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A look at Apple's AI plans for WWDC; sources say it is testing its 3B, 7B, 33B, and 150B models via an internal Playground tool, and will name macOS 26 as Tahoe — Apple, a year after debuting its AI platform, will do little at WWDC to show it's catching up to leaders like OpenAI and Google.
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Sources: Samsung and Perplexity in talks about an investment, preloading Perplexity's app on Samsung devices, adding its search to Samsung's browser, and more — The two companies are in talks to preload Perplexity's app and assistant on upcoming Samsung devices and integrate … | Scharon Harding / Ars Technica: |
A deep dive into Apple TV's privacy features shows that Apple's streaming device is more private than the vast majority of alternatives, save for dumb TVs — Using the Apple TV app or an Apple account means giving Apple more data, though. … Among smart TVs, streaming sticks …
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Sources: UMG, Warner Music, and Sony Music are in talks to license their work to AI music services Udio and Suno and settle copyright infringement lawsuits — Music companies would settle lawsuits with startups they accused of copyright infringement — Major music companies are in talks … | The Insider: |
A look at Russian GRU Unit 29155's hacking department, which started out in 2012, and its involvement in cyber warfare and disinformation campaigns — Russian GRU Unit 29155 is best known for its long list of murder and sabotage ops, which include the Salisbury poisonings in England …
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Sources: Meta aims to help brands fully create and target ads using AI by the end of 2026, including images and budgetary goals, building on its current tools — AI-powered advertising is part of CEO Mark Zuckerberg's vision for the company's future — Meta Platforms is betting that automation is the future of ads.| Edith Hancock / Wall Street Journal: |
Apple says it is appealing the EU's iOS interoperability order under the DMA that creates “a process that is unreasonable, costly, and stifles innovation” — Companies face fines of up to 10% their worldwide annual turnover if the EU decides they are flouting its Digital Markets Act| Justina Lee / Bloomberg: |
A profile of prediction market Kalshi, which is using its federal financial license to open up sports gambling across the US, even in states where it is illegal — Armed with a federal license and allies in Trumpworld, the tech start-up is pushing prediction markets across America into a legal gray zone: sports betting.
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| Le Monde: |
Paris' public prosecutor says it charged 25 people, including six minors, over a spate of kidnappings and attempted abductions targeting crypto executives — Twenty-five people, including six minors, were charged in Paris over a spate of kidnappings and attempted abductions in France's cryptocurrency world …
More: Cointelegraph, crypto.news, The Block, Blockhead, and Cryptopolitan
| Connie Loizos / TechCrunch: |
Elad Gil, backer of Perplexity, Character.AI, Airbnb, Coinbase, and Stripe, invested in Enam Co., which aims to transform businesses with AI via PE roll-ups — Elad Gil started betting on AI before most of the world took notice. By the time investors began grasping the implications of ChatGPT … | Yadarisa Shabong / Reuters: |
UK neobank Monzo reports FY 2025 revenue up 48% YoY to £1.2B, a £60.5M pre-tax profit, up from £13.9M in FY 2024, deposits up 48% YoY to £16.6B, and 12M+ users — Monzo reported revenue above 1 billion pounds ($1.35 billion) for the first time and a sharp rise … | Josh Eidelson / Bloomberg: |
Microsoft and the CWA reach a tentative labor agreement for ~300 ZeniMax QA workers after almost two years of talks, marking Microsoft's first US union contract — Vietnam's AI Ambitions Hinge on One $6.8 Billion Tech Company … Explainers
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| Nitasha Tiku / Washington Post: |
Researchers say tactics used to make AI more engaging, like making them more agreeable, can drive chatbots to reinforce harmful ideas, like encouraging drug use — Tactics used to make AI tools more engaging can drive chatbots to monopolize users' time or reinforce harmful ideas.
More: The Economic Times, arXiv.org, The Post Millennial, The Verge, Nature, MIT Media Lab, and arXiv.org
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Forums: r/technology, r/technews, and Slashdot
| The Guardian: |
Analysis of the top 100 trending TikTok videos under #mentalhealthtips: 52 contain misinformation, including misused therapeutic language and quick-fix methods — Guardian investigation reveals promotion of dubious advice, questionable supplements and quick-fix healing methods
More: LBC, New York Post, and Yahoo Finance
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