Author: Paul
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The US DOJ says Google backed off more restrictive Gemini distribution deals, partly due to its case; Google says rivals talked to Samsung about chatbot deals (Erin Woo/The Information)
Erin Woo / The Information: The US DOJ says Google backed off more restrictive Gemini distribution deals, partly due to its case; Google says rivals talked to Samsung about chatbot deals — OpenAI, Microsoft and Meta Platforms have approached Samsung about deals to put their AI chatbots onto Samsung phones …
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Global PC shipments rose 6.7% YoY in Q1 2025 driven by anticipation of US tariffs and growing adoption of AI PCs; Apple rose 17% YoY and Lenovo jumped 11% YoY (Counterpoint Research)
Counterpoint Research: Global PC shipments rose 6.7% YoY in Q1 2025 driven by anticipation of US tariffs and growing adoption of AI PCs; Apple rose 17% YoY and Lenovo jumped 11% YoY — • The global PC market’s shipments rose 6.7% YoY in Q1 2025, driven by pull-ins in anticipation of US tariffs and growing…
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Boeing agrees to sell parts of its digital aviation unit, including software maker Jeppesen and navigation app ForeFlight, to Thoma Bravo for $10.55B in cash (Financial Times)
Financial Times: Boeing agrees to sell parts of its digital aviation unit, including software maker Jeppesen and navigation app ForeFlight, to Thoma Bravo for $10.55B in cash — Jet maker says deal with specialist technology investor will help group focus on core businesses
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Several VCs say they fear Trump’s tariffs could slow down tech investments, further decelerate the market for IPOs, and put some tech startups out of business (Lauren Goode/Wired)
Lauren Goode / Wired: Several VCs say they fear Trump’s tariffs could slow down tech investments, further decelerate the market for IPOs, and put some tech startups out of business — Donald Trump’s unpredictable tariff policies have unsettled the venture capital world, further darkening an already gloomy outlook for IPOs.
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Docs: in July 2024, Amazon set up Project Greenland to manage and optimize GPU allocation across its retail unit; Amazon says it now has “ample” GPU capacity (Eugene Kim/Business Insider)
Eugene Kim / Business Insider: Docs: in July 2024, Amazon set up Project Greenland to manage and optimize GPU allocation across its retail unit; Amazon says it now has “ample” GPU capacity — – GPU shortages delayed projects in Amazon’s retail division last year. — The company created a more efficient approval …
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Manychat, which offers social messaging tools for brands, raised a $140M Series B led by Summit, after an $18M Series A in 2019, and says it has ~1.5M customers (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch)
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Manychat, which offers social messaging tools for brands, raised a $140M Series B led by Summit, after an $18M Series A in 2019, and says it has ~1.5M customers — Chatbots and other kinds of AI agents — and the companies that build them — may feel like a dime a…
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A survey of US teens and parents: 48% of teens say social media harms people their age, up from 32% in 2022, and girls’ experiences skew more negative at times (Pew Research Center)
Pew Research Center: A survey of US teens and parents: 48% of teens say social media harms people their age, up from 32% in 2022, and girls’ experiences skew more negative at times — Most teens credit social media with feeling more connected to friends. Still, roughly 1 in 5 say social media sites hurt…
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Sources: the US plans to push India to give Amazon, Walmart, and other US online retailers full access to its $125B e-commerce market, as part of tariff talks (Financial Times)
Financial Times: Sources: the US plans to push India to give Amazon, Walmart, and other US online retailers full access to its $125B e-commerce market, as part of tariff talks — Trade talks set to discuss giving US ecommerce giants a level playing field with local rivals — The Trump administration intends …
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A draft executive order sent to US agencies shows the Trump administration is considering issuing an order to create a policy integrating AI into K-12 education (Frances Vinall/Washington Post)
Frances Vinall / Washington Post: A draft executive order sent to US agencies shows the Trump administration is considering issuing an order to create a policy integrating AI into K-12 education — A policy under consideration by the White House and seen by The Post instructs federal agencies on how to incorporate artificial intelligence into…
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Duolingo plans to add a chess course, which uses short puzzles to help learn the game, in beta on iOS in English in the coming weeks before an Android launch (Jay Peters/The Verge)
Jay Peters / The Verge: Duolingo plans to add a chess course, which uses short puzzles to help learn the game, in beta on iOS in English in the coming weeks before an Android launch — Practice the classic game with help from Duolingo. … Duolingo will soon be able to help you learn another…
