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| Ashley Capoot / CNBC: |
A US judge grants Anthropic's request for a preliminary injunction in its suit against the Trump administration over the DOD's decision to blacklist the company — A federal judge in San Francisco granted Anthropic's request for a preliminary injunction in its lawsuit against the Trump administration.
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Forums: Hacker News, r/law, r/LegalNews, r/singularity, and r/news
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple plans to open up Siri to run any AI service via App Store apps in iOS 27, dropping ChatGPT as an exclusive partner in Apple Intelligence and Siri — Apple Inc. plans to open Siri to outside artificial intelligence assistants, a major move aimed at bolstering the iPhone as an AI platform.
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Forums: r/apple and MacRumors Forums
| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Apple discontinues the Mac Pro and says it has no plans to offer future Mac Pro hardware — It's the end of an era: Apple has confirmed to 9to5Mac that the Mac Pro is being discontinued. It is being removed from Apple's website as of Thursday afternoon. The “buy” page on Apple's website …
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Forums: Hacker News, r/LinusTechTips, r/technews, r/hardware, r/mkbhd, r/apple, r/mac, Slashdot, and MacRumors Forums
| Reuters: |
Source: Elon Musk is discussing allocating as much as 30% of SpaceX's IPO to individual investors, at least three times the usual retail slice — Elon Musk is discussing allocating as much as 30% of SpaceX's initial public offering to individual investors — at least three times the usual retail slice …
More: Bloomberg, CoinGape, Barron's Online, and Crypto Briefing
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: SpaceX's IPO plans include investor visits to its sites, unusual lockup periods, and preferential treatment for investors in Musk's other companies — From the investor meetings to how shares are doled out, the billionaire is navigating his own path
More: Benzinga, Bloomberg, and Motley Fool
| Natalie Lung / Bloomberg: |
Google releases new tools for its Gemini AI assistant that let users upload chat history and context from other AI apps, making it easier to switch from them — Google released new tools for its Gemini artificial intelligence assistant that will let users upload chat history and context from other AI apps … | Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
X limits X Pro access to subscribers of the $40/month Premium+ plan without notifying users in advance; it was previously available in the $8/month Premium plan — Social network X is now limiting X Pro access to customers who subscribe to the X Premium+ plan, which is priced at $40 per month (or $33/month when paid annually).
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| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Netflix raises US prices following a January 2025 hike; standard with ads rises $1 to $8.99/month; standard with no ads and premium rise $2 to $19.99 and $26.99 — Netflix, for the second time in a little over a year, is raising prices for its three plans in the U.S. The new pricing …
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| Andrew Deck / Nieman Lab: |
Meta's Oversight Board says Community Notes aren't a proper substitute for fact checking, and warns expanding them beyond the US could pose human rights risks — On Thursday, Meta's Oversight Board, a quasi-independent body that reviews the social media giant's moderation practices …
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| Stephanie Palazzolo / The Information: |
OpenAI has surpassed $100M in annualized revenue from ChatGPT ads, has expanded to 600+ advertisers, and plans to launch self-serve advertiser access in April — OpenAI has surpassed $100 million in annualized revenue from its ChatGPT ads business, six weeks after the pilot was announced, according to a spokesperson.
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple granted out-of-cycle bonuses worth several hundred thousand dollars to iPhone hardware designers, as OpenAI and others poach its engineers — Apple Inc. awarded rare bonuses to iPhone hardware designers this week, aiming to stem a wave of departures to AI startups like OpenAI that are building their own devices.
More: Digit, The Mac Observer, AppleInsider, Skift, and 9to5Mac
| Wall Street Journal: |
Fannie Mae will accept crypto-backed mortgages for the first time; Coinbase launches a mortgage product allowing buyers to pledge bitcoin or USDC as collateral — New offering from Better Home & Finance and Coinbase allows home buyers to pledge bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies when making a down payment
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LinkedIn: Veronica Dagher, Scott Meadows, and Jasie Dunk
Bluesky: @jashead, @dklawhorn, @theserfstv, @thegatesofmel.blacksky.app, @dburbach, @timhenke, @risettemd, @hammancheez, and @ryanbeckwith. Forums: r/TrueAnon
| Mike Scarcella / Reuters: |
A US federal judge dismisses X's antitrust lawsuit that accused the World Federation of Advertisers and a group of major companies of illegally boycotting X — A U.S. judge on Thursday dismissed X Corp's antitrust lawsuit that accused the World Federation of Advertisers and a group …
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Forums: r/lego, r/Qult_Headquarters, r/law, r/technology, and r/news
| Bloomberg: |
In an interview, David Sacks says he has relinquished his role as AI and crypto czar after using up his time as a special government employee — White House adviser David Sacks said Congress could pass bipartisan artificial intelligence legislation within months, a move … | Zoltan Vardai / Cointelegraph: |
Tazapay, which builds cross-border payment infrastructure for fintech and web3 firms, says it closed a Series B extension, bringing its total Series B to $36M — Tazapay said Circle led a Series B extension that brought total funding to $36 million as the company expands cross-border payment rails.
More: Tazapay, TNGlobal, DealStreetAsia, Ventureburn, Bitcoin News, Tech in Asia, The Crypto Times, crypto.news, and The Block
| Valeria Wu / The Keyword: |
Google launches Gemini 3.1 Flash Live, an audio model with improved tonal understanding and lower latency for real-time dialogue, watermarked with SynthID — Our latest voice model has improved precision and lower latency to make voice interactions more fluid, natural and precise.
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X: @jeffdean, @artificialanlys, @koraykv, @saadhjawwadh, @tulseedoshi, @mahler83, @ai_for_success, @joshwoodward, @noamshazeer, @kimmonismus, @googleaidevs, and @dynamicwebpaige. Forums: r/Bard
| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
| Reuters: |
Senior Trump officials say SMIC has been sending chipmaking tools to Iran for about a year; the US has sanctioned the company over alleged Chinese military ties — SMIC, China's largest chipmaker, has sent chipmaking tools to Iran's military, two senior Trump administration officials said on Thursday …
More: The Information and South China Morning Post
| Tyler Katzenberger / Politico: |
Q&A with New Mexico AG Raúl Torrez about the New Mexico and LA social media trials, Big Tech's “Big Tobacco” moment, what it means for Congress, and more — Presented by With help from Aaron Mak — New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez spent his early days … | Sneha S K / Reuters: |
Miami-based telehealth company eMed raised a $200M Series A at a $2B+ valuation to advance its agentic AI platform and more; Tom Brady participated in the round — Telehealth firm eMed said on Thursday it has raised $200 million in its latest funding round, valuing the Miami, Florida-based company at more than $2 billion.| Lily Mae Lazarus / Fortune: |
NY-based Blossom Health, which makes an “AI copilot” to augment psychiatrists' clinical decisions and automate office tasks, raised $20M in seed and Series A — Blossom Health has raised $20 million in seed and Series A funding to bring an AI “copilot” for psychiatry to patients nationwide, Fortune has exclusively learned.
More: Pulse 2.0 and The Next Web
| Kyt Dotson / SiliconANGLE: |
Steno, which offers an AI-powered case transcript analysis tool for legal professionals, raised a $49M Series C led by Savano Capital Partners — Steno Agency Inc., a leader in tech-enabled court reporting and litigation support services, today announced it has raised $49 million …
More: Steno Agency, Inc., LAW.com, Pulse 2.0, FinSMEs, and Artificial Lawyer
| Reuters: |
Sources: Alibaba and ByteDance plan to order Huawei's new 950PR AI chip after tests show better CUDA compatibility; Huawei targets ~750K 950PR shipments in 2026 — Customer testing of Huawei's new AI chip, designed to challenge Nvidia (NVDA.O) in the China market, has gone …
More: Benzinga
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