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June 6, 2025, 4:30 PM
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
What to expect at WWDC 2025: iOS 26 and other software branding changes, redesigned software interfaces, productivity enhancements, minor AI changes, and more  —  Company set to highlight software redesigns as it remains on sidelines of AI revolution.  —  Apple Inc.'s upcoming Worldwide …
Financial Times:
Sources: Tucker Carlson was on WH's list of potential TikTok investors, with JD Vance pushing for his inclusion, along with others like a16z and Blackstone  —  Vice-president JD Vance pushed for right-wing media star's inclusion in a deal for video app  —  Alex Rogers in Washington …
Reuters:
OpenAI appeals a court order in The New York Times case requiring it to keep ChatGPT outputs indefinitely, saying it conflicts with its user privacy commitments  —  OpenAI is appealing an order in a copyright case brought by the New York Times that requires it to preserve ChatGPT output data indefinitely …
Financial Times:
Tech industry fears the fallout from the Musk-Trump rift, as some prominent tech right figures downplay its permanence; source: David Sacks was “shell-shocked”  —  Tech industry fears commercial and political damage from breakdown in relationship between Tesla boss and US president
MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC:
Winklevoss twins' crypto exchange Gemini says it has confidentially filed for an IPO in the US, after SEC dropped its probe and Gemini settled with CFTC for $5M  —  Gemini, the cryptocurrency exchange and custodian founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, has confidentially filed for an IPO in the U.S. …
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
X names Polymarket as its official prediction market partner, with plans to combine Polymarket predictions with X data to deliver live insights  —  X, formerly known as Twitter, announced on Friday that it has partnered with Polymarket, naming it the platform's official prediction market partner.
ProPublica:
VA used a DOGE AI tool by Gumroad founder Sahil Lavingia that hallucinated contract sizes to cancel 24+ deals; Lavingia says “mistakes were made”  —  We obtained records showing how a Department of Government Efficiency staffer with no medical experience used artificial intelligence to identify which VA contracts to kill.
Ian Allison / CoinDesk:
The UK FCA says it will lift its ban on offering crypto exchange traded notes to retail investors “to support UK growth and competitiveness”  —  The move is to support U.K. growth and competitiveness, the FCA said.  —  What to know: … U.K. financial regulator …
Joe Murphy / NBC News:
Analysis: Community Notes submissions on X fell from a high of 120,000 in January to fewer than 60,000 in May; Musk now rarely mentions the feature  —  Half as many crowdsourced Community Notes were created in May than were created in January.  —  Participation is plummeting …

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CNN:
CNN employees and viewers have serious concerns about whether Ellison will uphold CNN's editorial independence amid severe political pressure

Chris Gardner / The Hollywood Reporter:
Equalpride, parent company of LGBTQ+ outlets like Out and The Advocate, cuts staff, including the EICs of Pride.com and The Advocate

Jeremy Barr / The Guardian:
Memo: another CBS News producer leaves, after 46 years, and says, “We've been told to aim our reporting at a particular part of the political spectrum”

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AMD says it has acquired the employees behind AI inference chip developer Untether AI, a day after announcing it acquired AI software optimization startup Brium
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Circle's stock soared 168% on Thursday, closing at $83.23, after the stablecoin company priced its NYSE IPO at $31 and raised almost $1.1B in the offering
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Google releases an upgraded preview of Gemini 2.5 Pro, saying its Elo score jumped by 24 points on LMArena and it leads in coding benchmarks like Aider Polyglot
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An Apple-funded study says developers using the App Store generated $1.3T globally in billings and sales in 2024, 90% on which developers paid no commission
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