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Source: the US National Nuclear Security Administration was among those breached by a hack of SharePoint; no sensitive information is known to be compromised (Ari Natter/Bloomberg)

Source: the US National Nuclear Security Administration...

Jul 22, 2025

Ari Natter / Bloomberg: Source: the US National Nuclear Security Administration...

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PitchBook: in H1, AI startups raised $104.3B in the US, or about 66% of all US VC funding, up from 49% last year; there were 281 VC-backed exits totaling $36B (MacKenzie Sigalos/CNBC)

PitchBook: in H1, AI startups raised $104.3B in the US,...

Jul 22, 2025

MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC: PitchBook: in H1, AI startups raised $104.3B in the US,...

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Sources: the Trump admin is pressuring South Korea, Brazil, the EU, and others to drop plans for new taxes on US tech firms as a part of broader trade talks (Wall Street Journal)

Sources: the Trump admin is pressuring South Korea, Brazil,...

Jul 22, 2025

Wall Street Journal: Sources: the Trump admin is pressuring South Korea, Brazil,...

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Lumotive, whose optical chip tech can "steer" laser light and is an alternative to lidar, extends its Series B from $45M to $59M, including from Amazon's IIF (Rebecca Szkutak/TechCrunch)

Lumotive, whose optical chip tech can "steer" laser light...

Jul 22, 2025

Rebecca Szkutak / TechCrunch: Lumotive, whose optical chip tech can “steer” laser...

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Philadelphia-based Asylon, which modifies Boston Dynamics' robot dog Spot into DroneDog, raised a $26M Series B led by Insight, taking its total funding to $45M (Julie Bort/TechCrunch)

Philadelphia-based Asylon, which modifies Boston Dynamics'...

Jul 22, 2025

Julie Bort / TechCrunch: Philadelphia-based Asylon, which modifies Boston Dynamics'...

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Microsoft says it "has observed two named Chinese nation-state actors, Linen Typhoon and Violet Typhoon exploiting" the SharePoint zero-day vulnerabilities (Sergiu Gatlan/BleepingComputer)

Microsoft says it "has observed two named Chinese nation-state...

Jul 22, 2025

Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: Microsoft says it “has observed two named Chinese...

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August 1 deadline for 30% tariffs looms over US-EU trade talks

August 1 deadline for 30% tariffs looms over US-EU trade...

Jul 22, 2025

Trade negotiations between Washington and Brussels are continuing ahead of an August...

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Samsung Galaxy Watch8 review: thinner and sturdier, but its design with a square casing and a round screen is polarizing, and Gemini is useful but hit-or-miss (Samantha Kelly/Bloomberg)

Samsung Galaxy Watch8 review: thinner and sturdier, but...

Jul 21, 2025

Samantha Kelly / Bloomberg: Samsung Galaxy Watch8 review: thinner and sturdier,...

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Leaked memo: CEO Dario Amodei told staff Anthropic plans to seek UAE and Qatar funding, likely enriching "dictators", says a "no bad person" rule is impractical (Kylie Robison/Wired)

Leaked memo: CEO Dario Amodei told staff Anthropic plans...

Jul 21, 2025

Kylie Robison / Wired: Leaked memo: CEO Dario Amodei told staff Anthropic plans...

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Researchers say hackers linked to the Chinese government were behind at least some of the recent widespread attacks using the SharePoint RCE vulnerability (Washington Post)

Researchers say hackers linked to the Chinese government...

Jul 21, 2025

Washington Post: Researchers say hackers linked to the Chinese government were behind...

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China starts construction on world's biggest hydropower project in Tibet

China starts construction on world's biggest hydropower...

Jul 21, 2025

Chinese Premier Li Qiang attended a ceremony on Saturday marking the start of construction...

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Dell confirms extortion group World Leaks breached its Solution Centers platform, used for demos, earlier in July, stealing mostly synthetic or public data (Lawrence Abrams/BleepingComputer)

Dell confirms extortion group World Leaks breached its...

Jul 21, 2025

Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer: Dell confirms extortion group World Leaks breached...

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Oakley Meta HSTN hands-on: the $399 glasses are a fun accessory and sportier, thinner, lighter, and more comfortable than previous models with a solid 3K camera (Samantha Kelly/Bloomberg)

Oakley Meta HSTN hands-on: the $399 glasses are a fun accessory...

Jul 21, 2025

Samantha Kelly / Bloomberg: Oakley Meta HSTN hands-on: the $399 glasses are a fun...

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Figma prices its shares at $25 and $28 each and plans to sell nearly 37M shares to raise up to $1.03B, giving it an up to $16.4B valuation in its NYSE debut (Niket Nishant/Reuters)

Figma prices its shares at $25 and $28 each and plans to...

Jul 21, 2025

Niket Nishant / Reuters: Figma prices its shares at $25 and $28 each and plans to...

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A 0-day flaw in Microsoft SharePoint is being exploited in RCE attacks on servers globally; no patch exists and tens of thousands of servers are at risk (Washington Post)

A 0-day flaw in Microsoft SharePoint is being exploited...

Jul 20, 2025

Washington Post: A 0-day flaw in Microsoft SharePoint is being exploited in RCE...

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Sources: the UK may backtrack on its January order for Apple to create a backdoor for iCloud encrypted data after pressure from US officials, including JD Vance (Financial Times)

Sources: the UK may backtrack on its January order for...

Jul 20, 2025

Financial Times: Sources: the UK may backtrack on its January order for Apple to...

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A look at the video podcasting surge; study: ~75% of podcast consumers play video episodes and ~30% play video episodes minimized or in background mode (Joseph Bernstein/New York Times)

A look at the video podcasting surge; study: ~75% of podcast...

Jul 20, 2025

Joseph Bernstein / New York Times: A look at the video podcasting surge; study:...

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How YouTube became the most-watched video provider on TVs in the US, with creator content tailored for family and group viewing and app features enhanced for TV (Ben Fritz/Wall Street Journal)

How YouTube became the most-watched video provider on TVs...

Jul 20, 2025

Ben Fritz / Wall Street Journal: How YouTube became the most-watched video provider...

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Dallas-based iCounter, which uses AI to combat cyber risks, launches out of stealth from Apollo Information Systems with a $30M Series A led by SYN Ventures (Chris Metinko/Axios)

Dallas-based iCounter, which uses AI to combat cyber risks,...

Jul 20, 2025

Chris Metinko / Axios: Dallas-based iCounter, which uses AI to combat cyber risks,...

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OpenAI's ChatGPT Agent System Card outlines how its red team helped implement key security features like "Watch Mode Activation" and "Terminal Restrictions" (Louis Columbus/VentureBeat)

OpenAI's ChatGPT Agent System Card outlines how its red...

Jul 20, 2025

Louis Columbus / VentureBeat: OpenAI's ChatGPT Agent System Card outlines how its...

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Vultron, which makes AI tools for federal contractors, raised $22M from investors including David Sacks' Craft Ventures, raising ethical questions (Connie Loizos/TechCrunch)

Vultron, which makes AI tools for federal contractors,...

Jul 19, 2025

Connie Loizos / TechCrunch: Vultron, which makes AI tools for federal contractors,...

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A look at Decart, which has developed video-to-video AI model Mirage that manipulates live video in real time and can potentially shake up livestreaming (Will Knight/Wired)

A look at Decart, which has developed video-to-video AI...

Jul 19, 2025

Will Knight / Wired: A look at Decart, which has developed video-to-video AI model...

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How the Chinese hacking community Honkers, consisting of patriotic self-taught tech enthusiasts, became an integral part of China's cyberespionage apparatus (Kim Zetter/Wired)

How the Chinese hacking community Honkers, consisting of...

Jul 19, 2025

Kim Zetter / Wired: How the Chinese hacking community Honkers, consisting of patriotic...

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Acquihire deals like Google's Windsurf deal are a wake-up call for AI startup employees left behind, creating new uncertainty over leadership and compensation (Shirin Ghaffary/Bloomberg)

Acquihire deals like Google's Windsurf deal are a wake-up...

Jul 19, 2025

Shirin Ghaffary / Bloomberg: Acquihire deals like Google's Windsurf deal are a wake-up...

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Google researchers say Android's early-warning system detected and issued alerts for 1,200+ earthquakes since 2021, sometimes giving up to 15-60 seconds' notice (Kasha Patel/Washington Post)

Google researchers say Android's early-warning system detected...

Jul 19, 2025

Kasha Patel / Washington Post: Google researchers say Android's early-warning system...

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How AI is reshaping higher education, as institutions grapple with the pace of change and technology companies move quickly to offer custom learning products (Financial Times)

How AI is reshaping higher education, as institutions grapple...

Jul 19, 2025

Financial Times: How AI is reshaping higher education, as institutions grapple with...

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Sources: Prosus offered to cut its 27% Delivery Hero stake to below 10% and give up its board seat to address EU concerns over its €4.1B Just Eat Takeaway deal (Foo Yun Chee/Reuters)

Sources: Prosus offered to cut its 27% Delivery Hero stake...

Jul 18, 2025

Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: Sources: Prosus offered to cut its 27% Delivery Hero stake...

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Microsoft says it will no longer use China-based engineers to provide technical support to the US military, after a ProPublica report raised security concerns (Stephen Nellis/Reuters)

Microsoft says it will no longer use China-based engineers...

Jul 18, 2025

Stephen Nellis / Reuters: Microsoft says it will no longer use China-based engineers...

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Sources: Mark Zuckerberg has offered 10+ OpenAI researchers packages of $300M over four years, and asked OpenAI's Mark Chen if he would consider joining Meta (Wall Street Journal)

Sources: Mark Zuckerberg has offered 10+ OpenAI researchers...

Jul 18, 2025

Wall Street Journal: Sources: Mark Zuckerberg has offered 10+ OpenAI researchers...

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A lawmaker who regulates Russia's IT sector warns WhatsApp to "prepare to leave" Russia; Moscow recently approved development of a state-backed messaging app (Reuters)

A lawmaker who regulates Russia's IT sector warns WhatsApp...

Jul 18, 2025

Reuters: A lawmaker who regulates Russia's IT sector warns WhatsApp to “prepare...

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The EU issues guidelines to help AI models with systemic risks comply with the AI Act, after criticism from some companies about lack of clarity (Foo Yun Chee/Reuters)

The EU issues guidelines to help AI models with systemic...

Jul 18, 2025

Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: The EU issues guidelines to help AI models with systemic...

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Joel Kaplan says Meta won't sign EU's AI code of practice, calling its guidelines overreach that will throttle development and deployment of AI models in Europe (Gian Volpicelli/Bloomberg)

Joel Kaplan says Meta won't sign EU's AI code of practice,...

Jul 18, 2025

Gian Volpicelli / Bloomberg: Joel Kaplan says Meta won't sign EU's AI code of practice,...

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EU agrees 'unprecedented' round of sanctions targeting Russia's oil exports

EU agrees 'unprecedented' round of sanctions targeting...

Jul 18, 2025

The European Union on Friday reached an agreement on an 18th sanctions package against...

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US Senate approves $9 billion in cuts to public broadcasting and foreign aid

US Senate approves $9 billion in cuts to public broadcasting...

Jul 18, 2025

US Senate Republicans have voted to cut $9 billion from public broadcasting and...

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An advisory board convened by OpenAI recommends that the company remain a nonprofit because AI is "too consequential" to be governed by a corporation alone (Thalia Beaty/Associated Press)

An advisory board convened by OpenAI recommends that the...

Jul 17, 2025

Thalia Beaty / Associated Press: An advisory board convened by OpenAI recommends...

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Sources: the White House is preparing an EO requiring AI companies with federal contracts to be neutral and unbiased, to combat what officials see as "woke AI" (Wall Street Journal)

Sources: the White House is preparing an EO requiring AI...

Jul 17, 2025

Wall Street Journal: Sources: the White House is preparing an EO requiring AI companies...

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Sources: Meta hired AI researchers Mark Lee, from Apple's Foundation Models team, and Tom Gunter, who left Apple in June, for its superintelligence lab (Bloomberg)

Sources: Meta hired AI researchers Mark Lee, from Apple's...

Jul 17, 2025

Bloomberg: Sources: Meta hired AI researchers Mark Lee, from Apple's Foundation...

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Raids, arrests and deportations: The economic toll of closed borders

Raids, arrests and deportations: The economic toll of closed...

Jul 17, 2025

This week, we focus on the unprecedented immigration crackdown currently taking...

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Trump says firing Powell 'unlikely' after escalating attacks on Fed Chair

Trump says firing Powell 'unlikely' after escalating attacks...

Jul 17, 2025

Donald Trump told reporters on Wednesday that it was "unlikely" he would fire the...

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US Senate approves $9bn in cuts to public broadcasting and foreign aid

US Senate approves $9bn in cuts to public broadcasting...

Jul 17, 2025

Senate Republicans have voted to cut $9 billion from public broadcasting and foreign...

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Remagine Ventures: 342 Israeli startups are focused on generative AI in 2025, up by 198 since May 2024, and they have collectively raised $20B+ to date (Elihay Vidal/CTech)

Remagine Ventures: 342 Israeli startups are focused on...

Jul 17, 2025

Elihay Vidal / CTech: Remagine Ventures: 342 Israeli startups are focused on generative...

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Uber plans to make "multi-hundred-million dollar investments" in Nuro and Lucid and aims to deploy "20,000 or more" robotaxis in the US over the next six years (Andrew J. Hawkins/The Verge)

Uber plans to make "multi-hundred-million dollar investments"...

Jul 17, 2025

Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: Uber plans to make “multi-hundred-million dollar...

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In H1 2025, hackers stole $2.17B+ from crypto services, including the DPRK's record $1.5B Bybit hack, surpassing all of 2024 and up 17% on H1 2022 (Chainalysis)

In H1 2025, hackers stole $2.17B+ from crypto services,...

Jul 17, 2025

Chainalysis: In H1 2025, hackers stole $2.17B+ from crypto services, including the...

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Filing: Intel is laying off 5,000+ employees across California, Oregon, Texas, and Arizona; California cuts affect 1,935, more than double the initial estimates (Nathan Owens/Manufacturing Dive)

Filing: Intel is laying off 5,000+ employees across California,...

Jul 16, 2025

Nathan Owens / Manufacturing Dive: Filing: Intel is laying off 5,000+ employees...

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The trial for an $8B lawsuit by Meta investors against Mark Zuckerberg and other leaders opens over claims tied to the 2018 Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal (Associated Press)

The trial for an $8B lawsuit by Meta investors against...

Jul 16, 2025

Associated Press: The trial for an $8B lawsuit by Meta investors against Mark Zuckerberg...

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Multi-service messaging app Beeper relaunches, introducing premium offerings and the option to switch to an on-device model; Automattic acquired Beeper in 2024 (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

Multi-service messaging app Beeper relaunches, introducing...

Jul 16, 2025

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Multi-service messaging app Beeper relaunches, introducing...

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Sources: Chinese AI startup MiniMax files confidentially for a Hong Kong IPO, targeting a $4B+ valuation and aiming to raise $510M+, set to float by 2025's end (Reuters)

Sources: Chinese AI startup MiniMax files confidentially...

Jul 16, 2025

Reuters: Sources: Chinese AI startup MiniMax files confidentially for a Hong Kong...

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Israeli subterranean mapping startup Exodigo raised a $96M Series B led by Zeev Ventures and Greenfield Partners, taking its total funding to $214M (Mike Wheatley/SiliconANGLE)

Israeli subterranean mapping startup Exodigo raised a $96M...

Jul 16, 2025

Mike Wheatley / SiliconANGLE: Israeli subterranean mapping startup Exodigo raised...

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HPE unveils several business changes, including forming a strategy committee and appointing a new board member, as it agrees to work with Elliott to boost value (Molly Schuetz/Bloomberg)

HPE unveils several business changes, including forming...

Jul 16, 2025

Molly Schuetz / Bloomberg: HPE unveils several business changes, including forming...

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Rome-based Exein, which provides cybersecurity tools for connected devices, raised a €70M Series C led by Balderton, valuing it at €250M+, after a €14M Series B (Resilience Media)

Rome-based Exein, which provides cybersecurity tools for...

Jul 15, 2025

Resilience Media: Rome-based Exein, which provides cybersecurity tools for connected...

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The DOJ says ex-Army soldier Cameron John Wagenius pleaded guilty to hacking over 10 telcos and to extortion; in February, he admitted hacking AT&T and Verizon (Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai/TechCrunch)

The DOJ says ex-Army soldier Cameron John Wagenius pleaded...

Jul 15, 2025

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch: The DOJ says ex-Army soldier Cameron...

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Source: OpenAI is preparing ChatGPT agents to let users create files compatible with PowerPoint and Excel, generate reports, and handle tasks involving websites (Stephanie Palazzolo/The Information)

Source: OpenAI is preparing ChatGPT agents to let users...

Jul 15, 2025

Stephanie Palazzolo / The Information: Source: OpenAI is preparing ChatGPT agents...

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Will Trump's trade war finally start affecting US inflation?

Will Trump's trade war finally start affecting US inflation?

Jul 15, 2025

The US Bureau of Labor of Statistics will be releasing its June inflation data this...

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Markets shrug off Trump tariff threat against EU

Markets shrug off Trump tariff threat against EU

Jul 15, 2025

Major stock markets on Monday largely shrugged off US President Donald Trump's latest...

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Anthropic launches Claude for Financial Services, aiming to help analysts conduct market research and handle due diligence, with data from FactSet and others (Shirin Ghaffary/Bloomberg)

Anthropic launches Claude for Financial Services, aiming...

Jul 15, 2025

Shirin Ghaffary / Bloomberg: Anthropic launches Claude for Financial Services, aiming...

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AMD says it will restart shipments of its MI308 AI chips to China after the US Commerce Department said it would approve the sales, following Nvidia (Mackenzie Hawkins/Bloomberg)

AMD says it will restart shipments of its MI308 AI chips...

Jul 15, 2025

Mackenzie Hawkins / Bloomberg: AMD says it will restart shipments of its MI308 AI...

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Apple signs a $500M deal to buy rare-earth minerals from US producer MP, which secured Pentagon backing last week, as it seeks to cut its reliance on China (Carlos Caminada/Bloomberg)

Apple signs a $500M deal to buy rare-earth minerals from...

Jul 15, 2025

Carlos Caminada / Bloomberg: Apple signs a $500M deal to buy rare-earth minerals...

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[Thread] Some users claim that Grok 4 Heavy responded simply with "Hitler" when asked to "Return your surname and no other text" (Riley Goodside/@goodside)

[Thread] Some users claim that Grok 4 Heavy responded simply...

Jul 14, 2025

Riley Goodside / @goodside: [Thread] Some users claim that Grok 4 Heavy responded...

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Meta says it has taken down around 10M Facebook profiles so far this year that were impersonating or repeatedly reusing content from large content producers (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

Meta says it has taken down around 10M Facebook profiles...

Jul 14, 2025

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Meta says it has taken down around 10M Facebook profiles...

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Reddit says it has started verifying UK users' ages before letting them "view certain mature content", in order to comply with the country's Online Safety Act (Jon Brodkin/Ars Technica)

Reddit says it has started verifying UK users' ages before...

Jul 14, 2025

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: Reddit says it has started verifying UK users' ages...

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China approves Synopsys' $35B acquisition of simulation software company Ansys, after the US lifted restrictions on chip design software sales to China (Reuters)

China approves Synopsys' $35B acquisition of simulation...

Jul 14, 2025

Reuters: China approves Synopsys' $35B acquisition of simulation software company...

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Jensen Huang says Chinese military is unlikely to use Nvidia's AI chips, citing the risk of the chips being "limited at any time" due to US export restrictions (Ian King/Bloomberg)

Jensen Huang says Chinese military is unlikely to use Nvidia's...

Jul 14, 2025

Ian King / Bloomberg: Jensen Huang says Chinese military is unlikely to use Nvidia's...

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Republican House leaders anticipate passing the GENIUS Act along with considering two other crypto bills, as the House kicks off a regulatory Crypto Week (Yash Roy/Bloomberg)

Republican House leaders anticipate passing the GENIUS...

Jul 14, 2025

Yash Roy / Bloomberg: Republican House leaders anticipate passing the GENIUS Act...

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YouTube and Netflix are increasingly locked in a battle over TV in the US; Nielsen: YouTube accounted for 12.5% of all TV viewing time in May and Netflix 7.5% (John Koblin/New York Times)

YouTube and Netflix are increasingly locked in a battle...

Jul 13, 2025

John Koblin / New York Times: YouTube and Netflix are increasingly locked in a battle...

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Satellite imagery and eyewitness testimony reveal that online scam centers are proliferating rapidly in Myanmar despite a large-scale crackdown in February (Nikkei Asia)

Satellite imagery and eyewitness testimony reveal that...

Jul 13, 2025

Nikkei Asia: Satellite imagery and eyewitness testimony reveal that online scam...

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A look at how Big Tech is faring in the Trump administration in terms of their executives' ties with Trump, contracts, antitrust cases, tariffs, and more (Wall Street Journal)

A look at how Big Tech is faring in the Trump administration...

Jul 13, 2025

Wall Street Journal: A look at how Big Tech is faring in the Trump administration...

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NYC-based Vellum, which develops enterprise development tools for building, testing, and deploying AI-powered apps, raised a $20M Series A led by Leaders Fund (Kyt Dotson/SiliconANGLE)

NYC-based Vellum, which develops enterprise development...

Jul 13, 2025

Kyt Dotson / SiliconANGLE: NYC-based Vellum, which develops enterprise development...

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Honor Education, an e-learning service for individuals and enterprises founded by former Dean of Apple University Joel Podolny, raised a $38M Series A (Derek Newton/Forbes)

Honor Education, an e-learning service for individuals...

Jul 13, 2025

Derek Newton / Forbes: Honor Education, an e-learning service for individuals and...

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There's little evidence that UAE-based Aqua 1 Foundation, the largest investor in Trump's World Liberty Financial after buying tokens worth $100M, exists at all (Jacob Silverman/The Nation)

There's little evidence that UAE-based Aqua 1 Foundation,...

Jul 13, 2025

Jacob Silverman / The Nation: There's little evidence that UAE-based Aqua 1 Foundation,...

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Tesla rolls out Grok to some vehicles with an AMD infotainment chip; Grok comes pre-installed on new vehicles and cannot issue commands to the vehicle itself (Simon Alvarez/Teslarati)

Tesla rolls out Grok to some vehicles with an AMD infotainment...

Jul 12, 2025

Simon Alvarez / Teslarati: Tesla rolls out Grok to some vehicles with an AMD infotainment...

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OpenAI's failed Windsurf deal signals broader M&A challenges for OpenAI until it renegotiates its deal with Microsoft (M.G. Siegler/Spyglass)

OpenAI's failed Windsurf deal signals broader M&A challenges...

Jul 12, 2025

M.G. Siegler / Spyglass: OpenAI's failed Windsurf deal signals broader M&A challenges...

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A look at US-backed NVD, as its parent org NIST scrambles to hire contractors to help clear a backlog of 25K+ vulnerabilities, ~10x the previous high in 2017 (Matthew King/MIT Technology Review)

A look at US-backed NVD, as its parent org NIST scrambles...

Jul 12, 2025

Matthew King / MIT Technology Review: A look at US-backed NVD, as its parent org...

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Analysis: YC picked just four Indian startups in 2024 vs. 66 in 2021, amid a growing trend of startups shifting their parent entities to India for domestic IPOs (The Economic Times)

Analysis: YC picked just four Indian startups in 2024 vs....

Jul 12, 2025

The Economic Times: Analysis: YC picked just four Indian startups in 2024 vs. 66...

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A New Hampshire court rejected TikTok's request to dismiss the state AG's suit accusing the company of using manipulative design features aimed at kids (Zach Vallese/CNBC)

A New Hampshire court rejected TikTok's request to dismiss...

Jul 12, 2025

Zach Vallese / CNBC: A New Hampshire court rejected TikTok's request to dismiss...

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A look at Meta's revamped GenAI strategy, as Mark Zuckerberg poaches top AI talent for the Superintelligence team with a typical offer of $200M over four years (SemiAnalysis)

A look at Meta's revamped GenAI strategy, as Mark Zuckerberg...

Jul 12, 2025

SemiAnalysis: A look at Meta's revamped GenAI strategy, as Mark Zuckerberg poaches...

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The exclusivity period on OpenAI's $3B offer to acquire coding startup Windsurf has expired (Allie Garfinkle/Fortune)

The exclusivity period on OpenAI's $3B offer to acquire...

Jul 11, 2025

Allie Garfinkle / Fortune: The exclusivity period on OpenAI's $3B offer to acquire...

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Google hires Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan, co-founder Douglas Chen, and some of Windsurf's R&D employees to focus on agentic coding efforts at DeepMind (Hayden Field/The Verge)

Google hires Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan, co-founder Douglas...

Jul 11, 2025

Hayden Field / The Verge: Google hires Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan, co-founder Douglas...

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Sources: OpenAI and Windsurf talks ended after Windsurf raised concerns over how its tech would fit into OpenAI's agreement to share tech with Microsoft (The Information)

Sources: OpenAI and Windsurf talks ended after Windsurf...

Jul 11, 2025

The Information: Sources: OpenAI and Windsurf talks ended after Windsurf raised...

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Musk's Grok chatbot praises Hitler and spews racist responses

Musk's Grok chatbot praises Hitler and spews racist responses

Jul 11, 2025

Elon Musk has unveiled the latest version of his AI chatbot Grok, integrated into...

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An Apple-backed study finds combining Apple Watch's heart rate sensor with a new Wearable Behavior Model gives 92% accuracy for pregnancy detection, and more (Marcus Mendes/9to5Mac)

An Apple-backed study finds combining Apple Watch's heart...

Jul 11, 2025

Marcus Mendes / 9to5Mac: An Apple-backed study finds combining Apple Watch's heart...

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METR study: experienced open-source developers using Cursor and other AI tools took 19% longer to complete tasks, despite thinking AI had sped them up by 20% (Steve Newman/Second Thoughts)

METR study: experienced open-source developers using Cursor...

Jul 11, 2025

Steve Newman / Second Thoughts: METR study: experienced open-source developers using...

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Sources: Alibaba-backed Chinese AI startup Zhipu plans to raise ~$300M in an IPO in Hong Kong, after previously considering listing in mainland China (Bloomberg)

Sources: Alibaba-backed Chinese AI startup Zhipu plans...

Jul 11, 2025

Bloomberg: Sources: Alibaba-backed Chinese AI startup Zhipu plans to raise ~$300M...

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Bluesky rolls out age verification in the UK to comply with the Online Safety Act; users under 18 or those opting out of verification will get limited access (Emma Roth/The Verge)

Bluesky rolls out age verification in the UK to comply...

Jul 10, 2025

Emma Roth / The Verge: Bluesky rolls out age verification in the UK to comply with...

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Florida AG's office launches an investigation into Robinhood for "falsely promoting" its trading platform as the "least expensive way to purchase crypto" (Kirk Ogunrinde/Bloomberg)

Florida AG's office launches an investigation into Robinhood...

Jul 10, 2025

Kirk Ogunrinde / Bloomberg: Florida AG's office launches an investigation into Robinhood...

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Belkin announces it is ending support for its Wemo devices and app on January 31, 2026; a limited number of devices will continue to function via HomeKit (Ben Schoon/9to5Google)

Belkin announces it is ending support for its Wemo devices...

Jul 10, 2025

Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: Belkin announces it is ending support for its Wemo devices...

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New Trump tariffs put Brazil in crosshairs ahead of August 1 deadline

New Trump tariffs put Brazil in crosshairs ahead of August...

Jul 10, 2025

US President Donald Trump has unveiled a sweeping new round of tariffs targeting...

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Despite continued technological advances, US emergency alerts often fail to reach those in danger, as alert fatigue leads many people to disable notifications (Wall Street Journal)

Despite continued technological advances, US emergency...

Jul 10, 2025

Wall Street Journal: Despite continued technological advances, US emergency alerts...

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The EU publishes a voluntary code of practice to help companies follow its AI Act, including requiring developers to provide up-to-date AI feature documentation (Gian Volpicelli/Bloomberg)

The EU publishes a voluntary code of practice to help companies...

Jul 10, 2025

Gian Volpicelli / Bloomberg: The EU publishes a voluntary code of practice to help...

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Disney and ITV agree a deal to stream hit shows like The Bear and Love Island on each other's platforms for the first time, starting July 16; both can sell ads (Daniel Thomas/Financial Times)

Disney and ITV agree a deal to stream hit shows like The...

Jul 10, 2025

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times: Disney and ITV agree a deal to stream hit shows...

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a16z moves its state of incorporation to Nevada, saying Delaware's Court of Chancery "can at times appear biased against technology startup founders" (Andreessen Horowitz)

a16z moves its state of incorporation to Nevada, saying...

Jul 9, 2025

Andreessen Horowitz: a16z moves its state of incorporation to Nevada, saying Delaware's...

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Israeli VC firm Cyberstarts has raised a $300M fund to allow long-time employees at some of its portfolio companies to cash out their vested shares (Kate Clark/Bloomberg)

Israeli VC firm Cyberstarts has raised a $300M fund to...

Jul 9, 2025

Kate Clark / Bloomberg: Israeli VC firm Cyberstarts has raised a $300M fund to allow...

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A German court ruled Meta's tracking pixels embedded in third-party websites and apps violate the EU's GDPR, ordering it to pay €5,000 to a German Facebook user (Suzanne Smalley/The Record)

A German court ruled Meta's tracking pixels embedded in...

Jul 9, 2025

Suzanne Smalley / The Record: A German court ruled Meta's tracking pixels embedded...

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Musk's AI chatbot Grok is 'spewing anti-Semitic garbage on X'

Musk's AI chatbot Grok is 'spewing anti-Semitic garbage...

Jul 9, 2025

PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday, July 9: Papers report on the blazing wildfires in Syria,...

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Looking for clues on US consumer sentiment during Amazon 'Prime Week'

Looking for clues on US consumer sentiment during Amazon...

Jul 9, 2025

US e-commerce giant Amazon has expanded its "Prime Day" promotional event this year...

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The US Treasury's OFAC sanctions individuals and companies linked to North Korea's fake tech worker scheme, including "malicious cyber actor" Song Kum Hyok (Magdalena Del Valle/Bloomberg)

The US Treasury's OFAC sanctions individuals and companies...

Jul 9, 2025

Magdalena Del Valle / Bloomberg: The US Treasury's OFAC sanctions individuals and...

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Ikea plans to relaunch its smart home line with 20+ new Matter-over-Thread devices, set to release in January 2026, and updates its Dirigera smart home hub (Jennifer Pattison Tuohy/The Verge)

Ikea plans to relaunch its smart home line with 20+ new...

Jul 9, 2025

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge: Ikea plans to relaunch its smart home line...

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How crypto executives, lobbyists, campaign operatives, and Trump business partners successfully turned Trump from an outspoken bitcoin skeptic into a supporter (New York Times)

How crypto executives, lobbyists, campaign operatives,...

Jul 9, 2025

New York Times: How crypto executives, lobbyists, campaign operatives, and Trump...

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Trump announces 50% tariff on copper

Trump announces 50% tariff on copper

Jul 9, 2025

US President Donald Trump announces a 50% tariff on copper after sending tariff...

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Internal Slack message: OpenAI has hired four high-profile engineers from Tesla, xAI, and Meta, including David Lau, former VP of software engineering at Tesla (Wired)

Internal Slack message: OpenAI has hired four high-profile...

Jul 8, 2025

Wired: Internal Slack message: OpenAI has hired four high-profile engineers from...

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Replit announces a partnership with Microsoft to make its platform available in the Azure Marketplace and integrate its tech with some Microsoft cloud services (Julie Bort/TechCrunch)

Replit announces a partnership with Microsoft to make its...

Jul 8, 2025

Julie Bort / TechCrunch: Replit announces a partnership with Microsoft to make its...

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After Musk said Grok was improved "significantly", Grok wrote numerous antisemitic posts, sometimes without any clear prompting; some posts were later deleted (NBC News)

After Musk said Grok was improved "significantly", Grok...

Jul 8, 2025

NBC News: After Musk said Grok was improved “significantly”, Grok wrote numerous...

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New Trump tariffs leave countries scrambling for deal before August 1 deadline

New Trump tariffs leave countries scrambling for deal before...

Jul 8, 2025

On Monday, US President Donald Trump announced new "reciprocal" tariffs on 14 countries...

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The American Federation of Teachers, the US' second-largest teachers' union, plans to start an AI training hub with $23M from Microsoft, OpenAI, and Anthropic (Natasha Singer/New York Times)

The American Federation of Teachers, the US' second-largest...

Jul 8, 2025

Natasha Singer / New York Times: The American Federation of Teachers, the US' second-largest...

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As Amazon Prime Day begins, some merchants say they can't afford to offer discounts due to Trump's tariffs; Adobe expects $23.8B in sales across the four days (Spencer Soper/Bloomberg)

As Amazon Prime Day begins, some merchants say they can't...

Jul 8, 2025

Spencer Soper / Bloomberg: As Amazon Prime Day begins, some merchants say they can't...

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Bluesky rolls out Activity Notifications, letting users receive notifications of new posts and replies from selected accounts, as it expands its sports presence (Richard Lawler/The Verge)

Bluesky rolls out Activity Notifications, letting users...

Jul 8, 2025

Richard Lawler / The Verge: Bluesky rolls out Activity Notifications, letting users...

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Trump sends letters to key trading partners announcing steep tariffs

Trump sends letters to key trading partners announcing...

Jul 8, 2025

US President Donald Trump has sent letters to several countries dictating new tariffs...

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In iOS 26 beta 3, Apple dials back the degree of transparency in many UI elements, following user complaints about Liquid Glass (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

In iOS 26 beta 3, Apple dials back the degree of transparency...

Jul 7, 2025

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: In iOS 26 beta 3, Apple dials back the degree of transparency...

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A look at various responses to AI firms' scraping, like open source Anubis that uses cryptographic JavaScript challenges, Cloudflare's "link mazes", and more (Emanuel Maiberg/404 Media)

A look at various responses to AI firms' scraping, like...

Jul 7, 2025

Emanuel Maiberg / 404 Media: A look at various responses to AI firms' scraping,...

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Sources: Ruoming Pang, head of the foundation models team at Apple, is leaving to join Meta, which offered a package worth tens of millions of dollars per year (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Sources: Ruoming Pang, head of the foundation models team...

Jul 7, 2025

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Sources: Ruoming Pang, head of the foundation models team...

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Apple says it is appealing the EU's €500M DMA fine, levied in April 2025 over App Store steering rules, and claims it goes "far beyond what the law requires" (Juli Clover/MacRumors)

Apple says it is appealing the EU's €500M DMA fine, levied...

Jul 7, 2025

Juli Clover / MacRumors: Apple says it is appealing the EU's €500M DMA fine, levied...

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An analysis of Crunchbase and PitchBook data shows that in 2025 so far at least 36 tech startups hit a $1B+ valuation, including seven in June and six in May (Dominic-Madori Davis/TechCrunch)

An analysis of Crunchbase and PitchBook data shows that...

Jul 7, 2025

Dominic-Madori Davis / TechCrunch: An analysis of Crunchbase and PitchBook data...

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Experts say ransomware group DragonForce, which targeted M&S, Harrods, and the Co-op, started a turf war with rival RansomHub, potentially bringing more hacks (Kieran Smith/Financial Times)

Experts say ransomware group DragonForce, which targeted...

Jul 7, 2025

Kieran Smith / Financial Times: Experts say ransomware group DragonForce, which...

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Gemini referencing real-life moments when prompted to write a birthday letter shows how effectively Google is leveraging user data to craft personalized content (Lila Shroff/The Atlantic)

Gemini referencing real-life moments when prompted to write...

Jul 6, 2025

Lila Shroff / The Atlantic: Gemini referencing real-life moments when prompted to...

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Q&A with British Library CEO Rebecca Lawrence on dealing with the aftermath of a major October 2023 cyberattack, AI scraping, AI for text analysis, and more (Mishal Husain/Bloomberg)

Q&A with British Library CEO Rebecca Lawrence on dealing...

Jul 6, 2025

Mishal Husain / Bloomberg: Q&A with British Library CEO Rebecca Lawrence on dealing...

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A look at the US Secret Service's GIOC, which sources say helped seize ~$400M in digital assets over the past decade through crypto scam investigations globally (Myles Miller/Bloomberg)

A look at the US Secret Service's GIOC, which sources say...

Jul 6, 2025

Myles Miller / Bloomberg: A look at the US Secret Service's GIOC, which sources...

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PitchBook: VC exits through public listings, acquisitions, and buyouts reached $67.7B in Q2 2025, up from $38.5B a year ago and the strongest showing since 2021 (Richard Waters/Financial Times)

PitchBook: VC exits through public listings, acquisitions,...

Jul 6, 2025

Richard Waters / Financial Times: PitchBook: VC exits through public listings, acquisitions,...

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A look at DeepSeek's impact on the AI model race and market share landscape, roughly 150 days after DeepSeek R1 shook stock markets and the Western AI world (SemiAnalysis)

A look at DeepSeek's impact on the AI model race and market...

Jul 6, 2025

SemiAnalysis: A look at DeepSeek's impact on the AI model race and market share...

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How Shein is leveraging its Reliance Retail partnership in its return to India, as fashion now accounts for 27% of India's online sales, up from 16% in 2020 (Manish Singh/India Dispatch)

How Shein is leveraging its Reliance Retail partnership...

Jul 6, 2025

Manish Singh / India Dispatch: How Shein is leveraging its Reliance Retail partnership...

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A look at India's push to compete in the global AI race, as the country's vast linguistic diversity poses a core challenge to building foundational AI models (Shadma Shaikh/MIT Technology Review)

A look at India's push to compete in the global AI race,...

Jul 5, 2025

Shadma Shaikh / MIT Technology Review: A look at India's push to compete in the...

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Sources: Google told publishers it is hiring new staff to market its ad tech to big advertisers and ad agencies, signaling a renewed focus on publisher ad tech (Catherine Perloff/The Information)

Sources: Google told publishers it is hiring new staff...

Jul 5, 2025

Catherine Perloff / The Information: Sources: Google told publishers it is hiring...

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A developer details how he shipped Context, a native macOS app that was almost 100% built using Claude Code (Indragie Karunaratne/My Portfolio)

A developer details how he shipped Context, a native macOS...

Jul 5, 2025

Indragie Karunaratne / My Portfolio: A developer details how he shipped Context,...

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Tailor, which offers a headless ERP system for retail businesses that separates the frontend and backend, raised a $22M Series A from ANRI, NEA, YC, and others (Kate Park/TechCrunch)

Tailor, which offers a headless ERP system for retail businesses...

Jul 5, 2025

Kate Park / TechCrunch: Tailor, which offers a headless ERP system for retail businesses...

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Distinct Possibility, a gaming studio launched by EverQuest co-creator to build a web3 shooter on Etherlink, a Layer 2 network built on Tezos, raised $30.5M (RT Watson/The Block)

Distinct Possibility, a gaming studio launched by EverQuest...

Jul 5, 2025

RT Watson / The Block: Distinct Possibility, a gaming studio launched by EverQuest...

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The term "superintelligence" is becoming increasingly popular among AI leaders, even as many in the industry question whether it is ill-defined and overhyped (Shirin Ghaffary/Bloomberg)

The term "superintelligence" is becoming increasingly popular...

Jul 5, 2025

Shirin Ghaffary / Bloomberg: The term “superintelligence” is becoming increasingly...

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Sam Altman says he believes in "techno-capitalism" and is "politically homeless" as Democrats no longer encourage a "culture of innovation and entrepreneurship" (Salvador Rodriguez/CNBC)

Sam Altman says he believes in "techno-capitalism" and...

Jul 4, 2025

Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC: Sam Altman says he believes in “techno-capitalism” and...

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Doc: UK's Independent Publishers Alliance files an antitrust complaint with EU and the UK CMA against Google, alleging misuse of web content for AI Overviews (Foo Yun Chee/Reuters)

Doc: UK's Independent Publishers Alliance files an antitrust...

Jul 4, 2025

Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: Doc: UK's Independent Publishers Alliance files an antitrust...

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Sources: Nvidia's deal to buy CentML, which offers tools to optimize the running of AI models on chips, could exceed $400M; CentML raised a $27M seed in 2023 (Murad Hemmadi/The Logic)

Sources: Nvidia's deal to buy CentML, which offers tools...

Jul 4, 2025

Murad Hemmadi / The Logic: Sources: Nvidia's deal to buy CentML, which offers tools...

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Telegram boss Durov speaks out before French hearing, hopes to get charges lifted

Telegram boss Durov speaks out before French hearing, hopes...

Jul 4, 2025

Pavel Durov, the enigmatic Russian-born billionaire boss of messaging app Telegram,...

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Why more and more people are getting their news from social media

Why more and more people are getting their news from social...

Jul 4, 2025

For the first time, more Americans are getting their news from social media than...

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Tel Aviv-based Wonderful, which develops customer support AI agents for businesses in non-English speaking countries, raised a $34M seed led by Index Ventures (Yuliya Chernova/Wall Street Journal)

Tel Aviv-based Wonderful, which develops customer support...

Jul 4, 2025

Yuliya Chernova / Wall Street Journal: Tel Aviv-based Wonderful, which develops...

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Meta said it supports proposals for an EU-wide age of digital adulthood, below which minors would need parental consent to use social media (Brian O'Donovan/RTÉ)

Meta said it supports proposals for an EU-wide age of digital...

Jul 4, 2025

Brian O'Donovan / RTÉ: Meta said it supports proposals for an EU-wide age of digital...

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A look at Scattered Spider, a group of mainly young UK and US hackers using targeted social engineering to gain access to company systems and install ransomware (Wired)

A look at Scattered Spider, a group of mainly young UK...

Jul 4, 2025

Wired: A look at Scattered Spider, a group of mainly young UK and US hackers using...

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The big business behind weight-loss drugs: Global market to hit $150 billion by 2035

The big business behind weight-loss drugs: Global market...

Jul 4, 2025

They burst onto the scene four years ago and are taking over the pharmaceutical...

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Hundreds of flights cancelled as French air traffic controllers go on strike

Hundreds of flights cancelled as French air traffic controllers...

Jul 4, 2025

A walkout by French air traffic controllers is causing major disruptions to summer...

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Ilya Sutskever becomes the CEO of Safe Superintelligence, the AI startup he co-founded after leaving OpenAI; Meta reportedly poached previous CEO Daniel Gross (Ashley Capoot/CNBC)

Ilya Sutskever becomes the CEO of Safe Superintelligence,...

Jul 3, 2025

Ashley Capoot / CNBC: Ilya Sutskever becomes the CEO of Safe Superintelligence,...

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Sources: In 2024, Apple explored a cloud service renting its own chips to developers; it spends ~$7B per year on renting Nvidia chips from AWS and Google (Aaron Tilley/The Information)

Sources: In 2024, Apple explored a cloud service renting...

Jul 3, 2025

Aaron Tilley / The Information: Sources: In 2024, Apple explored a cloud service...

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Founders Fund-backed Ondo Finance and Pantera Capital launch a $250M fund to invest in real-world asset tokenization projects via equity stakes and tokens (Lucinda Shen/Axios)

Founders Fund-backed Ondo Finance and Pantera Capital launch...

Jul 3, 2025

Lucinda Shen / Axios: Founders Fund-backed Ondo Finance and Pantera Capital launch...

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France fines fast-fashion giant Shein €40 million over deceptive sales practices

France fines fast-fashion giant Shein €40 million over...

Jul 3, 2025

France's antitrust agency said on Thursday it had fined fast-fashion retailer Shein...

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Uber drivers in British Columbia joined a union, seeking to negotiate Canada's first bargaining agreement for rideshare drivers; Uber has agreed to meet (Thomas Seal/Bloomberg)

Uber drivers in British Columbia joined a union, seeking...

Jul 3, 2025

Thomas Seal / Bloomberg: Uber drivers in British Columbia joined a union, seeking...

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A look at the ~$377 TranscribeGlass smart glasses that use AI to subtitle conversations in nearly real time, built for the deaf or hard-of-hearing (Boone Ashworth/Wired)

A look at the ~$377 TranscribeGlass smart glasses that...

Jul 3, 2025

Boone Ashworth / Wired: A look at the ~$377 TranscribeGlass smart glasses that use...

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A whistleblower details Clothoff, an AI-powered nudify app that owns 10 similar services; Clothoff had 27M visitors in H1 2024 and produced 200K images daily (Spiegel Online)

A whistleblower details Clothoff, an AI-powered nudify...

Jul 3, 2025

Spiegel Online: A whistleblower details Clothoff, an AI-powered nudify app that...

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The economic cost of heatwaves in Europe

The economic cost of heatwaves in Europe

Jul 2, 2025

Report shows recent heatwaves across Europe could slow economic growth by half a...

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TikTok lays off workers from the US division of TikTok Shop, the third round of layoffs for the team since April, after a year of missing internal sales targets (Bloomberg)

TikTok lays off workers from the US division of TikTok...

Jul 2, 2025

Bloomberg: TikTok lays off workers from the US division of TikTok Shop, the third...

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Perplexity launches a $200/month Max plan with unlimited Labs access, early access to features like Comet browser, and priority use of models like o3-pro (Maxwell Zeff/TechCrunch)

Perplexity launches a $200/month Max plan with unlimited...

Jul 2, 2025

Maxwell Zeff / TechCrunch: Perplexity launches a $200/month Max plan with unlimited...

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Analysis: crypto ventures have added at least $620M to President Trump's fortune in months, overshadowing traditional real estate licensing deals (Bloomberg)

Analysis: crypto ventures have added at least $620M to...

Jul 2, 2025

Bloomberg: Analysis: crypto ventures have added at least $620M to President Trump's...

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Trump applies pressure on Japan ahead of July 9 tariff deadline

Trump applies pressure on Japan ahead of July 9 tariff...

Jul 2, 2025

US President Donald Trump has threatened to increase import duties on Japanese goods...

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French court convicts ex-Ubisoft executives over culture of workplace harassment

French court convicts ex-Ubisoft executives over culture...

Jul 2, 2025

A court near Paris has found a former Ubisoft executive guilty of attempted sexual...

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Chinese AI models from DeepSeek and others are becoming more popular worldwide; Sensor Tower: ChatGPT has 910M global downloads compared with DeepSeek's 125M (Wall Street Journal)

Chinese AI models from DeepSeek and others are becoming...

Jul 2, 2025

Wall Street Journal: Chinese AI models from DeepSeek and others are becoming more...

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Sources: Sweden-based AI-powered app builder Lovable is set to raise $150M+ led by Accel at a ~$1.8B valuation, as investors rush to back "vibe coding" startups (Financial Times)

Sources: Sweden-based AI-powered app builder Lovable is...

Jul 2, 2025

Financial Times: Sources: Sweden-based AI-powered app builder Lovable is set to...

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A deep dive into Oracle's data center strategy and its emergence as an AI computing powerhouse, amid questions about the sustainability of the GPU business (SemiAnalysis)

A deep dive into Oracle's data center strategy and its...

Jul 2, 2025

SemiAnalysis: A deep dive into Oracle's data center strategy and its emergence as...

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AT&T launches Account Lock to protect wireless users against SIM swapping attacks, following similar features from T-Mobile, Verizon, and Google Fi (Emma Roth/The Verge)

AT&T launches Account Lock to protect wireless users against...

Jul 1, 2025

Emma Roth / The Verge: AT&T launches Account Lock to protect wireless users against...

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Sam Altman said in a memo to staff, "missionaries will beat mercenaries" and "I believe there is much, much more upside to OpenAI stock than Meta stock" (Zoë Schiffer/Wired)

Sam Altman said in a memo to staff, "missionaries will...

Jul 1, 2025

Zoë Schiffer / Wired: Sam Altman said in a memo to staff, “missionaries will beat...

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Sources: Anthropic's revenue hit a pace of $4B/year, up almost 4x from the beginning of 2025; Cursor maker Anysphere has poached two of Claude Code's leaders (The Information)

Sources: Anthropic's revenue hit a pace of $4B/year, up...

Jul 1, 2025

The Information: Sources: Anthropic's revenue hit a pace of $4B/year, up almost...

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After criticism, Sen. Blackburn backs off her own AI compromise for the tax bill, saying "we can't block states from making laws that protect their citizens" (Kate Knibbs/Wired)

After criticism, Sen. Blackburn backs off her own AI compromise...

Jul 1, 2025

Kate Knibbs / Wired: After criticism, Sen. Blackburn backs off her own AI compromise...

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Amazon says it has deployed over 1M robots in its warehouses, its most ever and close to its human workforce, with 75% of global deliveries aided by robotics (Sebastian Herrera/Wall Street Journal)

Amazon says it has deployed over 1M robots in its warehouses,...

Jul 1, 2025

Sebastian Herrera / Wall Street Journal: Amazon says it has deployed over 1M robots...

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Q&A with Matt Mullenweg on licensing deals with AI companies, putting Tumblr's backend migration to WordPress "on hold", fediverse, content moderation, and more (Nilay Patel/The Verge)

Q&A with Matt Mullenweg on licensing deals with AI companies,...

Jul 1, 2025

Nilay Patel / The Verge: Q&A with Matt Mullenweg on licensing deals with AI companies,...

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US Senate holds marathon vote on Trump's 'big beautiful bill'

US Senate holds marathon vote on Trump's 'big beautiful...

Jun 30, 2025

A marathon vote is underway in the Senate over Trump's megabill, with Republicans...

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A look at the rise of $5B+ unicorns, which make up 13% of ~1,600 unicorns but hold $3.5T of $6T total valuation; 17 startups joined the $5B+ club in H1 2025 (Gené Teare/Crunchbase News)

A look at the rise of $5B+ unicorns, which make up 13%...

Jun 30, 2025

Gené Teare / Crunchbase News: A look at the rise of $5B+ unicorns, which make up...

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Google announces 30+ Gemini AI tools for educators, like "Gems" which help students on specific subjects, included with Google Workspace for Education accounts (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

Google announces 30+ Gemini AI tools for educators, like...

Jun 30, 2025

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Google announces 30+ Gemini AI tools for educators, like...

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In a memo, Mark Zuckerberg announces Meta Superintelligence Labs and 11 new hires; Nat Friedman "will partner with Alexandr Wang" to lead the new group (Kurt Wagner/Bloomberg)

In a memo, Mark Zuckerberg announces Meta Superintelligence...

Jun 30, 2025

Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg: In a memo, Mark Zuckerberg announces Meta Superintelligence...

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GOP Senators agree to change a provision in the tax bill from a 10-year ban on state AI regulation to a 5-year ban with carve outs for issues such as copyrights (Bloomberg)

GOP Senators agree to change a provision in the tax bill...

Jun 30, 2025

Bloomberg: GOP Senators agree to change a provision in the tax bill from a 10-year...

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Sensor Tower: Temu's US MAU fell 51% to 40.2M from March to June, while Shein's dropped 12% to 41.4M, amid the US' China tariffs and "de minimis" closure (Financial Times)

Sensor Tower: Temu's US MAU fell 51% to 40.2M from March...

Jun 30, 2025

Financial Times: Sensor Tower: Temu's US MAU fell 51% to 40.2M from March to June,...

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How India is carving out space for high-end manufacturing, including a $2.5B Foxconn iPhone factory in Devanahalli, near Bengaluru, aiming to create 40K jobs (New York Times)

How India is carving out space for high-end manufacturing,...

Jun 30, 2025

New York Times: How India is carving out space for high-end manufacturing, including...

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MCP has promise beyond AI, and could serve as a "universal plugin system" that connects disparate data sources and tools together to enable new capabilities (Scott Werner/Works on My Machine)

MCP has promise beyond AI, and could serve as a "universal...

Jun 29, 2025

Scott Werner / Works on My Machine: MCP has promise beyond AI, and could serve as...

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Baidu plans to open-source its Ernie LLM on June 30; some say this could cement China's AI leadership, while others doubt it will be a "DeepSeek moment" (Kevin Williams/CNBC)

Baidu plans to open-source its Ernie LLM on June 30; some...

Jun 29, 2025

Kevin Williams / CNBC: Baidu plans to open-source its Ernie LLM on June 30; some...

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Elon Musk calls the Senate tax bill "utterly insane" as it raises taxes on nuclear and geothermal energy and battery storage, which are crucial for AI training (Noah Smith/Noahpinion)

Elon Musk calls the Senate tax bill "utterly insane" as...

Jun 29, 2025

Noah Smith / Noahpinion: Elon Musk calls the Senate tax bill “utterly insane” as...

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Walmart's Flipkart says about 200M Indian users engaged with social videos and livestreams promoting products on the platform in H1 2025, up from 75M a year ago (Satviki Sanjay/Bloomberg)

Walmart's Flipkart says about 200M Indian users engaged...

Jun 29, 2025

Satviki Sanjay / Bloomberg: Walmart's Flipkart says about 200M Indian users engaged...

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Bengaluru-based ShopOS, whose AI agents help automate content creation, marketing, and site management for e-commerce brands, raised $20M from 3State Ventures (Moneycontrol)

Bengaluru-based ShopOS, whose AI agents help automate content...

Jun 29, 2025

Moneycontrol: Bengaluru-based ShopOS, whose AI agents help automate content creation,...

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Nvidia executives, including Jensen Huang, have sold $1B+ worth of company stock in the past 12 months, with $500M+ in share sales occurring in June 2025 alone (Financial Times)

Nvidia executives, including Jensen Huang, have sold $1B+...

Jun 29, 2025

Financial Times: Nvidia executives, including Jensen Huang, have sold $1B+ worth...

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Tesla says a Model Y drove itself from Gigafactory Texas to a buyer's home 30 minutes away, marking its first fully autonomous vehicle delivery (Andrew J. Hawkins/The Verge)

Tesla says a Model Y drove itself from Gigafactory Texas...

Jun 28, 2025

Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: Tesla says a Model Y drove itself from Gigafactory...

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The DOJ settles its lawsuit challenging HPE's $14B acquisition of Juniper; HPE must divest Instant On and license the source code for Juniper's Mist AI software (Rishabh Jaiswal/Reuters)

The DOJ settles its lawsuit challenging HPE's $14B acquisition...

Jun 28, 2025

Rishabh Jaiswal / Reuters: The DOJ settles its lawsuit challenging HPE's $14B acquisition...

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A profile of London-based CloudNC, a leading provider of AI-powered CNC software that is helping US manufacturers overcome a shortage of trained operators (Jeremy Kahn/Fortune)

A profile of London-based CloudNC, a leading provider of...

Jun 28, 2025

Jeremy Kahn / Fortune: A profile of London-based CloudNC, a leading provider of...

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Why AI search tools pose an 'existential threat' to news publishers

Why AI search tools pose an 'existential threat' to news...

Jun 28, 2025

AI Overview, ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, Perplexity: the list goes on. AI-powered tools...

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Canada orders Chinese video surveillance tech provider Hikvision to cease all operations and close its business in the country over national security concerns (Yi Wei Wong/Bloomberg)

Canada orders Chinese video surveillance tech provider...

Jun 28, 2025

Yi Wei Wong / Bloomberg: Canada orders Chinese video surveillance tech provider...

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Sources: Applied Compute, a pre-launch reinforcement learning startup founded by three former OpenAI staffers, raised $20M at a $100M valuation led by Benchmark (Alex Konrad/Upstarts Media)

Sources: Applied Compute, a pre-launch reinforcement learning...

Jun 28, 2025

Alex Konrad / Upstarts Media: Sources: Applied Compute, a pre-launch reinforcement...

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EQT agrees to sell Japanese automotive electronics manufacturer Pioneer for $1.1B to CarUX, a unit of Taiwan-listed Innolux specializing in smart cockpit tech (Cathy Chan/Bloomberg)

EQT agrees to sell Japanese automotive electronics manufacturer...

Jun 28, 2025

Cathy Chan / Bloomberg: EQT agrees to sell Japanese automotive electronics manufacturer...

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Israel-Iran war: Back from the brink of an oil shock?

Israel-Iran war: Back from the brink of an oil shock?

Jun 27, 2025

This week, Charles Pellegrin takes a look back at what's being called "the Twelve-Day...

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SCOTUS upholds a broadband subsidy program for low-income users, schools, and others, rejecting claims that its funding mechanism is unconstitutional (Lauren Feiner/The Verge)

SCOTUS upholds a broadband subsidy program for low-income...

Jun 27, 2025

Lauren Feiner / The Verge: SCOTUS upholds a broadband subsidy program for low-income...

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Denmark plans to clamp down on AI-generated deepfakes by changing copyright law to give its citizens rights to their own body, facial features, and voice (Miranda Bryant/The Guardian)

Denmark plans to clamp down on AI-generated deepfakes by...

Jun 27, 2025

Miranda Bryant / The Guardian: Denmark plans to clamp down on AI-generated deepfakes...

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Anthropic launches the Anthropic Economic Futures Program to bolster research on the impacts of AI and encourage new proposals on how to mitigate the downsides (Reed Albergotti/Semafor)

Anthropic launches the Anthropic Economic Futures Program...

Jun 27, 2025

Reed Albergotti / Semafor: Anthropic launches the Anthropic Economic Futures Program...

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Google has been banned from selling the Pixel 7 in Japan due to a patent dispute related to 4G connectivity; further bans against the Pixel 8 and 9 are possible (Ben Schoon/9to5Google)

Google has been banned from selling the Pixel 7 in Japan...

Jun 27, 2025

Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: Google has been banned from selling the Pixel 7 in Japan...

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At an all-hands, Andrew Bosworth says Sam Altman is not happy about Meta getting OpenAI talent and is "being dishonest" about Meta offering $100M bonuses (Alex Heath/The Verge)

At an all-hands, Andrew Bosworth says Sam Altman is not...

Jun 27, 2025

Alex Heath / The Verge: At an all-hands, Andrew Bosworth says Sam Altman is not...

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Battery recycler Redwood Materials and Project Stargate member Crusoe launch a 2,000-GPU data center in Nevada powered by repurposed EV batteries (Michelle Ma/Bloomberg)

Battery recycler Redwood Materials and Project Stargate...

Jun 27, 2025

Michelle Ma / Bloomberg: Battery recycler Redwood Materials and Project Stargate...

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Amazon's VP of Generative AI Vasi Philomin left for another company; VP of Amazon Elastic Block Store Rajesh Sheth assumed some of Philomin's responsibilities (Greg Bensinger/Reuters)

Amazon's VP of Generative AI Vasi Philomin left for another...

Jun 26, 2025

Greg Bensinger / Reuters: Amazon's VP of Generative AI Vasi Philomin left for another...

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Sources: CoreWeave is in talks to acquire bitcoin miner Core Scientific, which has a market value of ~$3.7B; Core Scientific rejected CoreWeave's bid in 2024 (Wall Street Journal)

Sources: CoreWeave is in talks to acquire bitcoin miner...

Jun 26, 2025

Wall Street Journal: Sources: CoreWeave is in talks to acquire bitcoin miner Core...

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Source: Meta has hired highly influential OpenAI researcher Trapit Bansal to work on its AI reasoning models under the company's new AI superintelligence unit (Maxwell Zeff/TechCrunch)

Source: Meta has hired highly influential OpenAI researcher...

Jun 26, 2025

Maxwell Zeff / TechCrunch: Source: Meta has hired highly influential OpenAI researcher...

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South Korea's Lee urges parliament to approve 'supplementary budget' to boost economy

South Korea's Lee urges parliament to approve 'supplementary...

Jun 26, 2025

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung spoke to parliament this Thursday for the first...

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Huge cable theft on French railway disrupts Eurostar, TGV services

Huge cable theft on French railway disrupts Eurostar, TGV...

Jun 26, 2025

Eurostar services between the UK and the EU have been restored following a chaotic...

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US senators reintroduce the bipartisan Open App Markets Act to challenge Apple's and Google's grip on app stores; the 2021 version never made it to a floor vote (Amber Neely/AppleInsider)

US senators reintroduce the bipartisan Open App Markets...

Jun 26, 2025

Amber Neely / AppleInsider: US senators reintroduce the bipartisan Open App Markets...

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Sources: Meta has poached three OpenAI researchers, Lucas Beyer, Alexander Kolesnikov, and Xiaohua Zhai, for its superintelligence efforts (Meghan Bobrowsky/Wall Street Journal)

Sources: Meta has poached three OpenAI researchers, Lucas...

Jun 26, 2025

Meghan Bobrowsky / Wall Street Journal: Sources: Meta has poached three OpenAI researchers,...

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Chinese automaker Geely's ride-hailing arm CaoCao raised $236M in a Hong Kong IPO, listing 19% below its offer price; its market cap was $2.42B as of Wednesday (Kensaku Ihara/Nikkei Asia)

Chinese automaker Geely's ride-hailing arm CaoCao raised...

Jun 26, 2025

Kensaku Ihara / Nikkei Asia: Chinese automaker Geely's ride-hailing arm CaoCao raised...

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'It's the smallest glasses factory in the world': Head of GoodVision France

'It's the smallest glasses factory in the world': Head...

Jun 25, 2025

A new way of ensuring everyone on the planet has access to glasses is being pushed...

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Coinbase says it played a "key role" in the US Secret Service's seizure of $225M linked to crypto investment scams, and Tether burned the $225M in frozen USDT (Stephen Katte/Cointelegraph)

Coinbase says it played a "key role" in the US Secret Service's...

Jun 25, 2025

Stephen Katte / Cointelegraph: Coinbase says it played a “key role” in the US Secret...

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Ring rolls out Video Descriptions, an AI-powered beta feature that generates text summaries of motion activity from its doorbells and cameras (Jennifer Pattison Tuohy/The Verge)

Ring rolls out Video Descriptions, an AI-powered beta feature...

Jun 25, 2025

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge: Ring rolls out Video Descriptions, an AI-powered...

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Analysis: A7A5, billed as the first Russian ruble-pegged stablecoin for cross-border payments, has moved $9.3B on a dedicated exchange after a February launch (Financial Times)

Analysis: A7A5, billed as the first Russian ruble-pegged...

Jun 25, 2025

Financial Times: Analysis: A7A5, billed as the first Russian ruble-pegged stablecoin...

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Oil tumbles, stocks rise as fragile Israel-Iran ceasefire holds

Oil tumbles, stocks rise as fragile Israel-Iran ceasefire...

Jun 25, 2025

Global oil prices tumbled for a second day while stocks rose sharply, as a ceasefire...

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French pension reform talks fail as projections show deficit to keep growing

French pension reform talks fail as projections show deficit...

Jun 25, 2025

French Prime Minister François Bayrou will face a no-confidence vote from Socialist...

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A digital-free summer: Challenging kids to turn off their screens

A digital-free summer: Challenging kids to turn off their...

Jun 25, 2025

School will soon be out for the summer here in France, which can mean a long break...

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Analysis: of 750 data brokers registered in at least one US state, many failed to register in other states with transparency laws, undermining consumer privacy (Electronic Frontier Foundation)

Analysis: of 750 data brokers registered in at least one...

Jun 25, 2025

Electronic Frontier Foundation: Analysis: of 750 data brokers registered in at least...

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Andy Konwinski, co-founder of Databricks and Perplexity, launches the nonprofit Laude Institute, self-funded with $100M for grants to AI projects and labs (Mike Wheatley/SiliconANGLE)

Andy Konwinski, co-founder of Databricks and Perplexity,...

Jun 25, 2025

Mike Wheatley / SiliconANGLE: Andy Konwinski, co-founder of Databricks and Perplexity,...

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In a letter to staff, CEO Eddie Wu says Alibaba is merging its food delivery platform Ele.me and online travel agency Fliggy into its core e-commerce business (Wency Chen/South China Morning Post)

In a letter to staff, CEO Eddie Wu says Alibaba is merging...

Jun 25, 2025

Wency Chen / South China Morning Post: In a letter to staff, CEO Eddie Wu says Alibaba...

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Oil tumbles, stocks rise as fragile Israel - Iran ceasefire holds

Oil tumbles, stocks rise as fragile Israel - Iran ceasefire...

Jun 24, 2025

Global oil prices tumbled for a second day while stocks rose sharply, as a ceasefire...

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Google releases a new Gemini Robotics On-Device model with an SDK and says the vision language action model can adapt to new tasks in 50 to 100 demonstrations (Ryan Whitwam/Ars Technica)

Google releases a new Gemini Robotics On-Device model with...

Jun 24, 2025

Ryan Whitwam / Ars Technica: Google releases a new Gemini Robotics On-Device model...

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Sources: in 2024, OpenAI considered document collaboration features but lacked the staff to create them, but has since made some unreleased collaboration tools (The Information)

Sources: in 2024, OpenAI considered document collaboration...

Jun 24, 2025

The Information: Sources: in 2024, OpenAI considered document collaboration features...

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AI dictation startup Wispr Flow raised a $30M Series A led by Menlo Ventures, after its 2024 pivot away from a hardware device, taking its total funding to $56M (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)

AI dictation startup Wispr Flow raised a $30M Series A...

Jun 24, 2025

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: AI dictation startup Wispr Flow raised a $30M Series A...

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Samsung schedules its next Galaxy Unpacked event for July 9 at 10am ET in Brooklyn, where AI updates, the Galaxy Z Fold 7, and Galaxy Z Flip 7 are expected (Chris Welch/Bloomberg)

Samsung schedules its next Galaxy Unpacked event for July...

Jun 23, 2025

Chris Welch / Bloomberg: Samsung schedules its next Galaxy Unpacked event for July...

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Internal memo: Goldman Sachs launches a generative AI assistant firmwide to boost productivity; around 10,000 employees are already using the GS AI Assistant (Reuters)

Internal memo: Goldman Sachs launches a generative AI assistant...

Jun 23, 2025

Reuters: Internal memo: Goldman Sachs launches a generative AI assistant firmwide...

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Court filings from in-ear hardware startup iyO's trademark dispute lawsuit against OpenAI detail OpenAI and io's early work on in-ear hardware devices (Maxwell Zeff/TechCrunch)

Court filings from in-ear hardware startup iyO's trademark...

Jun 23, 2025

Maxwell Zeff / TechCrunch: Court filings from in-ear hardware startup iyO's trademark...

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Legal AI startup Harvey raised a $300M Series E co-led by Kleiner Perkins and Coatue at a $5B valuation and says it serves 337 clients like KKR and PwC globally (Alexandra Sternlicht/Fortune)

Legal AI startup Harvey raised a $300M Series E co-led...

Jun 23, 2025

Alexandra Sternlicht / Fortune: Legal AI startup Harvey raised a $300M Series E...

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A senior US official says DeepSeek is aiding China's military and intel operations, going beyond open-source AI model access, and evading US export controls (Reuters)

A senior US official says DeepSeek is aiding China's military...

Jun 23, 2025

Reuters: A senior US official says DeepSeek is aiding China's military and intel...

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Amazon launches its second batch of 27 Kuiper satellites to low Earth orbit via a ULA rocket, taking the total in orbit to 54 of its planned 3,236 constellation (Annie Palmer/CNBC)

Amazon launches its second batch of 27 Kuiper satellites...

Jun 23, 2025

Annie Palmer / CNBC: Amazon launches its second batch of 27 Kuiper satellites to...

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Wolfspeed, a NC-based chipmaker for EVs, says it made a deal with creditors to reduce its ~$6.5B debt in a bankruptcy package that nearly wipes out shareholders (Sujeet Indap/Financial Times)

Wolfspeed, a NC-based chipmaker for EVs, says it made a...

Jun 22, 2025

Sujeet Indap / Financial Times: Wolfspeed, a NC-based chipmaker for EVs, says it...

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Inside Disney's plan to limit AI companies' use of its IP, which led Disney and Comcast to sue Midjourney; Disney is also in talks with companies like OpenAI (Lucas Shaw/Bloomberg)

Inside Disney's plan to limit AI companies' use of its...

Jun 22, 2025

Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg: Inside Disney's plan to limit AI companies' use of its IP,...

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Behind Mark Zuckerberg's sweeping recruitment effort for Meta's Superintelligence lab, including hundreds of reach outs, $100M+ offers and counter offers, more (Wall Street Journal)

Behind Mark Zuckerberg's sweeping recruitment effort for...

Jun 22, 2025

Wall Street Journal: Behind Mark Zuckerberg's sweeping recruitment effort for Meta's...

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Inside the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, whose 3.2-gigapixel camera will produce 60PB of space image data over 10 years, to be analyzed using ML and deep learning (New York Times)

Inside the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, whose 3.2-gigapixel...

Jun 22, 2025

New York Times: Inside the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, whose 3.2-gigapixel camera...

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A look at the US Army Reserve's Detachment 201, which lets tech executives, like Meta's Bosworth, give advice as senior officers while keeping their day jobs (Steven Levy/Wired)

A look at the US Army Reserve's Detachment 201, which lets...

Jun 22, 2025

Steven Levy / Wired: A look at the US Army Reserve's Detachment 201, which lets...

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Purism's $1,999 security-focused Liberty Phone, assembled in the US with decade-old specs and some US-made parts, exposes the gaps in US phone manufacturing (Ben Raab/Wall Street Journal)

Purism's $1,999 security-focused Liberty Phone, assembled...

Jun 22, 2025

Ben Raab / Wall Street Journal: Purism's $1,999 security-focused Liberty Phone,...

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Uncountable, which makes AI tools to let R&D teams accelerate development cycles, raised a $27M Series A led by Sageview, bringing its total funding to $32.5M (Chris Metinko/Axios)

Uncountable, which makes AI tools to let R&D teams accelerate...

Jun 21, 2025

Chris Metinko / Axios: Uncountable, which makes AI tools to let R&D teams accelerate...

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An interview with computational linguist Emily Bender, who coined the term "stochastic parrot", on her AI skepticism, co-writing the book The AI Con, and more (George Hammond/Financial Times)

An interview with computational linguist Emily Bender,...

Jun 21, 2025

George Hammond / Financial Times: An interview with computational linguist Emily...

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Experts say China's new national internet ID, currently voluntary, to sign in across social media apps and sites could further erode already limited freedoms (John Liu/CNN)

Experts say China's new national internet ID, currently...

Jun 21, 2025

John Liu / CNN: Experts say China's new national internet ID, currently voluntary,...

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How Huawei has remained resilient in the face of US sanctions; Mizuho: about 700,000 units of Huawei's Ascend 910 series are expected to ship in 2025 (South China Morning Post)

How Huawei has remained resilient in the face of US sanctions;...

Jun 21, 2025

South China Morning Post: How Huawei has remained resilient in the face of US sanctions;...

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A profile of Scale AI co-founder Alexandr Wang, whose ties to influential people in the AI industry and the GOP could give Meta leverage over its competitors (Ellen Huet/Bloomberg)

A profile of Scale AI co-founder Alexandr Wang, whose ties...

Jun 21, 2025

Ellen Huet / Bloomberg: A profile of Scale AI co-founder Alexandr Wang, whose ties...

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Microsoft suspending an ICC judge's email account raised alarms across EU about how dependent its governments, businesses, and citizens are on US tech companies (New York Times)

Microsoft suspending an ICC judge's email account raised...

Jun 21, 2025

New York Times: Microsoft suspending an ICC judge's email account raised alarms...

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NYC announces new minimum-pay rules for rideshare drivers, settling on a 5% increase after Uber and Lyft strongly opposed a proposed 6.1% pay hike (Natalie Lung/Bloomberg)

NYC announces new minimum-pay rules for rideshare drivers,...

Jun 20, 2025

Natalie Lung / Bloomberg: NYC announces new minimum-pay rules for rideshare drivers,...

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Anthropic's test of 16 top AI models from OpenAI and others found that, in some cases, they resorted to malicious behavior to avoid replacement or achieve goals (Ina Fried/Axios)

Anthropic's test of 16 top AI models from OpenAI and others...

Jun 20, 2025

Ina Fried / Axios: Anthropic's test of 16 top AI models from OpenAI and others found...

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Amazon ends an experiment started in 2023 to make same-day deliveries with drivers in Kia Souls and will rely on Amazon Flex drivers who use their own cars (Matt Day/Bloomberg)

Amazon ends an experiment started in 2023 to make same-day...

Jun 20, 2025

Matt Day / Bloomberg: Amazon ends an experiment started in 2023 to make same-day...

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Paris Air Show: Canada seeks stronger ties with EU

Paris Air Show: Canada seeks stronger ties with EU

Jun 20, 2025

Canada makes its move at the Paris Air show. With its US alliance under pressure,...

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Sources: Foxconn plans to make iPhone enclosures in India and is looking to set up a new unit in Tamil Nadu; only Tata is currently making enclosures in India (Dia Rekhi/The Economic Times)

Sources: Foxconn plans to make iPhone enclosures in India...

Jun 20, 2025

Dia Rekhi / The Economic Times: Sources: Foxconn plans to make iPhone enclosures...

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In a letter to CEO Aravind Srinivas, the BBC says it has evidence Perplexity's default model used its content and seeks "a proposal for financial compensation" (Financial Times)

In a letter to CEO Aravind Srinivas, the BBC says it has...

Jun 20, 2025

Financial Times: In a letter to CEO Aravind Srinivas, the BBC says it has evidence...

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Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince said Google's ratio of pages crawled per visitor sent to a publisher fell from 2:1 10 years ago to 6:1 six months ago to 18:1 now (Christine Wang/Axios)

Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince said Google's ratio of pages...

Jun 20, 2025

Christine Wang / Axios: Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince said Google's ratio of pages...

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Interviews with 45+ sources detail Mark Zuckerberg's transformation into "MAGA Mark"; sources say there were talks about Zuckerberg becoming a Trump adviser (Financial Times)

Interviews with 45+ sources detail Mark Zuckerberg's transformation...

Jun 19, 2025

Financial Times: Interviews with 45+ sources detail Mark Zuckerberg's transformation...

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The EU says Apple and Meta will not face sanctions immediately after their 60 day DMA grace period ends on June 26, following €500M and €200M fines in April (Peggy Corlin/Euronews)

The EU says Apple and Meta will not face sanctions immediately...

Jun 19, 2025

Peggy Corlin / Euronews: The EU says Apple and Meta will not face sanctions immediately...

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European satellite company Eutelsat raised €1.35B, including €717M from France, to build out its fleet of satellites to rival Starlink; France's stake is ~30% (Bloomberg)

European satellite company Eutelsat raised €1.35B, including...

Jun 19, 2025

Bloomberg: European satellite company Eutelsat raised €1.35B, including €717M from...

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Nippon Steel closes US Steel acquisition, grants 'golden share' to US government

Nippon Steel closes US Steel acquisition, grants 'golden...

Jun 19, 2025

After 18 months of negotiations, Japan’s top steelmaker, Nippon Steel, completed...

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Careem, Uber's ride-hailing MENA arm, will suspend its decade-old Pakistan service on July 18, citing economic challenges, competition, and capital constraints (Ariba Shahid/Reuters)

Careem, Uber's ride-hailing MENA arm, will suspend its...

Jun 19, 2025

Ariba Shahid / Reuters: Careem, Uber's ride-hailing MENA arm, will suspend its decade-old...

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Scale AI's rivals like Snorkel AI, Labelbox, and Turing report rising interest from clients concerned about Scale's independence after Meta's $14.3B investment (Bloomberg)

Scale AI's rivals like Snorkel AI, Labelbox, and Turing...

Jun 19, 2025

Bloomberg: Scale AI's rivals like Snorkel AI, Labelbox, and Turing report rising...

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Scale AI emphasizes that it remains an independent company and says Meta will not have access to Scale's internal systems or customers' confidential information (Scale AI)

Scale AI emphasizes that it remains an independent company...

Jun 19, 2025

Scale AI: Scale AI emphasizes that it remains an independent company and says Meta...

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Fed keeps rates unchanged as Trump insults Powell again

Fed keeps rates unchanged as Trump insults Powell again

Jun 18, 2025

The US Federal Reserve has kept its benchmark interest rate at the current range...

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Observability and site reliability startup Traversal emerges from stealth with $48M in seed and Series A funding led by Sequoia and Kleiner Perkins (Allie Garfinkle/Fortune)

Observability and site reliability startup Traversal emerges...

Jun 18, 2025

Allie Garfinkle / Fortune: Observability and site reliability startup Traversal...

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Cannes Lions: YouTube CEO Neal Mohan says YouTube Shorts now averages 200B daily views, up 186% from 70B daily views reported in March 2024 (Kayla Cobb/The Wrap)

Cannes Lions: YouTube CEO Neal Mohan says YouTube Shorts...

Jun 18, 2025

Kayla Cobb / The Wrap: Cannes Lions: YouTube CEO Neal Mohan says YouTube Shorts...

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OpenAI says it is phasing out its work with Scale AI, in which Meta invested billions; Scale accounted for a small fraction of OpenAI's overall data needs (Rachel Metz/Bloomberg)

OpenAI says it is phasing out its work with Scale AI, in...

Jun 18, 2025

Rachel Metz / Bloomberg: OpenAI says it is phasing out its work with Scale AI, in...

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French authorities say faulty Takata airbag responsible for driver's death

French authorities say faulty Takata airbag responsible...

Jun 18, 2025

French authorities say a defective airbag manufactured by now-bankrupt Japanese...

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Oil prices sustain months-long highs on fears of US involvement in Israel-Iran war

Oil prices sustain months-long highs on fears of US involvement...

Jun 18, 2025

Crude oil markets continued to hover around the $75 a barrel mark this Wednesday,...

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The Iranian government says it has restricted internet access in response to Israeli cyberattacks; some Western communication apps have reportedly been blocked (Kevin Collier/NBC News)

The Iranian government says it has restricted internet...

Jun 17, 2025

Kevin Collier / NBC News: The Iranian government says it has restricted internet...

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How Walmart plans to leverage its $2.3B Vizio acquisition to push shoppable TV experiences; Walmart's ad business had just $4.4B of sales in FY 2025 (Jaewon Kang/Bloomberg)

How Walmart plans to leverage its $2.3B Vizio acquisition...

Jun 17, 2025

Jaewon Kang / Bloomberg: How Walmart plans to leverage its $2.3B Vizio acquisition...

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The NAACP intends to sue xAI over the natural gas turbines at its Memphis data center, which it claims are polluting nearby predominantly Black neighborhoods (Hiroko Tabuchi/New York Times)

The NAACP intends to sue xAI over the natural gas turbines...

Jun 17, 2025

Hiroko Tabuchi / New York Times: The NAACP intends to sue xAI over the natural gas...

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Israeli observability startup Coralogix raised a $115M Series E led by NewView Capital at a $1B+ valuation, and plans to invest ~$100M in India over five years (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)

Israeli observability startup Coralogix raised a $115M...

Jun 17, 2025

Jagmeet Singh / TechCrunch: Israeli observability startup Coralogix raised a $115M...

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Adobe releases iOS and Android apps for Firefly, letting users generate images and videos using text prompts and experiment with popular AI photo editing tools (Jess Weatherbed/The Verge)

Adobe releases iOS and Android apps for Firefly, letting...

Jun 17, 2025

Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: Adobe releases iOS and Android apps for Firefly, letting...

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Sources: Elon Musk's xAI is in talks to raise $4.3B via an equity investment on top of the $5B it has recently been trying to borrow from debt investors (Bloomberg)

Sources: Elon Musk's xAI is in talks to raise $4.3B via...

Jun 17, 2025

Bloomberg: Sources: Elon Musk's xAI is in talks to raise $4.3B via an equity investment...

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Luca de Meo leaves Renault to head luxury fashion group Kering

Luca de Meo leaves Renault to head luxury fashion group...

Jun 17, 2025

Luca de Meo is leaving Renault and the automobile industry after five years at the...

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The US Senate's draft tax bill would raise the CHIPS Act's tax credit for semiconductor factories from 25% to 30% until the tax break expires at the end of 2026 (Alicia Diaz/Bloomberg)

The US Senate's draft tax bill would raise the CHIPS Act's...

Jun 16, 2025

Alicia Diaz / Bloomberg: The US Senate's draft tax bill would raise the CHIPS Act's...

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2025 Digital News Report: social media overtakes TV as the top news source in the US, with 54% accessing news via social media and video apps, vs. 50% for TV (Nieman Lab)

2025 Digital News Report: social media overtakes TV as...

Jun 16, 2025

Nieman Lab: 2025 Digital News Report: social media overtakes TV as the top news...

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Memo: Intel's manufacturing VP said Intel plans to cut 15%-20% of staff, starting in July, "to meet our affordability challenges and current financial position" (Mike Rogoway/Oregonian)

Memo: Intel's manufacturing VP said Intel plans to cut...

Jun 16, 2025

Mike Rogoway / Oregonian: Memo: Intel's manufacturing VP said Intel plans to cut...

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'Assisting suicide at a systematic scale': Author calls for ban on online forum after sister's death

'Assisting suicide at a systematic scale': Author calls...

Jun 16, 2025

For those suffering from mental health problems, the internet can be a door to getting...

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The UK CMA launches a probe into the planned $13.25B merger of ad giants Omnicom and Interpublic to assess potential competition reduction in the UK ad market (DhanushVignesh Babu/Reuters)

The UK CMA launches a probe into the planned $13.25B merger...

Jun 16, 2025

DhanushVignesh Babu / Reuters: The UK CMA launches a probe into the planned $13.25B...

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Digital asset platform Tron plans to go public via a reverse merger with Nasdaq-listed SRM Entertainment, after the US paused a probe into founder Justin Sun (Financial Times)

Digital asset platform Tron plans to go public via a reverse...

Jun 16, 2025

Financial Times: Digital asset platform Tron plans to go public via a reverse merger...

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The Trump Organization teases the $499 "T1 Phone", a "sleek, gold" phone "designed and built" in the US, and Trump Mobile, based on AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile (Todd Spangler/Variety)

The Trump Organization teases the $499 "T1 Phone", a "sleek,...

Jun 16, 2025

Todd Spangler / Variety: The Trump Organization teases the $499 “T1 Phone”, a “sleek,...

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NYC-based Zorro, whose AI-powered software helps clients' workers navigate health insurance and benefits options, raised a $20M Series A led by Entrée Capital (Erin Brodwin/Axios)

NYC-based Zorro, whose AI-powered software helps clients'...

Jun 15, 2025

Erin Brodwin / Axios: NYC-based Zorro, whose AI-powered software helps clients'...

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The US SEC rescinds 14 rules the agency proposed under the Biden Administration, including two relating to DeFi and digital asset custody (Martin Young/Cointelegraph)

The US SEC rescinds 14 rules the agency proposed under...

Jun 15, 2025

Martin Young / Cointelegraph: The US SEC rescinds 14 rules the agency proposed under...

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Berlin-based Knowunity, an AI-powered learning platform with 20M+ users in 15 countries, raised a €27M Series B led by XAnge, bringing its total funding to €45M (Tamara Djurickovic/Tech.eu)

Berlin-based Knowunity, an AI-powered learning platform...

Jun 15, 2025

Tamara Djurickovic / Tech.eu: Berlin-based Knowunity, an AI-powered learning platform...

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Berlin-based Payrails, whose platform helps enterprises accept payments, issue payouts, and more, raised a $32M Series A, taking its total funding to $52.8M+ (Tamara Djurickovic/Tech.eu)

Berlin-based Payrails, whose platform helps enterprises...

Jun 15, 2025

Tamara Djurickovic / Tech.eu: Berlin-based Payrails, whose platform helps enterprises...

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Researchers find Llama 3.1 recalls large parts of popular copyrighted books, possibly weakening AI industry claims that such memorization is fringe behavior (Timothy B. Lee/Understanding AI)

Researchers find Llama 3.1 recalls large parts of popular...

Jun 15, 2025

Timothy B. Lee / Understanding AI: Researchers find Llama 3.1 recalls large parts...

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Anthropic details how it built its multi-agent Claude Research system, claiming significant improvements in internal evaluations over single-agent systems (Anthropic)

Anthropic details how it built its multi-agent Claude Research...

Jun 15, 2025

Anthropic: Anthropic details how it built its multi-agent Claude Research system,...

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A look at seven rebuttals to Apple's paper on limitations of Large Reasoning Models, and why none make a compelling case (Gary Marcus/Marcus on AI)

A look at seven rebuttals to Apple's paper on limitations...

Jun 14, 2025

Gary Marcus / Marcus on AI: A look at seven rebuttals to Apple's paper on limitations...

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Taiwan imposes export controls on Huawei, SMIC, and some of their subsidiaries, restricting their access to tech and equipment necessary for AI chip production (Debby Wu/Bloomberg)

Taiwan imposes export controls on Huawei, SMIC, and some...

Jun 14, 2025

Debby Wu / Bloomberg: Taiwan imposes export controls on Huawei, SMIC, and some of...

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In an Oxford study, LLMs correctly identified medical conditions 94.9% of the time when given test scenarios directly, vs. 34.5% when prompted by human subjects (Nick Mokey/VentureBeat)

In an Oxford study, LLMs correctly identified medical conditions...

Jun 14, 2025

Nick Mokey / VentureBeat: In an Oxford study, LLMs correctly identified medical...

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Horizon3.ai, whose AI-based penetration testing platform NodeZero helps find and exploit attack paths in production systems, raised a $100M Series D led by NEA (Chris Metinko/Axios)

Horizon3.ai, whose AI-based penetration testing platform...

Jun 14, 2025

Chris Metinko / Axios: Horizon3.ai, whose AI-based penetration testing platform...

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As the world moves toward digital artificiality, Airbnb's redesign and Apple's Liquid Glass UI bring back skeuomorphism and dimensionality to digital interfaces (Austin Carr/Bloomberg)

As the world moves toward digital artificiality, Airbnb's...

Jun 14, 2025

Austin Carr / Bloomberg: As the world moves toward digital artificiality, Airbnb's...

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How Chinese AI companies bypass US chip restrictions by transporting hard drives with AI training data to Malaysian data centers housing advanced Nvidia chips (Wall Street Journal)

How Chinese AI companies bypass US chip restrictions by...

Jun 14, 2025

Wall Street Journal: How Chinese AI companies bypass US chip restrictions by transporting...

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Oracle stock jumped 24% this week, its best performance since 2001, and is up 29% in 2025, vs. Nasdaq's 1%, after the company reported cloud momentum (Jordan Novet/CNBC)

Oracle stock jumped 24% this week, its best performance...

Jun 13, 2025

Jordan Novet / CNBC: Oracle stock jumped 24% this week, its best performance since...

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Sources: Google, Scale AI's largest customer, plans to cut ties with the company after the Meta deal; Microsoft, OpenAI, and xAI also plan to step back (Reuters)

Sources: Google, Scale AI's largest customer, plans to...

Jun 13, 2025

Reuters: Sources: Google, Scale AI's largest customer, plans to cut ties with the...

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Source: Ramp raised $200M led by Founders Fund, valuing the startup at $16B, up from $13B in March, when it conducted a $150M share sale (Emily Mason/Bloomberg)

Source: Ramp raised $200M led by Founders Fund, valuing...

Jun 13, 2025

Emily Mason / Bloomberg: Source: Ramp raised $200M led by Founders Fund, valuing...

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Rate of women hired into top jobs falls for third year running

Rate of women hired into top jobs falls for third year...

Jun 13, 2025

Fresh analysis from LinkedIn shows the rate of women hired into leadership positions...

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Vivatech 2025: Is Europe lagging behind?

Vivatech 2025: Is Europe lagging behind?

Jun 13, 2025

This week, we take you to Vivatech in Paris. The event bills itself as the biggest...

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How AI is reinventing misogyny

How AI is reinventing misogyny

Jun 13, 2025

As artificial intelligence continues to transform societies worldwide, The 51 Percent...

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Nintendo Switch 2 review: great build quality, better haptics, and improved performance for Switch 1 games, but weak battery life and only a few launch titles (Matt Swider/The Shortcut)

Nintendo Switch 2 review: great build quality, better haptics,...

Jun 13, 2025

Matt Swider / The Shortcut: Nintendo Switch 2 review: great build quality, better...

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Sources: Walmart, Amazon, and Expedia have recently explored issuing or using stablecoins in the US to potentially save fees from cash and card transactions (Wall Street Journal)

Sources: Walmart, Amazon, and Expedia have recently explored...

Jun 13, 2025

Wall Street Journal: Sources: Walmart, Amazon, and Expedia have recently explored...

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Sources: Tencent is in early talks to acquire Nexon, the South Korean gaming giant behind Dungeon & Fighter Mobile; Tencent pursued a Nexon acquisition in 2019 (Dong Cao/Bloomberg)

Sources: Tencent is in early talks to acquire Nexon, the...

Jun 13, 2025

Dong Cao / Bloomberg: Sources: Tencent is in early talks to acquire Nexon, the South...

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Adobe reports Q2 revenue up 11% YoY to $5.87B, vs. $5.8B est., Digital Media revenue up 11% to $4.35B, and forecasts Q3 revenue above estimates (Brody Ford/Bloomberg)

Adobe reports Q2 revenue up 11% YoY to $5.87B, vs. $5.8B...

Jun 12, 2025

Brody Ford / Bloomberg: Adobe reports Q2 revenue up 11% YoY to $5.87B, vs. $5.8B...

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Instagram plans to let users rearrange their grid, a first, and is testing a way for users to quietly post to their profile without it appearing in users' feeds (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)

Instagram plans to let users rearrange their grid, a first,...

Jun 12, 2025

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: Instagram plans to let users rearrange their grid, a first,...

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Google Cloud suffered an outage on Thursday, affecting many of its customers; Cloudflare, Spotify, Discord, Snapchat, and others experienced service disruptions (Maxwell Zeff/TechCrunch)

Google Cloud suffered an outage on Thursday, affecting...

Jun 12, 2025

Maxwell Zeff / TechCrunch: Google Cloud suffered an outage on Thursday, affecting...

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Rate of women hired into top jobs falls for the third year running

Rate of women hired into top jobs falls for the third year...

Jun 12, 2025

Fresh analysis from LinkedIn shows the rate of women hired into leadership positions...

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Vivatech 2025: How AI is shaping cybersecurity

Vivatech 2025: How AI is shaping cybersecurity

Jun 12, 2025

In this edition, FRANCE 24's Charles Pellegrin speaks with Benjamin Netter, the...

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UK, EU reach post-Brexit deal on Gibraltar

UK, EU reach post-Brexit deal on Gibraltar

Jun 12, 2025

Five years after Brexit, the United Kingdom and the European Union have struck a...

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Pittsburgh-based Gecko Robotics, which makes robots to inspect infrastructure, raised a $125M Series D at a $1.25B valuation, up from $633M in December 2023 (Ian Thomas/CNBC)

Pittsburgh-based Gecko Robotics, which makes robots to...

Jun 12, 2025

Ian Thomas / CNBC: Pittsburgh-based Gecko Robotics, which makes robots to inspect...

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Meta sues Joy Timeline, which makes nudify app CrushAI, in Hong Kong to "prevent them from advertising CrushAI apps on Meta platforms"; CrushAI had run 5K+ ads (Emanuel Maiberg/404 Media)

Meta sues Joy Timeline, which makes nudify app CrushAI,...

Jun 12, 2025

Emanuel Maiberg / 404 Media: Meta sues Joy Timeline, which makes nudify app CrushAI,...

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Spain-based Multiverse Computing, which makes tools to compress LLMs by up to 95% using "quantum-inspired" networks, raised a €189M Series B and has 100 clients (Julie Bort/TechCrunch)

Spain-based Multiverse Computing, which makes tools to...

Jun 12, 2025

Julie Bort / TechCrunch: Spain-based Multiverse Computing, which makes tools to...

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A majority of six of the 11 judges on Brazil's Supreme Court have voted to hold social media companies liable for some types of users' content seen as illegal (Ricardo Brito/Reuters)

A majority of six of the 11 judges on Brazil's Supreme...

Jun 11, 2025

Ricardo Brito / Reuters: A majority of six of the 11 judges on Brazil's Supreme...

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Nvidia plans to build its first industrial AI cloud platform in Germany for European manufacturers, combining AI with robotics to assist carmakers like BMW (Reuters)

Nvidia plans to build its first industrial AI cloud platform...

Jun 11, 2025

Reuters: Nvidia plans to build its first industrial AI cloud platform in Germany...

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Chime priced its US IPO at $27 a share, above the expected range, raising ~$700M and another $165M from shares sold by investors, valuing the company at $11.6B (MacKenzie Sigalos/CNBC)

Chime priced its US IPO at $27 a share, above the expected...

Jun 11, 2025

MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC: Chime priced its US IPO at $27 a share, above the expected...

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Trade uncertainty weighs on Paris's Vivatech fair

Trade uncertainty weighs on Paris's Vivatech fair

Jun 11, 2025

Vivatech 2025, billed as Europe's largest tech and startup event, kicked off this...

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Meta and TikTok challenge the EU's DSA supervisory fee, set at 0.05% of annual global net income, in the EU's General Court, arguing it is disproportionate (Foo Yun Chee/Reuters)

Meta and TikTok challenge the EU's DSA supervisory fee,...

Jun 11, 2025

Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: Meta and TikTok challenge the EU's DSA supervisory fee,...

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Will Cathcart says WhatsApp plans to support Apple in its legal case against the UK Home Office over weakening encryption, which may "set a dangerous precedent" (Zoe Kleinman/BBC)

Will Cathcart says WhatsApp plans to support Apple in its...

Jun 11, 2025

Zoe Kleinman / BBC: Will Cathcart says WhatsApp plans to support Apple in its legal...

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Israeli data security startup Cyera raised $540M led by Georgian, Greenoaks, and Lightspeed at a $6B valuation, up from $3B in November 2024 after raising $300M (Steven Scheer/Reuters)

Israeli data security startup Cyera raised $540M led by...

Jun 11, 2025

Steven Scheer / Reuters: Israeli data security startup Cyera raised $540M led by...

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EU unveils 18th round of sanctions against Russia

EU unveils 18th round of sanctions against Russia

Jun 11, 2025

The European Union has proposed a new round of sanctions against Russia, which includes...

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Paris Vivatech fair to spotlight transition 'from AI as science fiction to applied AI'

Paris Vivatech fair to spotlight transition 'from AI as...

Jun 11, 2025

Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang headlines the opening day of the Vivatech trade...

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US, China say high-level talks yield 'framework' for trade deal

US, China say high-level talks yield 'framework' for trade...

Jun 11, 2025

The US and China have agreed to a “framework” on trade after two days of high-level...

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Amazon says over 1M people now have access to Alexa+, up from "hundreds of thousands" in May, and plans to "make it even more broadly available over the summer" (Jennifer Pattison Tuohy/The Verge)

Amazon says over 1M people now have access to Alexa+, up...

Jun 10, 2025

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge: Amazon says over 1M people now have access...

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Sam Altman says "intelligence and energy", the "limiters on human progress", will be abundant in the 2030s, and superintelligence should be widely distributed (Sam Altman)

Sam Altman says "intelligence and energy", the "limiters...

Jun 10, 2025

Sam Altman: Sam Altman says “intelligence and energy”, the “limiters on human progress”,...

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Sam Altman claims an "average" ChatGPT query uses about 0.34 watt-hours and about 0.000085 gallons of water, or "roughly one fifteenth of a teaspoon" (Jay Peters/The Verge)

Sam Altman claims an "average" ChatGPT query uses about...

Jun 10, 2025

Jay Peters / The Verge: Sam Altman claims an “average” ChatGPT query uses about...

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US, Chinese officials meet in London for Day 2 of trade negotiations

US, Chinese officials meet in London for Day 2 of trade...

Jun 10, 2025

Delegations from Washington and Beijing are in London this Tuesday for a second...

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Tencent Music agrees to buy podcasting startup Ximalaya for $1.3B in cash, plus some stock, in a bid to become China's Spotify; Ximalaya had 303M MAUs in 2023 (Bloomberg)

Tencent Music agrees to buy podcasting startup Ximalaya...

Jun 10, 2025

Bloomberg: Tencent Music agrees to buy podcasting startup Ximalaya for $1.3B in...

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Ofcom launches nine Online Safety Act investigations, including into 4chan over alleged illegal content and into seven file-sharing services over possible CSAM (Sam Tabahriti/Reuters)

Ofcom launches nine Online Safety Act investigations, including...

Jun 10, 2025

Sam Tabahriti / Reuters: Ofcom launches nine Online Safety Act investigations, including...

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Similarweb: Google's AI tools are significantly cutting organic search traffic to news publishers; traffic to BI, HuffPost, and WaPo is down 50%+ in three years (Wall Street Journal)

Similarweb: Google's AI tools are significantly cutting...

Jun 10, 2025

Wall Street Journal: Similarweb: Google's AI tools are significantly cutting organic...

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How the global shipping industry has grown over the years

How the global shipping industry has grown over the years

Jun 10, 2025

As France hosted a UN conference on protecting the ocean, NGOs denounced the fact...

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Apple unveils several changes to CarPlay in iOS 26, including a Liquid Glass re-design, a dashboard for Live Activities, and broad support for widgets (Joe Rossignol/MacRumors)

Apple unveils several changes to CarPlay in iOS 26, including...

Jun 9, 2025

Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: Apple unveils several changes to CarPlay in iOS 26, including...

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Disney closes its deal with Comcast to buy out NBCUniversal's 33% stake in Hulu, paying an additional $439M, after agreeing in 2023 to pay $8.61B (Alex Weprin/The Hollywood Reporter)

Disney closes its deal with Comcast to buy out NBCUniversal's...

Jun 9, 2025

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter: Disney closes its deal with Comcast to buy...

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Waymo suspends operations in downtown Los Angeles after at least five vehicles were destroyed during riots; it continues to operate in other parts of the city (Caroline Petrow-Cohen/Los Angeles Times)

Waymo suspends operations in downtown Los Angeles after...

Jun 9, 2025

Caroline Petrow-Cohen / Los Angeles Times: Waymo suspends operations in downtown...

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US, China trade officials meet in London for new round of negotiations

US, China trade officials meet in London for new round...

Jun 9, 2025

American and Chinese delegations are meeting in London for a new round of trade...

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Sources: Shein and Reliance plan to expand their Indian supplier base from 150 to 1,000 and sell India-made, Shein-branded clothes globally within 12 months (Reuters)

Sources: Shein and Reliance plan to expand their Indian...

Jun 9, 2025

Reuters: Sources: Shein and Reliance plan to expand their Indian supplier base from...

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang warns the UK lacks the digital infrastructure needed to capitalize on AI despite "incredible" research talent, as PM Starmer pledges £1B (Tim Bradshaw/Financial Times)

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang warns the UK lacks the digital...

Jun 9, 2025

Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang warns the UK lacks the digital...

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Xbox Ally X hands-on: AMD Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme APU, 24GB of RAM, and a 1TB SSD, 1080p games run at 60 FPS with no issues, a slimmed down Windows OS, and more (IGN)

Xbox Ally X hands-on: AMD Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme APU, 24GB...

Jun 9, 2025

IGN: Xbox Ally X hands-on: AMD Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme APU, 24GB of RAM, and a 1TB SSD,...

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Microsoft showcases a new fullscreen Xbox experience optimized for handhelds, coming first to the Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X and to other handhelds in 2026 (Tom Warren/The Verge)

Microsoft showcases a new fullscreen Xbox experience optimized...

Jun 8, 2025

Tom Warren / The Verge: Microsoft showcases a new fullscreen Xbox experience optimized...

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Interviews with executives at Yahoo News, the WSJ, and Bloomberg about adding AI-powered summaries, how they can help busy readers, reliability issues, and more (Sarah Scire/Nieman Lab)

Interviews with executives at Yahoo News, the WSJ, and...

Jun 8, 2025

Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab: Interviews with executives at Yahoo News, the WSJ, and...

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CB Insights: VCs and private equity firms poured $3.1B to fund 144 deals in the LA area in Q1 2025, up from $2.7B in Q1 2024 and $1.4B in Q1 2023 (Los Angeles Times)

CB Insights: VCs and private equity firms poured $3.1B...

Jun 8, 2025

Los Angeles Times: CB Insights: VCs and private equity firms poured $3.1B to fund...

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An in-depth look at the US SEC's EDGAR system breach that was disclosed in 2017, as one of the key hackers, Olga Kuprina, says EDGAR remains a soft target (Liam Vaughan/Bloomberg)

An in-depth look at the US SEC's EDGAR system breach that...

Jun 8, 2025

Liam Vaughan / Bloomberg: An in-depth look at the US SEC's EDGAR system breach that...

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Sources: Meta is in talks for a potential multibillion-dollar investment in Scale AI, Meta's largest external AI investment; Scale AI was last valued at ~$14B (Bloomberg)

Sources: Meta is in talks for a potential multibillion-dollar...

Jun 8, 2025

Bloomberg: Sources: Meta is in talks for a potential multibillion-dollar investment...

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Skyral, a London-based modeling and simulation startup developing AI-based digital twin tech for defense, healthcare, and other sectors, raised a $20M Series A (Lucy Adams/Tech.eu)

Skyral, a London-based modeling and simulation startup...

Jun 8, 2025

Lucy Adams / Tech.eu: Skyral, a London-based modeling and simulation startup developing...

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Bill Atkinson, a pioneering Apple engineer and key member of the original Macintosh team, died on June 5 at age 74 from pancreatic cancer (John Gruber/Daring Fireball)

Bill Atkinson, a pioneering Apple engineer and key member...

Jun 7, 2025

John Gruber / Daring Fireball: Bill Atkinson, a pioneering Apple engineer and key...

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Enterprise vibe coding startup Superblocks raised a $23M Series A, bringing its total funding to $60M, and launched an enterprise coding AI agent called Clark (Julie Bort/TechCrunch)

Enterprise vibe coding startup Superblocks raised a $23M...

Jun 7, 2025

Julie Bort / TechCrunch: Enterprise vibe coding startup Superblocks raised a $23M...

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Justin Sun-linked BiT Global dismisses with prejudice its lawsuit against Coinbase for delisting wBTC; the delisting followed Coinbase launching rival cbBTC (Francisco Rodrigues/CoinDesk)

Justin Sun-linked BiT Global dismisses with prejudice its...

Jun 7, 2025

Francisco Rodrigues / CoinDesk: Justin Sun-linked BiT Global dismisses with prejudice...

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AI research nonprofit EleutherAI releases the Common Pile v0.1, an 8TB dataset of licensed and open-domain text for AI models that it says is one of the largest (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)

AI research nonprofit EleutherAI releases the Common Pile...

Jun 7, 2025

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: AI research nonprofit EleutherAI releases the Common...

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New apps are helping immigrants navigate Trump's deportation crackdown, including by alerting users to locations of ICE raids and informing them of their rights (Rest of World)

New apps are helping immigrants navigate Trump's deportation...

Jun 7, 2025

Rest of World: New apps are helping immigrants navigate Trump's deportation crackdown,...

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A profile of Panos Panay, head of devices and services at Amazon, who has scaled back new releases to focus on perfecting products like Alexa+ before rollout (Sebastian Herrera/Wall Street Journal)

A profile of Panos Panay, head of devices and services...

Jun 7, 2025

Sebastian Herrera / Wall Street Journal: A profile of Panos Panay, head of devices...

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Eric Trump says the TRUMP memecoin team and Magic Eden have canceled the $TRUMP Wallet; Trump's World Liberty Financial reportedly sent them a cease-and-desist (Jason Shubnell/The Block)

Eric Trump says the TRUMP memecoin team and Magic Eden...

Jun 6, 2025

Jason Shubnell / The Block: Eric Trump says the TRUMP memecoin team and Magic Eden...

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An Indian government official says Starlink has secured a license from the telecom ministry to launch services in the country and now must apply for spectrum (Bloomberg)

An Indian government official says Starlink has secured...

Jun 6, 2025

Bloomberg: An Indian government official says Starlink has secured a license from...

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Researchers: cybercriminals are increasingly turning from "bulletproof" hosts to "residential proxies" that disguise malicious traffic as normal online activity (Lily Hay Newman/Wired)

Researchers: cybercriminals are increasingly turning from...

Jun 6, 2025

Lily Hay Newman / Wired: Researchers: cybercriminals are increasingly turning from...

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Tesla shares plunge as Trump threatens to end contracts with Musk's companies

Tesla shares plunge as Trump threatens to end contracts...

Jun 6, 2025

Shares in Elon Musk's electric car company Tesla plunged 15 percent after US President...

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How spyware, posing as an app from a humanitarian organization, spread among Syrian army officers via Telegram, and fueled the collapse of the Assad regime (Mobile Hacker)

How spyware, posing as an app from a humanitarian organization,...

Jun 6, 2025

Mobile Hacker: How spyware, posing as an app from a humanitarian organization, spread...

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An interview with ASML CEO Christophe Fouquet, as the company navigates political instability in The Netherlands and abroad and the impacts of Trump's trade war (Adam Satariano/New York Times)

An interview with ASML CEO Christophe Fouquet, as the company...

Jun 6, 2025

Adam Satariano / New York Times: An interview with ASML CEO Christophe Fouquet,...

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United Airlines partners with Spotify to provide free access to 450+ hours of curated playlists, audiobooks, and podcasts across its flights (Jess Weatherbed/The Verge)

United Airlines partners with Spotify to provide free access...

Jun 6, 2025

Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: United Airlines partners with Spotify to provide free...

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Tesla shares plunge as Trump threatens to cut government contracts with Musk's companies

Tesla shares plunge as Trump threatens to cut government...

Jun 6, 2025

Shares in Elon Musk's electric car company Tesla plunged 15% after Donald Trump...

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Fighting for their fair share: How to boost economic empowerment for African women

Fighting for their fair share: How to boost economic empowerment...

Jun 5, 2025

Gender equality remains a challenge across the globe and particularly in Africa....

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Nintendo hopes to recreate winning recipe with Switch 2 console

Nintendo hopes to recreate winning recipe with Switch 2...

Jun 5, 2025

Japanese video game company Nintendo launched its newest console, the Switch 2,...

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Bulgaria to join euro currency area in January 2026

Bulgaria to join euro currency area in January 2026

Jun 5, 2025

The European Commission has given the green light for Bulgaria to adopt the euro...

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23andMe plans to hold a new auction for its DNA data, opening with a $305M bid led by Anne Wojcicki, after the ex-CEO challenged Regeneron's winning bid in May (Steven Church/Bloomberg)

23andMe plans to hold a new auction for its DNA data, opening...

Jun 5, 2025

Steven Church / Bloomberg: 23andMe plans to hold a new auction for its DNA data,...

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Edinburgh-based Wordsmith, whose AI tools help legal teams automate contract and policy reviews, raised a $25M Series A led by Index Ventures (Kyt Dotson/SiliconANGLE)

Edinburgh-based Wordsmith, whose AI tools help legal teams...

Jun 5, 2025

Kyt Dotson / SiliconANGLE: Edinburgh-based Wordsmith, whose AI tools help legal...

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Pan-European consumer group BEUC files a complaint with the EC against Shein over its alleged use of "dark patterns", after targeting Temu in 2024 (Helen Reid/Reuters)

Pan-European consumer group BEUC files a complaint with...

Jun 5, 2025

Helen Reid / Reuters: Pan-European consumer group BEUC files a complaint with the...

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Economic challenges await newly elected South Korean President Lee Jae-myung

Economic challenges await newly elected South Korean President...

Jun 4, 2025

With voters turning out in record numbers, South Korea has elected liberal leader...

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Trump's ramped-up 50% steel and aluminium tariffs come into effect

Trump's ramped-up 50% steel and aluminium tariffs come...

Jun 4, 2025

US import duties on steel and aluminium tariffs are now officially at 50 percent...

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Bulgaria to join the euro-currency area in January 2026

Bulgaria to join the euro-currency area in January 2026

Jun 4, 2025

The European Commission has given the green light for Bulgaria to adopt the euro...

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A federal judge temporarily blocks Florida from enforcing a law banning social media accounts for children under 14, saying the law is "likely unconstitutional" (Kate Payne/Associated Press)

A federal judge temporarily blocks Florida from enforcing...

Jun 3, 2025

Kate Payne / Associated Press: A federal judge temporarily blocks Florida from enforcing...

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The Trump administration announces plans to reorganize the US AI Safety Institute into the new Center for AI Standards and Innovation (Thomas Brewster/Forbes)

The Trump administration announces plans to reorganize...

Jun 3, 2025

Thomas Brewster / Forbes: The Trump administration announces plans to reorganize...

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Qualcomm releases patches to fix a series of vulnerabilities in dozens of chips, including three zero-days that "may be under limited, targeted exploitation" (Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai/TechCrunch)

Qualcomm releases patches to fix a series of vulnerabilities...

Jun 3, 2025

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch: Qualcomm releases patches to fix a series...

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Markets rise as investors hope for Trump-Xi phone call

Markets rise as investors hope for Trump-Xi phone call

Jun 3, 2025

Markets in Asia and Europe mostly rose on Tuesday as US officials said they expected...

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Meta agrees to acquire power from Constellation's operating Illinois nuclear plant, in a 20-year deal starting in mid-2027 when a state subsidy expires (Bloomberg)

Meta agrees to acquire power from Constellation's operating...

Jun 3, 2025

Bloomberg: Meta agrees to acquire power from Constellation's operating Illinois...

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Analysis: since his inauguration, President Trump posted 2,262 times on Truth Social in 132 days, 3x+ the volume of tweets in the same period of his first term (Washington Post)

Analysis: since his inauguration, President Trump posted...

Jun 3, 2025

Washington Post: Analysis: since his inauguration, President Trump posted 2,262...

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Indeed says CEO Chris Hyams is stepping down, replaced by parent Recruit Holdings CEO Hisayuki "Deko" Idekoba, who is returning to the role after six years (Chester Dawson/Bloomberg)

Indeed says CEO Chris Hyams is stepping down, replaced...

Jun 3, 2025

Chester Dawson / Bloomberg: Indeed says CEO Chris Hyams is stepping down, replaced...

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US officials say Trump will likely speak with Xi this week

US officials say Trump will likely speak with Xi this week

Jun 3, 2025

The White House has said US President Donald Trump will likely hold talks with Chinese...

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Sources: Meta is prioritizing an ultralight Horizon OS headset with a compute puck, instead of a traditional Quest 4, to ship in 2026 (David Heaney/UploadVR)

Sources: Meta is prioritizing an ultralight Horizon OS...

Jun 2, 2025

David Heaney / UploadVR: Sources: Meta is prioritizing an ultralight Horizon OS...

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ISP Frontier Communications settles a lawsuit from record labels that demanded broadband users accused of piracy be dropped; SCOTUS may hear Cox's similar case (Jon Brodkin/Ars Technica)

ISP Frontier Communications settles a lawsuit from record...

Jun 2, 2025

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: ISP Frontier Communications settles a lawsuit from record...

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Uber names longtime exec Andrew Macdonald as president and first COO since 2019; SVP of delivery Pierre-Dimitri Gore-Coty is leaving Uber after nearly 13 years (Natalie Lung/Bloomberg)

Uber names longtime exec Andrew Macdonald as president...

Jun 2, 2025

Natalie Lung / Bloomberg: Uber names longtime exec Andrew Macdonald as president...

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Sources: UMG, Warner Music, and Sony Music are in talks to license their work to AI music services Udio and Suno and settle copyright infringement lawsuits (Lucas Shaw/Bloomberg)

Sources: UMG, Warner Music, and Sony Music are in talks...

Jun 1, 2025

Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg: Sources: UMG, Warner Music, and Sony Music are in talks...

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A profile of prediction market Kalshi, which is using its federal financial license to open up sports gambling across the US, even in states where it is illegal (Justina Lee/Bloomberg)

A profile of prediction market Kalshi, which is using its...

Jun 1, 2025

Justina Lee / Bloomberg: A profile of prediction market Kalshi, which is using its...

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Sources: Samsung and Perplexity in talks about an investment, preloading Perplexity's app on Samsung devices, adding its search to Samsung's browser, and more (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Sources: Samsung and Perplexity in talks about an investment,...

Jun 1, 2025

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Sources: Samsung and Perplexity in talks about an investment,...

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An analysis of the top 100 trending TikTok videos under #mentalhealthtips finds 52 contain misinformation, including misused language and quick-fix methods (The Guardian)

An analysis of the top 100 trending TikTok videos under...

Jun 1, 2025

The Guardian: An analysis of the top 100 trending TikTok videos under #mentalhealthtips...

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Meta shareholders overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to explore adding Bitcoin to the company's treasury, with less than 1% voting in favor of the measure (Kyle Baird/DL News)

Meta shareholders overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to...

Jun 1, 2025

Kyle Baird / DL News: Meta shareholders overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to explore...

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A profile of DoorDash CEO Tony Xu, who has transformed the once-scrappy delivery startup into a ~$90B industry consolidator through an acquisition spree (Samantha Subin/CNBC)

A profile of DoorDash CEO Tony Xu, who has transformed...

Jun 1, 2025

Samantha Subin / CNBC: A profile of DoorDash CEO Tony Xu, who has transformed the...

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Share of news influencers on Bluesky has doubled after the 2024 US election to 43%, but X remains popular, with 82% of news influencers maintaining an account (Pew Research Center)

Share of news influencers on Bluesky has doubled after...

May 31, 2025

Pew Research Center: Share of news influencers on Bluesky has doubled after the...

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Twitch plans to start testing the ability to host a vertical livestream and rolls out an open beta of "2K streaming", letting creators stream at 1440p (Jay Peters/The Verge)

Twitch plans to start testing the ability to host a vertical...

May 31, 2025

Jay Peters / The Verge: Twitch plans to start testing the ability to host a vertical...

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AI's real threat to education isn't that it encourages students to cheat, but that it short-circuits the learning processes needed to use generative AI adeptly (Nicholas Carr/New Cartographies)

AI's real threat to education isn't that it encourages...

May 31, 2025

Nicholas Carr / New Cartographies: AI's real threat to education isn't that it encourages...

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London-based Dojo, a payments tech provider to over 140K businesses, raised $190M from Vitruvian Partners in its first equity raise since launching in 2021 (Vishal Singh/Silicon Canals)

London-based Dojo, a payments tech provider to over 140K...

May 31, 2025

Vishal Singh / Silicon Canals: London-based Dojo, a payments tech provider to over...

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A Replit employee details a critical security flaw in web apps created using AI-powered app builder Lovable that exposes API keys and personal info of app users (Reed Albergotti/Semafor)

A Replit employee details a critical security flaw in web...

May 31, 2025

Reed Albergotti / Semafor: A Replit employee details a critical security flaw in...

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Brazil is piloting dWallet, a digital wallet program that allows users to monetize their data, the first nationwide initiative of its kind in the world (Gabriel Daros/Rest of World)

Brazil is piloting dWallet, a digital wallet program that...

May 31, 2025

Gabriel Daros / Rest of World: Brazil is piloting dWallet, a digital wallet program...

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Is Hollywood still the world's movie business capital?

Is Hollywood still the world's movie business capital?

May 31, 2025

US President Donald Trump's threat to drag the movie world into his trade wars has...

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Q&A with Mary Meeker on publishing her first Trends report since 2019, its focus on the AI revolution, why OpenAI may have an insurmountable lead, and more (Dan Primack/Axios)

Q&A with Mary Meeker on publishing her first Trends report...

May 30, 2025

Dan Primack / Axios: Q&A with Mary Meeker on publishing her first Trends report...

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Sources: Abridge, which uses AI to transcribe medical chats, is raising $300M led by a16z at a $5.3B valuation, up from $2.75B in February when it raised $250M (Kate Clark/Bloomberg)

Sources: Abridge, which uses AI to transcribe medical chats,...

May 30, 2025

Kate Clark / Bloomberg: Sources: Abridge, which uses AI to transcribe medical chats,...

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Sources: the White House is finalizing EOs on drones that could end Chinese drone sales in the US, update federal rules on where drones can be flown, and more (Washington Post)

Sources: the White House is finalizing EOs on drones that...

May 30, 2025

Washington Post: Sources: the White House is finalizing EOs on drones that could...

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Two rival Amazon influencers seek to dismiss their 2024 copyright case, where one accused the other of posting similar promotional content for the same products (Mia Sato/The Verge)

Two rival Amazon influencers seek to dismiss their 2024...

May 30, 2025

Mia Sato / The Verge: Two rival Amazon influencers seek to dismiss their 2024 copyright...

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Hugging Face unveils two open-source humanoid robots, the $3,000 full-sized HopeJR and a $250-$300 Reachy Mini desktop unit, expected to ship by the end of 2025 (Rebecca Szkutak/TechCrunch)

Hugging Face unveils two open-source humanoid robots, the...

May 30, 2025

Rebecca Szkutak / TechCrunch: Hugging Face unveils two open-source humanoid robots,...

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Meta says it has cut US content removal mistakes by half since its January policy changes, without broadly exposing users to more offensive content than before (Paresh Dave/Wired)

Meta says it has cut US content removal mistakes by half...

May 30, 2025

Paresh Dave / Wired: Meta says it has cut US content removal mistakes by half since...

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Job postings: Amazon has a new ZeroOne team focused on inventing "breakthrough" consumer products, and led by former Microsoft executive J Allard (Annie Palmer/CNBC)

Job postings: Amazon has a new ZeroOne team focused on...

May 29, 2025

Annie Palmer / CNBC: Job postings: Amazon has a new ZeroOne team focused on inventing...

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Adam Mosseri says Instagram now supports photos with a 3:4 aspect ratio, ensuring that photos appear as they were originally shot, without cropping (Jay Peters/The Verge)

Adam Mosseri says Instagram now supports photos with a...

May 29, 2025

Jay Peters / The Verge: Adam Mosseri says Instagram now supports photos with a 3:4...

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Stargate's financing and future are far from straightforward, with ~$50B in commitments to date, far below the $500B touted by President Trump and Sam Altman (Tabby Kinder/Financial Times)

Stargate's financing and future are far from straightforward,...

May 29, 2025

Tabby Kinder / Financial Times: Stargate's financing and future are far from straightforward,...

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US court blocks most of Trump's tariffs, boosting market sentiment

US court blocks most of Trump's tariffs, boosting market...

May 29, 2025

A US trade court has blocked a large number of President Donald Trump's tariffs,...

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Sources detail factors that weakened Elon Musk's alliance with President Trump, including his frustrations with Trump's tariffs and his disillusionment with DC (New York Times)

Sources detail factors that weakened Elon Musk's alliance...

May 28, 2025

New York Times: Sources detail factors that weakened Elon Musk's alliance with President...

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Google unveils new Photos features, including a redesigned editor with AI features rolling out globally to Android next month and to iOS "later this year" (Jess Weatherbed/The Verge)

Google unveils new Photos features, including a redesigned...

May 28, 2025

Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: Google unveils new Photos features, including a redesigned...

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Hex, which provides a tool for finding correlations between data points, building predictive models, and running experiments, raised a $70M Series C led by Avra (Allie Garfinkle/Fortune)

Hex, which provides a tool for finding correlations between...

May 28, 2025

Allie Garfinkle / Fortune: Hex, which provides a tool for finding correlations between...

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Mining and defence industries benefit from Macron's visit to Indonesia

Mining and defence industries benefit from Macron's visit...

May 28, 2025

As French President Emmanuel Macron met with his Indonesian counterpart Prabowo...

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DeepSeek completes a "minor trial upgrade" to R1 and says users can now start testing it, according to its post in an official WeChat group (Luz Ding/Bloomberg)

DeepSeek completes a "minor trial upgrade" to R1 and says...

May 28, 2025

Luz Ding / Bloomberg: DeepSeek completes a “minor trial upgrade” to R1 and says...

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Microsoft Surface Laptop 13 review: exquisite hardware, great keyboard, trackpad, and battery, and a 3:2 display, but Snapdragon X has app compatibility issues (Antonio G. Di Benedetto/The Verge)

Microsoft Surface Laptop 13 review: exquisite hardware,...

May 28, 2025

Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge: Microsoft Surface Laptop 13 review: exquisite...

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Global Payments says it will sell its Heartland Payroll Solutions unit, which has 50K+ clients, to Michigan-based fintech Acrisure for $1.1B, closing in H2 2025 (Reuters)

Global Payments says it will sell its Heartland Payroll...

May 28, 2025

Reuters: Global Payments says it will sell its Heartland Payroll Solutions unit,...

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Developing countries face 'tidal wave of debt repayments' to China, report shows

Developing countries face 'tidal wave of debt repayments'...

May 28, 2025

China is set to receive a record amount of debt repayment from developing countries...

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Circle aims to raise up to $624M in its US IPO, offering 24M shares at $24-$26 each, valuing it at ~$5.65B, or ~$6.7B fully diluted, at the top of the range (Bloomberg)

Circle aims to raise up to $624M in its US IPO, offering...

May 27, 2025

Bloomberg: Circle aims to raise up to $624M in its US IPO, offering 24M shares at...

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Block plans to roll out bitcoin payments on Square in H2 2025; the system runs on the Lightning Network and lets merchants accept bitcoin via Square's hardware (MacKenzie Sigalos/CNBC)

Block plans to roll out bitcoin payments on Square in H2...

May 27, 2025

MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC: Block plans to roll out bitcoin payments on Square in...

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Okta reports Q1 revenue up 12% YoY to $688M, vs. $680M est., and maintains its FY 2026 guidance due to macroeconomic uncertainties; OKTA drops 12%+ after hours (Samantha Subin/CNBC)

Okta reports Q1 revenue up 12% YoY to $688M, vs. $680M...

May 27, 2025

Samantha Subin / CNBC: Okta reports Q1 revenue up 12% YoY to $688M, vs. $680M est.,...

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European leaders push Brussels for progress in trade talks with US

European leaders push Brussels for progress in trade talks...

May 27, 2025

Countries including Italy, Ireland and France want the EU to fast-track negotiations...

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Developing countries face "tidal wave of debt repayments" to China: report

Developing countries face "tidal wave of debt repayments"...

May 27, 2025

China is set to receive a record amount of debt repayment from developing countries...

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Temu-owner PDD reports Q1 revenue up 10% YoY to ~$13.3B, below ~$14.4B est., and says it is fulfilling US orders exclusively via local warehouses and merchants (Luz Ding/Bloomberg)

Temu-owner PDD reports Q1 revenue up 10% YoY to ~$13.3B,...

May 27, 2025

Luz Ding / Bloomberg: Temu-owner PDD reports Q1 revenue up 10% YoY to ~$13.3B, below...

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SpAItial, which is building text-to-3D environment generation tools, raised a $13M seed led by Earlybird and plans to license its foundation model to developers (Anna Heim/TechCrunch)

SpAItial, which is building text-to-3D environment generation...

May 27, 2025

Anna Heim / TechCrunch: SpAItial, which is building text-to-3D environment generation...

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Salesforce agrees to acquire cloud data management company Informatica for ~$8B, set to close in its FY 2027, one year after an earlier deal fell through (Bloomberg)

Salesforce agrees to acquire cloud data management company...

May 27, 2025

Bloomberg: Salesforce agrees to acquire cloud data management company Informatica...

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Macron announces €9 billion in business deals during Vietnam visit

Macron announces €9 billion in business deals during Vietnam...

May 27, 2025

Emmanuel Macron announced business deals worth €9 billion in Vietnam, the first...

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Sources, including 30+ current and former Meta employees and 10+ US officials, detail Mark Zuckerberg's embrace of Trump, which has yet to pay major dividends (Bloomberg)

Sources, including 30+ current and former Meta employees...

May 26, 2025

Bloomberg: Sources, including 30+ current and former Meta employees and 10+ US officials,...

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Scam victims in Singapore lost a total of ~$858M last year, up 70% YoY; most are contacted via Meta-owned apps, and deepfakes in scams are increasingly common (Owen Walker/Financial Times)

Scam victims in Singapore lost a total of ~$858M last year,...

May 26, 2025

Owen Walker / Financial Times: Scam victims in Singapore lost a total of ~$858M...

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The top contributor to X's Community Notes is Web3 Antivirus, a startup that uses an automated process to flag crypto scam posts and has posted 52,000 times (Alexios Mantzarlis/Indicator)

The top contributor to X's Community Notes is Web3 Antivirus,...

May 26, 2025

Alexios Mantzarlis / Indicator: The top contributor to X's Community Notes is Web3...

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Trump extends deadline for US–EU trade talks after 50 percent tariff threat

Trump extends deadline for US–EU trade talks after 50 percent...

May 26, 2025

US President Donald Trump walked back his threat to slap 50 percent tariffs on all...

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€9 billion deals signed as Macron visits Vietnam

€9 billion deals signed as Macron visits Vietnam

May 26, 2025

Emmanuel Macron announced business deals worth €9 billion in Vietnam, the first...

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Chinese food delivery giant Meituan reports Q1 revenue up 18.1% to ~$12.1B, vs. $12B est., net profit up 87.3% YoY to ~$1.4B, as it expands outside China (Ben Jiang/South China Morning Post)

Chinese food delivery giant Meituan reports Q1 revenue...

May 26, 2025

Ben Jiang / South China Morning Post: Chinese food delivery giant Meituan reports...

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Sources: Tim Cook declined a WH invitation to join Jensen Huang and others on Trump's Middle East trip, during which Trump criticized Cook and praised Huang (Tripp Mickle/New York Times)

Sources: Tim Cook declined a WH invitation to join Jensen...

May 26, 2025

Tripp Mickle / New York Times: Sources: Tim Cook declined a WH invitation to join...

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Capgemini says it is partnering with SAP to deploy custom Mistral AI tools for industries with stringent data requirements, such as aerospace and defense (Leo Marchandon/Reuters)

Capgemini says it is partnering with SAP to deploy custom...

May 26, 2025

Leo Marchandon / Reuters: Capgemini says it is partnering with SAP to deploy custom...