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May 28, 2025, 4:50 PM

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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple's next operating systems will be called iOS 26, macOS 26, watchOS 26, and more, as it plans a rebrand with numbers based on the upcoming year  —  Apple Inc. is planning the most sweeping change yet to its operating system names, part of a software overhaul that extends to all its devices.
Kif Leswing / CNBC:
Nvidia reports Q1 revenue up 69% YoY to $44.06B, vs. $43.31B est., Data Center revenue up 73% to $39.1B, and net income up 26% to $18.78B  —  - CNBC Councils  — Supply Chain Values  — CNBC on Peacock  — Join the CNBC Panel  — Ad Choices  — News Tips  —  Got a confidential news tip?
Oliver Knight / CoinDesk:
Pavel Durov says Telegram and xAI agreed a one-year deal to distribute Grok; Telegram will get $300M in cash and equity from xAI and 50% of subscription revenue  —  Telegram will also receive 50% of revenue from xAI subscriptions sold via the app.  —  What to know:
Reuters:
Marco Rubio says the US will impose visa bans on foreign nationals “who censor Americans” and calls arrest warrants for social media posts “unacceptable”  —  The U.S. will impose visa bans on foreign nationals it deems to be censoring Americans, Secretary of State Marco Rubio …
Shirin Ghaffary / Bloomberg:
Anthropic appoints Netflix co-founder and Chairman Reed Hastings to its board of directors, as the company balances growth with its stated focus on safety  —  Board seeks to balance AI's business interests, responsibilities to society  —  Netflix Inc. co-founder and Chairman Reed Hastings …
Reuters:
Amazon and Stellantis say their deal, announced in 2022, to create in-car software and bring Fire TV to in-car entertainment systems, is “winding down”  —  Amazon's deal with Stellantis to create in-car software that the companies hoped would transform the driving experience …
Wes Davis / The Verge:
Discord unveils Discord Orbs, a new in-app currency in beta that users can earn by completing Quests, which reward participants who interact with ads  —  ‘Discord Orbs’ will let users earn free Nitro by playing with interactive ads. … Discord is beta testing “Discord Orbs,” …
Hartley Charlton / MacRumors:
Apple launches its Self Service Repair program for the iPad lineup, a first, and plans to bring the program to Canada in summer, the 34th country to offer it  —  Apple today announced that its Self Service Repair program is expanding to the iPad.  —  The program will provide iPad owners with manuals …
Naga Avan-Nomayo / The Block:
Filing: GameStop acquires 4,710 bitcoin for its corporate treasury, but does not disclose the total purchase amount, after announcing a bitcoin plan in March  —  - The video game retailer announced a 4,710 bitcoin purchase on May 28.  — GameStop previously announced plans to adopt Bitcoin …
Tim Balk / New York Times:
A look at issues facing self-driving trucks in the US as Aurora, whose new truck has logged 1,000+ driverless miles on I-45, aims for 20+ trucks by year's end  —  As the trucking industry struggles to recruit drivers, driverless trucks won't need sleep, won't speed and won't get road rage.
Edward Ludlow / Bloomberg:
Source: Tesla is poised to begin its long-awaited robotaxi service in Austin on June 12  —  The previously unreported date was discussed internally and could still change, said the person, asking not to be identified because the information is private.  Musk has previously said the service would begin by the end of June.
Marcus Mendes / 9to5Mac:
The EU publishes its April 23 decision to fine Apple €500M for DMA non-compliance; Apple has until end of June to become compliant or face periodic fines  —  Update: Apple has responded to the ruling with a statement provided to 9to5Mac, calling it “bad for innovation, bad for competition, bad for our products, and bad for users.”
Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
Bloomberg:
India asks e-commerce platforms and retailers to remove “dark patterns” or deceptive actions that manipulate customers into making unintended purchases  —  India's government asked e-commerce platforms and retailers to remove so-called ‘dark patterns’ or deceptive actions …
Jordan Novet / CNBC:
Circle's S-1 shows that 60% of the 24M shares available in its IPO come from existing stakeholders rather than the company, a highly unusual move in a tech IPO  —  Stablecoin issuer Circle stands to be one of the first significant cryptocurrency companies to go public in the U.S. That's not the only unusual aspect of its IPO.

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