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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Mike Rockwell and Craig Federighi have led efforts to assess external models to power Siri; after testing, Anthropic's tech seemed most promising  —  Apple Inc. is considering using artificial intelligence technology from Anthropic PBC or OpenAI to power a new version of Siri …
Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg:
In a memo, Mark Zuckerberg announces Meta Superintelligence Labs and 11 new hires; Nat Friedman “will partner with Alexandr Wang” to lead the new group  —  Zuckerberg wrote Monday to employees that Meta's AI efforts will fall under a new group called Meta Superintelligence Labs …
Jody Godoy / Reuters:
A US judge denies Apple's motion to dismiss the DOJ antitrust lawsuit, filed in March 2024, accusing Apple of unlawfully dominating the US smartphone market  —  Apple (AAPL.O) must face the U.S. Department of Justice's lawsuit accusing the iPhone maker of unlawfully dominating the U.S. smartphone market, a judge ruled on Monday.
Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac:
Kuo: Apple plans a cheaper MacBook powered by iPhone 16 Pro's A18 Pro chip and with a ~13" display, expected to enter mass production in late 2025 or early 2026  —  Apple's current entry-level laptop is the $999 MacBook Air, but analyst Ming-Chi Kuo believes Apple is aiming to launch an even more affordable model soon.
Hannah Lang / Reuters:
Circle applies for a US national trust bank license, which would let it act as a custodian for its own reserves and hold crypto for its institutional clients  —  Stablecoin firm Circle (CRCL.N) is applying to create a national trust bank in the U.S., a major move after its blockbuster IPO valued …
Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg:
X hires Nikita Bier, the serial entrepreneur who was behind polling startup TBH and teen-focused social network Gas, as its new head of product  —  Elon Musk's X has hired entrepreneur Nikita Bier as the platform's new head of product, giving Bier a senior role atop one of the most widely used social apps in the world.
Kate Knibbs / Wired:
After criticism, Sen. Blackburn backs off her own AI compromise for the tax bill, saying “we can't block states from making laws that protect their citizens”  —  After critics called the bill a “get-out-jail-free-card” for Big Tech that could make it nearly impossible to rein …
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch:
The US takes down a North Korean operation that, from 2021 to 2024, impersonated 80+ people to get remote jobs at 100+ US firms, using “laptop farms” in the US  —  The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Monday that it had taken several enforcement actions against North Korea's operations …
Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
The latest version of the Senate's OBBB has a provision removing the 6 GHz band's protection from spectrum auctions; Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-FI 7 utilize the 6 GHz band  —  Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has a plan for spectrum auctions that could take frequencies away from Wi-Fi and reallocate them for the exclusive use of wireless carriers.
Will Knight / Wired:
Microsoft claims its new AI tool diagnoses diseases with 80% accuracy vs. doctors' 20%; Mustafa Suleyman calls it a “step toward medical superintelligence”  —  The tech giant poached several top Google researchers to help build a powerful AI tool that can diagnose patients and potentially cut health care costs.
Sebastian Herrera / Wall Street Journal:
Amazon says it has deployed over 1M robots in its warehouses, its most ever and close to its human workforce, with 75% of global deliveries aided by robotics  —  The e-commerce giant now counts more than one million of the machines at its facilities  —  | Photographs and Videos by Desiree Rios for WSJ
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Edith Hancock / Wall Street Journal:
Apple will delay rolling out some iOS 26 features in the EU later this year, including “visited places”, citing the difficulty of complying with the DMA  —  A service which tracks and records where users have been won't be rolled out in the EU  —  Apple said it will delay offering …
Bloomberg:
Investigation: three US Treasury hacks in the past five years were due to a failure to deploy basic security measures, as DOGE cuts further weaken the agency  —  In three major hacks, Treasury didn't deploy cybersecurity measures that could have prevented the attacks or flagged the intruders sooner …
MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC:
Robinhood announces an expanded offering of tokenized US stocks across Europe, crypto staking in US, a Layer 2 blockchain for real-world asset settlement, more  —  CANNES — Fifteen years after flipping burgers at a McDonald's and teaching himself to code at night in a cramped apartment near …
Gené Teare / Crunchbase News:
A look at the rise of $5B+ unicorns, which make up 13% of ~1,600 unicorns but hold $3.5T of $6T total valuation; 17 startups joined the $5B+ club in H1 2025  —  Editor's note: This article is part of a series looking at how the venture and startup landscape has evolved over the past 10 years.
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Google announces 30+ Gemini AI tools for educators, like “Gems” which help students on specific subjects, included with Google Workspace for Education accounts  —  Google on Monday announced a series of updates intended to bring its Gemini AI and other AI-powered tools deeper into the classroom.
Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:
Spotify revamps its Discover Weekly playlist after ten years, adding new genre filters for Premium users, and says users streamed 100B+ tracks via the playlist  —  Spotify's Discover Weekly playlist, which shares new listening recommendations every Monday, is getting an update.
Samantha Subin / CNBC:
SEC filing: Oracle signed multiple large cloud agreements, including one that is expected to contribute $30B+ in annual revenue starting in FY28; ORCL jumps 5%+  —  Oracle shares jumped more than 5% after a recent filing showed a cloud deal that would add over $30 billion annually.

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The Hollywood Reporter:
Disney says Jimmy Kimmel's show will return to ABC on Tuesday and the suspension was “to avoid further inflaming a tense situation at an emotional moment”

Doug Shapiro / The Mediator:
As GenAI disrupts media content creation by lowering barriers and costs, value will shift to complements such as merchandise, live events, and exclusive access

Reuters:
RSF says Chinese journalist Zhang Zhan, jailed from 2020 to 2024, has been sentenced to four more years on a charge of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”

More News

Maxwell Zeff / TechCrunch:
Cursor launches a web app and Slack integration for managing AI coding agents from mobile and desktop
Kerry Flynn / Axios:
Tinder is mandating new users in California verify their profiles using facial recognition technology starting June 30 in a bid to reduce impersonation
More: TechCrunch, Neowin, Engadget, WeRSM, CBS News, and Biometric Update
Bluesky: @hypervisible.  X: @kerrymflynn.  LinkedIn: Yoel Roth.  Forums: r/technology
Matt Day / Bloomberg:
Source: Nintendo pulled its products from Amazon's US site after noticing third-party merchants were selling games in the US at prices below Nintendo's rates
More: TheGamer, PCMag, Engadget, Tom's Hardware, Pocket-lint, Kotaku, Adweek, and GoNintendo
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Earlier Picks

James Rundle / Wall Street Journal:
Tel Aviv-based Cato Networks, whose tools help protect remote workforces, raised a $359M Series G at a $4.8B+ valuation, taking its total funding to $1B+
Associated Press:
Canada rescinds the Digital Services Tax “in anticipation of” a trade deal with the US, with trade talks resuming; the tax was set to go into effect on Monday
Anthony D'Alessandro / Deadline:
The F1 movie gives Apple its first box office hit, opening to $144M worldwide and $55.6M in the US; it was pushed on Apple Music, Podcasts, Fitness+, and Wallet
Noah Smith / Noahpinion:
Elon Musk calls the Senate tax bill “utterly insane” as it raises taxes on nuclear and geothermal energy and battery storage, which are crucial for AI training
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