Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
YouTube expands its pilot to some top creators of tech that detects the AI-generated likenesses of famous people and declares support for the US’ NO FAKES ACT — YouTube on Wednesday announced an expansion of its pilot program designed to identify and manage AI-generated content that features the …
Alexey Shabanov / TestingCatalog:
Google announces Agent2Agent, an open interoperability protocol to enable seamless collaboration between AI agents across diverse frameworks and vendors — Google has announced the launch of Agent2Agent (A2A), an open interoperability protocol designed to enable seamless collaboration between …
Reuters:
Sources: Italy is seeking €1.2B from fintech group ION following a probe by prosecutors in Bologna into alleged tax evasion over the 2013-2023 period — Italy is seeking 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion) from fintech group ION following a probe by prosecutors in the northern city …
Hayden Field / CNBC:
Anthropic debuts Claude’s Max plan, with 5x the usage limits of Pro for $100/month or 20x the usage for $200/month, plus early access to new models and features — Anthropic, the artificial intelligence startup backed by Amazon, on Wednesday introduced Claude Max, a new subscription tier …
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump announces a 90-day tariff pause for some countries and a “lowered Reciprocal Tariff during this period, of 10%”, but raises tariffs on China to 125% — – President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on the full effect of his new tariffs for at least some countries.
NPR:
Sources: after Jensen Huang went to Mar-a-Lago last week, the White House reversed course on Nvidia H20 export restrictions to China, in the works for months — When Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang attended a $1 million-a-head dinner at Mar-a-Lago last week, a chip known as the H20 may have been on his mind.
Canalys:
Global shipments of personal computers rose 9.4% YoY in Q1, driven by OEMs ramping up US deliveries in anticipation of the first round of Trump’s tariffs — According to the latest data from Canalys, now part of Omdia, total shipments of desktops, notebooks and workstations grew 9.4% to 62.7 million units in Q1 2025.
Sabrina Ortiz / ZDNET:
Adobe outlines agentic AI features coming to Photoshop, Acrobat, Premiere Pro, and more, including one-click context-aware edits and agents to analyze documents — Agentic AI is the hottest AI topic because it takes AI assistance as we know it a step further, actually carrying out tasks for users.
Nikkei Asia:
Source: Nintendo has decided to postpone the Switch 2’s release in China, an apparent response to the country’s tight controls targeting the gaming industry — GUANGZHOU/OSAKA — Nintendo has decided to postpone the release of its Switch 2 gaming device in China, Nikkei has learned …
Spencer Soper / Bloomberg:
Sources and a document: Amazon has canceled orders for multiple products made in China and other Asian countries after Trump’s April 2 tariff announcement — The orders for beach chairs, scooters, air conditioners and other merchandise from multiple Amazon vendors were halted …
