• Sources: SoftBank, Sony, Honda, and six other Japanese companies launch a new AI company to develop a 1T-parameter foundation model for "physical AI" by 2030 (Natsuki Yamamoto/Nikkei Asia)
• Sources: Meta is building photorealistic, AI-powered 3D characters; Zuckerberg helped train and test an AI version of himself that offers feedback to employees (Financial Times)
• Analysis: US state lawmakers introduced 12 data center moratorium bills in 2026, 11 stalled or voted out, with a Maine bill set for a final vote on April 15 (Ellen Thomas/Business Insider)
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• Sources: the US FTC is in settlement talks with ad companies to end an antitrust probe into their alleged coordinated boycotts against sites like Elon Musk's X (Suzanne Vranica/Wall Street Journal)
• Sources: the US' AI chip export push risks being undermined by licensing bottlenecks, staff attrition, and unclear policy at the Bureau of Industry and Security (Maggie Eastland/Bloomberg)
• Anthropic debuts Claude for Word in beta, which adds AI editing tools and clickable citations, targeting document-heavy workflows, for Team and Enterprise users (Tristan Anthony/Business Insider)
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• Sources: UK regulators plan to warn banks, insurers, and exchanges about security risks exposed by Claude Mythos Preview at a meeting within the next two weeks (Martin Arnold/Financial Times)
• Sources: Apple is testing four AI glasses designs with rectangular and oval frames, multiple colors, and a camera system with vertically oriented oval lenses (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)
• Flipkart and Amazon's quick commerce push in India is intensifying competition in an already crowded space where profitability remains under pressure (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)
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• Content and display. Once you choose your preferences, they'll apply universally across all platforms. And if you're a family account manager, you can toggle video settings for all members on your plan.Spotify has increasingly leaned on video in recent years. The Canvas video loops arrived back in 2018. Then came video podcasts in 2020, as the format was enjoying a pandemic-era boom. The platform added music videos in 2024 (though they didn't arrive in the US until late last year). Then there are artist clips, the 30-second vertical videos where creators can send intimate (promotional) messages to their fans.The company claims that over 70 percent of its users say more video content would enhance their experience. So, don't be surprised if more video features arrive in the future. Fortunately, Spotify recognized that certain (perhaps older?) users don't want or need a TikTok-ified music app.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/music/spotify-now-lets-you-turn-off-all-video-130000034.html?src=rss">Spotify now lets you turn off all video
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