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Montana Governor Greg Gianforte signs the country's first bill that bans TikTok in a state, set to go into effect on January 1, 2024 — Ban is slated to take effect next year—if it survives expected litigation — Montana's governor signed the country's first bill that outright bans TikTok …
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| Yogita Khatri / The Block: |
Tether plans to invest up to 15% of its profits in bitcoin, as the stablecoin developer shifts its reserves toward crypto and away from US government debt — - Tether is set to purchase bitcoin on a regular basis from its profits. — It held $1.5 billion in bitcoin as of the end of the first quarter …
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| Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: |
Logitech partners with iFixit to help with DIY repairs, supplying spare parts, batteries, and guides for select Logitech hardware starting this summer in the US — / Official spare parts, batteries, and repair guides for select Logitech hardware will be available through iFixit starting ‘this summer.’
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| Michelle Faverio / Pew Research Center: |
Survey: 60% of Americans who used Twitter in the past year have taken a break from the social network; 25% say they are not likely to use Twitter in a year — A majority of Americans who have used Twitter in the past year report taking a break from the platform during that time …
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Sources: Snowflake is in advanced talks to acquire Neeva, possibly for AI tools to help companies search internal data; Neeva also shopped itself to Databricks — Database software provider Snowflake has been in advanced talks to acquire Neeva, a search startup founded by former top Google … | Laura Cooper / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: private equity firms Francisco Partners and TPG plan a $5B+ bid to acquire observability software company New Relic; a deal may be reached in weeks — Buyout firms Francisco Partners, TPG team up in $5 billion-plus bid — Private-equity firms Francisco Partners and TPG …
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Ovulation tracking app Premom agrees to pay $200K to settle with the FTC and state AGs for allegedly sharing user information with third parties without consent — The app allegedly shared sensitive user information with China-based companies known for privacy problems
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| Kyle Bradshaw / 9to5Google: |
An update to Google's Personal Safety app for Android suggests the company plans to offer a Dashcam recording feature for Pixel phones and other select devices — Rather than needing to buy a (sometimes pricey) dedicated gadget, you should soon be able to use your Pixel (and select other Android devices) …
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| Jennifer Elias / CNBC: |
Docs: Google plans to use new AI models for ads, customer service, and to help YouTube creators, and is working on an internal Stable Diffusion-like product — - Google has approved several ad-related artificial intelligence projects to help advertisers and YouTube creators, internal documents show.| Dietrich Knauth / Reuters: |
Voyager expects users to recover ~35% of their crypto deposits as a US judge approves its liquidation plan, letting the company return ~$1.33B in crypto assets — Crypto lender Voyager Digital said Wednesday that customers will recover about 35% of their cryptocurrency deposits as the company winds …
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| Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter: |
Netflix says its ad tier has nearly 5M global MAUs, with a median age of 34, six months after launch, and makes up 25%+ of signups in countries with the option — In its inaugural upfront advertising event, executives touted the the streaming service's growing ad tier, and unveiled new sponsorship options.
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Grayscale says the US SEC warned that the Filecoin token meets the definition of a security and asked Grayscale to withdraw its Filecoin Trust application — Grayscale announced last month that the SEC suggested FIL might be a security. — CORRECTION (May 18, 2023, 00:25 UTC) …
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| Ryan Weeks / The Block: |
Ripple acquires Switzerland-based digital asset custody startup Metaco for $250M in cash and stock and plans to keep the brand and founder Adrien Treccani — San Francisco-based crypto company Ripple today announced an audacious swoop for Swiss custody firm Metaco in a deal worth $250 million.
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| Stephanie Bodoni / Bloomberg: |
Sources: the Irish DPC is set to hand Meta a record EU privacy fine and order the company to stop all data transfers to the US that rely on certain clauses — Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc. is set to be handed a record European Union privacy fine eclipsing a €746 million ($809 million) penalty doled out to Amazon.com Inc..
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Amazon announces the new $40 semi-circle design Echo Pop, updates the $90 Echo Show 5, $100 Echo Show 5 Kids Edition, $50 Echo Buds, expands Echo Auto, and more — After last fall's Amazon hardware event which brought us a handful of new Echo devices, like the Dot with the clock and other minor updates …
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Cisco reports Q3 revenue up 14% YoY to $14.6B, vs. $14.4B est., net income up 6% YoY to $3.2B, also beating estimates, and a strong Q4 sales forecast — Cisco Systems Inc., the largest maker of machines that run computer networks and the internet, said orders declined 23% in the past quarter … | Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Beats Studio Buds+ review: better sound, ANC, battery, and calls, but ANC lags AirPods Pro 2, no wireless charging, and lacks some of Apple's ecosystem tricks — With better sound, improved noise cancellation, and a standout translucent design, these are everything the original Beats Studio Buds should've been.
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| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
YouTube unveils 30-second unskippable ads on top-performing videos on TVs and says 150M+ unique US viewers watched YouTube or YouTube TV on TVs in December 2022 — Google's video giant says it reaches more than 150 million U.S. monthly viewers on TV screens| Nikkei Asia: |
Micron will invest up to $3.6B in Japan over the next few years, including in a DRAM chipmaking plant in Hiroshima prefecture with support from the government — State-of-the-art production line to be built in Hiroshima prefecture — Sanjay Mehrotra, Micron Technology's CEO … | Reuters: |
Draft doc: European telecoms propose that companies accounting for 5%+ of a provider's peak average internet traffic help fund the rollout of 5G and broadband — Big tech companies accounting for more than 5% of a telecoms provider's peak average internet traffic should help fund the rollout …
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| Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: |
Instagram adds support for GIFs in comments on posts and Reels, plans to launch a lyrics feature for Reels, and will roll out Instagram Gifts in India — On Tuesday, Mark Zuckerberg held a chat with Instagram head Adam Mosseri as part of the company launching collaboration feature on broadcast channels.
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| Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: |
Stability AI releases StableStudio, an open-source version of DreamStudio, its commercial interface for the company's text-to-image Stable Diffusion model — Stability AI is releasing an open-source version of DreamStudio, a commercial interface for the company's AI image generator model, Stable Diffusion.Sponsor Posts
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UiPath:
UiPath Unveils 10 Innovations that Will Shape the Agentic Future — Orchestration engine, API workflows and agentic testing among key features of new UiPath Platform™ for agentic automation, launched at UiPath DevCon 2025
UiPath Unveils 10 Innovations that Will Shape the Agentic Future — Orchestration engine, API workflows and agentic testing among key features of new UiPath Platform™ for agentic automation, launched at UiPath DevCon 2025
Zoho:
New in Zoho Payroll USA: Multi-state payroll and more — Running payroll shouldn't get harder as your business grows. Whether you've expanded into new states or built a team with unique needs …
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