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Sources: Visa offered Apple ~$100M to become the Apple Card's payment network; Amex is also competing while Mastercard is trying to keep its role as the network (AnnaMaria Andriotis/Wall Street Journal)

Sources: Visa offered Apple ~$100M to become the Apple ...

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AnnaMaria Andriotis / Wall Street Journal: Sources: Visa offered Apple ~$100M ...

Sources: Finland-based IQM, which builds full-stack superconducting quantum computers, is in talks to raise more than €200M; it raised a €128M Series A2 in 2022 (Yazhou Sun/Bloomberg)

Sources: Finland-based IQM, which builds full-stack sup...

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Yazhou Sun / Bloomberg: Sources: Finland-based IQM, which builds full-stack su...

YouTube suspends two major fake movie trailer channels from its partner program, after a report on how the AI-heavy trailers generated millions in ad revenue (Jake Kanter/Deadline)

YouTube suspends two major fake movie trailer channels ...

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Jake Kanter / Deadline: YouTube suspends two major fake movie trailer channels...

CoreWeave shares close up 41.8% at $52.57 in their third trading day, bouncing back above the $40 IPO price and bringing the company's market cap to ~$24.9B (Samantha Subin/CNBC)

CoreWeave shares close up 41.8% at $52.57 in their thir...

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Samantha Subin / CNBC: CoreWeave shares close up 41.8% at $52.57 in their thir...

Circle files for an IPO, with plans to list on the NYSE; Circle is reportedly seeking a valuation between $4B and $5B (CNBC)

Circle files for an IPO, with plans to list on the NYSE...

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CNBC: Circle files for an IPO, with plans to list on the NYSE; Circle is repor...

Sources: WH national security adviser Michael Waltz and other National Security Council members have conducted government affairs over personal Gmail accounts (John Hudson/Washington Post)

Sources: WH national security adviser Michael Waltz and...

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John Hudson / Washington Post: Sources: WH national security adviser Michael W...

Sources: Visa has offered Apple ~$100M to become the network for the Apple Card; Amex is also competing, while Mastercard tries to keep its role as the network (AnnaMaria Andriotis/Wall Street Journal)

Sources: Visa has offered Apple ~$100M to become the ne...

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AnnaMaria Andriotis / Wall Street Journal: Sources: Visa has offered Apple ~$1...

Mozilla says it's developing Thundermail, an email service similar to Gmail but with a focus on privacy, as part of an upcoming premium Thunderbird Pro suite (Jason Evangelho/Forbes)

Mozilla says it's developing Thundermail, an email serv...

Apr 1, 2025 0

Jason Evangelho / Forbes: Mozilla says it's developing Thundermail, an email s...

Sources: Meta is ramping up work on its first AR glasses with a display, which could be introduced as early as the end of 2025 and cost between $1K and $1,400 (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Sources: Meta is ramping up work on its first AR glasse...

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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Sources: Meta is ramping up work on its first AR glas...

Source: Agility Robotics, a maker of humanoid robots led by Peggy Johnson, is raising $400M at a $1.75B pre-money valuation; ~100 of its robots are in the field (Rocket Drew/The Information)

Source: Agility Robotics, a maker of humanoid robots le...

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Rocket Drew / The Information: Source: Agility Robotics, a maker of humanoid r...

Similarweb: Gemini's web app had 10.9M average daily visits in March, up 7.4% MoM; Sensor Tower: Claude and Gemini saw activity jump after flagship model debuts (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)

Similarweb: Gemini's web app had 10.9M average daily vi...

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Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Similarweb: Gemini's web app had 10.9M average dail...

Sources: a16z is in talks to join the Oracle-led frontrunner bid for TikTok's US arm, after being approached along with Blackstone Group and others (Financial Times)

Sources: a16z is in talks to join the Oracle-led frontr...

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Financial Times: Sources: a16z is in talks to join the Oracle-led frontrunner ...

TikTok is shutting down its Instagram competitor, TikTok Notes, on May 8, directing users to Lemon8, a similar ByteDance-owned app (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)

TikTok is shutting down its Instagram competitor, TikTo...

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Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: TikTok is shutting down its Instagram competitor, Ti...

A US judge rules Arkansas' Social Media Safety Act, which requires minors have parental permission before creating social media accounts, infringes on 1A rights (Ufonobong Umanah/Bloomberg Law)

A US judge rules Arkansas' Social Media Safety Act, whi...

Apr 1, 2025 0

Ufonobong Umanah / Bloomberg Law: A US judge rules Arkansas' Social Media Safe...

Meta VP of AI Research Joelle Pineau says she plans to leave in May 2025 after nearly eight years; she has led the FAIR group since early 2023 (Kurt Wagner/Bloomberg)

Meta VP of AI Research Joelle Pineau says she plans to ...

Apr 1, 2025 0

Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg: Meta VP of AI Research Joelle Pineau says she plans t...

Tether acquired 8,888 bitcoin worth ~$735M in Q1 2025, taking its total holdings to ~$7.8B and making it the sixth-largest holder of bitcoin in a single wallet (Yogita Khatri/The Block)

Tether acquired 8,888 bitcoin worth ~$735M in Q1 2025, ...

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Yogita Khatri / The Block: Tether acquired 8,888 bitcoin worth ~$735M in Q1 20...

A look at Shanghai government-backed SpaceSail, a satellite internet startup that has launched ~90 satellites since 2024 and plans to have 15K launched by 2030 (Lam Le/Rest of World)

A look at Shanghai government-backed SpaceSail, a satel...

Apr 1, 2025 0

Lam Le / Rest of World: A look at Shanghai government-backed SpaceSail, a sate...

Uncertainty and fear around high-skilled visas is rattling Silicon Valley's immigrant community, as tech companies tell employees on visas not to leave the US (Washington Post)

Uncertainty and fear around high-skilled visas is rattl...

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Washington Post: Uncertainty and fear around high-skilled visas is rattling Si...

Xiaomi says it is cooperating with a Chinese police probe into a fatal crash by a car using its autonomous features; its stock is down 10%+ over the past week (New York Times)

Xiaomi says it is cooperating with a Chinese police pro...

Apr 1, 2025 0

New York Times: Xiaomi says it is cooperating with a Chinese police probe into...

Some UK parents created Smartphone Free Childhood, a charity with a pact signed by 124K+, after the UK government watered down a bill banning phones in schools (Megan Specia/New York Times)

Some UK parents created Smartphone Free Childhood, a ch...

Apr 1, 2025 0

Megan Specia / New York Times: Some UK parents created Smartphone Free Childho...

Google rolls out a new Gmail encryption model for enterprises in beta that doesn't require senders or recipients to use custom software or exchange certificates (Jess Weatherbed/The Verge)

Google rolls out a new Gmail encryption model for enter...

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Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: Google rolls out a new Gmail encryption model for...

Lightmatter, which uses silicon photonics to move data between chips via light, unveils an interposer and a chiplet for AI chips; the startup has raised $850M (Stephen Nellis/Reuters)

Lightmatter, which uses silicon photonics to move data ...

Apr 1, 2025 0

Stephen Nellis / Reuters: Lightmatter, which uses silicon photonics to move da...

OpenAI says ChatGPT has hit 20M paid subscribers, up from 15.5M at the end of 2024, suggesting the company is making at least $415M in monthly revenue (The Information)

OpenAI says ChatGPT has hit 20M paid subscribers, up fr...

Apr 1, 2025 0

The Information: OpenAI says ChatGPT has hit 20M paid subscribers, up from 15....

TTP: Apple's and Google's app stores host popular "private browsing" apps operated by Shanghai-listed Qihoo 360, sanctioned by the US in 2020 for military ties (Financial Times)

TTP: Apple's and Google's app stores host popular "priv...

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Financial Times: TTP: Apple's and Google's app stores host popular “private br...

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