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| Heather Somerville / Wall Street Journal: |
Meta and Palmer Luckey's Anduril Industries partner to build EagleEye, a new AI-powered weapons system, including rugged helmets, glasses, and other wearables — The Facebook and Instagram parent is partnering with Anduril Industries to develop combat VR headsets for the Army
More: TechCrunch, Anduril Industries, Agence France-Presse, Engadget, The Economic Times, The Information, CNBC, Bloomberg, Core Memory, Breaking Defense, YouTube, and iPhone in Canada
Bluesky: @seanhodgdon.com, @josefresco.com, and @hypervisible
X: @tbpn, @joel_kaplan, @tunguz, @jendarhy, @ptrubey, @boztank, @benjamingoggin, @pmarca, @boztank, @iampaulgrewal, @anduriltech, @aaron_renn, @palmerluckey, @anduriltech, @anduriltech, @palmerluckey, @ashleevance, @andrewcurran_, @ashleevance, @palmerluckey, @anduriltech, @ashleevance, and @palmerluckey
Facebook: Palmer Freeman Luckey and Anduril Industries
Forums: r/virtualreality and r/MVIS
| Luz Ding / Bloomberg: |
DeepSeek says its R1 update can perform mathematics, programming, and general logic better than the previous version, and comes close to o3 and Gemini 2.5 Pro — The Chinese startup DeepSeek said Thursday that its upgraded artificial-intelligence model can perform mathematics, programming …
More: Hugging Face, PYMNTS.com, Cointelegraph, iPhone in Canada, Yahoo Finance, MacStories, and implicator.ai
X: @deepseek_ai, @artificialanlys, @natfriedman, @bindureddy, @grupiotr, @thexeophon, @reach_vb, and @modestproposal1
Forums: Hacker News and r/LocalLLaMA
| Carl Franzen / VentureBeat: |
Like its predecessor, DeepSeek-R1-0528 has an MIT License and model weights are on Hugging Face; DeepSeek API users will get to use the model at no extra cost — The whale has returned. — After rocking the global AI and business community early this year with the January 20 initial release …
More: Interconnects, TechCrunch, CNBC, Reuters, Pandaily, Analytics India Magazine, WinBuzzer, South China Morning Post, and Moneycontrol. LinkedIn: Nathan Lambert
| Zachary Basu / Axios: |
Elon Musk departs the Trump administration as a “special government employee”, defending DOGE's mission to reduce wasteful government spending — Elon Musk pivoted to damage control in his final days as a “special government employee,” publicly recommitting to Mars …
More: Washington Post, The Hill, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, CNBC, New York Post, Nicki Swift, The Root, Decrypt, Coinpedia Fintech News, UPI, and The Guardian
Bluesky: @warren.senate.gov, @pastorjoseph, @axios.com, @charlescmann, @deanbaker13, @karlbode.com, @justinlevitt, and @jfallows
X: @elonmusk, @mattzeitlin, @reppressley, @fentasyl, @cb_doge, @darrigomelanie, @bennyjohnson, and @govtimwalz
Forums: r/BoycottTheRight, r/elonmusk, r/teslainvestorsclub, r/politics, r/Conservative, and r/neutralnews
| New York Times: |
Sources detail factors that weakened Elon Musk's alliance with President Trump, including his frustrations with Trump's tariffs and his disillusionment with DC — The billionaire has made clear he is frustrated with the obstacles he encountered as he tried to upend the federal bureaucracy.
More: Gizmodo, Reuters, Washington Post, New Republic, HuffPost, Raw Story, emptywheel, and Wall Street Journal
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X: @hadas_gold, @lrozen, @teddyschleifer, @nancyscola, @lrozen, and @teddyschleifer
Forums: Hacker News, r/neutralnews, r/politics, r/Enough_Sanders_Spam, r/politics, r/Destiny, r/thescoop, r/WeirdGOP, r/musked, and r/EnoughMuskSpam
| New York Times: |
NYT and Amazon agree to a content licensing deal for use in Amazon's AI platforms and to bring the NYT's “content to a variety of Amazon customer experiences” — In 2023, The Times sued OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement. Now its editorial content will appear across Amazon platforms.
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LinkedIn: Natalie Zmuda, Lauren Felice, Tusar Barik, and Shareen Pathak
| Axios: |
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says AI may wipe out half of all entry-level white-collar jobs and spike US unemployment to 10%-20% in the next one to five years — Dario Amodei — CEO of Anthropic, one of the world's most powerful creators of artificial intelligence — has a blunt, scary warning for the U.S. government and all of us:
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| Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: |
GreyNoise researchers detail a novel botnet infecting 9K+ routers from Asus and others with a persistent SSH backdoor, enabling access after reboots and updates — Over 9,000 ASUS routers are compromised by a novel botnet dubbed “AyySSHush” that was also observed targeting SOHO routers from Cisco, D-Link, and Linksys.
More: The GreyNoise Blog, Ars Technica, HotHardware, GreyNoise Labs, The Register, Cybersecurity Dive, ZDNET, PCWorld, TechSpot, Guru3D, HealthcareInfoSecurity.com, Tech Times, AppleInsider, ISPreview UK, Infosecurity, Security Affairs, Cyber Security News, 9to5Mac, SC Media, and CyberInsider
Bluesky: @campuscodi.risky.biz. Mastodon: @hrbrmstr@mastodon.social. Forums: r/gadgets, r/HomeNetworking, r/technews, and r/technology
| Jennifer Young / Windows Central: |
Nvidia debuts a native GeForce NOW app for Steam Deck, supporting games in up to 4K at 60 FPS; in testing, the app extended Steam Deck battery life by up to 50% — You can download GeForce NOW on Valve's Steam Deck today and play PC titles outside of the handheld's capabilities over the cloud.
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Forums: r/LegionGo, r/GeForceNOW, r/linux_gaming, r/pcgaming, r/Games, and r/gadgets
| Krystal Hu / Reuters: |
Grammarly raised $1B in non-dilutive funding from General Catalyst to expand its AI tools; 2005-founded Grammarly has $700M+ in annual revenue and is profitable — Grammarly has raised $1 billion in non-dilutive financing from General Catalyst to expand its artificial intelligence (AI) …
More: Business Wire, SiliconANGLE, Crunchbase News, PYMNTS.com, and Cryptopolitan
LinkedIn: Jessica Sheets and Riley Harbour
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Adam Mosseri says Instagram now supports photos with a 3:4 aspect ratio, ensuring that photos appear as they were originally shot, without cropping — The social network now supports photos with a 3:4 aspect ratio. … Instagram now supports photos that have a 3:4 aspect ratio …
More: 9to5Mac, PetaPixel, Android Headlines, and Social Media Today
| Andrew Orr / AppleInsider: |
An Apple-funded study says the US App Store drove $406B in 2024 billings and sales, up from $142B in 2019, with developers paying no commission on 90% of sales — Perhaps to fight off the ire of legislators worldwide about App Store fees, Apple says that it has grown the global economy …
More: Apple, TechCrunch, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, iPhone in Canada, The Mac Observer, Cult of Mac, and iClarified
| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
Victoria's Secret replaces its website with a message saying “we identified and are taking steps to address a security incident”, and closes some store services — Fashion giant Victoria's Secret has taken down its website and some store services because of an ongoing security incident.| Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
Job postings: Amazon has a new ZeroOne team focused on inventing “breakthrough” consumer products, and led by former Microsoft executive J Allard — Amazon's devices unit has a new team tasked with inventing “breakthrough” consumer products that's being led by a former Microsoft executive who helped create the Xbox.| Bloomberg: |
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says Chinese AI rivals are filling the void left by US companies leaving China and Huawei has become “quite formidable” — Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang said that Chinese AI rivals are filling the void left by the departure of US companies … | Financial Times: |
The Czech Republic says that the state-sponsored Chinese hacking group APT31 has targeted its foreign ministry's unclassified communications network since 2022 — ‘Malicious’ assault blamed on group known as APT31 that has been linked with Chinese state security ministry
More: Czech Foreign Ministry, Associated Press, SC Media, BleepingComputer, The Hacker News, Euronews, Euronews, NATO, The Economic Times, RTÉ, ERR, ABC News, Deutsche Welle, UPI, Reuters, South China Morning Post, Security Affairs, The Record, Politico, Washington Times, Associated Press, Euractiv, and Agence France-Presse
X: @johnhultquist, @danishmfa, @committeeonccp, @kajakallas, @mfaestonia, @czechmfa, @prevotmaxime, @latvian_mfa, @statecdp, @czechmfa, @czechmfa, @fcdogovuk, @ausambcybertech, @mfa_austria, @germanynato, @bertajarosova, @danobrien20, @czechembassydc, @secgennato, @uknato, @ministerbz, @nato, @germanydiplo, and @gerashchenko_en
| Tabby Kinder / Financial Times: |
Stargate's financing and future are far from straightforward, with ~$50B in commitments to date, far below the $500B touted by President Trump and Sam Altman — The financing and future of Stargate hailed by Trump are far from straightforward — Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT …
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| Anna Tong / Reuters: |
Chalk, which lets enterprises input proprietary data into AI and ML models quickly for inference, raised a $50M Series A led by Felicis at a $500M valuation — Artificial intelligence infrastructure startup Chalk said Wednesday it had raised a $50 million Series A funding round, valuing the company at $500 million.
More: SiliconANGLE, Chalk, FinSMEs, Tech in Asia, Business Wire, and PYMNTS.com
LinkedIn: Marc Freed-Finnegan and Chalk
| Sahil Lavingia: |
Gumroad founder Sahil Lavingia discusses working as a DOGE software engineer for the VA and says he was let go after his Fast Company interview was published — In August 2014, President Obama and Congress created the United States Digital Service (USDS). — In January 2025 …
More: StrictlyVC, Engadget, TechCrunch, and Nextgov/FCW
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X: @camilomoresala, @pitdesi, @shl, @martyamark, @shl, @austen, @mpopv, @rmantri, @shl, and @pascalthibeault
Forums: r/fednews and r/VeteransAffairs
| Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: |
Google unveils new Photos features, including a redesigned editor with AI features rolling out globally to Android next month and to iOS “later this year” — The UI has been redesigned to focus on Google's AI Magic Editor features.| Kevin Breuninger / CNBC: |
A federal appeals court grants the Trump administration's request to temporarily pause a lower court ruling that struck down most of President Trump's tariffs — - CNBC Councils — Supply Chain Values — CNBC on Peacock — Join the CNBC Panel — Ad Choices — News Tips
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X: @apompliano, @hughhewitt, @edkrassen, @ericldaugh, @annmarie, and @meidastouch. Forums: r/politics
| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Perplexity launches Perplexity Labs, letting users craft reports, spreadsheets, dashboards, and more, available on the web, iOS, and Android for its Pro users — Perplexity, the AI-powered search engine gunning for Google, on Thursday released Perplexity Labs, a tool for subscribers … | Rest of World: |
Migrant Filipino workers in Taiwan's chip industry say job brokers control everything from paychecks to dorm beds, leaving them feeling trapped and exploited — In Taiwan's AI-fueled chip boom, brokers control everything from paychecks to dorm beds, leaving workers feeling trapped and exploited.| Bloomberg: |
ClickHouse, which offers an OLAP database management system, raised $350M led by Khosla, a source says at a $6.35B valuation; it is nearing an ARR of $100M — The would-be Snowflake competitor has raised $350 million from investors. … Khosla Ventures led the $350 million financing, ClickHouse plans to announce Thursday.| Wall Street Journal: |
Making a short AI film with tools from Google, Runway, ElevenLabs, and Midjourney shows the tech has improved but it takes tedious work to get scene consistency — We tried to direct an AI film with Veo and Runway. The tools are magic. The process is madness. — Click for Sound
More: The Wall Street Journal on YouTube, The Decoder, The Overspill, and BGR
X: @nearcyan, @joannastern, @jarrardcole, @joannastern, @joannastern, and @jarrardcole. Forums: r/BetterOffline
| Financial Times: |
Sources: X covered some losses usually borne by banks when seven lenders, including Morgan Stanley, sold $1.2B of its debt at 98 cents on the dollar in April — Trump's election helped revive loans that once threatened to hit banks with big losses — Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free| Ashley Capoot / CNBC: |
Filing: virtual chronic care company Omada Health plans to raise up to $158M in its IPO, selling shares for $18 to $20 and aiming for an up to ~$1.1B market cap — Omada Health plans to raise up to $158 million in its up coming IPO, attaining a market cap of about $1.1 billion at the top end …
More: Axios and MobiHealthNews
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft opens Windows Update to any third-party app that needs to be updated, letting developers sign up for a private preview of a new orchestration platform — A new orchestration platform will let developers update any app through Windows Update.
More: Microsoft Tech Community, Digital Trends, BleepingComputer, Pocket-lint, The Register, Security Boulevard, InfoWorld, Windows Central, Business Today, Help Net Security, BetaNews, ZDNET, PCWorld, NDTV Profit, Computerworld, OSnews, WebProNews, Thurrott, Tom's Hardware, How-To Geek, WinBuzzer, XDA Developers, PCMag, Forbes, TechSpot, and Mashable
Bluesky: @tomwarren.co.uk and @taggart-tech.com
Mastodon: @bradlinder@fosstodon.org and @metacurity@infosec.exchange
Forums: Hacker News, r/technology, and Slashdot
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