Microsoft releases a fix for VPN connection failures on Windows 11, 10, and Server 2008 or later, that was caused by the April 2024 Windows security updates (Sergiu Gatlan/BleepingComputer)

Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer:
Microsoft releases a fix for VPN connection failures on Windows 11, 10, and Server 2008 or later, that was caused by the April 2024 Windows security updates  —  Today, Microsoft fixed a known issue breaking VPN connections across client and server platforms after installing the April 2024 Windows security updates.

Hands on with Setapp’s alternative iOS app store in invite-only beta: currently has 13 apps, installing the store involves a dozen screen interactions, and more (Callum Booth/The Verge)

Callum Booth / The Verge:
Hands on with Setapp’s alternative iOS app store in invite-only beta: currently has 13 apps, installing the store involves a dozen screen interactions, and more  —  A subscription-based alternative offering nag-free software. … There’s been little for Europeans to celebrate since …

Reddit’s stock closed up 7.13% today, amid a meme stocks rally driven in part by posts on r/WallStreetBets; GameStop closed up 60.10% and AMC up 31.98% (Ashley Capoot/CNBC)

Ashley Capoot / CNBC:
Reddit’s stock closed up 7.13% today, amid a meme stocks rally driven in part by posts on r/WallStreetBets; GameStop closed up 60.10% and AMC up 31.98%  —  Reddit shares popped 7% on Tuesday, climbing for a second straight day after retail traders kicked off a buying frenzy of so-called meme stocks.

UN sanctions monitors: North Korea laundered $147.5M of crypto through Tornado Cash in March after stealing it late last year from HTX crypto exchange (Michelle Nichols/Reuters)

Michelle Nichols / Reuters:
UN sanctions monitors: North Korea laundered $147.5M of crypto through Tornado Cash in March after stealing it late last year from HTX crypto exchange  —  North Korea laundered $147.5 million through virtual currency platform Tornado Cash in March after stealing it last year from a cryptocurrency exchange …

Reddit launches new tools for its Ask Me Anything Q&A feature, including a dedicated AMA tab, support for up to five guest hosts, and promotional options (Lauren Forristal/TechCrunch)

Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch:
Reddit launches new tools for its Ask Me Anything Q&A feature, including a dedicated AMA tab, support for up to five guest hosts, and promotional options  —  Reddit announced on Tuesday the launch of five new tools for AMA (Ask Me Anything), its Q&A feature where celebrities, public figures …

Google announces AI-powered scam call detection on Android, a chatty new voice mode with its Gemini Live feature, and voice and video search with Google Lens (Emma Roth/The Verge)

Emma Roth / The Verge:
Google announces AI-powered scam call detection on Android, a chatty new voice mode with its Gemini Live feature, and voice and video search with Google Lens  —  Google I/O just ended — and it was packed with AI announcements.  As expected, the event focused heavily on Google’s Gemini AI models …

Google announces Trillium, its new Google Cloud TPU that has 4.7 times better computing performance compared with the TPU v5e and is 67% more energy efficient (Max A. Cherney/Reuters)

Max A. Cherney / Reuters:
Google announces Trillium, its new Google Cloud TPU that has 4.7 times better computing performance compared with the TPU v5e and is 67% more energy efficient  —  Google parent Alphabet (GOOGL.O) on Tuesday unveiled a product called Trillium in its artificial intelligence data center chip family …

Google announces that Gemini Advanced subscribers will soon be able to make personalized Gemini chatbots, called Gems, with distinct personalities and abilities (Umar Shakir/The Verge)

Umar Shakir / The Verge:
Google announces that Gemini Advanced subscribers will soon be able to make personalized Gemini chatbots, called Gems, with distinct personalities and abilities  —  Google says you can make Gemini your gym buddy, sous-chef, coding partner, creative writing guide, or anything you can dream up.