Monthly Archives: April 2025

Government censorship comes to Bluesky, but not its third-party apps … yet

Government censorship has found its way to Bluesky, but there’s currently a loophole thanks to how the social network is structured. Earlier this month, Bluesky restricted access to 72 accounts in Turkey at the request of Turkish governmental authorities, according to a … Continue reading

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Netflix aims to be a trillion-dollar company, says co-CEO

At Semafor’s 2025 World Economy Summit on Wednesday, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos said he believes Netflix’s long-term goal to achieve a $1 trillion market capitalization is possible if the streaming giant continues to perform well.  Sarandos said, “In the previous … Continue reading

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19 US fintech startups have raised over $50M in 2025 so far

After a sluggish couple of years, fintech appears to be making a comeback. In the first quarter of 2025, fintech startups globally raised a combined $10.3 billion — marking the highest level of funding since the first quarter of 2023, … Continue reading

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Discord names new CEO ahead of potential IPO as co-founder steps down

Discord co-founder Jason Citron will be replaced as CEO by Humam Sakhnini, former vice chairman of Activision Blizzard.

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Is Tesla on the Outs in China?

Despite being the biggest electric vehicle market in the world, China might decide it’s had enough of Tesla. In this episode of Uncanny Valley, we break it all down.

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Discord appoints former Activision Blizzard exec Humam Sakhnini as CEO

Amid rumors that the company is eyeing an IPO, Discord appointed former Activision Blizzard Vice Chairman Humam Sakhnini as CEO. Discord co-founder Jason Citron will leave his CEO role after thirteen years at the company. Discord straddles the gaming and … Continue reading

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OpenAI’s GPT-4.1 may be less aligned than the company’s previous AI models

In mid-April, OpenAI launched a powerful new AI model, GPT-4.1, that the company claimed “excelled” at following instructions. But the results of several independent tests suggest the model is less aligned — that is to say, less reliable — than … Continue reading

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AI Is Spreading Old Stereotypes to New Languages and Cultures

Margaret Mitchell, an AI ethics researcher at Hugging Face, tells WIRED about a new dataset designed to test AI models for bias in multiple languages.

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PayPal introduces 3.7% yield on stablecoin balances to boost payments activity

PayPal and Venmo users will soon be able to earn yield on their stablecoin holdings, the company said Wednesday.

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Meta makes ads on Threads available to all eligible advertisers

Meta said that all “eligible advertisers globally” will be able to run ads on Threads after initial January testing with a few U.S. and Japanese companies.

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