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According to Microsoft Copilot Terms of Use, updated in Oct. 2025, "Copilot is for entertainment purposes only" and "Don't rely on Copilot for important advice" (Jowi Morales/Tom's Hardware)

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Samsung plans to discontinue its Messages app in the US in July 2026 and offers instructions for users on older Android versions to switch to Google Messages (Abner Li/9to5Google)

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Sources: the UK has stepped up its efforts to get Anthropic to expand in the country, including a dual listing proposal, after Anthropic's clash with the US DOD (Financial Times)

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US commercial satellite provider Planet Labs is indefinitely withholding access to imagery of Iran and the conflict region, citing US government's request (Ismail Shakil/Reuters)

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EU legislation allowing voluntary CSAM scanning by tech and social media companies expired April 3 after lawmakers failed to agree on the terms of an extension (Sam Clark/Politico)

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How some teens use popular AI-powered role-playing chatbots, and the high-stakes challenge for parents to understand their potentially addictive impact (New York Times)

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Material Security

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Sponsorship Openings for Daring Fireball

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iOS 26 Feels Faster Than iOS 18

Daring Fireball

Class Action Lawsuit Says Perplexity’s ‘Incognito Mode’ Is a ‘Sham’

Daring Fireball

How India's film industry is embracing AI, as studios use the tech to cut production time and costs, while union rules constrain its use in Hollywood (Munsif Vengattil/Reuters)

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Apple reportedly signed a 3rd-party driver, by Tiny Corp, for AMD or Nvidia eGPUs for Apple Silicon Macs; it's meant for AI research, not accelerating graphics (AppleInsider)

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Research across 1,372 participants and 9K+ trials details "cognitive surrender", where most subjects had minimal AI skepticism and accepted faulty AI reasoning (Kyle Orland/Ars Technica)

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VCs are covering expenses like rent for young college dropouts founding AI startups; Antler: average AI unicorn founder age fell from 40 in 2020 to 29 in 2024 (Kate Clark/Wall Street Journal)

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Where Winds Meet interactive map

Polygon - All

GTA 5 continues a frustrating cycle with latest Xbox Game Pass exit

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2 essential MTG decks for beginners are discounted

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Anthropic cuts Claude subscribers off from OpenClaw in cost crackdown

The Next Web

Elden Ring fans are losing their minds over movie set leaks

Polygon - All

Meta freezes AI data work after breach puts training secrets at risk

The Next Web