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| Barbara Moens / Financial Times: |
The EU Commission orders Apple to open iOS to third-party connected devices, and in preliminary findings charges Google with breaking the DMA in search and apps — EU continues Big Tech crackdown under landmark Digital Markets Act — Brussels is pressing ahead with regulatory action …
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Bluesky: @ianbrown.tech, @henryjfoy.ft.com, and @stevepeers
Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to and @stroughtonsmith …
X: @eu_competition, @robpwj, @betaprofiles, @lutherlowe, @eu_competition, @bzamayo, @mzunigap, @ericmigi, @nicholashirst_, @apolyakova, @lewis_crofts, @drbarnard, @jeiting, @digitaleu, @fbermingham, @briancalbrecht, @timsweeneyepic, @lewis_crofts, @andrew_osu, @ericmigi, @joeblynam, @tomwarren, @digitaleu, @samuelstolton, and @lewis_crofts
LinkedIn: Luben Kabaktchiev, Sanjay Vakil, and Steve Thomas
Forums: Hacker News, r/ios, r/apple, Slashdot, Ars OpenForum, and MacRumors Forums
| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
Google says more changes to Search in the EU would “reduce traffic to European businesses” and changes to the Play Store may expose users to “malware and fraud” — Google Search and its Play Store app marketplace are suspected of breaching the European Union's Digital Markets Act …
More: The Keyword, TechIssuesToday.com, The Verge, BERNAMA, Silicon UK, Android Police, Quartz, iPhone in Canada Blog, Android Central, Search Engine Journal, and The Information
LinkedIn: Andrej Savin and Ann-Christin Richter
| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
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X: @timsweeneyepic, @robpwj, @bzamayo, and @timsweeneyepic
Forums: r/eutech and r/europeanunion
| Reuters: |
Jensen Huang says Nvidia has not been approached about purchasing a stake in Intel, following a report about a consortium with TSMC to operate Intel's factories — Nvidia (NVDA.O) CEO Jensen Huang said on Wednesday that his company had not been approached about purchasing a stake in Intel (INTC.O).| Financial Times: |
Jensen Huang says Nvidia will spend “several hundred billion” on US-made chips and electronics over four years as it shifts supply chains amid US tariff threats — Jensen Huang's pledge follows onshoring plans by other tech companies as Trump trade policies ripple through industry
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| Bloomberg: |
SoftBank agrees to acquire Ampere Computing for $6.5B in cash, with Oracle and Carlyle selling their stakes as part of the deal, expected to close in H2 2025 — SoftBank is buying Ampere in an all-cash transaction that values the Santa Clara, California-based firm at $6.5 billion, according to a statement reviewed by Bloomberg News.
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Newsletter service Ghost launches support for ActivityPub integration in beta for Ghost(Pro) subscribers, letting them share their posts across the fediverse — Newsletter platform Ghost, an open source competitor to Substack, is now connected to the fediverse, also known as the open social web.
More: Building ActivityPub, The Verge, The Fediverse Report, and Werd I/O
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| Echo Wang / Reuters: |
Sources: CoreWeave plans to offer shares at $47 to $55 each when it begins marketing its IPO this week, aiming to raise between $2.3B and $2.7B — CoreWeave, the artificial intelligence startup backed by Nvidia (NVDA.O), is planning to ask investors to pay $47 to $55 for each of its shares …
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| Sue Marek / Ookla: |
Analysis: AT&T and Verizon Speedtest users saw higher median download speeds on the iPhone 16e with the C1 modem than the iPhone 16; T-Mobile was the opposite — The 16e is the first iPhone to feature the Apple-designed C1 modem. — Key Takeaways: — AT&T and Verizon Speedtest® … | Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
OpenAI launches o1-pro, which uses more compute than o1 for “consistently better responses”, to some developers for $150/1M input and $600/1M output tokens — OpenAI has launched a more powerful version of its o1 “reasoning” AI model, o1-pro, in its developer API.
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| Rebekah Valentine / IGN: |
A group of cross-discipline video game workers in the US and Canada announce a direct-join union called the United Videogame Workers, organizing with the CWA — The group unveiled itself at the Game Developers Conference this week. — Today, a group of cross-discipline video game workers …
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Forums: r/UpliftingNews, r/gaming, and r/union
| Allison Johnson / The Verge: |
Verizon says its satellite messaging service is now available to owners of Google Pixel 9 and Samsung Galaxy S25 series smartphones at no extra charge — Texting via satellite comes to customers with recent Pixel and Galaxy phones starting today. … Verizon's previously announced satellite …
More: Verizon, Phandroid, SamMobile, SammyGuru, Android Central, Engadget, PhoneArena, Android Police, ZDNET, How-To Geek, and 9to5Google
X: @richontech and @verizonnews
Forums: r/technews and r/Android
| Allison Johnson / The Verge: |
Google unveils the $499+ Pixel 9a, with no camera bump, a 48MP rear camera, a 6.3" display, a Tensor G4 chip, and IP68 water resistance, shipping in April 2025 — Google is confirming what we learned from a slew of leaks. … Google just announced the Pixel 9A, surprising nobody because it's been leaked to all heck.
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X: @mkbhd, @legendaryscoop, @mattswider, @dylanmcd8, @mishaalrahman, @mishaalrahman, @jonfingas, @yabhishekhd, @tgod34748, @thegalox_, @captain2phones, @cnet, and @chromeunboxed
Forums: r/GooglePixel and r/Android
| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
| David Heaney / UploadVR: |
South Korean media: LG will end its XR product commercialization efforts as it believes the market isn't growing as quickly as expected, but will continue R&D — LG has ceased its XR product commercialization efforts, it confirmed, though will still continue long-term R&D.| Lauren Thomas / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: crypto exchange Kraken is nearing a $1.5B deal to acquire NinjaTrader, a US retail futures trading platform; the deal could be announced on March 20 — NinjaTrader, a futures trading platform, would expand Kraken's offerings — The cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is nearing …
More: CoinDesk, Blockhead, Bitcoin Insider, crypto.news, Coinpedia Fintech News, CoinGape, and Cointelegraph
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Plex is increasing Plex Pass prices for the first time in a decade and making remote playback for personal media a paid feature at $1.99/month or $19.99/year — Streaming service and software maker Plex is raising its prices. The company announced on Wednesday its first price increase …
More: Plex, Android Police, Neowin, BetaNews, Tom's Guide, AppleInsider, Pocket-lint, MakeUseOf, iClarified, Digital Trends, Android Authority, Ars Technica, PCMag, MacRumors, The Desk, MobileSyrup, Engadget, 9to5Mac, The Verge, Thurrott, PCWorld, Streaming Better, and The Streamable
Forums: r/htpc, r/FrancePirate, r/LinusTechTips, r/selfhosted, and r/PleX
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: X raised close to $1B in new equity in a deal that gives the company an enterprise value of roughly $44B; Elon Musk also participated in the raise — Elon Musk's social network X has raised close to $1 billion in new equity from investors, according to people with knowledge of the matter …
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X: @adamscochran, @apompliano, @mikebenzcyber, and @magills_
| Reuters: |
Baidu denies data breach allegations after a top executive's teenage daughter leaked users' personal info, including phone numbers, following an online argument — Chinese search giant Baidu (9888.HK) on Wednesday denied allegations it had suffered an internal data breach … | Lizette Chapman / Bloomberg: |
Early-stage VC firm Long Journey Ventures, co-led by Cyan Banister, Arielle Zuckerberg, and Lee Jacobs, debuts with a ~$181.8M fund after five years in stealth — Long Journey Ventures has nurtured an appetite for off-beat startups. — In Silicon Valley's corporate landscape … | Benedict Evans: |
Apple's stumble with Vision Pro, followed by falling flat on its face with AI, suggests the company may be slipping into a Vista-like drift of poor execution — It matters that Apple's new Siri will be late, and it matters more that Apple didn't realise. Is it more than that?| Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg: |
Crypto-friendly stablecoin legislation is poised to pass the US Senate with support from some pro-crypto Democratic Senators, including Kirsten Gillibrand — The crypto industry is on a roll in Washington and it's not just because of Donald Trump. — A key ally is rising in the Democratic party … | Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
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