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| Mike Masnick / Techdirt: |
Democratic senators helping Trump's strongest Senate allies repeal Section 230 could give the Trump administration unprecedented power to control online speech — At the exact moment when Donald Trump and his MAGA allies are actively dismantling democratic institutions and working to silence critics …
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| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
Kuo: A20 chips in iPhone 18 models will be made using TSMC's 2nm process, as TSMC's trial production of 2nm chips reached yields well above the 60%-70% range — Apple supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo today reiterated that the A20 chip in iPhone 18 models will be manufactured with TSMC's 2nm process.
More: AppleInsider, Appuals, Deal N Tech, 9to5Mac, Redmond Pie, and Focus Taiwan
| Jason Schreier / Bloomberg: |
After leadership changes and an internal studio closure, Netflix aims to refine its gaming strategy, focusing on smaller-scale games rather than big-budget ones — The company will focus on four areas: narrative, mainstream, party and kids — Hi everyone.| Coco Feng / South China Morning Post: |
Tencent unveils Hunyuan T1, a new reasoning AI model powered by its Hunyuan Turbo S AI model, and claims it rivals DeepSeek's R1 in both performance and pricing — Tencent Holdings has unveiled a new artificial intelligence (AI) reasoning model, Hunyuan T1, that rivals DeepSeek's R1 in both performance and pricing.
More: Hunyuan and Reuters
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Forums: Hacker News and r/singularity
| Steven Levy / Wired: |
An interview with Yahoo CEO Jim Lanzone on the company's 30th anniversary, being in “building mode”, AI, acquiring AI-powered news aggregator Artifact, and more — Even as Yahoo turns 30, CEO Jim Lanzone says the company is still in “building mode.”
Bluesky: @campuscodi.risky.biz, @quinnypig.com, and @stevenlevy. X: @ashkan
LinkedIn: Anthony Perry, MBA, Rob Wilk, Sona Iliffe-Moon, and Arran Gimba
| The Information: |
Sources: OpenAI has spoken with Reliance about a potential product and sales partnership in India; Meta also plans to work with Reliance on new AI businesses — OpenAI executives in recent months have spoken multiple times with their counterparts at Reliance Industries … | PYMNTS.com: |
Cologne-based Buynomics, which uses AI to let companies optimize pricing and promotions by simulating real-world shoppers' behavior, raised a $30M Series B — Pricing and revenue optimization firm Buynomics has raised $30 million in new funding. — The German company said its Series B round …
More: Buynomics GmbH, EU-Startups, Verdict, and Tech.eu
| Ashley Carman / Bloomberg: |
As Spotify pushes its new video monetization program, sexually explicit videos have appeared on its top podcast charts, violating the company's terms of use — The sexually explicit videos, which Spotify doesn't allow, have shown up alongside some of the most popular podcasts on the service| Aria Bendix / NBC News: |
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. praises cell phone restrictions in schools, saying their electromagnetic radiation causes neurological and cellular damage — Kennedy pointed to evidence-based links between social media use and depression, but shared an unfounded claim that cell phones increase cancer risk.| Reuters: |
Sources: The Bot Company, co-founded by ex-Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt to make AI-powered household robots, raised $150M at a $2B valuation, up from $550M in May 2024 — Kyle Vogt, former CEO of self-driving car company Cruise, has raised $150 million in a new funding round led by Greenoaks … | Eliza Gkritsi / Politico: |
X suspends several accounts belonging to opposition figures in Turkey, amid extensive protests sparked by the arrest of President Erdogan's main political rival — Suspensions affect accounts spreading information about the widespread demonstrations. — Elon Musk's social media platform X …
More: Gizmodo, Social Media Today, The Handbasket, Türkiye Today, Financial Times, New York Post, and New York Times
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Mastodon: @Lyle@cville.online, @Martin_Pigeon@mamot.fr, and @ianb@mastodon.well.com. X: @mikebutcher
| Financial Times: |
Filings review: Builder.ai, which raised $450M from Microsoft and others, used an auditor with links to founder Sachin Duggal; Duggal resigned as CEO last month — Findings related to one of UK's best-funded tech start-ups raises alarm with corporate governance expertsSponsor Posts
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Zoho:
Introducing the sandbox environment: Safely test and optimize e-signature workflows — Changes are an inevitable part of any workflow. The average agreement workflow involves recipients across organizations …
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