As Gmail turns 20 on April 1, a look at its impact on online communication and its future as other messaging apps have come to dominate how we communicate (Victoria Song/The Verge)

Victoria Song / The Verge:
As Gmail turns 20 on April 1, a look at its impact on online communication and its future as other messaging apps have come to dominate how we communicate  —  Gmail revolutionized email with fast search and a whole gigabyte of storage.  But where's it headed next?

A look at the MGM hack, carried out by Star Fraud group, part of the Com online community of teenagers from English-speaking countries that also spawned Lapsus$ (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal:
A look at the MGM hack, carried out by Star Fraud group, part of the Com online community of teenagers from English-speaking countries that also spawned Lapsus$  —  A gang of young criminals.  A more than $30 million ransom.  Casinos in disarray.  Six days inside the cyberattack that put corporate America on notice.

How the semiconductor industry can reach 1T transistor GPUs, which will be needed within a decade if the AI revolution continues at its current pace (IEEE Spectrum)

IEEE Spectrum:
How the semiconductor industry can reach 1T transistor GPUs, which will be needed within a decade if the AI revolution continues at its current pace  —  Advances in semiconductors are feeding the AI boom  —  In 1997 the IBM Deep Blue supercomputer defeated world chess champion Garry Kasparov.

Sources: Accel is in talks to lead a round in Scale AI at a $13B valuation, up from $7.3B in 2021; Scale AI generated $675M+ in revenue in 2023, up ~150% YoY (The Information)

The Information:
Sources: Accel is in talks to lead a round in Scale AI at a $13B valuation, up from $7.3B in 2021; Scale AI generated $675M+ in revenue in 2023, up ~150% YoY  —  Venture capital firm Accel, an early investor in the data labeling startup Scale AI, is in talks to lead a new round of funding …

The TikTok divestment bill will not offer any meaningful privacy protection from China, but it will further entrench the dominance of US-based social networks (Meredith Whittaker/LPE Project)

Meredith Whittaker / LPE Project:
The TikTok divestment bill will not offer any meaningful privacy protection from China, but it will further entrench the dominance of US-based social networks  —  Earlier this month, the United States House of Representatives passed the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act …

The US OMB releases new guidance on AI, requiring all federal agencies to have a senior leader overseeing all AI systems they use and submit an annual AI report (Emilia David/The Verge)

Emilia David / The Verge:
The US OMB releases new guidance on AI, requiring all federal agencies to have a senior leader overseeing all AI systems they use and submit an annual AI report  —  All US federal agencies will now be required to have a senior leader overseeing all AI systems they use, as the government wants …

HSBC releases its HSBC Gold Token, minted on its Orion digital assets platform, via its online banking and app, after testing the service in November 2023 (Ian Allison/CoinDesk)

Ian Allison / CoinDesk:
HSBC releases its HSBC Gold Token, minted on its Orion digital assets platform, via its online banking and app, after testing the service in November 2023  —  The bank is claiming bragging rights for being the first bank to create a blockchain-based real world asset aimed at retail investors.

An interview with Phil Spencer on bringing Xbox to handhelds via hardware or software, how Valve, Lenovo, and Asus "innovated in a new form factor", and more (Chris Plante/Polygon)

Chris Plante / Polygon:
An interview with Phil Spencer on bringing Xbox to handhelds via hardware or software, how Valve, Lenovo, and Asus “innovated in a new form factor”, and more  —  A handheld Xbox could be hardware, an app, or both  —  Phil Spencer has tried all of the new PC gaming handhelds …

How Netflix co-CEOs Greg Peters, who is obsessed with data, and Ted Sarandos, who loves working with talent, overcame differences to make the partnership work (Jessica Toonkel/Wall Street Journal)

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
How Netflix co-CEOs Greg Peters, who is obsessed with data, and Ted Sarandos, who loves working with talent, overcame differences to make the partnership work  —  Hollywood czar Ted Sarandos and data-obsessed techie Greg Peters have gotten the streamer back on track

Despite X's push to attract creators, its strategy remains unclear, as some creators cite concerns about the state of X's ad business and inconsistent payments (Alexa Corse/Wall Street Journal)

Alexa Corse / Wall Street Journal:
Despite X's push to attract creators, its strategy remains unclear, as some creators cite concerns about the state of X's ad business and inconsistent payments  —  Despite platform's push, many creators say X is still a long way away from becoming a major source of revenue for them

Chinese officials have begun following the new PC, laptop, and server guidelines to phase out Intel/AMD processors and Windows from government PCs and servers (Financial Times)

Financial Times:
Chinese officials have begun following the new PC, laptop, and server guidelines to phase out Intel/AMD processors and Windows from government PCs and servers  —  China has introduced new guidelines that will mean US microprocessors from Intel and AMD are phased out of government PCs and servers …

An analysis of the DOJ's case against Apple; sources: Apple will start rolling out its system to update packaged iPhones' software to its US stores in April (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
An analysis of the DOJ's case against Apple; sources: Apple will start rolling out its system to update packaged iPhones' software to its US stores in April  —  With its lawsuit against Apple, the Justice Department focuses on outdated issues and irrelevant points, missing an opportunity to address more pressing concerns.

How the restructuring of Diamond Sports, with a lifeline from Amazon, might offer a new model for airing local sports fixtures in the streaming era (Financial Times)

Financial Times:
How the restructuring of Diamond Sports, with a lifeline from Amazon, might offer a new model for airing local sports fixtures in the streaming era  —  A lifeline to the bankrupt Diamond Sports Group might offer a new model for airing local fixtures in the streaming era

Source: Spain's High Court orders the suspension of Telegram after media companies complained it was allowing users to upload their content without permission (Reuters)

Reuters:
Source: Spain's High Court orders the suspension of Telegram after media companies complained it was allowing users to upload their content without permission  —  Spain's High Court has ordered the suspension of messaging app Telegram's services in the country after media companies complained …

BeReal's challenges show the difficulty for new consumer apps to break out absent a big platform shift, as users lack the time to try additional consumer apps (M.G. Siegler/Spyglass)

M.G. Siegler / Spyglass:
BeReal's challenges show the difficulty for new consumer apps to break out absent a big platform shift, as users lack the time to try additional consumer apps  —  The recent reports that BeReal is struggling with either a fundraise or growth or both, is a bummer.