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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
X: @sama, @yuchenj_uw, @wesrothmoney, @caleb_friesen2, @morqon, @krishnanrohit, @afinetheorem, @miles_brundage, @kosa12matyas, @deryatr_, @thexeophon, @nicdunz, @openai, @dioscuri, @emollick, @miles_brundage, @krishnanrohit, @roberthaisfield, @mckaywrigley, @koltregaskes, @miles_brundage, @azeem, @lechmazur, @tylercowen, @benhylak, @polynoamial, @swyx, @kimmonismus, @angaisb_, @miles_brundage, @chrisalbon, @openai, @openaidevs, @elder_plinius, @mattyglesias, and @natolambert
| 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, @sama, @nearcyan, @sama, @mikeisaac, @garymarcus, @emollick, @levie, @garymarcus, and @emostaque
| Carl Franzen / VentureBeat: |
More: Simon Willison's Weblog and The Decoder
Bluesky: @quinnypig.com. X: @sama, @natolambert, @jeremyphoward, @levie, @jeremyphoward, @openaidevs, @kevinweil, @edwinarbus, @therealadamg, @ashwinning, @dkundel, @simonw, and @levie. Forums: Hacker News
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
More: Financial Express, Moneycontrol, Analytics India Magazine, Business Today, The Hans India, Nairametrics, and Business Insider
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
More: Nintendo, Nintendo, Engadget, CNN, The Verge, TechRaptor, Game Informer, Variety, CNBC, Game Developer, Tom's Hardware, iPhone in Canada, Kotaku, The Hollywood Reporter, Media Play News, VideoCardz.com, Yahoo Finance, Sherwood News, TheGamer, Blockchain.News, Financial Express, The Indian Express, Nintendo Life, Polygon, TechSpot, Forbes, Mashable, Moneycontrol, Sky News, NERDS.xyz, Tech in Asia, Agence France-Presse, The Japan Times, Press Start, and Video Games Chronicle
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 — Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang projected that Europe's artificial-intelligence computing capacity will increase … | 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 … | 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 …
More: Associated Press, The Information, Mediaite, Washington Times, The Wrap, Yahoo Finance, NPR, NBC News, Benzinga, The National Pulse, Raw Story, Washington Examiner, al.com, Fox News, Australian Financial Review, CNN, Electrek, Politico, Wall Street Journal, The Business Times, Cryptopolitan, and E! Online
Bluesky: @quinnypig.com. X: @elonmusk, @davemcclure, @mgsiegler, @jonsopel, @nickcohen4, @vlonepredator, @srirachachau, @jeremymonjo, @wigger, and @johnbarronusa. Forums: r/elonmusk
| 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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Mastodon: @campuscodi@mastodon.social. X: @backlon, @rnr_0, @android, @mishaalrahman, @mishaalrahman, @android, @mishaalrahman, @mishaalrahman, @jspring86az, @mishaalrahman, @seangchau, @mishaalrahman, @parkerortolani, @androiddev, @google, @mishaalrahman, @flawedworlddev, @metr0pl3x, @androiddev, @ssamat, and @backlon
Forums: r/GooglePixel, r/Android, r/Android, and r/Android
| 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, @whetmoser.com, @annmlipton, @noupside, @carlquintanilla, @grandmamendiola, @tyleraking.com, @carnage4life, @paulwaldman, @joshsternberg.com, and @jamescdownie
Mastodon: @dangillmor@mastodon.social and @jeffjarvis@mastodon.social
| 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, PCMag, HP, ZDNET, Engadget, PhoneArena, Android Authority, WinBuzzer, and Tom's Guide
| 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
| 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 … | Lance Ulanoff / TechRadar: |
An interview with Craig Federighi and Greg Joswiak on Apple's struggles to ship AI features demoed in 2024 using Siri's “V1 architecture” and its work on a V2 — Is it a delay, a strategy... or something else? — There's no denying that Apple's Siri digital chatbot …
More: The Wall Street Journal on YouTube, Tom’s Guide on YouTube, iJustine on YouTube, Wall Street Journal, PCMag, Tom's Guide, 9to5Mac, Windows Central, Wall Street Journal, The Mac Observer, Cult of Mac, Patently Apple, Digital Trends, Business Standard, The Overspill, PhoneArena, iClarified, 9to5Mac, The Verge, MacRumors, AppleInsider, Daring Fireball, The Verge, Android Headlines, and KnowTechie
Bluesky: @quillmatiq.com and @chup.blakereid.org. Mastodon: @dsilverman@mastodon.social. Threads: @parkerortolani
X: @benbajarin, @9to5mac, @maxwinebach, @markgurman, and @drbarnard
Forums: r/apple, r/iphone, r/apple, and MacRumors Forums
| Ben Thompson / Stratechery: |
More: 512 Pixels, Wired, Analytics India Magazine, Fast Company, Quartz, TechCrunch, Marques Brownlee on YouTube, Spyglass, Six Colors, Eshu Marneedi, ZyCrypto, The Wall Street Journal on YouTube, Snazzy Labs on YouTube, Brandon Butch on YouTube, Above Avalon, MacRumors, AppleInsider, Wall Street Journal, TechCrunch, ZDNET, Business Insider, Axios, CNBC, CNET, Washington Post, Daring Fireball, Thurrott, Investopedia, 9to5Mac, Fast Company, CNN, Spyglass, Platformer, and Apple
X: @benbajarin, @eric_young_1, and @benbajarin
| 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 … | 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, ComputerWeekly.com, 9to5Mac, Telegraph, WinBuzzer, and MacTech.com
| 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 …
More: Business Standard, CNBC, Android Headlines, Business Insider, Fortune, The Verge, Fast Company, TechSpot, Analytics India Magazine, Search Engine Roundtable, KnowTechie, Wall Street Journal, NDTV Profit, WinBuzzer, TipRanks Financial, The Economic Times, The Week, Hindustan Times, and Tech in Asia
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 … | 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.
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.
More: Meta and Meta Newsroom
| Alan Wong / Bloomberg: |
Hong Kong invokes its national security laws to ban Taiwanese-made mobile game Reversed Front: Bonfire, marking the first known use of the laws to block a game — Hong Kong invoked national security laws to ban a video game for the first time, broadening the use of the set of legislation … | 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: Forbes and TechCrunch
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