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Apple resists UK regulator demands to open up iOS browsers, citing security risks

techspot.com Daniel Sims 2025-06-05 00:08:00

Recap: After Apple began allowing alternate iOS browser engines in compliance with new European regulations, the United Kingdom began arranging the framework for similar action, much to the Cupertino giant's chagrin. A proposed stipulation regarding updates to Apple's WebKit engine is particularly noteworthy. Apple continues to fight the UK Competition and Markets Authority's (CMA) efforts to regulate the iOS web browser market. The iPhone maker responded to the agency's proposed remedies with

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Microsoft Majorana 1 chip promises real quantum computing within years, not decades

techspot.com Zo Ahmed 2025-06-05 00:41:00

Forward-looking: Microsoft has unveiled a new quantum chip called "Majorana 1" that claims will make scaled, real-world quantum computing a reality in just years rather than decades. It's palm-sized and has a delightfully retro look yet Microsoft claims it will eventually pack more theoretical computing power than all the world's current classical computers combined. The Majorana 1 comes after nearly two decades of research. The big claims come thanks to Microsoft's unique approach to the quant

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Europe risks becoming a 'museum' if it doesn't innovate in AI and deregulate, Swedish PM warns

cnbc.com Ryan Browne 2025-06-04 20:55:26

STOCKHOLM — Europe is at risk of becoming a "museum" if it doesn't soften strict curbs on artificial intelligence technologies and deregulate, Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said Thursday. "I think we really need to step up in Europe ... the American economy, Chinese economy have been growing far faster compared to the European economies over the last 20 years," the premier told attendees of the Techarena event in Stockholm. "If we don't change that, Europe will actually become some k

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The Download: Microsoft’s quantum chip, and explaining rising energy demand

technologyreview.com Charlotte Jee 2025-06-05 00:10:00

A new Microsoft chip could lead to more stable quantum computers Microsoft has announced that it’s made significant progress in its 20-year quest to make topological quantum bits, or qubits—a special approach to building quantum computers that could make them more stable and easier to scale up. The company says it’s developed a chip containing eight of these qubits, and has also published a Nature paper that describes a fundamental validation of the system. It’s a different approach to competi

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Magma: A foundation model for multimodal AI agents

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-06-04 15:11:25

User : Please provide a detailed description of the video, focusing on the main subject and the actions taking place as well as predict what is going to happen next. Magma : The video takes place in a convenience store, focusing on the checkout counter. It begins with a view of the counter displaying a sign that reads 'PICK 5 FOR $8.00' along with images of various snacks. The counter is filled with various items, including snacks and a payment terminal. An employee, wearing a black shirt with

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Volvo’s ES90 sedan will be built with a Nvidia supercomputer

theverge.com Andrew J. Hawkins 2025-06-04 18:00:00

is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. Volvo’s next electric vehicle, the ES90 midsized luxury sedan, sounds like its got some serious computing chops. The new EV will come with a dual Nvidia Drive AGX Orin configuration, making it the “most powerful car Volvo ever created in terms of core computing capacity,” the company claims today. The new supercomputer is

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This smart thermostat compay is considering charging users for its app

theverge.com Jennifer Pattison Tuohy 2025-06-05 00:56:01

In a first for a smart thermostat company, Tado is exploring charging its customers £1 / €1 a month just to control their devices from its app. Multiple users have reported that Tado, manufacturers of smart thermostats, radiator valves, and heat pump controllers for Europe and the UK, sent a message through their app alerting them to the impending charge. The Verge reached out to Tado to confirm this, but the company declined to comment. According to a post on the Tado community forum earlier t

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Amazon is shutting down its app store on Android

techcrunch.com Ivan Mehta 2025-06-05 00:14:42

Amazon will discontinue its app store for Android on August 20 this year. The company sent a notice to developers indicating that they will no longer be able to submit new apps to the store. The company said on a support page that it will also discontinue its Coins digital currency, which could be used to purchase games and apps on the app store. “Starting August 20, 2025, you will no longer have access to the Amazon Appstore on your Android device. We will also be discontinuing the Amazon Co

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AI-coding startup Codeium in talks to raise at an almost $3B valuation, sources say

techcrunch.com Marina Temkin 2025-06-04 18:41:15

Codeium, an AI-powered coding startup, is raising a new round of funding at a $2.85 billion valuation, including fresh capital, according to two sources with knowledge of the deal. The round is being led by returning investor Kleiner Perkins, the people said. The new round comes just six months after Silicon Valley-based Codeium announced that it had closed a $150 million Series C at a $1.25 billion post-money valuation led by General Catalyst with participation of Kleiner Perkins and Greenoak

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Microsoft deploys new state of matter in its first quantum computing chip

cnbc.com Jordan Novet 2025-06-04 22:01:00

Microsoft on Wednesday announced Majorana 1, its first quantum computing chip. The achievement comes after the company spent nearly two decades of research in the field, but Microsoft claims that building Majorana 1 required that it create an entirely new state of matter, which it is referring to as a topological state. Microsoft's quantum chip employs eight topological qubits using indium arsenide, which is a semiconductor, and aluminum, which is a superconductor. "The difficulty of developi

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Killer Asteroid Could Be Headed for Some of the World's Most Populous Cities

futurism.com Unknown 2025-06-04 20:25:49

According to NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab, near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 now has a 3.1 percent chance of colliding with our planet on December 22, 2032. That makes it the highest-threat asteroid ever detected, as Euronews reports. As of late January, the probability was sitting at just 1.3 percent, which then rose to 2.1 percent last week before rising yet again. Worse yet, the space agency suggests the asteroid could hit densely populated areas of our planet — if it were to make an impact just un

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Trump Orders Musk to Get Air Force One Finished Quickly, Even If It Isn't Fully Safe Yet

futurism.com Unknown 2025-06-04 21:36:11

What's the worst that could happen? President Donald Trump is running out of patience with Boeing, which was supposed to deliver two new Air Force One planes by the end of his predecessor's term. And guess who he's turning to to speed things up? Elon Musk, who Trump has "empowered" to take measures to get the beleaguered aerospace company to stop dragging its feet, the New York Times reports. Trump's pick for the task isn't surprising, since he's asked the world's richest man to do everything

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US AI Safety Institute will be 'gutted,' Axios reports

zdnet.com Radhika Rajkumar 2025-06-04 19:04:00

Andry Djumantara/Getty Images After reversing a Biden-era executive order on AI regulation and firing staff across several government agencies, the Trump administration is gearing up to make cuts to the US AI Safety Institute (AISI) next. On Wednesday, Axios reported that probationary employees at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), which houses AISI, are "bracing to be fired imminently." Sources told Axios they are preparing for 497 roles to be cut, which they believe w

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Big Tech Hijacked Steve Bannon’s Movement

gizmodo.com Matthew Gault 2025-06-04 20:50:32

Steve Bannon is out and Elon Musk is in. A man who once had an office and a whiteboard in the White House now has a podcast. It’s not nothing, but it’s not an extra-governmental agency that has access to the backend systems that make America run and hum. Banon was once the darling of right-wing media and the world’s preeminent Trump whisperer. Now he’s “Sloppy Steve,” Musk is sitting next to Trump during interviews, and Bannon says he’s ready for war. And while Bannon whines, Musk is opening th

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Asteroid's Chances of Smacking Earth Increase. Here's What to Know

cnet.com Amanda Kooser 2025-06-04 18:10:00

It's not great news, but don't panic: Astronomers spotted an asteroid that has a roughly 3.1% chance of impacting Earth on Dec. 22, 2032. Space agencies are monitoring the newly discovered asteroid and still learning more about its size and path, so don't mark your calendar for doomsday just yet. Although the odds of the asteroid hitting Earth have increased recently, that number is not set in stone. There's still a lot to learn about the space rock. Designated 2024 YR4, the asteroid was first

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Rabbit shows off the AI agent it should have launched with

theverge.com Wes Davis 2025-06-04 22:06:59

is a weekend editor who covers the latest in tech and entertainment. He has written news, reviews, and more as a tech journalist since 2020. The Humane AI Pin has collapsed, but Rabbit is still kicking. The company published a blog post and video today showing off a “generalist Android agent,” slowly controlling apps on a tablet in much the same way that Rabbit claimed its R1 device would over a year ago. (It couldn’t, and can’t.) The work builds on LAM Playground, a “generalist web agent” Rabb

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After raising $1 billion, fintech Varo closes another $29 million, replaces founder CEO

techcrunch.com Mary Ann Azevedo 2025-06-04 21:59:53

Fintech Varo has been hoping to raise a $55 million Series G round but has, so far, closed on $29 million to date, according to a recent SEC filing. Varo declined to comment on this new round but the fintech has raised just over $1 billion in funding since its 2015 inception, according to PitchBook. It wouldn’t be the first time its fundraising didn’t go as hoped for. In 2023, Varo raised a $50 million equity round at a lower valuation ($1.85 billion post-money) than its massive and, it said,

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Italian media groups file criminal complaint over the WhatsApp hack on journalists

engadget.com Unknown 2025-06-05 01:31:50

The fallout continues from the recent WhatsApp hacking campaign (by a still-unconfirmed entity) that targeted nearly 100 journalists and activists. Bloomberg reported on Wednesday that a collection of Italian media groups has filed a criminal complaint with the Rome Public Prosecutor's Office. They hope to discover who installed the zero-click spyware, which was made by the Israeli-founded Paragon Solutions. According to Bloomberg, the complaint describes the spyware as an "intolerable intrusio

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Latest Tech News

Apple resists UK regulator demands to open up iOS browsers, citing security risks

Microsoft Majorana 1 chip promises real quantum computing within years, not decades

Europe risks becoming a 'museum' if it doesn't innovate in AI and deregulate, Swedish PM warns

The Download: Microsoft’s quantum chip, and explaining rising energy demand

Magma: A foundation model for multimodal AI agents

Volvo’s ES90 sedan will be built with a Nvidia supercomputer

This smart thermostat compay is considering charging users for its app

Amazon is shutting down its app store on Android

AI-coding startup Codeium in talks to raise at an almost $3B valuation, sources say

Microsoft deploys new state of matter in its first quantum computing chip

Killer Asteroid Could Be Headed for Some of the World's Most Populous Cities

Trump Orders Musk to Get Air Force One Finished Quickly, Even If It Isn't Fully Safe Yet

US AI Safety Institute will be 'gutted,' Axios reports

Big Tech Hijacked Steve Bannon’s Movement

Asteroid's Chances of Smacking Earth Increase. Here's What to Know

Rabbit shows off the AI agent it should have launched with

After raising $1 billion, fintech Varo closes another $29 million, replaces founder CEO

Italian media groups file criminal complaint over the WhatsApp hack on journalists

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