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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: OpenAI is weighing legal action against Apple after expectations that ChatGPT's Siri integration would generate billions in revenue fell short  —  Apple Inc.'s two-year-old partnership with OpenAI has become strained, according to people familiar with the matter …
Bloomberg:
Cerebras shares closed up 68% at $311.07 in the company's Nasdaq debut after it raised $5.5B in the year's largest IPO, giving it a market value of $67B  —  Cerebras Systems Inc. shares jumped 68% in its trading debut after raising $5.5 billion in the year's largest IPO …
Zac Hall / 9to5Mac:
OpenAI adds remote access to Codex in the ChatGPT mobile app, letting users control Codex sessions running on a connected computer directly from a phone  —  OpenAI has released a new way to interact with its Codex app from your smartphone.  An update to ChatGPT's mobile app brings remote access …
Tim Craig / Washington Post:
Gallup: 71% of Americans oppose local AI data center construction, citing water and electricity issues, with opposition higher among Democrats than Republicans  —  The survey found that Republicans and Democrats are uncomfortable living near a data center, but opposition is especially intense among Democrats.
@mingchikuo:
Sources: Intel has begun testing production of “low-end/legacy iPhone, iPad, and Mac processors”; Apple thinks TSMC's resources will continue tilting toward AI  —  ... Apple has kicked off low-end/legacy iPhone, iPad, and Mac processors at Intel on the 18A-P series (using Foveros packaging).
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch:
OpenAI says two employee devices were impacted via a supply chain attack on TanStack but no user data or production systems were compromised  —  Earlier this week, hackers hijacked several open source projects used by dozens of companies and pushed updates designed to spread malware.
Natasha Mascarenhas / Bloomberg:
Sources: Joshua Kushner's Thrive Capital told its stakeholders that it has invested ~$100M in Shopify, framed as a bet on how AI could lead to gains in commerce  —  Joshua Kushner's Thrive Capital has taken a stake in Shopify Inc., according to people familiar with the matter, marking a rare bet by the venture firm on a public company.
Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon sign an “agreement in principle” to form a joint venture that aims to end wireless dead zones in the US, without giving many details  —  A new joint venture has been proposed to pool spectrum resources and improve satellite capacity.
Zac Hall / 9to5Mac:
Spotify says it will adopt Apple's HTTP Live Streaming tech later in 2026, helping Spotify creators distribute video podcast shows on Apple Podcasts and Spotify  —  Spotify is making two video podcast announcements today, including one related to Apple's big video podcast enhancement.
Wired:
As Meta prepares to lay off ~10% of its staff on May 20, sources say morale is low, and it moved 1,000+ engineers to an AI unit to build generative AI models  —  Next week, Meta is cutting about 10 percent of its staff.  WIRED spoke with more than a dozen current and former employees …
Bloomberg:
The Senate Banking Committee advances the Clarity Act, which would make CFTC the primary regulator for most digital assets while SEC oversees digital securities  —  Bitcoin climbed past $80,000 after the Senate Banking Committee advanced a landmark US digital asset market structure bill after months of negotiations.
Associated Press:
Musk v. Altman: in closing arguments, Musk's attorney doubled down on claims of Altman's untrustworthiness, while OpenAI's lawyer said Musk has no evidence  —  Lawyers for Elon Musk and OpenAI made their final arguments Thursday in the landmark trial whose outcome could shape the future of artificial intelligence.
Reuters:
Sources: the US has cleared ~10 Chinese companies, including Alibaba, Tencent, ByteDance, and JD.com, to buy Nvidia H200 chips, but no deliveries have been made  —  The U.S. has cleared around 10 Chinese firms to buy Nvidia's second-most powerful AI chip, the H200, but not a single delivery …
Forbes:
Sources: xAI co-founder Igor Babuschkin plans to raise up to $1B at an up to $5B valuation for a new AI research startup, with General Catalyst possibly leading  —  He's the latest superstar AI researcher to take advantage of the wave of investment dollars going into so-called ‘neolabs,’ which have no product or revenue.
Matt Levine / Bloomberg:
A look at GameStop's takeover bid for eBay, a bizarre job application by GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen, who does not have the money to buy eBay, to become eBay's CEO  —  Also Adani Green and fund formation legal fees.  —  GameStop  —  The simple model of GameStop Corp.'s proposal to acquire eBay Inc. is:
Emma Roth / The Verge:
Microsoft updates Edge with new AI features, including letting Copilot gather information from open tabs and use browsing history for more relevant answers  —  The new features include AI podcasts, summaries, and quizzes based on what you're browsing.

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From Mediagazer

Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: in its next US TV deal, the NHL seeks a 50%-100% increase over its seven-year, $4.5B contract with ESPN and TNT; formal talks can begin on January 1

Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
A group of consumers refiles a lawsuit to unwind Paramount's WBD deal, citing HBO Max and Paramount+ bundling, the ouster of DC Studios heads, and budget cuts

Kali Bomeli / Columbia Journalism Review:
A look at pre-election expansion of partisan websites disguised as local news in Ohio, promoted with Meta ads by groups with ties to Democrats and Republicans

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Sam Rutherford / Engadget:
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Reuters:
The UK CMA launches an antitrust investigation into Microsoft's business software dominance, focusing on its bundling of Windows, Word, Teams, and other apps

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