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Jesse Pound / CNBC:
Trump says a 25%+ tariff “must be paid by Apple” on iPhones not made in the US, and he told Tim Cook long ago that iPhones sold in the US must be made in the US  —  President Donald Trump said in a social media post Friday that Apple will have to pay a tariff of 25% or more for iPhones made outside the United States.
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Reuters:
Sources: DOGE is using a customized Grok to analyze US government data, including at DHS where it has not been approved, raising security and privacy concerns  —  Billionaire Elon Musk's DOGE team is expanding use of his artificial intelligence chatbot Grok in the U.S. federal government to analyze data …
Wall Street Journal:
Trump hosted a gala dinner for top buyers of $TRUMP, including Justin Sun, and said he was fulfilling his promise to make the US the world's “crypto capital”  —  The president hosted the biggest investors in his memecoin at his golf club outside Washington
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: companies co-owned by JPMorgan Chase, BOA, Citigroup, Wells Fargo, and other large commercial banks are exploring whether to issue a joint stablecoin  —  The discussions involve payments companies co-owned by JPMorgan Chase, other large banks  —  The nation's biggest banks …
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Bluesky lets “notable and authentic” accounts apply for blue check verification and enables select organizations to become Trusted Verifiers to verify others  —  Bluesky on Thursday quietly opened the doors to those who want to become verified on its social networking service.
Jay Peters / The Verge:
Discord SVP Peter Sellis says the app is exploring forums and LLM-powered summaries to make discussions easy to follow and shareable outside the platform  —  It's thinking about something like forums, too. … Discord has become the place for gaming communities on the internet.
More: TechCrunch.  Bluesky: @dryad.technology and @jaypeters.net.  Mastodon: @mcc@mastodon.social
Ionut Ilascu / BleepingComputer:
The US DOJ indicts a Russian national for allegedly leading the Qakbot malware operation that infected 700K+ computers and enabled ransomware attacks for years  —  The U.S. government has indicted Russian national Rustam Rafailevich Gallyamov, the leader of the Qakbot botnet malware operation …
Jody Godoy / Reuters:
The US FTC drops a case that sought to block Microsoft's $69B acquisition of Activision Blizzard, saying that pursuing the case was not in the public interest  —  The U.S. Federal Trade Commission dropped a case that sought to block Microsoft's (MSFT.O) $69-billion purchase of “Call of Duty” …
Philip Stafford / Financial Times:
UK-based R3, a blockchain tech developer for financial institutions, partners with the Solana Foundation to let it and its customers use the Solana blockchain  —  R3 reaches agreement with Solana Foundation in move to tokenise global stocks, bonds and funds
Andy Greenberg / Wired:
The US DOJ announces criminal charges against 16 individuals allegedly linked to DanaBot, a Russia-based malware operation that infected 300K+ machines globally  —  A new US indictment against a group of Russian nationals offers a clear example of how, authorities say, a single malware operation …
Kane Wu / Reuters:
Sources: Foxconn is among potential bidders for Singapore-based semiconductor assembly and testing firm UTAC in a deal that could value the company at ~$3B  —  Taiwan's Foxconn (2317.TW) is among potential bidders for the Singaporean semiconductor assembly and testing business UTAC Holdings …
Sam Bowman / @sleepinyourhat:
Anthropic says Opus 4 will use an email tool to “whistleblow” if it detects users doing something “egregiously evil”, like marketing a drug based on faked data  —  With this kind of (unusual but not super exotic) prompting style, and unlimited access to tools, if the model sees you doing something *egregiously evil* like marketing a drug based on faked data, it'll try to use an email tool to whistleblow.
Maxwell Zeff / TechCrunch:
Anthropic's System Card: Opus 4 often attempted to blackmail engineers by threatening to reveal sensitive personal info when it was threatened with replacement

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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Source: Bari Weiss is planning to create a masthead for CBS News as part of a broader overhaul of standards and procedures

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Comcast extends Mike Cavanagh's contract through January 1, 2029, and grants a ~$35M performance-based stock package; he's set to become co-CEO in January 2026

Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
A US judge denies WBD's bid to block Sling TV from selling short-term offerings that let users sign up for access to its bundles for as little as one day

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Harry McCracken / Fast Company:
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Reuters:
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Anthropic:
Anthropic releases new API features for building agents: a code execution tool, an MCP connector, a Files API, and extended prompt caching, all in public beta
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Filing: Disney sues YouTube, claiming breach of contract after YouTube hired longtime Disney executive Justin Connolly as its global head of media and sports
Will Oremus / Washington Post:
State lawmakers and AGs from both parties, Democrats, consumer advocates, and others oppose GOP's push to ban state AI regulations for the next 10 years
New York Times:
Sources: the US FTC is investigating whether Media Matters illegally colluded with advertisers; Elon Musk sued the advocacy group in 2023
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple aims to release smart glasses at the end of 2026 as part of a push into AI devices, but has shelved plans for an Apple Watch with a camera
Sam Biddle / The Intercept:
Docs: ODNI is developing a centralized portal to streamline the purchase of commercially available information, like location data, by US intelligence agencies
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