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South Africa heads to polls as unemployment and inequality grip the nation

South Africa heads to polls as unemployment and inequality...

When South Africa's ANC, founded by Nelson Mandela, swept to power in 1994, it promised "a...

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South Africa's election turns into referendum on ANC's economic legacy

South Africa's election turns into referendum on ANC's...

As South Africans vote in the country's general election this Wednesday, we focus...

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Lenovo plans to raise $2B by issuing convertible bonds to Alat, a subsidiary of Saudi Arabia's PIF, which would convert to ~12.1% of the company's issued shares (P.R. Venkat/Wall Street Journal)

Lenovo plans to raise $2B by issuing convertible bonds...

P.R. Venkat / Wall Street Journal: Lenovo plans to raise $2B by issuing convertible...

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Samsung's labor union said it will carry out its first ever strike after wage negotiations, which have been ongoing since the start of 2024, broke down (Yoolim Lee/Bloomberg)

Samsung's labor union said it will carry out its first...

Yoolim Lee / Bloomberg: Samsung's labor union said it will carry out its first ever...

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Leaked letter: a US group representing Google, Amazon, and Apple asks India to rethink its DMA-like Digital Competition Bill, saying it could raise user costs (Reuters)

Leaked letter: a US group representing Google, Amazon,...

Reuters: Leaked letter: a US group representing Google, Amazon, and Apple asks India...

Lenovo to Raise $2 Billion Via Convertible Bonds

Lenovo Group is raising US$2.0 billion by issuing convertible bonds to a unit of...

Blacklisted Chinese Companies Rebrand as American to Dodge...

Firms tagged as military entities use new names and licensing deals to try to keep...

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South Africa heads to polls as unemployment and stark inequality grip the nation

South Africa heads to polls as unemployment and stark inequality...

When the ANC, founded by Nelson Mandela, swept to power in 1994, it promised "a...

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T-Mobile plans to acquire most of UScellular, including stores, some of the wireless operator's spectrum, and its customers, in a $4.4B deal, including $2B debt (CNBC)

T-Mobile plans to acquire most of UScellular, including...

CNBC: T-Mobile plans to acquire most of UScellular, including stores, some of the...

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Google unveils new AI features for Chromebook Plus devices, including Gemini, and says new Chromebook Plus owners will get a free year of Google One AI Premium (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)

Google unveils new AI features for Chromebook Plus devices,...

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: Google unveils new AI features for Chromebook Plus devices,...

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Private equity firm Bridgepoint buys a majority stake in LumApps, used by ~700 organizations to build and provision comms and workforce apps, in a $650M deal (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch)

Private equity firm Bridgepoint buys a majority stake in...

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Private equity firm Bridgepoint buys a majority stake...

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French nuclear and German coal: A look at energy strategies in EU's leading economies

French nuclear and German coal: A look at energy strategies...

As Emmanuel Macron continues his state visit to Germany, the first by a French president...

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Macron reiterates calls to ‘buy European’ during Germany visit

Macron reiterates calls to ‘buy European’ during Germany...

French President Emmanuel Macron made calls to "buy European" during a speech in...

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Meta adds safety features to CrowdTangle for use during the EU elections, in a bid to address EU concerns over Meta's plan to shut down the tool in August 2024 (Foo Yun Chee/Reuters)

Meta adds safety features to CrowdTangle for use during...

Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: Meta adds safety features to CrowdTangle for use during...

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The hacking group RansomHub claims to be behind the attack that hit Christie's, and threatens to release sensitive information about the auction house's clients (Zachary Small/New York Times)

The hacking group RansomHub claims to be behind the attack...

Zachary Small / New York Times: The hacking group RansomHub claims to be behind...

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A look at "prebunking", exposing people to low doses of misinfo with explanations to develop "mental antibodies" against disinfo, amid AI's threat to elections (Washington Post)

A look at "prebunking", exposing people to low doses of...

Washington Post: A look at “prebunking”, exposing people to low doses of misinfo...

Elon Musk's xAI Valued at $24 Billion After Latest Fundraising...

The competitor to OpenAI is looking to invest more in research and development amid...

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France and Germany - two EU economic powerhouses, with different views on energy

France and Germany - two EU economic powerhouses, with...

As Emmanuel Macron continues his state visit to Germany, the first by a French president...

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Q&A with Netflix's Ted Sarandos on the state of Hollywood, shifting US tastes, programming strategy, ads, corporate activism, YouTube, live events, AI, and more (Lulu Garcia-Navarro/New York Times)

Q&A with Netflix's Ted Sarandos on the state of Hollywood,...

Lulu Garcia-Navarro / New York Times: Q&A with Netflix's Ted Sarandos on the state...

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Data.ai: of the top 20 education apps in the US App Store, five are AI agents that help with school assignments, the two most popular of which are Chinese-owned (Rita Liao/TechCrunch)

Data.ai: of the top 20 education apps in the US App Store,...

Rita Liao / TechCrunch: Data.ai: of the top 20 education apps in the US App Store,...

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Elon Musk says all of the $6B in xAI's Series B is new money rather than shares "given" to investors in Musk's takeover of Twitter (Axios)

Elon Musk says all of the $6B in xAI's Series B is new...

Axios: Elon Musk says all of the $6B in xAI's Series B is new money rather than...

Elon Musk's xAI to Raise $6 Billion in Latest Fundraising...

The competitor to OpenAI is looking to invest more in research and development amid...

AI Is Driving 'the Next Industrial Revolution.' Wall Street...

Old-school stocks in the utilities, energy and materials sectors are outpacing the...

China Unveils $48 Billion Fund to Bolster Chip Industry

China has set up a fund to help its semiconductor industry build up a local supply...

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Researchers find that GPT-4 outperforms human analysts in predicting future corporate earnings growth even when provided only with financial statements (Michael Nuñez/VentureBeat)

Researchers find that GPT-4 outperforms human analysts...

Michael Nuñez / VentureBeat: Researchers find that GPT-4 outperforms human analysts...

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An analysis of ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Gemini, and Perplexity's responses to some real-life questions and everyday tasks: Perplexity ranked first overall (Wall Street Journal)

An analysis of ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Gemini, and Perplexity's...

Wall Street Journal: An analysis of ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Gemini, and Perplexity's...

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China set up a new $47.5B state-backed investment fund on May 24 to boost the country's semiconductor industry (Reuters)

China set up a new $47.5B state-backed investment fund...

Reuters: China set up a new $47.5B state-backed investment fund on May 24 to boost...

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Four of the top seven best-reviewed games on Metacritic in 2024, not counting remakes, are indies, with Animal Well and Balatro in the top three (Jason Schreier/Bloomberg)

Four of the top seven best-reviewed games on Metacritic...

Jason Schreier / Bloomberg: Four of the top seven best-reviewed games on Metacritic...

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How Shein and Temu, which are spending billions on digital ads and offering steep discounts or free products, have become big threats to Amazon in the US (Louise Matsakis/Big Technology)

How Shein and Temu, which are spending billions on digital...

Louise Matsakis / Big Technology: How Shein and Temu, which are spending billions...

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A closer look at Apple's AI strategy: Project Greymatter, local and cloud LLM data processing, Siri, approach to the chatbot partnership with OpenAI, and more (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

A closer look at Apple's AI strategy: Project Greymatter,...

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: A closer look at Apple's AI strategy: Project Greymatter,...

Tech Workers Retool for Artificial-Intelligence Boom

Technology workers are retooling their skill sets, enrolling in boot camps and adding...

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A US jury finds that Phoenix Digital, which owns the cheat mod site AimJunkies, is guilty of violating Bungie copyrights when it created cheats for Destiny 2 (Wes Davis/The Verge)

A US jury finds that Phoenix Digital, which owns the cheat...

Wes Davis / The Verge: A US jury finds that Phoenix Digital, which owns the cheat...

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A significant amount of illicit crypto activity still remains in China, highlighting the continuing use of cryptocurrencies despite Beijing's digital asset ban (Bloomberg)

A significant amount of illicit crypto activity still remains...

Bloomberg: A significant amount of illicit crypto activity still remains in China,...

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Filings: US pharmaceutical company Cencora notified ~500K individuals since learning about a data breach in February 2024 that exposed health diagnoses and more (Zack Whittaker/TechCrunch)

Filings: US pharmaceutical company Cencora notified ~500K...

Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: Filings: US pharmaceutical company Cencora notified...

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An analysis of ChatGPT's answers to 517 programming questions on Stack Overflow: 52% of answers contain misinformation, 77% are more verbose than human answers (Sharon Adarlo/Futurism)

An analysis of ChatGPT's answers to 517 programming questions...

Sharon Adarlo / Futurism: An analysis of ChatGPT's answers to 517 programming questions...

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A test of 11 WhatsApp-based fact-checking "tip lines" during elections in India finds long delays and inconsistencies in responses (Rest of World)

A test of 11 WhatsApp-based fact-checking "tip lines" during...

Rest of World: A test of 11 WhatsApp-based fact-checking “tip lines” during elections...

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How SLMs like Microsoft's Phi-3, which can run locally on phones or PCs without big compromises, open up new AI use cases by being more responsive and private (Will Knight/Wired)

How SLMs like Microsoft's Phi-3, which can run locally...

Will Knight / Wired: How SLMs like Microsoft's Phi-3, which can run locally on phones...

The Great AI Challenge: We Test Which Bot Is Best

We tested OpenAI’s ChatGPT against Microsoft’s Copilot and Google’s Gemini, along...

What Does It Take to Stop Checking Your Phone? A Bag With...

Yondr sells pouches to lock up your phones at schools, concerts or anywhere they...

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Google says it is "taking swift action" to remove AI Overviews on certain queries "where appropriate under our content policies" (Kylie Robison/The Verge)

Google says it is "taking swift action" to remove AI Overviews...

Kylie Robison / The Verge: Google says it is “taking swift action” to remove AI...

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A look at the challenges facing AWS' new CEO Matt Garman as the cloud unit battles the perception that it's falling behind Microsoft and Google in AI rollouts (Annie Palmer/CNBC)

A look at the challenges facing AWS' new CEO Matt Garman...

Annie Palmer / CNBC: A look at the challenges facing AWS' new CEO Matt Garman as...

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Dell's stock rose 4.3% to close at $160.18 after reaching a record high on May 24 amid a rally in companies working on generative AI; DELL is up 114.17% in 2024 (Yuvraj Malik/Reuters)

Dell's stock rose 4.3% to close at $160.18 after reaching...

Yuvraj Malik / Reuters: Dell's stock rose 4.3% to close at $160.18 after reaching...

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Artificial intelligence takes centre stage at 2024 VivaTech trade fair

Artificial intelligence takes centre stage at 2024 VivaTech...

This week, we bring you a special edition of People & Profit from VivaTech, France's...

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Ukrainian officials say Russia is deploying more advanced tools to disrupt Starlink, raising questions about its reliability against sophisticated adversaries (New York Times)

Ukrainian officials say Russia is deploying more advanced...

New York Times: Ukrainian officials say Russia is deploying more advanced tools...

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's 3.5%+ stake in the company grew from $3B to $90B in five years, as the stock grew 28x in five years and more than doubled this year (Kif Leswing/CNBC)

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's 3.5%+ stake in the company grew...

Kif Leswing / CNBC: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's 3.5%+ stake in the company grew from...

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PE firm Hg agrees to buy AuditBoard, a risk and compliance cloud software provider for large businesses, at $3B+ including debt (Swetha Gopinath/Bloomberg)

PE firm Hg agrees to buy AuditBoard, a risk and compliance...

Swetha Gopinath / Bloomberg: PE firm Hg agrees to buy AuditBoard, a risk and compliance...

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The White House issues a call to action seeking companies' voluntary commitment to curb the creation, spread, and monetization of nonconsensual sexual AI images (Associated Press)

The White House issues a call to action seeking companies'...

Associated Press: The White House issues a call to action seeking companies' voluntary...

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Sources: Samsung's HBM3 chips have yet to pass Nvidia's tests for use in the US company's AI processors due to heat and power consumption problems (Reuters)

Sources: Samsung's HBM3 chips have yet to pass Nvidia's...

Reuters: Sources: Samsung's HBM3 chips have yet to pass Nvidia's tests for use in...

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Sources: Alibaba raised $4.5B from a convertible bond sale in one of the largest such offerings in recent years, after rival JD.com's recent $1.75B offering (Bloomberg)

Sources: Alibaba raised $4.5B from a convertible bond sale...

Bloomberg: Sources: Alibaba raised $4.5B from a convertible bond sale in one of...

The Low-Tech Solution for Our Tech Addiction

Yondr sells pouches to lock up your phones at schools, concerts or anywhere they...

Behind the Scenes of Scarlett Johansson's Battle With OpenAI

Spat between star and Sam Altman’s company shows why Hollywood is worried about...

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Lumos, which helps companies manage employees' identities and access to apps and systems, raised a $35M Series B led by Scale, taking its total funding to $65M+ (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)

Lumos, which helps companies manage employees' identities...

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Lumos, which helps companies manage employees' identities...

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US DOJ and state AGs sue to break up Ticketmaster parent Live Nation over alleged antitrust violations, following a DOJ probe and Taylor Swift fan complaints (CNBC)

US DOJ and state AGs sue to break up Ticketmaster parent...

CNBC: US DOJ and state AGs sue to break up Ticketmaster parent Live Nation over...

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Kuo: Apple targets a 2026 launch for the full-screen foldable MacBook and is considering 20.25" and 18.8" panels, with an M5 chip and Vision Pro-like price (Ryan Christoffel/9to5Mac)

Kuo: Apple targets a 2026 launch for the full-screen foldable...

Ryan Christoffel / 9to5Mac: Kuo: Apple targets a 2026 launch for the full-screen...

Nvidia's Business Is Booming. Here's What Could Slow It...

After tripling sales for three quarters, Nvidia faces new competition and a shifting...

South Korea Unveils $19 Billion Package for Chip Industry

South Korea is seeking to catch up with international rivals amid soaring demand...

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AI 'will not replace' journalists, VivaTech co-founder says

AI 'will not replace' journalists, VivaTech co-founder...

It’s often referred to as the biggest startup event in Europe. VivaTech opens its...

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VivaTech 2024: AI dominates annual French tech show

VivaTech 2024: AI dominates annual French tech show

The annual tech fair VivaTech has kicked off in Paris, drawing thousands of startups...

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Truecaller partners with Microsoft's Azure AI Speech to let its AI Assistant users create an AI version of their voice to answer calls based on a recorded clip (Emilia David/The Verge)

Truecaller partners with Microsoft's Azure AI Speech to...

Emilia David / The Verge: Truecaller partners with Microsoft's Azure AI Speech to...

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Praktika, which lets users create personalized AI-powered avatars to make learning a language feel more natural, raised a $35.5M Series A led by Blossom Capital (Mike Butcher/TechCrunch)

Praktika, which lets users create personalized AI-powered...

Mike Butcher / TechCrunch: Praktika, which lets users create personalized AI-powered...

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Istanbul-based Colendi, which provides digital banking services, raised a $65M Series B at a $700M valuation from Citi Ventures and others (Inci Ozbek/Bloomberg)

Istanbul-based Colendi, which provides digital banking...

Inci Ozbek / Bloomberg: Istanbul-based Colendi, which provides digital banking services,...

Wasting Too Much Time on Your Phone? Tips to Regain Control---and...

Spending hours each day scrolling social media can cause as much irritation as an...

Nvidia's Sales Triple, Signaling AI Boom's Staying Power

The company gives a better-than-expected forecast amid the hot market for its chips.

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French tech, AI take centre stage at 2024 VivaTech conference

French tech, AI take centre stage at 2024 VivaTech conference

It’s often referred to as the biggest startup event in Europe. VivaTech opens its...

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Cologne-based AI translation startup DeepL, which develops its own models, raised $300M led by Index Ventures at a $2B valuation and reports 100K+ customers (Isabelle Bousquette/Wall Street Journal)

Cologne-based AI translation startup DeepL, which develops...

Isabelle Bousquette / Wall Street Journal: Cologne-based AI translation startup...

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Sources: Amazon plans to make Alexa more conversational later in 2024, adding generative AI features, and will charge a fee to offset the cost of the tech (Kate Rooney/CNBC)

Sources: Amazon plans to make Alexa more conversational...

Kate Rooney / CNBC: Sources: Amazon plans to make Alexa more conversational later...

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Link-in-bio startup Linktree passes 50M users, up from 41M in December 2023 and 47M+ in March 2024, and launches a beta of its social commerce product (Lauren Forristal/TechCrunch)

Link-in-bio startup Linktree passes 50M users, up from...

Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch: Link-in-bio startup Linktree passes 50M users, up...

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Paris's VivaTech trade fair opens with focus on AI

Paris's VivaTech trade fair opens with focus on AI

One of Europe's largest tech conferences kicks off in Paris this Wednesday. Startups...

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Microsoft will soon let businesses build custom Copilot AI agents to automate tasks, and unveils Team Copilot to help with tasks in Teams, Loop, and Planner (Tom Warren/The Verge)

Microsoft will soon let businesses build custom Copilot...

Tom Warren / The Verge: Microsoft will soon let businesses build custom Copilot...

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Minnesota lawmakers reach a compromise with Uber and Lyft, setting a floor for drivers' pay statewide at $1.28/mile and $0.31/minute, effective January 1, 2025 (Rebecca Bellan/TechCrunch)

Minnesota lawmakers reach a compromise with Uber and Lyft,...

Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch: Minnesota lawmakers reach a compromise with Uber and...

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A look at Paperless Post, a New York-based software company for sending online invitations and events that launched in 2009 and has sent ~650M invitations (Christopher Barnard/New York Times)

A look at Paperless Post, a New York-based software company...

Christopher Barnard / New York Times: A look at Paperless Post, a New York-based...

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Climate activists file criminal complaint against TotalEnergies in Paris

Climate activists file criminal complaint against TotalEnergies...

A group of NGOs filed a criminal complaint in Paris asking a court to open a trial...

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Could Iranian president's death impact the country's economy?

Could Iranian president's death impact the country's economy?

Global markets appear unfazed after Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi was killed in...

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Forced labour: US Senate probe finds carmakers used parts from banned Chinese supplier

Forced labour: US Senate probe finds carmakers used parts...

The US Senate Finance Committee has released the findings of a two-year probe which...

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US FDA approves Neuralink's brain chip implant for second patient

US FDA approves Neuralink's brain chip implant for second...

The US startup Neuralink, which recently implanted one of its chips into the brain...

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Alibaba slashes prices for its AI services by up to 97%, leading Baidu to offer free Ernie AI-based services; ByteDance priced its services cheaply last week (Bloomberg)

Alibaba slashes prices for its AI services by up to 97%,...

Bloomberg: Alibaba slashes prices for its AI services by up to 97%, leading Baidu...

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Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, Amazon, IBM, and 10 other companies commit to safe AI development at the AI Seoul Summit 2024, hosted by South Korea and the UK (Joyce Lee/Reuters)

Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, Amazon, IBM, and 10 other...

Joyce Lee / Reuters: Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, Amazon, IBM, and 10 other...

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Microsoft's Copilot+ PCs event was compelling, the culmination of years of work, and Windows feels revitalized while its hardware is meaningfully differentiated (Ben Thompson/Stratechery)

Microsoft's Copilot+ PCs event was compelling, the culmination...

Ben Thompson / Stratechery: Microsoft's Copilot+ PCs event was compelling, the culmination...

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Could of Iranian president impact the economy?

Could of Iranian president impact the economy?

Global markets appeared unfazed after Iran's president Ebrahim Raisi was killed...

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Sources: Anduril has had early discussions to raise ~$1.5B at a $12.5B+ valuation, and told investors it roughly doubled revenue to about $500M last year (Cory Weinberg/The Information)

Sources: Anduril has had early discussions to raise ~$1.5B...

Cory Weinberg / The Information: Sources: Anduril has had early discussions to raise...

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US v. Google: Google has preemptively paid damages to the US government, an unusual move aimed at avoiding a jury trial in the DOJ's antitrust lawsuit (Mike Scarcella/Reuters)

US v. Google: Google has preemptively paid damages to the...

Mike Scarcella / Reuters: US v. Google: Google has preemptively paid damages to...

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Scarlett Johansson says she declined an offer to voice ChatGPT and was "shocked, angered" that Sam Altman would pursue Sky, a voice "so eerily similar" to hers (Kat Tenbarge/NBC News)

Scarlett Johansson says she declined an offer to voice...

Kat Tenbarge / NBC News: Scarlett Johansson says she declined an offer to voice...

Elon Musk's Neuralink Gets FDA Green Light for Second Patient

The brain-chip startup has proposed solutions for a thread pullout problem experienced...

I Tried Microsoft's New AI-Focused PCs. Windows Is Exciting...

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella told our columnist new efficient, powerful chips equip...

Scarlett Johansson Rebukes OpenAI Over 'Eerily Similar'...

OpenAI’s “Sky” has been likened to the actress’s character in the 2013 film “Her.”

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China targets US defence firms over Taiwan, launches trade probe

China targets US defence firms over Taiwan, launches trade...

Beijing sanctions three American defence companies as Taiwan's new president takes...

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Could the death of Iranian president impact the economy?

Could the death of Iranian president impact the economy?

Global markets appeared unfazed after Iran's president Ebrahim Raisi was killed...

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CyberArk acquires machine identity management company Venafi from Thoma Bravo in a deal valued at around $1.54B; Thoma Bravo bought Venafi for $1.15B in 2020 (Sophie Shulman/CTech)

CyberArk acquires machine identity management company Venafi...

Sophie Shulman / CTech: CyberArk acquires machine identity management company Venafi...

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Neuralink gets US FDA approval to implant its brain chip in a second person; source: FDA signed off on proposed fixes like embedding wires deeper into the brain (Rolfe Winkler/Wall Street Journal)

Neuralink gets US FDA approval to implant its brain chip...

Rolfe Winkler / Wall Street Journal: Neuralink gets US FDA approval to implant its...

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PE firm EQT is in advanced talks to buy video game services company Keywords Studios for £2.2B, or £25.5 per share, a 70%+ premium on Friday's close (Financial Times)

PE firm EQT is in advanced talks to buy video game services...

Financial Times: PE firm EQT is in advanced talks to buy video game services company...

Facebook Parent's Plan to Win AI Race: Give Its Tech Away...

Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg has trained his “Eye of Sauron” on its artificial-intelligence...

Neuralink Gets FDA Green Light for Second Patient, as First...

Elon Musk-backed startup has proposed solutions for thread pullout problem experienced...

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Microsoft, Meta, Google and others pitch smaller language models that are cheaper to build and train, to lower costs and hardware requirements for generative AI (Financial Times)

Microsoft, Meta, Google and others pitch smaller language...

Financial Times: Microsoft, Meta, Google and others pitch smaller language models...

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Around 58 countries now offer a digital nomad visa, as governments compete with each other to attract talent; the number of US digital nomads hit 17.3M in 2023 (Emma Agyemang/Financial Times)

Around 58 countries now offer a digital nomad visa, as...

Emma Agyemang / Financial Times: Around 58 countries now offer a digital nomad visa,...

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A look at Overland AI, Potential, and other startups developing off-road self-driving systems, including for military operations, underground mining, and more (Rebecca Bellan/TechCrunch)

A look at Overland AI, Potential, and other startups developing...

Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch: A look at Overland AI, Potential, and other startups...

Meta's Plan to Win AI Race: Give Its Tech Away Free

Mark Zuckerberg has trained his “Eye of Sauron” on Meta’s AI strategy, which comes...

An Nvidia Co-Founder's Latest Bet: Making 'Quantum Valley'...

Curtis Priem is donating more than $75 million to help Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute...

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A look at UK-based Faculty, which has been awarded UK government contracts for AI safety work without competition, raising questions about its political links (Politico)

A look at UK-based Faculty, which has been awarded UK government...

Politico: A look at UK-based Faculty, which has been awarded UK government contracts...

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About 38% of webpages that existed in 2013 are unavailable now and 8% of pages from 2023 are unavailable; 23% of news pages have at least one broken link (Pew Research Center)

About 38% of webpages that existed in 2013 are unavailable...

Pew Research Center: About 38% of webpages that existed in 2013 are unavailable...

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How Vermont lawmakers passed a strict online data privacy law despite significant pushback from the tech industry; GOP Gov. Phil Scott is yet to sign the bill (Alfred Ng/Politico)

How Vermont lawmakers passed a strict online data privacy...

Alfred Ng / Politico: How Vermont lawmakers passed a strict online data privacy...

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Despite some skeptics claiming that AI is an industry-wide delusion, last week's demos from OpenAI and Google show that the rate of AI progress is not slowing (Steven Levy/Wired)

Despite some skeptics claiming that AI is an industry-wide...

Steven Levy / Wired: Despite some skeptics claiming that AI is an industry-wide...

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Sam Altman says he is embarrassed that there was a provision about potential equity cancellation in exit docs, and OpenAI never took back anyone's vested equity (Sam Altman/@sama)

Sam Altman says he is embarrassed that there was a provision...

Sam Altman / @sama: Sam Altman says he is embarrassed that there was a provision...

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Researchers are working on sophisticated robots that use AI to converse and play games with people suffering from cognitive disorders like dementia (Cassandra Willyard/MIT Technology Review)

Researchers are working on sophisticated robots that use...

Cassandra Willyard / MIT Technology Review: Researchers are working on sophisticated...

A Teacher Did All He Could to Keep Kids Off Phones. He's...

Mitchell Rutherford faced a crisis of confidence as smartphones took over the classroom...

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The Palantir-sponsored AI Expo for National Competitiveness featured VR headsets for soldiers, a map tool that can "nominate targets of interest", and more (Caroline Haskins/The Guardian)

The Palantir-sponsored AI Expo for National Competitiveness...

Caroline Haskins / The Guardian: The Palantir-sponsored AI Expo for National Competitiveness...

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Training AI on stereotypical facial expressions is bound to mislead because scientific evidence indicates that there are no universal expressions of emotion (Lisa Feldman Barrett/Wall Street Journal)

Training AI on stereotypical facial expressions is bound...

Lisa Feldman Barrett / Wall Street Journal: Training AI on stereotypical facial...

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Despite banning TikTok on government devices, Taiwan isn't considering a US-style ban, saying the app is just one battle in a war against China's disinformation (New York Times)

Despite banning TikTok on government devices, Taiwan isn't...

New York Times: Despite banning TikTok on government devices, Taiwan isn't considering...

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Meta is working on an Instagram feature called Peek that lets users post unedited, authentic pictures that can only be viewed once (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)

Meta is working on an Instagram feature called Peek that...

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: Meta is working on an Instagram feature called Peek that...

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Google DeepMind releases its Frontier Safety Framework, a set of protocols for analyzing and mitigating future risks posed by advanced AI models (Reed Albergotti/Semafor)

Google DeepMind releases its Frontier Safety Framework,...

Reed Albergotti / Semafor: Google DeepMind releases its Frontier Safety Framework,...

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The US SEC will require some financial institutions to notify customers whose personal information was compromised within 30 days of learning about breaches (Dan Goodin/Ars Technica)

The US SEC will require some financial institutions to...

Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: The US SEC will require some financial institutions to...

Your Morning Routine Needs a 2024 Reboot. These Gadgets...

Tired of waking up groggy and being late to work? Tech like sunrise alarm clocks,...

Microsoft Plans Boldest Games Bet Since Activision Deal,...

The software company will add the latest installment of the hit videogame series...

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Have we reached peak generative AI?

Have we reached peak generative AI?

A slew of announcements from OpenAI and Google this week brought us to the brink...

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Microsoft's partnership with Mistral AI will avoid a UK antitrust probe after the CMA finds Microsoft can't "materially influence" Mistral's commercial policy (Katharine Gemmell/Bloomberg)

Microsoft's partnership with Mistral AI will avoid a UK...

Katharine Gemmell / Bloomberg: Microsoft's partnership with Mistral AI will avoid...

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The EU warns Microsoft it could be fined up to 1% of its global annual turnover under DSA after failing to provide risk info about its generative AI tools (Natasha Lomas/TechCrunch)

The EU warns Microsoft it could be fined up to 1% of its...

Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: The EU warns Microsoft it could be fined up to 1% of...

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Hong Kong launches a pilot program enabling digital yuan payments through major Chinese banks, first deployment of China's currency beyond the mainland (Kiuyan Wong/Bloomberg)

Hong Kong launches a pilot program enabling digital yuan...

Kiuyan Wong / Bloomberg: Hong Kong launches a pilot program enabling digital yuan...

Reddit to Give OpenAI Access to Its Data in Licensing Deal

The deal will give the artificial-intelligence startup access to Reddit’s data.

What I Got Wrong in a Decade of Predicting the Future of...

Over nearly 500 articles, I’ve made plenty of mistakes. Here are five big lessons...

CoreWeave Raises $7.5 Billion in Debt for AI Computing...

The deal is one of the largest-ever private debt financings.

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Take-Two announces a fall 2025 release date for GTA VI, reports Q4 bookings down 3% YoY to $1.35B, and lowers its FY 2025 bookings forecast from $7B+ to $5.55B+ (Cecilia D'Anastasio/Bloomberg)

Take-Two announces a fall 2025 release date for GTA VI,...

Cecilia D'Anastasio / Bloomberg: Take-Two announces a fall 2025 release date for...

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OpenAI and Reddit partner to bring Reddit content to ChatGPT and more via Reddit's Data API, bring new AI tools to Reddit, and make OpenAI a Reddit ad partner (Arasu Kannagi Basil/Reuters)

OpenAI and Reddit partner to bring Reddit content to ChatGPT...

Arasu Kannagi Basil / Reuters: OpenAI and Reddit partner to bring Reddit content...

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Apple previews Vehicle Motion Cues, which adds animated dots to iPhone and iPad screens to reduce motion sickness for passengers using them in moving vehicles (Tim Hardwick/MacRumors)

Apple previews Vehicle Motion Cues, which adds animated...

Tim Hardwick / MacRumors: Apple previews Vehicle Motion Cues, which adds animated...

Reddit Signs Data-Licensing Deal With OpenAI

The deal will give the artificial-intelligence startup access to Reddit’s data,.

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State of emergency in New Caledonia: Violence hits archipelago’s struggling economy

State of emergency in New Caledonia: Violence hits archipelago’s...

France has declared a state of emergency in its overseas territory of New Caledonia. Violence...

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China-Russia trade ties evolve amid Ukraine war, US sanctions

China-Russia trade ties evolve amid Ukraine war, US sanctions

Vladimir Putin hails 80 joint investment projects on his state visit to Beijing,...

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Senate hearing: US DNI Avril Haines says foreign adversaries will again seek to influence the upcoming elections, harnessing AI to spread disinformation (Associated Press)

Senate hearing: US DNI Avril Haines says foreign adversaries...

Associated Press: Senate hearing: US DNI Avril Haines says foreign adversaries will...

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A profile of Noland Arbaugh, who was paralyzed after an accident in mid-2016 and became the first person to receive Neuralink's brain implant in January 2024 (Ashlee Vance/Bloomberg)

A profile of Noland Arbaugh, who was paralyzed after an...

Ashlee Vance / Bloomberg: A profile of Noland Arbaugh, who was paralyzed after an...

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Blackstone agrees to buy a majority stake in Israeli enterprise software company Priority Software, which has 17K clients and 500+ staff, at an $800M valuation (Bloomberg)

Blackstone agrees to buy a majority stake in Israeli enterprise...

Bloomberg: Blackstone agrees to buy a majority stake in Israeli enterprise software...

Grab Raises Profitability Metric Forecast as Quarterly...

The Southeast Asian ride-hailing and delivery specialist raised its full-year forecast...

Meta Faces EU Probe Over Facebook, Instagram Child-Protection...

The investigation, which could eventually lead to a fine, will look into the platforms’...

Microsoft Asks Hundreds of China-Based AI Staff to Consider...

The request comes as the Biden administration toughens controls on China’s access...

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Spotify received a cease-and-desist letter from the National Music Publishers' Association over its use of lyrics in its videos feature, remix tool, and more (Kristin Robinson/Billboard)

Spotify received a cease-and-desist letter from the National...

Kristin Robinson / Billboard: Spotify received a cease-and-desist letter from the...

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Arizona's AG sues Amazon, accusing the company of being a monopoly and deceiving consumers in violation of state laws, similar to complaints brought by the FTC (Lauren Feiner/The Verge)

Arizona's AG sues Amazon, accusing the company of being...

Lauren Feiner / The Verge: Arizona's AG sues Amazon, accusing the company of being...

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Source: Stability AI has talked to at least one potential buyer in recent weeks about a sale; it lost $30M+ in Q1 and owes ~$100M to cloud providers and others (Stephanie Palazzolo/The Information)

Source: Stability AI has talked to at least one potential...

Stephanie Palazzolo / The Information: Source: Stability AI has talked to at least...

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New Caledonia state of emergency: violence hits the archepelago's already struggling economy

New Caledonia state of emergency: violence hits the archepelago's...

France has declared a state of emergency in its overseas territory of New Caledonia. ...

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Humanity Protocol, a blockchain-based identity system that uses scans of people's palms, raised a $30M seed led by Kingsway Capital at a $1B valuation (Hannah Miller/Bloomberg)

Humanity Protocol, a blockchain-based identity system that...

Hannah Miller / Bloomberg: Humanity Protocol, a blockchain-based identity system...

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Sources: Neuralink's disclosure last week that tiny wires inside its first patient's brain had pulled out of position is an issue it has known about for years (Rachael Levy/Reuters)

Sources: Neuralink's disclosure last week that tiny wires...

Rachael Levy / Reuters: Sources: Neuralink's disclosure last week that tiny wires...

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Amazon made its debut pitch at the Upfronts annual ad sales event on May 14, competing with major media networks and highlighting its push beyond digital ads (Annie Palmer/CNBC)

Amazon made its debut pitch at the Upfronts annual ad sales...

Annie Palmer / CNBC: Amazon made its debut pitch at the Upfronts annual ad sales...

OpenAI Co-Founder Who Helped Oust Sam Altman Leaves the...

Ilya Sutskever, who was the startup’s chief scientist, offers praise for its leaders...

Senate Group Recommends Spending Tens of Billions of Dollars...

A bipartisan group published a road map for artificial-intelligence policy to stay...

Billionaire Frank McCourt Plans Bid for TikTok in U.S.

The real-estate mogul said he is organizing a bid to acquire platform, saying he...

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Biden administration quadruples import tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles

Biden administration quadruples import tariffs on Chinese...

US President Joe Biden has announced a raft of new tariffs on some 18 billion dollars’...

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US wary of Mexican gateway as it increases tariffs on Chinese EVs

US wary of Mexican gateway as it increases tariffs on Chinese...

The United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai said on Tuesday her office...

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Ilya Sutskever says he will leave OpenAI to work on a "personally meaningful" project; Director of Research Jakub Pachocki will become OpenAI's chief scientist (CNBC)

Ilya Sutskever says he will leave OpenAI to work on a "personally...

CNBC: Ilya Sutskever says he will leave OpenAI to work on a “personally meaningful”...

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YouTube says it will comply with a Hong Kong court order to block 32 video links, after the government sought to ban the Glory to Hong Kong protest anthem (Jeffrey Dastin/Reuters)

YouTube says it will comply with a Hong Kong court order...

Jeffrey Dastin / Reuters: YouTube says it will comply with a Hong Kong court order...

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Google open sources code for Project Gameface, its hands-free gaming "mouse" controlled by head movement and facial gestures, to Android developers (Sheena Vasani/The Verge)

Google open sources code for Project Gameface, its hands-free...

Sheena Vasani / The Verge: Google open sources code for Project Gameface, its hands-free...

iPad Pro vs. MacBook: The Great Apple Laptop Trade-Off

Apple’s latest iPad Pro is superior to a Mac in many ways. Yet a Mac beats the iPad...

Amazon Changes Cloud-Computing Leadership as AI Battle...

The chief executive of Amazon Web Services, Adam Selipsky, is stepping down and...

Google to Roll Out AI Search Summaries to Billions

Starting this week in the U.S., hundreds of millions of people will begin seeing...

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Gamestop ‘meme’ stock sees surge after cryptic social media post

Gamestop ‘meme’ stock sees surge after cryptic social media...

US video game retailer Gamestop closed trading 75 percent higher on Monday after...

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Biden quadruples import tariffs on Chinese EVs

Biden quadruples import tariffs on Chinese EVs

US President Joe Biden has announced a raft of new tariffs on some 18 billion dollars...

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The US NHTSA opens an investigation into Alphabet's Waymo, covering an estimated 444 vehicles and following 22 reports of 22 incidents, including 17 collisions (Reuters)

The US NHTSA opens an investigation into Alphabet's Waymo,...

Reuters: The US NHTSA opens an investigation into Alphabet's Waymo, covering an...

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A Dutch judge finds Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev guilty and sentences him to 64 months; Pertsev was jailed in August 2022 over alleged money laundering (Camomile Shumba/CoinDesk)

A Dutch judge finds Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev...

Camomile Shumba / CoinDesk: A Dutch judge finds Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev...

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How a new generation of tech founders and VCs are quietly pilgrimaging to the Gulf states' sovereign wealth funds, after some shunned Middle Eastern funding (Washington Post)

How a new generation of tech founders and VCs are quietly...

Washington Post: How a new generation of tech founders and VCs are quietly pilgrimaging...

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'Choose France' Summit: France bags €15 billion in investment pledges

'Choose France' Summit: France bags €15 billion in investment...

French President Emmanuel Macron hosted around 180 global CEOs at the Palace of...

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Chinese lidar maker Hesai sues US DOD for adding it to a list of firms accused of aiding China's military, saying it only serves civilian and commercial market (Sabrina Willmer/Bloomberg)

Chinese lidar maker Hesai sues US DOD for adding it to...

Sabrina Willmer / Bloomberg: Chinese lidar maker Hesai sues US DOD for adding it...

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Pepper, which provides tools for order management, invoicing, and more for independent food distributors, raised a $30M Series B led by Iconiq Growth (Christine Hall/TechCrunch)

Pepper, which provides tools for order management, invoicing,...

Christine Hall / TechCrunch: Pepper, which provides tools for order management,...

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Mexico-based BNPL startup Aplazo raised a $45M Series B led by QED Investors, bringing its total raised to $100M+ in equity and $75M in committed debt (Anna Heim/TechCrunch)

Mexico-based BNPL startup Aplazo raised a $45M Series B...

Anna Heim / TechCrunch: Mexico-based BNPL startup Aplazo raised a $45M Series B...

Judge Ends Order Criticized by Elon Musk Over Video of...

Musk had described the Australian order for the social-media platform to hide the...

OpenAI Launches Voice Assistant Inspired by Hollywood Vision...

The function is part of a faster, more capable version of the company’s flagship...

iPad Pro vs. MacBook: The Great Apple Laptop Tradeoff

Apple’s latest iPad Pro is superior to a Mac in many ways. Yet a Mac beats the iPad...

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'Choose France' Summit: France bags €15 bn in investment pledges

'Choose France' Summit: France bags €15 bn in investment...

French president Emmanuel Macron hosted around 180 global CEOs at the Palace of...

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Top500: the Intel-powered Aurora supercomputer, not yet fully operational, came second behind the AMD-powered Frontier, but did come top in an AI benchmark (Paul Alcorn/Tom's Hardware)

Top500: the Intel-powered Aurora supercomputer, not yet...

Paul Alcorn / Tom's Hardware: Top500: the Intel-powered Aurora supercomputer, not...

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Isambard-AI, the UK's fastest supercomputer that cost £225M and ranks 129th on the Top500 list, comes online; the system will contain 5,448 Nvidia GH200 chips (Charlotte Trueman/DatacenterDynamics)

Isambard-AI, the UK's fastest supercomputer that cost £225M...

Charlotte Trueman / DatacenterDynamics: Isambard-AI, the UK's fastest supercomputer...

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Sources: Intel is in advanced, exclusive talks for a deal in which Apollo Global Management would supply $11B+ to help the chip giant build a plant in Ireland (Wall Street Journal)

Sources: Intel is in advanced, exclusive talks for a deal...

Wall Street Journal: Sources: Intel is in advanced, exclusive talks for a deal in...

Australian Judge Ends Injunction Against X Over Stabbing...

An Australian judge effectively lifted an order for social-media platform X to hide...

WuXi Shares Volatile as U.S. Bill Revised to Set Deadline...

WuXi AppTec and its affiliates faced volatile trading after the introduction of...

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'Choose France' business summit looks to seduce foreign investors

'Choose France' business summit looks to seduce foreign...

The 7th annual foreign investment summit known as "Choose France" kicks off at Versailles...

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Sources: Apple has met with Hollywood talent representatives to propose a new performance-based compensation regime, as Amazon and Netflix work on similar plans (Lucas Shaw/Bloomberg)

Sources: Apple has met with Hollywood talent representatives...

Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg: Sources: Apple has met with Hollywood talent representatives...

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A look at how Elon Musk uses X to support right-wing world leaders like Narendra Modi who could help secure advantages for his businesses (New York Times)

A look at how Elon Musk uses X to support right-wing world...

New York Times: A look at how Elon Musk uses X to support right-wing world leaders...

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A look at the rise and fall of 2U, which provides online degree programs for top US universities, and is valued at ~$30M today, down from $5B+ in 2018 (Melissa Korn/Wall Street Journal)

A look at the rise and fall of 2U, which provides online...

Melissa Korn / Wall Street Journal: A look at the rise and fall of 2U, which provides...

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Amazon, Pfizer, AstroZeneca to pledge billions at ‘Choose France’ summit

Amazon, Pfizer, AstroZeneca to pledge billions at ‘Choose...

US retail giant Amazon is expected to announce a €1.2-billion ($1.3-billion) investment...

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South Korea's Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok says the government is preparing a $7.3B+ support package for chip investments to win the "war" in the chip sector (Ju-min Park/Reuters)

South Korea's Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok says the government...

Ju-min Park / Reuters: South Korea's Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok says the government...

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Alibaba leverages computing resources to become a leading AI investor in China; sources: cloud credits made up ~50% of Alibaba's $800M investment in Moonshot AI (Financial Times)

Alibaba leverages computing resources to become a leading...

Financial Times: Alibaba leverages computing resources to become a leading AI investor...

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Q&A with Oracle CEO Safra Catz on generative AI's risks and impact, providing cloud infrastructure to TikTok, the importance of workplace diversity, and more (Keiichi Murayama/Nikkei Asia)

Q&A with Oracle CEO Safra Catz on generative AI's risks...

Keiichi Murayama / Nikkei Asia: Q&A with Oracle CEO Safra Catz on generative AI's...

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Sources: Arm plans to set up an AI chip division, aiming to build a prototype by spring 2025, with mass production expected to start later in the year (Nikkei Asia)

Sources: Arm plans to set up an AI chip division, aiming...

Nikkei Asia: Sources: Arm plans to set up an AI chip division, aiming to build a...

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How Trump is courting crypto traders, as GOP becomes increasingly friendly toward crypto while key Democrats remain at odds and SEC cracks down on the industry (Jasper Goodman/Politico)

How Trump is courting crypto traders, as GOP becomes increasingly...

Jasper Goodman / Politico: How Trump is courting crypto traders, as GOP becomes...

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The UK government's new AI safety body releases Inspect, an evaluation tool for AI model capabilities, including models' core knowledge and ability to reason (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)

The UK government's new AI safety body releases Inspect,...

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: The UK government's new AI safety body releases Inspect,...

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How United, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, and others use AI to reduce costs and streamline operations, including holding flights for delayed passengers (Julie Weed/New York Times)

How United, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, and others...

Julie Weed / New York Times: How United, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, and...

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Filing: Indian e-commerce startup Meesho, which has ~150M transacting users, raised $275M, sources say at a $3.9B valuation as part of an ongoing $500M+ round (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)

Filing: Indian e-commerce startup Meesho, which has ~150M...

Manish Singh / TechCrunch: Filing: Indian e-commerce startup Meesho, which has ~150M...

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The demand for AI chips is driving fierce competition among HBM chipmakers, as Samsung and Micron race to catch up to SK Hynix, which has over 52% market share (Nikkei Asia)

The demand for AI chips is driving fierce competition among...

Nikkei Asia: The demand for AI chips is driving fierce competition among HBM chipmakers,...

Virtual Workers Are Here to Take Your Job---and Give You...

At the office, artificial intelligence is just getting started. Coming next: AI...

Jonathan Haidt Blamed Tech for Teen Anxiety. Managing the...

The bestselling author calls on parents to take away their children’s phones

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Sources: OpenAI is preparing to demonstrate an AI voice assistant that recognizes objects and images and has better logical reasoning than its current products (Stephanie Palazzolo/The Information)

Sources: OpenAI is preparing to demonstrate an AI voice...

Stephanie Palazzolo / The Information: Sources: OpenAI is preparing to demonstrate...

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A US jury says Microsoft must pay IPA Technologies $242M after finding that Cortana infringed a patent that expired in Jan. 2019; Microsoft plans to appeal (Christopher Yasiejko/Bloomberg Law)

A US jury says Microsoft must pay IPA Technologies $242M...

Christopher Yasiejko / Bloomberg Law: A US jury says Microsoft must pay IPA Technologies...

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Filings and sources: autonomous vehicle company Motional cut ~550 employees in a restructuring that included delaying a robotaxi service from 2024 to 2026 (Rebecca Bellan/TechCrunch)

Filings and sources: autonomous vehicle company Motional...

Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch: Filings and sources: autonomous vehicle company Motional...

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OpenAI set to announce search engine, one day before Google conference

OpenAI set to announce search engine, one day before Google...

OpenAI will announce plans for a search engine powered by artificial intelligence...

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Bankrupt crypto lender BlockFi announces plans to shut down its web platform by May and partners with Coinbase to allow clients to access and withdraw funds (Amaka Nwaokocha/Cointelegraph)

Bankrupt crypto lender BlockFi announces plans to shut...

Amaka Nwaokocha / Cointelegraph: Bankrupt crypto lender BlockFi announces plans...

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Smartphone shipments in India grew 8% in Q1, 2024; Vivo leads for the first time with 19.2% of market share, followed by Xiaomi with 18.8%, and Samsung 17.5% (Counterpoint Research)

Smartphone shipments in India grew 8% in Q1, 2024; Vivo...

Counterpoint Research: Smartphone shipments in India grew 8% in Q1, 2024; Vivo leads...

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Google releases a Chrome security update to fix the fifth zero-day vulnerability exploited in the wild in 2024; the vulnerability is in the Visuals component (Bill Toulas/BleepingComputer)

Google releases a Chrome security update to fix the fifth...

Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: Google releases a Chrome security update to fix...

Life360 Could Give Ad Revenue Guidance in August

Location-tech developer Life360 could give second-half revenue guidance for its...

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Unity reports Q1 revenue down 8% YoY to $460M, vs. $433M est., a $291M net loss, including $212M of restructuring costs, compared with a $254M loss in Q1 2023 (Emily Bary/MarketWatch)

Unity reports Q1 revenue down 8% YoY to $460M, vs. $433M...

Emily Bary / MarketWatch: Unity reports Q1 revenue down 8% YoY to $460M, vs. $433M...

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Instant payment company TabaPay pulls out of its $9.7M deal to buy the assets of banking-as-a-service startup Synapse amid infighting among fintech players (Mary Ann Azevedo/TechCrunch)

Instant payment company TabaPay pulls out of its $9.7M...

Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch: Instant payment company TabaPay pulls out of its...

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Microsoft plans to launch its mobile game store in July on the web, first with its own games including Candy Crush Saga, and later open it to other publishers (Bloomberg)

Microsoft plans to launch its mobile game store in July...

Bloomberg: Microsoft plans to launch its mobile game store in July on the web, first...

Where Is the AI Boom Taking Us? Business Leaders Disagree...

The technology’s promises and perils were a central focus of The Wall Street Journal’s...

Can Weighted Blankets, Eye Masks and Pillows Zap Stress---and...

It’s not just weighted blankets anymore. Companies are hawking weighted robes, pillows...

Apple Apologizes for iPad Ad Depicting Crushed Creative...

The company said it wouldn’t run the advertisement on TV after it faced widespread...

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Swiftonomics: How US pop superstar Taylor Swift is boosting the economy

Swiftonomics: How US pop superstar Taylor Swift is boosting...

Taylor Swift's Eras Tour is continuing its planetary takeover, kicking off its European...

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TikTok plans to start automatically labeling some AI content, including from Dall-E and Adobe's Firefly, and joins the Adobe-led content credential coalition (Financial Times)

TikTok plans to start automatically labeling some AI content,...

Financial Times: TikTok plans to start automatically labeling some AI content, including...

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Roblox reports Q1 revenue up 22% YoY to $801M, bookings up 19% YoY to $923M, DAUs up 17% YoY to 77.7M, and cuts its full-year bookings forecast; RBLX drops 30% (Zaheer Kachwala/Reuters)

Roblox reports Q1 revenue up 22% YoY to $801M, bookings...

Zaheer Kachwala / Reuters: Roblox reports Q1 revenue up 22% YoY to $801M, bookings...

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A survey of 1,423 US teens: 85% play video games, including 41% daily, 72% say gaming is a way to spend time with others, and 80% think bullying in an issue (Pew Research Center)

A survey of 1,423 US teens: 85% play video games, including...

Pew Research Center: A survey of 1,423 US teens: 85% play video games, including...

Apple Sees Growing Backlash Against Ad Depicting Crushed...

The company’s advertisement, shown during a virtual launch of new iPads, faced widespread...

French AI Startup Taking On Silicon Valley Is Set to Stuff...

Mistral AI is nearing a deal to raise funds at a $6 billion valuation—nearly tripling...

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Disney and WBD announce a streaming bundle of Disney+, Hulu, and Max, with ad-supported and ad-free plans, beginning this summer in the US, with pricing to come (Dade Hayes/Deadline)

Disney and WBD announce a streaming bundle of Disney+,...

Dade Hayes / Deadline: Disney and WBD announce a streaming bundle of Disney+, Hulu,...

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Some Stack Overflow users say their account was suspended after they attempted to alter their posts in protest of its OpenAI partnership to supply data for AI (Dallin Grimm/Tom's Hardware)

Some Stack Overflow users say their account was suspended...

Dallin Grimm / Tom's Hardware: Some Stack Overflow users say their account was suspended...

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Boeing confirms that LockBit attempted to extort a $200M ransom in October 2023; the company reportedly didn't pay any ransom after ~43GB of its data was posted (AJ Vicens/CyberScoop)

Boeing confirms that LockBit attempted to extort a $200M...

AJ Vicens / CyberScoop: Boeing confirms that LockBit attempted to extort a $200M...

This Common Running Shoe Myth Might Be Costing You Money

Instead of unthinkingly replacing your sneakers every 300 miles, familiarize yourself...

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French Olympic torch relay sets stage for Games sponsors

French Olympic torch relay sets stage for Games sponsors

As the Olympic torch reaches French soil this Wednesday, we look at the kinds of...

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Sources: US prosecutors are examining if Tesla committed securities or wire fraud by misleading investors and consumers about Autopilot and Full Self-Driving (Reuters)

Sources: US prosecutors are examining if Tesla committed...

Reuters: Sources: US prosecutors are examining if Tesla committed securities or...

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Intel expects Q2 revenue to be "below the midpoint" of the previously guided $12.5B to $13.5B range after a new US ban on Huawei chip exports (Lynn Doan/Bloomberg)

Intel expects Q2 revenue to be "below the midpoint" of...

Lynn Doan / Bloomberg: Intel expects Q2 revenue to be “below the midpoint” of the...

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The Connectivity Standards Alliance releases Matter 1.3, adding support for more appliances, energy and water management, and new casting protocol features (Jennifer Pattison Tuohy/The Verge)

The Connectivity Standards Alliance releases Matter 1.3,...

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge: The Connectivity Standards Alliance releases...

Microsoft to Invest Over $3 Billion to Build AI in Wisconsin

The company has been on a global spending spree, trying to build infrastructure...

Uber Swings to Loss Despite Rising Revenue

The ride-hailing company’s bottom line, which had at last turned positive last year,...

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TikTok sues US government to block law that could ban app

TikTok sues US government to block law that could ban app

TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance have filed a petition with a US...

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FTX says it will have as much as $16.3B to distribute once it finishes selling all of its assets; it owes customers and other non-governmental creditors ~$11B (Steven Church/Bloomberg)

FTX says it will have as much as $16.3B to distribute once...

Steven Church / Bloomberg: FTX says it will have as much as $16.3B to distribute...

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IBM open sources its Granite code models for code generative tasks, trained on 116 programming languages, with models ranging in size from 3B to 34B parameters (Mike Murphy/IBM Research)

IBM open sources its Granite code models for code generative...

Mike Murphy / IBM Research: IBM open sources its Granite code models for code generative...

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President Biden signs the REPORT Act into law, which levies hefty fines against companies that neglect to report CSAM on their sites to the NCMEC's CyberTipline (Lauren Forristal/TechCrunch)

President Biden signs the REPORT Act into law, which levies...

Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch: President Biden signs the REPORT Act into law, which...

Apple's New iPad Pro vs. New iPad Air vs. iPad: Why Are...

A thinner Pro! A bigger Air! A cheaper basic iPad! And don’t forget Mini! A guide...

TikTok Sues to Block U.S. Ban

The Chinese-controlled app claims new federal law violates the First Amendment and...

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'Recipe for a Livable Planet': New report on how to make agriculture carbon neutral

'Recipe for a Livable Planet': New report on how to make...

The World Bank Group has released a new report outlining how global agriculture...

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Akamai agrees to acquire Noname Security, which finds and fixes API vulnerabilities, for ~$450M, closing in Q2 2024; Noname was valued at $1B in December 2021 (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch)

Akamai agrees to acquire Noname Security, which finds and...

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Akamai agrees to acquire Noname Security, which finds...

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Amazon launches its online store in South Africa, offering same-day and next-day delivery and 3,000+ pickup points, challenging local rivals like Takealot.com (Nqobile Dludla/Reuters)

Amazon launches its online store in South Africa, offering...

Nqobile Dludla / Reuters: Amazon launches its online store in South Africa, offering...

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Instacart partners with Uber Eats to expand into restaurant takeout, offering deliveries powered by Uber via Instacart's app or website in the coming weeks (Andrew J. Hawkins/The Verge)

Instacart partners with Uber Eats to expand into restaurant...

Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: Instacart partners with Uber Eats to expand into...

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Top 10 AI Content Generator & Writer Tools in 2022

Top 10 AI Content Generator & Writer Tools in 2022

Are you looking for a way to create content that is both effective and efficient?...

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Top 10 AI Tools in 2023 That Will Make Your Life Easier

Top 10 AI Tools in 2023 That Will Make Your Life Easier

 In this article, we explore the top 10 AI tools that are driving innovation and...

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LimeWire AI Studio Review 2023: Details, Pricing & Features

LimeWire AI Studio Review 2023: Details, Pricing & Features

 In the rapidly advancing landscape of AI technology and innovation, LimeWire emerges...

Amazon to Invest $9 Billion in Singapore Cloud Infrastructure

The tech giant will spend $9 billion to expand its cloud services in Singapore,...

OpenAI Says It Can Now Detect Images Spawned by Its Software---Most...

The startup’s new tool detects 98% of pictures generated by its text-to-image generator...

Self-Driving Car Startup Wayve Raises More Than $1 Billion...

The funding round will help Wayve accelerate the development of artificial-intelligence-based...

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A look back at the Panama Papers scandal, as first day of trial ends

A look back at the Panama Papers scandal, as first day...

The trial of 27 people charged in the "Panama Papers" tax evasion and money laundering...

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Oil prices, gold in focus amid Iran-Israel tensions

Oil prices, gold in focus amid Iran-Israel tensions

Crude oil prices subside as traders bet that the worst is over in tensions between...

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The rise and fall of Atos, the European tech champion now €4.65 billion in debt

The rise and fall of Atos, the European tech champion now...

French IT services and consulting firm Atos unveiled a refinancing plan on Tuesday...

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Chinese growth beats expectations in first quarter amid German chancellor's visit

Chinese growth beats expectations in first quarter amid...

China's National Bureau of Statistics said on Monday that the country's economy...

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US inflation comes in hot, casting doubt on June Fed rate cut

US inflation comes in hot, casting doubt on June Fed rate...

The US consumer price index for March stood 3.5 percent higher than a year earlier,...

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How Iran has managed to evade sanctions on its oil exports

How Iran has managed to evade sanctions on its oil exports

As the US government and its allies mull new sanctions on Iran after Tehran's missile...

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China commerce minister hits back at EU electric car subsidy probe

China commerce minister hits back at EU electric car subsidy...

China's minister of commerce is in Europe for a week-long trip, with a focus on...

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China-Africa ties: A Chinese 'debt trap'?

China-Africa ties: A Chinese 'debt trap'?

What does 22 years of data tell us about the nature of the economic relationship...

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After US Senate votes in favour of potential ban, what's next for TikTok?

After US Senate votes in favour of potential ban, what's...

On Tuesday, the US Senate approved a measure that would force the owner of social...

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'They're not competing, they're cheating': Biden threatens to triple tariffs on Chinese metals

'They're not competing, they're cheating': Biden threatens...

On a visit to steelworkers in the key swing state of Pennsylvania, US President...

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The US will ban TikTok unless it's sold off. What happens now?

The US will ban TikTok unless it's sold off. What happens...

US President Joe Biden signed a law this week giving TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance...

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Turkish president visits Iraq to bolster economic ties

Turkish president visits Iraq to bolster economic ties

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was in Iraq this Monday on his first official...

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Crisis-hit Boeing reports quarterly revenue drop

Crisis-hit Boeing reports quarterly revenue drop

Under intense pressure since part of the fuselage on its 737 MAX plane blew out...

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'Bitcoin halving' is coming. So what is it all about?

'Bitcoin halving' is coming. So what is it all about?

As the clock ticks down towards the next "bitcoin halving" – an event coded into...

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US students seek universities' divestment from Israeli occupation and war

US students seek universities' divestment from Israeli...

A growing protest movement on US college campuses wants universities to sell off...

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Youth unemployment takes centre stage in Indian elections

Youth unemployment takes centre stage in Indian elections

As India's opposition leader Rahul Gandhi claims on the campaign trail that Prime...

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Meta beats expectations on revenue, profits but AI spending spooks investors

Meta beats expectations on revenue, profits but AI spending...

Meta announced a 27 percent jump in Q1 revenues but still saw shares tank after...

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Most of world's biggest private companies failing to set net zero targets: report

Most of world's biggest private companies failing to set...

A report by Net Zero Tracker released this Earth Day shows that most of the world's...

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Australian PM slams 'arrogant billionaire' Elon Musk amid censorship row

Australian PM slams 'arrogant billionaire' Elon Musk amid...

A war of words is escalating between the Australian government and the owner of...

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Economy takes centre stage as India heads to the polls

Economy takes centre stage as India heads to the polls

India has kicked off its marathon elections, with nearly a billion people eligible...

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Collecting solar power directly from space: Are space solar farms a realistic solution?

Collecting solar power directly from space: Are space solar...

To mark Earth Day, we take a look at the energy transition and how to better harness...

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Tesla makes progress in securing China's approval for self-driving technology

Tesla makes progress in securing China's approval for self-driving...

Tesla's shares surged after the EV maker won tentative approval to deploy its Full...

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Paris 2024: Will the Olympics boost the French economy?

Paris 2024: Will the Olympics boost the French economy?

With less than 100 days to go until the Paris 2024 Olympics, we’re looking into...

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Paramount Global CEO steps down amid divisions over potential Skydance merger

Paramount Global CEO steps down amid divisions over potential...

US Entertainment giant Paramount Global announced on Monday that CEO Bob Bakish...

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US Federal Reserve keeps interest rate unchanged at 5.25%-5.50% as inflation sticks

US Federal Reserve keeps interest rate unchanged at 5.25%-5.50%...

The US Federal Reserve has decided to keep its benchmark interest rate steady at...

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Ex-Binance CEO sentenced to four months in US prison for money laundering violations

Ex-Binance CEO sentenced to four months in US prison for...

A court in Seattle has sentenced Changpeng Zhao, the founder and former CEO of the...

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Europe sees slide in foreign direct investment, EY survey shows

Europe sees slide in foreign direct investment, EY survey...

The number of foreign direct investment projects in Europe fell 4 percent in 2023...

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From mines to markets: How Africa and Europe can become green industry partners of choice

From mines to markets: How Africa and Europe can become...

China dominates the market across Africa in the search for raw materials, but other...

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Dividend payments far outpace worker wages, Oxfam analysis finds

Dividend payments far outpace worker wages, Oxfam analysis...

To mark International Workers' Day, anti-poverty NGO Oxfam has released analysis...

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Chips, cars and cognac: What's on the menu for Xi's Europe visit

Chips, cars and cognac: What's on the menu for Xi's Europe...

On Sunday, Chinese President Xi Jinping will come to Europe for the first time in...

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Apple updates its App Store guidelines to say that apps can display NFTs and sell NFTs via IAP, provided that NFT ownership does not unlock in-app features (Filipe Espósito/9to5Mac)

Apple updates its App Store guidelines to say that apps...

Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: Apple updates its App Store guidelines to say that apps...

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Workers at Austin-based Alphabet subcontractor YouTube Music Content Operations file with NLRB for union recognition after the 58-strong group voted to do so (Kris Holt/Engadget)

Workers at Austin-based Alphabet subcontractor YouTube...

Kris Holt / Engadget: Workers at Austin-based Alphabet subcontractor YouTube Music...

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Apple releases iOS 16.1, iPadOS 16.1, and macOS Ventura, with iCloud Shared Photo Library, Continuity Camera, Stage Manager for the Mac and the iPad, and more (Darrell Etherington/TechCrunch)

Apple releases iOS 16.1, iPadOS 16.1, and macOS Ventura,...

Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch: Apple releases iOS 16.1, iPadOS 16.1, and macOS...

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Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple One Now Cost More

Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple One Now Cost More

Apple is increasing subscriptions prices by $1-$2 a month starting Monday

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Apple releases iOS 16.1, iPad OS 16.1, and macOS Ventura, with iCloud Shared Photo Library, Continuity Camera, Stage Manager for Mac and iPad, and more (Darrell Etherington/TechCrunch)

Apple releases iOS 16.1, iPad OS 16.1, and macOS Ventura,...

Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch: Apple releases iOS 16.1, iPad OS 16.1, and macOS...

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Updated App Store guidelines say that apps may sell NFTs via IAP and display NFTs, provided that NFT ownership does not unlock in-app features (Filipe Espósito/9to5Mac)

Updated App Store guidelines say that apps may sell NFTs...

Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: Updated App Store guidelines say that apps may sell NFTs...

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Microsoft launches its ARM mini-PC Windows Dev Kit 2023, formerly Project Volterra, with Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 and 32GB RAM for $599, coming to eight countries (Zac Bowden/Windows Central)

Microsoft launches its ARM mini-PC Windows Dev Kit 2023,...

Zac Bowden / Windows Central: Microsoft launches its ARM mini-PC Windows Dev Kit...

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PayPal adds support for passkeys, which are designed to replace passwords, on iOS, iPadOS, and macOS in the US, and plans to support passkeys on other platforms (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)

PayPal adds support for passkeys, which are designed to...

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: PayPal adds support for passkeys, which are designed...

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Disney, Intel Set to Appear at WSJ Tech Live Conference

Disney, Intel Set to Appear at WSJ Tech Live Conference

Big names in tech and business including Disney CEO Bob Chapek, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger,...

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The Price for Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple One Is Going Up

The Price for Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple One Is Going...

Apple is increasing subscriptions prices by $1-$2 a month starting Monday

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After months of tweaks, iPadOS 16's Stage Manager still doesn't work, plagued by confusing behavior and bugs; Mac-like multiwindow multitasking would be better (David Pierce/The Verge)

After months of tweaks, iPadOS 16's Stage Manager still...

David Pierce / The Verge: After months of tweaks, iPadOS 16's Stage Manager still...

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Meta Investor Urges Zuckerberg to Slash Staff, Cut Costs

Meta Investor Urges Zuckerberg to Slash Staff, Cut Costs

Investment firm Altimeter Capital says in a letter that drastic action is needed...

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The US DOJ charges two Chinese intelligence officers with trying to subvert a criminal probe, sources say into Huawei, by offering bribes to a US double agent (Wall Street Journal)

The US DOJ charges two Chinese intelligence officers with...

Wall Street Journal: The US DOJ charges two Chinese intelligence officers with trying...

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Apple raises Music price by $1 to $10.99 per month for individuals, TV+ by $2 to $6.99, and Apple One by $2 to $16.95, citing increased licensing costs (Benjamin Mayo/9to5Mac)

Apple raises Music price by $1 to $10.99 per month for...

Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: Apple raises Music price by $1 to $10.99 per month for...

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After months of beta tweaks, iPadOS 16's Stage Manager still is not a great app switcher for multitasking, plagued by bugs and confusing app management logic (David Pierce/The Verge)

After months of beta tweaks, iPadOS 16's Stage Manager...

David Pierce / The Verge: After months of beta tweaks, iPadOS 16's Stage Manager...

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In an open letter, Altimeter Capital founder and CEO Brad Gerstner encourages Meta to cut capex by $5B+, cut headcount by 20%+, limit metaverse R&D to $5B/year (Brad Gerstner/@altcap)

In an open letter, Altimeter Capital founder and CEO Brad...

Brad Gerstner / @altcap: In an open letter, Altimeter Capital founder and CEO Brad...

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Merge, an API integration service focused on HR and accounting systems, raised a $55M Series B led by Accel, says over 2,500 companies use it in their SaaS apps (Frederic Lardinois/TechCrunch)

Merge, an API integration service focused on HR and accounting...

Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: Merge, an API integration service focused on HR...

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YouTube rolls out design changes to its app, including pinch-to-zoom, more precise seeking, and a darker dark mode (Emma Roth/The Verge)

YouTube rolls out design changes to its app, including...

Emma Roth / The Verge: YouTube rolls out design changes to its app, including pinch-to-zoom,...

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Interviews with TikTok moderators in Colombia, contracted via Teleperformance, describe pay as low as $10 per day, horrific content, long hours, and more (The Bureau of Investigative Journalism)

Interviews with TikTok moderators in Colombia, contracted...

The Bureau of Investigative Journalism: Interviews with TikTok moderators in Colombia,...

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Medtronic to Spin Off Units

Medtronic to Spin Off Units

The medical-technology and services company said the patient-monitoring and respiratory...

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Interviews with TikTok moderators in Colombia, contracted via Teleperformance, describe pay as low as $10/day, horrific content, long hours, and more (The Bureau of Investigative Journalism)

Interviews with TikTok moderators in Colombia, contracted...

The Bureau of Investigative Journalism: Interviews with TikTok moderators in Colombia,...

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iPad (10th gen) review: great performance and battery, lots of apps, and USB-C, but accessories are confusing and expensive, high price, and average display (Dan Seifert/The Verge)

iPad (10th gen) review: great performance and battery,...

Dan Seifert / The Verge: iPad (10th gen) review: great performance and battery,...

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Research: Binance had a 55.1% market share in spot crypto trading in the past 24 hours and 54.4% of derivatives trading, easily surpassing FTX and others (Adam James/The Block)

Research: Binance had a 55.1% market share in spot crypto...

Adam James / The Block: Research: Binance had a 55.1% market share in spot crypto...

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The Coterie, which lets founders access funds from Coatue, a16z, and others to sidestep illiquid stock, raised a $40M Series A led by a16z at a $100M+ valuation (Gillian Tan/Bloomberg)

The Coterie, which lets founders access funds from Coatue,...

Gillian Tan / Bloomberg: The Coterie, which lets founders access funds from Coatue,...

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Medtronic to Spin Off Patient-Monitoring, Respiratory Interventions Businesses

Medtronic to Spin Off Patient-Monitoring, Respiratory Interventions...

The medical-technology and services company said the businesses were slightly below...

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Ahead of the midterms, US political campaigns are using voter-profiling companies and vast amounts of data to target campaign ads on guns, vaccines, and QAnon (Natasha Singer/New York Times)

Ahead of the midterms, US political campaigns are using...

Natasha Singer / New York Times: Ahead of the midterms, US political campaigns are...

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As President Xi Jinping consolidates his grip on China's ruling party, Alibaba, JD.com, Naspers, and other tech stocks drop by 10%+ (Henry Ren/Bloomberg)

As President Xi Jinping consolidates his grip on China's...

Henry Ren / Bloomberg: As President Xi Jinping consolidates his grip on China's...

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Chinese government data shows chip imports fell 12.4% YoY to 47.6B units in September; in January to September, domestic chip production fell 10.8% YoY to 245B (Josh Horwitz/Reuters)

Chinese government data shows chip imports fell 12.4% YoY...

Josh Horwitz / Reuters: Chinese government data shows chip imports fell 12.4% YoY...

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Ikea Dirigera review: the Matter-ready smart home hub is easy to use and works well, but is expensive, lacks a migration tool from Trådfri, and is simplistic (Thomas Ricker/The Verge)

Ikea Dirigera review: the Matter-ready smart home hub is...

Thomas Ricker / The Verge: Ikea Dirigera review: the Matter-ready smart home hub...

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Elon Musk's Twitter Takeover Seen Swelling the Company's Debt

Elon Musk's Twitter Takeover Seen Swelling the Company's...

The social-media platform’s annual interest burden will climb to more than $1 billion...

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The wasted potential of garbage dumps

The wasted potential of garbage dumps

Phil Robibero for Vox Toxic landfills are emblems of environmental injustice across...

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The future of the office is a lab

The future of the office is a lab

Illustrations by Ben Denzer for Vox What’s going to happen to the office space we...

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Back to the future

Back to the future

Nick Little for Vox Rethinking old ideas about what we eat, where we live and work,...

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Animoca Brands co-founder Yat Siu rejects a report that The Sandbox has 500 DAUs, saying the virtual world has over 200,000 MAUs (Hannah Miller/Bloomberg)

Animoca Brands co-founder Yat Siu rejects a report that...

Hannah Miller / Bloomberg: Animoca Brands co-founder Yat Siu rejects a report that...

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Tesla Cuts Prices in China as Costs Fall, Competition Heats Up

Tesla Cuts Prices in China as Costs Fall, Competition Heats...

Tesla has lowered prices for vehicles sold in China, days after Chief Executive...

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Sources: US banks backing Elon Musk's Twitter deal plan to hold all $13B of debt on their balance sheets rather than selling it, amid a difficult debt market (Wall Street Journal)

Sources: US banks backing Elon Musk's Twitter deal plan...

Wall Street Journal: Sources: US banks backing Elon Musk's Twitter deal plan to...

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Sources: Chinese memory chip maker YMTC asks core US staff to leave the company, after its CEO stepped down ahead of the latest US export controls announcement (Financial Times)

Sources: Chinese memory chip maker YMTC asks core US staff...

Financial Times: Sources: Chinese memory chip maker YMTC asks core US staff to leave...

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Credit Suisse settles French tax fraud probe for €238 million

Credit Suisse settles French tax fraud probe for €238 million

Credit Suisse settled a tax fraud and money laundering case in France on Monday...

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Imerys to open French lithium mine, aims to become EU's top supplier

Imerys to open French lithium mine, aims to become EU's...

France's Imerys announced plans on Monday to become the leading supplier of lithium in...

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France's Imerys announces lithium mining project, aims to become EU's top supplier

France's Imerys announces lithium mining project, aims...

France's Imerys announced plans on Monday to become the leading supplier of lithium in...

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A look at the long-term impact on TSMC's business as the US seeks to reduce its dependency on Taiwanese chips and cut China off from key semiconductor supplies (Financial Times)

A look at the long-term impact on TSMC's business as the...

Financial Times: A look at the long-term impact on TSMC's business as the US seeks...

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Researchers find thousands of repos on GitHub offering fake proof-of-concept exploits for various vulnerabilities, with many of them containing malware instead (Bill Toulas/BleepingComputer)

Researchers find thousands of repos on GitHub offering...

Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: Researchers find thousands of repos on GitHub offering...

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FTX to provide $6M in compensation to account holders impacted by a phishing incident via a 3rd-party site but says this kind of relief will not become the norm (Sunil Jagtiani/Bloomberg)

FTX to provide $6M in compensation to account holders impacted...

Sunil Jagtiani / Bloomberg: FTX to provide $6M in compensation to account holders...

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Iran's atomic energy agency says hackers breached its email system; hacking group Black Reward leaked 50GB of emails and Bushehr power plant construction plans (Associated Press)

Iran's atomic energy agency says hackers breached its email...

Associated Press: Iran's atomic energy agency says hackers breached its email system;...

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Whereas Creator Economy companies have mostly built infrastructure for the top 1% of creators, new AI tools will fuel businesses that democratize creativity (Michael Mignano/Lightspeed Venture ...)

Whereas Creator Economy companies have mostly built infrastructure...

Michael Mignano / Lightspeed Venture Partners: Whereas Creator Economy companies...

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An interview with eBay CEO Jamie Iannone on eBay's strategy to focus on the second-hand luxury market, as its market value has fallen from $53B in 2021 to $21B (Dave Lee/Financial Times)

An interview with eBay CEO Jamie Iannone on eBay's strategy...

Dave Lee / Financial Times: An interview with eBay CEO Jamie Iannone on eBay's strategy...

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Iran's atomic energy agency says its email system was breached; a hacking group says it leaked 50GB of emails, construction plans related to Bushehr power plant (Associated Press)

Iran's atomic energy agency says its email system was breached;...

Associated Press: Iran's atomic energy agency says its email system was breached;...

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Sources: 14" and 16" MacBook Pro with M2 Pro and M2 Max, M2 Mac mini are coming soon; Apple is testing Mac Pro with 24 CPU cores, 72 graphics cores, 192 GB RAM (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Sources: 14" and 16" MacBook Pro with M2 Pro and M2 Max,...

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Sources: 14" and 16" MacBook Pro with M2 Pro and M2 Max,...

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Iranian activists smuggle Starlink receivers into the country for a backup internet, citing "no Starlink donation" from SpaceX nor US government participation (Karl Vick/TIME)

Iranian activists smuggle Starlink receivers into the country...

Karl Vick / TIME: Iranian activists smuggle Starlink receivers into the country...

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iPadOS 16 Tips and Tricks: Apple's Tablet Gets More Multitasking Features

iPadOS 16 Tips and Tricks: Apple's Tablet Gets More Multitasking...

Apple packed more productivity into its latest tablet software. But the most powerful...

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How U.S. Supply Chain Sway Throttles China's Chip Development

How U.S. Supply Chain Sway Throttles China's Chip Development

New U.S. export restrictions are targeting areas including semiconductor design...

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A profile of e-commerce company Meesho, which accounts for ~7% of India's online sales; Apptopia: Meesho was the world's most downloaded shopping app in H1 2022 (Newley Purnell/Wall Street Journal)

A profile of e-commerce company Meesho, which accounts...

Newley Purnell / Wall Street Journal: A profile of e-commerce company Meesho, which...

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In his memoir, Bono details making a deal with Steve Jobs for the U2 iPod in October 2004 and convincing Tim Cook to give away an iTunes album in September 2014 (Bono/The Guardian)

In his memoir, Bono details making a deal with Steve Jobs...

Bono / The Guardian: In his memoir, Bono details making a deal with Steve Jobs for...

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The Wire retracts its recent stories on Meta and says it is using "independent external experts" to conduct an investigation into its Meta coverage (The Wire)

The Wire retracts its recent stories on Meta and says it...

The Wire: The Wire retracts its recent stories on Meta and says it is using “independent...

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Canalys: smartphone shipments in India fell 6% YoY to 44.6M units in Q3 2022; Xiaomi shipped 9.2M units, down 18% YoY, for a 21% share, followed by Samsung (Tracy Qu/South China Morning Post)

Canalys: smartphone shipments in India fell 6% YoY to 44.6M...

Tracy Qu / South China Morning Post: Canalys: smartphone shipments in India fell...

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Interpol unveils a metaverse for law enforcement worldwide, allowing users to tour the virtual version of its HQ, take training courses in VR, and more (Jessica Lyons Hardcastle/The Register)

Interpol unveils a metaverse for law enforcement worldwide,...

Jessica Lyons Hardcastle / The Register: Interpol unveils a metaverse for law enforcement...

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Chicago-based Tempus, which uses AI for drug discovery, clinical trials, and diagnostics, raised $275M in equity and debt, bringing its total funding to $1.3B+ (Keerthi Vedantam/Crunchbase News)

Chicago-based Tempus, which uses AI for drug discovery,...

Keerthi Vedantam / Crunchbase News: Chicago-based Tempus, which uses AI for drug...

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Podcast app Pocket Casts, which WordPress parent company Automattic acquired in July 2021, releases its mobile clients on GitHub under an open-source license (Paul Sawers/TechCrunch)

Podcast app Pocket Casts, which WordPress parent company...

Paul Sawers / TechCrunch: Podcast app Pocket Casts, which WordPress parent company...

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McAfee security researchers found 16 clicker apps in Google Play with 20M+ downloads in total; Google removed the adware apps after McAfee reported them (Bill Toulas/BleepingComputer)

McAfee security researchers found 16 clicker apps in Google...

Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: McAfee security researchers found 16 clicker apps...

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Apple plans to expand ads to the App Store's main Today tab and the "You Might Also Like" section of app listings globally on October 25, except for China (Joe Rossignol/MacRumors)

Apple plans to expand ads to the App Store's main Today...

Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: Apple plans to expand ads to the App Store's main Today...

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Several artists whose work Stability AI included in the dataset used to train Stable Diffusion are angry that they weren't informed, asked for consent, nor paid (Rachel Metz/CNN)

Several artists whose work Stability AI included in the...

Rachel Metz / CNN: Several artists whose work Stability AI included in the dataset...

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McAfee researchers found 16 clicker apps with adware in Google Play with 20M+ downloads in total; Google removed the apps after McAfee reported them (Bill Toulas/BleepingComputer)

McAfee researchers found 16 clicker apps with adware in...

Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: McAfee researchers found 16 clicker apps with adware...

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Several artists whose work was included in the dataset used to train Stable Diffusion say they are angry that they weren't informed, asked for consent, or paid (Rachel Metz/CNN)

Several artists whose work was included in the dataset...

Rachel Metz / CNN: Several artists whose work was included in the dataset used to...

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Facebook Says It Is Prepared to Block News Content in Canada

Facebook Says It Is Prepared to Block News Content in Canada

The social-media company says it wasn’t invited to testify in parliamentary review...

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Apple will expand ads to the App Store's main Today tab and "You Might Also Like" section of individual app listings, starting October 25 globally except China (Joe Rossignol/MacRumors)

Apple will expand ads to the App Store's main Today tab...

Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: Apple will expand ads to the App Store's main Today tab...

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LG Gram 17 review: weighs just under three pounds, even with a huge 17", 2560 x 1600 display but graphics are weak, the chassis is flimsy, and pricey at $1700+ (Monica Chin/The Verge)

LG Gram 17 review: weighs just under three pounds, even...

Monica Chin / The Verge: LG Gram 17 review: weighs just under three pounds, even...

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Meta-Backed Meesho Is Beating Amazon, Walmart in Race for Indian Shoppers

Meta-Backed Meesho Is Beating Amazon, Walmart in Race for...

The upstart e-commerce service is posing a challenge to the U.S. retailing titans,...

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Your Child's First Phone: What's the Right Age and Device?

Your Child's First Phone: What's the Right Age and Device?

There are important considerations to make when deciding between giving your child...

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Brazil's elections chief gets unilateral power to order the removal of online posts ahead of October 30 election, in an aggressive move to combat misinformation (Jack Nicas/New York Times)

Brazil's elections chief gets unilateral power to order...

Jack Nicas / New York Times: Brazil's elections chief gets unilateral power to order...

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Interviews with over three dozen creators about going viral on TikTok show how the app's vast reach plus tools like "duet" and "stitch" can amplify harassment (Washington Post)

Interviews with over three dozen creators about going viral...

Washington Post: Interviews with over three dozen creators about going viral on...

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Experts: India's TikTok clones like Moj and Josh have failed to replicate TikTok's success, and Instagram and YouTube will take over India's short-video segment (Adnan Bhat/Rest of World)

Experts: India's TikTok clones like Moj and Josh have failed...

Adnan Bhat / Rest of World: Experts: India's TikTok clones like Moj and Josh have...

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A look at the companies using AI to build tech that lets users talk to digital versions of deceased loved ones by video chat, text, phone, or voice assistants (Charlotte Jee/MIT Technology Review)

A look at the companies using AI to build tech that lets...

Charlotte Jee / MIT Technology Review: A look at the companies using AI to build...

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In the Future, There Will Be No Passwords---Because You Keep Giving Yours Away

In the Future, There Will Be No Passwords---Because You...

Your smartphone’s ability to scan your face and read your fingerprint are the key...

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Swift Navigation, which makes high-accuracy GNSS hardware for advanced driver-assistance systems, raised a $100M Series D, bringing its total funding to $200M+ (FinSMEs)

Swift Navigation, which makes high-accuracy GNSS hardware...

FinSMEs: Swift Navigation, which makes high-accuracy GNSS hardware for advanced...

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The RNC sues Google for allegedly putting its campaign emails in Gmail spam; the RNC has been criticizing Google's pilot to keep campaign emails out of spam (Axios)

The RNC sues Google for allegedly putting its campaign...

Axios: The RNC sues Google for allegedly putting its campaign emails in Gmail spam;...

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Reliance, the parent firm of India's largest mobile operator Jio, launches JioBook, a ~$190 4G-enabled laptop running a custom Android-based OS called JioOS (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)

Reliance, the parent firm of India's largest mobile operator...

Manish Singh / TechCrunch: Reliance, the parent firm of India's largest mobile operator...

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A profile of Stability AI founder and CEO Emad Mostaque, a British former hedge fund manager who has quickly become a polarizing figure within the AI community (Kevin Roose/New York Times)

A profile of Stability AI founder and CEO Emad Mostaque,...

Kevin Roose / New York Times: A profile of Stability AI founder and CEO Emad Mostaque,...

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Twitch CEO Emmett Shear says the US could use legislation to create "a third option" between contractors and employees to classify creators and gig workers (Cecilia D'Anastasio/Bloomberg)

Twitch CEO Emmett Shear says the US could use legislation...

Cecilia D'Anastasio / Bloomberg: Twitch CEO Emmett Shear says the US could use legislation...

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The US government often waives its own stock trading rules, letting federal officials invest in Amazon, Apple, Meta, and others affected by their agencies' work (Wall Street Journal)

The US government often waives its own stock trading rules,...

Wall Street Journal: The US government often waives its own stock trading rules,...

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Snap, which this week reported its slowest quarterly revenue growth ever, plans to close its San Francisco office, which "was lightly used" due to flexible work (Bloomberg)

Snap, which this week reported its slowest quarterly revenue...

Bloomberg: Snap, which this week reported its slowest quarterly revenue growth ever,...

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Microsoft is working on PC Manager, a CCleaner-like app for Windows 10 and up with storage and startup app management, a way to quickly kill processes, and more (Tom Warren/The Verge)

Microsoft is working on PC Manager, a CCleaner-like app...

Tom Warren / The Verge: Microsoft is working on PC Manager, a CCleaner-like app...

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Snap, which just reported its slowest quarterly revenue growth ever, will close its San Francisco office, saying it "was lightly used" due to flexible work (Bloomberg)

Snap, which just reported its slowest quarterly revenue...

Bloomberg: Snap, which just reported its slowest quarterly revenue growth ever,...

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Sources: Google is in talks to invest $200M+ into Toronto-based Cohere, which has raised $170M+ to let companies add NLP to chatbots and other tools (Wall Street Journal)

Sources: Google is in talks to invest $200M+ into Toronto-based...

Wall Street Journal: Sources: Google is in talks to invest $200M+ into Toronto-based...

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Microsoft is working on PC Manager, a CCleaner-like app for Windows 10 and above, with storage management, a simplified way to end tasks, and more (Tom Warren/The Verge)

Microsoft is working on PC Manager, a CCleaner-like app...

Tom Warren / The Verge: Microsoft is working on PC Manager, a CCleaner-like app...

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Google in Talks to Invest $200 Million Into AI Startup

Google in Talks to Invest $200 Million Into AI Startup

Alphabet’s Google is in talks to invest at least $200 million into artificial intelligence...

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Source: Israeli cybersecurity company Cybereason, which is valued at $2.5B, is looking for a buyer after abandoning plans to go public earlier in 2022 (The Information)

Source: Israeli cybersecurity company Cybereason, which...

The Information: Source: Israeli cybersecurity company Cybereason, which is valued...

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UK's Ofcom proposes changes to net neutrality rules carried over from the EU to give ISPs more flexibility, like offering deals on latency and other parameters (Thomas Seal/Bloomberg)

UK's Ofcom proposes changes to net neutrality rules carried...

Thomas Seal / Bloomberg: UK's Ofcom proposes changes to net neutrality rules carried...

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Sources: Twitter and Elon Musk are preparing to complete his $44B buyout by the October 28 court-issued deadline, as talks between the two have turned cordial (Bloomberg)

Sources: Twitter and Elon Musk are preparing to complete...

Bloomberg: Sources: Twitter and Elon Musk are preparing to complete his $44B buyout...

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When researchers submitted 20 ads with "blatant" voting misinformation, TikTok approved 90%, Facebook approved a "significant number", and YouTube approved zero (Jennifer Korn/CNN)

When researchers submitted 20 ads with "blatant" voting...

Jennifer Korn / CNN: When researchers submitted 20 ads with “blatant” voting misinformation,...

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Apple VP of Industrial Design Evans Hankey is leaving, after replacing Jony Ive in 2019; sources say Airbnb VP of Design Gary Butcher is returning to Apple (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Apple VP of Industrial Design Evans Hankey is leaving,...

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Apple VP of Industrial Design Evans Hankey is leaving,...

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Researchers submitted 20 ads with "blatant" voting misinfo and TikTok approved 90% of them, Facebook approved a "significant number", YouTube approved none (Jennifer Korn/CNN)

Researchers submitted 20 ads with "blatant" voting misinfo...

Jennifer Korn / CNN: Researchers submitted 20 ads with “blatant” voting misinfo...

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Apple's VP of industrial design Evans Hankey is leaving, after replacing Jony Ive in 2019; sources: Airbnb's VP of design Gary Butcher is returning to Apple (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Apple's VP of industrial design Evans Hankey is leaving,...

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Apple's VP of industrial design Evans Hankey is leaving,...

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Apple's VP of Industrial Design Evans Hankey is leaving, after replacing Jony Ive in 2019; sources: Airbnb's VP of design Gary Butcher is returning to Apple (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Apple's VP of Industrial Design Evans Hankey is leaving,...

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Apple's VP of Industrial Design Evans Hankey is leaving,...

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Apple confirms its head of hardware design Evans Hankey is leaving, three years after replacing Jony Ive; sources: Hankey will stay for six more months (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Apple confirms its head of hardware design Evans Hankey...

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Apple confirms its head of hardware design Evans Hankey...

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Sources: Apple's head of hardware design Evans Hankey is leaving three years after replacing Jony Ive; Hankey told staff that she will stay for six more months (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Sources: Apple's head of hardware design Evans Hankey is...

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Sources: Apple's head of hardware design Evans Hankey is...

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Snap Stock Slumps as Sales Growth Slows

Snap Stock Slumps as Sales Growth Slows

Shares plummeted 26% after Snapchat’s parent company said it was operating on an...

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Verizon's Profit Falls 23% as Price Increases Slow Growth

Verizon's Profit Falls 23% as Price Increases Slow Growth

The telecommunication giant’s consumer unit lost 189,000 wireless retail customers...

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Amazon to Use Airbus Cargo Planes for First Time

Amazon to Use Airbus Cargo Planes for First Time

Amazon said it is hiring Hawaiian Airlines to fly its packages on 10 rented Airbus...

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Could the US restrict energy exports amid the global crisis?

Could the US restrict energy exports amid the global crisis?

The global energy crisis is weighing on households and businesses around the world....

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Sources: Twitter and Elon Musk are preparing for his buyout to be completed by the October 28 court-issued deadline, thanks to a breakthrough between both sides (Bloomberg)

Sources: Twitter and Elon Musk are preparing for his buyout...

Bloomberg: Sources: Twitter and Elon Musk are preparing for his buyout to be completed...

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Telegram will launch auctions for its usernames via TON blockchain, following a TON auction for wallet usernames, some of which sold for $200K+ (Callan Quinn/The Block)

Telegram will launch auctions for its usernames via TON...

Callan Quinn / The Block: Telegram will launch auctions for its usernames via TON...

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Apple sues Masimo, says the medical tech company "carefully studied Apple's IP" during its patent-infringement suit against Apple in order to make its W1 watch (Blake Brittain/Reuters)

Apple sues Masimo, says the medical tech company "carefully...

Blake Brittain / Reuters: Apple sues Masimo, says the medical tech company “carefully...

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The Unraveling of Trevor Milton: 'Paul Echo Mango'

The Unraveling of Trevor Milton: 'Paul Echo Mango'

A jury has convicted Nikola founder Trevor Milton in his federal fraud trial. To...

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The Unraveling of Trevor Milton: "Paul Echo Mango"

The Unraveling of Trevor Milton: "Paul Echo Mango"

A jury has convicted Nikola founder Trevor Milton in his federal fraud trial. To...

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AdGuard: EasyList, a community-run filter list used by popular ad blockers, is being throttled by the YuZu browser; many ad blockers cannot download updates (Lewis Maddison/TechRadar)

AdGuard: EasyList, a community-run filter list used by...

Lewis Maddison / TechRadar: AdGuard: EasyList, a community-run filter list used...

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Snap Stock Slumps Premarket as Sales Growth Slows

Snap Stock Slumps Premarket as Sales Growth Slows

Shares plummeted 25% in premarket trading after Snapchat’s parent company said it...

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Snap Stock Slumps Premarket as Sales Growth Shrinks

Snap Stock Slumps Premarket as Sales Growth Shrinks

Shares plummeted 25% in premarket trading after Snapchat’s parent company said it...

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Elon Musk Calls Tesla 'Recession-Resilient,' as Wall Street Eyes Demand

Elon Musk Calls Tesla 'Recession-Resilient,' as Wall Street...

The EV maker said it was pressing ahead with production-growth plans, regardless...

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Snap Stock Slumps as Sales Growth Shrinks, Advertisers Cut Spending

Snap Stock Slumps as Sales Growth Shrinks, Advertisers...

Shares plummeted 25% in premarket trading after Snapchat’s parent company said it...

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Snap Sales Growth Slows Further as Advertisers Cut Spending

Snap Sales Growth Slows Further as Advertisers Cut Spending

Snapchat’s parent says it is operating on an assumption there will be no revenue...

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Musk Calls Tesla 'Recession-Resilient' as Wall Street Eyes Demand

Musk Calls Tesla 'Recession-Resilient' as Wall Street Eyes...

The EV maker said it is pressing ahead with production-growth plans regardless of...

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Instacart Pulls Back on Fourth-Quarter IPO Plans

Instacart Pulls Back on Fourth-Quarter IPO Plans

Fidji Simo, the company’s chief executive, wrote in a memo to employees that tumultuous...

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Amazon quietly shuts Fabric.com, an online retailer of fabrics, trims, notions, and other supplies since the late 1990s before being acquired by Amazon in 2008 (Mia Sato/The Verge)

Amazon quietly shuts Fabric.com, an online retailer of...

Mia Sato / The Verge: Amazon quietly shuts Fabric.com, an online retailer of fabrics,...

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Sources: the Biden administration is considering subjecting some of Elon Musk's ventures, including the Twitter deal and Starlink, to national security reviews (Bloomberg)

Sources: the Biden administration is considering subjecting...

Bloomberg: Sources: the Biden administration is considering subjecting some of Elon...

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Memo: Twitter told staff that there haven't been plans for companywide layoffs since it signed a deal with Elon Musk, and that it can't confirm Musk's plans (Kurt Wagner/Bloomberg)

Memo: Twitter told staff that there haven't been plans...

Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg: Memo: Twitter told staff that there haven't been plans...

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Sources: BeReal closed a $60M Series B earlier this year valuing it at ~$600M; the app has ~20M DAUs, up from 7.9M in July 2022 (TechCrunch)

Sources: BeReal closed a $60M Series B earlier this year...

TechCrunch: Sources: BeReal closed a $60M Series B earlier this year valuing it...

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Instacart Is Said to Pull Plans to Go Public This Year (New York Times)

Instacart Is Said to Pull Plans to Go Public This Year...

New York Times: Instacart Is Said to Pull Plans to Go Public This Year  —  The food...

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Instacart is pulling its plans to go public in 2022; the company confidentially filed for an IPO earlier this year (Dan Primack/Axios)

Instacart is pulling its plans to go public in 2022; the...

Dan Primack / Axios: Instacart is pulling its plans to go public in 2022; the company...

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Sources: Instacart is pulling its plans to go public in 2022; the company confidentially filed for an IPO earlier this year (New York Times)

Sources: Instacart is pulling its plans to go public in...

New York Times: Sources: Instacart is pulling its plans to go public in 2022; the...

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Sources: the US is exploring the possibility of new export controls that would limit China's access to quantum computing technology and AI software (Bloomberg)

Sources: the US is exploring the possibility of new export...

Bloomberg: Sources: the US is exploring the possibility of new export controls that...

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Microsoft publishes a Windows Subsystem for Android roadmap including Android 13, file transfer support, picture-in-picture, and local network access (Mayank Parmar/Windows Latest)

Microsoft publishes a Windows Subsystem for Android roadmap...

Mayank Parmar / Windows Latest: Microsoft publishes a Windows Subsystem for Android...

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Docs: if Elon Musk buys Twitter, he plans to cut nearly 75% of staff; otherwise, Twitter aims to cut payroll by ~$800M by the end of 2023, ousting ~25% of staff (Washington Post)

Docs: if Elon Musk buys Twitter, he plans to cut nearly...

Washington Post: Docs: if Elon Musk buys Twitter, he plans to cut nearly 75% of...

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YouTube announces YouTube Premium's first major price hike, increasing the family plan from $17.99/month to $22.99/month, or $29.99/month in the App Store (Ben Schoon/9to5Google)

YouTube announces YouTube Premium's first major price hike,...

Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: YouTube announces YouTube Premium's first major price hike,...

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Docs: Elon Musk plans to cut ~75% of staff if he buys Twitter; the company plans to pare down its payroll by $800M by the end of 2023, affecting ~25% of staff (Washington Post)

Docs: Elon Musk plans to cut ~75% of staff if he buys Twitter;...

Washington Post: Docs: Elon Musk plans to cut ~75% of staff if he buys Twitter;...

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Sources: OpenAI is in advanced talks to raise more funding from Microsoft, after a 2021 raise at an implied ~$20B valuation from Sequoia, Tiger, a16z, others (The Information)

Sources: OpenAI is in advanced talks to raise more funding...

The Information: Sources: OpenAI is in advanced talks to raise more funding from...

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In an email to customers, YouTube says it is raising the price of YouTube Premium family plan from $17.99 per month to $22.99 per month (Ben Schoon/9to5Google)

In an email to customers, YouTube says it is raising the...

Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: In an email to customers, YouTube says it is raising the...

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Snap reports Q3 revenue up 6% YoY to $1.13B, vs. $ 1.14B est., DAUs up 19% YoY to 363M, vs. 358.2M est., a $360M net loss, up from $72M YoY; stock is down 20%+ (Jonathan Vanian/CNBC)

Snap reports Q3 revenue up 6% YoY to $1.13B, vs. $ 1.14B...

Jonathan Vanian / CNBC: Snap reports Q3 revenue up 6% YoY to $1.13B, vs. $ 1.14B...

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A leaked email shows Ben Chestnut stepped down in August as Mailchimp CEO after arguing that asking for pronouns at start of meetings "does more harm than good" (Platformer)

A leaked email shows Ben Chestnut stepped down in August...

Platformer: A leaked email shows Ben Chestnut stepped down in August as Mailchimp...

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Snap Q3: revenue up 6% YoY to $1.13B, vs. $ 1.14B est., global DAUs up 19% YoY to 363M, vs. 358.2M est., net loss of $360M, up from $72M YoY; stock is down 20%+ (Jonathan Vanian/CNBC)

Snap Q3: revenue up 6% YoY to $1.13B, vs. $ 1.14B est.,...

Jonathan Vanian / CNBC: Snap Q3: revenue up 6% YoY to $1.13B, vs. $ 1.14B est.,...

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Docs: a China-based ByteDance audit team planned to collect TikTok location data of US citizens who had never had an employment relationship with the company (Emily Baker-White/Forbes)

Docs: a China-based ByteDance audit team planned to collect...

Emily Baker-White / Forbes: Docs: a China-based ByteDance audit team planned to...

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Meta's Oversight Board says that as of October, it can make binding decisions to apply a warning screen when "leaving up or restoring qualifying content" (Chavi Mehta/Reuters)

Meta's Oversight Board says that as of October, it can...

Chavi Mehta / Reuters: Meta's Oversight Board says that as of October, it can make...

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Meta adds Reels to Facebook Groups, and says that most Facebook users are members of at least 15 active groups and there are 100M+ "group joins" every day (Meta)

Meta adds Reels to Facebook Groups, and says that most...

Meta: Meta adds Reels to Facebook Groups, and says that most Facebook users are...

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Meta's Oversight Board says it can make binding decisions to apply a warning screen when "leaving up or restoring qualifying content", starting this month (Chavi Mehta/Reuters)

Meta's Oversight Board says it can make binding decisions...

Chavi Mehta / Reuters: Meta's Oversight Board says it can make binding decisions...

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Instagram’s surprising strategy for bullies: Tell them to be nice

Instagram’s surprising strategy for bullies: Tell them...

SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images New features that nudge users to rethink...

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Google now lets users disable targeted ads without breaking useful features by having to turn off settings like Web & App Activity and YouTube History (Thomas Germain/Gizmodo)

Google now lets users disable targeted ads without breaking...

Thomas Germain / Gizmodo: Google now lets users disable targeted ads without breaking...

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Microsoft confirms some customer data was exposed due to a server configuration error but says SOCRadar exaggerated by claiming 65K+ companies were affected (Kyle Alspach/Protocol)

Microsoft confirms some customer data was exposed due to...

Kyle Alspach / Protocol: Microsoft confirms some customer data was exposed due to...

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In the Market for an EV?

In the Market for an EV?

These eight all-electric cars, available now or coming soon, run the gamut from...

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Meta adds Reels to Facebook Groups, says most Facebook users are members of at least 15 active groups and there are more than 100M "group joins" every day (Meta)

Meta adds Reels to Facebook Groups, says most Facebook...

Meta: Meta adds Reels to Facebook Groups, says most Facebook users are members of...

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Microsoft confirms some customer data was left exposed due to a server configuration error but calls claims that 65K+ companies were affected an exaggeration (Kyle Alspach/Protocol)

Microsoft confirms some customer data was left exposed...

Kyle Alspach / Protocol: Microsoft confirms some customer data was left exposed...

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Google revamps its ad settings to let users disable targeted ads without turning off features like Web & App Activity and YouTube History (Thomas Germain/Gizmodo)

Google revamps its ad settings to let users disable targeted...

Thomas Germain / Gizmodo: Google revamps its ad settings to let users disable targeted...

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Microsoft confirms some customer data was left exposed due to a server configuration error, but calls claims that 65K+ companies were affected an exaggeration (Kyle Alspach/Protocol)

Microsoft confirms some customer data was left exposed...

Kyle Alspach / Protocol: Microsoft confirms some customer data was left exposed...