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| Katrina Manson / Bloomberg: |
The DOD strikes deals with AWS, Microsoft, Nvidia, Oracle, and Reflection AI to use their AI tools on classified military networks “for lawful operational use” — The Pentagon has struck agreements with more technology companies for expanded use of advanced artificial intelligence tools …
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| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
Apple has stopped offering a 256GB storage option for the Mac mini globally; Mac mini now starts at 512GB for $799 in the US — Apple this week stopped offering a 256GB storage option for the Mac mini worldwide. As a result, the desktop computer now has a higher starting price.
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| Jonathan Greig / The Record: |
A bug in popular cPanel, WHM, and WP Squared software has reportedly been exploited since Feb.; CISA it gives a 9.8 CVSS score, tells agencies to patch by May 3 — Federal agencies have until May 3 to resolve a security issue impacting a critical system for server and website management.
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Meta acquires Assured Robot Intelligence, a startup developing AI models for robots; Assured Robot Intelligence's team will join Meta Superintelligence Labs — Meta Platforms Inc. has acquired Assured Robot Intelligence, a startup developing artificial intelligence models for robots … | Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Servers operated by Ubuntu and its parent company Canonical have been down for more than a day, following a “sustained, cross-border attack” — Servers operated by Ubuntu and its parent company Canonical were knocked offline on Thursday morning and have remained down ever since …
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| Jessica Lyons / The Register: |
Experts say supply chain attacks compromised SAP and Intercom npm packages, plus the PyPI package Lightning, in a campaign that calls itself Mini Shai-Hulud — The wave of supply chain attacks aimed at security and developer tools has washed up more victims, namely SAP and Intercom npm packages, plus the lightning PyPI package.
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| Taylor Lorenz / Wired: |
How influencers boosting US-based AI and opposing Chinese AI are paid with money tied to Leading the Future, funded by execs from OpenAI, Palantir, a16z, others — Build American AI, a nonprofit linked to a super PAC bankrolled by executives at OpenAI and Andreessen Horowitz …
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| Carl Franzen / VentureBeat: |
xAI launches Grok 4.3, featuring “always-on reasoning”, 1M token context window, and low API pricing, and releases a voice cloning suite called Custom Voices — While Elon Musk faces off against his former colleague and OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman in court, Musk's rival firm xAI …
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| Aarian Marshall / Wired: |
Waymo says it is continuing to “refine” its system preventing kids under 18 from riding alone, after adult riders reported new age-verification checks — As adult riders report new age-verification checks, the self-driving car company says it's continuing to “refine” … | Lisa Richwine / Reuters: |
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences issues new rules saying acting and writing must be performed by humans and not AI to be eligible for Oscars — Academy Awards organizers issued new rules on Friday to clarify that acting and writing must be performed by humans … | Bloomberg: |
Sources: Cerebras is seeking to raise as much as $4B in its IPO and is targeting a valuation of about $40B — Cerebras Systems Inc. is seeking to raise as much as $4 billion in its initial public offering, according to people familiar with the matter, as demand for the artificial intelligence chipmaker …
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| Ashley Carman / Bloomberg: |
“Podslop” is flooding listening platforms like Spotify; Podcast Index: of ~11K new podcast feeds in a recent 9-day span, ~39% were likely for AI content shows — Over the past nine days, 39% of new podcasts were likely AI-generated, according to the Podcast Index. — Welcome back to Soundbite.| Pierluigi Paganini / Security Affairs: |
The FBI warns of rising cyber cargo theft, where attackers hack freight brokers' accounts and dupe carriers; 2025 cargo theft losses in N. America rose 60% YoY — The FBI warns of rising cyber cargo theft, with hackers targeting brokers and carriers. Experts say digital attacks are replacing traditional cargo theft.| Sam Tobin / Reuters: |
A UK court orders Samsung to pay ZTE $392M for patents needed to enable phone network access; Samsung faces similar suits from ZTE in China, Germany, and Brazil — Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) must pay a $392 million lump sum for a licence to use ZTE's (000063.SZ) patents for mobile phones …
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| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Tim Cook says that the Mac Studio and the Mac mini, which many are buying for AI and agentic tools, “may take several months to reach supply demand balance” — During today's earnings call for the second fiscal quarter of 2026, Apple CEO Tim Cook said that the Mac mini and Mac Studio …
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Forums: Hacker News, r/TechHardware, and MacRumors Forums
| Michael Acton / Financial Times: |
| Wired: |
Musk v. Altman: OpenAI lawyers claim Shivon Zilis, a longtime Musk employee and mother to four of his children, acted as a covert liaison between him and OpenAI — Messages presented at trial reveal how Zilis, the mother of four of Musk's children, acted as an intermediary between him and OpenAI.| Wired: |
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