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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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| 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 … | 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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| 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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Forums: Hacker News, r/Ubuntu, r/technology, Lobsters, and Ars OpenForum
| 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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Forums: r/BetterOffline, r/China, and r/technology
| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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 … | 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” … | Lauren Thomas / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: GameStop is preparing to make an offer for eBay after quietly building a stake; GameStop had a market cap of ~$11B as of May 1, while eBay had ~$45B — Retailer's CEO Ryan Cohen has been eyeing a major deal, in part to clinch a huge payday — GameStop is preparing to make an offer for eBay …
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Forums: r/Spielstopp, r/Superstonk, r/gaming, r/technology, r/wallstreetbets, r/gamecollecting, r/GME, and r/kindafunny
| New York Times: |
Ripple Labs investor and exec Chris Larsen plans to spend $3.5M to help Alex Bores, a NY congressional candidate at the center of a proxy war over AI regulation — Chris Larsen, who hails from California, plans to spend $3.5 million to help Alex Bores, a New York congressional candidate … | 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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| Allie Garfinkle / Fortune: |
Avoca, whose AI agents let physical services businesses handle inbound calls and dispatch, raised $125M+ across seed, Series A, and Series B at a $1B valuation — Tyson Chen and Apurva Shrivastava were chasing restaurants when they found an HVAC company. — The two engineers had first met … Sponsor Posts
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