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Similarweb: Gemini's web app had 10.9M average daily visits in March, up 7.4% MoM; Sensor Tower: Claude and Gemini saw activity jump after flagship model debuts (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch) - 2025-04-01T14:50:02-04:00

Sources: a16z is in talks to join the Oracle-led frontrunner bid for TikTok's US arm, after being approached along with Blackstone Group and others (Financial Times) - 2025-04-01T14:25:01-04:00

A US judge rules Arkansas' Social Media Safety Act, which requires minors have parental permission before creating social media accounts, infringes on 1A rights (Ufonobong Umanah/Bloomberg Law) - 2025-04-01T13:30:00-04:00

TikTok is shutting down its Instagram competitor, TikTok Notes, on May 8, directing users to Lemon8, a similar ByteDance-owned app (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch) - 2025-04-01T13:25:03-04:00

Meta VP of AI Research Joelle Pineau says she plans to leave in May 2025 after nearly eight years; she has led the FAIR group since early 2023 (Kurt Wagner/Bloomberg) - 2025-04-01T12:40:01-04:00

Xiaomi says it is cooperating with a Chinese police probe into a fatal crash by a car using its autonomous features; its stock is down 10%+ over the past week (New York Times) - 2025-04-01T12:15:01-04:00

OpenAI says ChatGPT has hit 20M paid subscribers, up from 15.5M at the end of 2024, suggesting the company is making at least $415M in monthly revenue (The Information) - 2025-04-01T10:50:00-04:00

Google is bringing its immersive Rewarded Video ads to Roblox, letting users watch ads in exchange for in-game benefits like virtual currency or power-ups (Kendra Barnett/Adweek) - 2025-04-01T09:35:01-04:00

TTP: Apple's and Google's app stores host popular "private browsing" apps operated by Shanghai-listed Qihoo 360, sanctioned by the US in 2020 for military ties (Financial Times) - 2025-04-01T09:20:06-04:00

Google rolls out a new Gmail encryption model for enterprises in beta that doesn't require senders or recipients to use custom software or exchange certificates (Jess Weatherbed/The Verge) - 2025-04-01T09:10:01-04:00

Ahead of the Switch 2, Nintendo is branching out to use its characters in cinema, theme parks, and merch in a Disney-like way to create more consistent revenue (Takashi Mochizuki/Bloomberg) - 2025-04-01T08:15:01-04:00

In a new strategy, Amazon plans to release 14 to 16 movies per year in theaters, rivaling other major studios, with most running for 45 days before streaming (Nicole Sperling/New York Times) - 2025-04-01T07:50:03-04:00

Tether acquired 8,888 bitcoin worth ~$735M in Q1 2025, taking its total holdings to ~$7.8B and making it the sixth-largest holder of bitcoin in a single wallet (Yogita Khatri/The Block) - 2025-04-01T07:35:01-04:00

Samsung says TM Roh, who oversees mobile, will temporarily step into a broader role overseeing its consumer electronics, after the death of co-CEO Han Jong-Hee (Yoolim Lee/Bloomberg) - 2025-04-01T06:30:01-04:00

Lightmatter, which uses silicon photonics to move data between chips via light, unveils an interposer and a chiplet for AI chips; the startup has raised $850M (Stephen Nellis/Reuters) - 2025-04-01T06:10:00-04:00