The European Commission says that Meta's Facebook Marketplace should no longer be designated under the DMA, citing fewer than 10,000 business users in 2024
Today, the European Commission found that Apple breached its anti-steering obligation under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) …
The White House says that the EU's €500M fine on Apple and €200M fine on Meta are a “novel form of economic extortion” that the US will not tolerate
The White House said on Wednesday that fines on Apple (AAPL.O) and Meta Platforms (META.O) by the European Union were a …
On the Apple Watch's 10th anniversary, a look at how Apple reshaped the watch industry and ushered in a new age of fitness tracking
When the Apple Watch launched, it was unclear if smartwatches would pan out. Ten years later, Apple has a $100-billion hit that reshaped the watch industry …
Elon Musk is stepping back from DOGE in May, spending 1-2 days per week on government work, as tariffs, customer anger, and Chinese competition weigh on Tesla
Billionaire's foray into government coincided with increased competition from Chinese rivals — In the days following Donald …
President Trump will have dinner with the top 220 holders of the TRUMP memecoin on May 22, according to the memecoin's website; TRUMP jumps 50%+
President Donald Trump will have dinner with the top 220 holders of the Trump memecoin, the issuers of the cryptocurrency announced on Wednesday.
İFÖD: Bluesky restricted access to 72 accounts in Turkey at the government's request; the accounts are available on third-party apps using the AT Protocol
Government censorship has found its way to Bluesky, but there's currently a loophole thanks to how the social network is structured.
Trump signs an EO to boost AI education and workforce training, and establishes an AI education task force led by White House OSTP Director Michael Kratsios
President Donald Trump signed an executive action to boost artificial intelligence education and workforce training …
Ofcom outlines 40+ child safety measures for websites and apps to introduce from July 2025 or face large fines under the Online Safety Act, including age checks
Companies will be legally required to block children's access to harmful content under UK's Online Safety Act or face large fines
Adobe unveils its Firefly Image Model 4 and Model 4 Ultra, launches a redesigned Firefly web app, is testing a new Adobe Content Authenticity web app, and more
Adobe on Thursday launched the latest iteration of its Firefly family of image generation AI models, a model for generating vectors …
VW and Uber unveil an ambitious plan to launch a commercial robotaxi service using ID. BUZZ vehicles in US cities over the next decade, starting in LA in 2026
Volkswagen of America and Uber on Thursday unveiled an ambitious plan to launch a commercial robotaxi service — using autonomous electric VW ID.
The EU unveils new mandatory labels for smartphones and tablets sold in the bloc that rate energy efficiency, durability, and repairability, starting June 20
Tablets are also covered by the scheme, which takes effect in June. … The European Union has announced details of new mandatory labels …
Revolut reports 2024 revenue up 72% YoY to £3.1B, net profit up 149% YoY to £1.1B, and wealth unit revenue up 298% YoY to £506M; its loan book grew 86% to £979M
LONDON — British fintech firm Revolut on Thursday announced it topped $1 billion in annual profit for the first time …
US v. Google: DuckDuckGo CEO Gabriel Weinberg testifies that Chrome is worth “upwards of $50B if it went on the market” based on “back-of-the-envelope” math
- DuckDuckGo CEO estimated potential sale price at DOJ hearing — Justice Department has asked that court order Chrome's sale
Microsoft's 2025 Work Trend Index report, based on a survey of 31,000 people, argues that “Frontier Firms” utilizing agentic AI as digital workers are emerging
As enterprises adopt AI agents and digital workers, companies' success may depend on the human-agent ratio and how workflows are managed.
Hands-on with Cluely's “cheat on everything” tool: the AI can't intuit what the user needs despite being given prior context and takes long to give a response
Tech evangelists have been yammering about “working smarter, not harder” for years.
LinkedIn expands its free verification system to the wider web, letting sites display LinkedIn verification, starting with Adobe's new Content Authenticity app
Dominic Preston / The Verge :
US v. Google: a Perplexity executive says Google's contract with Motorola blocked Perplexity from being the default AI assistant on new Motorola devices
Leah Nylen / Bloomberg :
Videos on TikTok, Instagram, and other apps urging US consumers to buy directly from Chinese factories are surging in popularity, racking up millions of views
Videos on the social media app, filmed at factories in China, urge viewers to buy luxury goods directly, as tariffs drive up prices.
An interview with Kyle Fish, who Anthropic hired in 2024 as a welfare researcher to study AI consciousness and estimates a ~15% chance that models are conscious
As artificial intelligence systems become smarter, one A.I. company is trying to figure out what to do if they become conscious.
Meta's Oversight Board rules that two posts disparaging trans women are not hate speech, in the first major test since Meta weakened its rules in January 2025
Meta's top public policy officials issued an unexpected warning last year to the company's Oversight Board: Two upcoming cases …
IBM reports Q1 revenue up 0.6% YoY to $14.54B, vs. $14.4B est., and says DOGE delayed or nixed 15 of its federal contracts; IBM drops 6%+
IBM reported better-than-expected earnings and revenue for the first quarter on Wednesday. The stock slipped 2% in extended trading. — Here's how the company performed:
Perplexity's iOS app enables support for the company's conversational AI voice assistant, letting users ask the chatbot to write emails, set reminders, and more
Umar Shakir / The Verge :
OpenAI brings ChatGPT's new image generator tech to its API, for $5 per 1M text input tokens, $10 per 1M image input tokens, and $40 per 1M image output tokens
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch :
Hex crypto project founder Richard Heart says he has “defeated the SEC completely” after the regulator abandoned its securities fraud lawsuit against him
The HEX founder is still listed as one of Europe's most wanted fugitives, and stands accused of tax evasion and assault. X: @richardheartwin , @richardheartwin , and @cointelegraph X: Richard Heart / ...
TSMC plans to begin production with its A14 fabrication process in 2028 and an intermediary A16 chip process in late 2026
Bloomberg :
Framework Laptop 13 review: a matte 3:2 display, AMD's Ryzen AI CPU is the Laptop 13's fastest ever, and Copilot+, but some glitchiness and poor battery life
With great power comes great responsibility and subpar battery life. — At this point, the Framework Laptop 13 is a familiar face, an old friend. Forums: Ars OpenForum Forums: Ars OpenForum : Review:...
Interfax: Russia's Central Bank and Finance Ministry plan to launch a crypto exchange for “highly qualified investors” under an experimental legal regime
RT Watson / The Block :
SK Hynix reports Q1 revenue up 42% YoY to ~$12.4B, vs. ~$12.1B est, and operating profit up 158% YoY to ~$5.2B, vs. ~$4.6B est., on demand for its HBM chips
Dylan Butts / CNBC :
Discord co-founder and CEO Jason Citron is stepping down, replaced by Humam Sakhnini effective April 28; Citron will stay on the board and become a CEO advisor
to help friends talk while playing games—has grown into something far bigger than I ever imagined. I'll be transitioning to a new role as Board Member and Advisor, and continuing to support Discord t...
Internal documents: several Google units have notified remote workers that their jobs will be in jeopardy if they don't show up at the office three days a week
Return To Office 3 Days A Week Or Take A Buyout: Report Moneycontrol : Google's warning message to some remote workers: Come back to office or lose your... Bluesky: Dare Obasanjo / @carnage4life : The...
Tesla says it has started testing its autonomous ride-hailing service with employees in Austin and the Bay Area, and has completed 15,000 miles of driving
Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch :
A look at the collapse of Stenn, an invoice financing startup that got major banks to unwittingly fund millions in suspect payments and was last valued at $900M
Big banks like Citigroup and Natixis thought they were backing a $1 billion fintech darling. X: @alephblog X: David Merkel / @alephblog : Wall Street banks thought they were backing a $1 billion finte...
Lyft plans to dispatch licensed taxis for the first time to US riders who have opted in, beginning in St. Louis on May 5; Uber has long let users hail taxis
Natalie Lung / Bloomberg :
Q&A with Margaret Mitchell, an AI ethics researcher at Hugging Face, on the SHADES dataset, designed to test AI models for bias in languages beyond English
Now that's an opening. — www.wired.com/story/ai-bia... Reece / @thiccreese : It's not just biased—generative AI is importing old stereotypes into new languages and cultures. — My latest for @wired...
STMicro reports Q1 revenue down 27.3% YoY to $2.52B, below its $2.51B guidance, and projects Q2 revenue down 16.2% YoY to $2.71B, excluding any tariff changes
Nathan Vifflin / Reuters :
Hackers have been using hijacked online brokerage accounts in Japan to drive up penny stocks globally in an illicit $700M trading spree since February 2025
Bloomberg :
Nvidia updates its G-Assist AI chatbot, offering plugin and API support to let developers connect to external services and tools, such as Spotify and Gemini
Tom Warren / The Verge :
Documents: OpenAI told investors it expects revenue of $125B in 2029 and $174B in 2030, with sales from agents and other products exceeding those from ChatGPT
and a future beyond ChatGPT Bluesky: Ed Zitron / @edzitron.com : I love The Information, I pay for it (and The Information Pro), but this article saying OpenAI will top $125bn in 2029 is utterly awful...
New Jersey sues RealPage, accusing the property management software company and 10 of the state's largest landlords of conspiring to drive up residential rents
Jonathan Stempel / Reuters :
Sources: OpenAI aims to debut its next “open” model, which will be “text in, text out” and possibly let developers turn “reasoning” on and off, in early summer
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch : Bluesky: @skynetandchill.com . Forums: r/LocalLLaMA Bluesky: @skynetandchill.com : OpenAI says it wants to make its upcoming open AI model best-in-class. Google has set a...
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