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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.
Eric Geller / Cybersecurity Dive:
President Trump signs an EO scrapping or revising several Biden- and Obama-era cybersecurity programs, including for AI security and post-quantum cryptography  —  The White House accused the Biden administration of trying to “sneak problematic and distracting issues into cybersecurity policy.”
Emma Roth / The Verge:
Google rolls out “scheduled actions” in the Gemini app, allowing AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers to ask the AI assistant to perform tasks at specific times  —  Now subscribers can ask the AI assistant to provide calendar summaries on a daily basis or generate a summary of an event after it takes place.
Alex Leary / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Trump plans to extend TikTok's June 19 sale deadline; ByteDance told the White House that China wouldn't approve a deal until trade negotiations began  —  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
Edward Ludlow / Bloomberg:
Milan Kovac, Tesla's head of engineering for Optimus, is leaving; source: Ashok Elluswamy, who leads Autopilot teams, will take over the humanoid robot program  —  Milan Kovac, the head of engineering for Optimus, informed colleagues on Friday that he is departing effective immediately …
Lily Hay Newman / Wired:
Researchers: cybercriminals are increasingly turning from “bulletproof” hosts to “residential proxies” that disguise malicious traffic as normal online activity  —  In an effort to evade detection, cybercriminals are increasingly turning to “residential proxy” …
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. …
Rest of World:
New apps are helping immigrants navigate Trump's deportation crackdown, including by alerting users to locations of ICE raids and informing them of their rights  —  With tightening immigration policies and rising fears of deportation, new apps provide migrants with resources to stay prepared and connected.
Bloomberg:
An Indian government official says Starlink has secured a license from the telecom ministry to launch services in the country and now must apply for spectrum  —  Elon Musk's Starlink Inc. has got regulatory approval in India, paving the way for rolling out its satellite internet services in the world's most-populous country.
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 …
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.

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