Richard Lawler / The Verge:
Microsoft announces new Windows changes in response to the DMA for EEA users, including Edge not prompting users to set it as the default unless it is opened� -� Apparently only the Digital Markets Act can stop Bing from begging you to switch . ... Microsoft's changes in response ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250602/p28#a250602p28

Bloomberg:
Sources: Elon Musk is selling $5B in debt for xAI at a double-digit interest rate, with demand already exceeding $3.5B� -� Elon Musk is selling $5 billion in debt for his artificial intelligence startup, xAI Corp., the latest in a series of fundraising efforts across his business empire ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250602/p29#a250602p29

Reuters:
Microsoft, Google, CrowdStrike, and Palo Alto plan a public glossary of state-sponsored hacking groups to ease confusion over the spread of unofficial aliases� -� Microsoft, CrowdStrike, Palo Alto (PANW.O) and Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) Google on Monday said they would create a public glossary ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250602/p30#a250602p30

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority:
Google is ending PayPal account integration in Google Wallet for US users, effective June 13, after stopping new PayPal account linking in April� -� Later this month, Google Wallet will no longer let users in the U.S. use their PayPal account for payments� - Google Wallet is ending ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250602/p31#a250602p31

Virginia Furness / Reuters:
Aerones, which makes robots that can service wind turbines in about half the time of humans, raised $62M led by Activate Capital and S2G Investments� -� Latvian tech company Aerones, which counts GE and Enel among its customers, has raised $62 million to fund a global roll out of robots ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250602/p32#a250602p32

Bloomberg:
Sources: Elon Musk is selling $5B in debt for xAI at a double-digit interest rate, with demand already exceeding $3.5B� -� Vietnam's AI Ambitions Hinge on One $6.8 Billion Tech Company ... Explainers

http://www.techmeme.com/250602/p29#a250602p29

Thomas Ptacek / Fly:
A software developer explains how LLMs, especially AI agents, help automate tedious coding tasks and addresses concerns like hallucinations, job loss, and more� -� Tech execs are mandating LLM adoption.� That's bad strategy.� But I get where they're coming from.

http://www.techmeme.com/250602/p33#a250602p33

Reuters:
Sensor Tower: daily US users of PDD Holdings' Temu fell by 58% in May; the US closed the "de minimis" loophole on May 2, and Temu then slashed its ad spending� -� Daily U.S. users of PDD Holdings' (PDD.O) global discount e-commerce platform Temu fell by 58% in May ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250603/p1#a250603p1

Cristina Criddle / Financial Times:
AI pioneer Yoshua Bengio launches LawZero, a nonprofit focused on safer AI; LawZero has raised $30M in donations, including from Skype co-founder Jaan Tallinn� -� Turing Award winner launches LawZero not-profit for safer AI, while warning recent models display dangerous characteristics

http://www.techmeme.com/250603/p2#a250603p2

Cheng Ting-Fang / Nikkei Asia:
CEO C.C. Wei says TSMC expects record profit in 2025 despite geopolitical, tariff, and FX risks, and confirms it's not building a fab in the Middle East� -� HSINCHU, Taiwan - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. on Tuesday said it expects to log a record profit for 2025 despite uncertainties brought ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250603/p3#a250603p3

Natalie Lung / Bloomberg:
Uber names longtime executive Andrew Macdonald as president and its first COO since 2019; SVP of Delivery Pierre-Dimitri Gore-Coty is leaving after ~13 years� -� Pierre-Dimitri Gore-Coty, senior vice president of delivery, has decided to leave Uber after nearly 13 years ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250602/p24#a250602p24

Richard Lawler / The Verge:
Microsoft announces new Windows changes in response to the EU's DMA for EEA users, including Edge not prompting users to set it as the default unless opened� -� Apparently only the Digital Markets Act can stop Bing from begging you to switch . ... Microsoft's changes in response ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250602/p28#a250602p28

Bloomberg:
Sources: Elon Musk is selling $5B in debt for xAI at a double-digit interest rate, with demand already exceeding $3.5B; Morgan Stanley is shopping the debt� -� Elon Musk is selling $5 billion in debt for his artificial intelligence startup, xAI Corp., the latest in a series of fundraising efforts across ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250602/p29#a250602p29

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority:
Google is ending PayPal account integration in Google Wallet for US users, effective June 13, after stopping new PayPal account linking in April 2025� -� Later this month, Google Wallet will no longer let users in the U.S. use their PayPal account for payments

http://www.techmeme.com/250602/p31#a250602p31

Cheng Ting-Fang / Nikkei Asia:
TSMC CEO C.C. Wei says TSMC expects record profit in 2025 despite geopolitical, tariff, and FX risks, and confirms it is not building a fab in the Middle East� -� HSINCHU, Taiwan - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. on Tuesday said it expects to log a record profit for 2025 despite uncertainties brought ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250603/p3#a250603p3

Gregory Meyer / Financial Times:
A look at Walmart's use of automation to grow sales without adding staff, as analysts say its efforts raise questions about the future of US retail labor� -� Growth in ecommerce and automation sparks questions about future of retail sector's labour force� -� Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250603/p4#a250603p4

Debby Wu / Bloomberg:
TSMC CEO C.C. Wei blames worsening traffic for delays in expanding its new Japan facility, and reaffirms plans to spend $100B in Arizona in the next five years� -� Wei reaffirmed a commitment to spend another $100 billion ramping up manufacturing in Arizona over the next half-decade.

http://www.techmeme.com/250603/p5#a250603p5

Kate Park / TechCrunch:
Dublin-based cross-border payment startup NomuPay raised a $40M Series C at a $290M valuation, following a $37M Series B at a $200M valuation in January 2025� -� As global trade evolves, there's an increasing demand for diverse cross-border payment options.

http://www.techmeme.com/250603/p6#a250603p6

Miriam Gottfried / Wall Street Journal:
Thoma Bravo raised $34.4B across three funds, including $24.3B for its main software company buyout fund and $8.1B for its midsize software-focused fund� -� Many firms are struggling to return cash to investors and raise money� -� A reckoning in the private-equity industry is sharpening the divide between the haves and have-nots.

http://www.techmeme.com/250603/p7#a250603p7

Miguel Salazar / New York Times:
David Cope, a composer and algorithmic composition pioneer who created a program in the 1980s to write music in the style of Bach and others, died at age 83� -� His EMI algorithm, an early form of artificial intelligence that he developed in the 1980s, prompted searching questions about the limits of human creativity.

http://www.techmeme.com/250603/p8#a250603p8

Karin Matussek / Bloomberg:
Germany's data protection commission fines Vodafone a record €45M due to data privacy violations linked to malicious behavior by third-party sales agents� -� Vodafone Group Plc was hit by a record €45 million ($51.3 million) data privacy fine in Germany over "malicious behavior" by third-party sales agents.

http://www.techmeme.com/250603/p9#a250603p9

Financial Times:
Sources: Xiaomi is among the Chinese tech companies most impacted by new US chip design export rules, affecting its new 3nm mobile chip made by TSMC in Taiwan� -� Companies may struggle to manufacture silicon in Taiwan with export controls preventing updates to design tools

http://www.techmeme.com/250603/p10#a250603p10

Bloomberg:
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� -� Constellation Energy Corp. agreed to sell power from an operating Illinois nuclear plant to Meta Platforms Inc., a deal that could spur construction ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250603/p11#a250603p11

Cheng Ting-Fang / Nikkei Asia:
TSMC CEO C.C. Wei says TSMC expects a record profit in 2025 despite geopolitical, tariff, and FX risks, and confirms it is not building a fab in the Middle East� -� HSINCHU, Taiwan - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. on Tuesday said it expects to log a record profit ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250603/p3#a250603p3

Debby Wu / Bloomberg:
TSMC CEO C.C. Wei blames worsening traffic for delays in adding a second plant in Japan, and reaffirms plans to spend $100B in Arizona over the next five years� -� Wei reaffirmed a commitment to spend another $100 billion ramping up manufacturing in Arizona over the next half-decade.

http://www.techmeme.com/250603/p5#a250603p5

Washington Post:
Anal;sis: 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� -� In his current term, the influencer-in-chief has left his own record for social media missives in the dust.� He posts day and night.

http://www.techmeme.com/250603/p12#a250603p12

Chester Dawson / Bloomberg:
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� -� Hisayuki 'Deko' Idekoba resumed the top job from Chris Hyams, who has stepped down.� Idekoba will also continue running ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250603/p13#a250603p13

Tim Starks / CyberScoop:
Cynthia Kaiser, the FBI's ex-deputy assistant director leading cyber policy, intel, and engagement, is leaving to join cybersecurity company Halcyon as SVP� -� The 20-year bureau pro wants to see what it's like to fight ransomware from the private sector.� -� Learn more.

http://www.techmeme.com/250603/p14#a250603p14

Gregory Meyer / Financial Times:
A look at Walmart's use of automation to grow sales without job creation, as analysts say its staff count raise questions about the future of US retail labor� -� Growth in ecommerce and automation sparks questions about future of retail sector's labour force

http://www.techmeme.com/250603/p4#a250603p4

Miguel Salazar / New York Times:
David Cope, a composer and algorithmic composition pioneer who developed a program in the 1980s to write music in the style of Bach and others, died at age 83� -� His EMI algorithm, an early form of artificial intelligence that he developed in the 1980s, prompted searching questions about the limits of human creativity.

http://www.techmeme.com/250603/p8#a250603p8

Financial Times:
Sources: Xiaomi is among the Chinese companies most affected by new US chip design tool export rules, including its new 3nm mobile chip made by TSMC in Taiwan� -� Companies may struggle to manufacture silicon in Taiwan with export controls preventing updates to design tools

http://www.techmeme.com/250603/p10#a250603p10

Chester Dawson / Bloomberg:
Indeed says CEO Chris Hyams has stepped down, replaced by parent company Recruit Holdings CEO Hisayuki "Deko" Idekoba, who returns to the role after six years� -� Hisayuki 'Deko' Idekoba resumed the top job from Chris Hyams, who has stepped down.

http://www.techmeme.com/250603/p13#a250603p13

Steven Scheer / Reuters:
Israeli startup Zero Networks, which aims to prevent ransomware and other cyberattacks, raised $55M led by Highland Europe, taking its total funding to $100M+� -� Israeli cyber security startup Zero Networks said on Tuesday it raised $55 million in a mid-stage private funding round ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250603/p15#a250603p15

Nilay Patel / The Verge:
Q&A with Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky on Airbnb Experiences, its push into services, OpenAI, AI agents, making decisions at Airbnb, cutting PMs, Jony Ive, and more� -� Today, I'm talking with Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky.� This is Brian's fourth time on the show, and he's one of my favorite guests ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250603/p16#a250603p16

Bloomberg:
Huawei Pura X review: the ~$1,050, China-only clamshell is Huawei's first flagship running HarmonyOS 5, with novel ergonomics and an incomplete app ecosystem� -� Review: The clamshell device is the company's first flagship phone to launch with its new operating system to challenge iOS and Android.

http://www.techmeme.com/250603/p17#a250603p17

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
Adobe launches a Photoshop app for Android in beta for devices running Android 11 or later with 6GB+ of RAM, including core desktop features like layering� -� Android users can now download Photoshop for mobile.� Adobe announced on Tuesday that it's releasing the beta version of its Android Photoshop app ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250603/p18#a250603p18

Nilay Patel / The Verge:
Q&A with Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky on Airbnb Experiences, launching new services, OpenAI, AI agents, making decisions at Airbnb, cutting PMs, Jony Ive, and more� -� Today, I'm talking with Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky.� This is Brian's fourth time on the show, and he's one of my favorite guests ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250603/p16#a250603p16

Bloomberg:
Huawei Pura X review: Huawei's ~$1,050, China-only clamshell and first flagship to debut with HarmonyOS offers novel ergonomics but an incomplete app ecosystem� -� Review: The clamshell device is the company's first flagship phone to launch with its new operating system to challenge iOS and Android.

http://www.techmeme.com/250603/p17#a250603p17

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
Adobe launches Photoshop for Android in beta for devices running Android 11 or later with 6GB+ of RAM, offering tools like layers, masks, and Generative Fill� -� Android users can now download Photoshop for mobile.� Adobe announced on Tuesday that it's releasing the beta version ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250603/p18#a250603p18

Dina Bass / Bloomberg:
Broadcom begins shipping its Tomahawk 6 data center switch chips, which it says can perform the work of six previous-gen chips, to improve GPU utilization rates� -� Data center switch will let customers get more from their Nvidia processors� -� Broadcom Inc. began shipping a new version ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250603/p19#a250603p19

Gina Narcisi / CRN:
Ciroos.AI, whose AI-powered site reliability engineering tool built on MPC and A2A helps businesses automate operations, emerges from stealth and raised $21M� -� Founded by a deep bench of tech talent, including former Cisco, AWS and Gigamon execs, Ciroos.AI is launching with $21 million raised ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250603/p20#a250603p20

Karin Matussek / Bloomberg:
Germany's data protection commissioner fines Vodafone a record €45M for data privacy violations linked to "malicious behavior" by third-party sales agents� -� Vodafone Group Plc was hit by a record €45 million ($51.3 million) data privacy fine in Germany over "malicious behavior" by third-party sales agents.

http://www.techmeme.com/250603/p9#a250603p9

Bloomberg:
Meta agrees to buy power from Constellation Energy's Illinois nuclear plant, signing a 20-year deal that starts in mid-2027 when a 10-year state subsidy expires� -� Constellation Energy Corp. agreed to sell power from an operating Illinois nuclear plant to Meta Platforms Inc. ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250603/p11#a250603p11

Tim Starks / CyberScoop:
Cynthia Kaiser, the FBI's former deputy assistant director leading cyber policy, intel, and engagement, left to join cybersecurity company Halcyon as an SVP� -� The 20-year bureau pro wants to see what it's like to fight ransomware from the private sector.� -� Learn more.

http://www.techmeme.com/250603/p14#a250603p14

Gina Narcisi / CRN:
Ciroos.AI, whose AI-powered site reliability engineering tool built on MCP and A2A helps businesses automate operations, emerges from stealth and raised $21M� -� Founded by a deep bench of tech talent, including former Cisco, AWS and Gigamon execs, Ciroos.AI is launching with $21 million raised ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250603/p20#a250603p20

Kate Park / TechCrunch:
Tel Aviv-based Speedata, which is designing analytics processing units for big data workloads, raised a $44M Series B and aims to showcase its first APU in June� -� Speedata, a Tel Aviv-based startup developing an analytics processing unit (APU) designed to accelerate big data analytic and AI workloads ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250603/p21#a250603p21

Politico:
Pornhub's parent company plans to stop serving adult content in France as soon as June 4, in protest of government measures forcing it to verify visitors' ages� -� Porn industry giant protests Paris' measures to verify the age of users.� -� This article is also available in: French

http://www.techmeme.com/250603/p22#a250603p22

Jay Peters / The Verge:
Epic Games launches MetaHuman, its game developer tool to quickly create realistic digital human characters, now embedded as part of Unreal Engine 5.6� -� The MetaHuman creator is now built right into Unreal Engine. ... Epic Games' hyperrealistic MetaHuman characters are seriously impressive ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250603/p23#a250603p23

Catherine Perloff / The Information:
How AppLovin, which lets advertisers use IP addresses to track users, began eroding Google's ad market share and pushed Google to loosen its privacy stance� -� In 2023, Google ad executives noticed something alarming about one aspect of their business.� Once-red hot revenue growth ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250603/p24#a250603p24

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Some researchers say it looks like DeepSeek may have used Google Gemini to help train its R1-0528 reasoning model� -� Last week, Chinese lab DeepSeek released an updated version of its R1 reasoning AI model that performs well on a number of math and coding benchmarks.

http://www.techmeme.com/250603/p25#a250603p25

Andy Robinson / Video Games Chronicle:
Nintendo says it didn't send any Switch 2 review units to outlets as "important features and updates" will only be available via an update on its June 5 launch� -� NINTENDO'S DECISION NOT TO FACILITATE PRE-LAUNCH SWITCH 2 REVIEWS IS DISAPPOINTING NEWS FOR EVERYONE

http://www.techmeme.com/250603/p26#a250603p26

Emma Roth / The Verge:
TikTok expands Manage Topics, a feature that lets users customize how often specific topics appear in the For You feed, and adds AI-powered keyword filtering� -� The 'Manage Topics' settings let you control how often you see TikTok videos related to sports, travel, humor, dance, and other categories.

http://www.techmeme.com/250603/p27#a250603p27

Molly White / Citation Needed:
A website for "$TRUMP Wallet" launches, saying it is "The Official $TRUMP Wallet by President Trump" powered by NFT service Magic Eden, and opens a waitlist� -� Listen to me read this post here (not an AI-generated voice!), subscribe to the feed in your podcast app, or download the recording for later.

http://www.techmeme.com/250603/p28#a250603p28

Dan Goodin / Ars Technica:
Researchers detail a technique Meta uses to glean some of its logged-in users' browsing histories from Chromium-based browsers on Android via web identifiers� -� Abuse allows Meta and Yandex to attach persistent identifiers to detailed browsing histories.� -� Tracking code that Meta ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250603/p29#a250603p29

Sifted:
TechCrunch has shut down its operations in Europe; one former staffer says new owner Regent thought "international startup coverage wasn't essential"� -� The flagship media brand has quietly retreated from the region, leaving long-serving staff unemployed

http://www.techmeme.com/250603/p30#a250603p30

Emma Roth / The Verge:
Google's NotebookLM now lets users share notebooks and AI podcasts publicly; viewers can interact with AI audio overviews, ask questions, and read FAQs� -� Viewers can't edit the notebook, but they can interact with AI audio overviews, ask questions, and read FAQs.

http://www.techmeme.com/250603/p31#a250603p31

Molly White / Citation Needed:
A website for "$TRUMP Wallet" launches, saying it is "The Official $TRUMP Wallet by President Trump" powered by NFT service Magic Eden, and opens a waitlist� -� New crypto trading and wallet application, created in partnership with Magic Eden, invites fans of President Trump to buy his memecoin

http://www.techmeme.com/250603/p28#a250603p28

MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC:
Kaiko: the USD1 stablecoin launched by Trump's World Liberty Financial is off to a sluggish start, with muted inflows and little organic demand� -� President Donald Trump's new dollar-pegged stablecoin is off to a sluggish start, with muted inflows and little organic demand, new data shows.

http://www.techmeme.com/250603/p32#a250603p32

Brody Ford / Bloomberg:
HPE reports Q2 revenue up 6% YoY to $7.63B, vs. $7.46B est., Server revenue up 6% YoY to $4.1B, and says it expects a reduced impact from tariffs this year� -� Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. reported quarterly revenue that topped estimates and said it expects a reduced impact from tariffs on its business this year.

http://www.techmeme.com/250603/p33#a250603p33

Harshita Mary Varghese / Reuters:
CrowdStrike reports Q1 revenue up 20% YoY to $1.1B, in line with est., forecasts Q2 revenue below est., approves a $1B share buyback; CRWD drops 6%+ after hours� -� CrowdStrike (CRWD.O) forecast second-quarter revenue below estimates, signaling soft enterprise spending on cybersecurity products ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250603/p34#a250603p34

Th�ophane Hartmann / Euractiv:
TikTok has banned the hashtag #SkinnyTok globally, saying it is "linked to unhealthy weight loss content", following pressure from the French government� -� The decision raises questions over the European Commission's credibility as a tech enforcer.

http://www.techmeme.com/250603/p35#a250603p35

Molly White / Citation Needed:
NFT marketplace Magic Eden and the TRUMP memecoin team announce the "Official $TRUMP Wallet" and open a waitlist; Trump's sons deny any involvement or knowledge� -� Trump to launch branded crypto trading application� -� Listen to me read this post here (not an AI-generated voice! ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250603/p28#a250603p28

Blockworks:
Sources: Pump.fun plans to raise $1B via a token sale at a $4B valuation; Pump.fun has generated over $700M in cumulative revenue since its launch in early 2024� -� Pump.fun's own token is coming soon, sources tell Blockworks� -� Pump.fun plans to raise $1 billion via a token sale ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250603/p36#a250603p36

Simon Willison / Simon Willison's Weblog:
OpenAI updates its coding agent Codex with internet access, turned off by default, and expands availability to ChatGPT Plus users� -� This is the Codex "cloud-based software engineering agent", not the Codex CLI tool or older 2021 Codex LLM.� Codex just started rolling out to ChatGPT Plus ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250603/p37#a250603p37

Kate Payne / Associated Press:
A federal judge temporarily blocks Florida from enforcing a law banning social media accounts for children under 14, saying the law is "likely unconstitutional"� -� A federal judge has barred state officials from enforcing a Florida law that would ban social media accounts for young children ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250603/p38#a250603p38

Thomas Brewster / Forbes:
The Trump administration announces plans to reorganize the US AI Safety Institute into the new Center for AI Standards and Innovation� -� The Wiretap is your weekly digest of cybersecurity, internet privacy and surveillance news.� To get it in your inbox, subscribe here.

http://www.techmeme.com/250603/p39#a250603p39

Dan Goodin / Ars Technica:
Researchers detail a technique Meta used to glean some of its logged-in users' browsing histories from Chromium-based browsers on Android via web identifiers� -� Abuse allows Meta and Yandex to attach persistent identifiers to detailed browsing histories.� -� Tracking code that Meta ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250603/p29#a250603p29

Emma Roth / The Verge:
Google's NotebookLM now lets users share notebooks publicly; people can interact with a public notebook by asking questions or exploring generated content� -� Viewers can't edit the notebook, but they can interact with AI audio overviews, ask questions, and read FAQs.

http://www.techmeme.com/250603/p31#a250603p31

Simon Willison / Simon Willison's Weblog:
OpenAI updates its coding agent Codex with internet access, turned off by default, and expands availability to ChatGPT Plus users� -� Codex agent internet access.� Sam Altman, just now: ... This is the Codex "cloud-based software engineering agent", not the Codex CLI tool or older 2021 Codex LLM.

http://www.techmeme.com/250603/p37#a250603p37

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch:
Qualcomm releases patches to fix a series of vulnerabilities in dozens of chips, including three zero-days that "may be under limited, targeted exploitation"� -� Chipmaker giant Qualcomm released patches on Monday fixing a series of vulnerabilities in dozens of chips ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250603/p40#a250603p40

Molly White / Citation Needed:
NFT marketplace Magic Eden and the TRUMP memecoin team announce the "Official $TRUMP Wallet" and open a waitlist; Trump's sons deny any involvement or knowledge� -� UPDATE, June 3 at 3:00pm: Following publication of this story, Magic Eden pushed out its announcement for the Trump Wallet at 1:35pm.

http://www.techmeme.com/250603/p28#a250603p28

Thomas Brewster / Forbes:
The Trump administration announces plans to reorganize the US AI Safety Institute into the new Center for AI Standards and Innovation� -� The Trump administration has announced plans to reorganize the U.S. AI Safety Institute (AISI) into the new Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI).

http://www.techmeme.com/250603/p39#a250603p39

Sam Sabin / Axios:
Source: ~1,000 people have left the CISA during the second Trump administration, including 750+ taking a buyout, cutting CISA's workforce by nearly a third� -� Roughly 1,000 people have already left the nation's top cybersecurity agency during the second Trump administration ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250603/p41#a250603p41

Duncan Riley / SiliconANGLE:
Asana reports Q1 revenue of $187.3M, vs. $185.5M est., up 9% YoY vs. 26% last year, and adjusted EPS of $0.05, vs. $0.02 est.; ASAN falls 8%+ after hours� -� Shares in Asana Inc. fell more than 7% in late trading today on investor concerns about slowing revenue growth, after the work management ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250603/p42#a250603p42

Maxwell Zeff / TechCrunch:
Windsurf says Anthropic is limiting its direct access to its AI models, including the newest Claude 4 family and the highly popular Claude 3 models� -� Windsurf, the popular vibe coding startup that's reportedly being acquired by OpenAI, said Anthropic significantly reduced its first-party access ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250603/p43#a250603p43

Vildana Hajric / Bloomberg:
NYSE Arca files with the SEC to list a Bitcoin ETF linked to Trump Media and Technology Group, the parent company of Truth Social and Truth.fi� -� NYSE Group Inc. filed regulatory paperwork on Tuesday to list the Truth Social Bitcoin ETF, using the name of President Donald Trump's social network.

http://www.techmeme.com/250603/p44#a250603p44

George Hammond / Financial Times:
Court filing: Deel alleges Rippling's "competitive intelligence manager" Brett Alexander Johnson posed as a customer to access Deel's product and business info� -� HR start-ups Rippling and Deel trade allegations their leaders directed efforts to steal company secrets from one another

http://www.techmeme.com/250604/p1#a250604p1

Sophia Fox-Sowell / StateScoop:
A bipartisan group of over 260 US state legislators sign a letter opposing a federal budget bill provision that bans states from enforcing AI laws for 10 years� -� More than 260 state legislators from all 50 states have signed a letter opposing a provision in the federal budget reconciliation bill ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250604/p2#a250604p2

Jaspreet Singh / Reuters:
CEO Alex Bouaziz says Deel crossed $1B annual revenue run rate in Q1 2025 and has allocated an M&A budget of between $200M and $500M in 2025� -� Payroll startup Deel said on Tuesday it crossed $1 billion annual revenue run rate in the first quarter and has earmarked up to $500 million for acquisitions this year to bolster growth.

http://www.techmeme.com/250604/p3#a250604p3

Financial Times:
Sources: Toronto-based AI startup Cohere is seeking to raise $500M+ at a valuation of over $5.5B; it raised a $500M Series D at a $5.5B valuation in July 2024� -� Canadian group seeks valuation of up to $6.5bn but rivals have soared far higher in comparison

http://www.techmeme.com/250604/p4#a250604p4

Reuters:
AI coding startups are at risk of being disrupted by Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI; source: Microsoft's GitHub Copilot grew to over $500M in revenue last year� -� Two years after the launch of ChatGPT, return on investment in generative AI has been elusive, but one area stands out: software development.

http://www.techmeme.com/250604/p5#a250604p5

Saritha Rai / Bloomberg:
Chinese startup Butterfly Effect's Manus launches text-to-video generation tool in early access for paid users, with plans to roll it out for free to all users� -� Manus unveiled a text-to-video generation feature, entering a competitive segment populated by rivals from OpenAI ...

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Shannon Cuthrell / IEEE Spectrum:
A look at Australian startup Cortical Labs' CL1, billed as the first code-deployable biological computer, with 115 units shipping this summer at $35K each� -� World-first biocomputing platform hits the market� -� Shannon Cuthrell is a freelance journalist covering business and technology.

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Lulu Yilun Chen / Bloomberg:
Sources: Thrive and Capital Group visited China to study its AI scene, joining a wave of US investors rekindling interest in China after DeepSeek's advances� -� Joshua Kushner's Thrive Capital and investment firm Capital Group have in recent months visited China to learn about its AI industry ...

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Isabelle Bousquette / Wall Street Journal:
How Morgan Stanley is using its DevGen.AI tool, built in-house on OpenAI's GPT models, to translate legacy code into modern coding languages� -� The finance giant built its own AI tool to help modernize its legacy code-something it said existing tools on the market still struggle with

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Sam Sabin / Axios:
Source: ~1,000 people have left CISA during the second Trump administration, including 750+ taking a buyout, cutting CISA's workforce by nearly a third� -� Roughly 1,000 people have already left the nation's top cybersecurity agency during the second Trump administration ...

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Duncan Riley / SiliconANGLE:
Asana reports Q1 revenue of $187.3M, vs. $185.5M est., up 9% YoY vs. 26% last year, and adjusted EPS of $0.05, vs. $0.02 est.; ASAN falls 8%+� -� Shares in Asana Inc. fell more than 7% in late trading today on investor concerns about slowing revenue growth, after the work management software ...

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Jaspreet Singh / Reuters:
Deel CEO Alex Bouaziz says Deel crossed $1B annual revenue run rate in Q1 2025 and has allocated an M&A budget of between $200M and $500M in 2025� -� Payroll startup Deel said on Tuesday it crossed $1 billion annual revenue run rate in the first quarter and has earmarked up to $500 million ...

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Financial Times:
Sources: Toronto-based AI startup Cohere is seeking to raise $500M+ at a $5.5B+ valuation, after raising a $500M Series D at a $5.5B valuation in July 2024� -� Canadian group seeks valuation of up to $6.5bn but rivals have soared far higher in comparison� -� Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT ...

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Reuters:
AI coding startups are at risk of being disrupted by Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI; a source says Microsoft's GitHub Copilot grew to $500M+ in revenue in 2024� -� Two years after the launch of ChatGPT, return on investment in generative AI has been elusive, but one area stands out: software development.

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Melissa Heikkil� / Financial Times:
An interview with Gaia Marcus, director of the UK-based think tank Ada Lovelace Institute, on AI regulation in the UK and Europe, AI safety, bias, and more� -� The head of the UK-based think-tank talks about her hopes and fears for future oversight of AI� -� Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT ...

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Nathan Vifflin / Reuters:
Nokia, Nvidia, Safran, and 40+ organizations plan to build an EU-funded unmanned drone project to protect critical infrastructure, set to launch in three years� -� A consortium of more than 42 organizations, led by Nokia (NOKIA.HE), will work on an unmanned drone project aimed at protecting ...

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Christopher Cruz / Rolling Stone:
An interview with Mario Kart World producer Kosuke Yabuki on balancing chaos and accessibility, redesigning core mechanics, and more, ahead of its June 5 launch� -� Mario Kart World producer Kosuke Yabuki discusses the challenges of a free roam racer and balancing the difficulty for new players

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Hayden Field / The Verge:
Google pauses the rollout of Photos' AI-powered Ask Photos feature due to issues with latency, quality, and user experience, per a Google product manager on X� -� 'Ask Photos isn't where it needs to be,' says a product manager for Google Photos.

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Bloomberg:
Photos and partial footage of an FSD-enabled Tesla sideswiping a parked vehicle and hitting a woman in November 2023 shows FSD's limits; the NHTSA is probing it� -� The setting sun was blinding drivers on the Arizona interstate between Flagstaff and Phoenix in November 2023.

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Steven Levy / Wired:
Q&A with Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis on "a 50% chance" of AGI in the next five to 10 years, bad actors and technical risks, AI regulation, jobs, and more� -� Demis Hassabis says that systems as smart as humans are almost here, and we'll need to radically change how we think and behave.

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Christopher Cruz / Rolling Stone:
An interview with Mario Kart World producer Kosuke Yabuki on accessibility, balancing the chaos, guardrails, base mechanics, and more, ahead of the June 5 debut� -� Mario Kart World producer Kosuke Yabuki discusses the challenges of a free roam racer and balancing the difficulty for new players

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Hayden Field / The Verge:
Google pauses the rollout of Google Photos' AI-powered Ask Photos feature due to issues with latency, quality, and UX, per a Google product manager's post on X� -� 'Ask Photos isn't where it needs to be,' says a product manager for Google Photos.

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Supantha Mukherjee / Reuters:
Brookfield says it plans to invest ~$10B to build an AI data center in the Swedish city of Strangnas, after committing to spend €20B in France earlier in 2025� -� Brookfield Asset Management (BAM.TO) plans to invest up to 95 billion Swedish crowns ($9.9 billion) to build a data centre ...

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Saritha Rai / Bloomberg:
Chinese startup Butterfly Effect's Manus debuts a text-to-video generation tool in early access for paid users, with plans to roll it out for free to all users� -� Manus unveiled a text-to-video generation feature, entering a competitive segment populated by rivals from OpenAI ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250604/p6#a250604p6

Shannon Cuthrell / IEEE Spectrum:
A look at Australian startup Cortical Labs' $35,000 CL1, billed as the world's first code-deployable biological computer, with 115 units shipping this summer� -� World-first biocomputing platform hits the market� -� Shannon Cuthrell is a freelance journalist covering business and technology.

http://www.techmeme.com/250604/p7#a250604p7

Bloomberg:
Photos and partial footage of an FSD-enabled Tesla sideswiping a parked SUV and hitting a woman in November 2023 show FSD's limits; the NHTSA is investigating� -� The setting sun was blinding drivers on the Arizona interstate between Flagstaff and Phoenix in November 2023.

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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Reddit now lets users hide posting and commenting history on their profiles via a "Content and Activity" setting, as part of a new "Curate your profile" section� -� Reddit on Tuesday announced a new feature that will offer its users more privacy when it comes to what's shared on their user profiles.

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Ian King / Bloomberg:
GlobalFoundries plans to spend $16B to boost domestic chip production, including $13B for its New York and Vermont plants and $3B for advanced packing research� -� The company is budgeting $13 billion to expand existing plants in New York and Vermont and making a further $3 billion commitment ...

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Geoffrey A. Fowler / Washington Post:
ChatGPT-4o, Claude 3.7 Sonnet, Gemini 2.0 Flash, Llama 4, and Copilot comparison: Claude was the best overall with the highest consistency and no hallucinations� -� We challenged AI helpers to decode legal contracts, simplify medical research, speed-read a novel and make sense of Trump speeches.

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Ian King / Bloomberg:
GlobalFoundries plans to spend $16B to boost domestic chip production, including $13B on its New York and Vermont plants and $3B for advanced packaging research� -� The company is budgeting $13 billion to expand existing plants in New York and Vermont and making a further $3 billion commitment ...

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Sam Clark / Politico:
Microsoft says it didn't cut services to the International Criminal Court, after an AP report in May said it "cancelled" the email of ICC prosecutor Karim Khan� -� Chief prosecutor's email issues have spurred fears in Europe that Trump could trigger a "kill switch" through U.S. tech giants abroad.

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Supantha Mukherjee / Reuters:
Microsoft launches a free cybersecurity program for European governments to boost defenses against AI-enhanced threats, particularly state-sponsored attacks� -� Microsoft (MSFT.O) is offering free of charge to European governments a cybersecurity programme, launched on Wednesday ...

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Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Mistral releases Mistral Code, a "vibe coding" client forked from open source project Continue, in private beta on JetBrains platforms and VS Code� -� French AI startup Mistral is releasing its own "vibe coding" client, Mistral Code, to compete with incumbents like Windsurf, Anysphere's Cursor, and GitHub Copilot.

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Supantha Mukherjee / Reuters:
NYC-based Brookfield says it plans to invest ~$9.9B to build an AI data center in Strangnas, Sweden, after committing to spending €20B in France earlier in 2025� -� Brookfield Asset Management (BAM.TO) plans to invest up to 95 billion Swedish crowns ($9.9 billion) to build a data centre ...

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Geoffrey A. Fowler / Washington Post:
A comparison of GPT-4o, Claude 3.7 Sonnet, Gemini 2.0 Flash, Llama 4, and Copilot: Claude won overall, having the most consistent answers and no hallucinations� -� We challenged AI helpers to decode legal contracts, simplify medical research, speed-read a novel and make sense of Trump speeches.

http://www.techmeme.com/250604/p19#a250604p19

Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
The IRS open sourced most of its Direct File tax software on GitHub last week, fulfilling a legal requirement under the SHARE IT Act, despite Intuit pressure� -� The IRS open sourced much of its incredibly popular Direct File software as the future of the free tax filing program is at risk ...

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Margi Murphy / Bloomberg:
Google says hackers loosely affiliated with the Com in the US, the UK, and Western Europe breached 20+ companies in the US and Europe to steal Salesforce data� -� - Hacker gang impersonate IT staff to gain access to Salesforce� - Retailers warned to be vigilant after recent jump in attacks

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Steven Zeitchik / The Hollywood Reporter:
AMC signs a deal with Runway to use its AI tech to generate marketing images and help pre-visualize unproduced shows, the first cable player to work with Runway� -� The 'Mad Men' and 'The Walking Dead' producer is the latest Hollywood company to sign a pact with the generative AI firm.

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Sam Clark / Politico:
Microsoft says it didn't stop services to the International Criminal Court, after a May report stated it "cancelled" ICC prosecutor Karim Khan's email address� -� Chief prosecutor's email issues have spurred fears in Europe that Trump could trigger a "kill switch" through U.S. tech giants abroad.

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Supantha Mukherjee / Reuters:
Microsoft launches a free cybersecurity program for European governments, including to protect against AI-enhanced threats, amid growing state-sponsored attacks� -� Microsoft (MSFT.O) is offering free of charge to European governments a cybersecurity programme, launched on Wednesday ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250604/p21#a250604p21

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Mistral releases Mistral Code, a "vibe coding" client forked from open-source project Continue, in private beta on JetBrains development platforms and VS Code� -� French AI startup Mistral is releasing its own "vibe coding" client, Mistral Code, to compete with incumbents like Windsurf ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250604/p22#a250604p22

Matt Day / Bloomberg:
Microsoft says LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky will now manage its Office group, reporting to EVP of Experiences and Devices Rajesh Jha; he will remain LinkedIn CEO� -� Ryan Roslansky, the professional networking site's chief executive officer since 2020, will tack on responsibility for the teams behind Outlook ...

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Financial Times:
Sources: Apple and Alibaba's AI rollout in China is being held up by the Cyberspace Administration of China, which has approved 300+ domestic AI models so far� -� Partnership between US and Chinese tech groups stalled by Beijing regulator in wake of geopolitical tensions

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Kyt Dotson / SiliconANGLE:
Mind Security, which offers AI-powered automated data loss prevention services to help prevent breaches, raised a $30M Series A� -� Mind Security Inc., a provider of artificial intelligence automated data loss prevention solutions to help businesses avoid costly breaches ...

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Bloomberg:
Sources: JPMorgan aims to let clients use some crypto-linked assets as collateral for loans in the coming weeks, starting with BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust� -� The firm will start providing financing against crypto exchange-traded funds, beginning with BlackRock Inc.'s iShares Bitcoin Trust ...

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Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
Figma releases Dev Mode Model Context Protocol server, which provides more context about how AI designs are created in Figma� -� The Dev Mode MCP server makes AI coding more efficient by providing direct access to design data. ... Figma is launching a new tool that can help AI models ...

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Hayden Field / The Verge:
OpenAI says it has 3M "paying business users", up from 2M in February; ChatGPT Team users can now use a "record mode" for taking notes during meetings� -� ChatGPT now has 3 million "paying business users" and is adding new features like meeting notes.

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Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
OpenAI rolls out connectors for services like Dropbox and OneDrive for ChatGPT Team, Enterprise, and Edu users; MCP support is coming to Pro, Team, Enterprise� -� OpenAI's ChatGPT is adding new features for business users, including integrations with different cloud services, meeting recordings ...

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Meghan Bobrowsky / Wall Street Journal:
Reddit sues Anthropic, alleging it accessed Reddit 100K+ times after saying it had stopped; Reddit has reached formal licensing deals with OpenAI and Google� -� The online discussion forum says Anthropic continued to access its site over 100,000 times after saying it stopped

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Financial Times:
Sources: Apple Intelligence's China rollout with Alibaba is delayed by Chinese regulators amid US trade war; the country approved 300+ domestic AI models so far� -� Partnership between US and Chinese tech groups stalled by Beijing regulator in wake of geopolitical tensions

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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Meta has talked with Disney, A24, and other companies about exclusive content for a premium VR device it plans to launch next year for less than $1,000� -� Tech company has talked with Disney and A24 about exclusive content for a premium VR device� -� Meta Platforms is courting Hollywood ...

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Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
Figma releases Dev Mode Model Context Protocol server, which lets AI models directly tap into data related to designs created in Figma� -� The Dev Mode MCP server makes AI coding more efficient by providing direct access to design data. ... Figma is launching a new tool that can help AI models ...

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Connor Hart / Wall Street Journal:
Filing: CrowdStrike says the DOJ and SEC have requested information about the July 2024 outage caused by an update and about its revenue recognition practices� -� The agencies in part also are seeking details about the company's revenue-recognition practices, CrowdStrike said

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Marcus Mendes / 9to5Mac:
Sources: Apple may announce new features for AirPods at WWDC, including iPhone camera control, new head gestures, and sleep detection for pausing playback� -� Yesterday, 9to5Mac exclusively preported a handful of iOS 26 features that Apple has been working on and may announce on WWDC for its native apps.

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CNBC:
SEC filing: Uber appoints Palo Alto CEO Nikesh Arora to its board of directors following a broader executive shakeup this week� -� Nikesh Arora, the CEO of Palo Alto Networks, is joining Uber's board of directors, the company announced in a regulatory filing Wednesday.

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Jake Bleiberg / Bloomberg:
Sources: Chinese hackers breached a US telecom company in the summer of 2023, a year before US officials and cybersecurity firms detected the Salt Typhoon hacks� -� - Attackers said to lurk in victim systems after summer of 2023� - 'Demodex' malware previously used against targets in Asia

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Kelcee Griffis / Bloomberg:
Two FCC commissioners announce they'll depart this week, creating three vacancies on the five-member panel amid a probe into EchoStar's 5G service obligations� -� Two members of the Federal Communications Commission announced they'll depart this week, leaving the agency with three vacancies ...

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Annie Palmer / CNBC:
Amazon is creating an AI team within its Lab126 hardware R&D unit that will help develop an agentic AI framework for use in its robotics operations� -� Amazon has formed a new group within its consumer product-development arm that is focused on agentic artificial intelligence, the company said Wednesday.

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Mike Scarcella / Reuters:
Epic v. Apple: a US appeals court rejects Apple's request to pause key parts of a federal judge's order requiring it to open the App Store to more competition� -� Apple (AAPL.O) has failed to persuade a U.S. appeals court to pause key parts of a federal judge's order requiring the iPhone maker ...

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Anthony Hughes / Bloomberg:
Source: Circle priced its upsized IPO at $31 per share, above marketed range of $27 to $28, raising nearly $1.1B and valuing the company at approximately $6.9B� -� The firm and backers including co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Jeremy Allaire sold 34 million shares Wednesday for $31 each ...

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Emma Roth / The Verge:
Meta reveals more information about its research glasses Aria Gen 2, including their form factor, computer vision cameras, sensors, and on-device compute� -� Aria Gen 2 is designed to help 'shape the next computing platform' with advanced eye- and hand-tracking capabilities.

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Anthony Hughes / Bloomberg:
Circle priced its upsized IPO at $31 per share, above its marketed range of $27 to $28, raising nearly $1.1B and valuing the company at approximately $6.9B� -� The firm and backers including co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Jeremy Allaire sold 34 million shares Wednesday for $31 each ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250604/p42#a250604p42

Ionut Ilascu / BleepingComputer:
The US DOJ seized ~145 domains and crypto linked to BidenCash, a dark web market that made $17M+ in revenue since 2022 by selling stolen credit cards and more� -� Earlier today, law enforcement seized multiple domains of BidenCash, the infamous dark web market for stolen credit cards, personal information, and SSH access.

http://www.techmeme.com/250604/p44#a250604p44

Ashley Belanger / Ars Technica:
Filing: OpenAI seeks to block a May 13 court order requiring it to preserve all ChatGPT logs, including deleted chats, arguing it poses a risk to users' privacy� -� OpenAI is now fighting a court order to preserve all ChatGPT user logs-including deleted chats and sensitive chats logged through ...

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Echo Wong / Bloomberg:
Document: Xiaohongshu, a TikTok alternative known in the US as Rednote, has surged to a $26B valuation based on recent market transactions via a GSR fund� -� The startup's price tag emerged through a document from GSR Ventures Management Co. vehicle that showed shares of the fund changing hands.

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Mike Wheatley / SiliconANGLE:
MongoDB reports Q1 revenue up 22% YoY to $549M, vs. $527.5M est., net loss down 54% to $37.6M, and increases its full-year guidance; MDB up 14%+ after hours� -� Shares of the database company MongoDB Inc. were flying high in extended trading today after it posted better-than-expected financial results ...

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Rocket Drew / The Information:
Source: Amazon is developing software for humanoid robots to deliver packages and is near completion of an indoor "humanoid park" in San Francisco to test them� -� Amazon is developing software for humanoid robots that could eventually take the jobs of delivery workers ...

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Riley Griffin / Bloomberg:
Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth says the "tides have turned" in Silicon Valley, making it more acceptable for the tech industry to support the US military's efforts� -� There's long existed a "silent majority" who wanted to pursue defense projects, Bosworth said during an interview ...

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Matthew Gault / Wired:
How AI-assisted "vibe hacking", which often relies on jailbroken versions of mainstream AI models, is leading to a cybersecurity "arms race"� -� In the very near future, victory will belong to the savvy blackhat hacker who uses AI to generate code at scale.

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Malathi Nayak / Bloomberg:
DoorDash, Uber, and Grubhub agree to settle a 2021 lawsuit against New York City over its pandemic-era 15% cap to commissions and fees charged to restaurants� -� The meal-delivery services agreed to drop their challenge to the cap once the city makes adjustments to the law and final terms ...

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Financial Times:
Singapore's Temasek cuts back on startup investments after the fund wrote down hundreds of millions of dollars on a spate of collapsed startups, including FTX� -� State-owned $300bn fund says it is adopting a 'more cautious approach' on early-stage companies

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Steven Church / Bloomberg:
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� -� Bankrupt genetic analysis company 23andMe will hold a second auction for its cache of DNA data with an opening bid of $305 million ...

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Kyt Dotson / SiliconANGLE:
Edinburgh-based Wordsmith, whose AI tools help legal teams automate contract and policy reviews, raised a $25M Series A led by Index Ventures� -� Wordsmith AI Ltd., an Edinburgh, Scotland-based artificial intelligence platform for in-house teams announced Tuesday it has raised $25 million ...

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Helen Reid / Reuters:
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� -� Pan-European consumers organisation BEUC filed a complaint with the European Commission on Thursday against online fast-fashion retailer Shein ...

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Swathi Moorthy / The Economic Times:
A former employee says fewer than 10,000 people use Ola Krutrim's LLM chatbot, which supports 10 Indian languages, and that over 60% of them are random testers� -� Ola founder Aggarwal first announced Krutrim in December 2023, launching an LLM that could support 10 Indian languages ...

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Ryan Lawler / Axios:
OatFi, whose APIs handle underwriting, origination, and capital deployment for B2B payment providers, raised a $24M Series A led by White Star Capital� -� OatFi, a startup providing an embedded working capital financing infrastructure, has raised $24 million in Series A funding, CEO Michael Barbosa tells Axios exclusively.

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Arjun Kharpal / CNBC:
Counterpoint has revised its 2025 global smartphone shipment growth forecast to 1.9% YoY, down from 4.2%, citing "renewed uncertainties surrounding US tariffs"� -� Forecasts for Apple and Samsung shipment growth this year were sharply slashed by Counterpoint Research on Wednesday amid uncertainty over U.S. tariff policy.

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Mike Wheatley / SiliconANGLE:
MongoDB reports Q1 revenue up 22% YoY to $549M, vs. $527.5M est., net loss down 54% to $37.6M, and increases its full-year guidance; MDB up 14%+� -� Shares of the database company MongoDB Inc. were flying high in extended trading today after it posted better-than-expected financial results ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250604/p47#a250604p47

Swathi Moorthy / The Economic Times:
A former Ola employee says under 10,000 people use Ola Krutrim's LLM chatbot, which supports 10 Indian languages, and that over 60% of them are random testers� -� Ola founder Aggarwal first announced Krutrim in December 2023, launching an LLM that could support 10 Indian languages ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250605/p7#a250605p7

Arjun Kharpal / CNBC:
Counterpoint revises its 2025 global smartphone shipment growth forecast to 1.9% YoY, down from 4.2%, citing "renewed uncertainties surrounding US tariffs"� -� Forecasts for Apple and Samsung shipment growth this year were sharply slashed by Counterpoint Research on Wednesday amid uncertainty over U.S. tariff policy.

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Emine Saner / The Guardian:
Some creatives and academics are rejecting AI on environmental and ethical grounds, and describe the pressure they feel to use AI to "keep up" with others� -� Is artificial intelligence coming for everyone's jobs?� Not if this lot have anything to do with it

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Financial Times:
Nintendo launches the Switch 2 globally, with long queues outside stores and midnight openings; analysts expect Nintendo to sell 15M to 20M Switch 2 units� -� Mario fans queue at midnight store openings after games company apologises for failing to meet pre-order demand

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Bloomberg:
Wise says it plans to shift main listing from London to New York, the latest blow to London's stock market, and will maintain a secondary listing on the LSE� -� Wise Plc is planning to list its shares in the US, the latest blow to London's stock market.� -� While the fintech will maintain ...

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David Keohane / Financial Times:
Nintendo launches the Switch 2 globally, with long queues outside stores and midnight openings; analysts expect Nintendo to sell 15M to 20M Switch 2 units� -� Mario fans queue at midnight store openings after games company apologises for failing to meet pre-order demand

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Karen Gilchrist / CNBC:
Sensor Tower: Temu's US DAUs fell 52% in May compared to March, while Shein's dropped 25%, amid the US' China tariffs and the closure of "de minimis" loophole� -� Use of low-cost e-commerce giants Temu and Shein has slowed significantly in the key U.S. market amid President Donald Trump's tariffs ...

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Lila Shapiro / Vulture:
Hollywood insiders report widespread off-the-books AI experimentation in studios, often hidden due to avoid backlash, despite union contracts limiting AI use� -� "We can say, 'Do it in anime, make it PG-13.' Three hours later, I'll have the movie."� -� One recent evening on the Eastside of Los Angeles ...

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Aanu Adeoye / Financial Times:
A profile of Nigerian fintech PalmPay, which raised $140M+ from Transsion and other Chinese firms, says it has 35M+ registered users, and aims to be "super app"� -� Chinese-backed payment app has focused on customers excluded by traditional banks, growing to 35mn users

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Lila Shapiro / Vulture:
Hollywood insiders report widespread off-the-books AI experimentation in studios, often hidden to avoid backlash, despite union contracts limiting AI use� -� "We can say, 'Do it in anime, make it PG-13.' Three hours later, I'll have the movie."� -� One recent evening on the Eastside of Los Angeles ...

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Reuters:
Didi reports Q1 revenue up 8.5% YoY to ~$7.4B, a ~$334M net income, up from a ~$194M loss YoY, transactions up 10% YoY to 3.3B, and ~$418M international revenue� -� Chinese ride-hailing company Didi Global reported an 8.5% rise in revenue in the first quarter of 2025 to 53.3 billion yuan ...

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New York Times:
A look at Nintendo's US marketing, from targeting young boys in the 1980s to avant-garde GameCube ads in 2001, as its Switch 2 ads focus on online communal play� -� After spending the past two decades cultivating a market for casual gamers, Nintendo is relying on star power in its latest advertising campaign.

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Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer:
CISA, the ACSC, and the FBI say the Play ransomware gang, active since June 2022, had breached roughly 900 organizations as of May 2025, up 3x on October 2023� -� In an update to a joint advisory with CISA and the Australian Cyber Security Centre, the FBI said that the Play ransomware gang ...

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David Keohane / Financial Times:
Nintendo launches the Switch 2 globally, with midnight store openings and long queues; analysts expect it to sell 15M to 20M units, in line with its FY guidance� -� Mario fans queue at midnight store openings after games company apologises for failing to meet pre-order demand

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Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge:
Lime and Uber sign a new multiyear deal to let Uber feature Lime's shared bikes and scooters on its ridehail app; the deal was set to expire in 2025� -� The micromobility company is renewing its deal with Uber that allows the ridehail company to feature its bikes and scooters in its app.

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Munsif Vengattil / Reuters:
Source: Apple expands its Tata partnership in India by assigning it the iPhone and MacBook after-sales repair business, taking over from Taiwan's Wistron� -� Apple has brought in Tata Group to handle repairs for iPhones and MacBook devices in its fast-growing Indian market ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250605/p20#a250605p20

Chris Welch / Bloomberg:
OnePlus unveils the $700+ OnePlus Pad 3, a 13.2-inch Android tablet with a Snapdragon 8 Elite chip, a � -� Three generations into its Pad lineup, OnePlus is still trying to stand out in a market dominated by a few players.

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New York Times:
A look at Nintendo's US marketing, from targeting young boys in the 1980s to avant-garde GameCube ads in 2001, as its Switch 2 ads push playing together online� -� After spending the past two decades cultivating a market for casual gamers, Nintendo is relying on star power in its latest advertising campaign.

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Thomas Brewster / Forbes:
Cellebrite acquires Florida-based Corellium, which makes phone virtualization tools, for $170M; founder Chris Wade, who Trump pardoned in 2020, will stay as CTO� -� Corellium founder and CEO Chris Wade is selling his startup to Cellebrite, law enforcement's favorite cellphone forensics business.

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Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
Apple's July 2022 to June 2024 transparency report shows it gave governments data on thousands of push notifications, which can include unencrypted content� -� Apple provided governments around the world with data related to thousands of push notifications sent to its devices ...

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Shannon Bond / NPR:
OpenAI says it disrupted 10 malicious operations in the past three months, including four that likely originated in China and targeted multiple countries� -� Chinese propagandists are using ChatGPT to write posts and comments on social media sites - and also to create performance reviews detailing ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250605/p24#a250605p24

Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer:
CISA, the ACSC, and the FBI say that the Play ransomware gang, active since June 2022, had breached ~900 organizations as of May 2025, up 3x since October 2023� -� In an update to a joint advisory with CISA and the Australian Cyber Security Centre, the FBI said that the Play ransomware gang ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250605/p18#a250605p18

Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
Apple's July 2022 to June 2024 transparency report shows it gave governments data tied to thousands of push notifications, which can include unencrypted content� -� Apple provided governments around the world with data related to thousands of push notifications sent to its devices ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250605/p23#a250605p23

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Anthropic unveils a new set of Claude Gov models tailored for US national security customers and designed to be applied to planning, analysis, and more� -� Anthropic says that it has released a new set of AI models tailored for U.S. national security customers.

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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
An Apple-funded study says the global App Store drove $1.3T in developer billings and sales in 2024, with developers paying no commission on 90% of sales� -� Ahead of its Worldwide Developer Conference on June 9, Apple on Thursday offered a new update on its global App Store business ...

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Shannon Bond / NPR:
OpenAI says it disrupted 10 malicious operations in the past three months, four of which likely originated in China and targeted multiple countries and topics� -� Chinese propagandists are using ChatGPT to write posts and comments on social media sites - and also to create performance reviews detailing ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250605/p24#a250605p24

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
An Apple-funded study says developers using the App Store generated $1.3T globally in billings and sales in 2024, 90% on which developers paid no commission� -� Ahead of its Worldwide Developer Conference on June 9, Apple on Thursday offered a new update on its global App Store business ...

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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Source: X is piloting a program to use Community Notes to highlight posts on which people of typically differing opinions agree� -� Elon Musk's X is piloting a new program to use its Community Notes feature to highlight posts where people of typically differing opinions actually agree with each other, Axios has learned.

http://www.techmeme.com/250605/p27#a250605p27

Munsif Vengattil / Reuters:
Source: Apple expands its Tata partnership in India, giving Tata the iPhone and MacBook after-sales repair business from an Indian unit of Taiwan-based Wistron� -� Apple has brought in Tata Group to handle repairs for iPhones and MacBook devices in its fast-growing Indian market ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250605/p20#a250605p20

Chris Welch / Bloomberg:
OnePlus unveils the $700+ OnePlus Pad 3, a 13.2-inch Android tablet less than 6mm thick, with a Snapdragon 8 Elite chip, 17+ hours of battery life, and an LCD� -� Three generations into its Pad lineup, OnePlus is still trying to stand out in a market dominated by a few players.

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Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Anthropic unveils a new set of Claude Gov models tailored for US national security customers and designed to be applied to planning, analysis, and more� -� Anthropic says it has released a new set of AI models tailored for U.S. national security customers.� -� The new models, a custom set of ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250605/p25#a250605p25

Dario Amodei / New York Times:
� -� Picture this: You give a bot notice that you'll shut it down soon, and replace it with a different artificial intelligence system.

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Sam Sabin / Axios:
iVerify says it found the first evidence of an active spyware campaign targeting iPhones in the US and the EU; Apple fixed a flaw, but says it wasn't exploited� -� Researchers published new findings that they fear could be the first evidence of an active spyware campaign targeting iPhones in the U.S. and the European Union.

http://www.techmeme.com/250605/p29#a250605p29

Edward Ludlow / Bloomberg:
Defense tech startup Anduril raised a $2.5B Series G led by Founders Fund, which invested $1B, at a $30.5B valuation, up from $14B in August 2024� -� The latest capital injection and increased valuation - up from $14 billion last year - underscores how quickly the company is establishing itself ...

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Abner Li / 9to5Google:
Google rolls out an upgraded preview of Gemini 2.5 Pro and says its Elo scored jumped by 24 points to 1470 and it leads on coding benchmarks like Aider Polyglot� -� Google today released an "upgraded preview" of Gemini 2.5 Pro that will soon be generally available in the coming weeks.

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Tanaya Macheel / CNBC:
Shares of Circle jumped 124%, opening at $69.50 on the NYSE, after the stablecoin company raised almost $1.1B in an IPO� -� Shares of Circle Internet Group soared 124% after the stablecoin company and its selling shareholders raised almost $1.1 billion in an initial public offering.

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Bloomberg:
Cursor maker Anysphere raised $900M led by Thrive at a $9.9B valuation, bringing its total funding to $1B+ and says its annualized revenue crossed $500M� -� The artificial intelligence rush has enabled some small startups to grow very big very quickly.� But by some estimates ...

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Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
X changes its developer agreement to prevent third parties from using "the X API or X Content to fine-tune or train a foundation or frontier model"� -� Social network X has changed its developer agreement to prevent third parties from using the platform's content to train large language models.

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Tom Warren / The Verge:
In May, Microsoft launched Signal, a 120-page print magazine focused on its tech and distributed to business leaders every few months, to counter digital noise� -� Signal is Microsoft's response to a world of noise and ephemeral content. ... Of all the many ways Microsoft could mark its 50th anniversary ...

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Olga Kharif / Bloomberg:
Source: Trump's World Liberty Financial sent a cease-and-desist letter to the company behind $TRUMP and to Magic Eden after they announced the $TRUMP Wallet� -� Tensions between the competing factions of Donald Trump's ever-growing crypto empire are ramping up, with a company owned in part ...

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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump says Elon Musk "went CRAZY" and that canceling his government contracts is "the easiest way to save money", as their One Big Beautiful bill feud escalates� -� President Donald Trump on Thursday called Elon Musk "CRAZY" and threatened to cut his companies' government contracts ...

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Maxwell Zeff / TechCrunch:
Anthropic co-founder Jared Kaplan says Anthropic cut Windsurf's direct access to Claude models because of reports that OpenAI is acquiring Windsurf� -� Anthropic Co-founder and Chief Science Officer Jared Kaplan said his company cut Windsurf's direct access to Anthropic's Claude AI models largely ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250605/p38#a250605p38

Abner Li / 9to5Google:
Google releases an upgraded preview of Gemini 2.5 Pro, saying its Elo score jumped by 24 points on LMArena and it leads in coding benchmarks like Aider Polyglot� -� Google today released an "upgraded preview" of Gemini 2.5 Pro that will soon be generally available in the coming weeks.

http://www.techmeme.com/250605/p31#a250605p31

Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump says Elon Musk "went CRAZY" and that canceling his government contracts is "the easiest way to save money", as their One Big Beautiful bill feud escalates� -� WATCH NOW� -� President Donald Trump on Thursday called Tesla CEO Elon Musk "CRAZY" ...

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Katherine Hamilton / Wall Street Journal:
Broadcom reports Q2 revenue up 20% YoY to $15B, vs. $14.96B est., net income up 134% YoY to $4.97B, and sales from the AI industry up 46% YoY to $4.4B+� -� Maker of semiconductors and software posted higher profit and sales as artificial intelligence demand continues to drive revenue growth

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Dylan Martin / CRN:
AMD says it has acquired the team behind AI inference chip developer Untether AI, a day after announcing it acquired AI software optimization startup Brium� -� The chip designer confirms to CRN that it has acquired the employees of Untether AI, a developer of AI inference chips marketed ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250605/p40#a250605p40

Sara Fischer / Axios:
X is piloting a new program to use Community Notes feature to highlight posts on which people of typically differing opinions agree with each other� -� Elon Musk's X is piloting a new program to use its Community Notes feature to highlight posts where people of typically differing opinions actually agree ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250605/p27#a250605p27

Tanaya Macheel / CNBC:
Circle's stock soared 168% on Thursday, closing at $83.23 on the NYSE after its IPO priced at $31; the stablecoin company raised almost $1.1B in the offering� -� Shares of Circle Internet Group soared 168% on Thursday after the stablecoin company and its selling shareholders raised almost $1.1 billion in an initial public offering.

http://www.techmeme.com/250605/p32#a250605p32

Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump says Elon Musk "went CRAZY" and that canceling his government contracts is "the easiest way to save money", as their One Big Beautiful bill feud escalates� -� President Donald Trump on Thursday called Tesla CEO Elon Musk "CRAZY" and threatened to cut ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250605/p37#a250605p37

Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge:
Walmart expands its partnership with Alphabet-owned Wing to bring drone delivery services to Atlanta, Charlotte, Houston, Orlando, and Tampa, adding 100 stores� -� Customers who shop at Walmart stores in Atlanta, Charlotte, Houston, Orlando, and Tampa will soon have the ability to request a drone deliver their online shopping orders.

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Nilay Patel / The Verge:
An interview with Runway CEO Cris Valenzuela on expediting the movie-making process, copyright cases, why using Runway is like using a camera, and more� -� Today, I'm talking with Runway CEO and cofounder Cris Valenzuela.� This one's special: Cris and I were live at an event in New York City ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250605/p42#a250605p42

Belle Lin / Wall Street Journal:
Shield Technology Partners, which provides an AI-enabled managed IT service platform, launches with over $100M from Thrive Holdings and ZBS Partners� -� The company established by venture-capital firm Thrive Capital joined with ZBS to invest $100 million into an entity that will integrate AI into IT firms

http://www.techmeme.com/250605/p43#a250605p43

Caiwei Chen / MIT Technology Review:
Chinese startups and tech giants are racing to create AI agents for both local and global consumers, following the popularity of Butterfly Effect's Manus� -� Last year, China saw a boom in foundation models, the do-everything large language models that underpin the AI revolution.

http://www.techmeme.com/250605/p44#a250605p44

Fortune:
Thread AI, which offers a composable infrastructure platform to help companies build AI workflows, raised a $20M Series A led by Greycroft� -� - In communcation.� When Angela McNeal and Mayada Gonimah led the modeling and AI/machine learning products group together at Palantir, they had a lot in common.

http://www.techmeme.com/250606/p1#a250606p1

Reuters:
OpenAI is appealing a court order in the NYT case requiring it to keep ChatGPT outputs indefinitely, saying it conflicts with its privacy commitments to users� -� OpenAI is appealing an order in a copyright case brought by the New York Times that requires it to preserve ChatGPT output data indefinitely ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250606/p2#a250606p2

Mobile Hacker:
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� -� The investigation into the collapse of the Assad regime reveals a significant technical dimension, particularly a spyware application named STFD-686 ...

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Adam Satariano / New York Times:
� -� ASML, the Dutch company that makes multimillion-dollar tools to manufacture advanced semiconductors, is grappling with the repercussions of a tech trade war.

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Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
United Airlines partners with Spotify to provide free access to 450+ hours of curated playlists, audiobooks, and podcasts across its flights� -� Access over 450 hours of curated content for free on seat-back screens. ... United Airlines is expanding its in-flight entertainment catalog ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250606/p5#a250606p5

Dylan Martin / CRN:
AMD says it has acquired the employees behind AI inference chip developer Untether AI, a day after announcing it acquired AI software optimization startup Brium� -� The chip designer confirms to CRN that it has acquired the employees of Untether AI, a developer of AI inference chips marketed ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250605/p40#a250605p40

Reuters:
OpenAI appeals a court order in The New York Times case requiring it to keep ChatGPT outputs indefinitely, saying it conflicts with its user privacy commitments� -� OpenAI is appealing an order in a copyright case brought by the New York Times that requires it to preserve ChatGPT output data indefinitely ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250606/p2#a250606p2

Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
United Airlines partners with Spotify to provide passengers with free access to 450+ hours of curated playlists, audiobooks, and podcasts across 130K screens� -� Access over 450 hours of curated content for free on seat-back screens. ... United Airlines is expanding its in-flight entertainment catalog ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250606/p5#a250606p5

Ben Jiang / South China Morning Post:
China's Hainan province tests letting some corporate users bypass the Great Firewall and access the global internet, as it seeks to become a free-trade port� -� China's southernmost province of Hainan is piloting a programme to grant select corporate users broad access to the global internet ...

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Maxwell Zeff / TechCrunch:
Anthropic co-founder Jared Kaplan says Anthropic cut Windsurf's direct access to Claude models largely because of reports that OpenAI was acquiring Windsurf� -� Anthropic Co-founder and Chief Science Officer Jared Kaplan said his company cut Windsurf's direct access to Anthropic's Claude AI models largely ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250605/p38#a250605p38

Katherine Hamilton / Wall Street Journal:
Broadcom reports Q2 revenue up 20% YoY to $15B, vs. $14.96B est., net income up 134% YoY to $4.97B, and AI revenue up 46% YoY to $4.4B+, driven by AI networking� -� Maker of semiconductors and software posted higher profit and sales as artificial intelligence demand continues to drive revenue growth

http://www.techmeme.com/250605/p39#a250605p39

Nilay Patel / The Verge:
Q&A with Runway CEO Cris Valenzuela on making the movie-making process cheaper and faster, copyright cases, why using Runway is like using a camera, and more� -� Today, I'm talking with Runway CEO and cofounder Cris Valenzuela.� This one's special: Cris and I were live at an event ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250605/p42#a250605p42

Mobile Hacker:
How spyware posing as an app from a humanitarian organization spread among Syrian army officers, mainly via Telegram, and fueled the Assad regime's collapse� -� The investigation into the collapse of the Assad regime reveals a significant technical dimension, particularly ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250606/p3#a250606p3

Ben Jiang / South China Morning Post:
China's Hainan province tests letting some corporate users bypass the Great Firewall for global internet access, as the island seeks to become a free-trade port� -� China's southernmost province of Hainan is piloting a programme to grant select corporate users broad access to the global internet ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250606/p6#a250606p6

Belle Lin / Wall Street Journal:
Shield Technology Partners, an AI-enabled managed IT service platform, acquires four IT companies and launches with $100M from Thrive Holdings and ZBS Partners� -� The company established by venture-capital firm Thrive Capital joined with ZBS to invest $100 million into an entity that will integrate AI into IT firms

http://www.techmeme.com/250605/p43#a250605p43

Caiwei Chen / MIT Technology Review:
Chinese startups and tech giants are racing to create general AI agents for Chinese and global consumers, following the popularity of Butterfly Effect's Manus� -� Last year, China saw a boom in foundation models, the do-everything large language models that underpin the AI revolution.

http://www.techmeme.com/250605/p44#a250605p44

Fortune:
Thread AI, which offers a composable infrastructure platform to help enterprises design, deploy, and scale AI workflows, raised a $20M Series A led by Greycroft� -� - In communcation.� When Angela McNeal and Mayada Gonimah led the modeling and AI/machine learning products group together at Palantir, they had a lot in common.

http://www.techmeme.com/250606/p1#a250606p1

Ian Allison / CoinDesk:
The UK FCA says it will lift its ban on offering crypto exchange traded notes to retail investors "to support UK growth and competitiveness"� -� The move is to support U.K. growth and competitiveness, the FCA said.� -� What to know: ... U.K. financial regulator ...

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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
What to expect at WWDC 2025: iOS 26 and other software branding changes, redesigned software interfaces, productivity enhancements, minor AI changes, and more� -� Company set to highlight software redesigns as it remains on sidelines of AI revolution.� -� Apple Inc.'s upcoming Worldwide ...

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Annie Palmer / CNBC:
DocuSign reports Q1 revenue up 8% YoY to $764M, subscription revenue up 8% to $746.2M, net income up 113% to $72.1M, and cuts FY 2026 forecast; DOCU falls 18%+� -� Shares of DocuSign tanked 18% in trading on Friday, a day after the e-signature provider reported stronger-than-expected earnings but slashed its full-year billings outlook.

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ProPublica:
VA used a DOGE AI tool by Gumroad founder Sahil Lavingia that hallucinated contract sizes to cancel 24+ deals; Lavingia says "mistakes were made"� -� We obtained records showing how a Department of Government Efficiency staffer with no medical experience used artificial intelligence to identify which VA contracts to kill.

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Emmet Lyons / CBS News:
A probe found hundreds of ads for "nudify" apps on Meta platforms; Meta removed the ads, and says those behind the apps constantly evolve to avoid detection� -� Meta has removed a number of ads promoting "nudify" apps - AI tools used to create sexually explicit deepfakes using images ...

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Financial Times:
Tech industry fears Musk-Trump rift fallout as some downplay its permanence, and sources say, try to stop Musk from appearing on an emergency All-In episode� -� Tech industry fears commercial and political damage from breakdown in relationship between Tesla boss and US president

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Financial Times:
Tech industry fears Musk-Trump rift fallout as some downplay its permanence, and sources say, try to stop Musk from appearing on an emergency All-In episode� -� Tech industry fears commercial and political damage from breakdown in relationship between Tesla boss and US president

http://www.techmeme.com/250606/p12#a250606p12

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
X names Polymarket as its official prediction market partner, with plans to combine Polymarket predictions with X data to deliver live insights� -� X, formerly known as Twitter, announced on Friday that it has partnered with Polymarket, naming it the platform's official prediction market partner.

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Financial Times:
Sources: Tucker Carlson was on WH's list of potential TikTok investors, with JD Vance pushing for his inclusion, along with others like a16z and Blackstone� -� Vice-president JD Vance pushed for right-wing media star's inclusion in a deal for video app� -� Alex Rogers in Washington ...

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Alex Leary / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Trump plans to extend TikTok's June 19 sale deadline; ByteDance told the White House China wouldn't approve a deal until there are trade negotiations� -� The move would mark Trump's third extension, as he seeks to stave off enforcement of a law requiring that the app be banned in the U.S. or sold

http://www.techmeme.com/250606/p15#a250606p15

MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC:
Winklevoss twins' crypto exchange Gemini says it has confidentially filed for an IPO in the US, after SEC dropped its probe and Gemini settled with CFTC for $5M� -� Gemini, the cryptocurrency exchange and custodian founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, has confidentially filed for an IPO in the U.S. ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250606/p16#a250606p16

Lydia Moynihan / New York Post:
Sources: Trump's team seeks a potential consent decree as part of an FTC deal forcing Meta to pay restitution to conservative users harmed by content moderation� -� On Inauguration Day 2025, tech titans like Mark Zuckerberg, Tim Cook, and Sundar Pichai secured front-row seats ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250606/p17#a250606p17

Financial Times:
Tech industry fears the fallout from the Musk-Trump rift, as some prominent tech right figures downplay its permanence; source: David Sacks was "shell-shocked"� -� Tech industry fears commercial and political damage from breakdown in relationship between Tesla boss and US president

http://www.techmeme.com/250606/p12#a250606p12

Lydia Moynihan / New York Post:
Sources: Trump's team seeks a potential consent decree as part of an FTC deal forcing Meta to pay restitution to conservatives affected by content moderation� -� On Inauguration Day 2025, tech titans like Mark Zuckerberg, Tim Cook, and Sundar Pichai secured front-row seats ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250606/p17#a250606p17

Joe Murphy / NBC News:
Analysis: Community Notes submissions on X fell from a high of 120,000 in January to fewer than 60,000 in May; Musk now rarely mentions the feature� -� Half as many crowdsourced Community Notes were created in May than were created in January.� -� Participation is plummeting ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250606/p18#a250606p18

Emma Roth / The Verge:
Google rolls out "scheduled actions" in the Gemini app, allowing AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers to ask the AI assistant to perform tasks at specific times� -� Now subscribers can ask the AI assistant to provide calendar summaries on a daily basis or generate a summary of an event after it takes place.

http://www.techmeme.com/250606/p19#a250606p19

Edward Ludlow / Bloomberg:
Source: Milan Kovac, Tesla's head of engineering for Optimus, is leaving; Ashok Elluswamy, who leads Autopilot teams, will take over the humanoid robot program� -� Milan Kovac, the head of engineering for Optimus, informed colleagues on Friday that he is departing effective immediately ...

http://www.techmeme.com/250606/p20#a250606p20

Ashley Capoot / CNBC:
Virtual chronic care company Omada Health closed up 21% in its Nasdaq debut after raising about $150M in its IPO, valuing the company at just over $1B� -� WATCH NOW� -� Omada Health shares rose 21% in their Nasdaq debut Friday after the virtual chronic care company priced its stock at $19 per share in its IPO.

http://www.techmeme.com/250606/p21#a250606p21

Jason Shubnell / The Block:
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� -� - Earlier this week, Magic Eden and the $TRUMP token project announced a forthcoming "official" wallet and trading app.

http://www.techmeme.com/250606/p22#a250606p22

Bloomberg:
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� -� Elon Musk's Starlink Inc. has got regulatory approval in India, paving the way for rolling out its satellite internet services in the world's most-populous country.

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Alex Leary / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Trump plans to extend TikTok's June 19 sale deadline; ByteDance told the White House that China wouldn't approve a deal until trade negotiations began� -� The move would mark Trump's third extension, as he seeks to stave off enforcement of a law requiring that the app be banned in the U.S. or sold

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Lily Hay Newman / Wired:
Researchers: cybercriminals are increasingly turning from "bulletproof" hosts to "residential proxies" that disguise malicious traffic as normal online activity� -� In an effort to evade detection, cybercriminals are increasingly turning to "residential proxy" ...

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Eric Platt / Financial Times:
Sources: Musk's feud with Trump will complicate xAI's attempt to raise $5B in debt, and might increase lending costs or cause some lenders to walk away entirely� -� Bank was close to lining up $5bn for artificial intelligence group when US president and billionaire attacked each other

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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: EchoStar is considering filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy to protect its valuable wireless spectrum licenses from potential revocation by the FCC� -� Telecom company is preparing for a possible chapter 11 as it faces FCC review of spectrum licenses� -� EchoStar is considering ...

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Edward Ludlow / Bloomberg:
Milan Kovac, Tesla's head of engineering for Optimus, is leaving; source: Ashok Elluswamy, who leads Autopilot teams, will take over the humanoid robot program� -� Milan Kovac, the head of engineering for Optimus, informed colleagues on Friday that he is departing effective immediately ...

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