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June 9, 2025, 9:20 AM

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Gary Marcus / Marcus on AI:
Apple researchers detail the limitations of top LLMs and large reasoning models, including on classic problems like the Tower of Hanoi, which AI solved in 1957  —  LLM “reasoning” is so cooked they turned my name into a verb  —  Quoth Josh Wolfe, well-respected venture capitalist at Lux Capital:
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Xbox Ally X hands-on: an AMD Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme APU, 24GB of RAM, and a 1TB SSD, 1080p games run at 60 FPS with no issues, a super-slim Windows, and more  —  The Xbox handheld impresses, but pricing remains the biggest question.  —  PC gaming handhelds have flooded the market at this point …
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Stephen Totilo / Game File:
Microsoft and Asus unveil the ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X, two PC gaming handhelds that will run Windows games from multiple storefronts, including Steam  —  The images shown during a secret theater presentation I recently attended for the long-rumored Xbox handheld showed an icon …
New York Times:
Docs: from mid-December, YouTube told moderators to prioritize “freedom of expression” over potential harm, including for political, social, and cultural issues  —  The world's largest video platform has told content moderators to favor “freedom of expression” over the risk of harm in deciding what to take down.
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Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times:
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang warns the UK lacks the digital infrastructure needed to capitalize on AI despite “incredible” research talent, as PM Starmer pledges £1B  —  Jensen Huang seeks ‘sovereign’ artificial intelligence deals that diversify US chip giant's business away from Big Tech groups
Sam Tabahriti / Reuters:
The UK Financial Conduct Authority partners with Nvidia to debut a Supercharged Sandbox in which financial companies can test AI tools, starting in October 2025  —  Financial firms in Britain will be able to test artificial intelligence tools later this year in a regulatory “sandbox” …
Amy Thomson / Bloomberg:
Emma Jacobs / Financial Times:
An interview with Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn on criticism after Duolingo went “AI-first”, personalized interactions with personality-based chatbots, and more  —  Luis von Ahn says criticism over strategy change shows ‘anxiety’ about technology replacing jobs
Los Angeles Times:
Protesters against immigration raids in LA damaged and set several Waymo autonomous taxis on fire on Sunday; Waymo says it is in touch with law enforcement  —  As police struggled with another day of unrest in downtown L.A., several Waymo autonomous taxis were set on fire …
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Thoughts on Apple's OSes getting redesigned UI elements called “Liquid Glass”, which will launch at WWDC 2025 and set the stage for fresh hardware products  —  A new software design style will be at the center of Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference — and set the stage for an upcoming iPhone overhaul.

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