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| Ben Hylak / Latent.Space: |
OpenAI's o3-pro is much smarter than o3 and amazing at using tools, but the model requires a lot of context to run well and without enough it tends to overthink — OpenAI dropped o3 pricing 80% today and launched o3-pro. Ben Hylak of Raindrop.ai returns with the world's first early review.
More: OpenAI, Computerworld, Business Today, Financial Express, BGR, The Algorithmic Bridge, Marginal Revolution, WinBuzzer, and SiliconANGLE
X: @sama, @latentspacepod, @ronbodkin, @latentspacepod, and @benhylak
Forums: Hacker News and r/singularity
| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
OpenAI debuts o3-pro for ChatGPT Pro and Team users and in its API, costing $20/1M input and $80/1M output tokens; Enterprise and Edu will get access next week — OpenAI has launched o3-pro, an AI model that the company claims is its most capable yet. — O3-pro is a version of OpenAI's o3 …
More: The Economic Times, KnowTechie, Tom's Guide, Digit, The Stack, Analytics India Magazine, and implicator.ai
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| Sam Altman: |
Sam Altman says “intelligence and energy”, the “limiters on human progress”, will be abundant in the 2030s, and superintelligence should be widely distributed — We are past the event horizon; the takeoff has started. Humanity is close to building digital superintelligence …
More: The Information, TechCrunch, AI News, Windows Central, Benzinga, Constellation Research, Analytics India Magazine, Music Ally, Digit, and Axios
Bluesky: @nvondarza, @philipcball, @rickywlmsbong, @jetjocko, @edzitron.com, @djrothkopf, @karlbode.com, and @jamesrball.com
X: @sama, @nearcyan, @sama, @mikeisaac, @garymarcus, @emollick, @levie, @garymarcus, @emostaque, and @sama
| Carl Franzen / VentureBeat: |
More: Simon Willison's Weblog and The Decoder
Bluesky: @quinnypig.com. X: @sama, @jeremyphoward, @levie, @jeremyphoward, @openaidevs, @kevinweil, @edwinarbus, @ashwinning, @dkundel, @natolambert, @therealadamg, @simonw, and @levie. Forums: Hacker News
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
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Bluesky: @caseynewton. X: @emollick, @minimaxir, @emollick, @emollick, @minimaxir, and @thetranscript_. Forums: r/artificial
| Takashi Mochizuki / Bloomberg: |
Nintendo says it sold 3.5M+ Switch 2s globally in the console's first four days, a record for any of its hardware; Nintendo aims to sell 15M units by March 2026 — Samsung's Galaxy S25 Edge Shows the Limits of Impressively Thin Phones … Explainers
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Bluesky: @dekudeals.com and @slothropsmap
| Sam Schechner / Wall Street Journal: |
Mistral AI CEO Arthur Mensch says European companies and governments increasingly want non-US AI tools, and Mistral is on track to pass $100M in annual revenue — The AI developer says European customers are seeking independence from Silicon Valley, leading it to build a new Nvidia-powered facility near Paris| Bloomberg: |
Nvidia unveils projects to bolster AI infrastructure across Europe, including expanding its Mistral partnership to use local AI computing, at VivaTech in Paris — Samsung's Galaxy S25 Edge Shows the Limits of Impressively Thin Phones … Explainers
More: SiliconANGLE, CNBC, Reuters, Financial Times, NVIDIA, Wall Street Journal, Yahoo Finance, Mobile World Live, Cryptopolitan, Constellation Research, Yahoo Finance, TechPowerUp, NVIDIA, NVIDIA, and NVIDIA. Forums: r/rigetti
| New York Times: |
Elon Musk says “I regret some of my posts about President Trump last week. They went too far”; last week, Trump said he had no desire to repair the relationship — President Trump and Elon Musk traded social media barbs last week. Mr. Trump has said that he has no interest …
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Bluesky: @quinnypig.com. X: @elonmusk, @deitaone, @davemcclure, @mgsiegler, @jonsopel, @nickcohen4, @vlonepredator, @srirachachau, @jeremymonjo, @wigger, and @johnbarronusa
Forums: r/politics and r/elonmusk
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources detail how X used threats of lawsuits and pressure tactics to motivate companies like Amazon, Ralph Lauren, and Verizon to resume buying ads on the site — Elon Musk and CEO Linda Yaccarino launched a campaign to strong-arm advertisers back onto the platform
More: Android Headlines and TVNewsCheck
Bluesky: @jonzoidberg.xyz, @annmlipton, @noupside, @carlquintanilla, @whetmoser.com, @grandmamendiola, @tyleraking.com, @carnage4life, @paulwaldman, @joshsternberg.com, and @jamescdownie
Mastodon: @dangillmor@mastodon.social and @jeffjarvis@mastodon.social
| Bloomberg: |
President Trump says a trade framework with China “is done, subject to final approval with President Xi and me”, and the US' tariff rate would be 55% “total” — President Donald Trump said a trade framework with China has been completed, with Beijing supplying rare earths and magnets … | Nelson Aguilar / CNET: |
Google rolls out Android 16 to Pixels with live lock screen notifications, and a broader update to add more AI to Google Photos, custom group chats, and more — The big Android update features new ways to organize your notifications and quickly enhance your phone's security.
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Forums: r/GooglePixel, r/Android, r/Android, and r/Android
| Ari Levy / CNBC: |
Elon Musk says Tesla's robotaxi service will tentatively begin on June 22 in Austin, with the first autonomous delivery of a car to a customer's home on June 28 — - Tesla CEO Elon Musk said in a post on X on Tuesday that Tesla robotaxi rides in Austin, Texas, are ‘tentatively’ set to begin June 22
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Bluesky: @tyleraking.com and @lorak
| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
HP unveils the HP Dimension, the first hardware built with Google's 3D video conferencing tech, featuring a 65" light field display, launching in 2025 for $25K — The HP Dimension is the first device using Google's 3D video conferencing technology.
More: 9to5Google, HP, PCMag, ZDNET, Engadget, PhoneArena, Android Authority, WinBuzzer, and Tom's Guide
| Zoe Kleinman / BBC: |
Will Cathcart says WhatsApp plans to support Apple's legal case against the UK Home Office over an encryption backdoor, which “could set a dangerous precedent” — WhatsApp is planning to support Apple in its legal action against the UK Home Office over user data privacy, BBC News has learnt.
More: MacRumors, 9to5Mac, ComputerWeekly.com, Telegraph, WinBuzzer, and MacTech.com. Forums: Slashdot
| Ben Thompson / Stratechery: |
Apple's WWDC 2025 marked a strategic retreat from its overambitious AI promises; SVP Craig Federighi openly admitted Siri's AI features need more time — Apple's WWDC was a retreat from not just last year's WWDC, but potentially a broader reset for the company. That's why it was a great presentation.
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X: @benbajarin, @eric_young_1, and @benbajarin
| Lance Ulanoff / TechRadar: |
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Bluesky: @quillmatiq.com and @chup.blakereid.org. Mastodon: @dsilverman@mastodon.social. Threads: @parkerortolani
X: @9to5mac, @maxwinebach, @benbajarin, @markgurman, and @drbarnard
Forums: r/apple, r/iphone, r/apple, and MacRumors Forums
| David Pierce / The Verge: |
The Browser Company launches Dia, a macOS browser in beta for Arc users based around an AI chat sidebar that can access tabs, history, and logged-in sites — Dia, the new browser from The Browser Company, is almost nothing like the company's last product. That app, Arc, was a total rethink …
More: 9to5Mac, Forbes, TechCrunch, The Browser Company on YouTube, and implicator.ai
| Bloomberg: |
Whole Foods supplier United Natural Foods says it is working to restore its systems by June 15 after a cyberattack left some shelves empty and stalled forklifts — The Providence, Rhode Island-based chain shut down IT systems and limited shipping orders after determining on June 5 that intruders … | Financial Times: |
Sources: Peter Thiel-backed crypto exchange Bullish confidentially files for a US IPO, as demand for digital assets surges under the Trump administration — Group seeking to tap a wave of enthusiasm for digital assets as Trump vows to cut regulations — Cryptocurrency exchange Bullish … | Sara Fischer / Axios: |
Filing: Disney and NBCUniversal sue Midjourney in California, accusing it of direct and secondary copyright infringement; they say talks with Midjourney failed — Disney and NBCUniversal have teamed up to sue Midjourney, a generative AI company, accusing it of copyright infringement … | Natalie Lung / Bloomberg: |
DoorDash acquires adtech company Symbiosys for $175M, announced as part of a major update on its ad business, which crossed a $1B+ annualized run rate in 2024 — DoorDash Inc. is adding to its recent buying spree by acquiring advertising tech firm Symbiosys for $175 million … | The Information: |
Google offers voluntary buyouts to US employees in several businesses and units, including the one housing its core search team and much of the ads organization — Google is offering voluntary buyouts to employees across several businesses and units, including the knowledge and information organization …
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Bluesky: @carnage4life. X: @alexeheath and @forgebitz. LinkedIn: Jennifer Elias. Forums: r/technology
| Rachel Metz / Bloomberg: |
Coco Robotics, which operates a fleet of cooler-sized delivery robots on wheels, raised $80M from Sam Altman and others, taking its total funding to $110M+ — Coco Robotics, a startup that operates a fleet of cooler-sized delivery robots on wheels, has raised $80 million in funding …
X: @sarthakgh
| Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge: |
macOS Tahoe 26 hands-on: Liquid Glass ranges from slick to slightly overwrought, and Spotlight's new search features are nifty and useful, but Raycast is better — Tahoe is all about power users and theme options borrowed from the iPhone. … At WWDC, Apple announced its new Liquid Glass design language …
More: The Hans India, ZDNET, Wired, Digital Trends, PCMag, and Engadget
| Molly Taft / Wired: |
President Trump's Big Beautiful Bill could restrict state-level legislation over data centers, including water use, raising bipartisan objections across the US — An AI-related provision in the “Big Beautiful Bill” could restrict state-level legislation of energy-hungry data centers—and is raising bipartisan objections across the US.
More: The Verge. Bluesky: @justinhendrix and @mollytaft.com. Mastodon: @gerrymcgovern@mastodon.green. Forums: r/politics
| Ryan Browne / CNBC: |
Meta launches V-JEPA 2, an open-source AI “world model” to understand and predict 3D environments and object movements, to help robotics and self-driving cars — Meta on Wednesday announced it's rolling out a new AI “world model” that can better understand the 3D environment and movements of physical objects.Sponsor Posts
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