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Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
OpenAI backtracks and says its nonprofit will remain in control of its business operations, after a “constructive dialogue” with civic leaders and DE and CA AGs  —  OpenAI has decided that its nonprofit division will retain control over its for-profit org, after the company initially announced …
Bloomberg:
Sources: Microsoft remains the biggest holdout among investors in OpenAI's restructuring, seeking assurance that the changes will protect its $13.75B investment  —  After months of public pressure, OpenAI walked back part of its effort to create a more conventional for-profit company …
Rachel Metz / Bloomberg:
Elon Musk's attorney says OpenAI's nonprofit reversal is “a transparent dodge that fails to address the core issues” and “the founding mission remains betrayed”  —  Elon Musk's attorney said OpenAI's decision to partly walk back its plan to restructure as a for-profit business …
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
TeleMessage parent company Smarsh says it is “investigating a potential security incident” and suspended all of its services “out of an abundance of caution”  —  The messaging app that President Donald Trump's former national security advisor was seen using during …
Financial Times:
DoorDash agrees to acquire UK food delivery company Deliveroo in a £2.9B cash deal; Deliveroo has struggled since its London IPO in March 2021  —  Takeover comes after UK company has struggled since going public four years ago  —  DoorDash has agreed to buy UK food delivery company Deliveroo …
Bloomberg:
Sources: OpenAI reaches an agreement to acquire Windsurf, an AI coding tool formerly known as Codeium, for ~$3B; the deal has not yet closed  —  OpenAI has agreed to buy Windsurf, an artificial intelligence-assisted coding tool formerly known as Codeium, for about $3 billion …
Ramsey Al-Rikabi / Bloomberg:
The US Treasury Department sanctions the Myanmar-linked Karen National Army over helping organized crime groups operate multibillion-dollar “scam compounds”  —  The US sanctioned a militia in Myanmar linked to the ruling junta for supporting and profiting from cyber scams …
Mike Butcher / TechCrunch:
Orca AI, which offers an autonomous shipping navigation service based on a dataset of 80M+ nautical miles, raised a $72.5M Series B, after raising $23M in 2024  —  The autonomous navigation market — where ships, guided by AI, steer themselves, resulting in fuel and time savings — is projected to sail past $11 billion by 2028.
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Lizette Chapman / Bloomberg:
Palantir reports Q1 revenue up 39% YoY to $884M, below $863M est., US commercial sales up 71% to $255M, and raises 2025 sales guidance to ~$3.9B; PLTR falls 5%+  —  Powerbeats Pro 2 Review: Best Workout Earbuds Still Lag on Audio Quality  —  Beats' newest exercise headphones are improved, but they face stiffer competition than ever.
Katie Roof / Bloomberg:
Wonder, which runs Grubhub and Blue Apron, raised $600M led by NEA, a source says at a $7B+ valuation, and CEO Marc Lore says it has $2B+ in revenue  —  Marc Lore's food hall startup is raising $600 million from investors including NEA, Accel and GV.  —  Wonder, the food hall company …
Wall Street Journal:
US v. Google: the DOJ says in a May 5 filing that Google should sell its AdX business and DFP ad platform; Google says divestiture isn't warranted or feasible  —  A federal judge ruled last month that the tech giant had created a monopoly in advertising  —  Google should sell …

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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
A look at ABC News' 24-hour Fourth of July programming marathon for the US' 250th anniversary, which it calls “the longest commercial broadcast in history”

Peter Walker / The Guardian:
UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy says she and her department will stop using X because the site favors “abuse and misinformation over meaningful debate”

Matthew Weaver / The Guardian:
Three men have been found not guilty of murdering the journalist Lyra McKee in 2019; the New IRA claimed responsibility for the killing

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Leo Sands / Washington Post:
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Sarah Jeong / The Verge:
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Reuters:
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Alan Ohnsman / Forbes:
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