Police on horseback chase down suspect

Police bodycam showed the suspected shoplifter trying to run across three lanes of traffic.

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A look at Steven Mnuchin's TikTok plans; sources say his proposal to buy TikTok without its export-blocked algorithm and rebuild it from scratch is far-fetched (Washington Post)

Washington Post:
A look at Steven Mnuchin's TikTok plans; sources say his proposal to buy TikTok without its export-blocked algorithm and rebuild it from scratch is far-fetched  —  His proposal to buy the app without its algorithm from its Chinese owner has drawn skeptical reactions, including from those he's pitched

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Trump posts video of truck showing hog-tied Biden

The Biden campaign condemns the video, accusing Donald Trump of "regularly inciting political violence".

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IEEE stops accepting papers with the "Lenna image", featuring a 1972 Playboy model, after complains that it makes some women feel unwelcome in computer science (Benj Edwards/Ars Technica)

Benj Edwards / Ars Technica:
IEEE stops accepting papers with the “Lenna image”, featuring a 1972 Playboy model, after complains that it makes some women feel unwelcome in computer science  —  Use of “Lenna” image in computer image processing research stretches back to the 1970s.

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Blue Yonder, a provider of supply chain planning software, plans to acquire rival One Network Enterprises for approximately $839M (Steve Banker/Forbes)

Steve Banker / Forbes:
Blue Yonder, a provider of supply chain planning software, plans to acquire rival One Network Enterprises for approximately $839M  —  The supply chain software landscape is changing rapidly.  Today, Blue Yonder, a leading provider of supply chain planning and today execution solutions …

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Sources: Apple plans to launch new iPad Pro and iPad Air models in early May; iPad Pros will get OLED displays, while iPad Air will get a 12.9" screen option (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple plans to launch new iPad Pro and iPad Air models in early May; iPad Pros will get OLED displays, while iPad Air will get a 12.9" screen option  —  - Company's tablet line hasn't been updated in about 18 months  — Latest iPad Pro will get OLED; Air will have new screen size

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Haiti's children caught in gang violence 'cataclysm'

A UN report says criminals are recruiting and abusing young people as violence soars.

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Amazon launches iOS and Android apps for Amazon One, which let users sign up for the palm-scanning service by using generative AI to analyze palm vein structure (Emma Roth/The Verge)

Emma Roth / The Verge:
Amazon launches iOS and Android apps for Amazon One, which let users sign up for the palm-scanning service by using generative AI to analyze palm vein structure  —  Amazon now lets you sign up for its palm recognition service directly from your phone.

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Disney and DeSantis allies end legal dispute

The two sides have been fighting over who gets control of Disney's Florida theme park resort.

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Amazon plans to invest $2.75B in Anthropic, the second tranche of Amazon's planned $4B investment in the AI startup, after a $1.25B tranche in September 2023 (CNBC)

CNBC:
Amazon plans to invest $2.75B in Anthropic, the second tranche of Amazon's planned $4B investment in the AI startup, after a $1.25B tranche in September 2023  —  Amazon is making its largest outside investment in its three-decade history as it looks to gain an edge in the artificial intelligence race.

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Apple schedules WWDC 2024 for June 10 to June 14 as a virtual event with a June 10 keynote, where Apple is expected to unveil its AI Strategy, iOS 18, and more (Juli Clover/MacRumors)

Juli Clover / MacRumors:
Apple schedules WWDC 2024 for June 10 to June 14 as a virtual event with a June 10 keynote, where Apple is expected to unveil its AI Strategy, iOS 18, and more  —  Apple today announced that its 35th annual Worldwide Developers Conference is set to take place from Monday, June 10 to Friday, June 14.

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Filing: FTX strikes deals worth $884M with buyers, including $500M from a Mubadala affiliate, to sell most of its Anthropic stake; FTX invested $500M in 2021 (Becky Yerak/Wall Street Journal)

Becky Yerak / Wall Street Journal:
Filing: FTX strikes deals worth $884M with buyers, including $500M from a Mubadala affiliate, to sell most of its Anthropic stake; FTX invested $500M in 2021  —  Abu Dhabi investor would buy shares for $500 million in the artificial-intelligence startup from bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange

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The Jewish settlers who want to build homes in Gaza

They see an opportunity to push for a return of Jewish settlements to the Palestinian territory.

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Russia charges four men over Moscow concert attack

Suspects appear in a Moscow court accused of an act of terrorism at Crocus City Hall, where 137 people were killed.

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Analysis: Jeff Bezos, Peter Thiel, and Mark Zuckerberg lead a group of insiders selling their company stocks in Q1, a sign that the tech bull run may be peaking (Financial Times)

Financial Times:
Analysis: Jeff Bezos, Peter Thiel, and Mark Zuckerberg lead a group of insiders selling their company stocks in Q1, a sign that the tech bull run may be peaking  —  Bosses sell hundreds of millions of dollars in company shares this quarter in sign that markets may be peaking

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Despite X's push to attract creators, its strategy remains unclear, as some creators cite concerns about the state of X's ad business and inconsistent payments (Alexa Corse/Wall Street Journal)

Alexa Corse / Wall Street Journal:
Despite X's push to attract creators, its strategy remains unclear, as some creators cite concerns about the state of X's ad business and inconsistent payments  —  Despite platform's push, many creators say X is still a long way away from becoming a major source of revenue for them

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Q&A with ex-CEO of CrowdTangle Brandon Silverman about the founding principle of the research tool, Meta's decision to close it in an election year, and more (Chris Stokel-Walker/Fast Company)

Chris Stokel-Walker / Fast Company:
Q&A with ex-CEO of CrowdTangle Brandon Silverman about the founding principle of the research tool, Meta's decision to close it in an election year, and more  —  Meta announced this month that in August it will be closing CrowdTangle, the platform monitoring tool the company bought in 2016.

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BBC Verify examines how the Moscow attack unfolded

More than a hundred people were killed in a packed concert venue in Moscow after gunmen opened fire.

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BBC Verify examines how the Moscow attack unfolded

More than a hundred people were killed in a packed concert venue in Moscow after gunmen opened fire.

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Didi Q4: revenue up 55.4% YoY to ~$6.83B, a ~$113.15M net income, up from a ~$131.8M loss YoY, as the company continues its recovery after regulatory challenges (Reuters)

Reuters:
Didi Q4: revenue up 55.4% YoY to ~$6.83B, a ~$113.15M net income, up from a ~$131.8M loss YoY, as the company continues its recovery after regulatory challenges  —  Didi Global, China's largest ride-hailing company, on Saturday reported a fourth-quarter profit, indicating …

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Google is testing AI overviews in the main Google Search results with some users, even if they do not opt in to the Search Generative Experience labs feature (Barry Schwartz/Search Engine Land)

Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Land:
Google is testing AI overviews in the main Google Search results with some users, even if they do not opt in to the Search Generative Experience labs feature  —  Some users who do not opt in to the Google Search labs SGE feature may see AI overview answers in the search results.  —  Chat with SearchBot

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Mark Zuckerberg says Threads is adding live scores for NBA games, and plans to add support for additional leagues in the future (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
Mark Zuckerberg says Threads is adding live scores for NBA games, and plans to add support for additional leagues in the future  —  Threads, the Twitter-like app from Instagram, is adding live scores for sports games.  Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Friday that Threads …

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Gunfire and blaze at Moscow concert hall, reports say

Deaths and injuries reported after gun attack at concert hall near Moscow, Russian media say.

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Reddit opens up 38%, at $47 per share, in its New York Stock Exchange debut, valuing the company at about $9B on a fully diluted basis (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg:
Reddit opens up 38%, at $47 per share, in its New York Stock Exchange debut, valuing the company at about $9B on a fully diluted basis  —  The San Francisco-based company's stock began trading on Thursday at $47 each, above the offering price of $34 per share.

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Morph, an Ethereum Layer 2 network that uses a combination of optimistic and zero-knowledge rollup technologies, raised a $19M seed led by DragonFly Capital (Niamh Rowe/Fortune)

Niamh Rowe / Fortune:
Morph, an Ethereum Layer 2 network that uses a combination of optimistic and zero-knowledge rollup technologies, raised a $19M seed led by DragonFly Capital  —  Morph, a layer-2 Ethereum Virtual Machine, today announced a $19 million seed round led by DragonFly Capital.

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Poland's 'Heart of the Garden' named tree of 2024

A monumental Polish beech has been crowned European Tree of the Year 2024.

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A commit in Ethereum Foundation's GitHub repository shows the foundation has received a voluntary and confidential enquiry from an unspecified state authority (Tim Copeland/The Block)

Tim Copeland / The Block:
A commit in Ethereum Foundation's GitHub repository shows the foundation has received a voluntary and confidential enquiry from an unspecified state authority  —  - The Ethereum Foundation has received a voluntary and confidential inquiry from an unspecified state authority, according to the foundation's GitHub repository.

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Watch: Kim Jong Un oversees rocket launcher drills

Video shows the North Korean leader speaking to military officials as rockets fire into the sky.

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The US SEC says Genesis Global Capital agreed to a $21M civil penalty as part of a settlement over charges of offering unregistered securities via Gemini Earn (Adam James/The Block)

Adam James / The Block:
The US SEC says Genesis Global Capital agreed to a $21M civil penalty as part of a settlement over charges of offering unregistered securities via Gemini Earn  —  - Genesis Global Capital agreed to pay a $21 million civil penalty as part of a settlement over SEC charges.

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Microsoft is holding a Windows and Surface AI event on May 20; sources: the event will include the consumer versions of Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6 (The Verge)

The Verge:
Microsoft is holding a Windows and Surface AI event on May 20; sources: the event will include the consumer versions of Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6  —  Microsoft is holding an AI event in the morning on Monday, May 20th — right before Build 2024 starts.

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In partnerships with OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta, the US DHS rolls out pilot programs to test AI tech to help combat drug and human trafficking crimes, and more (Cecilia Kang/New York Times)

Cecilia Kang / New York Times:
In partnerships with OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta, the US DHS rolls out pilot programs to test AI tech to help combat drug and human trafficking crimes, and more  —  The agency will be the first in the federal government to roll out a comprehensive plan to integrate the technology into a variety of uses …

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Sources: Reddit's IPO is currently between four and five times oversubscribed, making it more likely the company will reach its targeted $6.5B valuation (Echo Wang/Reuters)

Echo Wang / Reuters:
Sources: Reddit's IPO is currently between four and five times oversubscribed, making it more likely the company will reach its targeted $6.5B valuation  —  Reddit's (RDDT.N) initial public offering is currently between four and five times oversubscribed, people familiar with the matter said on Sunday …

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A US judge rules Apple must face a class-action suit over AirTag stalking, as three plaintiffs made sufficient negligence and liability claims under CA law (Rachel Graf/Bloomberg)

Rachel Graf / Bloomberg:
A US judge rules Apple must face a class-action suit over AirTag stalking, as three plaintiffs made sufficient negligence and liability claims under CA law  —  - Judge says three plaintiffs made sufficient negligence claims  — Apple had argued it couldn't be held responsible for misuse

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An interview with Aaron Levie about Box's acquisition of Crooze, as Box embraces the content management industry's shift toward AI and workflow automation (Ron Miller/TechCrunch)

Ron Miller / TechCrunch:
An interview with Aaron Levie about Box's acquisition of Crooze, as Box embraces the content management industry's shift toward AI and workflow automation  —  It's part of a shift across the content management industry  —  Box began life almost 20 years ago in a dorm room at USC …

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New India election to be held in seven stages

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking a rare third term in the vote beginning in April.

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Siege after US gunman kills three in Pennsylvania

Police are at the scene in New Jersey after a suspect shot dead three people in nearby Falls Township.

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LinkedIn confirms it is working on adding puzzle-based games; a researcher says it is testing ranking companies in the games based on the scores of employees (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch)

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
LinkedIn confirms it is working on adding puzzle-based games; a researcher says it is testing ranking companies in the games based on the scores of employees  —  LinkedIn, the Microsoft-owned social platform, has made a name for itself primarily as a platform for people looking to network …

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Sources: US prosecutors in Virginia, with FDA's help, are investigating whether Meta's platforms are facilitating and profiting from the illegal sale of drugs (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal:
Sources: US prosecutors in Virginia, with FDA's help, are investigating whether Meta's platforms are facilitating and profiting from the illegal sale of drugs  —  Federal prosecutors are looking into whether platforms including Facebook facilitate and profit from illicit sale of drugs

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