Techmeme
June 9, 2025, 1:10 AM

Top News

Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft showcases a Windows-based fullscreen Xbox experience optimized for handheld gaming with the Asus ROG Xbox Ally, coming to other handhelds in 2026  —  Two new Xbox Ally devices introduce Microsoft's much-needed improvements to handheld gaming PCs.
Stephen Totilo / Game File:
Microsoft and Asus unveil the ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X, two gaming handhelds that will run Windows games from multiple storefronts, including Steam  —  The images shown during a secret theater presentation I recently attended for the long-rumored Xbox handheld showed an icon …
Gary Marcus / Marcus on AI:
Apple researchers detail the limitations of top LLMs and large reasoning models, like o3, especially on problems of medium to high complexity  —  LLM “reasoning” is so cooked they turned my name into a verb  —  Quoth Josh Wolfe, well-respected venture capitalist at Lux Capital:  —  Ha ha ha.
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Thoughts on the major design overhaul of Apple's OSes with “Liquid Glass” UI elements, which will launch at WWDC and set the stage for fresh hardware products  —  A new software design style will be at the center of Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference — and set the stage for an upcoming iPhone overhaul.
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.
Lyndie Chiou / Scientific American:
At a clandestine math conclave in Berkeley in May, a chatbot powered by o4-mini answered some of the hardest solvable problems much faster than a mathematician  —  The world's leading mathematicians were stunned by how adept artificial intelligence is at doing their jobs  —  BY LYNDIE CHIOU EDITED BY CLARA MOSKOWITZ
Los Angeles Times:
CB Insights: VCs and private equity firms poured $3.1B to fund 144 deals in the LA area in Q1 2025, up from $2.7B in Q1 2024 and $1.4B in Q1 2023  —  - Venture capital investors and private equity firms poured $3.1 billion to fund 144 deals in the L.A. area in the first quarter of this year, up 15% from a year ago.
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.
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.

Sponsor Posts

Airtable:
Deep analysis for deep questions  —  Introducing Superagent.  A new research product from Airtable: Subagents deeply interrogate your topic and turn it into boardroom-ready reports, slides, docs, or websites.
Clay:
Turn any GTM idea into reality  —  Clay helps GTM teams combine AI agents, enrichment, and intent data to move faster and turn insights into action.
Zoho:
Are your recruitment goals built for 2026?  —  In our previous blog on recruitment reports, we looked at how data and reports bring clarity to hiring.  They show you where your hiring system slows down …
IDrive:
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data  —  Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Salesforce data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.

Featured Podcasts

Lenny's Podcast:
Sequoia CEO coach: Why it's never been easier to start a company, and never been harder to scale one | Brian Halligan (co-founder, HubSpot)
Interviews with world-class product leaders and growth experts to uncover actionable advice to help you build, launch, and grow your own product.
Subscribe to Lenny's Podcast.
Big Technology Podcast:
Is Something Big Happening?, AI Safety Apocalypse, Anthropic Raises $30 Billion
The Big Technology Podcast takes you behind the scenes in the tech world featuring interviews with plugged-in insiders and outside agitators.
Subscribe to Big Technology Podcast.
Hard Fork:
'Something Big Is Happening' + A.I. Rocks the Romance Novel Industry + One Good Thing
The future is already here. Each week, journalists Kevin Roose and Casey Newton explore and make sense of the latest in the rapidly changing world of tech.
Subscribe to Hard Fork.
Cheeky Pint:
Ben Thompson from Stratechery on AI ads, the end of SaaS, and the future of media
Stripe cofounder John Collison interviews founders, builders, and leaders over a pint.
Subscribe to Cheeky Pint.
Tools and Weapons with Brad Smith:
His Excellency Khaldoon Al Mubarak: Investing in an AI-Driven World
Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith speaks with leaders in government, business, and culture to explore the most critical challenges at the intersection of technology and society.
Subscribe to Tools and Weapons with Brad Smith.
The Nick, Dick and Paul Show:
The Billionaire Button w/ Tim Wu
Nick Bilton, Dick Costolo, and Paul Kedrosky pull back the curtain on AI, startups, and the future rushing toward us, all with healthy dose of irreverence.
Subscribe to The Nick, Dick and Paul Show.
 

About This Page

This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 1:10 AM ET, June 9, 2025.

The most current version of the site as always is available at our home page. To view an earlier snapshot click here and then modify the date indicated.

More News

Earlier Picks

John Gruber / Daring Fireball:
Natasha Singer / New York Times: