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| Anthropic: |
Anthropic releases Claude Opus 4, which excels at coding, and Claude Sonnet 4, both hybrid models with near-instant responses and extended thinking — 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.
More: Anthropic on YouTube, The Register, Exponential View, Simon Willison's Weblog, Moneycontrol, Neowin, BleepingComputer, Tech in Asia, PCMag, TestingCatalog, iPhone in Canada, Amazon Web Services, MarkTechPost, Maginative, Beebom, 9to5Mac, PYMNTS.com, Mashable, iClarified, About Amazon, and ZDNET
Bluesky: @timfduffy.com and @tedunderwood.me
X: @_mohansolo, @emollick, @ashtom, @swyx, @davewiner, @0xkrma, @kyliebytes, @theo, @danshipper, @alexalbert__, @reedalbergotti, @danshipper, @nearcyan, @ajassy, @sammcallister, @vibhuuuus, @janleike, @reedalbergotti, @altryne, @yampeleg, @swyx, @anthropicai, @reedalbergotti, @burkov, @iankar_, @anthropicai, @artemr, @signulll, @alexeheath, @ryolu_, @abacaj, @apples_jimmy, @miles_brundage, @anthropicai, @danshipper, @dorialexander, @mikeyk, @emollick, @gergelyorosz, and @altryne
LinkedIn: Guillaume Princen, Colleen Jones, and Shu Wu
Forums: Hacker News, r/RooCode, r/singularity, and Slashdot
| Anthropic: |
Anthropic releases new API features for building agents: a code execution tool, MCP connector, Files API, and extended prompt caching, all in public beta — Today, we're announcing four new capabilities on the Anthropic API that enable developers to build more powerful AI agents …
More: Constellation Research and PayPal Developer
Mastodon: @viticci@mastodon …. X: @stevenheidel, @mikeknoop, @hive_echo, @codydearkland, @paypaldev, @natolambert, @alexalbert__, @zapier, and @anthropicai
| Kylie Robison / Wired: |
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Bluesky: @stevekovach, @laurengoode, @alternatebuild.dev, and @kylierobison.com
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| Rhiannon Williams / MIT Technology Review: |
More: MacStories. Bluesky: @scottstein. X: @mattshumer_, @anthropicai, @qodoai, @adamscochran, @bneyshabur, @mariorod1, and @mattshumer_. LinkedIn: Wayne Butterfield
| Tech Policy Press: |
The US House passes the One Big Beautiful Bill, a budget bill that includes a rule banning states from enforcing AI laws for 10 years; bill heads to the Senate — The United States House of Representatives early Thursday narrowly passed a budget bill that, if enacted, would ban states …
More: The Verge, Washington Post, Engadget, National Conference …, The White House, BBC, Ways and Means, The Hill, and Associated Press
Bluesky: @socialmedialab.ca, @emilytav, @karlbode.com, @viacristiano, and @lindseyadler
X: @zamaan_qureshi, @realdonaldtrump, @shannonjoyradio, @bonkdacarnivore, @tanvi_ratna, @willoremus, and @bcmerchant
LinkedIn: Justin Hendrix and Violet Sullivan
| 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 — The Washington Post's essential guide to tech policy news — Send news tips and imaginary book titles to: will.oremus@washpost.com| 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 — Today's newest AI models might be capable of helping would-be terrorists create bioweapons or engineer a pandemic …
More: Anthropic, WinBuzzer, and The Decoder
X: @sleepinyourhat, @sleepinyourhat, @sleepinyourhat, @sleepinyourhat, and @miles_brundage. LinkedIn: Jason Clinton. Forums: r/collapse
| 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 …
More: VentureBeat. Bluesky: @amyhoy, @wwahammy.com, and @bancsutherland. X: @mickeyxfriedman
Forums: r/agi, r/technews, r/technology, r/ClaudeAI, and Slashdot
| Sam Bowman / @sleepinyourhat: |
More: VentureBeat. X: @austen, @sleepinyourhat, @ass_computer, @dguido, @billyperrigo, @itsgeorgepi, @marcaruel, @we4v3r, @samlakig, @8teapi, @sleepinyourhat, @generatorman_ai, @kevinroose, @sleepinyourhat, @undeservingfut, @growing_daniel, @darrenangle, @ghiggly, @sleepinyourhat, @asynccollab, @repligate, @soniasarao_, @sleepinyourhat, @sporadicalia, @petersalib, @spengrah, @emericdecroix, @skkjava, @benhylak, @intellect256, @dxrmok, @runekek, @suryaoruganti, @pranav_so, @sleepinyourhat, @sleepinyourhat, @jacobwolinsky, @asynccollab, and @dorialexander
| 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 …
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Bluesky: @chickenpuppet.online. X: @benbajarin, @parkerortolani, @anshelsag, @justinebateman, @markgurman, @brandonbutch, and @kristenmag
Forums: r/gadgets, r/apple, Slashdot, and MacRumors Forums
| 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 — Firefox is the only major browser not backed by a billionaire and our independence shapes everything we build.
More: Mozilla Support, TechCrunch, The Verge, Ars Technica, BetaNews, Phoronix, Life on the Wicked Stage, iPhone in Canada, OMG! Ubuntu, The Desk, Engadget, MacRumors, Neowin, ZDNET, Liliputing, 9to5Mac, 404 Media, MakeUseOf, How-To Geek, and AndroidGuys
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| 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.
More: US Department of Justice, WeLiveSecurity, Proofpoint, The Register, Krebs on Security, Flashpoint, CyberScoop, GovInfoSecurity.com, and KDFX-TV
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| Natalie Lung / Bloomberg: |
Tinder CEO Faye Iosotaluno will step down in July after less than two years in the role; Match Group CEO Spencer Rascoff will lead Tinder temporarily — The Elite Microsoft Unit Constantly Working to Thwart Hackers … Explainers
More: The Economic Times, Bloomberg Law, Reuters, Wall Street Journal, New York Post, and TechCrunch
| Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg: |
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X: @tim_bays, @loudmouthjulia, @lucas_shaw, @pkafka, @joshuaogundu, and @lucas_shaw
| Eliot Brown / Wall Street Journal: |
OpenAI partners with G42 and others to build a 1-gigawatt AI data center in Abu Dhabi called Stargate UAE, its first large-scale project outside the US — Stargate UAE project is part of a push by the Gulf petrostate to become a big player in artificial intelligence
More: OpenAI, The Economic Times, Bloomberg, CNBC, G42, Axios, Tech in Asia, SiliconANGLE, Quartz, and CNN
Bluesky: @medru, @mxp, and @riehlalice
| 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 …
More: US Department of Justice, HealthcareInfoSecurity.com, The Register, Reuters, and The Record
Bluesky: @ericjgeller.com and @selenalarson
| 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” …
More: The Verge, Video Games Chronicle, Thurrott, Push Square, Pure Xbox, Engadget, and XboxEra
X: @bradsmi, @florian4gamers, @tomwarren, and @games_fray
| 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.
More: Engadget and Bluesky
Bluesky: @safety.bsky.app, @karissabe, @ijbaker, @bengoggin, @jonbois, and @bengoggin. Forums: r/BlueskySocial
| M.G. Siegler / Spyglass: |
io's device could be Ive's antidote to the smartphone obsession but it faces challenges, including overcoming people's reluctance to buy “yet another device” — Yesterday, upon reading all the coverage about OpenAI buying io - which I'm going to continue to style as 'IO …
More: OpenAI on YouTube, The Information, and Yahoo Finance
| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
More: NPR and iPhone in Canada
Bluesky: @aaronrosspowell.com, @emmanewman, @hypervisible, and @davekarpf
Threads: @jbillinson, @jw, and @parkert
X: @scobleizer, @benbajarin, @bengeskin, @om, and @vnchocotaco
| Berber Jin / Wall Street Journal: |
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Mastodon: @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social, @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social, and @ricmac@mastodon.social. Threads: @parkert
X: @mingchikuo, @parismartineau, @raywongy, @raywongy, @stevemoser, @bengeskin, @scobleizer, @counternotions, @iamdcinvestor, @om, @bryanrbeal, @justinebateman, @enriqueabeyta, @sonofalli, @michaelmiraflor, @davetroy, @mylesudland, @gergelyorosz, @jason, @tyler_a_harper, @brianroemmele, @gergelyorosz, @vnchocotaco, @zeffmax, @kbandersen, @andrewmccalip, @credistick, and @newhouseb. LinkedIn: Bernhard Kowatsch. Forums: Hacker News
| 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 …
More: The Block, Benzinga, Coinpedia Fintech News, Morningstar, Inc., Blockhead, and Crypto Briefing
| 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 — Meta is rolling out the Horizon OS interface overhaul to some Quest owners on the PTC, and will bring it to everyone “over the coming months”.
More: Meta, The Verge, MIXED Reality News, and Android Central
Threads: @vishalshahis. X: @realdowd, @scobleizer, @lunayian, @lunayian, @sadlyitsbradley, @sadlyitsbradley, and @realdowd
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