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| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Samsung plans to discontinue its Messages app in the US in July 2026 and offers instructions for users on older Android versions to switch to Google Messages — Samsung has shared an “End of Service Announcement” for its Messages app in the US. Set for July 2026, Google Messages …
More: Samsung, Android Police, Forbes, SammyGuru, PhoneArena, and Android Authority
Forums: r/UniversalProfile, r/samsung, r/Android, and r/GoogleMessages
| Mia Galuppo / The Hollywood Reporter: |
How Hollywood support staff are integrating AI into workflows, from mundane tasks to creative development, amid cost-cutting and workload demands — “When they say, ‘You should be using AI,’ the first thought in your head is: 'Are you asking me to teach you how to replace me with technology?'" says one studio assistant.
More: Cult of Mac
| Munsif Vengattil / Reuters: |
How India's film industry is embracing AI, as studios use the tech to cut production time and costs, while union rules constrain its use in Hollywood — India's studios are transforming filmmaking by using AI to slash production time, cut costs and dub movies into numerous languages.| Alistair Barr / Business Insider: |
TrueUp data shows over 67,000 software engineering job openings, up 30% so far in 2026 and the most in three years, with listings up about 2x since mid-2023 — Follow Alistair Barr … - A version of this story originally appeared in the BI Tech Memo newsletter. — The US jobs report on Friday was surprisingly strong.| The Economic Times: |
Y Combinator appears to have dropped Delve, removing the company's profile from its startup directory, following allegations of fake compliance certificates — Delve's removal from Y Combinator's directory follows allegations that compliance certifications for hundreds of Delve's clients were fabricated.
More: TechCrunch, Silicon Canals, Tech in Asia, Inc.com, Delve, and The Economic Times
| Jowi Morales / Tom's Hardware: |
According to Microsoft Copilot Terms of Use, updated in Oct. 2025, “Copilot is for entertainment purposes only” and “Don't rely on Copilot for important advice” — These might be boilerplate disclaimers, but they kind of contradict the company's ads and marketing.
More: Digital Trends, Motley Fool, PCMag, Android Authority, Bloomberg, and XDA Developers
| Financial Times: |
Sources: the UK has stepped up its efforts to get Anthropic to expand in the country, including a dual listing proposal, after Anthropic's clash with the US DOD — Keir Starmer's government steps up efforts to get American AI start-up to grow its presence in Britain
More: Business Standard, Benzinga, Reuters, Blockonomi, Tech in Asia, and Washington Examiner
| Ismail Shakil / Reuters: |
US commercial satellite provider Planet Labs is indefinitely withholding access to imagery of Iran and the conflict region, citing US government's request — Satellite imaging firm Planet Labs said on Saturday it will indefinitely withhold visuals of Iran and the region of conflict …
More: Al Jazeera, Bloomberg, and The Wrap
| Kyle Orland / Ars Technica: |
Research across 1,372 participants and 9K+ trials details “cognitive surrender”, where most subjects had minimal AI skepticism and accepted faulty AI reasoning — When it comes to large language model-powered tools, there are generally two broad categories of users.
More: Implicator.ai. Bluesky: @hypervisible.blacksky.app, @shilling, @johnshirley2024, @authormsbev, @globalecoguy, and @stinelinnemann.com. Mastodon: @[email protected]
Forums: r/BetterOffline, r/technology, r/lowtiergod, r/nottheonion, r/ArtificialInteligence, Slashdot, and Ars OpenForum
| AppleInsider: |
Apple reportedly signed a 3rd-party driver, by Tiny Corp, for AMD or Nvidia eGPUs for Apple Silicon Macs; it's meant for AI research, not accelerating graphics — Apple has signed a driver for AMD or Nvidia eGPUs connected to Apple Silicon but there are some big caveats, and it won't improve your graphics.| New York Times: |
How some teens use popular AI-powered role-playing chatbots, and the high-stakes challenge for parents to understand their potentially addictive impact — When Quentin was 13, he kept seeing ads on YouTube for Talkie, an app with “countless A.I.s eager to speak with you.”
Bluesky: @kashhill
| Lenny Rachitsky / Lenny's Newsletter: |
Q&A with Simon Willison on the November release of GPT-5.1 and Opus 4.5 as the inflection point for coding, exhaustion due to managing coding agents, and more — Simon Willison is a prolific independent software developer, a blogger, and one of the most visible and trusted voices on the impact AI is having on builders.| Kate Clark / Wall Street Journal: |
VCs are covering expenses like rent for young college dropouts founding AI startups; Antler: average AI unicorn founder age fell from 40 in 2020 to 29 in 2024 — Venture capitalists are stepping in to cover expenses like rent while dropouts from Harvard to Stanford chase their startup dreams
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| Sam Clark / Politico: |
EU legislation allowing voluntary CSAM scanning by tech and social media companies expired April 3 after lawmakers failed to agree on the terms of an extension — Scanning private online spaces for child abuse material becomes illegal in Europe on Saturday.
More: The Keyword
| Robert McMillan / Wall Street Journal: |
A profile of Benjamin Brundage, a 22-year-old college senior who helped uncover the Kimwolf botnet, which launched 26,000+ DDoS attacks targeting 8,000+ victims — A flurry of powerful attacks had internet experts baffled. Benjamin Brundage had a few tricks to help solve the mystery.
More: Wired. X: @draken1721 and @philipsnyder. LinkedIn: Benjamin B.
Forums: r/technology and Slashdot
| Anthony Halpin / Bloomberg: |
Russian media says attempts to limit VPN use may have triggered a widespread banking outage, as Moscow intensifies a crackdown on internet use and Telegram — Russia's attempts to restrict the use of virtual private networks amid a clampdown on the Telegram messaging platform triggered …
More: Gizmodo, Meduza, Blockonomi, Reuters, Pavel Durov on Telegram, and The Kyiv Independent
X: @polidemitolog, @marionawfal, and @durov
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