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Jesse Pound / CNBC:
Trump says a 25%+ tariff “must be paid by Apple” on iPhones not made in the US, and he told Tim Cook long ago that iPhones sold in the US must be made in the US  —  President Donald Trump said in a social media post Friday morning that Apple will have to pay a tariff of 25% …
Anthropic:
Anthropic releases Claude Opus 4, which excels at coding and complex problem-solving, and Sonnet 4, both with near-instant responses and extended thinking modes  —  Today, we're introducing the next generation of Claude models: Claude Opus 4 and Claude Sonnet 4, setting new standards for coding, advanced reasoning, and AI agents.
Anthropic:
Anthropic releases new API features for building agents: a code execution tool, an MCP connector, a Files API, and extended prompt caching, all in public beta
Rhiannon Williams / MIT Technology Review:
Anthropic says Claude Opus 4 is a leap from assistant to agent and that Rakuten used it to code autonomously for nearly seven hours on an open-source project
Reuters:
Sources: DOGE is using a customized Grok to analyze US government data, including at DHS where it has not been approved, raising security and privacy concerns  —  Billionaire Elon Musk's DOGE team is expanding use of his artificial intelligence chatbot Grok in the U.S. federal government to analyze data …
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: companies co-owned by JPMorgan Chase, BOA, Citigroup, Wells Fargo, and other large commercial banks are exploring whether to issue a joint stablecoin  —  The discussions involve payments companies co-owned by JPMorgan Chase, other large banks  —  The nation's biggest banks …
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Bluesky lets “notable and authentic” accounts apply for blue check verification and enables select organizations to become Trusted Verifiers to verify others  —  Bluesky on Thursday quietly opened the doors to those who want to become verified on its social networking service.
Andy Greenberg / Wired:
The US DOJ charges 16 individuals allegedly linked to a Russia-based malware operation known as DanaBot that infected 300,000+ machines globally  —  A new US indictment against a group of Russian nationals offers a clear example of how, authorities say, a single malware operation can enable both criminal and state-sponsored hacking.
Wall Street Journal:
Trump hosted a gala dinner for the top buyers of his memecoin, including Justin Sun, and reaffirmed his commitment to making the US the world's “crypto capital”  —  The president hosted the biggest investors in his memecoin at his golf club outside Washington
Jody Godoy / Reuters:
The US FTC drops a case that sought to block Microsoft's $69B purchase of Activision Blizzard, saying that pursuing the case was not in the public interest  —  The U.S. Federal Trade Commission dropped a case that sought to block Microsoft's (MSFT.O) $69-billion purchase of “Call of Duty” …
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple aims to release smart glasses at the end of 2026 as part of a push into AI devices, but has shelved plans for an Apple Watch with a camera  —  Apple Inc. is aiming to release smart glasses at the end of next year as part of a push into AI-enhanced gadgets …
Ionut Ilascu / BleepingComputer:
The US DOJ indicts a Russian national for allegedly leading the Qakbot malware operation that infected 700K+ computers and enabled ransomware attacks for years  —  The U.S. government has indicted Russian national Rustam Rafailevich Gallyamov, the leader of the Qakbot botnet malware operation …
Philip Stafford / Financial Times:
UK-based R3, a blockchain tech developer for financial institutions, partners with the Solana Foundation to let R3 customers use the Solana blockchain  —  R3 reaches agreement with Solana Foundation in move to tokenise global stocks, bonds and funds  —  Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT …
Maxwell Zeff / TechCrunch:
Anthropic's System Card: Opus 4 often attempted to blackmail engineers by threatening to reveal sensitive personal info when it was threatened with replacement  —  Anthropic's newly launched Claude Opus 4 model frequently tries to blackmail developers when they threaten to replace …
Sam Bowman / @sleepinyourhat:
Anthropic says Opus 4 will use an email tool to “whistleblow” if it detects users doing something “egregiously evil”, like marketing a drug based on faked data
Billy Perrigo / Time:
Anthropic releases Opus 4 under stricter safety measures than any prior model after tests showed it could potentially aid novices in making biological weapons

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Jasper Ward / Reuters:
Filing: a US judge dismisses with prejudice Trump's defamation lawsuit against Wall Street Journal regarding a birthday card to Jeffrey Epstein signed by Trump

Reuters:
Independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta plans to shut down after 30+ years, following pressure from Russian authorities and the persecution of its reporters

Gavin Blair / The Hollywood Reporter:
The Association of Japanese Animations: Japan's anime industry revenue grew 15.8% YoY to a record ~$28.5B in 2025, with overseas revenue reaching ~$16B

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Harry McCracken / Fast Company:
An interview with Roku founder and CEO Anthony Wood about diversifying Roku's business beyond hardware, its services business, the Roku Channel, ads, and more
Sean Hollister / The Verge:
Valve releases SteamOS 3.7.8, adding support for the Lenovo Legion Go S, a recovery image to install SteamOS on other AMD handhelds like the ROG Ally, and more

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David Heaney / UploadVR:
Meta is testing turning images on some Instagram feeds into 3D photos on the Instagram app for Quest, as well as a new Horizon OS interface called Navigator
Reuters:
Sources: OnlyFans owner Fenix is in talks to sell OnlyFans to an investor group led by Forest Road Company at an ~$8B valuation and is also considering an IPO
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Filing: Disney sues YouTube, claiming breach of contract after YouTube hired longtime Disney executive Justin Connolly as its global head of media and sports
Will Oremus / Washington Post:
State lawmakers and AGs from both parties, Democrats, consumer advocates, and others oppose GOP's push to ban state AI regulations for the next 10 years
New York Times:
Sources: the US FTC is investigating whether Media Matters illegally colluded with advertisers; Elon Musk sued the advocacy group in 2023
Sam Biddle / The Intercept:
Docs: ODNI is developing a centralized portal to streamline the purchase of commercially available information, like location data, by US intelligence agencies
The Mozilla Blog:
Mozilla plans to shut down Pocket, the read-it-later service it acquired in 2017, on July 8, and Fakespot, which helps identify unreliable reviews, on July 1
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