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Bill Atkinson, a pioneering Apple engineer and key member of the original Macintosh team, died on June 5 at age 74 from pancreatic cancer — From his family, on Atkinson's Facebook page: … One of the great heroes in not just Apple history, but computer history.
More: New York Times, Wired, AppleInsider, Moneycontrol, TidBITS, and Six Colors
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X: @chrisfralic, @tim_cook, @szekany, and @djwhelan
LinkedIn: Nick Thompson and Steve Jarrett
Forums: Hacker News, r/VintageApple, r/technology, r/mac, r/apple, Lobsters, and Slashdot
| Chris Stokel-Walker / Fast Company: |
Some WordPress veterans and the Linux Foundation start FAIR, a federated update network to decentralize WordPress infrastructure and boost supply chain security — The recent travails of WordPress have caused consternation among the web community that relies on the platform, which powers more than four in ten websites online today.
More: The Linux Foundation, fairpm on GitHub, joost.blog, fairpm on GitHub, fairpm on GitHub, WP Minute Podcasts on YouTube, and The Register
Bluesky: @fairpm, @linuxfoundation.org, @stokel, and @bnewbold.net. Mastodon: @miss_jwo@mastodon.social. X: @linuxfoundation. LinkedIn: Andrew Norcross
Forums: r/Wordpress, r/WPDrama, and Slashdot
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Meta is in talks for a potential multibillion-dollar investment in Scale AI, Meta's largest external AI investment; Scale AI was last valued at ~$14B — The financing could exceed $10 billion in value, some of the people said, making it one of the largest private company funding events of all time.
More: Business Standard, Reuters, and The Decoder
| Financial Times: |
Sources: Mistral AI has closed or is closing a handful of commercial contracts, each worth $100M+ over three to five years, as it expands its own infrastructure — Start-up has embarked on expansion of its own infrastructure and secured significant contracts
More: The Decoder
| Michael Acton / Financial Times: |
Former Apple employees say integrating LLMs with Siri has led to bugs, an issue not faced by companies that have built GenAI-based voice assistants from scratch — iPhone-maker hit by technological challenges that have led to delays to the full rollout of its ‘Apple Intelligence’ features| Lucy Adams / Tech.eu: |
Skyral, a London-based modeling and simulation startup developing AI-based digital twin tech for defense, healthcare, and other sectors, raised a $20M Series A — Global demand for predictive simulation and digital twin technology has accelerated in recent years, driven by geopolitical instability and climate risk.
More: Daily Express, BusinessCloud, FinSMEs, and UK Tech Investment News
| Julie Bort / TechCrunch: |
Enterprise vibe coding startup Superblocks raised a $23M Series A, bringing its total funding to $60M, and launched an enterprise coding AI agent called Clark — Brad Menezes, CEO of enterprise vibe coding startup Superblocks, believes the next crop of billion-dollar startup ideas are hiding … | Liam Vaughan / Bloomberg: |
An in-depth look at the US SEC's EDGAR system breach that was disclosed in 2017, as one of the key hackers, Olga Kuprina, says EDGAR remains a soft target — When a notorious gang of Ukrainian cybercriminals hit a crucial database, the regulator quickly downplayed the breach.
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LinkedIn: Liam Vaughan, Tim Pappa, Robert C., and Olga Kuprina
| Francisco Rodrigues / CoinDesk: |
Justin Sun-linked BiT Global dismisses with prejudice its lawsuit against Coinbase for delisting wBTC; the delisting followed Coinbase launching rival cbBTC — BiT Global agreed to dismiss its lawsuit against Coinbase, with each party covering its own legal expenses. — What to know:
More: Cryptopolitan, The Block, and The Crypto Times
| Natasha Singer / New York Times: |
An interview with Leah Belsky, OpenAI's VP of Education, as the startup competes with Google and others to offer premium AI tools to universities and students — OpenAI, the firm that helped spark chatbot cheating, wants to embed A.I. in every facet of college. First up: 460,000 students at Cal State.
More: Gizmodo, Politico, Hong Kong Free Press HKFP, and Independent Institute
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X: @j_vittori, @davoh, @berlinger, and @natashanyt
| Rest of World: |
Filipino workers in Taiwan's chip industry report struggling with overwork and discrimination, citing overnight shifts of up to 16 hours and abusive treatment — A record number of people are leaving the Philippines to work in Taiwanese factories, where they face long shifts, low pay, and unequal treatment.
Bluesky: @rinachandran
| Colin Campbell / Axios: |
Voxel, whose AI-powered logistics safety software integrates into existing security cameras to detect and predict workplace hazards, raised a $44M Series B — Logistics safety startup Voxel closed a $44 million Series B led by NewRoad Capital Partners, CEO Vernon O'Donnell tells Axios Pro exclusively.| Sean O'Kane / TechCrunch: |
Obvio, which uses AI-powered stop sign cameras to detect infractions, raised a $22M Series A led by Bain to expand beyond its first five cities in Maryland — American streets are incredibly dangerous for pedestrians. A San Carlos, California-based startup called Obvio thinks it can change …
LinkedIn: Sean O'Kane
| Sam Phillips / South China Morning Post: |
Singapore-based investment app Syfe raised a $53M Series C extension, taking the round to $80M and total funding to $132M, and plans to expand into Hong Kong — Singapore-based Syfe's expansion plans reflect the city's position as the largest hedge fund and cross-border wealth management hub in Asia
More: Entrackr, KrASIA, DealStreetAsia, VCCircle, Tech in Asia, and The Economic Times
LinkedIn: Dhruv Arora and Syfe
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