And actual tech news like a bad Zyxel router vulnerability, Amazon may finally improve its voice assistant and the Verge got a sneak look at Sonos’s streaming TV device.
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Open Letter to the DTNS subreddit : r/DailyTechNewsShow
Trump administration gives Musk allies access to Treasury payment system – POLITICO
Plaintiffs call for temporary restraining order in OPM email server lawsuit | FedScoop
Guidance Regarding Redesignating SES CIO Positions | CHCOC
Elon Musk Lackeys Have Taken Over the Office of Personnel Management | WIRED
A 25-Year-Old With Elon Musk Ties Has Direct Access to the Federal Payment System | WIRED
Pronouns Are Being Forcibly Removed From Government Email Signatures | WIRED
Federal health workers terrified after ‘DEI’ website publishes list of ‘targets’
How to Avoid Outrage Fatigue and Tune In without Burning Out | Scientific American
Zyxel won’t patch newly exploited flaws in end-of-life routers
After a bruising year, Sonos readies its next big thing: a streaming box | The Verge
Sonos Plans to Launch Apple TV-Like Streaming Box – MacRumors
Alphabet praises DeepSeek, but it’s massively ramping up its AI spending | TechCrunch
Alphabet stock price today: Google falls on AI capex concerns – Fast Company
YouTube Q4 2024 Results: Record $10.47 Billion in Ad Revenue
Google removes pledge to not use AI for weapons from website | TechCrunch
China Weighs Investigating Apple Over App Store Policies, Fees Including 30% Cut – Bloomberg
Uber Opens Waitlist for Waymo Rides in Austin Ahead of Launch – Bloomberg
AMD stock slides despite Q4 earnings beat, strong Q1 forecast
Microsoft’s Build developer conference starts on May 19th | The Verge
Amazon announces February product event | The Verge
The Switch 2 Nintendo Direct Now Has a Time as Well as a Date – IGN
Gartner Says Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue Grew 18% in 2024
A new app from the Icon Factory called Tapestry pulls together feeds from Bluesky, Mastodon, RSS, YouTube, and more into one timeline. Fox Executive Chairman Lachlan Murdoch told analysts the company will finally get into the mainstream paid streaming subscription game this year. Adobe is adding a new Contract Intelligence feature to its Acrobat “AI Assistant” to scan contracts and flag important details.
Global smartphone revenue increased by 5% year-over-year, Australia has banned DeepSeek from government devices, and a District Court judge rejects Apple’s request to halt the Google Search monopoly trial.