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• Discord's CEO and Co-Founder Is Stepping Down

  23-04-2025 23:40 via slashdot.org
  
  Discord CEO and co-founder Jason Citron is stepping down from his leadership role at the company and being replaced by Humam Sakhnini, a former executive from Activision Blizzard. "Citron will remain on Discord's board of directors, and fellow co-founder Stanislav Vishnevskiy will continue acting as the company's chief technology officer," notes Engadget. From the report: There's an important financial context to Citron's move. The New York Times reported in March that Discord was meeting with i
  
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• Meta Rolls Out Live Translations To All Ray-Ban Smart Glasses Users

  23-04-2025 23:00 via meta.slashdot.org
  
  Meta has expanded both the feature set and availability of its Ray-Ban smart glasses. Notable updates include live translation with offline support through downloadable language packs, the ability to send messages and make calls via Instagram, and conversations with Meta AI based on real-time visual context. The Verge reports: Live translation was first teased at Meta Connect 2024 last October, and saw a limited rollout through Meta's Early Access Program in select countries last December. Start
  
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• AI Secretly Helped Write California Bar Exam, Sparking Uproar

  23-04-2025 22:26 via news.slashdot.org
  
  An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: On Monday, the State Bar of California revealed that it used AI to develop a portion of multiple-choice questions on its February 2025 bar exam, causing outrage among law school faculty and test takers. The admission comes after weeks of complaints about technical problems and irregularities during the exam administration, reports the Los Angeles Times. The State Bar disclosed that its psychometrician (a person skilled in administrating psyc
  
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• OpenAI Forecasts Revenue Topping $125 Billion in 2029 as Agents, New Products Gain

  23-04-2025 20:53 via slashdot.org
  
  An anonymous reader shares a report: For two years, ChatGPT has been OpenAI's cash cow. But by the end of the decade, the company has told some potential and current investors it expects combined sales from agents and other new products to exceed its popular chatbot, lifting total sales to $125 billion in 2029 and $174 billion the next year, according to documents seen by The Information.
  The projections, which would propel the 10-year-old startup's sales toward the level of Nvidia or Meta Platf
  
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• Nintendo Seeks Discord User's Identity Following Major Pokemon Leak

  23-04-2025 20:02 via games.slashdot.org
  
  Nintendo has filed a request for subpoena in California's Northern District Court to compel Discord to reveal the identity of user "GameFreakOUT," the alleged source of last year's extensive Pokemon leak. The company is demanding the name, address, phone number, and email of the individual behind the "Teraleak," which contained claimed source code for upcoming title Pokemon Legends: Z-A, next-generation Pokemon games, builds of older titles, and numerous concept art and lore documents.
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• Apple, Meta Fined as EU Presses Ahead With Tech Probes

  23-04-2025 19:20 via apple.slashdot.org
  
  Apple was fined 500 million euros ($570 million) on Wednesday and Meta 200 million euros, as European Union antitrust regulators handed out the first sanctions under landmark legislation aimed at curbing the power of Big Tech. From a report: The EU fines could stoke tensions with U.S. President Donald Trump who has threatened to levy tariffs against countries that penalise U.S. companies. WSJ adds more details: The commission also issued cease-and-desist orders that could have a bigger impact th
  
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• More Than 80% of the World's Reefs Hit By Bleaching After Worst Global Event On Record

  23-04-2025 18:40 via news.slashdot.org
  
  The world's coral reefs have been pushed into "uncharted territory" by the worst global bleaching event on record that has now hit more than 80% of the planet's reefs, scientists have warned. From a report: Reefs in at least 82 countries and territories have been exposed to enough heat to turn corals white since the global event started in January 2023, the latest data from the US government's Coral Reef Watch shows.
  Coral reefs are known as the rainforests of the sea because of their high conce
  
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• Amazon's Starlink Rival Struggles To Ramp Up Satellite Production

  23-04-2025 18:01 via tech.slashdot.org
  
  Amazon's internet-from-space venture is struggling to ramp up production, jeopardizing its ability to meet a government deadline to have more than 1,600 satellites in orbit by next summer. From a report: Project Kuiper has completed just a few dozen satellites so far, more than a year into its manufacturing program, according to three people familiar with the situation. The slow pace, combined with rocket launch delays, means the company will probably have to seek an extension from the Federal C
  
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• On YouTube's 20th Anniversary, the Platform Says Over 20 Trillion Videos Have Been Uploaded

  23-04-2025 17:20 via news.slashdot.org
  
  On its 20th anniversary, YouTube now says that since YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim's video -- "Me at the zoo" -- was posted, more than 20 trillion videos have been uploaded. From a report: The video behemoth dropped a number of jaw-dropping stats Wednesday, along with significant updates to its TV experience, which has become a strategic priority for the platform, all connected to its anniversary. YouTube says that as of March 2025, more than 20 million videos are uploaded every single day, and
  
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• UBS and Gartner Trim Smartphone, PC Forecasts Amid Tariff Fears

  23-04-2025 16:44 via it.slashdot.org
  
  Analysts at UBS and Gartner have significantly reduced their growth forecasts for global PC and smartphone markets as a result of mounting pressures from trade tariffs and broader macroeconomic uncertainties that are expected to impact consumer demand through 2026. From a report: In a pair of research reports sent to their clients on Wednesday, UBS and Gartner revised down their global PC shipments forecast for 2025 and 2026 from previous estimates of 5% and 4% growth to just 2% for both years,
  
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• Deep-Sea Fishers Fight for Wi-Fi

  23-04-2025 16:01 via tech.slashdot.org
  
  Indonesian migrant fishermen working in Taiwan's distant-water fishing fleet are trapped in brutal conditions that strip away basic human communication. Sailors spend up to 10 months at sea, working 22-hour days with no internet access, unable to contact families or report workplace hazards. A coalition of labor rights groups, 404 Media, is pushing to mandate Wi-Fi on ships, challenging an industry that intentionally isolates workers and prevents them from seeking help or organizing.Read more of
  
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• Shopify Must Face Data Privacy Lawsuit In US

  23-04-2025 15:00 via yro.slashdot.org
  
  An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: A U.S. appeals court on Monday revived a proposed data privacy class action against Shopify, a decision that could make it easier for American courts to assert jurisdiction over internet-based platforms. In a 10-1 decision, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco said the Canadian e-commerce company can be sued in California for collecting personal identifying data from people who make purchases on websites of retailers from that s
  
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• California Is About To Run Out of License Plate Numbers

  23-04-2025 09:00 via tech.slashdot.org
  
  California is projected to run out of its current license plate number format by the end of 2025, prompting a transition to a new sequence that flips the current structure. The new format will consist of three numbers, three letters, and one number and will debut soon. The Drive reports: The current system for non-commercial vehicles, which consists of one number, three letters, and three numbers, was rolled out in 1980, and the DMV expects this sequence to run its course before the year is out.
  
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• Yahoo Will Give Millions To a Settlement Fund For Chinese Dissidents

  23-04-2025 05:30 via tech.slashdot.org
  
  An anonymous reader quotes a report from MIT Technology Review: A lawsuit to hold Yahoo responsible for "willfully turning a blind eye" to the mismanagement of a human rights fund for Chinese dissidents was settled for $5.425 million last week, after an eight-year court battle. At least $3 million will go toward a new fund; settlement documents say it will "provide humanitarian assistance to persons in or from the [People's Republic of China] who have been imprisoned in the PRC for exercising th
  
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• Intel To Slash Over 20% of Workforce in Major Restructuring Move

  23-04-2025 03:41 via slashdot.org
  
  Intel plans to cut more than 20% of its workforce this week, marking the first major restructuring under new CEO Lip-Bu Tan, according to Bloomberg. The cuts aim to eliminate bureaucracy and restore an engineering-centric culture at the struggling chipmaker. This follows last year's reduction of approximately 15,000 positions, with Intel's headcount already down to 108,900 employees from 124,800 a year earlier.
  The Santa Clara-based company has suffered three consecutive years of declining sales
  
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• UN Says Asian Scam Call Center Epidemic Expanding Globally Amid Political Heat

  23-04-2025 02:45 via yro.slashdot.org
  
  The UN warns that scam call centers, once concentrated in Southeast Asia, are rapidly expanding worldwide like a "cancer" as organized crime groups exploit weak governance in regions like Africa, South America, the Pacific Islands, and parts of Europe. The Register reports: Previous UN reports flagged growing activity in regions like South America and the Middle East. The latest update expands that scope, citing overseas crackdowns and evidence of scam operations tied to Southeast Asian crime sy
  
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• Warner Bros. Discovery Starts Max Password-Sharing Crackdown

  23-04-2025 02:02 via entertainment.slashdot.org
  
  As Warner Bros. Discovery prepares to crack down on password sharing, its Max streaming service is rolling out a new feature called the Extra Member Add-On. "Similar to Netflix's paid sharing model, the new feature allows users to add an extra person who does not live in the same household as the primary account holder to their subscription for a monthly fee," reports CNBC. From the report: Priced at $7.99 a month, the friend or family member of the account owner gets their own stand-alone accou
  
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• Business Insider Founder Creates AI Exec For His New Newsroom, Immediately Hits On Her

  23-04-2025 01:20 via slashdot.org
  
  404 Media's Matthew Gault reports: On Monday, the co-founder of Business Insider Henry Blodget published a blog on his new Substack about a "native-AI newsroom." Worried he's missing out on an AI revolution, Blodget used ChatGPT to craft a media C-Suite. Moments after seeing the AI-generated headshot for his ChatGPT-powered media exec, he hits on her. Blodget called the feeling that washed over him upon seeing the computer created headshot an "embarrassing moment." What started as an experiment
  
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• Vercel Slams LaLiga Piracy Blocks As 'Unaccountable Internet Censorship'

  23-04-2025 00:40 via yro.slashdot.org
  
  An anonymous reader quotes a report from TorrentFreak: Cloud-based web application platform Vercel is among the latest companies to find their servers blocked in Spain due to LaLiga's ongoing IPTV anti-piracy campaign. In a statement, Vercel's CEO and the company's principal engineer slam "indiscriminate" blocking as an "unaccountable form of internet censorship" that has prevented legitimate customers from conducting their daily business. [...] US-based Vercel describes itself as a "complete pl
  
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• OpenAI Would Buy Google's Chrome, Exec Testifies At Trial

  23-04-2025 00:00 via yro.slashdot.org
  
  At Google's antitrust trial, OpenAI's head of product revealed the company would consider buying Chrome if regulators force Alphabet to sell it, arguing such a move could help improve ChatGPT's search capabilities. Reuters reports: ChatGPT head of product Nick Turley made the statement while testifying at trial in Washington where U.S. Department of Justice seeks to require Google to undertake far-reaching measures restore competition in online search. The judge overseeing the trial found last y
  
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