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| Kylie Robison / The Verge: |
OpenAI announces native GPT-4o image generation, rolling out to all ChatGPT tiers including free, and says the feature is “a step change above previous models” — The new upgrade is better at text rendering. … OpenAI is integrating new image generation capabilities directly …
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| Simon Willison / Simon Willison's Weblog: |
In an addendum to the GPT-4o system card, OpenAI says it is not blocking the image generation of adult public figures and that public figures can opt out — Introducing 4o Image Generation. When OpenAI first announced GPT-4o back in May 2024 one of the most exciting features was true multi-modality …
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| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google debuts the Gemini 2.5 “thinking” models, starting with Gemini 2.5 Pro Experimental, which it says leads in some benchmarks, for Gemini Advanced users — Following updates to the models that are available for all users, Google today announced Gemini 2.5 Pro (experimental) for Advanced subscribers and developers.
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| James Laporta / CBS News: |
An internal NSA memo from February 2025 warned staff of a Signal vulnerability; Signal says it was a phishing warning and “had nothing to do with” its core tech — The National Security Agency sent out an operational security special bulletin to its employees in February 2025 warning …
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| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Apple announces WWDC 2025 for June 9-13, which will be an “entirely online” event free for developers, with an in-person special event at Apple Park on June 9 — Apple has officially announced WWDC 2025. The event will take place on June 9 and run through June 13 at Apple Park in California.
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| Benj Edwards / Ars Technica: |
Developers say aggressive AI crawlers are overwhelming open-source infrastructure and disproportionately burdening open-source projects — Software developer Xe Iaso reached a breaking point earlier this year when aggressive AI crawler traffic from Amazon overwhelmed their Git repository service …
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| Yun Li / CNBC: |
GameStop says its board has unanimously approved a plan to buy bitcoin with its corporate cash, and it hasn't set a ceiling on how much bitcoin it may purchase — Video game retailer GameStop announced Tuesday its board has unanimously approved a plan to buy bitcoin with its corporate cash, echoing a move made famous by MicroStrategy.
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| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
Character.AI adds a Parental Insights feature that lets teens send reports of their chatbot usage to their parents, including which bots they are talking to — They won't see the contents of the chats. … Chatbot service Character.AI is adding a new ‘Parental Insights’ feature …
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| TechCrunch: |
Leaked email: Block lays off 931 employees, ~8% of staff, and moves 193 managers to individual contributor roles, in a second reorganization in just over a year — Fintech Block laid off 931 people, roughly 8% of the company's staff, on Tuesday, according to a leaked message from the company seen by TechCrunch.| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Qualcomm has complained to antitrust regulators in the EU, the US, and South Korea that Arm is hurting competition by restricting access to its tech — In private meetings and confidential filings to regulators on three continents, Qualcomm is arguing that Arm — its biggest supplier … | Bloomberg: |
BMW partners with Alibaba to use Qwen-powered AI cockpit tech from Alibaba-backed Banma in its upcoming car models for the Chinese market, rolling out next year — BMW will adopt AI cockpit technology from Alibaba-backed Banma for its upcoming models tailored for the Chinese market, the companies said Wednesday in a joint statement.| Rick Porter / The Hollywood Reporter: |
Nielsen: YouTube was the top TV distributor in February 2025, making up 11.6% of all US TV; over-50s viewers accounted for 36% of time spent watching it on TVs — The service supplants Disney atop the Nielsen list for the second time. — YouTube commanded more TV time than any other media provider … | Jonathan Stempel / Reuters: |
Ripple says it agreed to settle a US SEC civil lawsuit over the alleged sale of unregistered securities and pay just $50M of a previously imposed $125M fine — Ripple Labs agreed to settle a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission civil lawsuit over the alleged sale of unregistered securities …
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| Ananya Bhattacharya / Rest of World: |
USCIS data shows Amazon got the most H-1B visas each year from 2020 to 2024; Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Apple ranked in the top 10 in 2024 — U.S. tech firms — Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Apple — were the top 10 employers of H-1B recipients in 2024.| Kelcee Griffis / Bloomberg: |
US state and former US officials say satellite internet like Starlink's may cut upfront costs for the $42B rural broadband program but could cost more long term — The Trump administration is making changes to a $42 billion broadband subsidy program that will benefit satellite internet providers …
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| Anup Kaphle / Rest of World: |
Q&A with Careem CEO Mudassir Sheikha on the MENA ride-hailing giant becoming a super app, the spinout of its non-ride-hailing services from Uber, AI, and more — • DUBAI, THE UAE — Mudassir Sheikha likes to tell the story of Careem's growth in chapters.| Nikkei Asia: |
Power chip companies Renesas, Infineon, and others are cutting jobs and spending, as disappointing EV market growth leaves them saddled with excess capacity — TOKYO — Producers of power semiconductors, a key component in the electric-vehicle supply chain, are shrinking their workforces …
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| Delphine Strauss / Financial Times: |
A cross-party committee of UK MPs casts doubt on the UK's plan to boost the public sector with AI, citing outdated tech, poor data, and a lack of digital skills — Commons committee points to outdated technology and lack of digital skills in government — Outdated technology …
More: The Standard
| Karan Mahadik / The Indian Express: |
TRAI Chairman Anil Kumar Lahoti says India, with only 1% of global subsea cable landing stations, must expand its subsea cable infrastructure 10x to meet demand — TRAI chairman Anil Kumar Lahoti suggested that recent subsea cable disruptions in the Red Sea underscore the need to strengthen the crucial infrastructure.| Jason Kehe / Wired: |
A look at the origins of RISC architecture, the Arm vs. RISC-V war, and RISC's lasting impact, as its increasing global adoption risks US companies' dominance — “RISC architecture is gonna change everything.” Those absurdly geeky, incredibly prophetic words were spoken 30 years ago.
Bluesky: @wired.com, @waterslicer, and @wired.com. Mastodon: @benbrown@hackers.town. X: @bonybean. Forums: r/programming
| Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
Amazon unveils Interests, an AI search tool for finding products by passion or hobby, rolling out to all US users, and is testing a chatbot called Health AI — Amazon, in an effort to infuse generative artificial intelligence across a wider swath of its e-commerce universe … | Financial Times: |
Documents: China's new energy rules could block Nvidia's H20 chips in new data centers if implemented strictly, risking Nvidia's $17B per year China business — US chipmaker could suffer $17bn-a-year hit to business if energy efficiency rules are enforced more strictly
More: TipRanks Financial, Cryptopolitan, TechRepublic, and TechWire Asia
| Blake Brittain / Reuters: |
Anthropic convinced a California federal judge to reject a preliminary bid to block it from using lyrics owned by UMG and other music publishers to train Claude — Artificial intelligence company Anthropic convinced a California federal judge on Tuesday to reject a preliminary bid to block …
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