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June 9, 2026, 1:10 PM
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Apple Machine Learning Research:
Apple unveils new Apple Foundation Models: two on-device models, including a 20B-parameter multimodal model called AFM 3 Core Advanced, and three cloud models  —  Our next generation of Apple Intelligence is centered around our users, integrated deeply into our operating systems …
Inti Landauro / Reuters:
The EU says Apple decided not to roll out Siri AI in the EU after it had unsuccessfully requested to be exempted from interoperability obligations for the tool  —  Apple decided not to roll out its new Siri AI tool in the European Union after it had unsuccessfully requested to be exempted …
Tim Hardwick / MacRumors:
Apple says Siri AI will not be available in the EU with the launch of iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 due to the DMA; Siri AI will also not be available in China at launch
Ashley Capoot / CNBC:
OpenAI confidentially files for an IPO, says it has “not decided on timing yet”, as “there are things we want to do that are likely easier as a private company”  —  OpenAI has confidentially filed for an IPO with the Securities and Exchange Commission …
Bloomberg:
Sources: Taiwan is considering restricting AI chip sales to all customers in China, not just companies on an export blacklist like Huawei, to align with the US  —  Taiwan authorities are considering much stricter export controls on AI chip sales to China to further align with US measures …
Charlie Zhu / Bloomberg:
Sources: China is drafting plans to spend ~$295B over the next five years on building AI data centers, sourcing 80%+ of tech from local suppliers like Huawei  —  China is preparing to spend around 2 trillion yuan ($295 billion) over the next five years on building data centers across the country …
Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch:
Microsoft disabled 70+ of its repos on GitHub, including Azure-related tools like azure-functions-host, after hackers added credential-stealing malware to them  —  Microsoft has cut off access to dozens of its open source projects hosted on GitHub as it investigates how hackers apparently breached …
The Keyword:
Google releases Gemini 3.5 Live Translate, which it says can deliver “near real-time speech-to-speech translation in over 70 languages”  —  Gemini 3.5 Live Translate is our latest audio model, delivering near real-time speech-to-speech translation in over 70 languages.
Kif Leswing / CNBC:
Google and Nvidia are helping Apple with Apple Foundation Model Cloud Pro, which Apple says is comparable to Gemini frontier models and runs on Nvidia GPUs  —  - Apple showed off Siri AI demos at its annual WWDC keynote in Cupertino, Calif. … Apple on Monday revealed what it's been working …
Ben Weiss / Fortune:
Decentralized lending protocol Morpho raised $175M led by Paradigm, Ribbit Capital, and a16z Crypto in a token sale valuing Morpho at up to $2B  —  Paul Frambot has a message for the “suits” at traditional financial institutions.  “I think TradFi is going to have to wear shorts,” …
M.G. Siegler / Spyglass:
If Apple's Siri AI works as it was shown in the WWDC demos, Apple is set to take the lead in consumer AI, with iPhone becoming the first true AI device  —  As the iPhone becomes the first true AI device...  From a pure AI perspective, nothing Apple showcased during their WWDC keynote yesterday was particularly groundbreaking.
Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
EU regulators order Meta to give rival AI chatbots free access to WhatsApp while they continue to probe if Meta abused its market power by blocking competitors  —  EU antitrust regulators on Tuesday ordered Meta Platforms (META.O) to give rival AI chatbots free access to WhatsApp while they continue …
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
The first developer beta of iOS 27 offers the clearest signs yet of Apple's upcoming foldable iPhone, with references to folding hardware and flexible displays  —  Apple Inc.'s iOS 27 and related software updates offer the clearest public signs yet of the company's upcoming foldable iPhone …
Arjun Kharpal / CNBC:
In an interview, Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas says that the startup is planning to go public in 2028, regardless of how well Anthropic's and OpenAI's IPOs go  —  Perplexity is planning to go public in 2028 regardless of how the market receives the listings of Anthropic and OpenAI, CEO Aravind Srinivas told CNBC.
OpenAI:
Sam Altman and Jakub Pachocki claim OpenAI is entering its “third phase”, aiming to automate AI research, boost the economy, and give everyone a personal AGI  —  Every few generations, a new technology changes everything.  —  Imagine electricity reaching a rural American town in the 1920s.
Ingrid Lunden / Resilience Media:
Finland-based Iceye, whose small satellites help countries with real-time location monitoring, raised a €1B Series F led by General Atlantic at a €10B valuation  —  Deal follows major deployment with Poland and crossing €250M in sales  —  We're less than a week …
Dan Milmo / The Guardian:
In a UK online safety consultation, the US urges the UK against an under-16 social media ban, saying it would place a “disproportionate” burden on US companies  —  Trump administration says restrictions could impose ‘disproportionate’ burden on US tech companies

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New York Times:
Sources: Paramount proposed to pause its merger with WBD because the company thought going to a trial was the fastest way to complete the deal

Dominic-Madori Davis / TechCrunch:
London-based European Technology Network, a TBPN-like show livestreaming 5x a week on YouTube and X, raised a $1.6M seed round from Axel Springer and others

Erik Hayden / The Hollywood Reporter:
In a memo, BuzzFeed announces plans to lay off ~35% of staff, or 180 people, across BuzzFeed, HuffPost, and Tasty

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Michael Kan / PCMag:
The US FCC waives its July 30 deadline for Amazon to deploy half of its Leo satellites; Amazon is still required to launch all 3,232 satellites by July 30, 2029

Earlier Picks

James Pero / Gizmodo:
Apple unveils an Apple Intelligence feature to automatically change weak or compromised passwords, using agentic AI, and save the new ones in the Passwords app
Wall Street Journal:
Meta puts $115M toward a “workforce academy”, a free five-week program to train Americans to build data centers and guarantees jobs at Meta construction sites
Abner Li / 9to5Google:
Google lowers the price of its Google AI Plus subscription from $7.99 per month to $4.99 per month, and doubles the included storage to 400GB
Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
Google upgrades NotebookLM, which now runs on Gemini 3.5 and Antigravity, to deliver new agentic capabilities and more advanced reasoning, starting for AI Ultra
Wired:
Analysis: Meta removed code for an unreleased face-recognition system in the Meta AI app for its smart glasses, one day after a report on the code's existence
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