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Sources: Apple is developing an AirTag-sized AI wearable pin with cameras, a speaker, microphones, and wireless charging, set for release as early as 2027 — Apple is developing an AI-powered wearable pin the size of an AirTag that is equipped with multiple cameras, a speaker …
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Sources: Apple plans to revamp Siri this fall in iOS 27 and macOS 27 by turning it into the company's first AI chatbot, replacing the current Siri interface — Apple Inc. plans to revamp Siri later this year by turning the digital assistant into the company's first artificial intelligence chatbot …
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Forums: r/apple, Slashdot, and MacRumors Forums
| Beatrice Nolan / Fortune: |
Anthropic overhauls Claude's “constitution” to enable the AI model to generalize and apply broad principles rather than mechanically follow specific rules — Anthropic is overhauling a foundational document that shapes how its popular Claude AI model behaves.
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| AJ Dellinger / Gizmodo: |
xAI engineer Sulaiman Ghori says he has “left” the company after appearing on a podcast last week where he claimed that xAI had been skirting regulations — Interesting timing. — Sulaiman Ghori, an engineer at Elon Musk's AI startup xAI, went on the podcast Relentless last week …
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| Benoit Berthelot / Bloomberg: |
Ubisoft cancels six games and delays others amid a restructuring into five genre-specific “creative houses”, and expects net bookings of ~€1.5B for FY 2025-2026 — Ubisoft Entertainment SA is canceling game projects, shutting down studios and cutting its guidance …
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Sam Altman has been meeting with top investors in the Middle East, looking to raise $50B+ for OpenAI at a ~$750B to ~$830B valuation, in early talks — OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman has been meeting with top investors in the Middle East to line up funding … | Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
Blue Origin unveils TeraWave, a satellite communications network for enterprise, data center, and government customers, and plans to begin deployment in Q4 2027 — Jeff Bezos' space venture Blue Origin announced Wednesday it plans to deploy 5,408 satellites in space for a communications network that will take on SpaceX and Amazon.| Bloomberg: |
BitGo raises $212.8M in its US IPO, selling ~11.7M shares at $18 each, above the $15 to $17 range, giving it a ~$2.1B market value, in 2026's first crypto IPO — BitGo Holdings Inc. and some of its backers raised $212.8 million in a US initial public offering, pricing its shares above the marketed range.
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| Ernesto Van der Sar / TorrentFreak: |
Unsealed docs: Spotify and labels sued Anna's Archive over plans to release scraped Spotify data; a US court grants a temporary order taking down some domains — Spotify and several major record labels, including UMG, Sony, and Warner, have taken legal action against the unknown operators of Anna's Archive.| The Information: |
Memo: Barret Zoph, the Thinking Machines Lab cofounder who rejoined OpenAI last week, will lead OpenAI's enterprise push, as part of a broader reorganization — Barret Zoph, the Thinking Machines Lab cofounder who rejoined OpenAI in a swirl of controversy last week, will lead the company's push …
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
X unveils Bluesky-like “Starterpacks” to help users find accounts that match their interests, curated by X and rolling out in the coming weeks — Bluesky's “Starter Packs,” the curated lists of suggested users to follow, have proven a popular way to help people connect with others …
More: Engadget, Social Media Today, and Cointelegraph
X: @nikitabier, @luke_metro, and @oalexanderdk. Mastodon: @eloquence@social.coop. Forums: r/BlueskySocial
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Vimeo is laying off staff for the second time since September 2025, when it cut 10% of its workforce; Bending Spoons acquired Vimeo for ~$1.38B in November 2025 — - Vimeo is laying off staffers globally in a new round of cuts. — The job cuts arrived a few months after tech holding company Bending Spoons bought Vimeo.
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| Daniel Kuhn / The Block: |
Neynar, a startup focused on decentralized social media infrastructure, is acquiring Ethereum-based social media project Farcaster from R&D firm Merkle — - Decentralized social media infrastructure firm Neynar is acquiring Farcaster, the Ethereum-based protocol that was last valued at $1 billion.
More: Neynar, Decrypt, NFTgators, Cointelegraph, TheStreet, The Crypto Times, CoinDesk, and Crypto Briefing
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| Myles Miller / Bloomberg: |
Marketing tech startup Applecart raised $100M in a minority funding round led by Blackstone's growth equity business, a source says at a ~$700M valuation — Applecart, a marketing technology startup, raised $100 million in a minority funding round led by Blackstone Inc.'s growth equity business.| Bloomberg: |
Sources: the US Senate's crypto market structure bill is likely to be delayed by several weeks as key lawmakers shift focus to potential housing legislation — A sweeping US crypto market bill is likely to be delayed by at least several weeks as key lawmakers shift their focus …
More: The Block, Cointelegraph, crypto.news, Blockonomi, CoinGape, CoinDesk, Cryptonews, and Coinpedia Fintech News
| Chris Miller / Barron's Online: |
A year after the DeepSeek shock following R1's release, US tech companies still lead in AI chips, model quality, and sales, with no change in investment trends — About the author: Chris Miller is the author of Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology.
LinkedIn: Chris Miller
| Bloomberg: |
German exchange operator Deutsche Boerse agrees to acquire European fund distribution platform Allfunds for about $6.2B in cash and stock — Deutsche Boerse AG agreed to acquire European fund distribution platform Allfunds Group Plc for about €5.3 billion ($6.2 billion) in cash and stock.
More: Wall Street Journal, Deutsche Börse Group, and Reuters
| Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter: |
YouTube CEO Neal Mohan publishes his annual letter, saying YouTube aims to reduce “AI slop” and has strengthened parental controls, and teases Shorts updates — The executive published his annual letter to the YouTube community Wednesday, outlining his priorities for the video platform.
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LinkedIn: Sean Downey, Chris Schremp, and Tara Walpert Levy
Bluesky: @knoebel and @laikalgagarin
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
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