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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple plans to open up Siri to run any AI service via App Store apps in iOS 27, dropping ChatGPT as exclusive partner in Apple Intelligence and Siri — Apple Inc. plans to open Siri to outside artificial intelligence assistants, a major move aimed at bolstering the iPhone as an AI platform.
More: AppleInsider, Macworld, The Verge, PYMNTS.com, The Information, Thurrott, MacRumors, Reuters, 9to5Mac, Tom's Guide, PhoneArena, Digital Trends, iDrop News, Implicator.ai, Cult of Mac, The Mac Observer, and Blockonomi
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Bluesky: @harrymccracken.com, @elkmovie, and @danny.page
Forums: r/apple and MacRumors Forums
| Wall Street Journal: |
The $6M LA social media verdict is a win for the plaintiffs bar, not kids or society; parenting helps mitigate the harms and most kids don't face severe issues — The verdict against Meta and YouTube is a victory for the plaintiffs bar, not for children or society.
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| Cecilia Kang / New York Times: |
As US lawmakers struggle to pass online safety laws, LA and New Mexico juries take the lead, holding social media companies accountable for harming young users — A pair of verdicts held social media companies accountable for harming young users, highlighting a growing backlash as Congress struggles to pass legislation.
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| Reuters: |
Meta stock fell 8% on Thursday after juries in two US trials found the company failed to adequately warn or protect young users — Meta Platforms (META.O) shares dropped 7% on Thursday after two verdicts holding it liable for harm to young users sparked fears the social media giant …
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| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Apple discontinues the Mac Pro and says it has no plans to offer future Mac Pro hardware — It's the end of an era: Apple has confirmed to 9to5Mac that the Mac Pro is being discontinued. It is being removed from Apple's website as of Thursday afternoon. The “buy” page on Apple's website …
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| Valeria Wu / The Keyword: |
Google launches Gemini 3.1 Flash Live, an audio model with improved tonal understanding and lower latency for real-time dialogue, watermarked with SynthID — Our latest voice model has improved precision and lower latency to make voice interactions more fluid, natural and precise.| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
Google expands Search Live, its AI conversational search feature previously limited to the US and India, to all languages and regions where AI Mode is available — Google announced on Thursday that it's expanding its AI-powered conversational search feature, Search Live … | Financial Times: |
OpenAI shelves its erotic chatbot “indefinitely” as it refocuses on its core products, sources say after technical issues as well as staff and investor concerns — Decision follows staff and investor concerns about sexual AI content — OpenAI has shelved plans to release an erotic chatbot …
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| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Netflix raises US prices following a January 2025 hike; standard with ads rises $1 to $8.99/month; standard with no ads and premium rise $2 to $19.99 and $26.99 — Netflix, for the second time in a little over a year, is raising prices for its three plans in the U.S. The new pricing …
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| Mike Scarcella / Reuters: |
A US federal judge dismisses X's antitrust lawsuit that accused the World Federation of Advertisers and a group of major companies of illegally boycotting X — A U.S. judge on Thursday dismissed X Corp's antitrust lawsuit that accused the World Federation of Advertisers and a group …
More: BBC, Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, The Hill, Engadget, Business Insider, Benzinga, Bloomberg, and Reuters
| MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC: |
Apple expands its American Manufacturing Program, adding Bosch, Cirrus Logic, TDK, and Qnity Electronics to make components in the US for products sold globally — Apple announced a significant expansion of its American Manufacturing Program on Thursday, bringing four new partners — Bosch … | Wall Street Journal: |
Fannie Mae will accept crypto-backed mortgages for the first time; Coinbase launches a mortgage product allowing buyers to pledge bitcoin or USDC as collateral — New offering from Better Home & Finance and Coinbase allows home buyers to pledge bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies when making a down payment
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| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
X limits X Pro access to subscribers of the $40/month Premium+ plan without notifying users in advance; it was previously available in the $8/month Premium plan — Social network X is now limiting X Pro access to customers who subscribe to the X Premium+ plan, which is priced at $40 per month (or $33/month when paid annually).
More: Engadget. X: @keithsmithnba, @techau, @benvolin, @gasbuddyguy, @ohlennart, @chrisvannini, @manniefabian, @mark_scheig, @quaslacrimas, @gantosj, @culturecrave, @themaxburns, @themaxburns, @jbillinson, @kyledcheney, and @kevinobie1. Forums: MacRumors Forums
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple granted out-of-cycle bonuses worth several hundred thousand dollars to iPhone hardware designers, as OpenAI and others poach its engineers — Apple Inc. awarded rare bonuses to iPhone hardware designers this week, aiming to stem a wave of departures to AI startups like OpenAI that are building their own devices.| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
WhatsApp rolls out features and updates: an AI tool that suggests replies based on a user's conversations, the ability to touch up photos with Meta AI, and more — WhatsApp is rolling out a slew of new features and updates, including one that generates AI-powered suggested replies based on your conversations.
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| Michael J. de la Merced / New York Times: |
Defense tech startup Shield AI raised $2B at a $12.7B valuation, up from $5.3B after raising $240M in March 2025; half of its business is autonomous software — The company, which develops autonomous military technology, also plans to buy a maker of simulation software as interest in next-generation defense soars.
More: Shield AI, SiliconANGLE, TechCrunch, Washington Technology, The Next Web, Reuters, Tectonic Defense, Implicator.ai, Capital Brief, and Bloomberg
LinkedIn: Ian Winer, Aaron Berkey, and Eric Webber
| Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: |
Cohere launches Transcribe, its first voice model; the 2B-parameter, open-source speech recognition model handles tasks like notetaking and speech analysis — Enterprise AI company Cohere on Thursday launched its first voice model: Transcribe is an open source automatic speech recognition model … | Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: X let go of 20+ staffers in nontechnical roles ahead of a SpaceX IPO; X staff have been told to focus on growing revenue since xAI brought on a CRO — Redundant roles have been removed as the social-media company tries to boost profit and integrate with Musk's space-exploration company
More: Bloomberg, The Information, Reuters, Crypto Briefing, and Advanced Television
| Eliza Gkritsi / Politico: |
The European Commission opens a DSA investigation into Snap for failing to protect kids on Snapchat, including whether it does enough to assess its users' ages — Investigation comes amid growing scrutiny of the impact and liability of technology platforms towards kids.| Barbara Moens / Financial Times: |
More: European Commission, Reuters, The Economic Times, Politico, and Engadget
LinkedIn: Judit Rozsa and Eirik Eide Pettersen
| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
Wikipedia bans using AI for writing or rewriting articles on its English-language site, citing AI-written articles' tendency to violate “core content policies” — Wikipedia editors can only use AI for basic copy editing or translations. … Wikipedia will no longer allow editors to write or rewrite articles using AI.
More: 404 Media, Engadget, TechCrunch, Decrypt, PCWorld, MediaNama, and International Business Times
Bluesky: @emanuelmaiberg, @jasonkoebler, and @josephcox
Forums: r/Fauxmoi, r/technology, r/goodnews, and r/wikipedia
| Tamara Djurickovic / Tech.eu: |
Italy-based Subbyx, which builds infrastructure that lets businesses offer access-based subscriptions, raised a €30M Series A — Subbyx will use the funding to expand its subscription infrastructure platform, supporting businesses in transitioning from ownership to access-based models … | Robert Hart / The Verge: |
The European Parliament votes to ban nudify apps and delay EU AI Act deadlines, including pushing compliance for high-risk AI systems back to December 2027 — The proposals would push back looming deadlines for watermarking AI-generated content and high-risk AI systems.| Stephanie Palazzolo / The Information: |
OpenAI has surpassed $100M in annualized revenue from ChatGPT ads, has expanded to 600+ advertisers, and plans to launch self-serve advertiser access in April — OpenAI has surpassed $100 million in annualized revenue from its ChatGPT ads business, six weeks after the pilot was announced, according to a spokesperson.
| Natalie Lung / Bloomberg: |
Google releases new tools for its Gemini AI assistant that let users upload chat history and context from other AI apps, making it easier to switch from them — Google released new tools for its Gemini artificial intelligence assistant that will let users upload chat history and context from other AI apps …
More: The Verge, The Keyword, Digital Trends, and PCMag
| Sandra Erwin / SpaceNews: |
Xona, which aims to build a commercial alternative to GPS by launching a low-Earth orbit satellite constellation, raised a $170M Series C — The company is scaling up production as it looks to build a 258-satellite network to provide positioning, navigation and timing services| Vincent Chow / South China Morning Post: |
The China Computer Federation calls for a boycott of AI conference NeurIPS after organizers barred submissions from US-sanctioned companies like Huawei — Move to comply with US sanctions sparks backlash, with China's top computing body threatening to blacklist the AI conference
X: @yuliangxiu, @vshih2, @animesh_garg, @canaesseth, and @vtaohu
| Paresh Dave / Wired: |
Interviews with 37 Anduril sources detail safety concerns and project challenges at Anduril's manufacturing operations; Anduril calls the claims “inaccurate” — From drones to missiles to submarines, the $30.5 billion defense startup wants to transform how the tools of war are made.
Bluesky: @wired.com, @wired.com, and @anthonylydgate
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
ByteDance launches its Dreamina Seedance 2.0 audio and video model in its CapCut editing platform, supporting clips up to 15 seconds across six aspect ratios — OpenAI may be dialing back its efforts in the video generation market with the shutdown of its Sora app, but ByteDance … | Harry McCracken / Fast Company: |
An oral history of Apple's earliest days told by people who lived it, including Steve Wozniak, Ronald Wayne, Mike Markkula, and Liza Loop, as Apple turns 50 — Before there was an iPod, an iPhone, an iPad, or an Apple Watch—before there was a Macintosh or Apple II or even an Apple-1 …
Bluesky: @harrymccracken.com, @harrymccracken.com, @lauridonahue, and @harrymccracken.com. Mastodon: @harrymccracken@mastodon …
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