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Bloomberg:
US v. Google: OpenAI's ChatGPT chief, Nick Turley, says the company would be interested in buying Chrome from Google if a federal court orders it to be spun off  —  OpenAI would be interested in buying Google's Chrome browser if a federal court orders it to be spun off, the head of ChatGPT said in a court hearing Tuesday.
Bloomberg:
US v. Google: an OpenAI exec says Google declined to let OpenAI access its search index; a DOJ remedy proposal would make Google share its index with rivals
Leah Nylen / Bloomberg:
US v. Google: a Google VP says the company pays Samsung an “enormous sum of money” every month to preinstall Gemini on its devices as part of a two-year deal
Cecilia Kang / New York Times:
FTC v. Meta: Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom testifies that “Mark was not investing in Instagram because he believed we were a threat to their growth”  —  Kevin Systrom said during testimony in a landmark antitrust trial that he believed Meta viewed Instagram as a threat.
Emma Roth / The Verge:
Apple drops “available now” from an Apple Intelligence page featuring an AI-supercharged Siri and removes a Siri-related video, after the BBB nonprofit inquired  —  The National Advertising Division recommended that Apple ‘modify or discontinue’ the claim.
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple's new Siri engineering chief Mike Rockwell is replacing much of Siri's leadership with top Vision Pro software execs, and is restructuring teams  —  Apple Inc.'s new Siri engineering chief is overhauling the management team leading development of the beleaguered voice assistant …
Ronan Shields / Digiday:
Google says it will continue offering users the choice of third-party cookies in Chrome and will not roll out a new standalone prompt for them  —  In a shocking development, Google won't roll out a new standalone prompt for third-party cookies in Chrome, meaning ad tech companies can still use …
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
Superpower, which uses AI for personalized health overviews and offers biannual lab testing that analyzes 100+ blood biomarkers, launches with a $30M Series A  —  A startup called Superpower is publicly launching what it calls the world's first super app that is designed to help people better understand and take care of their health.
Dominic Preston / The Verge:
Instagram launches Edits, a “video creation app designed for creators” intended to rival ByteDance's CapCut app, for free on iOS and Android  —  The standalone video editing app supports green screen and cutout features, just like ByteDance's CapCut app.
Shaurya Malwa / CoinDesk:
Mantra's CEO begins burning $80M worth of his OM tokens and plans to burn $80M worth from partners, after a 90% collapse on April 13 erased $5B+ in market value  —  The tokens are part of John Mullin's team allocation that were staked when the network first started in October 2024.  —  What to know:
Allie Garfinkle / Fortune:
Supabase, an open-source alternative to Google's Firebase that's used by 2M developers, raised a $200M Series D led by Accel at a $2B valuation  —  Supabase cofounders Ant Wilson and Paul Copplestone.  —  Supabase  —  Paul Copplestone didn't think things like this actually happened.

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From Mediagazer

Sara Fischer / Axios:
PBS and one of its local affiliates sue the Trump administration, saying his executive order to cut federal funding violated PBS' First Amendment rights

Max Tani / Semafor:
The California State Senate launches an inquiry into whether Paramount's proposed $15M settlement with Trump violated bribery and unfair competition laws

The Bookseller:
Boundless, which bought crowdfunding publisher Unbound in March, tells authors that royalties accrued before March won't be paid until Boundless is cash stable

More News

Tony Maglio / The Hollywood Reporter:
WBD rolls out a $7.99/month Extra Member Add-On for US Max subscribers, about two years after Netflix made a similar move to crack down on password sharing
Daniel Kuhn / The Block:
Researcher: the official SDK JS library for interacting with the XRP Ledger, with 140K+ weekly downloads, was compromised; XRP Ledger Foundation says it's fixed
Todd Spangler / Variety:
The Washington Post partners with OpenAI to make its content “more accessible” in ChatGPT; OpenAI says it now has similar deals with 20+ other publishers
Financial Times:
Boeing agrees to sell parts of its digital aviation unit, including software maker Jeppesen and navigation app ForeFlight, to Thoma Bravo for $10.55B in cash

Earlier Picks

Pew Research Center:
A survey of US teens and parents: 48% of teens say social media harms people their age, up from 32% in 2022, and girls' experiences skew more negative at times
Frances Vinall / Washington Post:
A draft executive order sent to US agencies shows the Trump administration is considering issuing an order to create a policy integrating AI into K-12 education
Abner Li / 9to5Google:
Google rolls out opt-in Sensitive Content Warnings in Messages to blur nude images on Android; the System SafetyCore-powered content classification is on-device
Kate Knibbs / Wired:
Bluesky starts rolling out blue check verification, initially limiting verification to select organizations and its moderation team
Natalie Lung / Bloomberg:
Airbnb now shows the full cost of a stay, excluding taxes, in search results by default; a Biden-era FTC rule on “junk fees” is set to go into effect on May 12
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