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| Sarah Whitten / CNBC: |
Netflix reports Q2 revenue up 16% YoY to $11.08B, vs. $11.07B est., net income of $3.13B, and forecasts 2025 revenue of $44.8B-$45.2B, up from $43.5B-$44.5B — Netflix posted an earnings beat Thursday, as revenue grew 16% during the second quarter of 2025.
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| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
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| Hayden Field / The Verge: |
OpenAI debuts ChatGPT Agent, which can control an entire computer and perform multi-step tasks, powered by a new dedicated model, rolling out to paid users — One employee uses it to automate his weekly parking requests at OpenAI's San Francisco office.
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Forums: r/BetterOffline, r/OpenAI, r/technology, r/accelerate, and MacRumors Forums
| Reece Rogers / Wired: |
ChatGPT Agent uses a virtual browser to do tasks such as filling online forms and calling public APIs, and generates downloadable PowerPoint and Excel files — It's a PowerPoint generator! It's a date-night planner! It's ... another agent from OpenAI. — Isa Fulford, the research lead …
Forums: r/OpenAI
| Dan Shipper / Every: |
More: The Economic Times, Tom's Guide, Digit, Livemint, Ars Technica, SmartCompany, Decrypt, TechEBlog, Moneycontrol, OpenAI, and Maginative
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| Financial Times: |
Sources: Trump is expected to sign an executive order as soon as this week that would open up 401(k) plans to cryptocurrency and other alternative investments — President preparing executive order to allow 401k plans to tap broad pool of alternative assets
More: Axios, Coinpedia Fintech News, Benzinga, The Block, NewsBTC, Cryptopolitan, The Crypto Times, CoinGape, and Crypto Briefing
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Forums: r/CryptoCurrency, r/Buttcoin, and r/politics
| Reuters: |
The US House passes the GENIUS Act, sending the stablecoin bill to Trump for his signature, and advances two other crypto bills to the Senate for consideration — The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill to create a regulatory framework for U.S.-dollar-pegged cryptocurrency tokens known …
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Forums: r/Buttcoin and r/politics
| Eric Geller / Cybersecurity Dive: |
Sources: the US State Department has effectively dismantled its three-year-old Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy, firing between nine and 11 staffers — Departures and restructuring will make it harder for the agency to pursue global policies that strengthen its own critical infrastructure, experts said.| Lora Kolodny / CNBC: |
Neuralink filed on April 24 as a “small disadvantaged business” that could give it preferential access to federal opportunities, before being valued at $9B — Elon Musk's health tech company Neuralink labeled itself a “small disadvantaged business” in a federal filing …
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Meta hired AI researchers Mark Lee, from Apple's Foundation Models team, and Tom Gunter, who left Apple in June, for its superintelligence lab — Meta Platforms Inc. hired a pair of key artificial intelligence researchers who worked at Apple Inc., shortly after poaching their former boss from the iPhone maker.
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| Eric Slivka / MacRumors: |
Apple sues Jon Prosser and Michael Ramacciotti over iOS 26 leaks, alleging a plot to access Apple employee's iPhone for trade secrets; Prosser denies the claim — Earlier this year, YouTuber Jon Prosser shared multiple videos showing off what he claimed to be re-created renderings …
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Forums: r/apple and MacRumors Forums
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: the White House is preparing an EO requiring AI companies with federal contracts to be neutral and unbiased, to combat what officials see as “woke AI” — The order would be one of several expected to be released outlining the president's vision for winning the AI race with China
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Forums: r/singularity and r/centrist
| Tom Hals / Reuters: |
Meta shareholders suing Mark Zuckerberg and Meta leaders over alleged Cambridge Analytica privacy violations reach a settlement deal, ending an $8B trial — Mark Zuckerberg and current and former directors and officers of Meta Platforms (META.O) agreed on Thursday to settle claims seeking $8 billion …
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| Russell Brandom / TechCrunch: |
Claude Code users, many on the $200-a-month Max plan, are unexpectedly facing restrictive usage limits; Anthropic says it's “working to resolve these issues” — Since Monday morning, Claude Code users have been hit with unexpectedly restrictive usage limits.| Matthias Bastian / The Decoder: |
Google's Veo 3 video generation model launches on the Gemini API, with an eight-second video costing $6, making it one of the most expensive AI video options — Google's Veo 3 video generation model is now available through the Gemini API, with a price point that puts it among the more expensive options for AI video.| Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: |
Uber partners with EV maker Lucid and AV startup Nuro to deploy 20K+ robotaxis in the US over six years; Uber plans to invest $300M in Lucid and more in Nuro — The companies plan to launch 20,000 robotaxis in the US over the next six years, starting with the first city in 2026.
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LinkedIn: Alok K. Agrawal and Christopher Joslyn
Forums: r/technews, r/Futurology, r/technology, r/MVIS, r/SelfDrivingCars, and r/electricvehicles
| New York Times: |
Substack raised a $100M Series C from Chernin Group, a16z, and others, sources say at a $1.1B valuation, as it builds its social network and warms up to ads — Substack, originally a newsletter service, says its app now has millions of users interacting with its creators.
More: The Substack Post, Platformer, Newcomer, The Information, Simon Owens's Media Newsletter, Cautious Optimism, and BetaKit
Bluesky: @esqueer.net, @marcelias, @schlage.town, @radiodeadair.com, and @lukeoneil47
| Financial Times: |
Sources: Perplexity was valued at $18B in a reported $100M extension round; its annualized revenues jumped from $35M in August 2024 to $150M this month — Artificial intelligence-powered search engine lures new investors to back higher price tag — Artificial intelligence search engine Perplexity … | Alex Heath / The Verge: |
More: Livemint, Search Engine Journal, Computerworld, and BMI
X: @thegeorgepu, @itsamekaaay, @hackedunit, @alexeheath, @itsbyrobin, and @oscarle_x. LinkedIn: Aravind Srinivas
| Thalia Beaty / Associated Press: |
The Gates Foundation, Ballmer Group, and others form NextLadder to spend $1B over 15 years to develop AI tools for public defenders, parole officers, and more — A coalition of funders, including the Gates Foundation and Ballmer Group, will spend $1 billion over 15 years …
LinkedIn: Derek Johnson
| Sam Rutherford / Engadget: |
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 review: looks like a regular phone with an exquisitely thin design, has top-tier performance, but is very pricey and lacks S Pen support — After several generations of iterative updates, it feels like Samsung tossed the Galaxy Z Fold 7 into a Hyperbolic Time Chamber … | Wall Street Journal: |
Tech execs and others detail the behind-the-scenes relationship between President Trump and Sam Altman, including how Altman quietly maneuvered around Elon Musk — With his rival out of the way, OpenAI's CEO has a clear path to press for company's goals; leaving the Democratic Party| Thalia Beaty / Associated Press: |
An advisory board convened by OpenAI recommends that the company remain a nonprofit because AI is “too consequential” to be governed by a corporation alone — OpenAI should continue to be controlled by a nonprofit because the artificial intelligence technology it is developing is … | Bloomberg Law: |
A federal judge reinstates FTC Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, months after President Trump sought to fire her and Democratic colleague Alvaro Bedoya — A federal judge reinstated FTC Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter in a Thursday ruling, months after President Donald Trump sought …
More: Politico, Reuters, Axios, MLex, New York Times, and Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion
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