Following attempts to malign Signal as insecure by Telegram's CEO and Elon Musk, a look at why Signal is widely regarded by experts as more secure than Telegram (Matthew Green/@matthew_d_green)

Matthew Green / @matthew_d_green:
Following attempts to malign Signal as insecure by Telegram's CEO and Elon Musk, a look at why Signal is widely regarded by experts as more secure than Telegram  —  Telegram has launched a pretty intense campaign to malign Signal as insecure, with assistance from Elon Musk. The goal seems to be to get activists to switch away from encrypted Signal to mostly-unencrypted Telegram. I want to talk about this a bit. 1/

A look at professor-led crypto projects EigenLayer and Babylon, which seek to generate yield from cryptocurrencies, as "professor coins" spur investor interest (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg:
A look at professor-led crypto projects EigenLayer and Babylon, which seek to generate yield from cryptocurrencies, as “professor coins” spur investor interest  —  - EigenLayer, Babylon restaking efforts spurs investor interest  — Both projects seek to generate yield from cryptocurrencies

A look at the potential successors to Apple's top executives across all of the company's major divisions (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
A look at the potential successors to Apple's top executives across all of the company's major divisions  —  Apple's management team is made up of longtime executives nearing the end of their tenures.  That means a broad shake-up is increasingly likely.

Q&A with Oracle CEO Safra Catz on generative AI's risks and impact, providing cloud infrastructure to TikTok, the importance of workplace diversity, and more (Keiichi Murayama/Nikkei Asia)

Keiichi Murayama / Nikkei Asia:
Q&A with Oracle CEO Safra Catz on generative AI's risks and impact, providing cloud infrastructure to TikTok, the importance of workplace diversity, and more  —  In interview, top executive highlights AI's potential and importance of diversity  —  Oracle CEO Safra Catz (Photo obtained by Nikkei)

What to expect at Google I/O 2024: Android 15 updates, more generative AI features for Google's apps, a new Gemini-powered "Pixie" digital assistant, and more (Wes Davis/The Verge)

Wes Davis / The Verge:
What to expect at Google I/O 2024: Android 15 updates, more generative AI features for Google's apps, a new Gemini-powered “Pixie” digital assistant, and more  —  Google is preparing to hold its annual Google I/O developer conference next week, and naturally, it will be all about AI.

Q&A with Linda Moore, the CEO of TechNet, which represents OpenAI, Apple, and others, about the 400+ AI bills proposed across the US, tech backlash, and more (Reed Albergotti/Semafor)

Reed Albergotti / Semafor:
Q&A with Linda Moore, the CEO of TechNet, which represents OpenAI, Apple, and others, about the 400+ AI bills proposed across the US, tech backlash, and more  —  The Scene  —  While Congress is talking a lot about artificial intelligence but doing little to regulate it …

Ofcom's draft Children's Safety Code of Practice's emphasis on kids choosing protective tools rather than safety by design and default is not ambitious enough (Beeban Kidron/Financial Times)

Beeban Kidron / Financial Times:
Ofcom's draft Children's Safety Code of Practice's emphasis on kids choosing protective tools rather than safety by design and default is not ambitious enough  —  Tech companies have been wilfully ignoring the protection of the young for decades  —  The writer is a crossbench peer and expert on digital regulation

The demand for AI chips is driving fierce competition among HBM chipmakers, as Samsung and Micron race to catch up to SK Hynix, which has over 52% market share (Nikkei Asia)

Nikkei Asia:
The demand for AI chips is driving fierce competition among HBM chipmakers, as Samsung and Micron race to catch up to SK Hynix, which has over 52% market share  —  Demand for high-bandwidth memory is driving competition — and prices — higher  —  SEOUL/TAIPEI/SAN JOSE, Calif. …

Google releases a Chrome security update to fix the fifth zero-day vulnerability exploited in the wild in 2024; the vulnerability is in the Visuals component (Bill Toulas/BleepingComputer)

Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer:
Google releases a Chrome security update to fix the fifth zero-day vulnerability exploited in the wild in 2024; the vulnerability is in the Visuals component  —  Google has released a security update for the Chrome browser to fix the fifth zero-day vulnerability exploited in the wild since the start of the year.

Smartphone shipments in India grew 8% in Q1, 2024; Vivo leads for the first time with 19.2% of market share, followed by Xiaomi with 18.8%, and Samsung 17.5% (Counterpoint Research)

Counterpoint Research:
Smartphone shipments in India grew 8% in Q1, 2024; Vivo leads for the first time with 19.2% of market share, followed by Xiaomi with 18.8%, and Samsung 17.5%  —  - For the first time ever, vivo led the market by volume in a single quarter.  — Samsung led the market by value after capturing …

Bankrupt crypto lender BlockFi announces plans to shut down its web platform by May and partners with Coinbase to allow clients to access and withdraw funds (Amaka Nwaokocha/Cointelegraph)

Amaka Nwaokocha / Cointelegraph:
Bankrupt crypto lender BlockFi announces plans to shut down its web platform by May and partners with Coinbase to allow clients to access and withdraw funds  —  The plan administrator will continue to use Coinbase for upcoming distribution rounds, potentially involving recovered funds from FTX.

Baidu VP Qu Jing posted several videos on Douyin demeaning staff, intended to promote Baidu, that reignited criticism of Chinese tech companies' work culture (Financial Times)

Financial Times:
Baidu VP Qu Jing posted several videos on Douyin demeaning staff, intended to promote Baidu, that reignited criticism of Chinese tech companies' work culture  —  PR boss at Chinese search giant warns she can ruin careers in series of social media videos  —  The head of public relations …

Hands-on with LinkedIn's new games Pinpoint, Crossclimb, and Queens: shamelessly following the NYT's formula, all three take ~10 minutes, and they are very fun (David Pierce/The Verge)

David Pierce / The Verge:
Hands-on with LinkedIn's new games Pinpoint, Crossclimb, and Queens: shamelessly following the NYT's formula, all three take ~10 minutes, and they are very fun  —  I almost didn't get Pinpoint this morning. … I'm kidding!  But I have to admit something: I've been going on LinkedIn every day recently, and I'm having a great time.

Google launches Google Wallet for Android in India and partners with 20+ brands to let users store boarding passes, loyalty cards, event tickets, and more (Aamir Siddiqui/Android Authority)

Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority:
Google launches Google Wallet for Android in India and partners with 20+ brands to let users store boarding passes, loyalty cards, event tickets, and more  —  - Google Wallet is now available in India, where it can be used as a digital wallet for storing passes, tickets, and more, but not for payments.

Sources and messages: Binance compliance officer Tigran Gambaryan told executives and Nigerian contacts of a $150M crypto bribe request, prior to his arrest (New York Times)

New York Times:
Sources and messages: Binance compliance officer Tigran Gambaryan told executives and Nigerian contacts of a $150M crypto bribe request, prior to his arrest  —  A compliance officer for the cryptocurrency exchange told senior executives and Nigerian contacts that the company had been asked to pay $150 million in crypto.