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May 31, 2026, 3:30 PM

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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple delays iPhone-connected smart glasses to late 2027, aiming to disrupt the mid-tier $200-$500 eyewear market the way it disrupted the watch market  —  Also: The latest on iOS 27, iOS 28, new Apple TV and HomePod mini.  —  Apple isn't just going after Meta with its upcoming iPhone-connected smart glasses.
Ina Fried / Axios:
Sources: Microsoft and Nvidia will unveil the first Windows PCs powered by Nvidia SoCs, including devices from Surface and Dell, at Computex and Build 2026  —  The company best known for powering the AI boom is coming for the PC: Nvidia is expected next week to debut the first Windows computers …
Lucas Ropek / TechCrunch:
With Microsoft's GitHub Copilot shifting to token-usage billing on June 1, many developers bemoan massive cost increases and the end of flat-rate subscriptions  —  The golden age of Microsoft's Github Copilot appears to be at an end — for the little guy, at least.
Emily Glazer / Wall Street Journal:
Bill Gates' carefully crafted public image has been eroded by revelations about his ties to Epstein; Gates was recently snubbed from Microsoft's CEO Summit  —  The billionaire philanthropist was once ranked the world's most admired man—but the revelations of his Jeffrey Epstein ties are eroding efforts to burnish his reputation
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Exponential View:
AI adoption follows the J-curve path of general-purpose tech, like early US factory electrification, requiring years of investment before noticeable ROI gains  —  A framework to understand your firm's AI transformation  —  I had tea with a senior exec at a well-known public tech company last month.
SemiAnalysis:
Why “Dark Output”, the AI-generated economic value that is currently invisible to national statistics, may be one of the hardest measurement problems in history  —  Why AI's increasing output is going to be one of the hardest economic measurement problems in history.
Financial Times:
SoftBank pledges to invest up to €75B in AI computing clusters in France, first leading a €45B investment to build 3.1GW of capacity by 2031 in Hauts-de-France  —  Masayoshi Son places France at the centre of his global AI ambitions  —  SoftBank has pledged to invest up to €75bn …
Sean McLain / Wall Street Journal:
As robotaxi companies attempt to scale in the US, they face increasing scrutiny and mounting criticism from drivers, law enforcement, and local governments  —  As autonomous taxi services scale beyond Silicon Valley, new problems abound for cities  —  This was supposed to be the year …
Zack Abrams / The Block:
A US court ordered Circle to blacklist Zama's cUSDC contract, freezing ~$12.6M in funds, likely catching many in the “crossfire” of a civil suit against a DAO  —  Quick Take  — A federal judge ordered Circle to blacklist Zama's confidential USDC (cUSDC) contract on Friday night, freezing about $12.6 million.
Nikkei Asia:
China will implement new online food delivery regulations on June 1, requiring platforms to regularly verify businesses' identities, locations, and licenses  —  BEIJING/SHANGHAI — The Chinese government will tighten a clampdown on food delivery companies from June, conducting unannounced inspections …

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