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xAI sues Apple and OpenAI, alleging their deal to integrate ChatGPT into Apple devices stifles competition and Apple unfairly favors OpenAI in App Store ranking — Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI sued Apple (AAPL.O) and ChatGPT maker OpenAI …
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| Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority: |
Google plans to begin verifying the identity of all developers who distribute apps on Android, even from outside the Play Store, starting in September 2026 — Google wants to verify the identity of all developers who distribute apps on Android, even if it's outside the Play Store
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| Humeyra Pamuk / Reuters: |
Sources: the Trump administration is considering imposing sanctions on EU or member state officials responsible for implementing the EU's DSA — President Donald Trump's administration is considering imposing sanctions on European Union or member state officials responsible for implementing …
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Japanese media groups Nikkei and Asahi Shimbun jointly sue Perplexity in Tokyo, alleging the AI startup “copied and stored” their content without permission — The publishers say the company illegally ‘copied and stored article content’ — Two of Japan's largest media groups … | Chris Eudaily / CNBC: |
Filing: Intel warns the US taking a 10% stake could trigger “adverse reactions”, including in international sales, which made up 76% of revenue last fiscal year — Intel on Monday warned of “adverse reactions” from investors, employees and others to the Trump administration taking …
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Q&A with Harsh Jain, CEO of Dream11 parent Dream Sports, on India's real-money gaming law, which he says erased 95% of the group's revenue and all its profits — Dream Sports CEO Harsh Jain described India's gaming law as an unexpected knockout punch but said he remains “a delusional optimist” …
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Google says NotebookLM's Video Overviews now support 80 languages, and Audio Overviews now provide more detailed non-English summaries — Google announced on Monday that it updated NotebookLM's Video Overviews feature to support 80 languages, including French, German, Spanish, and Japanese.| Thomas Seal / Bloomberg: |
Shopify updated a help page in May to tighten its rules against “hateful content” like racist merchandise, after removing a similar ban in July 2024 — Shopify Inc. tightened rules against “hateful content” as users sell racist merchandise using its popular e-commerce platform, roughly a year after removing a similar ban.| Samantha Cole / 404 Media: |
Forty-four US AGs sign an open letter to 11 chatbot and social media companies, warning they will be held accountable if their AI chatbots knowingly harm kids — Forty-four attorneys general signed an open letter on Monday that says to companies developing AI chatbots: “If you knowingly harm kids, you will answer for it.”
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| Kif Leswing / CNBC: |
Nvidia says the Jetson AGX Thor, its latest “robot brain” chip module, is now on sale for $3,499 as a developer kit; the module will ship next month — Nvidia announced Monday that its latest robotics chip module, the Jetson AGX Thor, is now on sale for $3,499 as a developer kit.
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Forums: Hacker News and Slashdot
| Nikkei Asia: |
SoftBank shares are up 61% in 2025, making it one of Tokyo's top performers, on the back of AI and chip investments, as some investors question the upside — TOKYO — SoftBank Group has been among the top performers on Tokyo's top-tier Prime market this year, surging on the back of a U.S. tech rally powered … | Financial Times: |
Bengaluru, home to about 33% of India's 1,800+ GCCs and key to the $300B tech industry, struggles as its infrastructure lags behind rapid tech sector growth — Over the past two decades, Bengaluru has seen explosive growth in its tech sector. But the city's infrastructure is not keeping up with the expansion
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| Jaspreet Singh / Reuters: |
LinkedIn is expanding its BrandLink video ads program with new publishers and creators, and says payouts to them have more than tripled year over year — LinkedIn is expanding its video advertising program, adding new publishers and creator-led shows to draw marketing dollars.| Reuters: |
Sources: Doug Beck, director of the Pentagon's Defense Innovation Unit, resigns; DOD officials had previously raised concerns about his donations to Democrats — The head of a Pentagon unit responsible for accelerating the military's adoption of new technology resigned on Monday …
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