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Apple Invites 1.8

Tim Hardwick: Following the latest update of Apple’s Invites app, hosts can now manually edit the guest list to update guest responses and adjust the number of additional guests. […] Elsewhere, the dashboard has been expanded with an All Events view, bringing both upcoming and past events into a single, unified interface. Sharing options have […]

Sources: Anthropic has begun weighing a new funding round at a $900B+ valuation, after previously resisting investor proposals at an $800B+ valuation (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg:
Sources: Anthropic has begun weighing a new funding round at a $900B+ valuation, after previously resisting investor proposals at an $800B+ valuation  —  Anthropic PBC has begun weighing a fresh funding round that would value the artificial intelligence developer at more than $900 billion …

Grindr — yes, Grindr — won the WHCD party circuit

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Meta says Q1 family daily active people fell 20M QoQ to 3.56B, vs. 3.62B est., due to internet disruptions in Iran and WhatsApp access restrictions in Russia (Jonathan Vanian/CNBC)

Jonathan Vanian / CNBC:
Meta says Q1 family daily active people fell 20M QoQ to 3.56B, vs. 3.62B est., due to internet disruptions in Iran and WhatsApp access restrictions in Russia  —  Meta shares fell in extended trading on Wednesday after the company reported lower-than-expected capital expenditures and missed on user growth.

Alphabet reports Q1 revenue up 22% YoY to $109.9B, vs. $107.2B est., and Google Cloud revenue up 63% to $20B, vs. $18.05B est.; GOOG jumps 6%+ after hours (Alphabet)

Alphabet:
Alphabet reports Q1 revenue up 22% YoY to $109.9B, vs. $107.2B est., and Google Cloud revenue up 63% to $20B, vs. $18.05B est.; GOOG jumps 6%+ after hours  —  MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - April 29, 2026 - Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG, GOOGL) today announced financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2026.