Sources detail Google's project Magi to upgrade search with AI, as Samsung considers defaulting to Bing; source: 160+ employees are working full time on Magi
The tech giant is sprinting to protect its core business with a flurry of projects, including updates to its search engine and plans for an all-new one.
Sega acquires Rovio, best known for its Angry Birds franchise, for €706M
- The deal would be for the entirety of Rovio's outstanding shares and options, valuing them at 9.25 euro per share, a roughly 19% premium to their closing price before the announcement, Sega said.
Netflix's second ever livestream hit technical issues, leading to a 75+ minute delay and the company taping the Love is Blind reunion episode for later viewing
Netflix had some serious issues with the livestream of its “Love is Blind” reunion episode. We always knew the livestream would be messy …
Apple launches its Apple Card Savings account, letting users deposit Daily Cash rewards into a 4.15% high-yield account, after announcing it in October 2022
Months after its first announcement, Apple Savings is now available to Apple Card users, with users able to route Daily Cash rewards …
Numerous public service and safety Twitter accounts, including for US National Weather Service offices, say the company's new API rules limit automated alerts
Twitter's new API rules just blocked numerous National Weather Service alert accounts and others from working.
A US House Committee publishes a draft stablecoin bill proposing a moratorium on stablecoins backed by other cryptocurrencies, requesting a CBDC study, and more
The stablecoin bill is the first major piece of crypto legislation in 2023. — The U.S. House Financial Services Committee published …
Google rolls out a Chrome security update to patch a zero-day, exploited in the wild, due to a high-severity type confusion weakness in the V8 JavaScript engine
Google has released an emergency Chrome security update to address the first zero-day vulnerability exploited in attacks since the start of the year.
Source: Apple's revenue in India hit a record ~$6B in the year ended March, up ~50% YoY from $4.1B; Tim Cook is set to open India's first Apple stores this week
Apple Inc.'s sales in India hit a new high of almost $6 billion in the year through March, highlighting the market's increasing importance …
The SEC sues Bittrex and its ex-CEO for allegedly operating an unregistered securities exchange, claiming tokens like Algorand and Omise Go are securities
The agency said Bittrex failed to register as an exchange, broker or clearing agency. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission alleged …
The US SEC reopens public comment for a draft rule that expands its crypto regulatory power, adding explicit language covering digital asset and DeFi exchanges
The US Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday altered a proposed rule to make more explicit that digital-asset exchanges …
Similarweb: in March 2023, Twitter's traffic fell 7.7% YoY, the third straight month of decline, web visitors fell 3.3% YoY, and Android app DAUs fell 9.8% YoY
Say goodbye to the old Twitter and hello to the new normal. — It's been a year since Elon Musk initiated his takeover of Twitter.
An early look at the Jack Dorsey-backed federated social network Bluesky, which emulates Twitter's looks and feels like a simpler, positive time on the internet
Bluesky is really, really fun. … But after spending a few hours in Bluesky since getting my beta invite this week, it's so far the service where I feel the most joy.
Contract docs reveal the Georgia National Guard plans to use location-based phone surveillance to target ads using geofences around 67 local public high schools
The Georgia Army National Guard plans to combine two deeply controversial practices — military recruiting at schools … Mastodon: @metacurity@infosec.exchange . Tweets: @buddyhead , @curtismorrison , @...
Sources: Tel Aviv-based QuaDream is shutting down, after Microsoft and Citizen Lab said its mercenary spyware is being used to hack journalists and others
It was reported last week that the Israeli firm's hacking tools have been used against journalists, opposition figures and advocacy organizations across at least 10 countries
A song that uses AI to clone the voices of Drake and The Weeknd without the artists' permission goes viral on social media
A song that uses Artificial Intelligence to clone the voices of Drake and The Weeknd has gone viral on social media. — Called Heart On My Sleeve …
How the US military, which uses Twitch and Discord for recruitment, struggles with the risks posed by Gen Z service members who live much of their lives online
Adobe announces upgrades to its Firefly generative AI tools, allowing video editors to add effects, boost color levels, and more using natural language prompts
Less than a month after debuting its new suite of Firefly generative AI editing tools, Adobe announced Monday that it is already working …
The US-China Economic and Security Review Commission, created by Congress in 2000, accuses Shein and Pinduoduo's Temu of data risks, IP infringements, and more
As Palantir vies for a £480M contract to build a “federated data platform” for the UK's NHS, experts say the company's Foundry tool is costly and hard to use
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Spotify plans to drop its paywall on some of Gimlet's podcasts and change its exclusivity rules in the coming months; Spotify acquired Gimlet for $230M in 2019
Staff at the podcast studio Gimlet staff have been told in recent weeks that Spotify plans to drop its subscription wall around some of the studio's shows. Tweets: @semaforben See also Mediagazer Twee...
Q&A with Microsoft's CVP of ads on keeping Bing Chat results from becoming too promotional, AI-powered search threatening publishers' ad revenue, and more
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Amid an AI frenzy, enterprise AI company CXApp's stock closed at $13.85 on April 14, up from a $1.33 closing on April 11, growing its market cap 10x to ~$195M
How Apple's commitment to software upgrades for older iPhones allowed the company to capture a part of the US market once cornered by inexpensive Android phones
Sources: after its first-ever ad sales drop, Meta ditched its brash tone with advertisers and is offering sweeteners, including a 25% discount for Reels ads
After suffering its first-ever drop in ad sales, Meta Platforms has abandoned its once-brash tone with advertisers in favor of a more flexible approach to winning business. Mastodon: @mattnavarra@mast...
Barcelona-based Innovamat, which makes tools for teaching maths, raised a $21M Series A led by Reach Capital, as it starts first K-5 pilots in the US
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Razor Group, which buys and scales up e-commerce merchants, raised an €80M Series C, sources say at a $1.2B valuation and acquires its competitor Stryze Group
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Twitter faces a backlash in Brazil after initially resisting 500+ government requests to take down posts and profiles suspected of inspiring violence in schools
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