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Sources detail Apple's AI efforts, including John Giannandrea's tenure, Craig Federighi's initial lack of interest in LLMs, and its acquisitions, including Siri — Insiders say continued failure to get artificial intelligence right threatens everything from the iPhone's dominance to plans for robots and other futuristic products.
More: MacRumors, MacRumors, Neowin, TechWire Asia, Benzinga, The Verge, AppleInsider, Android Headlines, AppleInsider, iClarified, AppleInsider, PhoneArena, and Digital Trends
Bluesky: @viticci.macstories.net. Threads: @happicamp. X: @rustybrick, @thegalox_, @dagk, @chrispirillo, @signulll, @markgurman, @samirkhazaka, @mattrosoff, @chrispirillo, and @alexmaxham
Forums: Hacker News, r/apple, r/technology, and MacRumors Forums
| Michael Burkhardt / 9to5Mac: |
Mark Gurman: Apple is “unlikely” to spend much time discussing Siri at WWDC, and is preparing to separate the Apple Intelligence brand from Siri in marketing — In a new, lengthy report regarding Apple's AI strategy, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman has detailed a number of strategic failures for the launch of Apple Intelligence.
More: StartupNews.fyi, Bloomberg, BGR, and The Mac Observer
| David Mack / Slate: |
Viral TikTok videos of AI bots interviewing job candidates and sometimes glitching are bringing attention to a practice more companies have embraced since 2023 — “Tell me about a time when—when—let's. Let's circle back. Tell me about a time when—when—let's."
Bluesky: @hypervisible, @izzos.us, @bellechere, @slate.com, and @jasonsanford
Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to, @samiamsam@mastodon.social, and @jalefkowit@vmst.io
Forums: Hacker News and Slashdot
| Bloomberg: |
Nvidia unveils NVLink Fusion, letting customers use its NVLink to pair non-Nvidia CPUs or accelerators with Nvidia's products in their own rack-scale setups — Nvidia Corp. unveiled the latest raft of technologies aimed at sustaining the boom in demand for AI computing … | Kimberley Kao / Wall Street Journal: |
Nvidia plans to build an AI supercomputer with Foxconn and Taiwan's government to support local researchers and enterprises; TSMC plans to use the system — The company also said it is deepening partnerships with Taiwan's system manufacturers — Nvidia is deepening its partnerships …
More: Silicon Republic, Nikkei Asia, Agence France-Presse, VentureBeat, and Benzinga
| Emily Nicolle / Bloomberg: |
How the crypto industry is adapting to the recent wave of kidnappings: more extensive security around conferences, a rise in personal bodyguards, and more — Pijlman works for an Amsterdam-based firm that provides physical security and intelligence services to cryptocurrency holders … | Wall Street Journal: |
More: Ars Technica, Politico, Gizmodo, TechCrunch, Cryptopolitan, CryptoPotato, Bloomberg, BBC, CryptoSlate, CryptoSlate, Protos, Cryptopolitan, crypto.news, Crypto Briefing, Reuters, crypto.news, and Bitcoin Insider
Bluesky: @annmlipton and @tyleraking.com
Forums: Hacker News, r/france, r/europe, r/paris, r/PublicFreakout, r/CryptoCurrency, r/Bitcoin, r/CryptoCurrency, and r/Buttcoin
| Micah Lee / Wired: |
How a hacker breached the Signal knockoff app TeleMessage in about 20 minutes thanks to a basic misconfiguration, leading to sensitive data spilling out — The company behind the Signal clone used by at least one Trump administration official was breached earlier this month.
More: micahflee. Bluesky: @jkirk, @simon.overgrown.garden, @emma.best, @couts, @bossett.social, and @taggart-tech.com
| Tim Higgins / Wall Street Journal: |
Experts blame Big Tech lawyers' culture of lawlessness for Amazon, Apple, and Google being accused of abusing legal privilege in antitrust and other court cases — Amazon, Apple, Google are all being accused of abusing legal privilege in battles to strip away their power| Kaitlyn Tiffany / The Atlantic: |
Some parent groups are hosting Alternative Device Fairs, showcasing phones with limited features, social media blocks, and AI-powered content filters — The dream of a phone without problems — On a recent commute to work, I texted my distant family about our fantasy baseball league …
Forums: Hacker News and r/technology
| Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg: |
A look at WBD's reasons behind rebranding HBO Max to Max; Netflix executives were surprised to see Disney's Josh D'Amaro at Netflix's upfront and afterparty — Warner Bros. Discovery had a plan to turn HBO into Netflix. Here's where it went wrong. — Good afternoon from Los Angeles.| Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal: |
A look at Neuralink and other brain-computer interface startups, as the number of people with brain implants is set to double from ~100 in the next 12 months — In the next 12 months, the number of people with a brain-computer interface is set to double — A high-stakes technology race is playing out in the human brain.
X: @adamthierer
| Anissa Gardizy / The Information: |
Sources: Nvidia is in advanced talks to invest in PsiQuantum, a startup looking to build quantum computers that is in the process of raising $750M+ — Nvidia is in advanced talks to invest in PsiQuantum, a quantum computing startup, according to a person involved in the discussions.| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Cyera is raising $500M led by Lightspeed, Greenoaks, and Georgian in a round valuing the Israeli data security company at $6B, up from $3.4B in 2024 — Data security business Cyera is set to be valued at $6 billion in a new investment round, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
More: CTech and Tech in Asia
| Marin Cogan / Bloomberg: |
Eight workers, from a nurse dealing with hospital discharge planning algorithms to a salon owner with AI-generated hairstyles, share how AI changed their work — Workers from different industries talk about the ways they're adapting. — Today's internet is full of thoughts about how artificial intelligence will transform work.
Bluesky: @tnewmsblues and @brunojnavarro
| SemiAnalysis: |
AI deals that the US struck with the UAE and Saudi Arabia reinforce US AI leadership, especially in AI infrastructure, but raise security concerns — 5 GW Datacenter, HUMAIN, G42, Diversion and Misuse Risks, Security Requirements, American AI Wins — 5 comments on AI Arrives In The Middle East: US Strikes A Deal with UAE and KSA
More: Business Insider, Axios, and CryptoNinjas
X: @davidsacks47, @davidsacks, @jordanschnyc, @howardlutnick, @sundeep, @ibrahimajami, @josephpolitano, @alasdairpr, @dylan522p, @aj_kourabi, @sama, @sriramk, @haydnbelfield, @bishoptopsy, and @davidsacks47. LinkedIn: Jon Adams
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