xAI publishes system prompts for Grok on GitHub, including telling Grok to be "extremely skeptical" and not to "blindly defer to mainstream authority or media" (Emma Roth/The Verge)
Emma Roth / The Verge: xAI publishes system prompts for Grok on GitHub, including telling Grok to be “extremely skeptical” and not to “blindly defer
Global tablet shipments grew 8.5% YoY to 36.8M in Q1, led by consumer and education refresh cycles; Apple's market share grew 14% to 37%, above Samsung's 18% (Canalys)
Canalys: Global tablet shipments grew 8.5% YoY to 36.8M in Q1, led by consumer and education refresh cycles; Apple’s market share grew 14% to 37%,
Pope Leo XIV says he chose his name to honor Pope Leo XIII's work during the first industrial revolution, as AI poses challenges in a new industrial revolution (Lauren Kent/CNN)
Lauren Kent / CNN: Pope Leo XIV says he chose his name to honor Pope Leo XIII’s work during the first industrial revolution, as AI
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)
Cecilia Kang / New York Times: FTC v. Meta: Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom testifies that “Mark was not investing in Instagram because he believed we
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
