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Hello, friends, and welcome to the latest edition of Week in Review (WiR), the weekly newsletter where we recap the past several days (or so) in tech news. We’d argue that there’s no better way to get your news fix, but we’d be biased. Still! Trust us when we say it’s a labor of love. […]

AI-generated chart toppers, Apple gets into savings, and Microsoft drops Twitter by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Sixteen years after its reinvention as a streaming company, Netflix announced that it’s shuttering its mail-order DVD business. Here’s a look at how it got to where it is today.

How technology unlocks business models: The story of Netflix by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch

In Silicon Valley, some of the brightest minds believe a universal basic income (UBI) that guarantees people unrestricted cash payments will help them to survive and thrive as advanced technologies eliminate more careers as we know them, from white collar and creative roles — lawyers, journalists, artists, software engineers — to labor jobs. The idea […]

As AI eliminates jobs, a way to keep people afloat financially (that’s not UBI) by Connie Loizos originally published on TechCrunch

EU lawmakers in the European parliament are closing in on how to tackle generative AI as they work to fix their negotiating position so that the next stage of legislative talks can kick off in the coming months. The hope then is that a final consensus on the bloc’s draft law for regulating AI can […]

EU lawmakers eye tiered approach to regulating generative AI by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch

After officially unveiling itseEmergency Alerts system last month, the U.K. government is preparing to launch the first nationwide this Sunday (23 April). The system is designed to notify the public of impending danger to life in a specific area. At 3pm, all 4G- and 5G-enabled smartphones in the U.K. will receive a message directly to […]

As the UK readies its first nationwide Emergency Alerts test this Sunday, here’s everything you need to know by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch

Google’s conversation AI tool Bard can now help software developers with programming, including generating code, debugging  and code explanation— a new set of skills that were added in response to user demand. Coding has been one of the top requests Google has received from users, according to Friday a blog post by Google Research product […]

Google’s Bard AI chatbot can now generate and debug code by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch

Photonic chips — and the startups creating them — have a long way to go before reaching the mainstream.

Is there a future in light-powered AI chips? by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch