Google adds Gemini 2.5 Flash Image, aka Nano Banana, to Search's AI Mode and Google Lens, on Android in the US for those with an account opted into Search Lab (Abner Li/9to5Google)
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Nano Banana image editing comes to AI Mode and Google Lens
Nano Banana has been a hit in the Gemini app, and Google is now bringing image editing and generation to AI Mode, as well as Google Lens.
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Google adds Gemini 2.5 Flash Image, aka Nano Banana, to Search
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Nathan Calvin, general counsel of AI safety nonprofit Encode, says OpenAI used intimidation tactics to undermine California's SB 53 while it was being debated (Sharon Goldman/Fortune)
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Nathan Calvin, general counsel of AI safety nonprofit Encode, says OpenAI used intimidation tactics to undermine California
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Jack Dorsey replies "no" to an X user who asked if he was still on the Bluesky board; it's not clear when he left, as Bluesky's FAQ still lists him as a member (Anthony Ha/TechCrunch)
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Jack Dorsey departs Bluesky board | TechCrunch
Bluesky’s most prominent backer has left its board. On Saturday, Jack Dorsey posted on X about grants for open protocols from his philanthropic S...
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Bluesky confirms Jack Dorsey left its board and says the public benefit company is searching for a new board member; Dorsey announced Bluesky in December 2019
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US court documents, mistakenly made public, reveal ByteDance and TikTok's complex origin story, spawning from GOP donor Jeff Yass' failed real estate venture (New York Times)
How an Obscure Chinese Real Estate Start-Up Paved the Way to TikTok (Published 2024)
Court records, mistakenly made public, tell a story about the birth of ByteDance, its bumpy road to success and the role of the Republican megadono...
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US court documents, mistakenly made public, reveal ByteDance and TikTok
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Chinese-owned Dutch chipmaker Nexperia is investigating a breach in March; report: customer data of companies including Apple, Huawei, and SpaceX was stolen (Bloomberg)
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Chinese-owned Dutch Chipmaker Nexperia Hit With Cyberattack
Nexperia Holding BV, a Dutch chipmaker owned by Shanghai-listed Wingtech Technology Co., disconnected some of its systems after uncovering a cybera...
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Chinese-owned Dutch chipmaker Nexperia is investigating a breach in March; report: customer data of companies including Apple, Huawei, and SpaceX was stolen
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X promoted a fake headline about Iran attacking Israel in its trending news section Explore, after Elon Musk said Explore shows customized news created by Grok (Matt Binder/Mashable)
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X's AI chatbot Grok made up a fake trending headline about Iran attacking Israel
The AI-generated false headline was promoted by X in its official trending news section.
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X promoted a fake headline about Iran attacking Israel on its Explore page, after Elon Musk promised “real-time customized news for you created by Grok AI”
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Meta plans to label a wider range of video, audio, and image content as "Made with AI" starting in May, following feedback from its independent Oversight Board (Ryan Heath/Axios) https://www.axios.com/2024/04/05/meta-broader-ai-labeling
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Meta plans to label a wider range of video, audio, and image content as “Made with AI” starting in May, following feedback from its independent Oversight Board
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The DOJ compares Apple's 2023 $77B buyback program with the company's half as much spend on R&D and highlights it as a lack of incentive for Apple to innovate (Financial Times) https://t.co/k4xEzcgKQU
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The EU publishes draft election security guidelines aimed at platforms with 45M+ regional MAUs that are regulated under the DSA, ahead of elections in June (Natasha Lomas/TechCrunch)
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EU publishes election security guidance for social media giants and others in scope of DSA | TechCrunch
The European Union published draft election security guidelines Tuesday aimed at larger platforms with a legal duty to mitigate systemic risks like...
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The EU publishes draft election security guidelines aimed at platforms with 45M+ regional MAUs that are regulated under the DSA, ahead of elections in June 2024
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