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X hits pause on its encrypted DMs feature

X said it will work on “making some improvements” to the encrypted DMs feature. It didn’t mention when the feature might be available again.

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Elon Musk’s stint in the US government is coming to an end

Elon Musk confirmed on Wednesday that he’s ending his stint as a U.S. special government employee and as the de-facto head of DOGE.

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NVIDIA, AMD may soon start selling new AI chips in China to comply with US restrictions

NVIDIA and AMD will soon begin selling new GPUs made for AI workloads in China to comply with US chip export restrictions.

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Lightspeed backs Indian home services startup Snabbit as the next big consumer trend

Home services in India — whether it is cleaning, dishwashing, or laundry — have traditionally been offline and informally run. This has often resulted in delays and uncertainties for consumers, as well as inconsistent pay and job insecurity for workers. … Continue reading

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Founder Sahil Lavingia says he was booted from DOGE after just 55 days 

Sahil Lavingia has published a diary recounting his time as a member of Elon Musk’s DOGE workforce. It’s a short read — Lavingia’s DOGE stint lasted just 55 days — but it is does provide new details on the temporary … Continue reading

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Security startup Horizon3.ai is raising $100M in new round

Horizon3.ai, a cybersecurity startup that provides tools like autonomous penetration testing, is seeking to raise $100 million in a new funding round and has locked down at least $73 million, the company revealed in an SEC filing this week. NEA … Continue reading

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Nvidia expects to lose billions in revenue due to H20 chip licensing requirements

As Nvidia reports earnings for the first quarter of its fiscal year 2026, which closed on April 28, the company has released numbers on how the Trump administration’s recent chip export restrictions are affecting business. Nvidia reported that it incurred … Continue reading

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Victoria’s Secret hit by outages as it battles security incident

The fashion retailer’s outages began Monday.

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GameStop bought $500 million of Bitcoin

GameStop announced on Wednesday that it bought 4,710 Bitcoin, which is worth over $500 million at the time of the purchase. The video game retail chain has struggled to stay relevant in a time when digital gaming purchases are increasingly … Continue reading

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Stellantis pivots to Google’s Android as in-car partnership with Amazon ends

Three years ago, Stellantis announced it was pairing up with Amazon to create in-car software that would bring a slew of connected products and services to vehicles by 2024 as part of the automaker’s broader plan to generate $22.5 billion … Continue reading

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