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- The FCC says foreign-made routers and drones can now receive software updates at least until 2029, extending its earlier 2027 cutoff (Michael Kan/PCMag) [1d]
- Sources: WH is preparing to order US agencies to partner with AI companies on cybersecurity; the EO wouldn't require pre-release model testing by the government (Bloomberg) [1d]
- EU warns that VPNs are being used to bypass online age-verification systems, calling their use "a loophole in the legislation that needs closing" (Alex Lekander/CyberInsider) [1d]
- Impressions of China's AI ecosystem after visiting many leading AI labs there, and the similarities and differences in working on LLMs in China and the West (Nathan Lambert/Interconnects AI) [1d]
- Sources: Apollo Global and Blackstone are among private credit lenders in talks with Broadcom over a ~$35B financing deal to fund the development of AI chips (Bloomberg) [1d]
- Sources: Cerebras plans to raise its IPO price range from $115-$125 per share to $125-$135 after drawing orders for more than 20x the number of shares available (Bloomberg) [1d]
- A hack of Instructure's Canvas locked out students at schools and universities across the US in the middle of finals period; some US colleges postponed exams (Associated Press) [1d]
- Sources: Isomorphic Labs, an AI-powered drug discovery company spun out of Google DeepMind, is in advanced talks to raise $2B+ led by Thrive Capital (Bloomberg) [1d]
- Akamai says it struck a seven-year cloud computing deal with a "leading frontier model provider"; sources: the deal was with Anthropic and is worth $1.8B (Rachel Metz/Bloomberg) [1d]
- Interviews with Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan and other execs about the challenges of a turnaround, along with efforts to instill a sense of urgency in the organization (Ian King/Bloomberg) [1d]
- Sources: Apple and Intel have reached a formal deal in recent months for Intel to manufacture some chips for Apple devices (Wall Street Journal) [1d]
- OnlyFans agrees to sell a ~16% stake to Architect Capital for $535M in a deal that values the company at about $3.15B (Olivia Solon/Bloomberg) [1d]
- Investor letter: TCI, one of the world's biggest hedge funds, cut almost all of its $8B stake in Microsoft, citing AI-related risks to Office and Azure (Costas Mourselas/Financial Times) [1d]
- Whoop plans to offer on-demand video consultations with licensed clinicians for US users, and adds electronic health records and AI-powered health guidance (Brandon Gomez/CNBC) [1d]
- Sony reports a $765M impairment loss due to underperformance of Marathon developer Bungie during the financial year ending March 31, 2026 (Wesley Yin-Poole/IGN) [1d]
- Sources: DeepSeek seeks to raise ~$7.3B in its first-ever funding round at a $50B+ valuation, with CEO Liang Wenfeng making a personal investment of ~$2.9B (The Information) [1d]
- European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde expressed skepticism over the need for euro-pegged stablecoins, saying they could hamper the ECB's work (Reuters) [1d]
- Substack says paid subscriptions to creators in the UK, its second-largest market, hit 500K+; global paid subs hit 5M+, with 50+ creators earning $1M+ annually (Lily Ford/The Hollywood Reporter) [1d]
- Filing: Lime files for an IPO, reporting 2025 revenue of $886.7M, up from $686.6M YoY, and a net loss of $59.3M, up from $33.9M; it was valued at $510M in 2020 (Jordan Fitzgerald/Bloomberg) [1d]
- Nintendo reports Q4 revenue of ~$2.60B, below ~$2.75B est., net profit of ~$416M, above ~$403.68M est., and forecasts a decline in FY 2027 Switch 2 unit sales (Arjun Kharpal/CNBC) [2d]
- Datadog closed up 31%+ after reporting Q1 revenue up 32% YoY to $1B and raising its FY revenue forecast, an outlier in the software industry amid the AI boom (Mike Wheatley/SiliconANGLE) [2d]
- Sony reports Q4 revenue of $19.4B, above ~$18.4B est., operating profit of ~$1.06B, below ~$1.7B est., and forecasts FY 2027 net profit to rise 13% to ~$7.4B (Kai Nicol-Schwarz/CNBC) [2d]
- Sony and TSMC announce a new JV to build next-gen image sensors for robots and cars, as Sony moves from in-house manufacturing to a more asset-light approach (Bloomberg) [2d]
- Musk v. Altman docs: Microsoft execs had reservations about funding OpenAI in 2018 but worried that withholding support could push OpenAI into Amazon's arms (Wired) [2d]
- Sources: the US suspects OBON, a key company behind Thailand's national AI effort, of smuggling Super Micro servers with export-controlled Nvidia chips to China (Bloomberg) [2d]
- Nintendo said it would increase the price of the Switch 2 to $500, up from $450, globally from September 1, and offered a downbeat performance outlook for 2026 (Bloomberg) [2d]
- Surveys: half of US adults under 50 get health info from influencers or podcasts; 86% of the health influencers are on Instagram, 62% on TikTok, 45% on YouTube (Pew Research Center) [2d]
- Analysis: the combined free cash flow of Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, and Meta is expected to fall to ~$4B in Q3 and hit its lowest full-year level since 2014 (Financial Times) [2d]
- Filings: Baidu's AI chip unit Kunlunxin is planning a dual IPO on Shanghai's STAR Board and in Hong Kong; Baidu holds a 58% stake in Kunlunxin (Bloomberg) [2d]
- Fintech app Toss, used by ~66% of South Korea's 51M people, says its FacePay service, available at 330K retail outlets, has attracted 4.8M users since September (Song Jung-a/Financial Times) [2d]
- Sources: SK Hynix's big customers have been proposing a range of offers to secure memory chip supplies, including investing in dedicated chip production lines (Reuters) [2d]
- Instructure disables its Canvas edtech platform, used by thousands of schools and universities, amid a data extortion attack claimed by ShinyHunters (Brian Krebs/Krebs on Security) [2d]
- Sony reports 1.5M PS5 unit sales in Q4, down 46% YoY, and forecasts annual sales at its gaming business to fall 6% YoY to $1.69B, amid memory chip price surge (Sam Nussey/Reuters) [2d]
- Sources: Anthropic weighs raising as much as $50B at a ~$900B pre-money valuation, likely closing within two months; its annualized revenue is nearing $45B (Financial Times) [2d]
- Sources: White House unease over Mythos has left some administration officials fearful that the change represents a reversal of its hands-off AI policy (Wall Street Journal) [2d]
- OpenAI is rolling out GPT-5.5-Cyber, a security-focused variant of the model, in a limited preview capacity to vetted cybersecurity teams (Sam Sabin/Axios) [2d]
- A US judge blocks DOGE's termination of $100M in National Endowment for the Humanities grants, saying ChatGPT prompts used to decide the cuts were ill-defined (Zoe Tillman/Bloomberg) [2d]
- Mozilla says Anthropic's Mythos Preview and other AI models helped it identify and ship 423 Firefox security bug fixes in April, compared to 31 a year earlier (Russell Brandom/TechCrunch) [2d]
- Sources: AI model builder Core Automation, founded in March by Jerry Tworek, aims to raise $300M-$500M at a $4B valuation after raising $100M at a $1B valuation (The Information) [2d]
- MercadoLibre reports Q1 revenue up 49% YoY to $8.8B, vs. $8.4B est., and net income down 16% to $417M, vs. $433M est.; MELI drops 5%+ after hours (Bloomberg) [2d]
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- 'It’s real proof that the company wants to be more than a "Temu Tesla". It wants to usurp it’ — I’ve driven the new Xpeng G6 and it's more of a Tesla rival than ever, but it’s not perfect yet [1d]
- Quordle hints and answers for Saturday, May 9 (game #1566) [1d]
- NYT Strands hints and answers for Saturday, May 9 (game #797) [1d]
- NYT Connections hints and answers for Saturday, May 9 (game #1063) [1d]
- I tried the lossless audio test and couldn't believe my ears. Can you really tell the difference between lossless audio and plain old MP3 versions of your favorite tunes? [1d]
- Fuelled by AI, Micron's $50 billion chip factory in Idaho will use billions of litres of water every year — but the US tech giant stays silent on where that new water will come from [1d]
- ChatGPT now lets you nominate a Trusted Contact who gets alerted if your interaction with AI 'indicates a serious safety concern' [1d]
- A solution to our data center woes? Covering California’s canals with solar panels could generate a staggering 13GW of clean energy and save enough water for two million people — so why the opposition? [1d]
- The Dell UltraSharp 52 Thunderbolt Hub monitor is the kind of display I always wished was possible, and now it's in my office [1d]
- The Netherlands' ambitious homegrown AI model enters the real world [1d]
- Amazon is slashing prices of best-selling women's running shoes from Nike, Saucony, Brooks, Asics and more — here are 28 deals you should make a sprint for [1d]
- 'From the inventors of origami': Japan joins Australia in building cardboard drones designed for one-way missions and swarming targets — and at just $2,000, they’re scarily cheap [1d]
- The Wayback Machine faces another threat from AI — ridiculously expensive hard drive prices [1d]
- OpenAI has 3 new AI voice models that the ChatGPT maker says will ‘unlock a new class of voice apps for developers’ [1d]
- Programmers are starting to trust AI more – but still don't entirely believe it won't come for their jobs [1d]
- One of my top gaming headset picks just got a new level of personalization — Audeze's ReSkin earcup covers let you 'bring flair and personality' to your headset [1d]
- 'We’re going through the single largest infrastructure buildout in human history': Jensen Huang says new Nvidia AI partnership will ‘revitalize American manufacturing’ [1d]
- Another major Linux security flaw revealed — 'Dirty Frag' allows root on all major distros, with no patch or fix available yet [1d]
- Huawei has unveiled two new kids’ wearables to add to its lineup of smartwatches — the Watch Kids X1 Series — and they could prove to be serious competition for the Garmin Bounce 2 and Fitbit Ace LTE [1d]
- Bluehost's new service combines ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Grok subscriptions for just $20 a month [1d]
- Need a last-minute Mother's Day gift that she'll actually like? Amazon's Kindle Paperwhite arrives before Sunday, and it's on sale [1d]
- Vocci Ring may be the first AI wearable I do not hate — it's a ring that records, transcribes, organizes, and mostly stays out of the way [1d]
- Apple TV's tense new thriller is a must-watch for Paradise fans as James Marsden steps into the role of a CIA agent [1d]
- Mozilla says Anthropic's Mythos Preview and other AI models helped it identify and ship 423 Firefox security bug fixes in just one month [1d]
- I tested the DJI Osmo Mobile 8P — and DJI has fixed the one thing holding its smartphone gimbal back [1d]
- 'Threat actors are clearly adapting to the widespread interest in popular AI tools': AI fans beware, hackers create a fake Claude site to spread backdoor malware [1d]
- Home Depot's Spring Sale feels like Memorial Day has already arrived — 40% off patio furniture, grills, appliances, tools and more [1d]
- The Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 are some of the best headphones for endurance runners — and they're now back to the Black Friday price at Amazon [1d]
- This dangerous 'CallPhantom' scam spread across 28 Google Play apps downloaded over 7 million times - here's what we know [1d]
- 'We must think carefully about what we will do': Sony shows hesitance to announce PS6 release date or price due to RAM crisis, and finds itself in the same situation Valve is in with the Steam Machine [1d]
- 'The findings are sobering': Experts warn nearly half of the world's passwords can easily be cracked in just a few minutes [1d]
- How to watch VRT outside Belgium – from anywhere with a VPN [1d]
- Why AI auditability is what every security leader should be talking about [1d]
- OpenAI rolls out new model for cybersecurity teams a month after Anthropic's Mythos debut [1d]
- Ever wish for earbuds with the disc-style fit of Apple's original iPod buds, but with hi-fi-quality sound and a USB-C cable? Then I've got great news for you — but don't expect them to come in all-white [1d]
- 7 new movies and TV shows to watch on Netflix, Prime Video, HBO Max, and more this weekend (May 8) [1d]
- Sony and Canon are unveiling new cameras on the same day next week — and I know which one I’m more excited about [1d]
- Meta acquires Moltbook but is our data safe? [1d]
- 'Why does technology just keep getting less fun?' Fitbit users are mad about losing key features as a result of the huge Google Health changes — but I want to hear what you think [1d]
- 7 mistakes your business could make when choosing a VoIP system [1d]
- How to watch Deadliest Catch season 22 online — stream the hunt for king crab from anywhere, free trial [1d]
- Disney CEO Josh D’Amaro wants to merge Disney+ into a ‘super app’, but it’s not as thrilling as you’d think — instead you’ll be forced to see ads pushing theme parks and cruise lines, and who really wants that? [1d]
- Microsoft is fixing one of the worst problems with Windows 11 updates — those dreaded installation failures [1d]
- The 4.5-star-rated Sonos Roam 2 is now cheaper than it was on Black Friday [1d]
- Canvas school login portals hacked as Instructure hack apparently gets even worse [1d]
- ‘They fixed everything’ — Honor quietly launched the best mid-range Android tablet I’ve ever tested [1d]
- Xbox plans to share more on its next console, Project Helix, 'later this year' [2d]
- 'The stakes are high: a misconfigured payment flow doesn’t just produce a bad answer, it moves real money': Amazon Bedrock teams up with Coinbase and Stripe to let AI agents carry out transactions using stablecoins [2d]
- ‘Google is not collaborative and not in the spirit of complying with this regulation’ – can the EU Commission strong-arm Google into levelling the playing field of the search engine market, and is this really in the interest of your privacy? [2d]
- How to watch Giro d'Italia 2026 — it's *FREE* [2d]
- Static network baselines won't survive agentic AI [2d]
- Nintendo announces price increase for Switch 2 handheld — but you still have time to beat it [2d]
- Google TV is getting the exact home screen update you don’t want: more clutter — vertical social videos from YouTube will be piped right to your eyes along with the TV and movie recommendations [2d]
- Customer Education: Tech’s missing growth engine [2d]
- Google is turning Gemini into a 24/7 AI agent that plans your life for you [2d]
- AI: The difference between augmenting and transforming your business [2d]
- 'Taylor Sheridan's got his hands all over this show': Dutton Ranch stars on 'ups and downs' of filming Yellowstone spinoff as showrunner Chad Feehan exits show weeks before Paramount+ release date [2d]
- Amazon Ads lets advertisers use your LinkedIn data to send taregetd ads on TVs and streaming platforms [2d]
- This Keeper deal will save you 50% off Personal and Family plans and 30% off Business Starter plans [2d]
- Before you buy that MacBook Neo — consider you might be able to get a super-cheap MacBook Air instead [2d]
- The Batman Part II director reveals first behind-the-scenes look at the long-awaited DC comic book movie — and fans are convinced it teases who its main villain is [2d]
- How much is your digital identity worth? NordVPN's new tool reveals the true price of identity theft [2d]
- 'The climate costs are insane': Why Chrome users are outraged over a forced 4GB Gemini AI update that may affect billions worldwide without their consent — and it even redownloads automatically when deleted [2d]
- Balancing control and innovation for mission-critical communications [2d]
- Own a Google Pixel phone? Android 17 might finally let you remove the home screen search bar [2d]
- '2026 is the year CEOs must rewire the C-suite': IBM study reveals what successful leaders are actually doing with AI work in their businesses [2d]
- AI-driven cyber warfare reshapes global defense readiness [2d]
- The Fujifilm X-T5 is still my favorite APS-C camera years later, and that means the rumored X-T6 has a touch act to follow — here are 5 upgrades that would make it a worthy successor [2d]
- Why Confidential AI is the next big thing for enterprise [2d]
- What exactly is an AI voice agent? [2d]
- Microsoft's rumored 'Low Latency Profile' CPU trick could make Windows 11's menus and apps load up to 70% faster [2d]
- How to watch Giro d'Italia 2026: Free Streams & TV Guide for Grand Tour [2d]
- AI may kill the app grid, but complex tasks still need apps [2d]
- How to watch 'RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars S11' — 18 queens face off for a spot in the Drag Race Hall of Fame [2d]
- Hacks season 5 episode 7 finally gives us the Ava-Deborah romance fan-fiction we've been waiting for — it's just a shame that none of it is real [2d]
- Kobo's new 'whimsical' cases are gorgeous, but they aren't the hardware releases I was hoping for this year [2d]
- This Californian start-up just shocked the haulage world with its weird, cab-less autonomous delivery bot [2d]
- I thought this universal Apple Watch cable was a gimmick, but now I won't travel without it [2d]
- PlayStation's Hyperpop DualSense Controllers are vibrant, glossy, loud, and hard to ignore [2d]
- The Government Just Released a Batch of UFO Files: Where Are the Aliens? [1d]
- ChatGPT's New Safety Feature Could Alert 'Trusted Contact' to Risk of Self-Harm [1d]
- The Health-Tracking Whoop App Will Now Connect You to On-Demand Doctors. Plus, New AI Features [1d]
- Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for May 9 #797 [1d]
- Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for May 9, #593 [1d]
- Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for May 9, #1063 [1d]
- Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for May 9, #1785 [1d]
- iPhone 18: Here's What We Know About Apple's Next Flagship Phone [1d]
- Best Supersmall Portable Bluetooth Speakers for 2026 [1d]
- Instagram's Messaging Encryption is Ending. Here's What You Should Know [1d]
- Counting on AI to Solve Problems Makes Us More Likely to Struggle and Give Up, Study Suggests [1d]
- Don't Wait for the Pollen Spike: Start These 6 Allergy Prep Steps Today [1d]
- The 25 Best PS5 Games Right Now [1d]
- HBO Max: The 26 Absolute Best Movies to Watch [1d]
- I Wasn't Sold on Wet and Dry Vacuums Until I Used One to Clean My Floors After Painting [1d]
- Google Glasses Are Coming Again: Here's What to Expect [1d]
- Google Glasses Are Coming Again: Here's What to Expect [1d]
- Google I/O 2026: New Gemini, Smart Glasses, and a Whole New Laptop OS. Here's What to Expect video [1d]
- Beyond 'MacBook Ultra': Here Are the Macs We Expect Apple to Upgrade Next [1d]
- Apple's Next Macs: MacBook Ultra Plus 3 More Macs We Expect video [1d]
- Nintendo Increases Switch 2 Price Starting September 1 [1d]
- Need Math Help? Try Using This iPhone Messages Feature [2d]
- Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Friday, May 8 [2d]
- TikTok's AI Overviews Probably Thinks This Story Is a Blueberry [2d]
- Move Over, Matrix. This Is the Ultimate '90s Cyberpunk Movie [2d]
- Beef Prices Are Skyrocketing. These Are the Cheap Cuts Butchers Recommend [2d]
- WHOOP’s answer to the Fitbit Air is doctor access in its app [1d]
- Codex users have been begging OpenAI for this upgrade — and it’s finally in the works [1d]
- Having trouble accessing Discord? Outage is impacting logins, messaging, and more [1d]
- Health sensors on Google wearables are breaking down at an awkward moment [1d]
- Snapseed’s eagerly awaited 4.0 update is now hitting Android devices [1d]
- Scam Android apps on Google Play got millions of downloads from a creepy pitch [1d]
- Google’s not holding back on the color with Wallet’s bold new passes redesign [1d]
- Google Wallet is testing a better way to manage your Gmail receipts and passes [1d]
- Instagram may soon get an AI personal shopper that actually buys things for you [1d]
- Netflix on TV makes it easier to fumble less and chill more with voice search test [1d]
- How to remove Gemini Nano from Chrome (and free up 4GB of storage) [1d]
- BOOX just added the one accessory Kindle users keep begging for [1d]
- Google opens its smartest Gmail writing feature to basically everyone [1d]
- Sony confirms Xperia 1 VIII launch date, hints at new camera bump [1d]
- Android’s Photo picker may finally fix its biggest missing feature [1d]
- Nintendo Switch 2 gets a price hike, now costs as much as the PS5 originally did [1d]
- JerryRigEverything teardown reveals this ~$2,000 Ultra phone has a plastic back [2d]
- Motorola is off to a rough start with its cheapest 2026 Moto G phones [2d]
- ChatGPT can now alert your ‘Trusted Contact’ in critical moments [2d]
- I love the Galaxy Buds 4 Pro, but using them with a Pixel is a mess [2d]
- YouTube’s latest test is a nightmare for your muscle memory [2d]
- Google is killing this handy way to back up PC folders to Google Photos [2d]
- This is a first: OnePlus’ latest phone will get fewer updates than its predecessor [2d]
- I used to hate paying for Google One, but the 2 latest updates changed that [2d]
- What to Expect from Google I/O 2026: Gemini upgrades, Android features, Aluminium OS, and more [2d]
- The Fitbit Air looks great, but it’s missing one feature I can’t live without [2d]
- The HUAWEI Watch Fit 5 Pro refines one of Android’s best Apple Watch alternatives [2d]
- Look at how they massacred my boy: Google is killing these Fitbit app features [2d]
- Senate Banking Committee plans to hold key market structure hearing on Thursday [1d]
- Coinbase rebounds as altcoins surge with bitcoin holding above $80,000 [1d]
- AI agents fueled a frenzy of startup building at the Consensus Miami EasyA hackathon [1d]
- SEC chair Atkins signals new rules for onchain markets, AI-driven finance [1d]
- Kraken parent goes for the OCC charter in big to become a federal crypto bank [1d]
- ECB's Lagarde’s digital euro warning: Why Europe shouldn’t just copy the U.S. stablecoin model [1d]
- XRP pushes toward $1.40 as tightening range lowers breakout chances [1d]
- CoinDesk 20 performance update: NEAR Protocol (NEAR) gains 6.3%, leading index higher [1d]
- Stablecoins have their 'permission slip.' Now comes the hard part. [1d]
- Coinbase bulls point to crypto legislation and stablecoins after earnings miss [1d]
- U.S. added 115K jobs in April, nearly doubling expectations [1d]
- U.S. hiring slowdown could be great for bitcoin — unless wages spoil the party [2d]
- Coinbase blames AWS for hours-long crypto trading outage [2d]
- Bitcoin retreats below $80,000, liquidating $300 million in futures bets [2d]
- Stablecoin card spend is growing 100% year over year, Rain exec says [2d]
- Bitcoin shows 2-cent price on Revolut as users report apparent BTC display glitch [2d]
- S&P 500 call options volume surges to record $2.6 trillion. Here's what it means for bitcoin [2d]
- Zcash to roll out quantum-recoverable wallets within a month, go quantum-proof by 2027 [2d]
- Arbitrum delegates back $71 Million ETH recovery plan despite U.S. seizure fight [2d]
- Arbitrum approves $71 Million ETH release despite U.S. seizure fight [2d]
- Bitcoin slips below $80,000: Why the 'Trump rally' is hitting a wall of profit-taking [2d]
- Consensus panelists explain why Perp DEXes remain a tough sell for institutional investors [2d]
- AI agents could solve crypto’s user problem [2d]
- Bitcoin slips to $79,000, DOGE leads majors losses as negative funding rates set 10-year record [2d]
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