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Abner Li / 9to5Google: Google unveils a NotebookLM “Discover sources” feature, which searches the web and recommends up to 10 sources for users to add to their notebooks  —  To date, NotebookLM works by having you manually add files and links, with Google now introducing a “Discover sources” button that searches the web for you. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Joey Roulette / Reuters: Amazon plans to launch the first 27 satellites for its Project Kuiper internet network on April 9, after launching two prototype satellites in 2023  —  Amazon.com said on Wednesday it plans to launch the first 27 satellites for its Project Kuiper internet network next week … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: Europol says German and Dutch authorities shut down Kidflix, a CSAM streaming platform with 1.8M+ users between April 2022 and March 2025, on March 11  —  Kidflix, one of the largest platforms used to host, share, and stream child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on the dark web … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Siemens agrees to acquire Boston-based R&D scientific software company Dotmatics from Insight Partners for $5.1B, in a deal expected to close in H1 2026  —  Siemens AG has agreed to acquire Dotmatics for $5.1 billion as part of a push to provide more artificial intelligence software to life sciences companies. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: Sources: AppLovin has made a bid for TikTok and talked to casino magnate Steve Wynn about backing it  —  Trump is expected to be briefed Wednesday on a framework to keep the video-sharing app operational  —  Mobile technology company AppLovin has made a bid for TikTok and talked … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: Sources: Zuckerberg is lobbying Trump for a settlement that would prevent Meta from facing an antitrust trial later this month; he visited the White House today  —  Meta Platforms CEO has visited the White House three times since the start of Trump’s second term Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Automattic lays off 16% of staff, CEO Matt Mullenweg says to become “more agile and responsive”; Automattic website listed 1,744 employees ahead of the layoffs  —  Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, Tumblr, WooCommerce, and a range of other online services, is reducing its workforce. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kaya Yurieff / The Information: Source: Trump plans to announce a company called TikTok America, with a 50% stake for US investors and 19.9% for ByteDance, which would license the algorithm  —  President Donald Trump plans to announce later on Wednesday his plan for a new company called TikTok America … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sam Reynolds / CoinDesk: Sources: Justin Sun bailed out Techteryx’s TrueUSD after $456M in reserves, managed by First Digital, became illiquid; Techteryx says it was a victim of fraud  —  Justin Sun bailed out Techteryx’s TrueUSD stablecoin after nearly half a billion dollars of its reserves were rendered illiquid … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Daniel Kuhn / The Block: FDUSD stablecoin depegged 9% after Justin Sun raised concerns over Hong Kong-based First Digital Trust’s solvency; Binance alone holds ~$2.2B worth of FDUSD  —  – Justin Sun is warning users to pull funds from First Digital Trust, a Hong Kong-based firm once employed by TrueUSD’s owner Techteryx as a fiduciary. Lees verder op Tech Meme