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Eugen Rochko / Mastodon Blog: Mastodon forms a new US non-profit, to receive tax-deductible US donations and in-kind support, with Twitter co-founder Biz Stone and others on its board -
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Sources: Apple has renewed discussions with OpenAI about using its technology to power some features in iOS 18; talks with Google on using Gemini remain ongoing -
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: EyeEm, the bankrupt photo sharing network acquired by Freepik last year, will license users' photos to train AI if the images are not deleted within 30 days -
Karen Weise / New York Times: Microsoft, Meta, and Alphabet disclosed that they had spent $32B+ combined on data centers and other capital expenses in Q1, as they accelerate AI spending -
Tom Dotan / Wall Street Journal: Investors cheer Microsoft and Alphabet's huge AI spending plans as shares of both firms rallied but not Meta's, which saw its worst trading day in 18 months -
Washington Post: TikTok users with stigmatized interests or marginalized identities express anxiety over its potential ban, as rebuilding their communities elsewhere may be hard -
Akayla Gardner / Bloomberg: Trump is using the prospect of a TikTok ban to court younger voters, blaming Biden for setting a ban in motion, as the new law rattles pro-Biden TikTok creators -
Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: A number of Apple users say they were logged out of their Apple ID across multiple devices on April 26 and forced to reset their password before logging back in -
Ashley Capoot / CNBC: Meta, Alphabet, and Snap beat analysts' estimates in their Q1 results, showing acceleration in advertising growth after struggling to rebound from a dismal 2022 -
Reggie Ugwu / New York Times: A look at the rise in video podcasts, as YouTube leads in podcast consumption in the US and companies invest in video to gain new audiences and boost ad revenue -
Julie Zauzmer Weil / Washington Post: The US IRS says it spent $10.5M to develop and $2.4M to run its free tax filing website, used by 140K+ taxpayers in 12 states, and claims high user satisfaction -
Yuvraj Malik / Reuters: Google plans to invest $2B to set up a data center in Indiana and $1B to expand three Virginia sites, and announces a $75M fund to train Americans on AI skills