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Bloomberg:
US v. Google: Eddy Cue says Apple is “actively looking at” revamping Safari for AI search, and that in April searches fell for the first time; GOOG dropped 7.5%  —  Apple Inc. is “actively looking at” reshaping the Safari web browser on its devices to focus on AI-powered search engines …
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Eddy Cue's disclosure of Apple's plan to shift its browser to AI systems had a clear goal of downplaying the importance of Apple's search deal with Google
OpenAI:
OpenAI hires Instacart CEO Fidji Simo as CEO of Applications, reporting to Sam Altman, who says he will remain CEO, focusing on “research, compute, and safety”  —  Sam shared this message with the company earlier today:  —  Hi everyone - I have some exciting news to share.
Fidji Simo / Instacart Corporate Blog:
Instacart CEO Fidji Simo tells employees that the new CEO will be an existing member of the management team and she will stay on as Chair of the Board  —  Instacart CEO and Chair Fidji Simo shared the email below with Instacart employees this evening.  You can read it in full here:
Takashi Mochizuki / Bloomberg:
Nintendo projects Switch 2 sales to reach 15M units for the fiscal year ending March 2026, below 16.8M est., and $2.2B annual operating profit, below est.  —  What Trump's ‘Golden Dome’ Can Learn From Israeli Air Defenses  —  An exclusive look at what Israel's upgraded air defense system can …
Andrew Webster / The Verge:
Rockstar says its new Grand Theft Auto VI trailer was “captured entirely in-game from a PlayStation 5, comprised of equal parts gameplay and cutscenes”  —  The trailer was also captured entirely in-game from a PS5. … A second trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI had a surprise drop this week …
Bloomberg:
The US Commerce Department says it will rescind the Biden-era “AI diffusion rule” that limits exports of AI chips, which was set to take effect on May 15  —  The Trump administration plans to rescind Biden-era AI chip curbs as part of a broader effort to revise semiconductor trade restrictions …
Kevin Purdy / Ars Technica:
An interview with curl project founder Daniel Stenberg, who likens “AI slop” in HackerOne submissions to a DDoS attack, echoing Seth Larson and others' concerns  —  “A threshold has been reached.  We are effectively being DDoSed.  If we could, we would charge them for this waste of our time …
More: HackerOne, Socket, and Cyber Security News
Bluesky: @campuscodi.risky.biz.  Mastodon: @Weld@infosec.exchange.  LinkedIn: Daniel Stenberg.  Forums: Slashdot and Ars OpenForum
Washington Post:
Sources: DOGE plans to build a centralized database with troves of personal information about millions of US residents, sometimes bypassing security protocols
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Anthropic launches web searches API for Claude 3.7 Sonnet, 3.5 Sonnet, and 3.5 Haiku at $10 per 1K searches, giving the models access to up-to-date information  —  Anthropic is launching a new API that allows its Claude AI models to search across the web.  Developers using it can build …
Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer:
Hackers defaced the LockBit ransomware gang's dark web affiliate panels, linking to a MySQL database dump with operational data, including 59,975 BTC addresses  —  The LockBit ransomware gang has suffered a data breach after its dark web affiliate panels were defaced and replaced with a message linking to a MySQL database dump.
Bloomberg:
Filing: Apple seeks to pause the part of the April 30 Epic v. Apple US court ruling that blocked it from charging App Store commissions on outside transactions  —  The company is appealing a federal judge's ruling last week in its long-running fight with Epic Games Inc. that the iPhone maker failed …
Washington Post:
Internal messages show how the US State Department, in conjunction with trade talks, pushed nations facing tariffs to clear regulatory hurdles for Starlink  —  Some countries have turned to the satellite internet firm in conjunction with trade talks, State Department staffers wrote.
Danny Park / The Block:
The US OCC says banks can buy and sell customers' crypto assets on their behalf and can outsource crypto custody and trade execution services to third parties  —  - The OCC clarified that national banks are permitted to execute cryptocurrency buy and sell orders on behalf of their customers.
Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch:
Netflix unveils its ChatGPT-powered search that lets users express preferences using natural phrases, rolling out this week to iOS users as an opt-in beta  —  After hinting at a new AI-powered search experience during its recent earnings call, Netflix officially unveiled the feature at its tech and product event on Wednesday.
Ben Schoon / 9to5Google:
Samsung plans to launch the Galaxy S25 Edge at a May 12 virtual event at 8pm ET, and reservations for the super-slim device are now open with a $50 credit  —  After weeks of rumors and an apparent delay, Samsung has just announced a May 12 launch event for the Galaxy S25 Edge and has opened reservations for the device.
Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch:
At Stripe Sessions, the company announced an AI foundation model for payments, plans for stablecoin-powered accounts, a recent migration with Nvidia, and more  —  Fintech giant Stripe announced Wednesday a slew of new product launches at its annual Stripe Sessions user event.
Ian King / Bloomberg:
Arm reports Q4 revenue up 34% YoY to $1.24B, vs. $1.23B est., royalty revenue up 18% to $607M, and forecasts Q1 revenue below est.; ARM drops 8%+  —  Arm Holdings Plc declined in premarket trading after giving a disappointing sales forecast for the current quarter, stoking concerns about a tariff-fueled slowdown for the chip industry.

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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
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Muyao Shen / Bloomberg:
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The Information:
Sources: Meta is once again considering facial recognition for its smart glasses and other devices, after abandoning the idea over ethical concerns in 2021
Mike Scarcella / Reuters:
A US court rejects the FTC's legal challenge to Microsoft's $69B Activision Blizzard acquisition, upholding a lower court ruling that denied an injunction
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