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Explore the forefront of innovation with our curated news sections, where each category – Business, AI, Technologies, Innovations, and Ideas – is a gateway to the latest industry insights and trends. Our summaries provide a glimpse into the articles, guiding you to in-depth discussions from trusted external sources.

Prime Selections

A Vast New Data Set Could Supercharge the AI Hunt for Crypto Money Laundering
Blockchain analysis firm Elliptic, MIT, and IBM have released a new AI model—and the 200-million-transaction dataset it’s trained on—that aims to spot the “shape” of bitcoin money laundering.
Read more
Meet the Woman Who Showed President Biden ChatGPT—and Helped Set the Course for AI
Arati Prabhakar has the ear of the US president and a massive mission: help manage AI, revive the semiconductor industry, and pull off a cancer moonshot.
Read more
Snapchat will soon let you edit your messages after sending
.Snap is launching .a slew of new features in Snapchat., including the ability to edit already sent messages allowing you to rectify a “your” vs. “you’re” typo or other embarrassing errors. Snapchat is also getting emoji reactions, map reactions, and a new AI-powered reminders function.. .The edit message feature does have a short window: you need to act within five minutes of sending — and only if the recipient has not yet opened it. Snap says the feature will come “first” to Snapchat Plus subscribers — a decision that echoes the same feature paywall on Elon Musk’s .Twitter Blue. (.now called X Premium.) established more than a year ago.. . .GIF: Snap. . .Post-sent message editing is a booming feature to have on messaging apps, with…. . .Continue reading…. .
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AI security bill aims to prevent safety breaches of AI models
.A new bill seeking to track security issues by mandating the creation of a database recording all breaches of AI systems has been filed in the Senate. . .The .Secure Artificial Intelligence Act., introduced by Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA) and Thom Tillis (R-NC), would establish an Artificial Intelligence Security Center at the National Security Agency. This center would lead research into what the bill calls “counter-AI,” or techniques to learn how to manipulate AI systems. This center would also develop guidance for preventing counter-AI measures. . .The bill will also require the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to create a database of AI breaches, including…. . .Continue reading…. .
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WhatsApp’s new feature lets you plan your next event
.WhatsApp is adding .a new way to plan and organize events. in group messages, making it easier for friends and organizations like schools and neighborhoods to set up virtual and in-person meetings.. .The new events feature lets members of a group set up birthday parties, work meetings, and more, similar to various e-vite services that send out invitations via email. New WhatsApp events get pinned to a group’s information page and also get their own group chat thread so everyone can see who is down, hear out inevitable excuses for those who can’t make it, and confirm who is bringing cookies.. . . .WhatsApp is additionally adding the ability to reply to “Announcement Groups” so members can add comments and feedback for the admin. It…. . .Continue reading…. .
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Bloomberg Markets: Asia 04/30/2024
“Bloomberg Markets: Asia” is the definitive guide to the markets in Hong Kong and on the mainland. Haslinda Amin brings you the latest news and analysis to get you ready for the trading day. (Source: Bloomberg)
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Innovations & Ideas

Meet the Woman Who Showed President Biden ChatGPT—and Helped Set the Course for AI
Arati Prabhakar has the ear of the US president and a massive mission: help manage AI, revive the semiconductor industry, and pull off a cancer moonshot.
Read more

Emerging Technologies & Future Trends

China Has a Controversial Plan for Brain-Computer Interfaces
China’s brain-computer interface technology is catching up to the US. But it envisions a very different use case: cognitive enhancement.
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The White House Has a New Master Plan to Stop Worst-Case Scenarios
President Joe Biden has updated the directives to protect US critical infrastructure against major threats, from cyberattacks to terrorism to climate change.
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Digital & Business Transformation

The Affordable Connectivity Program Kept Them Online. What Now?
Millions of people relied on the federal Affordable Connectivity Program to stay online and access work, health care, and school. Now that the program has expired, some fear being cut off.
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Sustainable Solutions

The Uncomfortable Truth About the UK’s Climate Policies
Britain’s former climate adviser says the country’s future plans are weak, climate protests are no longer helpful, and working closely with Big Oil is a jarring necessity.
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Financial Insights & Fintech

Crunchyroll is about to get a little more expensive, just like all the other streamers
.While .Crunchyroll’s. monthly prices haven’t jumped in five years, Sony is getting ready to change that for subscribers in a handful of countries.. .Crunchyroll .announced today. that the prices for its Mega Fan and Ultimate Fan streaming subscription tiers are going up as a result of “the company’s investment in more anime, additional services like music and games, and additional subscriber benefits.” While the basic Crunchyroll Premium will continue to cost $7.99 / month, subscriptions for the Mega Fan tier are increasing from $9.99 to $11.99 / month, and the Ultimate Fan tier will rise from $14.99 to $15.99 / month. . . . .Crunchyroll is also shortening its free-trial period from two weeks down to just one. Notably, the price…. . .Continue reading…. .
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T-Mobile owns Mint Mobile
.T-Mobile has completed its acquisition of Mint Mobile, the carrier partially owned by Ryan Reynolds. In .an update on Wednesday., T-Mobile says Mint Mobile will continue to offer its $15 per month / 5GB of data plan (that requires paying for three months upfront), while also offering access to some of T-Mobile’s perks rolling out now and “over the next few months.”. .The acquisition also includes Ka’ena Corporation, the parent company of Mint Mobile, along with the two other companies under its umbrella: the prepaid brand Ultra Mobile and the wholesale wireless provider Plum. Both Mint Mobile and Ultra Mobile customers will get T-Mobile’s scam call screening service as part of the merger.. .Additionally, Mint and Ultra customers will get free…. . .Continue reading…. .
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Tech-Enabled Lifestyle

Coconu Wave Massager Review: A Vibrator With Arousing Asymmetry
Coconu’s vibrator is approachable, affordable, and surprisingly intuitive.
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TAG Heuer Kith Formula 1 Watch 2024: Prices, Specs, Availability
Move over MoonSwatch—in a collaboration with Kith, TAG is reissuing 10 pimped versions of its classic plastic sports watch. And, yes, they will be available online (if you’re fast enough).
Read more
Acer Swift Go 14 (2024) Review: Great Power for Under $1,000
This sub-$1,000 laptop dishes out great power with Intel’s Core Ultra 7 chip at the expense of build quality and decent speakers.
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How to play Netflix’s cloud games without waiting for an invitation
.Want to try the nine games that Netflix now streams from cloud servers directly to your laptop, desktop, or TV? .Officially., you’re supposed to wait until .the beta rolls out more broadly., but for now, there may be an easier way. . .If you fire up a desktop web browser, log in to Netflix, and click these links, you should be able to start playing, even if you don’t see any of these games listed normally. . . . ..Oxenfree…:. .https://www.netflix.com/title/81569946. . . ..The Almost Gone…:. .https://www.netflix.com/title/81708319. . . ..Infernax…:. .https://www.netflix.com/title/81708314. . . ..Link Twin…:. .https://www.netflix.com/title/81708315. . . ..Mole Gem Mayhem…:. .https://www.netflix.com/title/81633353. . . ..Reigns…:. .https://www.netflix.com/title/81708316. . . ..Reigns Three Kingdoms…:…. . . . .Continue reading…. .
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All Stories

30 Mother’s Day Gifts Ideas Our Editors Have Tried and Love (2024)
From hair tools and iPads to board games and bike bags, we have a pick for every type of mom and mom figure.
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Bloomberg Surveillance: The Fed Decides 05/01/24
Jon Ferro and Lisa Abramowicz host a special edition of “Bloomberg Surveillance” covering Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell’s remarks. Powell signaled fresh concerns about inflation while indicating it was likely to keep borrowing costs elevated for longer rather than raising them again. Joining the show to discuss are JPMorgan Asset Management’s Bob Michele, Deutsche Bank’s Matthew Luzzetti, Charles Schwab’s Kathy Jones, Queens’ College Cambridge President Mohamed El-Erian, KPMG’s Diane Swonk, Bank of America’s Michael Gapen, Former New York Fed President William Dudley, BlackRock’s Jeffrey Rosenberg (Source: Bloomberg)
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GM Is Betting the Future Is Electric
Emily Chang meets GM Chief Executive Officer Mary Barra for a look at her ambitious plan to transform the veteran automaker into a fast-moving tech company. (Source: Bloomberg)
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As Questions Swirl Around Tesla’s Superchargers, the Race Is On to Fill the Power Gap
The company’s decision to eliminate the team building its charging infrastructure comes at a delicate time for the EV industry. Other players are eager to pick up where Tesla left off.
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A Lawsuit Argues Meta Is Required by Law to Let You Control Your Own Feed
Academic Ethan Zuckerman is suing Meta to win protections for add-ons that help researchers study the platform and give users more control over their feeds.
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The US Government Is Asking Big Tech to Promise Better Cybersecurity
The Biden administration is asking tech companies to sign a pledge, obtained by WIRED, to improve their digital security, including reduced default password use and improved vulnerability disclosures.
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Coconu Wave Massager Review: A Vibrator With Arousing Asymmetry
Coconu’s vibrator is approachable, affordable, and surprisingly intuitive.
Read more
A Vast New Data Set Could Supercharge the AI Hunt for Crypto Money Laundering
Blockchain analysis firm Elliptic, MIT, and IBM have released a new AI model—and the 200-million-transaction dataset it’s trained on—that aims to spot the “shape” of bitcoin money laundering.
Read more
TAG Heuer Kith Formula 1 Watch 2024: Prices, Specs, Availability
Move over MoonSwatch—in a collaboration with Kith, TAG is reissuing 10 pimped versions of its classic plastic sports watch. And, yes, they will be available online (if you’re fast enough).
Read more
Acer Swift Go 14 (2024) Review: Great Power for Under $1,000
This sub-$1,000 laptop dishes out great power with Intel’s Core Ultra 7 chip at the expense of build quality and decent speakers.
Read more
Instagram Is My Eden of Delusion. I Never Want to Leave
When I rejoined the app and quickly got addicted, I realized it was exactly what I needed: not reality itself but the illusion of it.
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Meet the Woman Who Showed President Biden ChatGPT—and Helped Set the Course for AI
Arati Prabhakar has the ear of the US president and a massive mission: help manage AI, revive the semiconductor industry, and pull off a cancer moonshot.
Read more
The Affordable Connectivity Program Kept Them Online. What Now?
Millions of people relied on the federal Affordable Connectivity Program to stay online and access work, health care, and school. Now that the program has expired, some fear being cut off.
Read more
Snapchat will soon let you edit your messages after sending
.Snap is launching .a slew of new features in Snapchat., including the ability to edit already sent messages allowing you to rectify a “your” vs. “you’re” typo or other embarrassing errors. Snapchat is also getting emoji reactions, map reactions, and a new AI-powered reminders function.. .The edit message feature does have a short window: you need to act within five minutes of sending — and only if the recipient has not yet opened it. Snap says the feature will come “first” to Snapchat Plus subscribers — a decision that echoes the same feature paywall on Elon Musk’s .Twitter Blue. (.now called X Premium.) established more than a year ago.. . .GIF: Snap. . .Post-sent message editing is a booming feature to have on messaging apps, with…. . .Continue reading…. .
Read more
UnitedHealth CEO admits it paid $22 million ransom to BlackCat
.Health insurance provider UnitedHealth paid a multimillion-dollar ransom to hackers who .broke into one of its subsidiaries., disrupting healthcare providers across the country for months, CEO Andrew Witty confirmed on Wednesday. . .In a hearing before the Senate Committee on Finance, Witty said the decision to pay the $22 million ransom was entirely his. “This was one of the hardest decisions I’ve ever had to make,” he said. UnitedHealth .admitted last month. that it had paid a ransom to the hackers who breached the Change Healthcare system — which is owned by UnitedHealth — but didn’t disclose the sum. In March, the company .attributed the breach to BlackCat., the same entity responsible for the MGM casino hack in Las Vegas. That same month, ..W…… . .Continue reading…. .
Read more
Crunchyroll is about to get a little more expensive, just like all the other streamers
.While .Crunchyroll’s. monthly prices haven’t jumped in five years, Sony is getting ready to change that for subscribers in a handful of countries.. .Crunchyroll .announced today. that the prices for its Mega Fan and Ultimate Fan streaming subscription tiers are going up as a result of “the company’s investment in more anime, additional services like music and games, and additional subscriber benefits.” While the basic Crunchyroll Premium will continue to cost $7.99 / month, subscriptions for the Mega Fan tier are increasing from $9.99 to $11.99 / month, and the Ultimate Fan tier will rise from $14.99 to $15.99 / month. . . . .Crunchyroll is also shortening its free-trial period from two weeks down to just one. Notably, the price…. . .Continue reading…. .
Read more
How to play Netflix’s cloud games without waiting for an invitation
.Want to try the nine games that Netflix now streams from cloud servers directly to your laptop, desktop, or TV? .Officially., you’re supposed to wait until .the beta rolls out more broadly., but for now, there may be an easier way. . .If you fire up a desktop web browser, log in to Netflix, and click these links, you should be able to start playing, even if you don’t see any of these games listed normally. . . . ..Oxenfree…:. .https://www.netflix.com/title/81569946. . . ..The Almost Gone…:. .https://www.netflix.com/title/81708319. . . ..Infernax…:. .https://www.netflix.com/title/81708314. . . ..Link Twin…:. .https://www.netflix.com/title/81708315. . . ..Mole Gem Mayhem…:. .https://www.netflix.com/title/81633353. . . ..Reigns…:. .https://www.netflix.com/title/81708316. . . ..Reigns Three Kingdoms…:…. . . . .Continue reading…. .
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Walmart is about to launch a 4K Chromecast that’s also a smart speaker
.Walmart is apparently getting ready to release a new Onn “Pro” Google TV 4K streaming box that’s also a smart speaker. Yesterday, YouTuber Superdell-TV .hosted a livestream. where he showed off the streaming device, which he said he had bought from the retailer in-store for $50. As ..9to5Google. noted today., the Onn Pro was already .previously rumored. but hasn’t been announced, so it may have been stocked by mistake, as it still doesn’t appear on Walmart’s website. . .The device is essentially a higher-end version of the .Onn Google TV streaming box. that Walmart already sells. According to the specs Superdell shared, in addition to 4K streaming and Chromecast support, the Onn Pro’s box includes support for Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision. It also…. . .Continue reading…. .
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AI security bill aims to prevent safety breaches of AI models
.A new bill seeking to track security issues by mandating the creation of a database recording all breaches of AI systems has been filed in the Senate. . .The .Secure Artificial Intelligence Act., introduced by Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA) and Thom Tillis (R-NC), would establish an Artificial Intelligence Security Center at the National Security Agency. This center would lead research into what the bill calls “counter-AI,” or techniques to learn how to manipulate AI systems. This center would also develop guidance for preventing counter-AI measures. . .The bill will also require the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to create a database of AI breaches, including…. . .Continue reading…. .
Read more
T-Mobile owns Mint Mobile
.T-Mobile has completed its acquisition of Mint Mobile, the carrier partially owned by Ryan Reynolds. In .an update on Wednesday., T-Mobile says Mint Mobile will continue to offer its $15 per month / 5GB of data plan (that requires paying for three months upfront), while also offering access to some of T-Mobile’s perks rolling out now and “over the next few months.”. .The acquisition also includes Ka’ena Corporation, the parent company of Mint Mobile, along with the two other companies under its umbrella: the prepaid brand Ultra Mobile and the wholesale wireless provider Plum. Both Mint Mobile and Ultra Mobile customers will get T-Mobile’s scam call screening service as part of the merger.. .Additionally, Mint and Ultra customers will get free…. . .Continue reading…. .
Read more