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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Meta rolls out Plus plans for Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp globally, will test $7.99/mo. and $19.99/mo. Meta AI plans, a $49.99/mo. creator plan, and more — Meta is doubling down on its subscription offerings. On Wednesday, the social networking giant announced it's now rolling …
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US prosecutors charge Google engineer Michele Spagnuolo with using inside information to make $1.2M on Polymarket bets about Google's Year in Search results — Michele Spagnuolo allegedly placed bets on what users were searching for. — In this Dec. 19, 2023, file photo …
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| Garrett Downs / CNBC: |
The US DOD announces a $9.7B five-year deal with Dell to provide Microsoft 365, advanced cloud subscriptions, and on-premises licensing to the US military — The Department of Defense on Wednesday announced a five-year, roughly $9.7 billion deal with Dell to provide a suite of software to the U.S. military.
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| Mariella Moon / Engadget: |
Last.fm announces it is an independent company again, 19 years after being acquired by CBS; it plans to keep its current team and continue the service as normal — Don't worry: It will keep your profiles and scrobbles. — Last.fm is an independent company again, it has announced on its forum …
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| Hannah Erin Lang / Wall Street Journal: |
Robinhood launches a feature that lets users connect AI agents to a dedicated account and virtual Gold Card to automate stock trades and credit card purchases — New feature links artificial-intelligence tools to investment and credit-card accounts — AI agents were already dispensing advice …
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| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Valve raises Steam Deck OLED prices due to “rising memory and storage costs”; the 512GB model is now $789, up from $549, and the 1TB model is $949, up from $649 — The 1TB OLED model got a $300 price increase, and now costs $949. … Valve has significantly increased the price …
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Snowflake reports Q1 revenue up 33% YoY to $1.39B, vs. $1.32B est., and commits to spending $6B on AWS over five years; SNOW jumps 35%+ after hours — Amazon said Wednesday that its cloud division has landed a $6 billion spending commitment from Snowflake, which includes the use … | Jared Perlo / NBC News: |
Illinois Legislature passes SB 315, a bill requiring annual independent third-party safety audits of leading AI companies; the bill heads to the governor's desk — The measure, SB 315, goes beyond legislation from California and New York regulating America's largest AI companies.| Financial Times: |
Sources: Uber has increased its stake in Delivery Hero to ~37% by acquiring Aspex Management's 14.6% share at a €12B valuation, after a takeover offer last week — Share purchase from Aspex Management steps up US ride-hailing group's pursuit of German food delivery company
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| Chloe Taylor / CNBC: |
The UK's GCHQ head says the UK and allies have a “narrowing window” to counter cyber threats from China and Russia, as Russia intensifies “daily” hybrid warfare — Choose CNBC as your preferred source on Google and never miss a moment from the most trusted name in business news.
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| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
YouTube makes its AI content labels more prominent on desktop and mobile, and will apply them automatically if it detects “significant photorealistic AI use” — Is that YouTube video clip you're watching real or was it made with AI? — YouTube wants to make it easier for viewers …
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| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Salesforce reports Q1 revenue up 13% YoY to $11.13B, vs. $11.05B est., Agentforce annual recurring revenue up 205% to $1.2B, and forecasts Q2 revenue below est. — Salesforce reported stronger-than-expected quarterly results on Wednesday, but the cloud software vendor issued full-year guidance … | Dina Bass / Bloomberg: |
HP reports Q2 revenue up 9% YoY to $14.4B, vs. $14B est., Personal Systems revenue up 13% to $10.2B, and forecasts Q3 adjusted EPS above estimates — HP Inc. gave a profit forecast for the current quarter that signaled the company continues to contend with a dramatic increase in memory chip prices.
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| Michael Kan / PCMag: |
Filing: Amazon will acquire Apple's 20% stake in Globalstar as part of its acquisition of the satellite provider and create a subsidiary to conduct the merger — Amazon has revealed that it's taking over Apple's 20% stake in Globalstar as part of its $11.6 billion acquisition of the satellite communications provider.
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| Reuters: |
OpenAI Foundation says it is committing an initial $250M for grants, partnerships, and direct work aimed at helping workers and economies navigate AI disruption — The non-profit that controls OpenAI will commit an initial $250 million for grants, partnerships and direct work aimed … | Jesse Hamilton / CoinDesk: |
The CFTC files alongside Gemini to nullify Gemini's $5M settlement in January 2025, arguing that the agency's current management wouldn't have pursued the case — The regulator went back to analyze the 2022 case and decided that it wouldn't have been pursued under current management and practices.| Rebecca Torrence / Bloomberg: |
AI coding startup Cognition AI raised more than $1B at a $26B valuation, and says its revenue run rate has increased to $492M from $37M in May 2025 — Cognition AI Inc. has raised more than $1 billion in a new funding round at a $26 billion valuation, the latest sign of strong demand …
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| Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
Amazon says it is making the “architecture, starter code, and learnings” from Alexa for Shopping available to third-party retailers, starting with Kate Spade — Amazon has been using homegrown artificial intelligence technology to help users compare products and buy or reorder items on their behalf.
More: About Amazon, Amazon Web Services, The Information, Tech.co, and The Verge
| Coco Feng / South China Morning Post: |
Kuaishou reports Q1 revenue up 3.4% YoY to ~$5B and Kling AI revenue up 300%+ YoY to ~$96M; Kling reached a ~$500M annualized revenue run rate in March 2026 — AI unit has annual recurring revenue run rate of roughly US$500 million, Kuaishou says — Chinese short-video company Kuaishou …
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| Brian Danga / The Block: |
SoFi says SoFiUSD, its US dollar-pegged stablecoin on Ethereum and Solana, is now available for members to buy, sell, hold, and convert within the SoFi app — Quick Take — SoFi said its U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin is now available for members to buy, sell, hold, and convert within the SoFi app.
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| Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter: |
Roku launches its first major homescreen overhaul in over a decade, including a large “marquee” ad spot to tout apps or shows, in a bid to drive more engagement — Don't worry, Roku City isn't going anywhere. In fact, it's going interactive. But there will be more personalization, and a more prominent ad unit too.
More: Roku on YouTube, Ars Technica, AdExchanger, PCMag, Curb Cuts, MacRumors, and Tom's Guide
| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Starlette, an open-source Python framework underpinning FastAPI, has a vulnerability called BadHost that can allow hackers to bypass authorization — Millions of AI agents and tools around the world have been imperiled by a critical vulnerability that can allow hackers to breach the servers running …
More: X41 D-Sec, CVE-2026-48710, TechRadar, and CSO
| Jonathan Vanian / CNBC: |
Mark Zuckerberg tells shareholders that a Meta cloud computing business is “definitely on the table” if it overspends on data centers and has excess capacity — Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said his company could enter the cloud computing market if it overspends on data centers and ends up with excess capacity.
More: Implicator.ai, Crypto Briefing, and National Legal …
| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Amazon MGM Studios announces the GenAI Creators' Fund, greenlights three AI animated series for Prime Video, and launches an AI production platform with AWS — Amazon MGM Studios is touting the power of AI to help create “cinematic” entertainment in a big new initiative …
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Forums: r/television, r/aiwars, and r/entertainment
| Anna Tong / Forbes: |
NYC-based Pace, whose AI agents automate back-office operations for insurance companies, raised a $46M series B led by Thrive and Sequoia at a $375M valuation — The startup says its AI agents can handle the dull work insurers have long shipped to offshore operators.| Maria Curi / Axios: |
OpenAI announces partnerships to combat election misinformation, offering cybersecurity products to state officials and backing legislation to curb deepfakes — OpenAI is announcing new partnerships to combat misinformation, offering its cybersecurity products to state officials … Sponsor Posts
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