The GSMA announces the new RCS standard supports interoperable E2EE between platforms; Apple says it will add support for the standard in a future update
'We will add support for end-to-end encrypted RCS messages to iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS in future software updates.'
Google releases its proposal for the White House's AI Action Plan, arguing that “fair use and text-and-data mining exceptions” are “critical” to AI development
Google, following on the heels of OpenAI, published a policy proposal in response to the Trump Administration's call for a national “AI Action Plan.”
Sources: Apple is planning an AirPods feature that will enable live translation of in-person conversations, coming in an update due later in 2025 tied to iOS 19
Apple Inc. is planning a new AirPods feature that allows the earbuds to live-translate an in-person conversation into another language …
European authorities raided 21 addresses, arrested several people, and sealed two offices in the EU Parliament, as part of a spiraling bribery probe into Huawei
Chinese tech giant's offices raided and Parliament offices sealed in case that echoes the 2022 Qatargate investigation.
OpenAI calls DeepSeek “state-controlled” and recommends that the US ban “PRC-produced equipment and models that violate user privacy and create security risks”
https://techcrunch.com/... Threads: Vishvanand Subramanian / @vishvanands : trying hard to steelman this position from openai but unless it's possible to hide malware in the model weights, what exactl...
Sources: Russia is using bitcoin, ether, and stablecoins such as Tether in its oil trade with China and India to skirt Western sanctions
Russia is using cryptocurrencies in its oil trade with China and India to skirt Western sanctions, according to four sources with direct knowledge of the matter.
The DOJ says Rostislav Panev, who is accused of being a key developer for the LockBit ransomware gang, has been extradited from Israel to the US
Rostislav Panev, a 51-year-old dual Russian-Israeli national, who is accused of being a key developer for the notorious LockBit ransomware gang …
Sources: DeepSeek and its hedge fund parent, High-Flyer Capital, forbid some R&D staff from traveling abroad freely, asking them to hand in their passports
DeepSeek's sudden rise to global stardom has earned the startup a status akin to national treasure in China. Bluesky: @bribox Bluesky: @bribox : Yeah, totally not state-sponsored. Expand More For Next...
Sources: DeepSeek has shown little intention to further commercialize its tech in the near term, instead focusing on model development and building AGI
160-person team focused on developing new models TechRadar : OpenAI calls on US government to ban DeepSeek, calling it ‘state-subsidized’ and ‘state-controlled’ Diya Lal / Tech in Asia : DeepSeek deni...
Foxconn CEO Young Liu says “the attitude and the approach” of the US government toward tariffs has become a “big headache” for companies like Apple and Amazon
World's biggest contract electronics manufacturer highlights disruption caused by trade policy to groups including Apple and Amazon
Microsoft announces Copilot for Gaming, available through the Xbox mobile app initially for Xbox Insiders and designed to work as a companion or gaming coach
coming to the Xbox mobile app for select users in just a few weeks Dallin Grimm / Tom's Hardware : Xbox announces ‘Copilot for Gaming’ AI assistant — early access coming to Xbox mobile app, more detai...
Google says Gemini can now personalize answers based on users' search history, an experimental feature for Gemini and Gemini Advanced subscribers on the web
here's the tools you can try now Vira Oliinyk / en.ain.ua : Google expands Deep Research feature in Gemini chatbot to all users Rob Thubron / TechSpot : Google's Gemini AI can now see your search hist...
Two activist groups launch a legal challenge against the UK's bid to force Apple to create a data “backdoor”, arguing it would breach consumers' privacy rights
Privacy International and Liberty's complaint adds pressure on government as iPhone maker fights demand in court
An arbitrator instructs a former Meta employee to stop promoting and publishing her book alleging company misconduct; publisher Flatiron Books earlier objected
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/t... Josh Sternberg / @joshsternberg.com : Guess what book I just bought! — www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/t... Karl Bode / @karlbode.com : this must be the “masculine” adorat...
Foxconn reports Q4 profit down 13% YoY to ~$1.41B, missing the ~$1.65B estimate, its first quarterly drop since Q2 2023, but forecasts strong Q1 2025 growth
DocuSign stock jumps 14%+ after reporting Q4 revenue up 9% YoY to $776M, subscription revenue up 9% YoY, and a $83.5M net income, up from $27.2M a year ago
WATCH NOW — Docusign rose more than 14% after reporting stronger-than-expected earnings after the bell Thursday.
Crypto payments company MoonPay acquires Iron, an API-focused stablecoin infrastructure company, a source says for $100M+, after acquiring Helio in January 2025
They just string words together and pretend their money laundering facilitation companies are doing something tech-esque. [embedded post] X: @moonpay : breaking news: we've acquired @iron, an API-fir...
Morgan Marquis-Boire, the once-celebrated hacker accused of sexual assaults in 2017, is the undisclosed co-founder of crypto intelligence firm Unciphered
Employees said they weren't told that the co-founder of Unciphered was a once-celebrated spyware foe who dropped out of the public eye after being accused of sexual assault. Mastodon: @zackwhittaker@m...
A US bankruptcy court lets 3AC raise its claim against FTX from $120M to $1.53B, despite FTX's objection that it was too late; 3AC originally filed in June 2023
Danny Park / The Block :
Sources: Elon Musk visited the NSA and discussed staff reductions and operations with its leadership, after posting “the NSA needs an overhaul” on X last week
www.wsj.com/politics/nat... Mastodon: Laffy / @GottaLaff@mstdn.social : Ack! — Via Joyce Vance: — DOGE should not be anywhere near NSA. — “Elon #Musk Made Secret Visit to U.S. Spy Agency — Mee...
Flock Safety, a maker of computer vision-enabled video surveillance tech for police and businesses, raised $275M at a $7.5B valuation, up from $4.8B a year ago
with fresh $275 million funding round — targets product innovation in the investigative intelligence space Mastodon: @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org : Ah, no surprise... the police surveillance state is hot startu...
China announces new rules requiring companies to label AI-generated material, either explicitly or via metadata, starting September 1
China joined the EU and US in rolling out new regulation to control disinformation by requiring labeling of synthetic content online.
Terabase, which is developing robots and automated systems using AI tools to rapidly build solar farms, raised a $130M Series C led by SoftBank's Vision Fund 2
Financial Times :
SoftBank plans to buy a former Sharp LCD panel plant in Osaka for ~$676M, sources say to turn it into a data center for jointly developing AI agents with OpenAI
Kate Park / TechCrunch :
DeepSeek spurred a Chinese asset manager AI arms race that could shake up China's $10T fund management industry, as firms expand AI research and adopt DeepSeek
Nvidia is expected to announce the Rubin GPU family, named after female astrophysicist Vera Rubin and succeeding Blackwell, on March 18 at its GTC conference
Kif Leswing / CNBC : Forums: r/WallStreetbetsELITE , r/wallstreetbets2 , and r/worldnews Forums: r/WallStreetbetsELITE : Nvidia's next chips are named after Vera Rubin, woman who discovered dark matt...
UiPath acquires Peak, which makes AI tools for pricing, inventory management, and more; Peak has raised $121M in total and reported ~£9M in revenue in 2023
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