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AWS says it is “seeing connectivity and API recovery” for AWS services following a huge US-EAST-1 outage that started since at least 3:11am ET  —  The cause of the AWS outage is currently unclear. … A major Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage took down multiple online services …
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Vlad Savov / Bloomberg:
Counterpoint: iPhone 17 models outsold the iPhone 16 by 14% in the first 10 days of US and China sales; base iPhone 17 sales nearly doubled over the 16 in China  —  Apple Inc.'s latest generation of iPhones is off to a faster start than usual, with its most basic model surging in popularity.
Bloomberg:
Nexperia accuses ousted CEO Zhang Xuezheng of spreading “falsehoods” that the chipmaker is now operating independently in China and of “unauthorized actions”  —  Chipmaker Nexperia has accused its ousted chief executive officer of spreading “falsehoods” …
Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
Oura launches a redesigned app with a new feature showing a weekly overview of stress management and says it's working with the US FDA on a blood pressure study  —  The company is launching a study that uses ring data to detect ‘early signs of hypertension.’
Reuters:
Evernorth, a digital asset treasury backed by Ripple, says it will list on the Nasdaq through a merger with a blank check company and expects to raise $1B+  —  Evernorth, a new crypto venture backed by digital asset firm Ripple, said on Monday it will list on the Nasdaq through a merger …
Sharon Goldman / Fortune:
LangChain, whose open-source framework connects AI apps to real-time data, raised a $125M Series B led by IVP at a $1.25B valuation  —  LangChain, one of the earliest breakout startups of the generative AI era, announced a $125 million Series B funding round on Monday at a $1.25 billion valuation.
The Verge:
Opera Neon hands-on: the $20-per-month agentic AI browser can take over users' browsing tasks, but its three built-in AI bots can be confusing and unreliable  —  Neon is three AI tools dressed up as one, with a $20-per-month subscription attached. … The trick to understanding Opera's Neon browser …
Julia Black / New York Times:
A profile of Katherine Boyle, an a16z general partner and JD Vance's friend, as Silicon Valley increasingly adopts her views, including embracing defense tech  —  Katherine Boyle, an influential venture capitalist who is a friend of the vice president, thinks the country's path forward …

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Nancy Scola / Washingtonian:
A deep look at FCC Chairman Brendan Carr's moves favoring the Trump administration; former chair Tom Wheeler warns against the agency becoming a political tool

Lucia Moses / Business Insider:
WaPo opinion editor Adam O'Neal says he's stepping down after a year in the role; his hiring was part of a push to promote “personal liberties and free markets”

Matt Stout / The Boston Globe:
The Massachusetts Senate passes an amendment that would in many instances bar judges, grand juries, and others from forcing reporters to identify their sources

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Terrence O'Brien / The Verge:
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