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New York Times:
Sources describe OpenAI and Microsoft's fraying relationship, OpenAI renegotiating its deal for more computing power, Microsoft's own LLM efforts, and more  —  The “best bromance in tech” has had a reality check as OpenAI has tried to change its deal with Microsoft and the software maker has tried to hedge its bet on the start-up.
Sarah Whitten / CNBC:
Netflix reports Q3 revenue up 15% YoY to $9.83B, vs. $9.76B est., paid memberships up 14% to 282.72M, vs. 282.15M est., and net income of $2.4B  —  LOS ANGELES — Netflix reported earnings after the bell.  Here are the results.  — Earnings per share: $5.40.  That may not compare with the $5.12 expected by LSEG.
Reuters:
Netflix gained 5.1M new subscribers in Q3, vs. 4M est., and says more than 50% of signups were for its ad-supported tier in countries where it was available
Miles Kruppa / Wall Street Journal:
Prabhakar Raghavan will leave his role overseeing Google search and ads products, to be replaced by Nick Fox; Raghavan will become Chief Technologist  —  Prabhakar Raghavan, the most senior Google executive overseeing its search engine and ads products, is leaving the role after a four-year tenure leading …
Ina Fried / Axios:
Google announces a reorganization: Gemini App team will join DeepMind under Demis Hassabis and Assistant teams will move to Platforms & Devices
Nate Raymond / Reuters:
X updates its ToS to steer any disputes by users to the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas, whose judges often favor conservative litigants  —  Elon Musk's X has updated its terms of service to steer any disputes by users of the social media platform formerly known as Twitter …
Ina Fried / Axios:
Sam Altman's Worldcoin rebrands as World, unveils a new Orb powered by Nvidia's Jetson chipset, plans to integrate its ID verification into other software, more  —  - It also is updating its mobile app to support “mini apps” from various third parties.  —  World said the new version …
Qianer Liu / The Information:
Sources: the US is probing if TSMC has been making AI or smartphone chips for Huawei in breach of US sanctions, including Huawei buying chips via intermediaries  —  The U.S. Commerce Department is investigating whether Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. has been making artificial intelligence …
Samantha Cole / 404 Media:
Sources: Matt Mullenweg offered another buyout offer to Automattic staff; Mullenweg appears to have redirected staff's Blind sign-up emails to himself  —  After an exodus of employees at Automattic who disagreed with CEO Matt Mullenweg's recently divisive legal battle with WP Engine …
Will Shanklin / Engadget:
The FCC issues new rules that will require all mobile phones sold in the US to be compatible with hearing aids, “after a transition period”  —  With the number of Americans 65 and older expected to balloon by nearly 50 percent by 2050, the rules will ensure those with hearing loss …
Rich Woods / XDA Developers:
Qualcomm cancels the Snapdragon Dev Kit, which was supposed to ship in June, and will offer refunds, as the product failed to meet its “standards of excellence”  —  - Qualcomm canceled the Snapdragon Dev Kit & will offer refunds, as the product failed to meet its “standards of excellence”.
Forbes:
Sources: Stripe is in talks to acquire startup Bridge, a provider of infrastructure for crypto stablecoins, for $1B; Bridge raised $58M  —  The acquisition, potentially Stripe's largest to date, would come as the $70 billion fintech high-flyer makes a bigger push into stablecoin payments.

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From Mediagazer

Axios:
PBS CEO Paula Kerger says she is “hopeful” more Republicans will back the public broadcaster, and PBS would defend “vigorously” if someone went after its board

New York Times:
Sources: the Paramount board has outlined acceptable financial terms for a potential settlement with President Trump ahead of mediation, set to begin April 30

Jake Kanter / Deadline:
Christiane Amanpour joins UK audio company Global to launch original podcasts; she will continue in her role as CNN's chief international anchor

More News

Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
Byju's founder Byju Raveendran says his edtech startup, valued at $22B in 2022, is effectively “worth zero”, and that he made mistakes and mistimed the market
Todd Feathers / Gizmodo:
The US Treasury says its enhanced detection tools, including AI, helped in the prevention and recovery of $4B+ in fraudulent payments in FY 2024, up over 6x YoY
Kali Hays / Fortune:
Sources: Meta laid off ~100 people, at least the third such incremental layoff at Meta in 2024, separate from those let go for improper use of Grubhub credits
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Memo: Google will block US election ads after the polls close on November 5 to prevent voting misinformation, including candidates prematurely claiming victory
Jagmeet Singh / TechCrunch:
Google adds an option for NotebookLM users to customize audio summaries, launches a NotebookLM Business pilot, and says 80K+ organizations use the tool

Earlier Picks

Sarah Wynn / The Block:
The FBI charges Alabama man Eric Council Jr. with hacking the SEC's X account on January 9, 2024 to post a fake announcement about approving spot bitcoin ETFs
Emma Roth / The Verge:
On a podcast, Donald Trump says Tim Cook called him “hours ago” to complain about EU fines and that Cook said the EU uses fines “to run their enterprise”
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
On Apple Pay's 10th anniversary, Apple adds support for Klarna in the US and UK and plans to expand installment loan options and add reward redemptions
Kif Leswing / CNBC:
Unity launches the Unity 6 game engine, emphasizing stability, predictable updates, and support for hundreds of players in the same virtual world simultaneously
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Apple expands Apple Business Connect to let businesses, including those without a physical location, manage their presence in Mail, Phone, and Tap to Pay
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