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Dropbox founder Drew Houston is stepping down as CEO after 19 years to become executive chairman, replaced by Ashraf Alkarmi, who is SVP and GM of Dropbox Core — Drew Houston founded Dropbox nearly two decades ago out at age 24, eventually becoming a household name in Silicon Valley …
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Chinese government agencies begin imposing overseas travel restrictions on individuals involved in advanced AI work, including at Alibaba and DeepSeek — China is restricting overseas travel for top AI professionals in private firms such as Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and DeepSeek …
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| Kate Conger / New York Times: |
As AI tools like Mythos create a “bug-pocalypse”, Glassdoor says Q1 cybersecurity job postings rose 11% YoY, and executive search firms are turning away clients — Austin Cowan had expected a quiet year. — The headhunter, who helps Fortune 100 companies find … | Daniel Boguslaw / Wired: |
US law enforcement documents: the DHS, FBI, and other agencies introduce a novel domestic threat category termed “anti-tech violent extremism” amid the AI boom — As Americans stew over the looming risk of job-stealing AI and data centers in their back yards …
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| Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: |
Spotify launches a library of over 650 narrated long-form magazine articles in English for Premium users; free users can buy articles “individually for $1.99” — More than 650 long-form articles are available starting today as part of Spotify's audiobook library.| David Jeans / Reuters: |
Sources: SpaceX successfully pressured the Pentagon to raise Starlink fees for LUCAS kamikaze drones amid increasing tensions over Starlink's pricing — As U.S. kamikaze drones guided by Elon Musk's Starlink network began to make visible gains in the war against Iran, senior SpaceX officials reached …
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| Koh Ewe / BBC: |
China executes a man called Xu Yao for killing Yoozoo Games founder Lin Qi in 2020; Lin reportedly sidelined Xu, who helped land the 3 Body Problem Netflix deal — Shanghai First Intermediate People's Court — Chinese authorities have executed a man for murdering his associate, billionaire gaming tycoon Lin Qi.| Mauro Orru / Wall Street Journal: |
Spain says it is blocking Polymarket and Kalshi as a precautionary measure while it probes possible gambling law violations over the next three to four months — The government said companies seeking to provide clients with gambling services need a license
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| Pieter Haeck / Politico: |
The Dutch government blocks the acquisition of authentication IT supplier Solvinity by US-based Kyndryl, citing “a possible risk to the public interest” — BRUSSELS — The Dutch government is blocking a United States-based company's attempts to acquire a key online identification IT supplier.
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| Kate Knibbs / Wired: |
How AI startups like Altur are using chatbots to help automate debt collection; YC incubated six debt collection and settlement startups in the past six years — There's a mad dash to automate the world's most hated calls. Have an unpaid bill? You'll hear from an AI debt collector sometime soon.
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| Max Buondonno / The Shortcut: |
Google Fitbit Air review: slim, comfortable, and stylish, robust tracking, seven-day battery life, and cheaper than Whoop, but can only be worn on the wrist — 🏆 Rating: 4/5 — ✅ Pros — 📐 Slim design that fades into the background — ⌚️ Comfortable and stylish band options
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| Leslie Josephs / CNBC: |
American Airlines picks SpaceX's Starlink for in-flight Wi-Fi on more than 500 planes; SpaceX already has contracts with United Airlines, Southwest, and others — American Airlines plans to outfit more than 500 of its narrow-body aircraft with Starlink, handing another win to Elon Musk's SpaceX unit …
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| Ian King / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Qualcomm reached a deal with ByteDance to supply millions of ASICs for AI data centers to support AI agents in the Doubao chatbot; QCOM jumps 5%+ — Qualcomm Inc. reached a deal with TikTok owner ByteDance Ltd. to supply chips for artificial intelligence data centers …
More: Reuters, The Economic Times, Blockonomi, Barchart.com, and Benzinga
| Michael J. de la Merced / New York Times: |
OpenRouter raised $113M led by CapitalG, a source says at a $1.3B valuation, and now processes 25T tokens across 400+ models weekly, up from 5T six months ago — An investment arm of Alphabet is backing OpenRouter, which helps companies choose among hundreds of models for different software tasks.
More: FinSMEs and Menlo Ventures
| New York Times: |
A surge in AI-generated “pro se” cases, or lawsuits filed by self-represented litigants, is democratizing the US legal system but consuming more court resources — For years, courts have welcomed cases brought by self-represented litigants. Now those plaintiffs have A.I. …
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