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Users reported that Apple's automatic dictation system was transcribing the word “racist” as “Trump”, before correcting itself; Apple says it's working on a fix — The company said it was working to fix the problem after iPhone users began reporting the issue.
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| Igor Bonifacic / Engadget: |
OpenAI expands Deep Research to ChatGPT Plus, Team, Edu, and Enterprise users, with 10 queries per month; Pro users now have 120 queries per month, up from 100 — A $200 Pro subscription is no longer required to use the tool. — When OpenAI announced Deep Research at start of February …
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| Anissa Gardizy / The Information: |
Sources: Meta is in talks to build a new data center campus for AI that could cost over $200B, based on the number of chips and the amount of power for the site — Meta Platforms is in talks to build a new data center campus for its artificial intelligence endeavors that would dwarf anything … | Cheyenne Ligon / CoinDesk: |
Uniswap Labs says the US SEC has closed its probe into the company and will not file enforcement actions, after the SEC dropped OpenSea and Robinhood probes — Uniswap celebrated the news on X, calling it a “huge win for DeFi.” — What to know: … The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission … | Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: |
Google releases a free version of Gemini Code Assist for individual users, offering 180K code completions per month; GitHub Copilot's free tier offers 2,000 — And provides 90 times more monthly code completions than GitHub Copilot's free tier. … A free version of Gemini Code Assist …
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| Jason Schreier / Bloomberg: |
WBD closes three game studios and cancels a highly anticipated Wonder Woman title in a bid to boost the profitability of its interactive entertainment business — - Company halts work on highly anticipated Wonder Woman title — Closures follow several disappointing releases last year
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| Bloomberg: |
Bitcoin falls below $90K, its lowest level since mid-November 2024, as the rally that followed Trump's election fades; ETH, XRP, SOL, and more also fell sharply — - Biggest token is now down almost 20% since Trump inauguration — Macro factors and crypto blowups combine to erode confidence
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft rolls out unlimited access to Voice and Think Deeper, powered by OpenAI's o1 model, to all Copilot users for free — You won't hit any limits using OpenAI's o1 reasoning model inside Copilot anymore. … Microsoft made OpenAI's o1 reasoning model free for all Copilot users last month …
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Apple investors reject outside shareholder proposals asking the company to cease its DEI efforts and write a report assessing the risks of its work on AI — Apple Inc. investors rejected outside shareholder proposals that asked the iPhone maker to cease its diversity, equity and inclusion efforts …
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| Rick Whiting / CRN: |
IBM plans to acquire DataStax and its cloud database development platform to expand IBM's Watsonx AI portfolio; Crunchbase: DataStax has raised $342.6M — IBM said Tuesday it has a deal to acquire DataStax, including that company's database platform, data streaming technology …
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| Andrew E. Freedman / Tom's Hardware: |
Framework unveils the Framework Laptop 13 with AMD Ryzen AI 300, priced at $1,099 for a pre-built model, and Framework Laptop 12 with a touch screen, price TBA — The Framework Laptop 13 is also getting an AMD-based update. — Framework is expanding its laptop lineup and getting into desktops.
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| Andrew Cunningham / Ars Technica: |
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| Associated Press: |
Resignation letter: 21 DOGE staffers, who previously worked at the USDS, say they won't use their technical expertise to “dismantle critical public services” — More than 20 civil service employees resigned Tuesday from billionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency …
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| Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: |
Adobe launches an updated Photoshop app for iOS, including many design, editing, and AI tools from the desktop app; an Android app is coming “later this year” — It's free and available on iOS first, with an Android version coming later this year.| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Trump's team plans tougher US chip curbs and have met with Dutch and Japanese counterparts, urging them to tighten restrictions on China's chip sector — - US, Dutch, Japanese officials met about chip gear maintenance — Trump team eyeing more Nvidia curbs, Chinese company sanctions
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| Charles Rollet / TechCrunch: |
After backlash, YC deletes a demo video from X and LinkedIn of a startup it backs that says it's building AI-powered performance monitoring for factory workers — A demo from Optifye.AI, a member of Y Combinator's current cohort, sparked a social media backlash that ended up with YC deleting it off its socials.
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| Benj Edwards / Ars Technica: |
xAI released a new Grok 3 voice mode featuring different personalities, including an 18+ “Unhinged” option and a “Sexy” one that role-plays sexual scenarios — On Sunday, xAI released a new voice interaction mode for its Grok 3 AI model that is currently available to its premium subscribers.
Bluesky: @paleofuture. X: @esyudkowsky, @deedydas, @deedydas, @hovinthenorth, @north0fnorth, @deedydas, @foxarmer, @elonmusk, @thisbrowngeek, and @goodside
Forums: r/technology and Ars OpenForum
| Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
SCOTUS has again denied a challenge from the telecom industry of NY's $15 basic broadband law, as more states including CA, VT, and MA propose similar laws — The Supreme Court has once again rejected a telecom industry challenge to New York's $15 broadband law.| JR Raphael / Fast Company: |
Atlassian updates Trello with a new Inbox feature integrating tasks from email, Slack, Jira, and Siri, currently in beta and rolling out to all users in April — Riddle me this: What exactly is Trello? — Despite counting myself as a heavy-duty power user of the product for well over a decade now … | The Information: |
Source: data security company Cohesity plans an employee share sale at an $8B valuation and expects to generate $2.2B in revenue in the 12 months ending in July — One of enterprise software's bitter rivalries—between data security firms Rubrik and Cohesity—came to a head last year … | Brad Norton / Dexerto: |
Activision confirms on Call of Duty: Black Ops 6's Steam page that it “uses generative AI tools to help develop some in game assets”, after fan speculation — Activision has finally admitted to using AI-generated content in its games and Call of Duty players aren't the least bit surprised.
More: Windows Central, Decrypt, CNET, Eurogamer.net, IGN, Polygon, Business Insider, 80 Level, Kotaku, and VICE
| Sean Hollister / The Verge: |
Valve's Steam Deck, launched in 2022, has been dominating the handheld PC gaming market, with about 50% market share in 2024, according to IDC — Asus ROG Ally, Lenovo Legion Go, MSI Claw: The Steam Deck is bigger than them combined. … Today is the third anniversary of Valve's Steam Deck …
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Perfect, a startup from the founder of AnyVision that helps job recruiters write and publish job listings and triage responses, raised a $23M seed — “Agentic AI” is the concept of the moment. Developers big and small are rushing to build apps to leapfrog the heavy lifting needed … | Pew Research Center: |
A survey of US workers in October 2024: 52% are worried about AI's workplace impact, 32% think it will mean fewer job opportunities, 36% feel hopeful, and more — About a third of workers say AI use will lead to fewer job opportunities for them in the long run; chatbots seen as more helpful …
More: Forbes, Washington Post, Social Media Today, CIO Dive, and The Boston Globe. LinkedIn: Luona Lin
| Jonathan Stempel / Reuters: |
A US judge says Meta must face a potential class action lawsuit claiming it prefers cheaper foreign workers over US citizen job applicants, citing Meta's stats — A federal judge on Tuesday said Meta Platforms (META.O) must face a lawsuit claiming that the Facebook and Instagram parent prefers …
More: Business Today
| Wes Davis / The Verge: |
YouTube will show fewer mid-roll ads that interrupt sentences or action sequences, and more ads at “natural break points” like transitions, starting May 12 — YouTubers who prefer setting ad slots manually may risk losing revenue soon — Starting May 12th …
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| Jonathan Stempel / Reuters: |
A US district judge rules Trump Media and Rumble do not need to remove US-based accounts of a top Jair Bolsonaro supporter, despite a Brazilian judge's order — A U.S. judge said on Tuesday, in a case brought by Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT.O) and the video-sharing platform Rumble … Sponsor Posts
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