Similarweb: Gemini’s web app had 10.9M average daily visits in March, up 7.4% MoM; Sensor Tower: Claude and Gemini saw activity jump after flagship model debuts (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Similarweb: Gemini’s web app had 10.9M average daily visits in March, up 7.4% MoM; Sensor Tower: Claude and Gemini saw activity jump after flagship model debuts  —  OpenAI’s ChatGPT may be the world’s most popular chatbot app.  But rival services are gaining, according to data from analytics firms Similarweb and Sensor Tower.

A US judge rules Arkansas’ Social Media Safety Act, which requires minors have parental permission before creating social media accounts, infringes on 1A rights (Ufonobong Umanah/Bloomberg Law)

Ufonobong Umanah / Bloomberg Law:
A US judge rules Arkansas’ Social Media Safety Act, which requires minors have parental permission before creating social media accounts, infringes on 1A rights  —  Arkansas’ youth-focused Social Media Safety Act infringes on the First Amendment rights of internet users and is unconstitutionally vague …

Meta VP of AI Research Joelle Pineau says she plans to leave in May 2025 after nearly eight years; she has led the FAIR group since early 2023 (Kurt Wagner/Bloomberg)

Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg:
Meta VP of AI Research Joelle Pineau says she plans to leave in May 2025 after nearly eight years; she has led the FAIR group since early 2023  —  Joelle Pineau, the VP running Meta’s FAIR group, to depart company in May  —  Meta Platforms Inc.’s head of artificial intelligence research plans …

Xiaomi says it is cooperating with a Chinese police probe into a fatal crash by a car using its autonomous features; its stock is down 10%+ over the past week (New York Times)

New York Times:
Xiaomi says it is cooperating with a Chinese police probe into a fatal crash by a car using its autonomous features; its stock is down 10%+ over the past week  —  A popular electric vehicle made by the Chinese consumer electronics giant Xiaomi crashed into a concrete guardrail while deploying its autonomous driving feature.