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Ben Thompson / Stratechery: Q&A with Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian on why Google doesn’t need to raise trillions to build a supercomputer, why AI offers a reset in competition, and more  —  This week’s Stratechery Interview is with Google… Read More »Q&A with Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian on why Google doesn’t need to raise trillions to build a supercomputer, why AI offers a reset in competition, and more (Ben Thompson/Stratechery)

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Sources: Apple nears production of M4 chips with AI upgrades and memory improvements, coming to new MacBook Pros, Mac minis, and iMacs starting in late 2024  —  – Company working on rapid transition to the new… Read More »Sources: Apple nears production of M4 chips with AI upgrades and memory improvements, coming to new MacBook Pros, Mac minis, and iMacs starting in late 2024 (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Variety: Taylor Swift’s music returns to TikTok, ahead of her next album due out on April 19, after UMG pulled its catalog over an ongoing licensing dispute with TikTok  —  As of Thursday morning, multiple Swift songs — including “You… Read More »Taylor Swift’s music returns to TikTok, ahead of her next album due out on April 19, after UMG pulled its catalog over an ongoing licensing dispute with TikTok (Variety)

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Amazon adds Andrew Ng to its board to boost its AI expertise, as longtime MTV executive Judith McGrath steps down; Ng founded Google Brain and worked at Baidu  —  If corporate boards of directors signal something… Read More »Amazon adds Andrew Ng to its board to boost its AI expertise, as longtime MTV executive Judith McGrath steps down; Ng founded Google Brain and worked at Baidu (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch)

Arsheeya Bajwa / Reuters: Micron says Taiwan’s April 3 earthquake would hurt a calendar quarter of DRAM supply by up to a mid-single digit percentage, and it’s not yet at full production  —  Memory chipmaker Micron Technology (MU.O) said on… Read More »Micron says Taiwan’s April 3 earthquake would hurt a calendar quarter of DRAM supply by up to a mid-single digit percentage, and it’s not yet at full production (Arsheeya Bajwa/Reuters)

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: Substack now lets podcasters distribute their shows on Spotify, and says Substack podcasters on collectively earn $100M+ per year, up 100%+ over the past year  —  Substack announced on Thursday that it’s launching a few new… Read More »Substack now lets podcasters distribute their shows on Spotify, and says Substack podcasters on collectively earn $100M+ per year, up 100%+ over the past year (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)

Annie Palmer / CNBC: Andy Jassy criticizes US and EU regulators for blocking the iRobot deal, saying they trust large Chinese companies more than Amazon with maps of home interiors  —  WATCH NOW  —  Amazon CEO on abandoning iRobot deal… Read More »Andy Jassy criticizes US and EU regulators for blocking the iRobot deal, saying they trust large Chinese companies more than Amazon with maps of home interiors (Annie Palmer/CNBC)

Ashna Teresa Britto / Reuters: Apple swaps “state-sponsored” with “mercenary spyware attack” in threat notifications; source: it faced pressure from India for linking breaches to state actors  —  Apple Inc (AAPL.O) has warned its users in India and 91 other… Read More »Apple swaps “state-sponsored” with “mercenary spyware attack” in threat notifications; source: it faced pressure from India for linking breaches to state actors (Ashna Teresa Britto/Reuters)

Bloomberg: The UK CMA raises concerns after finding an “interconnected web” of 90+ AI deals and investments involving Google, Apple, Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, and Nvidia  —  – Apple, Google and Microsoft AI deals seen as problematic  — CMA says stakes… Read More »The UK CMA raises concerns after finding an “interconnected web” of 90+ AI deals and investments involving Google, Apple, Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, and Nvidia (Bloomberg)

Brian Heater / TechCrunch: Auto parts maker Magna will pilot Sanctuary AI’s humanoid robot in its factory; Figure and Apptronik are piloting their humanoid systems with BMW and Mercedes  —  Sanctuary AI announced that it will be delivering its humanoid… Read More »Auto parts maker Magna will pilot Sanctuary AI’s humanoid robot in its factory; Figure and Apptronik are piloting their humanoid systems with BMW and Mercedes (Brian Heater/TechCrunch)