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Ask.com shutters, as its owner IAC “continues to sharpen its focus”; a dot-com era icon, Ask Jeeves launched in 1997, a year before Google — “As IAC continues to sharpen its focus, we have made the decision to discontinue our search business, which includes Ask.com.
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| Robert Booth / The Guardian: |
Study: OpenAI's o1 correctly diagnosed 67% of emergency room patients using electronic records and a few sentences from nurses, vs. to 50-55% for triage doctors — Researchers say results mark a ‘profound change in technology that will reshape medicine’ — From George Clooney in ER …
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| 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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| Sanya Mansoor / The Guardian: |
Maryland becomes the first US state to ban surveillance pricing in grocery stores, as other states including CO, CA, MA, IL, and NJ consider similar bills — Critics say Maryland's new law banning rapidly change product costs based on consumer data is full of carveouts| Javi West Larrañaga / Reuters: |
Amadeus IT Group, which operates the world's largest travel booking system, plans to acquire French biometrics company Idemia Public Security, for €1.2B in cash — Spanish travel technology firm Amadeus (AMA.MC) on Wednesday announced a plan to acquire French biometrics company Idemia Public Security …
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| Victor Swezey / Bloomberg: |
A Chinese court ruled that companies cannot terminate staff just to replace them with AI, following a similar ruling by another Chinese court in December 2025 — A Chinese court ruled that companies cannot terminate employees just to replace them with artificial intelligence systems …
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Investigation: Nobitex was founded by two brothers from Iran's elite Kharrazi family; the crypto exchange processed hundreds of millions beyond US sanctions — Two brothers from the elite Kharrazi family, using an alternative surname, started up Nobitex in 2018.| Olga Kharif / Bloomberg: |
Analysis: after Trump's World Liberty raised $550M from investors, tokens worth hundreds of millions in USD were privately sold in “white glove” transactions — The pitch was straightforward: Invest in the cryptocurrency venture of Donald Trump and his family … | Wall Street Journal: |
A profile of OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar, who sources say helped keep OpenAI's Microsoft deal on track and has privately suggested waiting until 2027 for an IPO — The chief financial officer is managing Sam Altman—and ambitions for one of the biggest IPOs ever. She has pulled off impossible ones before.| The Information: |
Sources: Anthropic is in early talks to buy AI inference chips from UK-based Fractile when they become available in 2027 — As Anthropic's sales explode, straining the servers it uses, the company is considering adding another source of AI server chips in addition to existing suppliers Google, Amazon and Nvidia.| The Economic Times: |
Palo Alto Networks agrees to acquire Portkey, which develops AI gateway tech to manage and secure AI agents; sources say the deal values Portkey at $120M-$140M — Cybersecurity giant Palo Alto Networks is acquiring AI infrastructure startup Portkey to bolster its defences for autonomous AI systems.| Bloomberg: |
A look at casino-style games, considered gambling in some US states, where player “whales” spend tens of thousands via IAP on Apple, Google, and Meta platforms — “please remove this game from my computer ..thank you,” read the email to a customer service representative for High 5 Casino … | 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 … | Bloomberg: |
Sources: Nigerian mobile payments service OPay is preparing for a US IPO at a $4B valuation with Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, and JPMorgan Chase advising — Opay Digital Services Ltd. is working with Citigroup Inc., Deutsche Bank AG, and JPMorgan Chase & Co. as the Nigeria-focused payments platform prepares …
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