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April 11, 2025, 9:15 PM
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Tripp Mickle / New York Times:
Sources: Tim Cook approved a plan to double the AI chip budget for John Giannandrea's team in 2023, but CFO Luca Maestri cut the increase to less than half that  —  Even before President Trump's tariffs threatened to upend Apple's manufacturing business in China, the company's struggle …
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Meta adds Dina Powell McCormick, who served as deputy national security adviser to Trump in his first term, and Stripe CEO Patrick Collison to its board  —  Dina Powell McCormick, a prominent banking executive and former Republican official, and Stripe CEO Patrick Collison are joining Meta's board, Axios has learned.
Ellen O'Regan / Politico:
Ireland's DPC opens an investigation into how personal data in public X posts was used to train xAI's Grok, which could stoke tensions between the EU and the US  —  The investigation threatens to stoke further tensions between the EU and U.S. over tech rules.
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
OpenAI plans to retire GPT-4, launched in March 2023, from ChatGPT on April 30, to be “fully replaced” by GPT-4o; GPT-4 will remain available via OpenAI's API  —  OpenAI will soon retire GPT-4, an AI model it launched over two years ago, from ChatGPT, according to a changelog posted on Thursday.
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
A group of former OpenAI employees files an amicus brief in support of Elon Musk in his lawsuit opposing OpenAI's for-profit transition  —  A group of ex-OpenAI employees on Friday filed a proposed amicus brief in support of Elon Musk in his lawsuit against OpenAI, opposing OpenAI's planned conversion …
Erin Woo / The Information:
Source: Google cuts hundreds of employees in its platforms and devices unit, which works on Android, Pixel, and Chrome, after offering buyouts in January 2025  —  Google on Thursday laid off hundreds of employees in its platforms and devices unit, which works on Android software …
Jay Peters / The Verge:
Microsoft rolls out Recall in preview to Copilot+ PCs, after delaying the feature twice, from June 2024 and October 2024, over security and privacy concerns  —  The long-delayed feature will begin gradually rolling out to Windows Insiders. … This new rollout could indicate that Microsoft …
Sean O'Kane / TechCrunch:
Blue Water Autonomy, which says it is building a 100-ton autonomous naval ship, emerges from stealth with a $14M seed from Eclipse VC, Riot, and Impatient  —  A new ship-building startup called Blue Water Autonomy has emerged from stealth with the promise of developing captain-less naval ships.
Business Insider:
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth cuts $5.1B in IT and consulting contracts, such as with Accenture, Deloitte, and Booz Allen, calling them “wasteful spending”  —  - US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered cuts at the Pentagon including some consulting contracts.
Natalie Lung / Bloomberg:
YipitData: Waymo's robotaxis made up about 20% of rides offered by Uber in Austin in the last week of March, after launching on March 4  —  Waymo robotaxis made up about 20% of rides offered by Uber Technologies Inc. in Austin in the last week of March, underscoring how consumers have warmed …

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Bloomberg:
Sources: WBD begins exclusive talks with Netflix to sell its film and TV studios and HBO Max; Netflix is offering a $5B breakup fee if the deal isn't approved

The Guardian:
Ireland, Spain, Slovenia, and the Netherlands exit Eurovision after Israel received an all-clear to compete; the BBC and Germany's SWR plan to participate

James Faris / Business Insider:
Kalshi strikes a deal with CNBC that will integrate Kalshi's prediction data into CNBC's channel, site, and app starting in 2026, days after striking a CNN deal

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Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal:
How Nintendo is navigating tariff chaos, including shipping an estimated 1.7M Switch 2 units to the US before tariffs took effect, assembling in Vietnam, more
Reuters:
SmartScout: China-based electronics accessories maker Anker has raised prices by ~18% on a fifth of its products on Amazon, as US starts applying new tariffs

Earlier Picks

Caroline O'Donovan / Washington Post:
American small-business owners who source goods from overseas, especially from China, and sell them online, face acute uncertainty about the US tariffs' impact
Financial Times:
The EC's president says the EU won't revisit its “untouchable” rules, like the DMA, and could tax digital ad revenue, hitting Meta and Google, if US talks fail
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Apple is unlikely to move iPhone production to the US anytime soon due to a lack of facilities, skilled labor, and established supply chains like Asia's
Cristina Criddle / Financial Times:
Sources: OpenAI recently gave staff and third-party groups just days, vs. several months previously, to evaluate the risks and performance of its latest models
Charles Rollet / TechCrunch:
The DOJ charges AI shopping app Nate's ex-CEO, Albert Saniger, with fraud, alleging the app relies heavily on workers in the Philippines; Nate had raised $50M+
Andrew Liszewski / The Verge:
Razer launches Razer PC Remote Play, which streams PC games to mobile devices running Windows, iOS, iPadOS, or Android at their native resolutions
Maxwell Zeff / TechCrunch:
OpenAI rolls out a ChatGPT memory feature that references past chats for answers, starting with ChatGPT Pro and Plus subscribers, but not in the UK and the EEA
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