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Snap says total watch time on its TikTok competitor increased more than 125%

As part of its Q1 2024 earning release, Snap revealed that total watch time on its TikTok competitor, Spotlight, increased more than 125% year-over-year. Snapchat launched the TikTok-like feed in late 2020 as a way to compete with the rising … Continue reading

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Baltimore school principal targeted in faked audio AI scam

In Baltimore, Maryland a former high school sports director has been arrested for using artificial intelligence to impersonate a principal, making the public believe he had made racist and anti-semitic comments. Dazhon Darien was detained by Baltimore County Police after … Continue reading

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Hasbro’s bad Q1 earnings could have been worse without Fallout and Baldur’s Gate

The ongoing popularity of Baldur’s Gate 3 and a Fallout-licensed crossover with Magic: The Gathering may have saved Hasbro from an even worse quarter than the one it reported to investors on April 24. The future of its rebuilding efforts … Continue reading

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Call of Duty: MW3 Season 3 Reloaded’s mid-season content update arrives May 1

Call of Duty: MW3 Season 3 Reloaded will begin May 1, bringing new maps, weapons, and zombies content to fans of Activision’s cornerstone shooter. The mid-season drop comes just a month after Season 3 kicked off, which we covered in … Continue reading

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Net Neutrality Returns to a Very Different Internet

The FCC voted 3-2 to restore net neutrality rules that had disappeared during the Trump administration.

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Snap shares soar 25% as company beats on earnings, shows strong revenue growth

Snap reported first-quarter results that beat analysts’ estimates

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Intel shares fall after providing weak forecast for the current quarter

Intel’s report was the first since the company revealed that it had restructured its financial reports to make Intel Foundry a separate line item.

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Alphabet issues first ever dividend, $70 billion buyback

Google issued its first ever dividend of 20 cents and authorized a $70 billion share repurchase program alongside its first-quarter earnings.

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It’s a sunny day for Google Cloud

Google Cloud, Google’s cloud computing division, had a blockbuster fiscal quarter, blowing past analysts’ expectations and sending Google parent company Alphabet’s stock soaring 13%+ in after-hours trading. Google Cloud revenue jumped 28% to $9.57 billion in Q1 2024, bolstered by … Continue reading

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Rubrik’s shares end trading up almost 16% on the company’s public debut

This share price gives Rubrik a fully diluted valuation of $6.6 billion, up 88% from its last primary valuation of $3.5 billion in 2019. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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