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| Sarah Krouse / Wall Street Journal: |
Netflix plans to ship its last red DVD envelopes in September 2023, after 25 years of mailing shows and movies to subscribers and paving the way for streaming — Streaming service says U.S. password-sharing crackdown is coming soon — Netflix Inc. NFLX 0.29%increase …
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Netflix Q1: revenue up 4% YoY to $8.16B, 1.8M paid net additions, vs. 2.06M est. and -0.2M in Q1 2022, and global streaming paid memberships up 5% YoY to 232.5M — Netflix Inc (NFLX.O) on Tuesday reported first-quarter revenue and earnings roughly in line with Wall Street expectations …
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Twitter quietly altered its hateful conduct policy to remove long-standing protections for transgender users, including prohibiting “misgendering or deadnaming” — Twitter has quietly altered its Hateful Conduct Policy to remove long-standing protections for its transgender users …
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple is developing VR apps and services for its upcoming headset across gaming, fitness, live sports, and collaboration, like FaceTime and Freeform — Apple Inc. is racing to build a trove of software and services for its upcoming mixed-reality headset, seeking to win …
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| Jennifer Elias / CNBC: |
Docs: Google plans to unveil the Pixel Fold on May 10, offering a 7.6" main screen, a 5.8" outside screen, and Tensor G2, launching in June for upward of $1,700 — - Google is planning to launch its first foldable smartphone at upward of $1,700, making it the highest price-point product …
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| Mike Isaac / New York Times: |
Reddit plans to charge companies to access its API, which many have used to train AI tools; the API will stay free for developers building apps for Reddit users — The internet site has long been a forum for discussion on a huge variety of topics, and companies like Google and OpenAI have been using it in their A.I. projects.
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| Joseph Menn / Washington Post: |
Citizen Lab: in 2022, NSO Group deployed at least three new “zero-click” hacks against iPhones with iOS 15 and early versions of iOS 16; Apple fixed the flaws — SAN FRANCISCO — Israeli spyware maker NSO Group deployed at least three new “zero-click” hacks against iPhones last year …
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Abel Flores. Mastodon:
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@el_reportero, @nathanielparish, @llchristyll, @jbadomics, @lkatzenberg, @diazbriseno, @justinhendrix, @alexshams_, @ronenbergman, and @dnvolz
| Anissa Gardizy / The Information: |
Sources: Microsoft has been developing an AI chip internally codenamed Athena since as early as 2019; some Microsoft and OpenAI staff are already testing Athena — After placing an early bet on OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, Microsoft has another secret weapon in its arsenal …
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@stevemoser, @stshank, @amir, and @jessicalessin
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Mark Zuckerberg announces Instagram now lets users add up to five links to their account bios, challenging Linktree, Beacons, and other “link in bio” services — Instagram today is rolling out a new feature for adding links to user profiles that challenges Linktree …
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The Verge, Gizmodo, Insider, Social Media Today, Tubefilter, Mashable, MobileSyrup, Gizchina, Engadget, PetaPixel, 9to5Mac, MakeUseOf, WeRSM, and iPhone Hacks
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Jenn Herman. Tweets:
@kyurieff, @linktree_, @gabrielnocode, @tweet, @lyeuhm, @juanof9, @jackbarham, @dcoolican, @dangrover, @sarthakgh, @mattnavarra, @dansodergren, @kyurieff, @amasad, @gbaroth, @mpopv, @realpb, @alexisohanian, @gabrielayuso, @joshconstine, @ipullrank, @austen, @toure, @francisokc, @kantrowitz, @joshconstine, @robleathern, @jordankutzer, @tomaxwell, @turnernovak, @liahaberman, @alexeheath, @josephflaherty, and @zck
| Jamie Crawley / CoinDesk: |
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says “anything is on the table, including relocating” if “regulatory clarity” for the crypto industry does not emerge in the US — Armstrong said “anything is on the table” in terms of Coinbase's plans should greater regulatory clarity not emerge in the U.S.
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Vince Giltinan and Anna Irrera
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@grumpasaurus@fosstodon.org and @carnage4life@mas.to
| Chris Matthews / MarketWatch: |
During a hearing, House Republicans grilled SEC Chairman Gary Gensler, who refused to state whether ether is a security, despite saying bitcoin is a commodity — SEC chief has argued laws clearly outline definition of security — House Republicans took aim at the nation's top markets regulator Tuesday …
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The Block, Cointelegraph, CoinGape, CryptoSlate, Forkast, Crowdfund Insider, CoinDesk, CryptoPotato, The Hill, Watcher Guru, and Cryptopolitan
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@molly0xfff@hachyderm.io. Tweets:
@warrendavidson, @sassal0x, @tylerscrypto, @pt, @patrickmchenry, @0xfoobar, @aridavidpaul, @financialcmte, @bitboy_crypto, @jeffkirdeikis, @twobitidiot, @readdanwrite, and @epro
| Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: |
The European Union strike a provisional deal for its ~$47B Chips Act, which aims to double the bloc's share of global chip output to 20% by 2030 — The European Union on Tuesday agreed a 43 billion euro ($47 billion) plan for its semiconductor industry in an attempt to catch up with the United States …
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| Shirin Ghaffary / Vox: |
Sources: Meta is expected to conduct another mass round of layoffs on April 19, a source says possibly in the range of 4,000 jobs, out of the planned 10,000 — The company plans to lay off employees on Wednesday, according to sources. — Meta is expected to conduct another mass round … | Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
Meta opens Horizon Worlds to teens in the US and Canada, despite objections from some lawmakers and activists, and introduces age-appropriate safety features — Meta announced today that it's opening up Horizon Worlds to teen users in the U.S. and Canada, after previously restricting …
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Meta, The Verge, The Information, Wall Street Journal, Engadget, PCMag, The Hill, and Slate
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@fairplayforkids and @deannarilling
| Benj Edwards / Ars Technica: |
Microsoft and Epic Systems partner to bring Azure OpenAI services, including GPT-4, to help automate some processes in Epic's electronic health record software — Generative AI promises to streamline health care, but critics say not so fast. — On Monday, Microsoft and Epic Systems announced …
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Microsoft, Insider Intelligence, Tech Xplore, MedCity News, and WinBuzzer
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@blowdart and @mmitchell_ai
| Ron Miller / TechCrunch: |
Semgrep, formally r2c, which offers tools to help devs scan for vulnerable code, raised a $53M Series C led by Lightspeed, bringing its total funding to $93M — Ideally, when it comes to building secure applications, it's best to check the code as it moves through the development process …
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Semgrep and SiliconANGLE
| BBC: |
WhatsApp, Signal, and other encrypted messaging apps sign a letter urging the UK government to rethink the Online Safety Bill, which would weaken online privacy — Encrypted messaging services have jointly called for changes to parts of the UK Online Safety Bill (OSB).
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WhatsApp, The Guardian, MacRumors, Gizmodo, Element Blog, UK Parliament, Financial Times, Threema, UKTN, Fast Company, Sky News, Daily Mail, PaymentSecurity.io, Fortune, City A.M., ComputerWeekly.com, Silicon Republic, The Verge, and Social Media Today
LinkedIn:
Sajjad Khan, William Gregor, Neil Cripps, and Deryck Mitchelson
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@signalapp, @profwoodward, @jamesrbuk, @eff, @wabetainfo, @wcathcart, @whatsapp, @ryancdotorg, @zsk, @zsk, @jimmy_wales, @lisaforteuk, @jsrailton, @session_app, @oxen_io, and @element_hq
| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Indian customers have yet to fully benefit from Apple's India initiatives due to services like Apple Pay being unavailable and prohibitively expensive products — The reality is that millions of Indian consumers continue to purchase Apple products despite feeling like second-tier customers.| Sankalp Phartiyal / Bloomberg: |
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LinkedIn:
Amit Gupta and Viren Sood
Tweets:
@madhuridixit, @tim_cook, @tim_cook, @2shar, @jimcramer, @markgurman, @imore, @markgurman, @macworld, @tariqkrim, @connectgurmeet, @c_aashish, and @chandrarsrikant
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