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SpaceX says it's working with Cursor to build “the world's most useful models” and it has the right to acquire Cursor for $60B or pay $10B for the partnership — The potential acquisition comes as Elon Musk's rocket and satellite maker, which has been emphasizing artificial intelligence, is preparing to go public.
More: Bloomberg, San Francisco Business Times, The Information, Wall Street Journal, Engadget, TechCrunch, The Verge, Reuters, Financial Times, Cursor, Axios, Implicator.ai, CNBC, iClarified, and Sherwood News
X: @spacex, @mntruell, @luke_metro, @tanayj, @chooserich, @jason, @luke_metro, @kevinakwok, @bearlyai, @metacriticcap, @austen, @yuchenj_uw, @redtachyon, @benjamindekr, @zeffmax, @nmasc_, @unhedgedchatter, @scaling01, @dchaplot, @alexfinn, @pitdesi, @teddyschleifer, @aaronburnett, @jeffwsurf, @mikeisaac, and @michaelnicollsx
Bluesky: @seldo.com and @seanokane
Forums: Hacker News and r/technology
| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
OpenAI releases ChatGPT Images 2.0 with new “thinking capabilities”, allowing it to search the web to help it create multiple images from a single prompt — The update allows ChatGPT Images 2.0 to create a series of images based on one prompt.
More: OpenAI, The New Stack, PCWorld, Gizmodo, Thurrott, Microsoft Tech Community, Digital Trends, The Decoder, OpenAI, ZDNET, Axios, 9to5Mac, Sherwood News, and The Deep View
X: @emollick, @altryne, @chatgpt21, @openai, @emollick, @openai, @gavinpurcell, @jsngr, @openai, @sama, @richlightshed, @mweinbach, @arena, @chatgpt21, @deredleritt3r, @viemccoy, @deryatr_, @adele__li, @sama, @gdb, @simonw, @figma, @ml_angelopoulos, @openai, @arena, @yuchenj_uw, @adele__li, and @snsf. Forums: Hacker News
| Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch: |
More: Simon Willison's Weblog, OpenAI on YouTube, Tom's Guide, Implicator.ai, VentureBeat, Neowin, and Engadget. Forums: r/accelerate
| Reuters: |
Meta is installing tracking software on US staffers' computers to capture mouse movements, clicks, and keystrokes in work-related apps for use in AI training — Meta (META.O) is installing new tracking software on U.S.-based employees' computers to capture mouse movements …
More: TechCrunch, Business Insider, Gizmodo, Fortune, BBC, PC Gamer, The American Bazaar, International Business Times, Ars Technica, iPhone in Canada, and GMA News Online
X: @buccocapital, @ecommerceshares, @charlesrollet1, @the_ai_investor, @tekbog, @billym2k, @dudewhoinvests, @gothburz, @garymarcus, @gergelyorosz, @tunguz, and @tmtlongshort
Bluesky: @jeffhorwitz, @chronotope.aramzs.xyz, @bcmerchant, @porkanoque, @dell, and @hagenblix
Forums: Hacker News, r/privacy, r/technology, and Slashdot
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Longtime colleagues say John Ternus will bring back Jobs-era decisiveness, shifting from Cook's era when decisions were made collectively by top executives — When Apple Inc. announced Monday that longtime leader Tim Cook would be replaced by John Ternus, it published an image …
More: Apple, CNET, BBC, Computerworld, MacRumors, Wall Street Journal, The Next Web, Business Today, CNN, Fast Company, iClarified, The Verge, 9to5Mac, ETF Trends, TBPN, Washington Times, iDrop News, anderegg.ca, Newser, Cult of Mac, International Business Times, Hollywood Life, Reuters, Axios, Barron's Online, The Daily Beast, 9to5Mac, Financial Times, and Sherwood News
Forums: r/apple and r/NominativeDeterminism
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
All-hands: Tim Cook said he's stepping down now to ensure the “best-ever transition,” citing strong financials, an “incredible” pipeline, and Ternus' readiness — Apple Inc.'s Tim Cook, who's stepping down as chief executive officer later this year … | Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
A look at Apple's management changes and several key executives' futures; sources say Mike Rockwell has considered leaving or taking an advisory role next year — John Ternus, Apple Inc.'s next chief executive officer, is up against a major challenge as he settles into the role: retaining top talent during a time of historic turnover.
More: 9to5Mac, New York Times, CNBC, The Verge, Business Insider, Wall Street Journal, MacRumors, and AppleInsider. X: @markgurman
| John Gruber / Daring Fireball: |
More: Six Colors, The Verge, Bloomberg, Spyglass, New York Times, WWD, Crypto Briefing, New York Magazine, NextDraft, 9to5Mac, and The Independent
| Ben Thompson / Stratechery: |
| Rolfe Winkler / Wall Street Journal: |
More: Forbes, Road to VR, Financial Times, Yahoo Finance, Benzinga, The Guardian, TechRadar, CNBC, and Bloomberg. Forums: r/apple
| Lily Hay Newman / Wired: |
Mozilla says its Firefox 150 release includes fixes for 271 vulnerabilities identified using early access to Anthropic's Mythos Preview — The Firefox team doesn't think emerging AI capabilities will upend cybersecurity long term, but they warn that software developers are likely in for a rocky transition.
More: The Mozilla Blog, Ars Technica, Engadget, and Thurrott
X: @moyix. LinkedIn: Allan Friedman, PhD. Bluesky: @glinden, @glinden, @marypcbuk, @katie-drummond, @campuscodi.risky.biz, @lhn, @timmarchman, and @caseynewton
Forums: r/technology, r/Anthropic, r/firefox, Slashdot, and Ars OpenForum
| Ed Zitron / Ed Zitron's Where's Your Ed At: |
Anthropic appears to have removed access to Claude Code from its $20/month Pro plan; Anthropic says it is “running a small test on ~2% of new prosumer signups” — Executive Summary: — Anthropic appears to have removed access to Claude Code for its $20-a-month “Pro” Plans.
More: The Register, Claude, Digit, and XDA Developers
X: @theamolavasare, @jeremyphoward, @thsottiaux, @edzitron, @gergelyorosz, @gergelyorosz, @simonw, @quinnypig, @simonw, @simonw, @jxnlco, @scaling01, @edzitron, @scaling01, @edzitron, @scaling01, @theamolavasare, @theamolavasare, @theamolavasare, @theamolavasare, @0xilyy, @theamolavasare, @scaling01, @edzitron, @edzitron, @edzitron, and @thegeorgepu
Forums: Hacker News, r/ClaudeAI, r/BetterOffline, and r/ClaudeAI
| The Keyword: |
Google now offers two research agents: Deep Research, replacing its December preview release, and Deep Research Max, both available via Gemini API paid tiers — Built with Gemini 3.1 Pro, the new Deep Research agents bring MCP support, native visualizations and unprecedented analytical quality …
More: VentureBeat, TestingCatalog, The Decoder, and Crypto Briefing
X: @sundarpichai, @officiallogank, @daniellefong, @thevalueist, @alihcevik, @dmitryrybin1, @officiallogank, @aliceisplaying, and @teortaxestex. LinkedIn: Srinivasan Venkatachary. Forums: r/Bard
| Rachel Metz / Bloomberg: |
Source: a handful of unauthorized users in a private Discord channel have been accessing Anthropic's Mythos model since the day the company announced it — A small group of unauthorized users have accessed Anthropic PBC's new Mythos AI model, a technology that the company says is so powerful … | Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft cuts Xbox Game Pass Ultimate price from $29.99 to $22.99/month and PC Game Pass from $16.49 to $13.99, but both tiers won't get new Call of Duty games — After Xbox CEO Asha Sharma admitted last week that “Game Pass has become too expensive for players,” Microsoft is dropping …
More: Bloomberg, Android Police, PCMag, Windows Central, Gizmodo, Eurogamer.net, How-To Geek, Tom's Guide, The Game Business, WUSA, IGN, Press Start, ScreenRant, GeekWire, Forbes, 80 Level, 9to5Toys, CNBC, MakeUseOf, Game Informer, Polygon.com, Rock, Paper, Shotgun, Comic Book, Reuters, DayOne, Tom's Hardware, Pure Xbox, MobileSyrup, CNET, Yahoo Finance, Dexerto, Game Developer, Thurrott, Game File, GamesIndustry.biz, T3, The Information, KitGuru, and VideoCardz.com
X: @asha_shar, @callofduty, @keshavbhat, @tomwarren, @danielolimac, @deeketweak, @mrpyo1, @pory_leeks, @yorchtorchgames, @synthpotato, @niktek, @xboxgamepass, @stallion83, @bdsams, and @idlesloth84_
Forums: r/XboxAlly, r/xcloud, and Slashdot
| Alex Ebert / Bloomberg Law: |
Florida AG James Uthmeier issues criminal subpoenas to OpenAI to investigate if ChatGPT's role in planning a mass shooting constitutes criminal liability — Florida is sending criminal subpoenas to OpenAI, opening a novel investigation into whether a chatbot could be criminally liable for use in a mass shooting.
More: NBC News, Washington Post, Reuters, BBC, My Florida Legal, CNN, Politico, The Guardian, Wall Street Journal, NPR, Associated Press, Ars Technica, Fox Business, The Hill, CBS News, Straight Arrow News, New York Times, New Republic, Engadget, Quartz, Newser, The Economic Times, NewsMax.com, The Daily Wire, and Crypto Briefing
| Core Memory: |
An interview with Sam Altman and Greg Brockman on OpenAI's restructuring, cutting Sora, “personal AGI”, Anthropic's “fear-based marketing” for Mythos, and more — The last two standing - on everything — Sam Altman and Greg Brockman came on Core Memory together for a ten-year look back at OpenAI.
More: Business Insider and TechCrunch
| Jonathan Stempel / Reuters: |
New York Attorney General Letitia James sues Coinbase and Gemini, claiming their prediction markets violate state laws against illegal gambling — New York's attorney general sued Coinbase Financial Markets (COIN.O) and Gemini Titan (GEMI.O) on Tuesday, claiming their prediction markets violate state laws against illegal gambling.| Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch: |
The US DOJ says a former ransomware negotiator pleaded guilty to helping cybercriminals extort companies in cyberattacks in five different incidents — Angelo Martino, a former ransomware negotiator, has pleaded guilty to helping cybercriminals extort companies in cyberattacks.
More: US Department of Justice, The Register, CyberScoop, Security Affairs, The Hacker News, and Metacurity
Bluesky: @lorenzofb and @campuscodi.risky.biz
| Financial Times: |
Top law firm Sullivan & Cromwell told a US federal bankruptcy court that a major filing it made in a high-profile case contained multiple AI hallucinations — Firm whose partners bill more than $2,000 per hour apologises to judge for software-driven errors in bankruptcy case
More: PYMNTS.com, Bloomberg Law, Bloomberg, Business Insider, Reason, New York Times, Reuters, and Above the Law
| Julia Love / Bloomberg: |
Google's Chief AI Architect Koray Kavukcuoglu is working to unite its internal AI coding tools under the Antigravity platform, to counter Claude Code and Codex — At Google, leaders are anxious about falling behind in the race to offer AI coding tools, especially as rivals like Anthropic PBC offer … | Maddy Varner / Wired: |
The nonprofit Consumer Federation of America sues Meta, accusing it of misleading consumers about its efforts to combat scam ads on Facebook and Instagram — A lawsuit from the Consumer Federation of America accuses Meta of misleading consumers about its efforts to combat scams advertisements on its platforms.
More: Tech Policy Press, Reuters, Social Media Today, Engadget, CBS News, and MediaPost
| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Trump Media & Technology Group names Kevin McGurn as interim CEO, succeeding Devin Nunes; McGurn previously worked as an executive at Hulu, Vevo, and T-Mobile — Trump Media & Technology Group, the parent company of social-media platform Truth Social and other businesses whose mission is … | Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter: |
YouTube makes its deepfake detection tool available to anyone at high risk of having their likeness abused, expanding it from public officials and politicians — The tool, which requires a celebrity to upload a digital replica, will flag potentially infringing content — like, say …
More: The Verge, Android Police, YouTube Official Blog, TechCrunch, CNET, Social Media Today, Android Authority, Tubefilter, Breitbart, The Wrap, and MediaPost
X: @kevinbankston and @nealmohan
LinkedIn: Jason Cosgrove and Dane Glasgow
Forums: r/technology, r/Fauxmoi, r/RedLetterMedia, and r/movies
| Financial Times: |
Sources: Revolut is aiming for a valuation of $150B to $200B in an IPO; founder Nik Storonsky said this week that Revolut would IPO in 2028 at the earliest — Bumper IPO would trigger increased stake for founder Nik Storonsky but group has no plans to float shares before 2028
More: Decrypt, American Banker, Axios, TechCrunch, Capital Brief, and CoinDesk
Bluesky: @edzitron.com and @grackle.space
| Cailley LaPara / Bloomberg: |
Reliable Robotics, which is developing autonomous aircraft systems for cargo flights, raised $160M led by Nimble Partners, pushing its valuation to ~$1B — Reliable Robotics Corp. secured $160 million in new funding — pushing its valuation to nearly $1 billion — as the Silicon Valley startup makes … | Washington Post: |
Sources: following Manus probe, Chinese authorities ordered at least one other prominent AI startup, MiroMind, not to send talent and research out of China — A Chinese government probe of a Meta-acquired company, Manus AI, reveals what tech workers see as a new red line. — SummarySponsor Posts
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