The Trump administration considers barring Americans from using DeepSeek, TikTok is introducing a new crowd-sourced fact-checking feature called “Footnotes”, and Wikimedia partners with Kaggle to release a beta dataset optimized for AI model training.

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We discuss Ubisoft’s new dev tools to help game-devs incorporate accessibility into their games for the colorblind. How can sound help patients alleviate issues with motion sickness. TikTok is launching “Footnotes,” a crowd-sourced fact-checking feature. And with the success of A Minecraft Movie, we ponder the potential of what other game IP to leverage for cinematic or TV adaptations.

Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.

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Plus, the CVE database is fine for now, but Nvidia’s profits are not.

Starring Tom Merritt, and Jenn Cutter, and Tanner Goodman.

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https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-extends-funding-to-ensure-no-lapse-in-critical-cve-services/
https://www.theverge.com/news/649835/cve-cybersecurity-program-contract-renewed
https://www.thecvefoundation.org/home
https://gcve.eu/
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/mark-zuckerberg-meta-antitrust-ftc-negotiations-a53b3382?st=vzXqGG&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-15/zuckerberg-says-he-considered-spinning-off-instagram-in-2018
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/mark-zuckerberg-considered-instagram-spin-off-amid-calls-to-break-up-big-tech-210416345.html
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/15/nvidia-says-it-will-record-5point5-billion-quarterly-charge-tied-to-h20-processors-exported-to-china.html

AMD expects $800M charge due to US’ license requirement for AI chips

Huawei AI CloudMatrix 384 – China’s Answer to Nvidia GB200 NVL72

https://www.wsj.com/business/earnings/asml-orders-miss-forecasts-as-it-warns-on-tariff-volatility-ce1c22a8
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-04-16/damaged-finland-estonia-undersea-cable-expected-back-in-operation-by-mid-july#:~:text=HELSINKI%20(Reuters)%20%2D%20Repair%20work,operator%20Fingrid%20said%20on%20Wednesday.
https://www.theverge.com/notepad-microsoft-newsletter/649665/microsoft-xbox-copilot-first-look-notepad
https://www.theverge.com/news/649247/chatgpt-image-library

Kia is pitching Americans an affordable EV sedan with EV4 debut

Lyft to buy taxi app FREENOW for $197M to enter Europe

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-16/temu-shein-see-us-sales-surge-ahead-of-small-parcel-tariff
https://www.techinasia.com/news/sheins-production-shift-cuts-orders-for-chinese-suppliers
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Nvidia announces a $5.5 billion charge tied to exports of H20 AI chips, Meta reportedly offered FTC $1B to settle current case, Grok AI chatbot now includes Grok Studio for docs, code, and apps.

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Apple says it has a workaround to training its AI models with data that doesn’t violate its customers’ privacy. The town that used AI to see what everybody wanted. OpenAI is working on a X-like social media platform. Is this what we want? And we share our data security habits when we travel abroad with tech.

Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Nica Montford, Roger Chang, Joe.

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OpenAI is getting into the social network game, and Bodie Grimm talks about how BYD vehicles can charge in five minutes!

Starring Jason Howell, Tom Merritt, and Bodie Grimm.

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• Understanding Aggregate Trends for Apple Intelligence Using Differential Privacy – Apple
• Apple to Analyze User Data on Devices to Bolster AI Technology – Bloomberg
• Zuckerberg testifies as FTC, Meta trade opening salvos in antitrust trial – Politico
• OpenAI is building a social network – The Verge
• OpenAI’s new GPT-4.1 AI models focus on coding – TechCrunch
• OpenAI plans to phase out GPT-4.5, its largest-ever AI model, from its API – TechCrunch
• Japan Orders Google to Stop Forcing Phone Makers to Use Apps – Bloomberg
• AMD teases its first 2nm chip, EPYC ‘Venice’ fabbed on TSMC N2 node — Tom’s Hardware
• Nvidia’s RTX 5060 Ti arrives on April 16th starting at $379 – The Verge
• Google rolling out auto-restart security feature to Android – 9to5Google
• Samsung will resume the One UI 7 rollout sooner than you think (Updated: Confirmed) – Android Authority
• Chipolo’s newest AirTag competitor works with both Apple and Google’s finding networks – TechCrunch
• China Says US Hacked Networks of 2025 Asian Winter Games – Bloomberg
• BYD fast-charging segment with Bodie Grimm
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Japan issued a cease and desist order against Google for monopolistic practices, a new Android Update forces devices to reboot if they’ve been unlocked for 3 days, and Apple details how it plans to improve its AI models.

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Which tech products are affected by tariffs and which have been given exemptions? Justin is here to break it down for us. Should ChatBots be made to be less human-like so people don’t assume its intelligent? Would you feel violated if your ride-hailing service recorded your conversation during ride? And if smartphones are durable to resist breaking if dropped what’s the point of having a phone case?

Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe

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Plus we explain why chips do still have tariffs despite receiving some exemptions and why they may get new tariffs in the next couple of months.

Starring Tom Merritt, and Robb Dunewood, and Matteo Doni.

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https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cedy2ygy50do
https://www.theverge.com/news/646809/ftc-v-meta-antitrust-monopoly-trial-instagram-whatsapp
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-14/meta-faces-potential-breakup-with-ftc-antitrust-trial-starting
https://www.semafor.com/article/04/14/2025/trump-officials-sought-to-stiffen-presidents-spine-against-meta
https://www.engadget.com/mobile/smartphones/samsungs-latest-rugged-devices-are-keeping-old-school-mobile-traditions-alive-120056640.html
https://www.theverge.com/news/647888/samsung-one-ui-7-update-android-15-pause-s24-z-fold-6-flip-6

Tech tariff exemptions are only temporary, according to Trump’s commerce secretary

https://www.theverge.com/news/647666/trump-exempts-smartphones-laptops-chips-tariffs
https://www.pcmag.com/news/us-actually-semiconductors-still-face-a-special-type-of-tariff
https://www.polygon.com/news/558161/ps5-price-increase-new-europe-uk
https://www.macrumors.com/2025/04/14/apple-ceo-tim-cook-hell-bent-true-ar-glasses/
https://www.engadget.com/ar-vr/apple-is-reportedly-working-on-two-new-versions-of-the-vision-pro-153536984.html

Nvidia says it plans to manufacture some AI chips in the US

https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/04/google-created-a-new-ai-model-for-talking-to-dolphins/

Intel Sells a 51 Percent Stake in Altera for $4.46 Billion

A History of Encabulation — Advancements From the Turbo Encabulator and the Retro Encabulator Have Led to the Hyper Encabulator

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US temporarily exempts some tech products from tariffs, Sony hikes the price of the PS5 in some regions, Samsung pauses global rollout of One UI 7.

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