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June 6, 2025, 6:20 PM

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Alex Leary / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Trump plans to extend TikTok's June 19 sale deadline; ByteDance told the White House China wouldn't approve a deal until there are trade negotiations  —  The move would mark Trump's third extension, as he seeks to stave off enforcement of a law requiring that the app be banned in the U.S. or sold
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 …
Jason Shubnell / The Block:
Eric Trump says the TRUMP memecoin team and Magic Eden have canceled the $TRUMP Wallet; Trump's World Liberty Financial reportedly sent them a cease-and-desist  —  - Earlier this week, Magic Eden and the $TRUMP token project announced a forthcoming “official” wallet and trading app.
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 …
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. …
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
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 …
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 …
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.

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