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Huawei says it aims to make 1.4nm chips by 2031 using its “LogicFolding” tech, which is based on its new Tau Scaling Law intended to bypass Moore's Law limits — TAIPEI — Huawei Technologies on Monday said it has found a new way to design chips to bring its semiconductor capabilities close …
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Forums: r/hardware, r/hardware, and r/hardware
| New York Times: |
Pope Leo XIV presents Magnifica humanitas, his encyclical on AI, calling for AI regulation, protection for children against hypersexualized AI images, and more — The document marks a powerful foray by the leader of the Roman Catholic church into the debate about the misuse or overuse of artificial intelligence.
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X: @packym, @jj_poff, @pontifex, @markdistef, @catholicsat, @guzik_paulina, @guzik_paulina, @catholicourtney, and @benjamindekr. Bluesky: @metacurity.com. Forums: r/neoliberal
| Washington Post: |
A section of the Pope's encyclical describing AI's unpredictability suggests influence from Anthropic, whose co-founder Christopher Olah attended the unveiling — In “Magnifica humanitas,” he fires a broadside against AI companies, warning of the technology's dangers in the same way Pope Francis did about climate change.
More: The Guardian, The Next Web, vaticannews.va, and RNS
| Joshua McElwee / Reuters: |
In his ~43,000-word encyclical, the Pope urged governments to slow down AI development and decried “new forms of slavery” in AI and tech supply chains — Pope Leo urged governments to slow down the development of AI systems in his first major document, released on Monday …
More: New York Times, NME, Reuters, RTÉ, Wall Street Journal, The Times of Israel, Bloomberg, and Althouse
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Bluesky: @fritzbischoff and @joshmcelwee.org. Mastodon: @avandeursen@mastodon.acm.org. Forums: r/europe
| Océane Herrero / Politico: |
Sources: Meta, Google, and Amazon execs met Vatican officials on April 29, as part of a quiet lobbying push ahead of Pope Leo XIV's first AI encyclical — As Leo XIV prepares his first encyclical, technology firms and Western diplomats have worked to make their case inside the Vatican.
More: NBC News, Financial Times, Associated Press, Business Insider, Variety, WKYC-TV, The Next Web, The Daily Wire, and New York Sun
Bluesky: @hypervisible.blacksky.app and @flingjore.com
| Reuters: |
Tether plans to launch GELT, an “official” stablecoin representing the Georgian lari, with the support of Georgia's government in an unusual partnership — Tether, the world's biggest stablecoin issuer, plans to launch a crypto token representing the Georgian lari with the support …
More: Tether, The Block, The Guardian, NullTX, Cointelegraph, crypto.news, Crypto Briefing, and Coinpedia Fintech News
| Joann S. Lublin / Wall Street Journal: |
A growing number of execs are creating AI digital twins to manage tasks; Reid Hoffman says “Reid AI” has delivered 75+ addresses and presentations since 2024 — In a glimpse into the future, a small number of executives have created AI replicas to take over some of their responsibilities| Jennifer Maas / Variety: |
Star Citizen, a video game in development since 2012, has reached $1B in lifetime funding; it remains in alpha and does not have a confirmed release date — Cloud Imperium Games marked a major milestone Sunday (May 24) as the game developer's open world massively multiplayer online space game …
More: IGN, VideoCardz.com, Game World Observer, GamingBolt, PC Gamer, Wccftech, Eurogamer.net, and Tech4Gamers
Forums: r/TwoBestFriendsPlay, r/starcitizen_refunds, r/pcmasterrace, r/technology, and r/starcitizen
| Kate Conger / New York Times: |
Demand for security engineers is surging, with job postings up 11% YoY in Q1, driven by threats from AI-generated code and models like Mythos and GPT-5.4-Cyber — Austin Cowan had expected a quiet year. — The headhunter, who helps Fortune 100 companies find and attract cybersecurity executives … | New York Times: |
How the Trump admin gutted the CFTC, ousting enforcers and appointing industry-friendly officials, as Trump family got into crypto and prediction markets — Last fall, a high-stakes struggle unfolded inside the red brick walls of an obscure federal agency.
More: Blockonomi, Raw Story, The Block, Truthout, The Existentialist Republic, Cointelegraph, and crypto.news
X: @camrmackenzie, @sbmccallister, @wmiddelkoop, @rorytyer, @jason_kint, @julie_bush, and @daveweigel
Bluesky: @beverlymann19, @robertscotthorton, @bradlander, @lavidagata, @annmlipton, and @socialmedialab.ca. Mastodon: @dangillmor@mastodon.social
Forums: r/anticapitalism, r/LegalNews, r/politics, and r/neoliberal
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
A deep dive into Apple Watch and Health efforts; sources: iOS 27 to get a revamped AirPods control panel and default support for AirPlay rivals like Google Cast — Also: iOS 27 AirPods, Genmoji and AirPlay details. — Now over a decade old, the Apple Watch is in need of a shake-up as the health and fitness wearables market pivots.
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X: @markgurman, @tgod34748, @markgurman, @markgurman, @mweinbach, @markgurman, and @markgurman. LinkedIn: Karl McDonnell
Forums: r/airpods, r/AppleWatch, r/apple, and MacRumors Forums
| Bloomberg: |
SoftBank stock jumped 4.6% to a record high on Monday, spurred by hopes of big returns from the company's stakes in OpenAI and SB Energy Corp if they go public — SoftBank Group Corp. shares climbed to a record high, spurred by hopes of big returns from the Japanese investor's stakes in OpenAI …
More: WinBuzzer and The Next Web
| @bookwormengr: |
A look at DeepSeek's model optimization to reduce HBM use, potentially enabling domestic memory, ASIC, and CPU makers to create a Chinese AI hardware ecosystem — Have you ever wondered, how DeepSeek may make money, and lot of it? They didn't come up with competitive coding plans like GLM, MoonShot and MiniMax.| Sophie Shulman / CTech: |
Sources: Wix is expected to cut ~1,000 jobs in the coming months, or ~20% of its workforce, after weak Q1 earnings and a ~50% collapse of its stock in 2026 — The company will reduce roughly 20% of its workforce after a steep stock decline and rising AI-related costs.Sponsor Posts
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