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India draft rules would tie platforms’ safe-harbor to ministry directives; Human Rights Watch urges withdrawal
Draft MeitY amendments would expand oversight of intermediaries and bring user-posted news under India's digital media code; HRW urges withdrawal.
Networkgo Steps In, Revises Pickmos After Accusations It Copied Pokémon and Fan Art
Networkgo says it has taken over Pickmos' development and is revising the game after accusations it copied Pokémon, Palworld and fan artists' designs.
Researchers say nearly-inaudible audio can hijack voice AIs; paper claims demos on Mistral, Microsoft
A new paper says nearly-inaudible audio prompts can steer voice AI into unauthorized actions; authors report demos on Mistral and Microsoft.
TSMC profit surges 58% in Q1 2026 as AI demand fuels record margins
TSMC's Q1 2026 net income rose 58% as AI and HPC chips boost revenue and margins; company sticks to a record $52–56B 2026 capex plan.
OpenAI expands Trusted Access for Cyber, unveils GPT‑5.4‑Cyber and pledges $10M in credits
OpenAI scales its Trusted Access for Cyber program, launches GPT‑5.4‑Cyber for vetted defenders and commits $10M in API credits to security teams.
At AAAI‑26, AI Generated Reviews for Nearly 23,000 Full-Review Papers
AAAI added one clearly labeled AI review to each main-track paper at AAAI-26, producing critiques for about 22,977 full-review papers in under 24 hours.
Google paper sharply lowers hardware estimate for quantum attacks on elliptic-curve crypto
Google researchers estimate a quantum computer could break 256-bit elliptic-curve signatures with under 500,000 qubits, raising urgency for post-quantum migration.
NVIDIA open-sources Nemotron 3 Super, a 120B Mixture-of-Experts LLM tuned for its GPUs
NVIDIA released Nemotron 3 Super, a 120B Mixture-of-Experts hybrid Mamba‑Transformer LLM with a 1M‑token context, open checkpoints and GPU‑optimized formats.
Amazon to Acquire Globalstar and Move Apple iPhone, Watch Satellite Services to Amazon Leo
Amazon agreed to buy Globalstar and will migrate Apple’s Emergency SOS and other iPhone/Watch satellite features onto its Amazon Leo LEO network.
Overwatch Season 2 'Summit' launches with new hero Sierra, post‑match accolades and Switch 2 upgrade
Blizzard launches Overwatch Season 2 ‘Summit’ with new damage hero Sierra, return of post‑match accolades, map reworks, cosmetics and a Switch 2 release.
ShinyHunters Leak Linked to Rockstar Mostly Reveals Cloud Analytics, Not GTA 6 Assets
ShinyHunters exposed Rockstar-related cloud analytics via an Anodot–Snowflake integration on April 13, not GTA 6 code or player data.
Amazon Unveils Amazon Leo Aviation Antenna for Planes; Delta and JetBlue Agree to Use It
Amazon unveiled a 58‑inch 'Leo' aviation antenna promising gigabit in‑flight Wi‑Fi; Delta and JetBlue signed deals as Amazon races to meet an FCC deadline.
Governance Hack on April 1 Drains Up to $285 Million From Drift and Exposes DeFi Weaknesses
On April 1 attackers used pre-signed Solana governance transactions to seize Drift’s admin keys, siphoning about $270–285M and raising questions about USDC bridges.
