Plus the rumors of SXSW Interactive’s death are exaggerated, and Gemini gets personal.

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Apple will soon support encrypted RCS messaging with Android users | The Verge

End-to-end encrypted RCS messaging on iPhone coming in future software update – 9to5Mac

Google wants Gemini to get to know you better | TechCrunch

Google launches Gemini with Personalization, beating Apple to personal AI | ZDNET

ChatGPT can replace Gemini as your default Android assistant

Google is rolling out a fix for broken Chromecasts | The Verge

China Announces Generative AI Labeling to Cull Disinformation – Bloomberg

Huawei allegedly ‘benefited’ from European Parliament bribery scheme

Huawei’s HarmonyOS surpasses iOS in China

Xiaomi to preinstall PhonePe’s app store in India

UK’s secret iCloud backdoor order triggers civil rights challenge | TechCrunch

Apple Plans iOS 19 Feature That Lets AirPods Live-Translate Conversations – Bloomberg

Russia leans on cryptocurrencies for oil trade, sources say | Reuters

Nvidia-Supplier Hon Hai’s Profit Misses as AI Doubts Persist – Bloomberg

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Apple will soon support encrypted RCS messaging with Android users, China has joined the EU and US in the fight against disinformation, and the UK faces legal challenges on its request and iCloud backdoor.

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Comcast signed a $3 billion deal with the IOC to retain U.S. broadcasting and streaming rights for the Olympics through 2036. What does it mean for Peacock and what are Comcast’s obligations? Google has released Gemini with Personalization, a new experimental feature designed to enhance user experience by leveraging personal data from Google’s ecosystem to deliver tailored responses. How does generative AI flatten indigenous cultures? And OpenAI wants the U.S. government to establish a copyright strategy to train AI models on copyrighted material under “fair use.”

Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Roger Chang, Joe.

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Meta’s Community Notes launch is imminent, and Tom sits down with Brian Ibbott to talk about what it takes to bring The Morning Show to Las Vegas.

Starring Jason Howell and Shannon Morse.

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• Intel appoints chip industry veteran Lip-Bu Tan as CEO
• Intel CEO Signals That He’ll Stick With Contentious Foundry Plan
• The Third Beta of Android 16
• Google Play @ GDC: Cross-Platform Gaming Revolution – Play Without Boundaries
• Google @ GDC: Vulkan Takes Center Stage for Graphics
• Samsung will cut its Galaxy Store commission to 80/20 for games
• Meta is launching Community Notes in the US next week
• Meta’s Community Notes will use open-source technology from Elon Musk’s X
• Spotify launches a program to publish audiobooks from independent authors
• Message threads are coming to WhatsApp
• Mozilla warns users to update Firefox before certificate expires
• Samsung launches $10,000 bundle of eight big TVs

WhatsApp is developing a new feature that will group message replies into threads, Lip-Bu Tan has been appointed as the new CEO of Intel, and China’s EV brands lead global sales.

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Microsoft is planning 3D gaming experiences for Copilot. What would that look like? Niantic announces it has agreed to sell Pokemon Go to Saudi Arabia based Scopely. Gizmodo thinks ChatGPT short stories are terrible despite what Sam Altman says, and are you pulling back your online footprint and how?

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

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Bodie Grimm helps us understand how China can sell cars for so much less than others, plus Niantic sells Pokemon Go.

Starring Tom Merritt and Jenn Cutter.

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Pokémon Go developer Niantic to sell gaming business to Saudi group | The Verge

‘Pokémon GO’ Video Game Maker Niantic Acquired By Scopely For $3.5 Billion

Niantic’s Next Chapter: Introducing a New Home for Niantic Games and a New Future for Niantic Spatial Inc. – Niantic Labs

Monopoly Go maker Scopely to acquire Niantic’s games business for $3.5B | VentureBeat

Google unveils Gemma 3 as world’s best single-accelerator model

Google DeepMind’s new AI models help robots perform physical tasks, even without training | The Verge

Google (GOOGL) Debuts New AI Models for Robotics With Gemini Robotics – Bloomberg

Exclusive-TSMC pitched Intel foundry JV to Nvidia, AMD and Broadcom, sources say

Apple M3 Ultra crushes Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti in GPU benchmark, but falls short of RTX 5080 – NotebookCheck.net News

Google is fixing broken incoming images and videos in Messages | The Verge

One-Time Amazon Takeover Target iRobot Signals Doubt Over Future – Bloomberg

Man lives for 100 days with artificial titanium heart in successful new trial | CNN

Google changes Chrome extension policies following the Honey link scandal | The Verge

Pocket Casts is Now Free on Windows, Mac, and Web – Thurrott.com

Jio announces deal to bring Starlink to India just hours after similar Airtel partnership | TechCrunch

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Google announces Gemma 3, iRobot warns it may shut down within a year, Pocket Casts goes free on Windows, Mac, and the web.

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Paranoid about being tracked online or malicious actors eavesdropping on your messages? Patrick Norton has some useful tips on protecting yourself. Can Wordle help you break up the monotony of the workday and make you more productive? TikTok announces a new “wind down” feature that coaxes teens younger than 16 to shutdown the app and go to bed. And we discuss the ways Facebook Marketplace is keeping young people on the platform.

Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Patrick Norton, Roger Chang, Joe.

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Tom chats with Jason about his jump into independent content creation, and smartwatch shipments decline for the first time ever.

Starring Jason Howell and Tom Merritt.

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• Apple Readies Dramatic Software Overhaul for iPhone, iPad and Mac
• Global Smartwatch Shipments in 2024: Market Declines for First Time, China Leads for First Time
• Microsoft is Killing the Remote Desktop App for Windows
• Elon Musk claims bad actors in Ukraine are behind “massive“ X cyberattack
• Apple will soon require users to upgrade to new HomeKit architecture
• Bluesky gets three-minute videos and a filter to help with DM spam
• EXCLUSIVE: Xbox’s new hardware plans begin with a gaming handheld set for later this year, with full next-gen consoles targeting 2027
• Waymo expands its robotaxi service across Silicon Valley
• Google’s new AI button in Gmail automatically adds events to Google Calendar