A US judged sentenced an Arizona man to the maximum 10.5 years in prison after his deceased victim gave the court an impact statement via an AI-generated video
The defendant got the maximum of 10½ years for the 2021 murder. His attorney called the presentation “inflammatory,” providing grounds for appeal.
Whoop launches Whoop 5.0, its latest screenless wearable, including a medical grade version with Healthspan, showing users how they are aging physiologically
It's appealing to non-athletes with more affordable subscriptions and more advanced health features like EKGs.
Trump threatens to end the Digital Equity Act, a Biden-era law aimed at expanding high-speed internet access, calling it “racist” and “totally unconstitutional”
President Trump denounced the Biden-era Digital Equity Act as “woke handouts based on race,” …
Senate Democrats block the Genius Act for stablecoins after Republicans rebuffed barring Trump and others from profiting off of crypto ventures while in office
Senate Democrats blocked stablecoin legislation backed by the digital assets industry amid a furor over President Donald Trump's extensive …
Broadcom is sending cease-and-desist letters to owners of VMware perpetual licenses with expired support contracts, to push them to buy VMware product bundles
Broadcom has been sending cease-and-desist letters to owners of VMware perpetual licenses with expired support contracts, Ars Technica has confirmed.
Meta brings its Account Status feature to Threads, letting users see when the company has removed or demoted their posts or handed out other account penalties
Threads will finally start giving users more visibility into when their accounts are penalized for breaking its rules.
How Apple's extraordinary measures to keep its App Store commissions after the Epic v. Apple trial led to a civil contempt ruling and weakened its credibility
Court documents show the company commissioned a sham report and lied on the stand to justify its actions, which will cast a shadow over future lawsuits.
Meta says it will start testing video ads on Threads with a “small number” of advertisers, and “Reels trending ads”, which will be shown next to trending Reels
I believe this is one of Meta's next great ad products and I'm so honored I was able to announce it today at Newfronts. We're starting with a small test and will share more as we have it BUT for now,...
Appfigures estimates Apple made $10.1B in revenue from US App Store commissions in 2024, up from $4.8B in 2020, $6.7B in 2021, $7.4B in 2022, and $8.8B in 2023
Over $10 billion — that's how much revenue Apple's U.S. App Store raked in last year, according to a new analysis by app intelligence provider Appfigures.
Huawei teases its first laptop running HarmonyOS 5, after its Windows license for PCs expired in March 2025, and plans a full reveal on May 19
Huawei Technologies on Thursday unveiled its first laptop that runs the company's self-developed operating system, HarmonyOS …
Alibaba researchers detail ZeroSearch, a technique that allows LLMs to develop advanced search capabilities via simulation, claiming it cuts costs by up to 88%
Researchers at Alibaba Group have developed a novel approach that could dramatically reduce the cost and complexity …
Senate hearing: Sam Altman says that requiring government approval to release AI would be “disastrous” for the US' lead in AI, a reversal from his 2023 comments
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Palworld developer Pocketpair says a 2024 update was due to “ongoing litigation” and a new update is “yet another compromise”, as it disputes Nintendo's claims
apologizing to players Nintendo Life : Palworld Dev Announces “Disappointing” Game Changes Resulting From Nintendo's Lawsuit Push Square : Palworld Is Being Forced to Make ‘Disappointing’ Changes to I...
A US judge sentences Celsius founder and former CEO Alex Mashinsky to 12 years in prison, after he pleaded guilty to commodities fraud and misleading investors
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Sources: CoreWeave plans to raise ~$1.5B through a high-yield bond offering, aiming to refinance part of its massive liabilities just weeks after its muted IPO
AI data centre provider returns to investors with potential bond offerings that could reduce cost of borrowing
How The Ottawa Hospital cut clinician burnout by 70% using Microsoft's DAX Copilot, which captures physician-patient conversations and generates clinical notes
Clinician and patient satisfaction (or lack thereof) is a significant issue in healthcare — patients because they can struggle …
Sources: Meta is talking to crypto firms about introducing stablecoins for managing payouts, and in January 2025 hired a VP of product with crypto experience
Three Years After Diem Rony Roy / crypto.news : Meta may be eyeing stablecoin payments for Instagram creators Samuel Edyme / Bitcoinist.com : Stripe Expands Crypto Offerings With Stablecoin Accounts a...
Cloudflare reports Q1 revenue up 27% YoY to $479.1M, vs. $469.3M est., and forecasts Q2 revenue of $500M to $501M, vs. $500.4M est.; NET jumps 5%+
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The Wikimedia Foundation says it is taking legal action to challenge the UK's Online Safety Act, saying it could threaten the safety of its volunteer editors
medium.com/wikimedia-po... LinkedIn: Rebecca MacKinnon : It is truly regrettable but we've been left with no choice. We had to take action in order to protect Wikipedia contributors … Forums: Lobster...
Affirm reports Q3 revenue up 36% YoY to $783M, vs. $783M est., GMV up 36% YoY to $8.6B, above $8.2B est., and forecasts Q4 revenue below est.; AFRM drops 5%+
WATCH NOW — Affirm, the provider of buy now, pay later loans, gave a revenue forecast for the current quarter …
Coinbase Q1: revenue up 23% YoY to $2B, vs. $2.1B est., net income down 94% YoY to $66M, trading volume up 26% YoY to $393B, and $0.24 EPS, vs. $1.93 est.
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Lyft reports Q1 revenue up 14% YoY to $1.45B, vs. $1.47B est., and increases its share buyback program to $750M after activist pressure; LYFT jumps 20%+
Lyft (LYFT.O) increased its stock buyback program to $750 million and posted a 14% rise in first-quarter revenue on Thursday …
Google rolls out AI-powered defenses to help combat scams on Chrome, including by using Gemini Nano, its on-device LLM, in Enhanced Protection mode on desktop
Here's how it works Kevin Poireault / Infosecurity : Google Deploys On-Device AI to Thwart Scams on Chrome and Android India Today : Google adds Gemini Nano AI to Chrome to fight against online scams ...
US SEC filing: Sterling Anderson, CPO and co-founder of self-driving truck startup Aurora, is resigning effective June 1, and will leave the board on August 31
Washington, D.C. 20549 — FORM 8-K — CURRENT REPORT Jake Dabkowski / Pittsburgh Business Journal : Autonomous truck company Aurora details road forward from successful launch on earnings call Linke...
Pinterest reports Q1 revenue up 16% YoY to $855M, vs. $847M est., MAUs up 10% YoY to 570M, and forecasts Q2 revenue above estimates; PINS jumps 10%+
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Palantir's valuation hit $281B after its shares closed up 7.85% on May 8, surpassing Salesforce and joining the top 10 largest US tech companies by market cap
its earnings multiple is astronomical
Memo: the US CFPB discontinues its order designating the supervision of Google Payment, saying the Biden-era decision is “an unwarranted use” of its powers
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