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Emma Roth / The Verge:
OpenAI releases ChatGPT Images 2.0 with new “thinking capabilities”, allowing it to search the web to help it create multiple images from a single prompt  —  The update allows ChatGPT Images 2.0 to create a series of images based on one prompt.
CNBC:
John Ternus, senior VP of Hardware Engineering, will become Apple's next CEO on September 1; Tim Cook will become executive chairman of Apple's board  —  Apple said on Monday that John Ternus is succeeding Tim Cook as CEO, with Cook assuming the role of executive chairman on Sept. 1.
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
All-hands: Tim Cook said he's stepping down now to ensure the “best-ever transition,” citing strong financials, an “incredible” pipeline, and Ternus' readiness  —  Apple Inc.'s Tim Cook, who's stepping down as chief executive officer later this year …
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Longtime colleagues say John Ternus will bring back Jobs-era decisiveness, shifting from Cook's era when decisions were made collectively by top executives  —  When Apple Inc. announced Monday that longtime leader Tim Cook would be replaced by John Ternus, it published an image …
John Gruber / Daring Fireball:
Tim Cook reshaped Apple in his own image and exits as CEO on his own terms, seemingly picking the right successor in John Ternus, much like Jobs did with Cook  —  It's a profoundly different feeling today than the last time Apple's CEO announced his transition to chairman of the board …
Rolfe Winkler / Wall Street Journal:
A profile of John Ternus, a mechanical engineer by background, who joined Apple in 2001 and whose biggest success was helping Mac's transition to Apple Silicon  —  John Ternus must help Apple catch up in the AI race as it looks for its next big hit  —  The Mac Mini was sorely in need of an update …
Ben Thompson / Stratechery:
Tim Cook had an extraordinary run and impeccable timing in stepping down, with Apple in a better place than it has ever been as AI becomes its next big test  —  It's the nature of business that the eulogy for a chief executive doesn't happen when they die, but when they retire, or …
Vlad Savov / Bloomberg:
Tim Cook's 15-year legacy by the numbers: Apple's market cap grew from $350B in 2011 to $4T+ now, net income rose ~700% to $112B for FY 2025, and more
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
In an email to employees, Johny Srouji details newly combined hardware engineering and hardware technologies division, organized across five key areas
Reuters:
Meta is installing tracking software on US staffers' computers to capture mouse movements, clicks, and keystrokes in work-related apps for use in AI training  —  Meta (META.O) is installing new tracking software on U.S.-based employees' computers to capture mouse movements …
NPR:
How opposition to data centers, over concerns like power demands, pollution, and water needs, has become a voting issue for many people in the 2026 US midterms  —  Fifteen minutes after Susan Bourgeois was appointed to lead Louisiana Economic Development, the state agency responsible …
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
New York Attorney General Letitia James sues Coinbase and Gemini, claiming their prediction markets violate state laws against illegal gambling  —  New York's attorney general sued Coinbase Financial Markets (COIN.O) and Gemini Titan (GEMI.O) on Tuesday, claiming their prediction markets violate state laws against illegal gambling.
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft cuts Xbox Game Pass Ultimate price from $29.99 to $22.99/month and PC Game Pass from $16.49 to $13.99, but both tiers won't get new Call of Duty games  —  After Xbox CEO Asha Sharma admitted last week that “Game Pass has become too expensive for players,” Microsoft is dropping …
Alex Ebert / Bloomberg Law:
Florida AG James Uthmeier issues criminal subpoenas to OpenAI to investigate if ChatGPT's role in planning a mass shooting constitutes criminal liability  —  Florida is sending criminal subpoenas to OpenAI, opening a novel investigation into whether a chatbot could be criminally liable for use in a mass shooting.
The Information:
Draft IPO prospectus: SpaceX debt grew from $14B in 2024 to $23B in 2025, tied to a $4.5B lease deal with Valor Equity for AI equipment such as chips for xAI  —  SpaceX increased its debt load by nearly two-thirds last year, to about $23 billion at the end of 2025 from $14 billion the year prior.
Muvija M / Reuters:
UK's Ofcom launches an investigation into Telegram over concerns of CSAM being shared on the platform and its use by predators to groom children  —  Britain's communications regulator, Ofcom, launched an investigation on Tuesday into the Telegram messaging app after evidence suggested child …
Ashley Capoot / CNBC:
Trump says his administration had “some very good talks” with Anthropic during a WH meeting last week and “it's possible” there will be a deal with DOD  —  President Donald Trump on Tuesday told CNBC that “it's possible” that a deal will be made to allow Anthropic's …

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David Shepardson / Reuters:
US Senator Marsha Blackburn raises concerns about Meta's plan to update its commercial terms, saying the terms grant sweeping scraping authority

Matthew Keys / TheDesk.net:
Democratic FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez urges the NAB, the broadcast industry's largest lobbying group, to defend the right of TV newsrooms to report on polls

Esther Addley / The Guardian:
Axel Springer's Telegraph begins layoffs, pledging to become an “AI-powered” global business; sources: up to 100 jobs will go, with culture and sports hit hard

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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
YouTube makes its deepfake detection tool available to anyone at high risk of having their likeness abused, expanding it from public officials and politicians
Sally Weale / The Guardian:
The UK proposes an amendment to the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill to ban smartphones in all schools in England; a ban was previously just advisory
Financial Times:
Sources: Jeff Bezos' Project Prometheus is close to a $10B fundraising deal, which includes an initial $6.2B raise in November, at a $38B post-money valuation
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