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| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Meta VP of Generative AI Ahmad Al-Dahle denies a rumor that the company trained Llama 4 Maverick and Scout on test sets, saying that Meta “would never do that” — A Meta exec on Monday denied a rumor that the company trained its new AI models to present well on specific benchmarks while concealing the models' weaknesses.
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| Kylie Robison / The Verge: |
LMArena says it's updating its leaderboard rules after Meta secured the #2 spot with a Llama 4 Maverick version it noted in fine print was not released publicly — With Llama 4, Meta fudged benchmarks to appear as though its new AI model is better than the competition.
More: Platformer and VentureBeat
Bluesky: @prietschka and @kylierobison.com
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Forums: r/LocalLLaMA and r/OpenAI
| Matthew Gault / 404 Media: |
Framework pauses sales of its six lowest-priced laptops in the US, saying the models would sell at a loss due to the 10% tariff that went into effect on April 5 — Framework—a company that makes upgradeable and repairable laptops—has said it will pause sales on several versions …
More: Ars Technica, Neowin, XDA Developers, BetaNews, SFGATE, PCMag, and Engadget
Bluesky: @josephcox, @mcmillen.dev, @mjgault, @dempseypaul, and @ernie.tedium.co
X: @frameworkputer and @frameworkputer
Forums: r/technology, Slashdot, and Ars OpenForum
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Apple plans to send more iPhones to the US from India to offset the China tariffs, but the situation is too uncertain to upend supply chain investments — Apple plans to send more iPhones to the U.S. from India to offset the high cost of China tariffs, people familiar with the matter said.
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| Bloomberg: |
Apple Store employees say the past few days have felt like the busy holiday season, as the threat of tariffs and potential price hikes sparked a shopping frenzy — - Store sales were higher this past weekend than in prior years — Employees say the frenzy has felt like holiday shopping season
More: MacRumors, iPhone in Canada Blog, 9to5Mac, Wall Street Journal, and AppleInsider
| Times of India: |
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| Samantha Subin / CNBC: |
Tech stocks teetered in volatile trading on April 7: AAPL closed down 3.67% and MSFT closed down 0.55%, while Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, and Nvidia closed up — Technology stocks teetered in volatile trading Monday as President Donald Trump stood by his sweeping global tariff plans following last week's devastating sell-off.
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| Vlad Savov / Bloomberg: |
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| Ben Berkowitz / Axios: |
| David Yaffe-Bellany / New York Times: |
| Jaspreet Singh / Reuters: |
Broadcom announces a new share buyback program of up to $10B, set to run through the end of 2025; AVGO jumps 3%+ after hours, after closing up 5.37% on April 7 — Broadcom (AVGO.O) said on Monday it was launching a new share buyback program of up to $10 billion through December 31.
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| Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
Memo to staff: Shopify's CEO says using AI is now a “fundamental expectation” and that teams asking for more resources must first show why AI can't do the job — Shopify CEO Tobi Lutke is changing his company's approach to hiring in the age of artificial intelligence.
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| Bloomberg: |
Publishers say site traffic has plummeted since Google rolled out AI Overviews; sources: Google acknowledged the drop in an October 2024 meeting with publishers — In March 2024, website owner Morgan McBride was posing for photos in her half-renovated kitchen for a Google ad celebrating … | Ryan Whitwam / Ars Technica: |
Google rolls out Search's AI Mode feature to millions more Labs users in the US with multimodal capabilities, letting users ask complex questions about pictures — Google started cramming AI features into search in 2024, but last month marked an escalation.
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| Vallari Srivastava / Reuters: |
Infineon agrees to acquire Marvell's Automotive Ethernet business, expected to generate $225M to $250M in 2025 revenue, for ~$2.5B in cash, set to close in 2025 — German chipmaker Infineon Technologies (IFXGn.DE) said on Monday it would buy Marvell Technology's (MRVL.O) …
More: Bloomberg, Infineon Technologies, Tech in Asia, Marvell Technology, Inc., and Pulse 2.0. X: @infineon
| David Shepardson / Reuters: |
Memo: the White House orders federal agencies to name chief AI officers and expand their use of AI, rescinding Biden-era orders intended to place AI safeguards — The White House said on Monday it is ordering federal agencies to name chief AI officers and develop strategies for an expansion …
More: Tech in Asia and PYMNTS.com
| Logan Plant / IGN: |
Q&A with Nintendo of America VP of Product Bill Trinen on pricing first-party games like Mario Kart World at $80, Joy-Con 2 and using it as a mouse, and more — On price, mouse controls, and a lot more. … Nintendo has finally pulled back the curtain on Nintendo Switch 2 …
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Bluesky: @stealth40k, @megannicolett, @stealth40k, and @loganjplant
Forums: r/technology, r/mariokart, r/NintendoSwitch2, r/PiratedGames, r/Games, and r/Mario
| Megan Farokhmanesh / Wired: |
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Bluesky: @knoebel, @tomwarren.co.uk, @mims, @ericajoy.astrel.la, @danny.page, @megannicolett, @mgsiegler.com, and @andrewrweb
X: @stealth40k, @wario64, @genki_jpn, @kylebrussell, @ballmatthew, @charlieintel, @stealth40k, and @genepark
Forums: r/nintendo, r/technology, r/TwoBestFriendsPlay, r/NintendoSwitch2, r/Switch, r/videogames, and r/Switch
| Nico Grant / New York Times: |
Memo: Google tells staff they can discuss the US DOJ's antitrust case, rescinding an earlier command, as part of a settlement with the Alphabet Workers Union — The Silicon Valley giant had ordered employees to stay silent on the landmark case before reaching a settlement with a workers' union over the issue.
More: The Economic Times
| Eliza Strickland / IEEE Spectrum: |
A look at the state of AI in 2025 across training and inference costs, carbon footprint, investment activity, bills proposed in the US, and more — Stanford's AI Index tracks performance, investment, public opinion, and more — If you read the news about AI, you may feel bombarded with conflicting messages: AI is booming.
More: VentureBeat and WinBuzzer
| Will Knight / Wired: |
More: Stanford HAI, Axios, Nature, Tech Brew, and SiliconANGLE
Forums: r/artificial, r/technews, r/technews, and Slashdot
| Andrej Karpathy / @karpathy: |
How LLMs, unlike previous transformative tech like the internet, disproportionately benefit regular people, with slower impact in corporations and governments — Power to the people: How LLMs flip the script on technology diffusion
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