Tech

SenseTime releases SenseNova-U1, an open-source image model that it says can “read” images without translating them to text, reducing computing power needs (www.wired.com)
2026-4-30

Visa says its stablecoin settlement pilot supports nine networks, including Base, Polygon, Canton Network, Arc, and Tempo, and has hit a $7B annualized run rate (www.coindesk.com)
2026-4-30

How US schools' overreliance on YouTube for educational content encourages students to drift into endless video scrolling on school-issued devices (www.wsj.com)
2026-4-30 YouTube

Sources: the White House opposes Anthropic's plan to expand access to Mythos to 70 additional companies and organizations because of concerns about security (www.wsj.com)
2026-4-30

Digital advertising is booming for Google and Meta, helped by AI tools used for language translation, real-time changes to ad copy, and easier ad targeting (www.nytimes.com)
2026-4-30 Google AI

Massachusetts-based brain implant company Axoft raised a $55M Series A and says it tested its device in a Shanghai patient, with plans for more trials in China (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-4-30 China Shanghai

Samsung reports Q1 revenue up 69% YoY to ~$90.2B, vs. ~$89.4B est., and operating profit up 756% to ~$38.5B, vs. ~$37.2B est., driven by AI-linked memory demand (www.cnbc.com)
2026-4-30 Samsung AI

Sources: SoftBank plans to create an AI and robotics company called Roze in the US to build data centers and list it as early as 2026, seeking a $100B valuation (www.ft.com)
2026-4-30 AI Robot

New Sam Bankman-Fried Trial Would Be Huge Waste of Court's Time, Judge Says (yro.slashdot.org)
2026-4-30

Musk v. Altman: Elon Musk says he was a “fool” for backing OpenAI, accusing Altman and Brockman of manipulating him into donating tens of millions of dollars (www.wsj.com)
2026-4-30 Elon Musk

Popular WordPress redirect plugin hid dormant backdoor for years (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-4-30 WordPress

Official SAP npm packages compromised to steal credentials (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-4-30

Ubuntu's AI Plans Have Linux Users Looking For a 'Kill Switch' (news.slashdot.org)
2026-4-30 Linux Ubuntu AI

Alphabet reports Q1 revenue up 22% YoY to $109.9B, vs. $107.2B est., and Google Cloud revenue up 63% to $20B, vs. $18.05B est.; GOOG jumps 6%+ after hours (s206.q4cdn.com)
2026-4-30 Google Alphabet

Meta says Q1 family daily active people fell 20M QoQ to 3.56B, vs. 3.62B est., due to internet disruptions in Iran and WhatsApp access restrictions in Russia (www.cnbc.com)
2026-4-30 Russia WhatsApp Iran

Sources: Anthropic has begun weighing a new funding round at a $900B+ valuation, after previously resisting investor proposals at an $800B+ valuation (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-4-30

Google says paid subscriptions reached 350M in Q1, up 25M QoQ, driven by YouTube and Google One, while Gemini Enterprise paid MAUs grew 40% QoQ (techcrunch.com)
2026-4-30 Google YouTube

AWS revenue rose 28% YoY in Q1 to $37.6B, vs. $36.64B est., its fastest growth in 15 quarters, as capital expenditures rose to $44.2B, up from $25B in Q1 2025 (qz.com)
2026-4-30

eBay reports Q1 revenue up 19% YoY to $3.09B, vs. $3.04B est., net income up 2% to $512M, GMV up 18% to $22.2B, and forecasts Q2 revenue above estimates (www.wsj.com)
2026-4-30 eBay

Hackers exploit RCE flaws in Qinglong task scheduler for cryptomining (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-4-30

Joby Demos Its Air Taxi In NYC (tech.slashdot.org)
2026-4-30

Microsoft's Q3 Intelligent Cloud revenue was $34.68B vs. $34.27B est., with Azure and other cloud services surging 40% YoY; Microsoft 365 Copilot has 20M+ seats (www.cnbc.com)
2026-4-30 Microsoft

Amazon reports Q1 ad revenue up 24% YoY to $17.24B, vs. $16.87B est., and subscription services revenue up 15% to $13.43B (www.cnbc.com)
2026-4-30 Amazon

Meta raises its 2026 capex to between $125B and $145B, exceeding analysts' estimates, after previously forecasting $115B to $135B; META drops 6%+ after hours (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-4-30

Meta reports Reality Labs Q1 revenue of $402M, vs. $488.8M est., and a $4.03B operating loss, vs. $4.82B est.; Reality Labs has $80B+ in losses since late 2020 (www.cnbc.com)
2026-4-30

Qualcomm reports Q2 revenue down 3% YoY to $10.6B and says a top hyperscaler is on track to begin using its chips later this year; QCOM jumps 7%+ after hours (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-4-30

Google has told employees in a memo that it “proudly” works with the US military and will continue to do so, amid opposition from some staff over DOD contracts (www.ft.com)
2026-4-30 Google

Microsoft reports Q3 Xbox hardware revenue fell 33% YoY and Xbox content and services revenue, which includes Game Pass, dropped 5% YoY (www.theverge.com)
2026-4-30 Microsoft Xbox

Apple Gives Up On the Vision Pro After M5 Refresh Flop (apple.slashdot.org)
2026-4-30 Apple

Alphabet reports Q1 revenue up 22% YoY to $109.9B, vs. $107.2B est., Google Cloud revenue up 63% to $20B, vs. $18.05B est., net income up 81% to $62.58B (www.cnbc.com)
2026-4-30 Google Alphabet

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