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US Tech Giants Grant Government Early AI Model Access for Security Reviews, School Smartphone Bans Have Negligible Effect on Academic Performance, and Meta Secures $13 Billion for Texas AI Data Center. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple Has Reportedly Discontinued The Entry-Level Mac Mini, A Chinese Court Rules That Replacing Humans With AI is Illegal, and Amazon Launches “Amazon Supply Chain Services” to Offer External Businesses Access to its Vast Network. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Meta acquires Assured Robot Intelligence, CISA orders a cPanel and WHM patch by May 3rd, NASA targets late 2027 launch for Artemis III. Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The U.S. Senate Bars Members From Trading On Prediction Markets, Meta Threatens to Withdraw Services From New Mexico, and a Critical Vulnerability is Threatening Most Linux Distributions. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Instagram Updates Algorithm to Prioritize Original Content, Amazon and Meta Lobby for UPI Market Access in India, and Microsoft faces regulatory scrutiny for using its office productivity dominance to promote the AI-focused E7 bundle. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple plans overhaul of iPhone, iPad, and Mac photo editing features, AI-assisted programming tool Lovable now available on iOS, Google Translate offers now Pronunciation Practice feature. Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

YouTube Tests 'Ask YouTube' AI Search for Premium Users, Pentagon Strikes AI Deal with Google, and Meta Secures 1 GW Space Solar Power Deal with Overview Energy. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Spotify and Peloton announce a partnership to bring fitness classes to Premium subscribers, Chinese regulators block Meta's acquisition of AI company Manus, and OpenAI and Microsoft further amend the partnership agreement.  Check out the show notes here . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Unionized workers disrupt Samsung chip production, Intel shares have best day since 1987, Alibaba expands Qwen AI into vehicles. Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Microsoft Offers Buyouts to 7% of U.S. Staff Based on "Rule of 70", DeepSeek Launches V4 AI Models with 1M Context Length, WhatsApp Partners with PayU to Launch Prepaid Phone Recharges in India. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Artemis II Beams 4K Video from Moon to Earth with Laser Communications, Meta AI Rolls Out Parental Supervision for Teen Chat Topics, and Apple Rushes Out Update to Block FBI Access to 'Deleted' Signal Messages. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

SpaceX plans to acquire AI coding startup Cursor for $60 billion, Meta wants employee workday activity to train AI models, Anthropic’s Mythos Preview model fixes 271 vulnerabilities in latest Firefox release. Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Amazon Commits $5 Billion More to Anthropic, Securing $100 Billion AWS Cloud Deal, UK Regulator Ofcom Launches Investigation into Telegram Over Child Sexual Abuse Allegations, and FAA Mandates Investigation After Blue Origin New Glenn Launch Failure. Link to Show Notes . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adobe announces corporate AI agents and partners with over 30 AI platforms, Huawei opens preorders for passport-style foldable phone in China, and Germany's chancellor argues regulations around industrial AI should be reduced compared to consumer offerings.  Check out the show notes here . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...

Anthropic launches Claude Design, Mac mini gets harder to buy, TCL expands its Mini LED TV lineup.  Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Netflix to Introduce Vertical Video Feed, Leverage AI for Recommendations, Google's 'Personal Intelligence' Integrates Gemini AI with Google Photos, and Apple Defies Chinese Smartphone Market Downturn with 20% Shipment Growth. Link to Show Notes . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

EU To Force Google To Share Search And AI Data With Rivals, Spotify Partners With Bookshop. Org To Sell Physical Books, and Canva AI 2.0 Is The Platform's Biggest Update Since 2013. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The European Union Commission readies a 'zero-knowledge proof' cryptography age verification app for deployment, Spotify will eliminate 1,000 jobs (16% of workforce), and the FCC grants Netgear conditional import approval for future routers and devices.  Check out the show notes here . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...

WebXray Audit Alleges Google, Meta, and Microsoft Track You Even After Opting-Out, Microsoft Sunsets Outlook Lite App on May 26, Anthropic's Mythos AI Pitched to White House Despite Pentagon Blacklist. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Meta's Superintelligence Labs Division is reportedly building a virtual version of CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Apple is working on display-less smart glasses, and Rockstar, makers of Grand Theft Auto, gets hacked again. Check out the show notes here . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Suspect arrested after allegedly throwing a Molotov cocktail at Sam Altman's home, France government plans shift from Windows to Linux, Dutch regulators approve Tesla’s FSD on public roads. Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

YouTube Premium Hikes Prices for Second Time Since 2023, EFF Departs X (Twitter) After Two Decades, Citing Loss of Reach and Rights Conflict, and Anthropic Considers Designing Custom AI Chips to Combat Shortages. Link to Show Notes . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Intel and Google Deepen Partnership on AI CPUs and Custom Infrastructure Processing Units, OpenAI Delays Major U.K. "Stargate" GPU Project, and Alphabet's Waymo and Waze Partner to Tackle Potholes. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman's sources report Apple's foldable iPhone remains on track for a September launch after all, the government of Greece will ban social media for youth under 15 years old in 2027, and Valve's Steam Link is coming to the Apple Vision Pro.  Check out the show notes here . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...

AI Overviews Face Trust Crisis as Accuracy Doubts and 'Ungrounded' Results Persist, Microsoft to Update "Legacy Language" in Copilot Terms After Criticism, Intel Partners with Terafab AI, SpaceX, and Tesla to Build Massive Chip Factories in Austin. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.