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Google is ruled an illegal monopoly. Again. But for a different reason this time. Switch 2 pre-orders are back on. Americans are flocking to Temu and Shein alternatives. And in the Weekend Longreads Suggestions, what if I told you 25 percent of community college applicants are now AI bots? And not only that, the bots are now âattending classesâ in quotes.
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Google Broke the Law to Keep Its Advertising Monopoly, a Judge Rules (NYTimes)Google loses online advertising monopoly case (Axios)Google Found GUILTY of Monopolization Again (The Big Newsletter)Nintendo Switch 2 preorders start April 24th and the price is still $449.99 (The Verge)The latest viral ChatGPT trend is doing âreverse location searchâ from photos (TechCrunch)Chinese shopping app Taobao joins DHgate in Top 5 on US App Store (TechCrunch)Weekend Longreads Suggestions:
As âBotâ Students Continue to Flood In, Community Colleges Struggle to Respond (Voice Of San Diego)Astronomers Detect a Possible Signature of Life on a Distant Planet (NYTimes)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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OpenAI has a new reasoning model, and more lower cost models as well. Is OpenAI about to acquire a coding startup? Is Perplexity turning to Samsung for distribution and branding? A Neuralink rival gets FDA approval. And why is Jensen Huang on a code-red mission to China at the moment?
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OpenAI's new o3 and o4-mini models are all about 'thinking with images' (Engadget)OpenAI debuts Codex CLI, an open source coding tool for terminals (TechCrunch)Vibe Check: o3 Is HereâAnd Itâs Great (Every)OpenAI In Talks to Buy Windsurf for About $3 Billion (Bloomberg)Perplexity AI in Talks to Integrate Assistant Into Samsung, Motorola Phones (Bloomberg)Neuralink Rival Gets FDA Clearance in Path to Less Invasive Brain Implants (Bloomberg)Nvidia chief Jensen Huang flies to Beijing for talks (FT)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Well, it looks like DOGE has finally come for cybersecurity. It sounds like the tariff stuff is already biting Nvidia to the tune of $5 billion. Why is OpenAI building a social network? The government would have settled the antitrust case with Meta to the tune of $30 billion. And why did Mark Zuckerberg consider spinning off Instagram voluntarily?
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Uncle Sam abruptly turns off funding for CVE program. Yes, that CVE program (The Register)Nvidia says it will record $5.5 billion charge tied to H20 processors exported to China (CNBC)OpenAI is building a social network (The Verge)Figma confidentially files for IPO more than a year after ditching Adobe deal (CNBC)Inside Mark Zuckerbergâs Failed Negotiations to End Antitrust Case (WSJ)Zuckerberg Says He Considered Spinning Off Instagram in 2018 (Bloomberg)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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OpenAI releases its latest next gen models but you wouldnât know it by the nomenclature because the numbers are going backwards. Whatâs up with that? Apple is tying itself in a pretzel to train on user data but still stick to privacy. And a big rundown of the first day of the big Meta antitrust trial.
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OpenAIâs new GPT-4.1 AI models focus on coding (TechCrunch)OpenAI launches another model before GPT 5 â hereâs what this one can do (Tom's Guide)Nvidia says it plans to manufacture some AI chips in the US (TechCrunch)Apple to Analyze User Data on Devices to Bolster AI Technology (Bloomberg)Zuckerberg testifies as FTC, Meta trade opening salvos in antitrust trial (Politico)Mark Zuckerberg Takes Stand to Defend Meta Against Antitrust Suit (NYTimes)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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You know that meme of Ebenezer Scrooge shouting out the window? âHey boy, what tariff regime is it today?â Sam Altman again implies ChatGPT usage has exploded. If youâre coding with AI, a big new vulnerability you need to know about. And is Apple pivoting the Vision Pro to the type of product I thought they should have done all along?
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Apple, Nvidia Score Relief From US Tariffs With Exemptions (Bloomberg)Sony raises PlayStation 5 prices in Europe citing âchallengingâ economic environment (CNBC)ChatGPT Hits 1 Billion Users? âDoubled In Just Weeksâ Says OpenAI CEO (Forbes)LLMs can't stop making up software dependencies and sabotaging everything (The Register)AI-hallucinated code dependencies become new supply chain risk (Bleeping Computer)Apple Readies Pair of Headsets While Still Looking Ahead to Glasses (Bloomberg)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Europe says it could tax social media ads if the tariff wars get really nasty. Why COULDNâT Apple make an iPhone in the US as President Trump wants? Is OpenAI cutting corners on safety in order to stay ahead in the AI race? And as always, the Weekend Longreads Suggestions.
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EU could tax Big Tech if Trump trade talks fail, says von der Leyen (Financial Times)Why Trumpâs Dream of Made-in-the-USA iPhones Isnât Going to Happen (Bloomberg)OpenAI updates ChatGPT to reference your past chats (TechCrunch)OpenAI slashes AI model safety testing time (Financial Times)Mira Murati doubled the fundraising target for her new AI startup to $2 billion. It could be the largest seed round in history. (Business Insider)Weekend Longreads Suggestions:
12 Graphs That Explain the State of AI in 2025 (IEEE Spectrum)Generative AI is learning to spy for the US military (MIT Technology Review)How Apple Fumbled Siriâs AI Makeover (The Information)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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At the time of this writing, the tariffs are back off, but who know what will happen by the time you hear this. OpenAI sues back. Google wants a framework for AI agents to talk to each other. Oh, and how many iPhones can you pack in a jumbo jet?
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Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries, hits China harder with 125% (CNBC)Nintendo Gains Time to Prep Switch 2 Debut With Tariff Pause (Bloomberg)How Many New iPhones Can Fit on a Freight Plane? (Daring Fireball)Wall Street Consultant Paul Atkins Confirmed to Lead SEC (Bloomberg)OpenAI countersues Elon Musk, claims harassment (Reuters)Google launches Agent2Agent protocol to connect AI agents across platforms (Testing Catalog)OpenAI launches program to design new âdomain-specificâ AI benchmarks (TechCrunch)AI is set to drive surging electricity demand from data centres while offering the potential to transform how the energy sector works (IEA)AI to double data centre energy demand by 2030 (Silicon Republic)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Google unveils its new TPUâs, this time with inference! Temu and Shein officially get nuked from orbit. More signs of pullback in AI datacenter buildout. Are we actually, for real, about to get an iPad Instagram app? And a cute little home robot from ages ago, looks like itâs finally coming to a house near you this summer.
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Ironwood is Googleâs newest AI accelerator chip (TechCrunch)Google announces âWorkspace Flowsâ automation with Gems, audio in Docs, and more Gemini (9to5Google)US Raises Charges on Small Parcels, Targeting Chinese Retailers (Bloomberg)Microsoft pauses $1bn data center plans in Licking County, Ohio (Data Center Dynamics)Instagramâs Mosseri Positions App for TikTok Turmoil (The Information)Amazon Seeks Partners for $15 Billion Warehouse Expansion Plan (Bloomberg)Google Maps is launching tools to help cities analyze infrastructure and traffic (The Verge)Samsung Taps Google AI to Launch Long-Promised Ballie Robot With Video Projector (Bloomberg)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Uh oh, it looks like the tech price hikes are already starting! People are accusing Meta of doing some weird things with those latest AI models. Shopify tells workers that they need to embrace AI for everything. Is AI killing web traffic? And how AI is being used to automatically create sequels for books.
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Framework âtemporarily pausingâ some laptop sales because of new tariffs (ArsTechnica)Exclusive: Micron to impose tariff-related surcharge on some products from April 9, sources say (Reuters)Apple Plans to Source More iPhones From India as Potential Tariff Fix (WSJ)Apple Customers Dash to Stores to Buy iPhones Ahead of Tariffs (Bloomberg)Meta got caught gaming AI benchmarks (The Verge)Shopify CEO says staffers need to prove jobs canât be done by AI before asking for more headcount (CNBC)Google AI Search Shift Leaves Website Makers Feeling âBetrayedâ (Bloomberg)THE A.I. ROMANCE FACTORY (Bloomberg Businessweek)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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TikTok lives! Again. Again. At least for another 75 days. Metaâs big new Llama models are out. AI coding assistant Cursor has become the big breakout hit of the AI moment. And then yes, we get into the tariff situation, including, me polling tech execs who make consumer facing gadgets: do you plan to raise prices? Hereâs what they told me.
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Trump extends TikTok deadline for the second time (CNBC)Meta releases two Llama 4 AI models (The Verge)AI Coding Assistant Cursor Draws a Million Users Without Even Trying (Bloomberg)Tariffs are tanking tech stocks, so why is Microsoft escaping the worst of the bloodbath? (Fortune)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Is what happened with the Studio Ghibli ChatGPT image generation stuff even legal? I spoke with AI lawyer Rob Rosenberg, former general counsel at Showtime Networks and founder and principal of Telluride Legal Strategies about it, and what he told me was very interesting.
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Well we gotta talk about this tariff thing because the early indications are this could impact almost every nook and cranny of the tech industry. Could we get an announcement about TikTok within days? I think I figured out why CoreWeaveâs stock popped back up. And how Nintendo plans to fight the scalpers.
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Trumpâs New Tariffs Test Appleâs Global Supply Chain (NYTimes)Trump to Outline TikTok Deal Proposal, With ByteDance Retaining Stake (The Information)Google in Advanced Talks to Rent Nvidia AI Servers From CoreWeave (The Information)AI Video Startup Runway Valued at $3 Billion in Funding Round (Bloomberg)Amazon targets April 9 launch of first Kuiper internet satellites (Reuters)Nintendoâs Switch 2 preorder process has strict requirements to thwart scalpers (The Verge)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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All the details from the big Nintendo Switch 2 reveal this morning. Wikimedia says AI bots are increasing its costs by 50%. North Korean IT workers allegedy continue to go after remote IT jobs worldwide. Meta is reading its more ambitious, more expensive smartglasses for maybe later this year. And maybe the CoreWeave IPO wasnât a bust?
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Amazon Said to Make a Bid to Buy TikTok in the U.S. (NYTimes)Everything announced at Nintendoâs Switch 2 Direct (Polygon)AI crawlers cause Wikimedia Commons bandwidth demands to surge 50% (TechCrunch)North Korean IT worker army expands operations in Europe (BleepingComputer)How Metaâs Upcoming $1,000+ Smart Glasses With a Screen Will Work (Bloomberg)Stablecoin issuer Circle files for IPO as public markets open to crypto (CNBC)CoreWeave shares rip nearly 42% higher, rising above IPO price (CNBC)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Masa Son came through for OpenAI, to the tune of a $40 billion dollar round at a $300 billion-dollar post-money valuation. Sam Altman says OpenAI is going back to open weights. A new encryption model for Gmail. A new movie strategy for Amazon. And why the Switch 2 represents a new revenue strategy for Nintendo.
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OpenAI closes $40 billion funding round, largest private tech deal on record (CNBC)OpenAI Finalizes $40 Billion Funding at $300 Billion Value (Bloomberg)OpenAI plans to release a new âopenâ AI language model in the coming months (TechCrunch)Gmail is making it easier for businesses to send encrypted emails to anyone (The Verge)Amazonâs New Movie Strategy Starts With Theaters (NYTimes)Nintendo Departs From Its Founding Philosophy With Switch 2 (Bloomberg)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Over the weekend Elon said that xAI has acquired X. Elon does love to blend his companies together. Tensions between SpaceX and Apple. Apple is working on a major Health app overhaul. And in this era of crypto ascendency, is Ethereum being left behind?
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Elon Musk says xAI has acquired X in deal that values social media site at $33 billion (CNBC)Muskâs xAI Startup Swallows Up X Social Network in Surprise Deal (Bloomberg)Amazon unveils Nova Act, an AI agent that can control a web browser (TechCrunch)Apple and Musk Clash Over Satellite Expansion Plans (WSJ)Apple Readies Its Biggest Push Into Health Yet With New AI Doctor (Bloomberg)Cryptoâs Trumpian Embrace Is Leaving Bitcoinâs Big Rival Behind (Bloomberg)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Me On The Big Technology Podcast Talking This Week In Tech
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Silicon Valley is in more trouble than I think people are talking about...
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Move big moves in the gaming space. But we need to talk about that CoreWeave IPO. It. Didnât. Go. Well. Facebook has a shocking idea: what if you could see what your friends were up to? Anthropic says itâs getting close to understanding how LLMâs actually work. And, of course, the Weekend Longreads Suggestions.
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âAssassinâs Creedâ Maker Ubisoft Jumps After Games Carve Out (Bloomberg)CoreWeave prices IPO at $40 a share, below expected range (CNBC)CoreWeaveâs Shaky IPO Signal (The Information)Facebook Returns to Its Roots: Showing Posts From Friends and Family (NYTimes)Thoughts on setting policy for new AI capabilities (Joanne Jang)Anthropic makes a breakthrough in opening AIâs âblack boxâ (Fortune)Weekend Longreads Suggestions:
Yahoo Is Still Hereâand It Has Big Plans for AI (Wired)Inside arXivâthe Most Transformative Platform in All of Science (Wired)YouTube Video Of My Essay
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Everyone is using that new ChatGPT image generator to make Miyazaki memes. Google is taking Android development private. Are we seeing signs of an AI datacenter pullback? Now even you can do extra gig work for Instacart. And quantum computers seem to have cracked truly random random number generators.
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OpenAIâs viral Studio Ghibli moment highlights AI copyright concerns (TechCrunch)OpenAI CEO Responds to ChatGPT Users Creating Studio Ghibli-Style AI Images (Variety)Exclusive: Google will develop the Android OS fully in private, and here's why (AndroidAuthority)Microsoft Abandons Data Center Projects, TD Cowen Says (Bloomberg)China built hundreds of AI data centers to catch the AI boom. Now many stand unused. (MIT Technology Review)Apple chips will be made in US at faster pace, says TSMC (9to5Mac)Instacart will pay shoppers to take videos of store shelves (The Verge)JPMorgan Says Quantum Experiment Generated Truly Random Numbers (Bloomberg)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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