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Written by Ivan Mehta. YouTube is now cracking down on ad-blocker usage globally, by showing warnings about breaking the platform’s terms of service. In some cases, the company is preventing users from viewing more videos unless they disable ad blocks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apple has a new range of updated MacBook Pro notebooks, and while they get a pretty nice internal upgrade courtesy mostly of the new M3 processor lineup, the big news for aesthetes is on the outside. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In tech, ‘dogfooding’ means using your own stuff in the way you intend for your users to, which is helpful to make sure your stuff lives up to your marketing claims. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Shein, the fast fashion giant that has thrived on its nimble supply chain in China, is expanding its product range by scooping up competitors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

U.S. President Joe Biden has issued an executive order that seeks to establish “new standards” for AI safety and security. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cruise said Thursday evening it has paused all driverless operations, a decision that comes just two days after the California DMV suspended Cruise’s deployment and driverless testing permits effectively ending its robotaxi operations in the state. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the eve of the one-year anniversary of Musk taking over Twitter (now X), the company published a retrospective blog post examining how it has fared under the new management. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Meta is doubling down on business messages for revenue generation, as Mark Zuckerberg indicated during the company’s earnings call for Q3 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Elon Musk announced Wednesday that an early version of video and audio calling is now available on X, formerly known as Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The California Public Utilities Commission has suspended Cruise’s authority to carry and charge passengers for its robotaxi service. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Google confirmed on its earnings call that it is working on different ad formats for its generative AI-powered search experience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As if robocalling wasn’t already enough of a problem, the advent of easily accessible, realistic AI-powered writing and synthetic voice could supercharge the practice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tesla has the attention of the U.S. Department of Justice — again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Databricks has remained a hot startup at a time when interest from investors has cooled across the ecosystem. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dating app users will often sit with friends as they swipe through their matches in order to gain feedback, or even hand over their phone and let their friends swipe for them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Google’s gunning for Duolingo with a new Google Search feature designed to help people practice — and improve — their English skills. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Elon Musk today said that X (formerly Twitter) is going to soon launch two new premium tiers, confirming previous reports and code sightings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sidebar, a company developing a group coaching program focused on driving individual career growth, today announced that it raised $13.3 million in a seed round from investors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

WhatsApp announced today that it is rolling out the ability for users to use two accounts simultaneously. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nvidia and Foxconn are working together to build so-called “AI factories,” a new class of data centers that promise to provide supercomputing powers to accelerate the development of self-driving cars, autonomous machines and industrial robots. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

X, formerly Twitter, announced today that is starting a new experiment to charge a $1 per year fee for “new unverified” users to interact with posts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

YouTube is rolling out a new set of features for better mobile-based playback, song search, and creator-friendly tools. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

WhatsApp is introducing support for passkeys on Android, the Meta-owned messaging service has announced. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In a move that will help cement the incursion of US-based VCs into the European ecosystem, General Catalyst and La Famiglia have announced they are, in their words, “joining forces”. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The compliance process at pharmaceutical manufacturers is a complicated and prone to errors because many still use paper-based systems to record manufacturing steps. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices