Samsung subsidiary Harman has agreed to acquire Masimo's audio division, which includes the Bowers & Wilkins, Denon, and Polk Audio brands, for $350M (Jess Weatherbed/The Verge)
Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: Samsung subsidiary Harman has agreed to acquire Masimo’s audio division, which includes the Bowers & Wilkins, Denon, and Polk Audio
President Trump's fiscal 2026 budget proposal suggests slashing $491M from CISA's ~$3B budget, claiming the cut "refocuses CISA on its core mission" (Tim Starks/CyberScoop)
Tim Starks / CyberScoop: President Trump’s fiscal 2026 budget proposal suggests slashing $491M from CISA’s ~$3B budget, claiming the cut “refocuses CISA on its core
Epic Games says it will take a 0% store fee from developers on their first $1M in revenue per app per year, and plans to let developers launch own webshops (Zac Hall/9to5Mac)
Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: Epic Games says it will take a 0% store fee from developers on their first $1M in revenue per app per
Researchers say bots on Reddit posing as rape victims and more were effective at changing minds in 1K+ posts, in an unauthorized AI persuasion experiment (Jason Koebler/404 Media)
Jason Koebler / 404 Media: Researchers say bots on Reddit posing as rape victims and more were effective at changing minds in 1K+ posts, in
Swiss National Bank says cryptocurrencies failed to meet its currency reserve standards, as a referendum campaign seeks to require SNB to hold bitcoin reserves (John Revill/Reuters)
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FTC v. Meta: Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom testifies that "Mark was not investing in Instagram because he believed we were a threat to their growth" (Cecilia Kang/New York Times)
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A half-marathon in Beijing featured a road race with human runners and 21 Chinese humanoid robots, highlighting both the progress and limitations of such robots (Wall Street Journal)
Wall Street Journal: A half-marathon in Beijing featured a road race with human runners and 21 Chinese humanoid robots, highlighting both the progress and limitations
Deezer says ~18% of songs uploaded to the service are AI-generated; 20K AI-generated songs are uploaded daily, nearly twice the number reported four months ago (Reuters)
Reuters: Deezer says ~18% of songs uploaded to the service are AI-generated; 20K AI-generated songs are uploaded daily, nearly twice the number reported four months
US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says consumer electronics exempt from tariffs may be included in semiconductor tariffs likely coming in “a month or two” (Aime Williams/Financial Times)
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The Nasdaq falls 6%+, with Apple down 7%+, Nvidia down 8%+, and Meta down 7%+, as the White House confirms that Trump's tariffs on China now total 145% (CNBC)
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