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Visa announces Visa Intelligent Commerce, opening its payment network to developers building AI agents to find and buy products for users (Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNET) Visa announces Visa Intelligent Commerce, opening its payment network to developers building AI agents to find and buy products for users (Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNET) Reviewed by swadu on April 30, 2025 Rating: 5
South Africa sets up inquiry into apartheid prosecutions South Africa sets up inquiry into apartheid prosecutions Reviewed by swadu on April 30, 2025 Rating: 5
The latest update of GPT-4o is "now 100% rolled back" for free users and is currently rolling back for paid users, as OpenAI aims to fix the model's sycophancy (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch) The latest update of GPT-4o is "now 100% rolled back" for free users and is currently rolling back for paid users, as OpenAI aims to fix the model's sycophancy (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on April 29, 2025 Rating: 5
In a first for the country, France blames Russia's GRU for a string of local cyber attacks, including on ministries, defense firms, and think tanks (John Irish/Reuters) In a first for the country, France blames Russia's GRU for a string of local cyber attacks, including on ministries, defense firms, and think tanks (John Irish/Reuters) Reviewed by swadu on April 29, 2025 Rating: 5
OpenAI announces that it will start showing product recommendations in ChatGPT, even for logged-out users, with buy buttons that link to merchants' sites (Reece Rogers/Wired) OpenAI announces that it will start showing product recommendations in ChatGPT, even for logged-out users, with buy buttons that link to merchants' sites (Reece Rogers/Wired) Reviewed by swadu on April 28, 2025 Rating: 5
P-1 AI, which is developing an AI-powered engineering agent and hopes AI can eventually design complex machines, emerges from stealth with $23M in seed funding (Sharon Goldman/Fortune) P-1 AI, which is developing an AI-powered engineering agent and hopes AI can eventually design complex machines, emerges from stealth with $23M in seed funding (Sharon Goldman/Fortune) Reviewed by swadu on April 28, 2025 Rating: 5
Suryavanshi, 14, makes history with stunning IPL century Suryavanshi, 14, makes history with stunning IPL century Reviewed by swadu on April 28, 2025 Rating: 5
While Apple's iPhone manufacturing in India matches China in quality, making the extraordinarily complex 20th anniversary iPhones outside China remains doubtful (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg) While Apple's iPhone manufacturing in India matches China in quality, making the extraordinarily complex 20th anniversary iPhones outside China remains doubtful (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on April 27, 2025 Rating: 5
Qatar claims slight progress towards ceasefire in Gaza Qatar claims slight progress towards ceasefire in Gaza Reviewed by swadu on April 27, 2025 Rating: 5
At a major Hong Kong electronics exhibition, some Chinese companies say they are exploring ways to lower or skirt tariffs while others plan to wait them out (Luz Ding/Bloomberg) At a major Hong Kong electronics exhibition, some Chinese companies say they are exploring ways to lower or skirt tariffs while others plan to wait them out (Luz Ding/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on April 26, 2025 Rating: 5
Stripe plans to test a stablecoin payments product aimed at companies outside the US, the UK, and the EU, using tech from Bridge, which Stripe acquired recently (Francisco Rodrigues/CoinDesk) Stripe plans to test a stablecoin payments product aimed at companies outside the US, the UK, and the EU, using tech from Bridge, which Stripe acquired recently (Francisco Rodrigues/CoinDesk) Reviewed by swadu on April 26, 2025 Rating: 5
Russia detains suspect in car bomb attack that killed general Russia detains suspect in car bomb attack that killed general Reviewed by swadu on April 26, 2025 Rating: 5
Watching OpenAI's o3 guess a photo's location feels surreal, dystopian, and entertaining, including running Python code to examine details like license plates (Simon Willison/Simon Willison's Weblog) Watching OpenAI's o3 guess a photo's location feels surreal, dystopian, and entertaining, including running Python code to examine details like license plates (Simon Willison/Simon Willison's Weblog) Reviewed by swadu on April 26, 2025 Rating: 5
Sources: China has quietly exempted from tariffs at least eight classifications of US-made microchips, as it seeks to exempt "irreplaceable" goods (Washington Post) Sources: China has quietly exempted from tariffs at least eight classifications of US-made microchips, as it seeks to exempt "irreplaceable" goods (Washington Post) Reviewed by swadu on April 25, 2025 Rating: 5
'Something different in the air' as hushed Rome reckons with Pope's death 'Something different in the air' as hushed Rome reckons with Pope's death Reviewed by swadu on April 25, 2025 Rating: 5
Meta moves Threads from Threads.net to Threads.com and updates its web app, including features to more easily access custom feeds, create new columns, and more (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) Meta moves Threads from Threads.net to Threads.com and updates its web app, including features to more easily access custom feeds, create new columns, and more (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on April 24, 2025 Rating: 5
Infinite Reality, a metaverse startup that claims it is valued at $15.5B, faces questions about the legitimacy of its funding, investor identities, and more (Phoebe Liu/Forbes) Infinite Reality, a metaverse startup that claims it is valued at $15.5B, faces questions about the legitimacy of its funding, investor identities, and more (Phoebe Liu/Forbes) Reviewed by swadu on April 24, 2025 Rating: 5
Documents: OpenAI told investors it expects revenues of $125B in 2029 and $174B in 2030, with sales from agents and other products exceeding those from ChatGPT (Sri Muppidi/The Information) Documents: OpenAI told investors it expects revenues of $125B in 2029 and $174B in 2030, with sales from agents and other products exceeding those from ChatGPT (Sri Muppidi/The Information) Reviewed by swadu on April 23, 2025 Rating: 5
Africa is important to Trump, despite aid cuts, envoy tells BBC Africa is important to Trump, despite aid cuts, envoy tells BBC Reviewed by swadu on April 23, 2025 Rating: 5
SK Telecom, South Korea's largest telecom, says hackers accessed USIM-related customer info, potentially useful in SIM swap attacks and targeted surveillance (Bill Toulas/BleepingComputer) SK Telecom, South Korea's largest telecom, says hackers accessed USIM-related customer info, potentially useful in SIM swap attacks and targeted surveillance (Bill Toulas/BleepingComputer) Reviewed by swadu on April 22, 2025 Rating: 5
DOJ v. Google: an OpenAI exec says Google declined to let OpenAI access its search index; a DOJ remedy proposal would make Google share its index with rivals (Bloomberg) DOJ v. Google: an OpenAI exec says Google declined to let OpenAI access its search index; a DOJ remedy proposal would make Google share its index with rivals (Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on April 22, 2025 Rating: 5
Main opposition leader removed from Ivory Coast electoral list Main opposition leader removed from Ivory Coast electoral list Reviewed by swadu on April 22, 2025 Rating: 5
Final days of Pope who joined Vatican crowds at Easter despite doctors' advice Final days of Pope who joined Vatican crowds at Easter despite doctors' advice Reviewed by swadu on April 21, 2025 Rating: 5
New Israel-Gaza ceasefire plan proposed, Hamas source tells BBC New Israel-Gaza ceasefire plan proposed, Hamas source tells BBC Reviewed by swadu on April 21, 2025 Rating: 5
After Meta blocked news on its platforms in Canada, misleading content from right-wing Facebook pages like Canada Proud has surged ahead of the federal election (New York Times) After Meta blocked news on its platforms in Canada, misleading content from right-wing Facebook pages like Canada Proud has surged ahead of the federal election (New York Times) Reviewed by swadu on April 21, 2025 Rating: 5
A death every three minutes: Why India's roads are among the world's deadliest A death every three minutes: Why India's roads are among the world's deadliest Reviewed by swadu on April 20, 2025 Rating: 5
Could AI text alerts help save snow leopards from extinction? Could AI text alerts help save snow leopards from extinction? Reviewed by swadu on April 20, 2025 Rating: 5
Ten women, one guy: The risk-taking dating show that stirred Ethiopia Ten women, one guy: The risk-taking dating show that stirred Ethiopia Reviewed by swadu on April 20, 2025 Rating: 5
After lobbying US Congress to shelve the Senate-passed KOSA bill in 2024, Meta has now made headway in lobbying for an app store age-verification bill (Ruth Reader/Politico) After lobbying US Congress to shelve the Senate-passed KOSA bill in 2024, Meta has now made headway in lobbying for an app store age-verification bill (Ruth Reader/Politico) Reviewed by swadu on April 20, 2025 Rating: 5
The mother and children trapped between two conflicts The mother and children trapped between two conflicts Reviewed by swadu on April 19, 2025 Rating: 5
Sales data: AI evaluation startups have modest revenue; Weights & Biases hit $50M ARR by Dec. 2024, but only 2% of that was from its AI evaluation product Weave (Sri Muppidi/The Information) Sales data: AI evaluation startups have modest revenue; Weights & Biases hit $50M ARR by Dec. 2024, but only 2% of that was from its AI evaluation product Weave (Sri Muppidi/The Information) Reviewed by swadu on April 19, 2025 Rating: 5
Huawei unveils the Ascend 920 AI chip, expected to hit mass production in H2 2025, after Trump included Nvidia H20 in the ban on AI chip exports to China (Jowi Morales/Tom's Hardware) Huawei unveils the Ascend 920 AI chip, expected to hit mass production in H2 2025, after Trump included Nvidia H20 in the ban on AI chip exports to China (Jowi Morales/Tom's Hardware) Reviewed by swadu on April 19, 2025 Rating: 5
Ukraine minerals deal may not buy peace after Trump threat Ukraine minerals deal may not buy peace after Trump threat Reviewed by swadu on April 18, 2025 Rating: 5
Trial of nearly 200 people opens after Turkey protests Trial of nearly 200 people opens after Turkey protests Reviewed by swadu on April 18, 2025 Rating: 5
Experts say two federal judges declaring Google a monopoly within a year signals a judicial shift toward addressing anticompetitive behavior in digital markets (Steve Lohr/New York Times) Experts say two federal judges declaring Google a monopoly within a year signals a judicial shift toward addressing anticompetitive behavior in digital markets (Steve Lohr/New York Times) Reviewed by swadu on April 18, 2025 Rating: 5
Oregon sues Coinbase, alleging it's selling unregistered securities; Coinbase's Chief Legal Officer says it's a "copycat case" of SEC's now-dropped lawsuit (Vince Quill/Cointelegraph) Oregon sues Coinbase, alleging it's selling unregistered securities; Coinbase's Chief Legal Officer says it's a "copycat case" of SEC's now-dropped lawsuit (Vince Quill/Cointelegraph) Reviewed by swadu on April 18, 2025 Rating: 5
Sources: Amazon plans to release its first TV streaming device with its Vega OS, used in some Echo devices, in 2025 and is courting publishers to add their apps (Janko Roettgers/Lowpass) Sources: Amazon plans to release its first TV streaming device with its Vega OS, used in some Echo devices, in 2025 and is courting publishers to add their apps (Janko Roettgers/Lowpass) Reviewed by swadu on April 17, 2025 Rating: 5
Six injured in shooting at Florida State University Six injured in shooting at Florida State University Reviewed by swadu on April 17, 2025 Rating: 5
Source: OpenAI is in talks to acquire Windsurf, an AI coding tool formerly known as Codeium, for ~$3B; Windsurf was valued at $1.25B in a 2024 funding deal (Bloomberg) Source: OpenAI is in talks to acquire Windsurf, an AI coding tool formerly known as Codeium, for ~$3B; Windsurf was valued at $1.25B in a 2024 funding deal (Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on April 16, 2025 Rating: 5
Moment elephants huddle to protect calves during earthquake Moment elephants huddle to protect calves during earthquake Reviewed by swadu on April 15, 2025 Rating: 5
Anthropic's Claude adds Research, capable of searching the web and internal documents to give comprehensive answers, in beta for Max, Team, Enterprise plans (Ben Sherry/Inc) Anthropic's Claude adds Research, capable of searching the web and internal documents to give comprehensive answers, in beta for Max, Team, Enterprise plans (Ben Sherry/Inc) Reviewed by swadu on April 15, 2025 Rating: 5
Watch from launch to landing: All-female crew travels into space Watch from launch to landing: All-female crew travels into space Reviewed by swadu on April 14, 2025 Rating: 5
Katy Perry kisses the ground as Blue Origin crew return to land Katy Perry kisses the ground as Blue Origin crew return to land Reviewed by swadu on April 14, 2025 Rating: 5
BBC visits scene of destruction in Sumy after Russian attack BBC visits scene of destruction in Sumy after Russian attack Reviewed by swadu on April 13, 2025 Rating: 5
China has suspended exports of a wide range of rare earth minerals and magnets that are crucial for making semiconductors, robots, drones, cars, and more (Keith Bradsher/New York Times) China has suspended exports of a wide range of rare earth minerals and magnets that are crucial for making semiconductors, robots, drones, cars, and more (Keith Bradsher/New York Times) Reviewed by swadu on April 13, 2025 Rating: 5
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