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Sources: Sam Altman has excluded OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar from some key financial meetings; Friar began reporting to Fidji Simo instead of the CEO in August 2025 — Sam Altman has committed OpenAI to spend $600 billion in the next five years and privately said he wants to go public as soon …
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| Kunal Khullar / Tom's Hardware: |
Microsoft is updating devices from Windows 11 24H2 to version 25H2 with no way to fully opt out, and says an “intelligent” ML-based system handles the rollout — Microsoft forces 25H2 rollout ahead of 24H2 end-of-support … With support for version 24H2 officially ending on October 13 …
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| Gary Marcus / Marcus on AI: |
Medvi, glorified by the NYT as a two-employee startup with $1B+ in revenue, is a warning about how AI can be misused for shady business and marketing practices — AI isn't the only thing behind Medvi — On Thursday, The New York Times published a thing — and it went viral, declared as a victory for AI:
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| Shaurya Malwa / CoinDesk: |
Drift details how suspected North Korean attackers stole $270M posing as a quant trading firm in a 6+ month operation with in-person meetings and a $1M+ deposit — Attackers posed as a trading firm, met Drift contributors in person across multiple countries, deposited $1 million of their own capital …
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Documents: OpenAI and Anthropic have projected profitability to investors with and without training costs, and report inference costs exceeding half of revenue — Silicon Valley's hottest startups have the same challenge: funding giant computing costs — OpenAI and Anthropic … | Mia Galuppo / The Hollywood Reporter: |
How Hollywood support staff are integrating AI into workflows, from mundane tasks to creative development, amid cost-cutting and workload demands — “When they say, ‘You should be using AI,’ the first thought in your head is: 'Are you asking me to teach you how to replace me with technology?'" says one studio assistant.| Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch: |
A profile of Mikko Hyppönen, a cybersecurity veteran who pivoted from fighting malware to developing anti-drone systems for law enforcement and the military — Mikko Hyppönen is pacing back and forth on the stage, with his trademark dark blonde ponytail resting on an impeccable teal suit.
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| Joy Dong / New York Times: |
China, which dominates the global drone industry, has sharply tightened its drone use rules, as some users say they are hindering routine and lawful flights — The Chinese government tightened rules to curb what it described as illegal drone use, but some users say the changes are now restricting too many flights.
More: The Chosun Daily, DroneXL.co, South China Morning Post, CHINAdaily, The Gateway Pundit, and Defense Express. Forums: r/dji
| Lily Ottinger / ChinaTalk: |
A deep dive into China's efforts to integrate AI into K-12 education to reduce teacher workloads, improve rural schools, and help students with disabilities — a deep dive — Pilot schools in China are already using AI to grade children's artwork, monitor their facial expressions during lectures … | Reuters: |
Indian IT giant Wipro agrees to buy Mindsprint, the IT services arm of Singapore-based Olam, for $375M, and strikes an eight-year, $1B contract with Olam — Shares of Wipro (WIPR.NS) rose as much as 3.2% on Monday after the Indian IT services firm agreed to buy the IT services business … | Alistair Barr / Business Insider: |
TrueUp data shows over 67,000 software engineering job openings, up 30% so far in 2026 and the most in three years, with listings up about 2x since mid-2023 — The US jobs report on Friday was surprisingly strong. That's not the only part of the job market that's doing better than expected.| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Samsung plans to discontinue its Messages app in the US in July 2026 and offers instructions for users on older Android versions to switch to Google Messages — Samsung has shared an “End of Service Announcement” for its Messages app in the US. Set for July 2026, Google Messages …
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X: @theonecid. Forums: r/technology, r/actutech, r/UniversalProfile, r/samsung, r/Android, and r/GoogleMessages
| Sam Clark / Politico: |
EU legislation allowing voluntary CSAM scanning by tech and social media companies expired April 3 after lawmakers failed to agree on the terms of an extension — Scanning private online spaces for child abuse material becomes illegal in Europe on Saturday.
More: The Keyword and Social Media Today
X: @lyudakozlovska. LinkedIn: Denton Howard, Colm Gannon, Akshay J., Sam Clark, and Emily C.. Bluesky: @flingjore.com
| Ismail Shakil / Reuters: |
US commercial satellite provider Planet Labs is indefinitely withholding access to imagery of Iran and the conflict region, citing US government's request — Satellite imaging firm Planet Labs said on Saturday it will indefinitely withhold visuals of Iran and the region of conflict …
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