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»#Anthropic is launching a new #API that allows its #Claude AI models to #search across the web: Developers using it can build Claude-powered apps that deliver #uptodate info.« https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/07/anthropic-rolls-out-an-api-for-ai-powered-web-search/?eicker.news #tech #media #news
»#Meta is reportedly working on #facialrecognition for its #AIglasses: Diminished tech #privacy appears to be another ripple effect from #Trump 2.0.« https://www.engadget.com/wearables/meta-is-reportedly-working-on-facial-recognition-for-its-ai-glasses-195502788.html?eicker.news #tech #media #news
»#ElonMusk's team handing 'master key' to #hackers by merging sensitive data: #DOGE is building a massive, #centralizeddatabase using all the #personalinformation scooped up.« https://www.rawstory.com/musk-doge-data-access-steal/?eicker.news #tech #media #news
»#Apple is âactively looking atâ revamping the #Safari #webbrowser on its devices to focus on #AIsearchengines, the end of a longtime partnership with #Google.« https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-07/apple-working-to-move-to-ai-search-in-browser-amid-google-fallout?eicker.news #tech #media
»#Alphabet and #Apple shares sank after #EddyCue, Appleâs services chief, said he believes that #AIsearchengines will eventually replace standard #searchengines such as Google.« https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/07/alphabet-shares-sink-on-report-apple-may-add-ai-search-to-its-browser.html?eicker.news #tech #media #news
»#Uber turns to Chinese companies to snap up #robotaxi market share in #Europe, #MiddleEast: The #Pony tie-up comes a day after strategic deals with #Momenta and #WeRide.« https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/06/uber-turns-to-chinese-companies-to-snap-up-robotaxi-market-share-in-europe-middle-east/?eicker.news
»#Amazon makes â#fundamentalleap forward in #roboticsâ with device having #senseoftouch: #Vulcan device âcapable of grabbing 75% of items in warehousesâ.« https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/may/07/amazon-makes-fundamental-leap-forward-in-robotics-with-device-having-sense-of-touch?eicker.news #tech
»#Amazon now has a âGet bookâ button in its #iOS #Kindle app: #Apple can no longer collect a 27% commission on purchases made outside of apps.« https://www.theverge.com/news/661719/amazon-app-ios-apple-iphone-ipad-kindle-buy-books?eicker.news #tech #media #news
»Despite misleading marketing, #Israel|i company #TeleMessage, used by #Trump officials, can #access plaintext chat logs.« https://micahflee.com/despite-misleading-marketing-israeli-company-telemessage-used-by-trump-officials-can-access-plaintext-chat-logs/?eicker.news #tech #media #news
»#Meta wins $168 million in damages from Israeli cyberintel firm in #Whatsapp #spyware scandal: a win for privacy advocates and critics.« https://www.courthousenews.com/meta-wins-168-million-in-damages-from-israeli-cyberintel-firm-in-whatsapp-spyware-scandal/?eicker.news #tech #media #news
»Inside The #Waymo #Factory Building A #Robotaxi Future: Soon, tens of thousands of robotaxis will be rolling off the line annually.« https://www.forbes.com/sites/alanohnsman/2025/05/05/inside-the-waymo-factory-building-a-robotaxi-future/?eicker.news #tech #media #news
»#Uber and #WeRide set their #robotaxi sights on 15 more cities: The companies said the expansion will include cities in #Europe.« https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/05/uber-and-weride-set-their-robotaxi-sights-on-15-more-cities/?eicker.news #tech #media #news
»#US losing edge in #AItalent pool, reports say: #Topminds and #bigmoney are #mobile, while the White House cuts federal science funding and discourages immigration.« https://www.semafor.com/article/05/02/2025/us-losing-edge-in-ai-talent-pool-reports-say?eicker.news #tech #media #news
»#OpenAI reverses course, says its #nonprofit will remain in control of its #business operations: OpenAIâs business wing will transition to a public benefit corporation (#PBC).« https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/05/openai-reverses-course-says-its-nonprofit-will-remain-in-control-of-its-business-operations/?eicker.news
»#Tether Enters AI Arena With #TetherAI: a fully #opensource #Alruntime that supports #USDT and #Bitcoin payments. The #Alplatform will integrate #Keet, a peer-to-peer chat platform.« https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/05/05/tether-enters-ai-arena-with-tetherai?eicker.news #tech #media #news
»Senate #Democrats' reversal on #USstablecoin bill throws future of legislation into doubt.« https://www.theblock.co/post/353051/senate-democrats-reversal-on-us-stablecoin-bill-throws-future-of-legislation-into-doubt?eicker.news #tech #media #news
»The #Bee, #Limitless and #Plaud #wearables #record everything you say and use #AI to provide #summaries, to-doâs â and a slightly terrifying glimpse of the future.« https://www.wsj.com/tech/personal-tech/ai-personal-assistant-wearable-tech-impressions-28156b57?eicker.news #tech #media #news
»The #SignalClone the #Trump Admin Uses Was Hacked: #TeleMessage, a company that makes a modified version of Signal that #archives messages for #government agencies, was hacked.« https://micahflee.com/the-signal-clone-the-trump-admin-uses-was-hacked/?eicker.news #tech #media #news
»#Trumpâs #BorderCrackdown Spooks #InternationalFounders & #VCs: Plus, a16z leads the most Series A rounds for future unicorns.« https://www.newcomer.co/p/trumps-border-crackdown-spooks-international?eicker.news #tech #media #news
»The #AIjobscrisis is here: #Duolingo will âgradually stop using #contractors to do work that #AI can handle.â The CEO took pains to note that âthis isnât about replacing Duos with AI.â« https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/the-ai-jobs-crisis-is-here-now?eicker.news #tech #media #news
»Can you run a #company as a perfect #freemarket? Inside #DiscoCorp: No one has a boss or takes orders. Decisions are guided by one thing, an #internalcurrency system called #Will.« https://www.ft.com/content/c04389a3-c672-43ce-8d9e-724668c0e490?eicker.news #tech #media #news
»#Trumpâs #Tariff on Cheap Chinese Imports Will Cost #BigTech Billions: the elimination of the tariff exemption for inexpensive goods is already cutting into #advertisingrevenue.« https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/03/business/china-tariffs-temu-shein.html?eicker.news #tech #media #news
»#Srizona #Governor Calls #Crypto an âUntested Investment,â #Vetoes #BitcoinReserve Bill: The bill aimed to create a digital assets reserve managed by the state.« https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2025/05/03/arizona-governor-calls-crypto-an-untested-investment-vetoes-bitcoin-reserve-bill?eicker.news
»#Apple is teaming up with startup #Anthropic PBC on a new #vibecoding software platform that will use artificial intelligence to write, edit and test code on behalf of programmers.« https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-02/apple-anthropic-team-up-to-build-ai-powered-vibe-coding-platform?eicker.news
»#Temu has #stopped #shipping products from #China directly to U.S. as it confronts higher tariffs and the end of the de minimis provision: Items labeled as out of stock.« https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/02/temu-halts-shipments-direct-from-china-as-de-minimis-tariff-rule-ends-.html?eicker.news #tech #media #news
»Don't make #Google sell #Chrome: The #web will be far worse off if Google is forced to sell Chrome, even if it's to atone for legitimate ad-market monopoly abuses.« https://world.hey.com/dhh/don-t-make-google-sell-chrome-93cefbc6?eicker.news #tech #media #news
»#Gaming Website #Polgyon Sold To #Valnet And Hit With #Layoffs: One of the biggest gaming sites around was just blown up.« https://kotaku.com/polygon-sold-vox-media-valnet-layoffs-digital-gaming-1851778655?eicker.news #tech #media #news
»#Google Places #Ads Inside #Chatbot Conversations With #AIStartups: efforts to keep its edge in #digitaladvertising as generative artificial intelligence takes off.« https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-30/google-places-ads-inside-chatbot-conversations-with-ai-startups?eicker.news #tech #media #news
»#Spotify already has an app ready to #test #Appleâs #newrules: The streaming company has already submitted an update to its iOS app following the major ruling in Epic Games v. Apple.« https://www.theverge.com/news/659891/spotify-ios-app-update-apple-payment-rules?eicker.news #tech #media #news
»#Tether says #Treasury exposure neared $120 billion in Q1, posts $1 billion profit: includes indirect Treasury exposure through money market funds and reverse repurchase agreements.« https://www.theblock.co/post/352760/tether-says-treasury-exposure-neared-120-billion-in-q1-posts-1-billion-profit?eicker.news #tech
»If you own #RayBan #Metaglasses, you should double-check your #privacysettings regarding what data it can store and use to #train its #AImodels.« https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/30/if-you-own-ray-ban-meta-glasses-you-should-double-check-your-privacy-settings/?eicker.news #tech #media #news
»#Metaâs #RealityLabs posts $4.2 billion loss in first quarter while bringing in $412 million in sales.« https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/30/metas-reality-labs-posts-4point2-billion-loss-in-first-quarter.html?eicker.news #tech #media #news
»#Wikipedia says it will use #AI, but not to replace human volunteers: it will use AI to build new features that âremove technical barriersâ for editors, moderators, patrollers.â« https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/30/wikipedia-says-it-will-use-ai-but-not-to-replace-human-volunteers/?eicker.news #tech #media #news
»#Metaâs #ChatGPT competitor shows how your #friends use #AI: The new Meta AI app puts a twist on #socialmedia.« https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/657645/meta-ai-app-chatgpt-competitor-release-ios-android?eicker.news #tech #media #news
»#Alphabet-owned #Waymo and #Toyota announced a preliminary #partnership to explore bringing #robotaxi tech to #personallyowned vehicles.« https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/29/waymo-toyota-partner-to-bring-self-driving-tech-to-personal-vehicles-.html?eicker.news #tech #media #news
»#OpenAI #rollsback update that made #ChatGPT âtoo sycophant-yâ to the default AI model powering ChatGPT, #GPT4o, after complaints about strange behavior.« https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/29/openai-rolls-back-update-that-made-chatgpt-too-sycophant-y/?eicker.news #tech #media #news
»#India|n court orders #blocking of #Proton Mail: the email service reportedly refused to share details about the sender of the allegedly offensive emails, despite a police complaint.« https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/29/indian-court-orders-blocking-of-proton-mail/?eicker.news #tech #media #news
»#WhiteHouse slammed #Amazon for planning to display the #cost of #DonaldTrumpâs #tariffs next to the total price of products: âThis is a hostile and political act by Amazon.â« https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/29/white-house-blasts-amazon-over-tariff-cost-report-hostile-and-political-act.html?eicker.news
»Why #Trump canât build #iPhones in the #US: The administration wants the iPhone to be manufactured in America. The components that power it show why that is highly impractical.« https://ig.ft.com/us-iphone/?eicker.news #tech #media #news
»#OpenAI Adds #Shopping to #ChatGPT: a shopping experience inside of ChatGPT, complete with product picks and buy buttons.« https://www.wired.com/story/openai-adds-shopping-to-chatgpt/?eicker.news #tech #media #news
»#Temu adds #importcharges of about 145% after #Trump #tariffs, more than doubling price of many items.« https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/28/temu-adds-import-charges-after-trump-tariffs.html?eicker.news #tech #media #news
»#Amazon launches first #Kuiper internet satellites in bid to take on #ElonMuskâs #Starlink.« https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/28/amazon-launches-first-kuiper-satellites-in-bid-to-take-on-starlink.html?eicker.news #tech #media #news
»#TakeItDownAct heads to #Trumpâs desk: Critics warn it could have grave consequences for #onlinespeech and #encryption.« https://www.theverge.com/news/657632/take-it-down-act-passes-house-deepfakes?eicker.news #tech #media #news
»#NotionMail is a minimalist but powerful take on #emailï»ż: The new app looks like #Notion, it works like Gmail, and it has a lot of ideas about how #AI can help you tame your #inbox.« https://www.theverge.com/apps/648464/notion-mail-email-app?eicker.news #tech #media #news
»#TikTokâs grip on the #shortformvideo market is tightening, and the worldâs biggest tech platforms are racing to catch up.« https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/26/how-tiktoks-rise-sparked-a-short-form-video-race.html?eicker.news #tech #media #news
»#India falls behind #China in deep #tech innovation: This gap is attributed to focus on #services over #manufacturing, lower investment in #research, and a #braindrain of #AItalent.« https://restofworld.org/2025/india-falls-behind-china-deep-tech-innovation/?eicker.news #tech #media #news
»The #groupchats that changed #America: elite political conversations revolve primarily around the venture capitalist #MarcAndreessen and a circle of #SiliconValley figures.« https://www.semafor.com/article/04/27/2025/the-group-chats-that-changed-america?eicker.news #tech #media #news
P »#BitcoinMiners Get Little Relief From Top #Cryptocurrencyâs Rally: #Bitcoin minersâ earnings power and stocks have diverged from the asset they help produce.« https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-24/bitcoin-miners-get-little-relief-from-top-cryptocurrency-s-rally?eicker.news #tech #media #news
»#Stripe Tests New #Stablecoin Project as $3.7T Market Looms: Stripe CEO Patrick Collison said a stablecoin tool for companies outside #US, #UK and #EU is ready for testing.« https://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/04/26/stripe-tests-new-stablecoin-project-as-37t-market-looms?eicker.news #tech #media #news
»The Hottest #AIJob of 2023 Is Already #Obsolete: #Promptengineering, a role aimed at crafting the perfect input to send to a #LLM, was poised to become one of the hottest jobs in #AI.« https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-hottest-ai-job-of-2023-is-already-obsolete-1961b054?eicker.news #tech #media #news
