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Sources: TikTok is working on a clone of its recommendation algorithm for its US users that may result in a version that operates independently of ByteDance — TikTok is working on a clone of its recommendation algorithm for its 170 million U.S. users that may result in a version …
More: PYMNTS.com, The Verge, Social Media Today, Cybernews.com, The Texas Tribune, New York Post, Digital Music News, Axios, and Washington Post
Forums: r/technews, r/technology, and Slashdot
| Gerrit De Vynck / Washington Post: |
OpenAI disrupted five influence operations in the past three months that accessed its products to covertly manipulate public opinion or shape political outcomes — Covert propagandists have already begun using generative artificial intelligence to boost their influence operations.
More: OpenAI, New York Times, The Register, NPR, Engadget, The Guardian, PCMag, SiliconANGLE, Bloomberg, Wired, The Record, TIME, Tech Xplore, Axios, and Financial Times
X: @krishnanrohit, @miles_brundage, @benimmo, @mikeisaac, and @mikeisaac. LinkedIn: Katrina Mulligan
Forums: r/technology and r/ActiveMeasures
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple plans to overhaul Siri with more advanced AI, a move that will allow Siri to take command of all the features within apps for the first time — - The feature will be at the heart of renewed Apple push into AI — Idea is to operate features within individual apps using voice
More: 9to5Mac, Jerusalem Post, Macworld, Android Authority, MacRumors, TechRadar, PhoneArena, The Verge, iClarified, Android Headlines, iDrop News, Tom's Guide, Daring Fireball, Supercharged, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, Digital Trends, Mashable, iPhone in Canada Blog, Spyglass, and BGR
Threads: @vthallam, @rsgnl, and @nick_statt. Mastodon: @iryantldr@mastodon.social. Bluesky: @janinegibson.bsky.social
X: @appltrack, @jslxmd, @stephenrobles, @mattcassinelli, @markgurman, and @markgurman
Forums: r/apple and MacRumors Forums
| Mike Corder / Associated Press: |
Europol says police in Germany, the UK, the US, and others took down botnets spreading ransomware via infected emails, arrested four, and seized 2,000+ domains — Police coordinated by the European Union's justice and police agencies have taken down computer networks responsible …
More: Operation Endgame, Europol, Eurojust, iTnews, Federal Bureau …, CSO, National Crime Agency, Proofpoint, BleepingComputer, nltimes.nl, Dark Reading, Infosecurity, The Guardian, The Register, ComputerWeekly.com, TNW, Hackread, Ars Technica, CyberScoop, Tech Xplore, Security Affairs, The Hacker News, Cybernews.com, Reuters, and BleepingComputer
Mastodon: @abuse_ch@ioc.exchange and @haveibeenpwned@infosec …
X: @eurojust, @fbi, @haveibeenpwned, @vxunderground, @nca_uk, @vxunderground, @vxunderground, @threatinsight, @jeremy_kirk, @troyhunt, @jplecouffe, @ericgeller, @europol, @spamhaus, @aejleslie, @jeremy_kirk, @rgb_lights, @ec3europol, @bitdefender, @cyb3rmonk, and @profwoodward. LinkedIn: Devon Ackerman. Forums: r/news
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Spotify has initiated a refund process for its discontinued Car Thing dashboard device, as consumers file a lawsuit claiming Spotify misled them — Spotify is facing continued backlash over its decision to discontinue support for Car Thing, its in-car streaming device … | Dan Fitzpatrick / Forbes: |
OpenAI unveils ChatGPT Edu, an “affordable” version for universities, including GPT-4o access, custom GPT creation, and higher message limits than the free tier — OpenAI has announced ChatGPT Edu. This will be a specialized version of its AI platform designed specifically for universities.
More: OpenAI, The Verge, Engadget, Android Headlines, Decrypt, Gizmochina, Digital Trends, HotHardware, and How-To Geek
Bluesky: @tylerking.bsky.social. LinkedIn: Sandro Gianella and Aliisa Rosenthal. Forums: r/technology
| Jaspreet Singh / Reuters: |
Dell reports Q1 revenue up 6% YoY to $22.24B, vs. 21.64B est., and expects its adjusted gross margin rate to decline in FY 2025; DELL drops 18%+ after hours — Dell Technologies (DELL.N) said on Thursday it expects its adjusted gross margin rate to decline about 150 basis points in fiscal 2025 … | Emma Roth / The Verge: |
Meta begins rolling out TweetDeck-style customizable feeds on Threads globally, following a test that started earlier this month — Threads is widely rolling out a desktop site redesign that lets you customize your homepage with a series of feeds, similar to TweetDeck.
More: Engadget, PhoneArena, Social Media Today, and 9to5Mac
| Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: |
Google rolls out new features to Android, including editing sent messages in Google Messages, improvements to instant hotspot, a Google Home widget, and more — Google is releasing seven new updates and features to make Android devices and services more useful.| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Lumen details how malware bricked 600K+ routers connected to an autonomous system number belonging to a US ISP in October 2023; the ISP seems to be Windstream — An unknown threat actor with equally unknown motives forces ISP to replace routers. — One day last October …
More: Lumen, The Register, Reuters, BleepingComputer, and CircleID
Mastodon: @dangoodin@infosec.exchange and @neurovagrant@masto.deoan.org
Forums: r/technology and Ars OpenForum
| Katie Paul / Reuters: |
Google and Magic Leap partner to build immersive experiences that blend the physical and digital worlds, but offer few details; Google is a Magic Leap investor — Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) Google and augmented reality startup Magic Leap are forming a strategic technology partnership and working …
More: Magic Leap, Android Police, UploadVR, Android Authority, The Verge, 9to5Google, PYMNTS.com, Road to VR, Politico, The Daily Upside, Android Central, Digital Trends, SiliconANGLE, Benzinga, MSPoweruser, Patently Apple, Refresh Miami, Tech Startups, Quartz, and Mobile World Live
Threads: @documentingmeta and @benedictevans
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LinkedIn: Yaroslav Zhovnirenko, Julie Larson-Green, and Silas Warren
| The Information: |
Sources: Sam Altman and Satya Nadella recently met to discuss Microsoft's concerns about how OpenAI's deal with Apple might affect Microsoft's product ambitions — When OpenAI's board of directors ousted Sam Altman as CEO last year, it looked like a shocking derailment of a fast-rising career.
More: Ars Technica, 9to5Mac, New York Post, Business Insider, Daring Fireball, AppleInsider, Gizmodo, Android Authority, The Decoder, Computerworld, Thurrott, iPhone in Canada Blog, TechRepublic, Fortune, iMore, BGR, Android Headlines, TechRadar, WinBuzzer, Spyglass, and The Verge
Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to. X: @carnage4life, @iatalkspace, @appleinsider, @amir, and @theinformation
| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google explains AI Overviews' viral mistakes and updates its systems, including better detection of nonsensical queries and limiting satire and humor content — Google this afternoon published a long response about AI Overviews and their accuracy. The Search feature launched at I/O 2024 …
More: The Keyword, Washington Post, Engadget, The Verge, and Search Engine Land
Threads: @katienotopoulos. X: @carlhendy, @jenn_elias, @jenn_elias, @gaganghotra_, @richsangerseo, @larryferlazzo, and @nitashatiku
| Bloomberg: |
Source: Elon Musk and Donald Trump are discussing crypto policy, as Trump increasingly highlights bitcoin and other digital assets as a way to reach new voters — - Trump campaign discusses having Musk speak at convention — Billionaires talk about Musk business interests, including EVs| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
On X, Paul Graham says claims about YC firing Sam Altman are “not true”, and Altman left because he wanted to work full-time on OpenAI as its CEO — In a series of posts on X on Thursday, Paul Graham, the co-founder of startup accelerator Y Combinator, brushed off claims …
More: The Information, Marcus on AI, and Forbes
X: @paulg, @1010towncrier, @myprasanna, @krishnanrohit, @paulg, @paulg, @edzitron, and @esyudkowsky
| Lynn Doan / Bloomberg: |
The FAA approves Amazon's Prime Air program to fly drones beyond a pilot's line of sight, letting Amazon expand its delivery area in College Station, Texas — - Amazon is the latest company to gain approval from the FAA — Company will integrate drones into same-day delivery network
More: About Amazon, The Hill, Seattle Business Journal, Engadget, Business Insider, TechEBlog, Associated Press, PYMNTS.com, SiliconANGLE, Chain Store Age, The Register, Forbes, CNBC, The Verge, PCMag, GovTech, TechCrunch, and GeekWire. LinkedIn: Lutz Gerhard
| Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge: |
Hands-on with Fire TV's Alexa voice search, rolling out now: powered by a custom LLM to be more conversational, but the suggestions are largely disappointing — Navigating the sheer volume of streaming content available today can be a full-time job. Recommendations from friends, blog posts … | Sara Fischer / Axios: |
Sources: X and news network NewsNation plan separate live town halls with Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.; the Biden campaign has not agreed to take part — - The Biden campaign has not agreed to take part. — A spokesperson for the Biden campaign declined to comment.| Kylie Robison / The Verge: |
Anthropic releases “tool use” for Claude, letting users create AI assistants, available via Anthropic's Messages API, Amazon Bedrock, and Google's Vertex AI — Anthropic is releasing a new feature for its AI chatbot Claude that will let anyone create an email assistant …
More: Wired, Inc.com, Anthropic, Bloomberg, VentureBeat, Maginative, ZDNet, and New.blicio.us
X: @minimaxir, @anthropicai, @alexalbert__, @anthropicai, and @anthropicai
| Forbes: |
OpenAI is hiring research engineers to rebuild its robotics team; sources: the company plans to develop tech that robot makers will integrate into their systems — After disbanding its efforts to build a general purpose robot in 2020, the AI juggernaut is embarking on a new attempt … | Jody Godoy / Reuters: |
Filing: Terraform Labs and founder Do Kwon reach a tentative settlement with the US SEC in its case alleging they misled investors before TerraUSD's collapse — Singapore-based Terraform Labs and its founder Do Kwon have reached a tentative settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission …
More: The Crypto Times, Bitcoin Insider, The Block, CoinGape, CryptoSlate, Cointelegraph, and Decrypt
| Hayden Field / CNBC: |
Sources and docs: Twitch will end the contracts of its current Safety Advisory Council members; the new council will be mostly composed of Twitch Ambassadors — Twitch on Friday will terminate all members of its Safety Advisory Council, according to sources familiar with the situation and documents viewed by CNBC.| Ryan Browne / CNBC: |
Sweden-based Doconomy, which helps bank customers measure the carbon footprint of everyday spending, raised a €34M Series B co-led by UBS and CommerzVentures — Swedish climate-focused financial technology startup Doconomy told CNBC on Thursday that it's raised 34 million euros …
More: FinSMEs, Doconomy, Tech.eu, FinTech Global, and Crowdfund Insider
X: @tenity_global and @ryan_browne_
| Larry Dignan / Constellation Research: |
MongoDB reports Q1 revenue up 22% YoY to $450.6M, vs. $439.91M est., and cuts its Q2 and FY 2025 outlook on slower Atlas demand; MDB drops 25%+ after hours — MongoDB cut its second quarter and fiscal 2025 outlook as the company said it saw slower than expected demand for Atlas consumption and new workloads.
More: Barron's Online, Benzinga, MongoDB, Inc., Investor's Business Daily, Dow Jones Newswires, Seeking Alpha, XM, and CNBC
X: @thetranscript_ and @tanayj
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