietschka and @kylierobison.com
X: @lmarena_ai, @ph_singer, @casper_hansen_, @mikeisaac, @kyliebytes, @alexeheath, @nrehiew_, @kyliebytes, @tomwarren, and @vikhyatk
Forums: r/LocalLLaMA and r/OpenAI
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Apple plans to send more iPhones to the US from India to offset the China tariffs, but the situation is too uncertain to upend supply chain investments — Apple plans to send more iPhones to the U.S. from India to offset the high cost of China tariffs, people familiar with the matter said.
More: TechCrunch, Bloomberg, Moneycontrol, Fast Company, Benzinga, Business Standard, Sherwood News, Tech in Asia, PYMNTS.com, Digital Trends, iClarified, Yahoo Finance, New York Post, Quartz, Livemint, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, Seeking Alpha, AppleInsider, MacRumors, Daily Mail, 9to5Mac, Cult of Mac, Business Today, The Motley Fool Australia, Reuters, and The Economic Times
Forums: r/technology and MacRumors Forums
| Bloomberg: |
Apple Store employees say the past few days have felt like the busy holiday season, as the threat of tariffs and potential price hikes sparked a shopping frenzy — - Store sales were higher this past weekend than in prior years — Employees say the frenzy has felt like holiday shopping season| Times of India: |
More: 9to5Mac, TechNode, Moneycontrol, The Information, ZeroHedge News, WebProNews, iPhone in Canada Blog, PCMag, AppleInsider, India Dispatch, Tech in Asia, and The Economic Times
Bluesky: @chancemiller.me and @raaleh
X: @stillgray, @edludlow, @patrickmoorhead, and @markgurman
| Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
Memo: Shopify CEO Tobi Lutke says using AI is now a “fundamental expectation” and that teams asking for more resources must first show why AI can't do the job — Shopify CEO Tobi Lutke is changing his company's approach to hiring in the age of artificial intelligence.
More: The Verge, Wall Street Journal, TechCrunch, Benzinga, Business Insider, Inc, PYMNTS.com, The Information, BetaKit, Fast Company, and Canadian Press
Bluesky: @milesmcbain, @aaronrosspowell.com, @kateviolette.com, @grimalkina, @quinnypig.com, and @jesseltaylor
Mastodon: @jaredwhite@indieweb.social and @glennsorrentino …
X: @tobi, @tobi, @scott_ginebaugh, @dannpetty, @clairevo, @malinvested, @nikunj, @wahjoeni, @krismicinski, @ridd_design, @gerstenzang, @garrytan, @zhuinden, @tikhonjelvis, @harleyf, @jpatel41, @celispj, @cmuratori, @awesomekling, @darrinhenein, @gabhubert, @gregisenberg, @kevinweil, @burkov, @hkanji, @bobbyong, and @aravsrinivas
Forums: Hacker News, r/antiwork, r/singularity, r/Economics, and r/technology
| Jaspreet Singh / Reuters: |
Broadcom announces a new share buyback program of up to $10B, set to run through the end of 2025; AVGO jumps 3%+ after hours, after closing up 5.37% on April 7 — Broadcom (AVGO.O) said on Monday it was launching a new share buyback program of up to $10 billion through December 31.
More: Broadcom Inc., Bloomberg, Benzinga, Yahoo Finance, and Reuters
| Bloomberg: |
Publishers say site traffic has plummeted since Google rolled out AI Overviews; sources say Google acknowledged the drop in an October 2024 publisher meeting — In March 2024, website owner Morgan McBride was posing for photos in her half-renovated kitchen for a Google ad celebrating the ways … | Vallari Srivastava / Reuters: |
Infineon agrees to acquire Marvell's Automotive Ethernet business, expected to generate $225M to $250M in 2025 revenue, for ~$2.5B in cash, set to close in 2025 — German chipmaker Infineon Technologies (IFXGn.DE) said on Monday it would buy Marvell Technology's (MRVL.O) …
More: Bloomberg, Verdict, Tech in Asia, Infineon Technologies, Marvell Technology, and Pulse 2.0. X: @infineon
| Ryan Whitwam / Ars Technica: |
Google rolls out Search's AI Mode feature to millions more Labs users in the US with multimodal capabilities, letting users ask complex questions about pictures — Google started cramming AI features into search in 2024, but last month marked an escalation.
More: The Keyword, The Hindu, Business Standard, TechRadar, SiliconANGLE, Android Central, Ubergizmo, The Verge, Neowin, Thurrott, BetaNews, PCMag, AndroidGuys, Android Police, Phandroid, Search Engine Journal, ZDNET, Engadget, Search Engine Land, TechCrunch, Android Faithful, Droid Life, and 9to5Google
| David Shepardson / Reuters: |
Memo: the White House orders federal agencies to name chief AI officers and expand their use of AI, rescinding Biden-era orders intended to place AI safeguards — The White House said on Monday it is ordering federal agencies to name chief AI officers and develop strategies for an expansion …
More: Tech in Asia and PYMNTS.com
| Eliza Strickland / IEEE Spectrum: |
A look at the state of AI in 2025 across training and inference costs, carbon footprint, investment activity, bills proposed in the US, and more — Stanford's AI Index tracks performance, investment, public opinion, and more — If you read the news about AI, you may feel bombarded with conflicting messages: AI is booming.
More: VentureBeat
| Will Knight / Wired: |
More: Stanford HAI, Axios, Nature, Tech Brew, and SiliconANGLE
Forums: r/artificial, r/technews, r/technews, and Slashdot
| Nico Grant / New York Times: |
Memo: Google tells staff they can discuss the US DOJ's antitrust case, rescinding an earlier command, as part of a settlement with the Alphabet Workers Union — The Silicon Valley giant had ordered employees to stay silent on the landmark case before reaching a settlement with a workers' union over the issue.| Logan Plant / IGN: |
Q&A with Nintendo of America VP of Product Bill Trinen on pricing first-party games like Mario Kart World at $80, Joy-Con 2 and using it as a mouse, and more — On price, mouse controls, and a lot more. … Nintendo has finally pulled back the curtain on Nintendo Switch 2 …
More: IGN, Nintendo Life, Polygon, Nintendo Life, Kotaku, Gamereactor UK, Game Rant, 80 Level, Ars Technica, Press Start, CNET, GamesRadar, VICE, The Verge, BGR, Screen Rant, Pocket-lint, Digital Trends, Metro.co.uk, GoNintendo, GameSpot, TheGamer, Tom's Guide, Engadget, My Nintendo News, Tech4Gamers, and Gameranx
Bluesky: @stealth40k, @megannicolett, @stealth40k, and @loganjplant
Forums: r/technology, r/mariokart, r/NintendoSwitch2, r/PiratedGames, r/Games, and r/Mario
| Megan Farokhmanesh / Wired: |
More: The Verge, Washington Post, CNBC, Benzinga, TheGamer, NPR, Business Insider, GamesRadar, How-To Geek, Game Informer, KnowTechie, TechSpot, Tom's Guide, Wired, Thurrott, The Shortcut, Gamereactor UK, Game Developer, TechCrunch, Comic Book, Forbes, Video Games Chronicle, CNBC, GoNintendo, My Nintendo News, and Eurogamer.net
Bluesky: @knoebel, @tomwarren.co.uk, @mims, @ericajoy.astrel.la, @danny.page, @megannicolett, @mgsiegler.com, and @andrewrweb
X: @genki_jpn, @ballmatthew, @wario64, @stealth40k, @stealth40k, @genepark, @charlieintel, and @kylebrussell
Forums: r/nintendo, r/technology, r/TwoBestFriendsPlay, r/NintendoSwitch2, r/Switch, r/videogames, and r/Switch
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