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Trump extends the TikTok ban deadline for a third time; there is no legal basis for the extensions and it is unclear how many times the deadline can be extended — President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to keep TikTok running in the U.S. for another 90 days to give …
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Forums: r/politics, r/inthenews, r/neoliberal, and r/moderatepolitics
| Richard Waters / Financial Times: |
Tesla's robotaxi service will launch in Austin with just ~10 cars that are geofenced to avoid complex intersections and monitored by backup teleoperators — Autonomous ride-hailing service to make tentative debut in Austin, Texas, with only about 10 cars — For Elon Musk, tech's great showman … | Ellen O'Regan / Politico: |
The Irish Data Protection Commission says Meta told it that WhatsApp ads “won't be launching” in the EU “until 2026”; WhatsApp says ads are coming “gradually” — Meta's advertising plan has triggered privacy concerns in Europe.
More: 9to5Mac, MLex, Neowin, and Irish Independent
| Andrej Karpathy / Y Combinator on YouTube: |
Andrej Karpathy's talk on “Software 3.0”, with LLMs enabling programming via natural language, the decade of agents, LLMs as “fallible people spirits”, and more — Andrej Karpathy's keynote at AI Startup School in San Francisco. Slides provided by Andrej: https …
More: Donna Mägi and Blockchain.News
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LinkedIn: Isfandiyar Shaheen, Nicola De Coppi, and Mark Watson
Forums: Hacker News, r/theprimeagen, r/singularity, and Lobsters
| Zach Vallese / CNBC: |
Sources: Google is using its expansive library of YouTube videos to train Gemini and Veo 3; Google says it only uses a subset of videos for the training — Google is using its expansive library of YouTube videos to train its artificial intelligence models, including Gemini and the Veo 3 video and audio generator, CNBC has learned.
More: PC Guide, TipRanks Financial, iPhone in Canada, HotHardware, and The Economic Times
Forums: Hacker News, r/technology, and Slashdot
| Bloomberg: |
European satellite company Eutelsat raised €1.35B, including €717M from France, to build out its fleet of satellites to rival Starlink; France's stake is ~30% — Eutelsat Communications SA is raising €1.35 billion ($1.5 billion) from the French government and other investors …
More: The Information, SpaceNews, Reuters, Via Satellite, and Aviation Week Network
| Peggy Corlin / Euronews: |
The EU says Apple and Meta will not face sanctions immediately after their 60-day DMA grace period ends on June 26, following €500M and €200M fines in April — Copyright Marta Lavandier/Copyright 2022 The AP. All Rights Reserved. — The European Commission will opt …
More: How EU Law Influences Tech, MLex, 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, and MacTech.com
| The Information: |
A look at Scale AI rival Surge AI, which raised no outside capital, told staff it had $1B+ in 2024 revenue, vs. Scale's $870M, and has always been profitable — For years, data labeling existed in a tucked-away corner of Silicon Valley, a critical but unglamorous area of AI where companies …
X: @amir and @jessicalessin
| Barbara Moens / Financial Times: |
The European Court of Justice's advocate-general says the EU fining Google €4.12B for using Android to squash rivals should be upheld, a major blow to Google — ECJ adviser supports Brussels regulators' findings over dominance of tech giant's Android mobile operating system
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| Andrew R. Chow / Time: |
MIT study of 54 people writing essays using ChatGPT, Google Search, or no tools: ChatGPT users had the lowest brain engagement and underperformed neurologically — Does ChatGPT harm critical thinking abilities? A new study from researchers at MIT's Media Lab has returned some concerning results.
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LinkedIn: Nicki Purcell, Edo Bar-Gil, and Kree Govender
Forums: r/Futurology, r/technology, and r/singularity
| Sachi Kitajima Mulkey / New York Times: |
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| Financial Times: |
Interviews with 45+ sources detail Mark Zuckerberg's transformation into “MAGA Mark”; sources say there were talks about Zuckerberg becoming a Trump adviser — The boss's macho makeover shocked liberals at Meta, but his closest allies say this is who he was all along| Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
Korean media: Google switching from Samsung's foundry to TSMC for its upcoming Pixel 10 series' Tensor G5 chip was a “shock” and is a wake-up call for Samsung — According to a new report, Google's switch from Samsung's foundry to TSMC for the Tensor G5 chip in the upcoming Pixel 10 series was a …
Source: The Bell. More: PhoneArena, HotHardware, SammyGuru, Android Authority, Android Police, SamMobile, and Android Headlines
| Jordan Robertson / Bloomberg: |
How Iranian and Israeli hacking groups spent years sparring online; the US State Department is offering $10M for info on members of Iran-linked CyberAv3ngers — As hackers have inserted themselves into the military conflict between Israel and Iran, American officials are focused on trying … | Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
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Bluesky: @zackwhittaker.com. X: @nobitexmarket, @gonjeshkedarand, @gonjeshkedarand, @nobitexmarket, @nobitexmarket, @lookonchain, @virtuosoton, @craiu, @gelossnake, @chainalysis, @talbeerysec, @hkashfi, and @nobitexmarket
Forums: r/CryptoCurrency and r/geopolitics
| Federico Viticci / MacStories: |
An interview with Apple SVP Craig Federighi on the journey to iPadOS' windowing system and menu bar, the iPad's essence as a “magical piece of glass”, and more — It's a cool, sunny morning at Apple Park as I'm walking my way along the iconic glass ring to meet with Apple's SVP …
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Forums: r/apple, Slashdot, and MacRumors Forums
| Melissa Heikkilä / Financial Times: |
A look at the tech industry's lack of consensus on what AGI or ASI is, whether LLMs are the best path, and what the tech might look like if or when it arrives — It has been tipped as the next big breakthrough out of Silicon Valley, but is it a scientific goal — or a marketing buzzword?| Ellen Barry / New York Times: |
Study: US kids who said social media, phone, or video game use was “addictive” were 2x to 3x as likely to have thoughts of suicide or harm themselves by age 14 — Researchers found children with highly addictive use of phones, video games or social media were two to three times …
More: SheKnows, The Indian Express, CNN, Financial Times, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, MedPageToday.com, The Guardian, and JAMA
Bluesky: @georgeosborn, @georgeosborn, and @georgeosborn. Mastodon: @czeins@mastodon.social. X: @jason_kint
| Guillaume Grallet / Le Point: |
Q&A with Pavel Durov on his arrest in France, Macron, Russia, the FBI, the fight for Telegram, leaving his wealth to the 100+ children he has fathered, and more — INTERVIEW. “Le Point” met with the co-founder and CEO of the secure messaging app Telegram, who was charged in August 2024.
More: People, Cryptopolitan, and CBS News
Bluesky: @bullxead. X: @thestalwart, @krishnanrohit, @pitdesi, @jjvincent, @ptiberry, and @mikeisaac
| Ryan Lawler / Axios: |
Miami-based Payabli, which provides software companies with an embedded payments platform, raised a $28M Series B led by Fika Ventures and QED Investors — Payabli, a Miami-based embedded payments platform, has raised $28 million in Series B funding led by existing investors Fika Ventures and QED Investors … | Colin Campbell / Axios: |
Miami-based Pelico, which offers a supply chain orchestration platform, raised a $40M Series B led by General Catalyst, bringing its total funding to $72M — Supply chain orchestration platform Pelico raised $40 million in strategic financing led by General Catalyst, co-founder Tarik Benabdallah tells Axios Pro.
More: Refresh Miami
| Tim Chambers: |
A look at seven UX issues in the Fediverse's web experience, such as complex onboarding, no DM UI wrapper or public posting warning, and unusable user discovery — So, confession time: I was recently helping a new client get set up on the Fediverse—guiding them through their first steps into our glorious decentralized galaxy.
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