Spotify brings its free audiobooks perk for Premium users to Canada, Ireland and New Zealand

Spotify announced on Tuesday that it’s bringing its free audiobooks perk to Canada, Ireland, and New Zealand. Users in these markets will be able to access 15 hours of free monthly audiobook listening time. Spotify also announced that it’s expanding its audiobooks catalog from 200,000 to 250,000 titles. The perk is already available in the […]
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Meta now requires users to verify their age to use its Quest VR headsets

During the congressional online safety hearing in January, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg argued that mobile app store providers like Apple and Google should be the ones to implement parental controls for social media. Now, it appears Meta is using its Quest VR store to demonstrate how it thinks devices with app stores should approach online […]
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‘Reverse’ searches: The sneaky ways that police tap tech companies for your private data

Reverse searches cast a digital dragnet over a tech company’s store of user data to catch the information that police are looking for.
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Rivian started a tough year on a flat foot

Rivian has a challenging year ahead — and the first quarter is off to a tepid start. The EV startup announced Tuesday that it built 13,980 vehicles and delivered 13,588 of them in the first quarter of 2024. Both of those figures are down from the fourth quarter of 2023, where it built 17,541 and […]
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Read AI expands its AI-powered summaries from meetings to messages and emails

Available in “soft launch,” Read’s new capability connects to Gmail, Outlook and Slack as well as videoconferencing platforms to learn topics that might be relevant to you.
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Tesla shares fall after deliveries drop 8.5% from a year ago

Tesla just reported first-quarter vehicle production and deliveries for 2024.

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Bitcoin tumbles $5,000 in 24 hours as interest rates jump

Bitcoin fell to start the new month and quarter, amid rising Treasury yields and strength in the U.S. dollar.

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Mike Lynch-backed legal tech startup Luminance raises $40 million, capitalizing on AI hype

Legal tech firm Luminance has raised $40 million in a venture round backed by U.S. venture fund March Capital, the company told CNBC exclusively.

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Japan approves additional $3.9 billion in subsidies for chip firm Rapidus to meet semiconductor goals

Japan is trying to play catch up with other countries such as Taiwan and South Korea in semiconductor manufacturing.

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Rubrik files to go public as tech companies see thawing of IPO market

Rubrik filed to go public on the New York Stock Exchange, becoming the latest tech company to test investor appetite for new offerings.

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