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May 9, 2025, 10:55 AM

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Karissa Bell / Engadget:
Meta brings its Account Status feature to Threads, letting users see when the company has removed or demoted their posts or handed out other account penalties  —  Threads will finally start giving users more visibility into when their accounts are penalized for breaking its rules.
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Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg:
Senate Democrats block the Genius Act for stablecoins after Republicans rebuffed barring Trump and others from profiting off of crypto ventures while in office  —  Senate Democrats blocked stablecoin legislation backed by the digital assets industry amid a furor over President Donald Trump's extensive …
David K. Li / NBC News:
A US judged sentenced an Arizona man to the maximum 10.5 years in prison after his deceased victim gave the court an impact statement via an AI-generated video  —  The defendant got the maximum of 10½ years for the 2021 murder.  His attorney called the presentation “inflammatory,” providing grounds for appeal.
Chris Dolmetsch / Bloomberg:
A US judge sentences Celsius founder and former CEO Alex Mashinsky to 12 years in prison, after he pleaded guilty to commodities fraud and misleading investors  —  Whoop Launches Slimmer Fitness Bands With Blood Pressure, ECG Features  —  Review: The Whoop 5.0 and MG — short for medical grade …
Reinhardt Krause / Investor's Business Daily:
Cloudflare reports Q1 revenue up 27% YoY to $479.1M, vs. $469.3M est., and forecasts Q2 revenue of $500M to $501M, vs. $500.4M est.; NET jumps 5%+  —  Cloudflare (NET) stock climbed Friday after the company reported first-quarter earnings that met views while revenue topped Wall Street targets.
Jonathan Vanian / CNBC:
Pinterest reports Q1 revenue up 16% YoY to $855M, vs. $847M est., MAUs up 10% YoY to 570M, and forecasts Q2 revenue above estimates; PINS jumps 10%+  —  Pinterest shares rose 15% in extended trading Thursday after the company reported first-quarter earnings and provided better-than-expected guidance.
Michael Nuñez / VentureBeat:
Alibaba researchers detail ZeroSearch, a technique that allows LLMs to develop advanced search capabilities via simulation, claiming it cuts costs by up to 88%  —  Researchers at Alibaba Group have developed a novel approach that could dramatically reduce the cost and complexity …
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Scharon Harding / Ars Technica:
Broadcom is sending cease-and-desist letters to owners of VMware perpetual licenses with expired support contracts, to push them to buy VMware product bundles  —  Broadcom has been sending cease-and-desist letters to owners of VMware perpetual licenses with expired support contracts, Ars Technica has confirmed.

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