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Google AdSense begins showing ads in conversations with AI chatbots; sources: Google tested the ads with some startups, including AI search apps iAsk and Liner (Julia Love/Bloomberg)

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Julia Love / Bloomberg:
Google AdSense begins showing ads in conversations with AI chatbots; sources: Google tested the ads with some startups, including AI search apps iAsk and Liner  —  Google's ad network has begun showing advertising within the flow of conversations with chatbots — part of Alphabet Inc.'s efforts …

A study from Cohere, Stanford, and others accuses LMArena of helping Meta, OpenAI, Google, and Amazon game its popular crowdsourced AI benchmark Chatbot Arena (Maxwell Zeff/TechCrunch)

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Maxwell Zeff / TechCrunch:
A study from Cohere, Stanford, and others accuses LMArena of helping Meta, OpenAI, Google, and Amazon game its popular crowdsourced AI benchmark Chatbot Arena  —  A new paper from AI lab Cohere, Stanford, MIT, and Ai2 accuses LM Arena, the organization behind the popular crowdsourced AI …

World's WLD launches in most of the US, including on Coinbase, starting this week, as Tools for Humanity debuts a portable "orb mini" device for iris scanning (Alex Heath/The Verge)

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Alex Heath / The Verge:
World's WLD launches in most of the US, including on Coinbase, starting this week, as Tools for Humanity debuts a portable “orb mini” device for iris scanning  —  After scanning millions of eyes around the world, Tools for Humanity is bringing Worldcoin to the United States.

Trump Admin Freaks Out Over Report Amazon Planned To Be Transparent About Tariffs

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Okay, there’s a lot to unpack in this story, so hang with me here. For the past month or so, Americans and American businesses have been stuck in tariff hell. Blanket and additional tariffs issued via executive order by Trump have been in a seesaw pattern for a month now. This tariff program was a […]

Apple says it disagrees with the court's injunction in its dispute against Epic Games and plans to appeal, but will comply with the order in the meantime (Zac Hall/9to5Mac)

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Zac Hall / 9to5Mac:
Apple says it disagrees with the court's injunction in its dispute against Epic Games and plans to appeal, but will comply with the order in the meantime  —  In a statement to 9to5Mac, an Apple spokesperson said the company disagrees with the decision and plans to appeal—but will comply with the court's order in the meantime:

Apple to Comply With New Court Ordered App Store Rules, But Will Appeal

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Apple plans to change its U.S. App Store rules in accordance with a ruling from the U.S Northern District of California, Apple said in a statement to MacRumors. The company does plan to appeal the decision, though.


"We strongly disagree with the decision. We will comply with the court's order and we will appeal," reads Apple's statement.

Apple was found to be in violation of a 2021 injunction that targeted its anti-steering ‌App Store‌ rules, and the company has been ordered to comply with that injunction immediately. The court has provided instructions on the changes that Apple needs to make.

• Apple cannot p

Sources: about a month ago, Tesla board members opened a search for a CEO to succeed Elon Musk; the current status of the succession planning is not clear (Wall Street Journal)

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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: about a month ago, Tesla board members opened a search for a CEO to succeed Elon Musk; the current status of the succession planning is not clear  —  With profits and stock price sinking, board members told Musk he needed to spend more time at company

AWS launches Nova Premier, which can process text, images, and videos, and is priced at $2.50/1M input tokens and $12.50/1M output tokens, available in Bedrock (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)

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Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
AWS launches Nova Premier, which can process text, images, and videos, and is priced at $2.50/1M input tokens and $12.50/1M output tokens, available in Bedrock  —  Amazon on Wednesday released what the company claims is the most capable AI model in its Nova family, Nova Premier.

Tim Sweeney says Epic plans to submit Fortnite to the US iOS App Store next week and offers a "peace proposal" to end all litigation over App Store policies (Zac Hall/9to5Mac)

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Zac Hall / 9to5Mac:
Tim Sweeney says Epic plans to submit Fortnite to the US iOS App Store next week and offers a “peace proposal” to end all litigation over App Store policies  —  Epic Games founder and CEO Tim Sweeney has announced that the company will submit Fortnite to the iOS App Store in the U.S. next week.

Epic v. Apple: a judge says Phil Schiller wanted Apple to comply with the court order, but Tim Cook ignored him, and its finance VP "outright lied under oath" (Kif Leswing/CNBC)

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Kif Leswing / CNBC:
Epic v. Apple: a judge says Phil Schiller wanted Apple to comply with the court order, but Tim Cook ignored him, and its finance VP “outright lied under oath”  —  Apple willfully violated and ignored a 2021 decision that came out of the Epic Games case, judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers said in a decision on Wednesday.

Epic Games Offers Apple 'Peace Proposal' to Return Fortnite to the App Store Worldwide

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Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney today said that Fortnite will return to the U.S. App Store next week, and he offered a "peace proposal" with a pledge to bring Fortnite back to iOS worldwide if Apple follows certain steps.


"Epic puts forth a peace proposal: If Apple extends the court's friction-free, Apple-tax-free framework worldwide, we'll return Fortnite to the ‌App Store‌ worldwide and drop current and future litigation on the topic," Sweeney wrote.

Earlier today, Apple was found to be willfully violating a 2021 anti-s [...]

If you’re in the market for a $1,900 color E Ink monitor, one of them exists now

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Display has a nice design and plenty of ports, but color E Ink has downsides.

US scientists debut atomic clock that stays true for 100 million years straight

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Marvel’s Time Variance Authority (TVA) would probably call dibs on this atomic clock if they...

A US judge rules Apple violated a 2021 court order to open the App Store to outside payment options, and refers the case for a criminal contempt investigation (Josh Sisco/Bloomberg)

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Josh Sisco / Bloomberg:
A US judge rules Apple violated a 2021 court order to open the App Store to outside payment options, and refers the case for a criminal contempt investigation  —  Gonzalez Rogers also referred the case to federal prosecutors to investigate whether Apple committed criminal contempt of court for flouting her 2021 ruling.

Epic Games Wins Major Victory as Apple is Ordered to Comply With App Store Anti-Steering Injunction [Updated]

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In a victory for Epic Games, Apple was today found to be in violation of a 2021 injunction that required it to allow developers to direct customers to third-party purchase options on the web using in-app links.


Judge Yvonne Gonzalez-Rogers, who has been handling the Apple vs. ‌Epic Games‌ dispute for the last five years, said that Apple is in "willful violation" of the injunction she issued to prohibit anticompetitive conduct and pricing. "Apple's continued attempts to interfere with competition will not be tolerated," reads the ruling.

For background, ‌Epic Games‌ in 2024 accused Apple of violating the 2021 anti-steering injuncti [...]

World’s first eco-friendly silver plating tech can transform electronics

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Scientists in South Korea have developed the world’s first eco-friendly silver (Ag) plating technology using...

In Meta's earnings call, Mark Zuckerberg says the company plans to add ads to the Meta AI app, plus a paid tier for more compute and functionality (Emma Roth/The Verge)

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Emma Roth / The Verge:
In Meta's earnings call, Mark Zuckerberg says the company plans to add ads to the Meta AI app, plus a paid tier for more compute and functionality  —  Meta's AI app already includes a social feed, and Zuckerberg said product recommendations might be next.

This Is Your Last Chance To Get A Copy Of Our New Social Media Card Game

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Last year, we were thrilled with the success of our Kickstarter campaign for One Billion Users, the Social Media Card Game. In case you missed it at the time, One Billion Users is a fun, fast-paced game where 2-4 players compete to build the biggest and best social media network. Now, the game is about […]

US v. Google: Sundar Pichai said Google expects to strike a Gemini deal with Apple by mid-2025 and Tim Cook told him Apple plans to add more AI models this year (The Verge)

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The Verge:
US v. Google: Sundar Pichai said Google expects to strike a Gemini deal with Apple by mid-2025 and Tim Cook told him Apple plans to add more AI models this year  —  Google CEO Sundar Pichai suggested that the company plans to roll out its Gemini integration by the end of this year.

Apple Releases Safari Technology Preview 218 With Bug Fixes and Performance Improvements

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Apple today released a new update for Safari Technology Preview, the experimental browser that was first introduced in March 2016. Apple designed ‌Safari Technology Preview‌ to allow users to test features that are planned for future release versions of the Safari browser.


‌Safari Technology Preview‌ 218 includes fixes and updates for CSS, JavaScript, Lockdown Mode, Rendering, SVG, Web API, Web Extensions, Web Inspector, and WebRTC.

The current ‌Safari Technology Preview‌ release is compatible with machines running macOS Sonoma and <a h [...]

eBay reports Q1 revenue up 1% YoY to $2.59B vs. $2.55B est., forecasts Q2 revenue above est.; CFO Steve Priest to step down in May, with Peggy Alford succeeding (Juby Babu/Reuters)

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Juby Babu / Reuters:
eBay reports Q1 revenue up 1% YoY to $2.59B vs. $2.55B est., forecasts Q2 revenue above est.; CFO Steve Priest to step down in May, with Peggy Alford succeeding  —  E-commerce firm eBay (EBAY.O) said on Wednesday that its Chief Financial Officer Steve Priest will step down in May and will be replaced …

Mark Zuckerberg says Threads has 350M MAUs, having added 30M in Q1 2025, compared to 20M in Q4 2024 (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Mark Zuckerberg says Threads has 350M MAUs, having added 30M in Q1 2025, compared to 20M in Q4 2024  —  Instagram Threads, Meta's X competitor, has now grown to over 350 million monthly active users, CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed during the company's Q1 2025 earnings call on Wednesday.

Meta Now Collects More Data From Ray-Bans to Bolster AI

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Meta this week sent out an email (via The Verge) to Meta Ray-Ban customers informing them about upcoming privacy changes to the smart glasses, which will increase the amount of data that Meta is collecting by default.


Meta says that voice recordings are stored by default when using Meta AI, and used to improve Meta products. Meta has eliminated the option to disable voice recording storage, and recordings need to be manually deleted in settings. Further, the "camera use" setting for Meta AI is now enabled by default.

From Meta's email:

• Meta AI with camera use is always en

Galaxy Digital plans to list on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on May 16; it will still have shares listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange for some time (Liz Napolitano/Decrypt)

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Liz Napolitano / Decrypt:
Galaxy Digital plans to list on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on May 16; it will still have shares listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange for some time  —  The listing, which will tentatively go live on May 16, could increase Galaxy Digital's access to capital from U.S. investors.  —  In brief

Amazon says it will spend $4B+ to expand its US rural delivery network by the end of 2026, growing the network to 200+ delivery stations and creating 100K jobs (Sriparna Roy/Reuters)

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Sriparna Roy / Reuters:
Amazon says it will spend $4B+ to expand its US rural delivery network by the end of 2026, growing the network to 200+ delivery stations and creating 100K jobs  —  Amazon (AMZN.O) said on Wednesday it is investing over $4 billion by the end of 2026 to expand its delivery network …

How to Choose a Storage Platform for OpenShift Virtualization

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This article has been updated from when it was originally published as “Don’t Let Storage Slow Down DevOps” on April

The post How to Choose a Storage Platform for OpenShift Virtualization appeared first on The New Stack.

Techdirt Podcast Episode 416: How Tariffs Are Impacting One Small Business

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Support us on Patreon » We probably don’t need to tell you that the current tariff situation is causing complete chaos in global supply chains, in large part due to the uncertainty — for all we know, the exact rules will have changed since this episode was recorded just yesterday. But we wanted to get some […]

Ray-Ban Meta glasses quietly become AI data collectors in latest update

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Big Tech’s shift toward AI dominance is leaving privacy behind. Just like Amazon’s Echo devices,...

Raspberry Pi cuts product returns by 50% by changing up its pin soldering

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Combining both the big and little solder jobs made a big difference.

Scientists showcase lithium button cells corrode during 10,000 charge cycles for 1st time

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For the first time, scientists have watched a lithium-ion button cell corrode in real time,...

Apple Warns More Users About Mercenary Spyware Attacks

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Apple this week sent out notices to people who may have been targeted with government-sponsored spyware attacks, reports TechCrunch. An Italian journalist and a Dutch activist said that they received notifications from Apple via iMessage and email.

Apple detected that you are being targeted by a mercenary spyware attack that is trying to remotely compromise the iPhone associated with your Apple Account. This attack is likely targeting you specifically because of who you are or wha

CBS Folds Like A Moist, Flushable Towelette In Response To Baseless Trump Threats

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When last we checked in with CBS, the company was preparing to fold under pressure from the Trump administration, amidst bogus accusations that 60 Minutes had unfairly made Donald Trump look bad. As we’ve noted previously, the accusations are utterly baseless, but that’s apparently not stopping the CBS board from kissing authoritarian ass and throwing […]

Linkerd 2.18: Windows Support and ‘Battlescar’ Removal

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Linkerd 2.18 marks the open source service mesh project’s biggest release since its change to its pricing. It now includes

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Sundar Pichai says DOJ demands are a “de facto” spin-off of Google search

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Sundar Pichai took the stand in Google's search antitrust trial.

Spain’s hybrid system cuts solar energy cost by 7%, boosts self-consumption by 20%

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Scientists have developed a hybrid energy storage system combining lithium-ion batteries with power-to-heat-to-power thermal batteries...

Zebrafish-inspired control system helps robot swarms move in sync without crashing

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A team of biologists and robotic engineers in Germany has created a robot control system...

5 Strategies for Securing and Scaling Streaming Data in the AI Era

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Streaming data underpins real-time personalization campaigns, fraud detection, predictive maintenance and an ever-expanding set of business-critical initiatives. With AI now

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China plans to beat US, lead world fusion research with massive X-shaped reactor facility

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China is reportedly making aggressive steps to advance fusion research with powerful facilities. The Asian...

Google CEO Says Antitrust Remedies Would Cripple Google Search

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Google and the United States Justice Department are back in court to fight over the remedies that will be implemented to address Google's search monopoly, and Google CEO Sundar Pichai today took the stand to defend Google.


The DoJ wants Google to divest its Chrome browser, refrain from making search engine agreements like the one Google has with Apple, and share "critical portions" of its search data with competitors at a "marginal cost," including how it ranks search results and query understanding information. According to Pichai, these remedies would essentially mean the end of Google search.

As outlined by <a href="https://www.nytimes.com [...]

‘Free Speech’ GOP Threatened Billboard Company To Remove Democrats’ Ads About Medicaid Cuts

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The “Party of Free Speech” is at it again. House Speaker Mike Johnson just bragged about using legal threats to remove his opponents’ political advertising — perhaps the most constitutionally protected form of speech that exists. And he did it while lying about them lying. As he says in that clip: Do not believe the […]

Daily Deal: The All-Inclusive Adobe CC Training Bundle

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The All-Inclusive Adobe CC Training Bundle has 15 courses to help you get the most out of the Adobe Creative Cloud Suite. Courses cover Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, After Effects, and more. It’s on sale for $50. Note: The Techdirt Deals Store is powered and curated by StackCommerce. A portion of all sales from Techdirt […]

US engineers test ‘sweaty’ spacecraft tech to make rockets reusable as air travel

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Spacecraft design is on the edge of a major breakthrough — not in speed or...

Should You Try Small Language Models for AI App Development?

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Most enterprises share a common goal: to bring their most critical business operations as close as possible to the audiences

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Trump Executive Order Says It’s Time To ‘Unleash’ Cops, Turn America Into A Police State

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Donald Trump’s two terms in office have proven Orwell right. No, not the “1984 is not an instruction manual” thing. The other one. Animal Farm. Some animals are more equal than others. At the top of the heap? The pigs. Trump led off his first term in office by threatening to create a police state […]

Third US Plant Set to Make Apple Chips Breaks Ground

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Apple has reaffirmed its commitment to making chips in the United States as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) begins construction on its third fabrication facility in Arizona.


The facility in Phoenix represents part of a $100 billion investment TSMC pledged in March to make over four years in the American semiconductor industry. The new plant follows the company's initial $65 billion commitment in Arizona and is being positioned as a key node in the effort to manufacture chips for Apple and other U.S.-based technology companies within domestic borders.

A new press release from the U.S. Department of Commerce quotes Apple CEO <a href="https://www.m [...]

Faroe Islands Space Program will harvest ‘Moon energy’ without ever going to space

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For a space program, failing to send a spacecraft to orbit would usually mean something’s...

Google CEO Suggests iOS 19 Will Feature Built-In Gemini Integration

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai today said that he hopes to reach a deal with Apple regarding built-in Gemini integration on iPhones by the middle of this year, according to Bloomberg. The report said that Pichai shared this remark in court today, during the U.S. Department of Justice's ongoing antitrust trial against Google.


Pichai confirmed that he held a series of discussions with Apple CEO Tim Cook about Google Gemini integration on iPhones last year.

Apple is expected to announce iOS 19 during its annual developers conference WWDC, which kicks off Monday, June 9. That would align with the mid-2025 timefr [...]

Bookmark Multiple Tabs in Safari on iPhone

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In Safari on iPhone, it's not unusual for the number of tabs you have open to quickly get out of hand. Here's how to temporarily clean things up without losing your tabs.


If you have no use for all your open tabs, you can simply select one, then press and hold on the tabs button in the bottom-right corner of the screen. This will bring up an option to "Close All [x] Tabs," X being the number open.

Using the close all tabs option is one solution for restoring order to your browser session, but that's no good if you're not finished looking at the open tabs, especially if you're busy researching a project or a vacation, let's say.

You could always bookmark the open web pages for later reference. But you don't have to bookmark each tab one by one – that could take a while depending on how many are o [...]

Mother's Day Deals: Save on AirPods, Apple Watch Bands, Travel Chargers, iPhones, and More

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This year, Mother's Day lands on Sunday, May 11, and we're tracking quite a few offers from some of the best Apple-related accessory companies, as well as steep discounts on Apple products at Amazon. If you're planning on purchasing a gift for someone, we recommend looking at the below deals as soon as possible, considering shipping estimates vary for every company.

Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running.

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World’s largest nuclear reactor gets 3,000-ton magnet core for 10x energy output

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Today, the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) announced the completion of all components for its...

From manual fixes to automatic upgrades — building the Codemod Platform at Lyft

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From manual fixes to automatic upgrades — building the Codemod Platform at Lyft

In software development, keeping your code up-to-date with the latest libraries and APIs is both crucial and frustrating — especially in large-scale organizations. There’s always this trade-off between building shiny new features and slogging through tech debt to upgrade dependencies. And let’s be honest, new features almost always win. They’re the ones driving business value, after all.

What if we flipped the script? Imagine upgrading libraries, handling breaking changes, and adopting new features happening seamlessly — without pulling developers away from their real work. Not only would that be cool, but it would also help engineers stay focused on delivering business value by removing the toil that often makes reducing tech debt such a tough tradeoff. Well, that’s exactly the challenge we set out to tackl

What Is MCP? Game Changer or Just More Hype?

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The hype for Anthropic’s Model Context Protocol (MCP) has reached a boiling point. Everyone is releasing something around MCP to

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Meta, Spotify, and Match Launch Coalition Against Apple and Google

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A new lobbying group formed by Meta, Spotify, and Match Group is challenging Apple and Google's role in the mobile app ecosystem, arguing the company should bear legal responsibility for verifying users' ages and accusing them of anti-competitive business practices that disadvantage developers, Bloomberg reports.


The "Coalition for a Competitive Mobile Experience" is a coordinated effort by these major companies to influence federal and state legislation amid mounting pressure to implement digital safeguards for minors. The coalition intends to lobby lawmakers, engage with federal regulators, and support ongoing antitrust enforcement actions against Apple and Google.
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Intelligent Continuous Security From the Platform Outward

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Scaling AI Agents in the Enterprise: The Hard Problems and How to Solve Them

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AI agents are evolving beyond simple chat-based interactions into systems that execute workflows, manage state, and make decisions across long-running

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Bringing streamable HTTP transport and Python language support to MCP servers

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We're continuing to make it easier for developers to bring their services into the AI ecosystem with the Model Context Protocol (MCP) with two new updates.

Google Kills Software Support For Many Nest Users, Eroding Trust In The Brand

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Google is developing a tried and true reputation for buying products people like, making them worse, then pulling the rug out from under users’ feet. That’s been a particular problem with Google’s purchase of FitBit, which has generally resulted in less useful hardware, more paywalls, more annoying nickel-and-diming efforts, and just a more miserable user […]

Interop Unites Browser Makers To Smooth Web Inconsistencies

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For the last four years, the major browser vendors, web standards creators and other contributors to browser engines have joined

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LaunchDarkly Acquires Highlight to Bring Observability to Application Release Management

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iPhone 17 Air USB-C Port May Have This Unusual Design Quirk

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Apple is preparing to launch a dramatically thinner iPhone this September, and if recent leaks are anything to go by, the so-called iPhone 17 Air could boast one of the most radical design shifts in recent years.

ChatGPT's Excessive Flattery Prompts OpenAI to Roll Back Update

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OpenAI has reversed a recent update to GPT-4o, the model powering ChatGPT, following widespread complaints about the chatbot's strange behavior.


Deployed late last week, the update made ChatGPT excessively agreeable and unnaturally effusive in its praise, and the responses quickly became the subject of mockery on social media.

CEO Sam Altman announced Tuesday that the company had completed the rollback for free users and was working to restore the previous version for paid subscribers. "We're working on additional fixes to model personality and will share more in the coming days," Altman wrote on X (Twitter).

In an official blog post, OpenAI acknowledged they "focused too much on sh [...]

Google Announces End Date for Original Nest Thermostat Support

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Google has announced that first- and second-generation Nest Learning Thermostats will lose support in October 2025, disabling their connected features (via ArsTechnica).


After October 25, 2025, these devices will no longer receive software updates or connect to Google's cloud services. Users won't be able to control them via the Google Home app or voice assistants, though basic temperature control and on-device scheduling will continue to function.

The affected models include the original 2011 North American Learning Thermostat – pion [...]

Apple Music Gets New Co-Heads in Latest Leadership Shuffle

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Apple is making another round of leadership changes across two key divisions ahead of its earnings report on Thursday, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.


The company's Apple Music division will now be co-managed by longtime Apple executive Rachel Newman and former TikTok music veteran Ole Obermann. Both will report to Oliver Schusser, who has taken on additional responsibilities over the past year including Apple TV+ and sports initiatives.

The restructuring appears designed to ease Schusser's workload as he continues to oversee the Beats brand and international services while reporting to Eddy Cue, Apple's senior vice president of online services.
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US Measles Cases On Pace To Eclipse 2019, 1994 Case Numbers

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Roughly two weeks ago, in a post about how America was risking losing its elimination status for measles as the current outbreak is exploding thanks to the inaction from RFK Jr. and his Health and Human Services department, I wrote the following paragraph: At the start of April, we were at 483 confirmed reported measles […]

A Go-powered TUI email client

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#​552 — April 30, 2025 Unsub  |  Web Version Go Weekly <a href="https://golangweekly.com/link/168653

AirPlay Security Flaws Impact Third-Party Devices and Unpatched Apple Products

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Researchers at cybersecurity firm Oligo today outlined a series of AirPlay vulnerabilities that impact millions of Apple devices (via Wired) and accessories that connect to Apple devices. While Apple has addressed the flaws in security updates that have come out over the last several months, some third-party devices that support ‌AirPlay‌ remain vulnerable.


Dubbed "Airborne," the ‌AirPlay‌ vulnerabilities allowed attackers to take control of devices that support ‌AirPlay‌ to spread malware to other devices on any local device that the infected device connects to. An attacker would need to be on the same Wi-Fi network as the intended victim, putting public Wi-Fi spots, b [...]

Ship Fast, Break Nothing: LaunchDarkly’s Winning Formula

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In today’s rapidly evolving software landscape, the ability to deliver code quickly while maintaining stability has become a critical competitive

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Meta Launches New AI App

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Facebook parent company Meta today announced the launch of Meta AI, its first standalone AI app. Meta AI has already been integrated into Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, and Facebook, but now it is also available in a dedicated app.


The Meta AI app is built with Llama 4, and Meta says the app is its first step toward building a more personal AI that's designed around voice conversations. After downloading the Meta AI app, Meta AI will ask you personal questions so that it can get to know you, which Meta claims will provide "more helpful" answers. Meta AI is "easy to talk to," and has been created to be "natural to interact with."

The Meta AI voice features can be used in the background while multitasking, so you can [...]

Inspector General Probes Whether Trump, DOGE Sought Private Taxpayer Information Or Sensitive IRS Material

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This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. A Treasury Department inspector general is probing efforts by President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to obtain private taxpayer data and other sensitive information, internal communications reviewed by ProPublica show. The office of the Treasury Inspector General […]

Intel says it’s rolling out laptop GPU drivers with 10% to 25% better performance

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Laptops with Core Ultra 200V CPUs, Arc 130V or 140V GPUs should benefit.

Bird Buddy Debuts New 'Wonder Blocks' and 'Petal' Products for Getting Up Close to Pollinators

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Bird Buddy, known for its line of camera-equipped bird feeders and accessories, today launched new nature tech products, Wonder Blocks and Petal. The devices are designed to let users attract and view all manner of insects, from butterflies to bees.


Wonder Blocks is a modular system that create an ecosystem for pollinators, and there are several different components that are part of the setup. The system includes smart planters, a hummingbird feeder, a butterfly feeder, a butterfly shelter, a bee habitat, a bee observatory, a stream for providing insects with water, an observation pole, and a frame for holding all of the components. Petal is an AI camera that attaches to the Wonder Blocks setup so that users can watch the pollinators that visit [...]

Apple Watch SE 3 Could Get New Display Sizes

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Apple is working on an updated version of the low-cost Apple Watch SE, and the displays for the new model have entered production, according to display analyst Ross Young.


Young says that the new ‌Apple Watch SE‌ 3 will be available with 1.6-inch and 1.8-inch display sizes, which suggests little in the way of an upgrade over the current ‌Apple Watch SE‌ models. The ‌Apple Watch SE‌ 2 comes in 40mm and 44mm size options, and Apple could stick with those sizes for the next-generation models.

The ‌Apple Watch SE‌ has historically been based on an existing Apple Watch model, and the current version is based on the Apple Watch Series 6. Apple could continue with another [...]

Apple launches a new celebrity hub that’s all about Apple

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Apple has quietly launched a new website called “‎Snapshot on Apple” that presents viewers with a carousel of celebrities and information on where you can find their work across the company’s services. The website, spotted by 9to5Mac reports, presents two slowly moving rows of celebrity images, with no way to manually scroll or search them. […]

Basic Python Syntax: A Beginner’s Guide To Writing Python Code

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Every programming language has a unique syntax. Some languages borrow syntax from others, while others create something wholly different. No

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Trump admin lashes out as Amazon considers displaying tariff costs on its sites

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"This was never approved and is not going to happen," says Amazon.

6 Ways AI Is Upending the DevOps Lifecycle

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The AI revolution isn’t knocking at DevOps’ door — it’s already redecorating the house. While individual teams have been experimenting

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Introducing AutoPatchBench: A Benchmark for AI-Powered Security Fixes

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We are introducing AutoPatchBench, a benchmark for the automated repair of vulnerabilities identified through fuzzing. By providing a standardized benchmark, AutoPatchBench enables researchers and practitioners to objectively evaluate and compare the effectiveness of various AI program repair systems.  This initiative facilitates the development of more robust security solutions, and also encourages collaboration within the community [...]

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Building Private Processing for AI tools on WhatsApp

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We are inspired by the possibilities of AI to help people be more creative, productive, and stay closely connected on WhatsApp, so we set out to build a new technology that allows our users around the world to use AI in a privacy-preserving way. We’re sharing an early look into Private Processing, an optional capability [...]

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TLA+ Creator Leslie Lamport: Programmers Need Abstractions

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The 84-year-old Leslie Lamport is a legend. A Microsoft web page (where he once worked as a research scientist) notes

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Synadia Attempts To Reclaim NATS Back From CNCF

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It has become almost commonplace to read about yet another company having regrets about open sourcing their flagship product and

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The Bitnami Open Source Application Catalog Turns 18!

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The Bitnami open source application catalog fundamentally changed the way developers access and deploy open source software when it was

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Legit Security Extends AI Reach of ASPM Platform

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Why Kubernetes Cost Optimization Keeps Failing

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Businesses always care about how much money they’re spending. But these days, with an uncertain global economy and new demands

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Lineaje Leverages AI Agents to Secure Open Source Packages and Images

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Next-Generation Observability: Combining OpenTelemetry and AI for Proactive Incident Management

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📣 Action required: Upcoming Update to SoundCloud API id fields

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To all developers using SoundCloud’s public API — we’re introducing an important change that will affect how you reference resources like…

Backblaze responds to claims of “sham accounting,” customer backups at risk

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Short seller publishes report detailing allegations about Backblaze's financials.

How the April 28, 2025, power outage in Portugal and Spain impacted Internet traffic and connectivity

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A massive power outage struck significant portions of Portugal and Spain at 10:34 UTC on April 28, disrupting everyday activities and services.

How MCP Puts the Good Vibes Into Cloud Native Development

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For the first time in years, developers are saying the work feels fun again. That’s not just sentiment. It’s the

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I just want to code (News)

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Zach Bellay tells us about the devil and the angel on his shoulders, Pete Koomen thinks today's AI apps are like horseless carriages, Hyperwood is an open source system for crafting furniture from simple wooden slats, Scott Antipa agrees with YAGNI but adds YAGRI & Antony Henao debunks three common myths that get engineers stuck.

How To Run a Python Script on MacOS, Windows, and Linux

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Stop copy‑pasting the same command every time you run Python. This guide will teach the practical ways to run Python

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How Meta understands data at scale

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Managing and understanding large-scale data ecosystems is a significant challenge for many organizations, requiring innovative solutions to efficiently safeguard user data. Meta’s vast and diverse systems make it particularly challenging to comprehend its structure, meaning, and context at scale. To address these challenges, we made substantial investments in advanced data understanding technologies, as part of [...]

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OnePlus lowers Watch 3 price by $150, promises refunds for early buyers

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OnePlus says supply chain tweaks have allowed it to lower the price of its new wearable.

OpenTofu Joins CNCF: New Home for Open Source IaC Project

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It’s not easy running an open source non-profit group. Just ask anyone who’s tried. So it should come as no

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Minimus Unfurls Service for Accessing Secure Software Artifacts

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Apache Airflow 3.0: From Data Pipelines to AI Inference

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Approximately 10 years ago, Apache Airflow launched with a relatively simple, yet timeless premise. It was initially devised as a

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How To Master Vector Databases

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Machine learning (ML), AI and endless streams of data are reshaping how we solve problems. But when it comes to

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iOS and Android juice jacking defenses have been trivial to bypass for years

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New ChoiceJacking attack allows malicious chargers to steal data from phones.

Data, Determinism, and AI in Mass-Scale Code Modernization

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From Testing Hell to Quality Heaven With Intelligent Continuous Testing

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