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| Prakhar Khanna / ZDNET: |
Google has worked with Meta to improve Instagram on Android, adding Ultra HDR support and more, and with Apple to overhaul the iOS-to-Android transfer process — ZDNET key takeaways — Google partnered with Meta and Apple to improve Android. — Adobe Premiere is launching on Android soon.
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X: @backlon and @mishaalrahman
| Kyle Kucharski / ZDNET: |
Google unveils Googlebook, its new laptop lineup featuring a unified OS merging ChromeOS and Android, with devices from Dell, HP, and others coming this fall — ZDNET's key takeaways — Googlebook is a new device line coming this fall. — It merges Android and ChromeOS for smoother phone-to-laptop use.
More: The Verge, VideoCardz.com, 9to5Google, 9to5Google, Wired, Ars Technica, OSnews, HotHardware, The Next Web, The Gadgeteer, Phandroid, Mercury News, Crypto Briefing, BGR, Android Central, Business Today, Neowin, CGMagazine, PCMag, Tom's Guide, TechRadar, Engadget, Tom's Hardware, Thurrott, Chrome Unboxed, Axios, Trusted Reviews, TechEBlog, Moneycontrol, PCWorld, The Tech Portal, Digital Trends, The Indian Express, CNET, TechCrunch, How-To Geek, Droid Life, and Forbes
X: @caro_milanesi, @bdsams, @patrickmoorhead, @nexusben, @stshank, @anshelsag, @mweinbach, @forgebitz, @mweinbach, @google, @ssamat, @elkelk, and @mweinbach. LinkedIn: Mat Velloso. Bluesky: @taumuyi
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Google announces Pause Point, an Android 17 feature that forces a mandatory 10-second pause before opening any app a user has labeled as a distraction — An anti-doomscrolling feature is now built into Android. (Yes, things have gotten that bad.) — On Tuesday, Google announced Pause Point …
More: The Keyword, iClarified, Neowin, Android Central, AndroidGuys, 9to5Google, WeRSM, The Verge, PhoneArena, Digital Trends, and ZDNET
| Google DeepMind: |
Google DeepMind details a Gemini-powered mouse pointer that understands what it is pointing at, allowing users to perform tasks without using text-heavy prompts — We are developing more seamless, intuitive ways to collaborate with AI — The mouse pointer has been a constant companion …
More: The Keyword, 9to5Google, Google DeepMind on YouTube, Digital Trends, MakeUseOf, Android Central, ZDNET, Thurrott, and Android Central
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| Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: |
Google unveils a “full bleed” Android Auto design that fills unconventionally shaped screens like in the BMW Neue Klasse, plans to add YouTube video streaming — The phone projection system will now completely fill unconventionally shaped screens, in addition to a variety of other improvements.| Allison Johnson / The Verge: |
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X: @durvidimel, @laparisa, @seangchau, @sundarpichai, @ssamat, and @mkbhd
| Bloomberg: |
Musk v. Altman: Altman testified that in 2017 Musk demanded complete control of a proposed OpenAI for-profit arm, musing that he would pass it to his children — OpenAI's Sam Altman testified that he was “extremely uncomfortable” with Elon Musk's insistence that he have complete control …
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| Business Insider: |
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Anthropic is in early talks to raise at least $30B at a $900B+ valuation; the round is expected to close as soon as the end of this month — Anthropic PBC is in early talks with investors to raise at least $30 billion in fresh financing, according to people familiar with the matter …
More: New York Times
| Bloomberg: |
eBay rejects GameStop's $56B takeover offer, saying the unsolicited bid is “neither credible nor attractive”, in a letter from eBay Chairman Paul Pressler — EBay Inc. rejected a $56 billion takeover offer from GameStop Corp. Chief Executive Officer Ryan Cohen …
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X: @mtslive, @jessetinsley, @rampcapitalllc, @jamessurowiecki, @thegoblinnn, @yahoofinance, @compound248, and @morningbrew. LinkedIn: Dylan Jones
Forums: Hacker News, r/TwoBestFriendsPlay, r/PokeInvesting, and r/wallstreetbets
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Jensen Huang was not invited to travel with President Trump on his China trip, a potential setback to Nvidia; Huang expressed his willingness to join — The roster of business leaders invited to join President Donald Trump on his trip to China this week left off one notable …
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| New York Times: |
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| Qasim Nauman / New York Times: |
Instructure reaches a deal with the hackers who breached its Canvas edtech platform to return stolen data and destroy copies, without saying what it exchanged — Instructure, which provides Canvas software to thousands of schools and universities around the world, did not say what it had given …
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LinkedIn: Gabrielle Hempel and Owen L.
| Pritam Biswas / Reuters: |
Isomorphic Labs, an AI-powered drug discovery spinoff from Google DeepMind, raised $2.1B led by Thrive, after raising $600M in its first round in March 2025 — Isomorphic Labs, an artificial intelligence-driven drug discovery company, said on Wednesday it has raised $2.1 billion … | Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple plans to make the Camera app fully customizable in iOS 27, along with noticeable design changes across Siri, Safari, Weather, and more — Apple Inc. is planning to upgrade its Camera app, making the software fully customizable as part of a broader set of user interface changes coming in its next iPhone software update.
More: Gizmodo, Macworld, Engadget, The Verge, 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, MacRumors, iPhone in Canada, iClarified, Notebookcheck, and Cult of Mac
X: @markgurman, @markgurman, and @markgurman
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| Yazhou Sun / Bloomberg: |
Anthropic names eight unauthorized secondary market sellers of its shares, including Hiive and Forge Global, warning that any share transactions there are void — Anthropic PBC identified a number of secondary marketplaces as unauthorized sellers of the company's shares, telling investors that buying the stock won't work.
More: Claude, OpenAI, Reuters, Decrypt, and TechCrunch
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Amazon launches Amazon Now, its 30-minute delivery service, in dozens of US cities including Atlanta, Dallas-Fort Worth, Philadelphia, and Seattle, after pilots — Amazon deliveries keep getting faster. On Tuesday, the online retailer announced the launch of its 30-minute delivery option …
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| Financial Times: |
Sources: some Amazon employees are using in-house OpenClaw-like tool MeshClaw for unnecessary tasks to inflate AI token use after Amazon set weekly AI targets — In-house MeshClaw tool enables employees to delegate jobs to AI agents and climb company's AI leaderboard
More: Ars Technica, Tom's Hardware, PYMNTS, and Paul Kedrosky
X: @thestalwart, @matvelloso, @dorotheabaur, @mattzeitlin, @thdxr, @thestalwart, @sidhubaba, @ben_golub, and @quinnypig. LinkedIn: Ian Miell
| Etiido Uko / Tom's Hardware: |
Microsoft says it is investigating a Mistral AI PyPI package v2.4.6 compromise; researchers say it is likely part of the Mini Shai-Hulud supply chain attack — The malware reportedly refused to run on Russian-language systems but could execute a destructive payload under certain geographic conditions.
More: The Hacker News, Decrypt, BleepingComputer, SafeDep's Blog, InfoWorld, and Infosecurity
X: @msftsecintel, @fr0gger_, @cyb3rops, @karankendre, @sasurobert, @fentasyl, @cgtwts, @uubzu, @ethicalhack3r, @hackinglz, @peach2k2, @hiteshdotcom, @kotsoft, @jasonsaayman, and @vxunderground. Forums: r/technology
| Lily Hay Newman / Wired: |
Foxconn says some of its North American factories suffered a cyberattack in recent days; ransomware group Nitrogen claims it stole 8TB of data — Famous for helping build Apple's iPhones, Foxconn just suffered another cyberattack, highlighting the perils of warehousing some of the world's most valuable data.
More: AppleInsider, The Record, and The Register
| The Information: |
Source: Anthropic is in advanced talks to acquire New York-based Stainless, which helps developers generate SDKs from APIs, for at least $300M — Anthropic is in advanced talks to acquire developer tools startup Stainless for at least $300 million, according to a person with knowledge of the deal.| Assaf Gilead / Globes: |
Source: Microsoft Israel's GM leaves after an internal probe into alleged unethical use of Azure by Israel's MOD; Microsoft France will manage Microsoft Israel — Alon Haimovich is leaving after an investigation into alleged unethical use of Azure by the Ministry of Defense, “Globes” has learned.
More: Kotaku, The Guardian, Neowin, Game Developer, Rock, Paper, Shotgun, WinBuzzer, and The Decoder
Bluesky: @toadsanime.lostincult.co.uk, @ayoub, and @ramiismail.com. Mastodon: @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social
Forums: Hacker News, r/UpliftingNews, r/Israel, and r/microsoft
| Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: |
Spotify celebrates its 20th anniversary with a Wrapped-like experience that features “never-before-shared data” going back to when users first joined Spotify — The company will include ‘never-before-shared data’ as part of its 20th anniversary celebrations.
More: Spotify, Gizmodo, How-To Geek, Engadget, TechCrunch, WLTX-TV, Android Authority, Billboard, Fast Company, 9to5Mac, The Indian Express, 9to5Google, WeRSM, NME, The Mac Observer, Rolling Stone, and Android Police
Forums: r/popheads and r/truespotify
| Erin Woo / The Information: |
Google says it is hiring a team of “forward deployed engineers”, a source says in the hundreds, to help customers use its business-focused AI products — Google plans to hire hundreds of engineers to help customers start using its business-focused AI products, according to a person familiar with the situation.
LinkedIn: Thomas Kurian
| Rachel Metz / Bloomberg: |
Anthropic announces 12 Claude plugins for the legal sector, including a “commercial counsel” tool for reviewing vendor agreements and a bar exam study tool — Anthropic PBC is taking steps to help legal professionals carry out more tasks using its Claude chatbot …
More: Bloomberg Law, The Verge, Above the Law, Claude, Artificial Lawyer, Business Insider, and Reuters
| Samantha Subin / CNBC: |
Qualcomm closed down 11.46% on Tuesday as chip stocks pull back from record AI-driven rally; Intel closed down 6.82%, Sandisk dropped 6%, and Micron 3.61% — Chip stocks dropped on Tuesday, pulling back from a massive rally that broadened the artificial intelligence trade beyond Nvidia and propelled the sector to new highs.| Douglas Belkin / Wall Street Journal: |
Princeton faculty votes to require proctoring in all in-person exams starting this summer, reversing an 1893 policy amid concerns about AI-fueled cheating — The change reverses an honor-code policy dating back to 1893 — For more than a century, Princeton University prided itself …
More: Princeton Alumni Weekly, The Atlantic, Town & Country, and The Daily Princetonian. X: @ycinnewyork
| Josh Scott / BetaKit: |
Vancouver-based quantum computing startup Photonic raised an additional $70M after a $130M raise announced in January, giving it a $2B post-money valuation — Vancouver-based Photonic has completed the final close of its latest funding round, securing another $70 million USD ($95 million CAD) …
More: FinSMEs, Photonic, Globe and Mail, and HPCwire
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