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New York Times:
Sources: executives in Meta's AI division discussed “de-investing” in Llama and also discussed using models from competitors like OpenAI and Anthropic  —  Unhappy with his company's artificial intelligence efforts, Meta's C.E.O. is on a spending spree as he reconsiders his strategy …
Alex Heath / The Verge:
At an all-hands, Andrew Bosworth says Sam Altman is not happy about Meta getting OpenAI talent and is “being dishonest” about Meta offering $100M bonuses
Ryan Daws / AI News:
Anthropic tested Claude's ability to manage a physical “storefront” to mixed results, as the AI struggled with pricing strategy and inventory management  —  Anthropic tasked its Claude AI model with running a small business to test its real-world economic capabilities.
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
SCOTUS upholds a Texas law that requires porn websites to verify that their visitors are 18 or older, rejecting a First Amendment challenge to the law  —  The Supreme Court has upheld a Texas law that requires porn websites to verify that their visitors are 18 or older.
Miranda Bryant / The Guardian:
Denmark plans to clamp down on AI-generated deepfakes by changing copyright law to give its citizens rights to their own body, facial features, and voice  —  Amendment to law will strengthen protection against digital imitations of people's identities, government says
Kylie Robison / Wired:
Sources: OpenAI is not releasing an internal paper on AI stages as it may complicate OpenAI's ability to declare AGI and block Microsoft from its tech  —  The partnership between OpenAI and Microsoft in many ways hinges on the definition of artificial general intelligence …
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump says the US is “terminating all discussions on trade with Canada” in response to Canada's decision to impose a digital services tax on US tech firms  —  - President Donald Trump on Friday said the United States is immediately “terminating ALL discussions on Trade with Canada.”
Marina Temkin / TechCrunch:
On the a16z podcast, Bryan Kim said a16z backed Cluely because speed in marketing and building beats crafting a perfect “artisan” product due to AI competition  —  When Cluely, a startup claiming to be building a product that helps people “cheat” on everything …
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Q&A with Peter Thiel on economic and technological stagnation, US growth and dynamism, supporting President Trump in 2016, the future and risks of AI, and more  —  The original tech right power player on A.I., Mars and immortality.  — 1.7k … Ross Douthat: Is Silicon Valley recklessly ambitious?
Reuters:
Germany's DPC says DeepSeek's app illegally transfers user data to China and asks Apple and Google to block it from their app stores in the country  —  Germany has taken steps towards blocking Chinese AI startup DeepSeek from the Apple (AAPL.O) and Google (GOOGL.O) app stores due to concerns …

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CNBC:
James Cameron blasts Netflix's proposed acquisition of WBD, in a letter to Senator Mike Lee, calling it “disastrous for the theatrical motion picture business”

James Hibberd / The Hollywood Reporter:
After a backlash, AMC opts out of screening an AI short film during its pre-show, programmed by ad company Screenvision, before feature films

Hanaa' Tameez / Nieman Lab:
Substack announces new tools to help writers use Polymarket data and adds Polymarket to its sponsorship pilot, prompting questions from some journalists

More News

Ashley Gold / Axios:
A group of 17 GOP governors write to Senate majority leader and House speaker urging for the state AI bill moratorium to be removed from the reconciliation bill
Lauren Feiner / The Verge:
SCOTUS upholds a broadband subsidy program for low-income users, schools, and others, rejecting claims that its funding mechanism is unconstitutional
Sam Apple / Wired:
At a “couples retreat” for human-AI pairs, users of services like Replika and Nomi grapple with the virtual reality and emotional limits of their partners
Michelle Ma / Bloomberg:
Battery recycler Redwood Materials and Project Stargate member Crusoe launch a 2,000-GPU data center in Nevada powered by repurposed EV batteries

Earlier Picks

Ben Schoon / 9to5Google:
Google has been banned from selling the Pixel 7 in Japan due to a patent dispute related to 4G connectivity; further bans against the Pixel 8 and 9 are possible
Hannah Lang / Reuters:
Dinari, which offers blockchain-based US stocks, secures a broker-dealer registration to become the first tokenized equity platform to secure approval in the US
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
Google launches Doppl, an experimental AI app to let users virtually try on outfits by generating videos from photos, available on iOS and Android in the US
David Uzondu / Neowin:
Google fully releases Gemma 3n, an open weights, multimodal AI model that can run on as little as 2GB of memory; the model was previously available as a preview
Chance Miller / 9to5Mac:
Apple overhauls EU App Store to comply with DMA: developers can push offers and alt payments, and the Core Technology Fee will be swapped for tiered commission
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
YouTube launches an AI Overviews-like carousel for searches related to shopping, places, and things to do in a specific place, for Premium users in the US
Megan Morrone / Axios:
Anthropic releases preliminary results showing users who discuss emotional issues with Claude tend to grow more positive as conversations progress
Callan Quinn / Decrypt:
Kraken secures a MiCA license from the Central Bank of Ireland to offer crypto services across the EU, following Coinbase's approval in Luxembourg last week
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