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| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Apple unveils $999+ 11" and $1,299+ 13" iPad Pros, with M4, an OLED Ultra Retina XDR screen, up to 1,600 nits; the 13" is Apple's thinnest product yet, at 5.1mm — At its “Let Loose” virtual event this morning, Apple introduced its long-awaited iPad Pro updates.
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X: @drbarnard, @nobi, @jon_prosser, @obrien, @munster_gene, @snazzylabs, @charlieintel, @m1astra, @munster_gene, @vadimyuryev, @raywongy, @obrien, @vadimyuryev, @snazzylabs, @iupdate, @uredditor, @iupdate, @anshelsag, @heysaik, @tim_cook, @benjamindekr, @joannastern, @markgurman, @haiji505, @thatnerdnoah0, @benbajarin, @gartenberg, @richontech, @markgurman, @mkbhd, @stevemoser, @lukemiani, @sdw, @jiteshubrani, @benbajarin, @paterfamilias, @ianzelbo, and @lukemiani
Forums: Hacker News, r/apple, r/gadgets, and r/technology
| Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: |
Apple previews a new Final Cut Camera mobile app and announces new Logic Pro and Final Cut Pro features, including Live Multicam and external projects on iPad — Apple is updating two of its biggest pro apps to complement the new iPad Pro models announced today.
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X: @halidecamera, @adamschoales, @raywongy, @lukemiani, @initialfocus, @sdw, @finalcutgod, @ijustine, and @impatrickt
Forums: Hacker News and r/musicproduction
| The Verge: |
Apple announces M4, a new chip focused on improving AI-related tasks, featuring up to 4x faster GPU performance than the M2 and 50% faster CPU than M2 — Apple's next-generation chip, the M4, is coming to the new iPad Pro. The new OLED iPad Pro models will include the upgraded chip …
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Threads: @joannastern, @tomwarrenuk, and @benedictevans
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Forums: Hacker News, r/ableton, r/LocalLLaMA, r/apple, r/AV1, and r/technology
| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
More: Business Standard, MacRumors, Neowin, The Shortcut, Engadget, and Mashable
Threads: @stshank. X: @halidecamera, @markgurman, @wholemarsblog, @nchan, and @halidecamera. Forums: r/apple
| Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
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Threads: @vicmsong and @benedictevans
X: @tailosivetech, @snazzylabs, @rsgnl, @ijustine, @munster_gene, @maxwinebach, @parkerortolani, @sdw, @mgsiegler, @parkerortolani, @mgsiegler, @jon_prosser, @vadimyuryev, and @tomwarren. Forums: Hacker News
| David Pierce / The Verge: |
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X: @caro_milanesi, @raywongy, and @ijustine
| Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
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Threads: @reckless1280 and @danseifert
X: @stevemoser, @appltrack, @techwhirlult, and @maxwinebach
Forums: r/apple and Ars OpenForum
| Wesley Yin-Poole / IGN: |
Memo: Microsoft's Xbox plans to shut down multiple Bethesda studios and consolidate teams to prioritize high-impact titles and invest in Bethesda's portfolio — Staff told via email. — Microsoft has closed a number of Bethesda studios, including Redfall maker Arkane Austin …
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Threads: @charstring. Mastodon: @glecharles@zirk.us. X: @arkanestudios, @dbakaba, @tangogameworks, @yozetty, @poweredbyidtech, @gamescage_, @rcmacleod, @carnage4life, @astralberryy, @wyp100, and @dark1x
LinkedIn: George Greer, Liz Chepul, Jeff Gardiner, and Hailey Rojas
| André Beganski / Decrypt: |
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev decries a “regulatory onslaught”, calling the SEC's actions “another improper attempt by the administrative state to stifle innovation” — Though Robinhood Crypto thought its “safety-first” approach was distinct, the SEC said that enforcement action is on its way.
More: US Securities …, Bitcoin News, Cryptonews, The Daily Hodl, and Crowdfund Insider
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| Kylie Robison / The Verge: |
Sources: OpenAI has been aggressively trying to poach Google employees for a team working on a ChatGPT feature to search the web and show results with citations — OpenAI is developing a search engine for ChatGPT, giving users the ability to crawl the web for answers to their questions, Bloomberg reports.
X: @jason_kint and @kyliebytes
| Rachel Metz / Bloomberg: |
Threads: @alexheath and @crumbler. Bluesky: @jdrch.bsky.social
X: @carnage4life and @paul__walsh
Forums: r/singularity and r/ChatGPT
| Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch: |
UK and US authorities identify and charge the leader of the LockBit ransomware gang, a 31-year-old Russian national; the US also issued sanctions against him — The identity of the leader of one of the most infamous ransomware groups in history has finally been revealed.
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X: @vxunderground, @ausambcybertech, and @fbi
LinkedIn: Brian Honan and Brian Krebs
| Georgia Butler / DatacenterDynamics: |
Google says “rare issues at Google Cloud” caused a week-long private cloud outage at UniSuper, an Australian pension fund for the education and research sectors — Google problems resulting in an inadvertent misconfiguration of UniSuper's systems
More: UniSuper and Cyber Daily
X: @quinnypig, @gergelyorosz, @seventhsec, @setheliot, @ajdlinux, and @jasonandrade
| New York Times: |
TikTok sues the US government, arguing the law forcing a sale or a ban violates its US users' First Amendment rights and divestiture is “simply not possible” — The social media company and its Chinese parent, ByteDance, sued to challenge the new law, saying it violated users' First Amendment rights.
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Threads: @reckless1280 and @imdavidpierce
X: @tiktokpolicy, @peterhamby, @jason_kint, @brendancarrfcc, and @michaelsobolik. LinkedIn: Emil Protalinski
Forums: r/neoliberal, r/law, r/technology, and r/politics
| Zheping Huang / Bloomberg: |
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Meta announces an update to its AI ad tools, which can now make full new images, not just backgrounds, and claims to add strong guardrails to prevent abuse — Meta is rolling out an expanded set of generative AI tools for advertisers, after first announcing a set of AI features last October.| Steven Church / Bloomberg: |
FTX says it will have as much as $16.3B to distribute after finishing selling all of its assets; FTX owes customers and other non-governmental creditors ~$11B — - Crypto customers to get interest on what FTX owes them — Bankrupt firm updates plan to divide cash among creditors
More: FTX, CoinDesk, The Block, Cryptopolitan, New York Times, CoinGape, Cryptonews, Reuters, Financial Times, Coinpedia Fintech News, BBC, and Crypto Briefing
X: @cointelegraph, @chafkin, @mdudas, @jseyff, and @thomasbraziel
| Julian Chokkattu / Wired: |
Google unveils the Pixel 8a with a Tensor G3 chip, a 6.1" 120Hz OLED display with up to 2,000 nits brightness, and Gemini Nano access, shipping May 14 for $499+ — The company's refined midrange Android phone packs its flagship Tensor G3 chipset. The handset was announced ahead of next week's Google I/O conference.
More: The Keyword, Made by Google on YouTube, CNET, Android Authority, Marques Brownlee on YouTube, The Verge, MSPoweruser, PiunikaWeb, Livemint, BetaNews, Android Central, Chrome Unboxed, ZDNet, ExtremeTech, Gizmodo, 9to5Google, and TechCrunch
Threads: @vicmsong and @danseifert
X: @captain2phones, @madebygoogle, @markgurman, and @mkbhd
| Carsten Frauenheim / iFixit News: |
A look at LPCAMM2, a totally modular, repairable, and upgradeable memory standard for laptops that doesn't require soldering LPDDR chips to the motherboard — If you've ever tried to “future-proof” a purchase by paying for everything you might eventually need up front, you know it can be a sucker's game.
More: iFixit on YouTube, The Verge, and ZDNet
Forums: Hacker News, r/applesucks, r/hardware, and r/framework
| Brian Heater / TechCrunch: |
Researchers say they have unlocked a kind of sperm whale “alphabet” with the aid of machine learning, a breakthrough in understanding cetacean communication — Researchers at MIT CSAIL and Project CETI believe that they have unlocked a kind of sperm whale alphabet with the aid of machine learning technologies.
More: bioRxiv.org, Associated Press, ScienceAlert, New York Times, IFLScience, MIT News, MIT Technology Review, and Gizmodo
Mastodon: @glynmoody@mastodon.social. X: @projectceti, @projectceti, @kerrirodriguez0, @projectceti, @jacobandreas, @bjkingape, @ap_oddities, @mit_csail, and @projectceti
| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
OpenAI is developing a Media Manager tool, slated for release by 2025, to let content owners identify their works to OpenAI and control how they are used — OpenAI says it's developing a tool to let creators better control how their content is used in AI. — Called Media Manager … | Bloomberg: |
Sources: SoftBank is in advanced talks to acquire Graphcore, a struggling UK-based chip startup once valued at $2.8B that reported just $2.7M in 2022 revenue — - Ongoing discussions with SoftBank have become more advanced — British semiconductor startup was once valued at $2.8 billion| Yoolim Lee / Bloomberg: |
Coupang reports Q1 revenue up 23% YoY to $7.1B, adjusted EBITDA up 17% YoY to $281M, vs. $283.3M est., and net income down 95% YoY including Farfetch losses — - Shortfall overshadows stronger-than-expected sales growth — E-commerce company's Farfetch acquisition weighs on net income| Arsheeya Bajwa / Reuters: |
iRobot appoints Gary Cohen as its new CEO after Colin Angle resigned in January 2024 and forecasts 2024 revenue with a midpoint of $837.5M, vs. $829.8M expected — iRobot (IRBT.O) appointed Gary Cohen as chief executive officer on Tuesday to head the robot vacuum maker's turnaround efforts.| Bloomberg: |
Amit Midha, the CEO of Alat, a $100B investment fund focused on AI and chips backed by Saudi Arabia's PIF, says the fund will divest from China if the US asks — - The $100 billion Saudi investment fund says US is top partner — Alat will announce two US company partnerships by end of JuneSponsor Posts
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