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Bloomberg
4 hours ago
DeepMind CEO Says Google Will Spend More Than $100 Billion on AI
Bloomberg - By Thomas Seal
The chief of Google’s AI business said that over time the company will spend more than $100 billion developing artificial intelligence technology — …
The New York Times
3 hours ago
Microsoft Makes High-Stakes Play in Tech Cold War With Emirati A.I. Deal
The New York Times - Paul Mozur
Microsoft said it would invest $1.5 billion in G42, an Emirati company with ties to China, as Washington and Beijing maneuver to secure tech influence in the Gulf. Microsoft on Tuesday said it would make a $1.5 billion investment in G42, an artificial intelligence giant in the United Arab Emirates, …
Digital Trends
6 hours ago
Junk from the ISS fell on a house in the U.S., NASA confirms
Digital Trends - By Trevor Mogg
When Alejandro Otero’s son called him on March 8 to say that something had crashed through the roof of their home, he initially thought it might have …
Bloomberg
8 hours ago
UK to Criminalize the Creation of Intimate Deepfake Images
Bloomberg - By Ellen Milligan
The UK will criminalize the creation of sexually explicit deepfake images as part of plans to tackle violence against women. People convicted of …
BBC News
7 hours ago
Tesla whistleblower in legal battle over braking-safety concerns
BBC News - Zoe Kleinman
BBC News A former Tesla engineer is in a decade-long battle with the car company, owned by Elon Musk. Tesla whistleblower in legal battle over braking-safety concerns
Digital Trends
7 hours ago
AI is about to change video production forever
Digital Trends - By Fionna Agomuoh
Generative AI is just starting to break into the world of video, but some new features in Premiere Pro are taking things to the next level. Adobe has …
Bloomberg
7 hours ago
Steve Schwarzman Says There Needs to Be Global Regulation on AI
Bloomberg - By Harry Brumpton
Blackstone Inc. Chief Executive Officer Steve Schwarzman said the artificial intelligence boom is threatening to overload power grids in the …
9to5Mac
6 hours ago
Spotify planning to launch more expensive ‘Music Pro’ subscription with lossless songs
9to5Mac - Filipe Espósito
A recent report revealed that Spotify is planning to raise the price of its subscription soon, at least in some countries. And for those who think that paying $10.99 a month for a music streaming platform is already too much, the company may soon introduce an even more expensive “Music Pro” …
The New York Times
8 hours ago
NASA Seeks ‘Hail Mary’ for Its Mars Rocks Return Mission
The New York Times - Kenneth Chang
The agency will seek new ideas for its Mars Sample Return program, expected to be billions of dollars over budget and years behind schedule. The cost of a proposed NASA mission to gather rocks on Mars and return them to Earth is spiraling upward and slipping further into the future. So on Monday, …
The Verge
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18 hours ago
Senator Elizabeth Warren claims TurboTax “relentlessly” upsells customers in letter to FTC
The Verge - Emma Roth
Senator Warren says Intuit TurboTax ‘deserves’ the FTC’s scrutiny. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) has written a letter to the Federal Trade Commission, saying that TurboTax “continues to relentlessly upsell” customers while also directing them away from services that would otherwise be free. As …
TechSpot
18 hours ago
Ubisoft is removing The Crew from libraries following shutdown, reigniting digital ownership debate
TechSpot - Zo Ahmed
In a nutshell: Ubisoft just gave gamers a harsh reminder that we're merely renting access to our libraries. The publisher recently pulled the plug on …
TechCrunch
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16 hours ago
Jio Financial, BlackRock to tap India’s wealth management market
TechCrunch - Manish Singh
Jio Financial Services, part of the Indian conglomerate Reliance, is forming a joint venture with U.S. asset manager BlackRock to set up a wealth management and broking business in India, the two firms said Monday. The announcement follows BlackRock and Jio Financial launching a joint venture last …
MacRumors
21 hours ago
Apple Sports App Updated for NBA and NHL Playoffs
MacRumors - Joe Rossignol
Apple's recently-launched Sports app for the iPhone was updated today ahead of the NBA and NHL playoffs, which both begin this weekend. Apple says fans will be able to "follow every matchup with added details on each series and more," but we have not noticed any immediate changes in the app after …
9to5Google
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21 hours ago
Telegram 10.11 adds custom Sticker Editor
9to5Google - Damien Wilde
The new Telegram 10.11 build has added a new custom “Sticker Editor” function to add some fun to your chats and group messages. Announced in an official blog post, the Telegram 10.11 update adds the ability to make custom stickers and sticker packs with the in-app Sticker Editor function. This lets …
Engadget
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1 day ago
Apple claims Epic is trying to ‘micromanage’ its business operations in a new court filing
Engadget - Cheyenne MacDonald
The company is asking a judge to deny Epic’s recent motion that accused Apple of violating a 2021 injunction. Last month, Epic Games filed a motion asking a California judge to hold Apple in contempt for what it claims are violations of a 2021 injunction relating to the company’s App Store …
CNBC
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17 hours ago
Adobe releases Acrobat AI assistant starting at $4.99 a month
CNBC - Alex Koller
Adobe on Monday released its artificial intelligence assistant, which helps users understand the contents of digital documents. Monthly subscriptions …
CNN Business
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1 day ago
How Mark Zuckerberg is reimagining the classroom
CNN
New York CNN — Imagine hopping on a school bus and being transported to an immersive, educational tour of the inside of the human body — and no, not on a fictional episode of “The Magic School Bus.” This is the kind of experience that Meta hopes to enable for students, digitally, through its Quest …
Android Authority
22 hours ago
HUAWEI is killing its P series flagships and starting again 'with a new attitude'
Android Authority - Aamir Siddiqui
The company has rebranded its camera flagship, with the next phones being called the "HUAWEI Pura 70." HUAWEI continues to make some great camera flagships, but they have dropped out of most conversations in Western markets due to the US ban against them. Even then, the HUAWEI P60 series flagships …
9to5Mac
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1 day ago
Game Boy emulator now available on the iPhone following App Store rules change [update: gone]
9to5Mac - Benjamin Mayo
Update: The app has now been removed from the App Store. Original story below. Apple changed the App Store rules last week to seemingly permit game emulators on the iPhone for the first time. Following that policy change, the first emulator apps are now appearing on the store. iGBA is a free Game Boy …
Business Insider
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21 hours ago
Tesla is laying off more than 10% of its workforce, memo shows
Business Insider - Grace Kay and Jyoti Mann
Tesla is the latest major company to lay off employees. The company is eliminating "more than 10%" of staff globally, according to an internal memo sent by Elon Musk on Sunday, which was seen by Business Insider. The layoffs have come shortly after the carmaker posted lackluster delivery numbers. Musk …
Android Authority
1 day ago
Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 7 spotted online ahead of July launch
Android Authority - Rushil Agrawal
A new Samsung wearable with model number SM-L305U has shown up on the Bluetooth SIG database. Samsung’s Galaxy Watches consistently rank among the top smartwatches available, and it appears the next generation of Galaxy Watches is poised for an imminent debut. SamMobile has spotted a new Samsung …
PCMag
1 day ago
Google Pixel 9 Rumor Tips Emergency Satellite Connectivity
PCMag - Emily Price
The feature would allow you to contact emergency services in cellular dead zones. When Google releases the Pixel 9 series later this year, the phones …
Mashable
1 day ago
Gaming emulators are now on the App Store after Apple relaxed the rules
Mashable - Cecily Mauran
iPhone users can finally download emulators for iOS. Game emulators are now available on the iOS App Store, just a week after Apple changed its guidelines. According to AppleInsider, emulators like Emu 64 XL for Commodore 64 and iGBA for Gameboy Advance and Gameboy Color have popped up on the App …
Digital Trends
4 days ago
Google just released the first Android 15 beta. Here’s what’s new
Digital Trends - By Nadeem Sarwar
Google has just released the first public beta build of Android 15, marking an end to the developer-focused test phase. The beta version’s release …
Engadget
2 days ago
Bluesky now allows heads of state to join the platform
Engadget - Cheyenne MacDonald
The official account shared that it's lifted the ban that's been in place for the last year. Now that Bluesky has opened itself up to the public and introduced some new moderation options, the team’s decided it’s finally time to allow world leaders on board, too. A post from the official Bluesky …
9to5Google
4 days ago
Google One VPN will be discontinued, Pixel VPN remains with upgrade coming
9to5Google - Abner Li
Back in October of 2020, Google One introduced a VPN that later became available on all plans and platforms. Google announced today that the VPN by Google One is shutting down in the coming months. It was originally pitched as providing an “extra layer of online protection for your Android phone” …
TechCrunch
1 day ago
Generative AI is coming for healthcare, and not everyone’s thrilled
TechCrunch - Kyle Wiggers
Generative AI, which can create and analyze images, text, audio, videos and more, is increasingly making its way into healthcare, pushed by both Big Tech firms and startups alike. Google Cloud, Google’s cloud services and products division, is collaborating with Highmark Health, a Pittsburgh-based …
TheStreet
2 days ago
Popular media company files for bankruptcy, plans to liquidate
TheStreet - Daniel Kline
It has become a very difficult market for companies that produce television shows as media consolidates. For a few years before the Covid pandemic, it …
The Verge
4 days ago
Discord is nuking Nintendo Switch emulator devs and their entire servers
The Verge - Sean Hollister
The Yuzu story isn’t over. Discord has shut down the Discord servers for the Nintendo Switch emulators Suyu and Sudachi and has completely disabled their lead developers’ accounts — and the company isn’t answering our questions about why it went that far. Both Suyu and Sudachi began as forks of …
CNN
3 days ago
Families who sued social media companies years ago are taking matters into their own hands
CNN
CNN — Editor’s Note: If you are in the US and you or a loved one have contemplated suicide, call the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255) to connect with a trained counselor. Outside the US, a worldwide directory of resources and international hotlines is provided by …
Engadget
2 days ago
The latest version of xAI's Grok can process images
Engadget - Mariella Moon
Grok-1.5V is the company's first-generation multimodal AI model. xAI, the OpenAI competitor founded by Elon Musk, has introduced the first version of Grok that can process visual information. Grok-1.5V is the company's first-generation multimodal AI model, which cannot only process text, but also …

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