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Sources: OpenAI is considering drastically lowering the prices it charges users for tokens in anticipation of similar cuts the startup expects Anthropic to make — The company might lower prices for tokens, the central unit for gauging AI costs, though the discussions are still in flux
More: Marcus on AI, CNBC, International Business Times, MarketWatch, PYMNTS, Bloomberg, Forbes, Blockchain.News, Sherwood News, Yahoo Finance, The Tech Portal, Android Authority, Fortune, Digital Trends, Nairametrics, ZeroHedge News, and Benzinga
X: @mweinbach and @zerohedge
LinkedIn: Emil Protalinski, Victor Zhang, Kevin O'Leary, Rudy DeFelice, and Christophe Barraud
Forums: r/OpenAI, r/codex, r/BetterOffline, r/singularity, and r/accelerate
| Maxwell Zeff / Wired: |
Anthropic backtracks on its decision to quietly limit Fable 5's ability to develop LLMs, saying “requests will visibly fall back to Opus 4.8”, after backlash — The company changed course after researchers spoke out against the policy, which would have covertly limited Claude's ability to develop competing AI models.
More: Engadget, The Verge, Silicon Republic, Moneycontrol, Business Insider, TechCrunch, Claude, Runtime, Gizmodo, eMarketer, Moneycontrol, Simon Willison's Weblog, ZeroHedge News, The Decoder, BankInfoSecurity.com, Constellation Research, The Verge, and Help Net Security
X: @zeffmax, @claudedevs, @rohanpaul_ai, @yacinemtb, @gergelyorosz, @tenobrus, @sporadica, @jdpeterson, @deanwball, @wired, @mattparlmer, @zeffmax, @basedjensen, @simonw, @simonw, @max_paperclips, @scobleizer, @eliebakouch, @zeffmax, @gergelyorosz, @agustinlebron3, @krishnanrohit, @kimmonismus, @deliprao, and @deanwball
Bluesky: @carnage4life and @lorenzofb
Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to and @lorenzofb@infosec.exchange
Forums: Hacker News, r/MachineLearning, r/Anthropic, r/ClaudeAI, r/accelerate, r/ClaudeCode, r/singularity, and r/singularity
| Dario Amodei: |
Dario Amodei outlines policy responses to AI's exponential progress across regulation and public safety, macroeconomics and taxes, science, geopolitics, more — In one of the side plots to The Lord of the Rings, two of the Hobbits attempt to rouse Treebeard—a wise but ponderous sentient tree …
More: Axios, International Business Times, New York Times, Associated Press, The Next Web, The Economic Times, TechCrunch, SiliconANGLE, ABC News, VentureBeat, The Deep View, Mashable, and Implicator.ai
X: @darioamodei, @darioamodei, @mitsuhiko, @lacker, @perrymetzger, @so8res, @daveshapi, @s8mb, @edzitron, @tenobrus, @adamconner, @adamconner, @sporadica, @jconorgrogan, @kimmonismus, @beffjezos, @kimnoel399, @deredleritt3r, @guilhermeotina, @mattparlmer, and @hallerite. Bluesky: @ketanjoshi.co
Forums: Hacker News, r/ClaudeAI, r/Anthropic, r/accelerate, and r/singularity
| Anthropic: |
More: Anthropic, The Rundown AI, Anthropic, Livemint, PYMNTS, and The Next Web
| Jason Schreier / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Microsoft's Xbox division is planning major layoffs next month and significant budget cuts for marketing and some other areas — Asha Sharma's first major cuts will arrive in July — Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox division is planning major job cuts next month as new Chief Executive …
More: XBOX Wire, Forbes, Silicon Republic, Kotaku, Thurrott, Comic Book, Thurrott, Game Developer, PocketGamer.biz, Yahoo Finance, TechSpot, TheGamer, GamingBolt, The Information, Video Games Chronicle, Rock, Paper, Shotgun, Dexerto, Pure Xbox, Reuters, Gameranx, Digit, Moneycontrol, People Matters, Tech4Gamers, GamesBeat, GeekWire, PC Gamer, Press Start, Gizmodo, IGN, PCMag, GamesIndustry.biz, Push Square, Windows Central, Variety, 80 Level, Gamereactor UK, Tech in Asia, GamesIndustry.biz, Pure Xbox, and Kotaku
X: @layoffai. LinkedIn: Jason Schreier. Bluesky: @gematsu.com, @mackeza, @stephentotilo, @knoebel, and @wario64
Forums: r/consoles, r/IndianGaming, r/videogames, r/gaming, r/consoles, r/XboxSeriesS, r/PS5, r/pcgaming, r/xbox, r/LastStandMedia, r/Games, r/kindafunny, and r/technology
| The Verge: |
More: Variety, Gameranx, Polygon.com, iPhone in Canada, TheGamer, ScreenRant, Comic Book, GamingBolt, KitGuru, Gamereactor UK, PC Gamer, Pure Xbox, The Shortcut, Yahoo Finance, Tech4Gamers, and Windows Central
X: @wario64, @shinobi602, @idlesloth84_, and @nib95_
Bluesky: @wario64, @jaypeters.net, and @tomwarren.co.uk
Forums: r/xbox, r/Steam, r/consoles, r/pcgaming, r/TESVI, and r/LastStandMedia
| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
YouTube rolls out a new in-app messaging system for sharing videos and having 1:1 conversations; it discontinued its previous Messages feature in September 2019 — After testing got underway last year, YouTube is now more widely rolling out a new in-app messaging system.
More: YouTube Official Blog, PCMag, CNET, Neowin, The Verge, Thurrott, Mashable, Android Authority, Digital Trends, Trusted Reviews, Engadget, GSMArena.com, and MakeUseOf
| A.J. Vicens / Reuters: |
The FBI seizes 13 domains allegedly tied to fake consulting firms that sought information from US government and military employees for suspected Chinese agents — Federal authorities announced on Wednesday the seizure of 13 internet domains tied to what the U.S. Justice Department called … | Terrence O'Brien / The Verge: |
Deezer launches an AI music detection tool for users of 20 services, including Spotify and Apple Music, after no company licensed its AI detection tech — Since the competition won't buy their tech, they're bringing it directly to users. … Deezer will now scan your playlists … | Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Product head Alex Benzer says Bluesky in 2026 plans to add “communities”, smaller spaces to “go deeper and hang out with people who care about the same stuff” — They're set to launch sometime this year. They're set to launch sometime this year.
More: Engadget and Gizmodo
Bluesky: @alexbenzer.com, @jcsalterego, and @ernie.tedium.co
Forums: r/redditstock and r/BlueskySocial
| Raphael Satter / Reuters: |
CISA shortens the deadline for US agencies to fix, disable, or remove vulnerable software or equipment in their networks to three days, citing hackers' AI use — The U.S. cyber defense agency said on Wednesday that government officials now have three days to deal with the most serious categories … | Shahram Mokhtari / iFixit News: |
A teardown reveals the Trump Mobile T1 is a gold-painted HTC U24 Pro but features some changes, including memory from Micron instead of SK Hynix — In case you missed it, there is now a Trump phone. Yes, really. And this week, we got to take it apart. — A couple of weeks ago I got …
More: The Verge, Android Authority, TechRadar, Mashable, NBC News, and Notebookcheck. X: @benjamingoggin
| Riley Griffin / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Meta has completed an operational split with Manus and stopped data sharing; Manus is exploring options, including raising ~$1B to fund a buyback — Meta Platforms Inc. has completed an operational split from Manus and halted data sharing between the two companies …
More: The Next Web and China Money Network
| Maria Cheng / Reuters: |
Canada introduces the Safe Social Media Act, a bill that would ban social media for children under 16 and establish safety standards for AI chatbots — The Canadian government introduced a new digital safety bill on Wednesday that would ban social media for children under 16 with exemptions …
More: Government of Canada, Dexerto, UPI, Profectio, The Next Web, Associated Press, Government of Canada, Michael Geist, CBC News, MediaNama, Politico, Mashable, NewsMax.com, SiliconANGLE, Benzinga, Wall Street Journal, Global News, BBC, Michael Geist, New York Times, Agence France-Presse, Engadget, Al Jazeera, MobileSyrup, iPhone in Canada, BetaKit, Globe and Mail, and The Logic
X: @markjcarney, @evanlsolomon, @mgeist, @mgeist, and @mgeist. Bluesky: @druce.ai. Mastodon: @bstacey@icosahedron.website. Forums: r/worldnews
| Zoltan Simon / Bloomberg: |
Hungary plans to decriminalize crypto trading in a reversal of restrictions, which prompted Revolut and others to suspend services, under former PM Viktor Orban — Hungary will decriminalize crypto trading in a reversal of restrictions introduced under former leader Viktor Orban.
More: The Block, Cointelegraph, crypto.news, and CryptoPotato
| Bloomberg: |
The Workers' Daily, the official mouthpiece of China's umbrella trade union, urges regulators to protect worker rights and strengthen oversight amid the AI boom — China's AI Boom Risks Job Losses, Regulatory Concerns — China's rapid adoption of artificial intelligence in the workplace …
More: China Money Network and The Next Web
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Instagram expands Your Algorithm to its main feed, letting users choose topics they want to see, and is working to support requests for people, moods, and more — Adam Mosseri wants AI to give users a sense of control over recommendations. — Instagram is going to let you tweak …
More: The Hans India, Mashable, Social Media Today, Engadget, Digital Trends, and The Mac Observer
| Zachary Basu / Axios: |
Elon Musk is busy stoking far-right culture wars across the West on the eve of SpaceX's IPO, with an impunity unmatched in modern corporate history — Elon Musk is on the verge of financial immortality: The world's richest man — and potentially its first trillionaire …
More: New Statesman and Breitbart
| Bloomberg: |
Amazon secures a $17.5B loan from Citigroup and other banks, after selling CA$14B in bonds on Monday, the largest corporate debt offering in Canadian dollars — Soon after selling the biggest Canadian corporate bond sale on record, Amazon.com Inc. inked another multi-billion dollar financing …
More: DatacenterDynamics, Reuters, TechCrunch, crypto.news, Quartz, and Pulse 2.0
| Sam Sabin / Axios: |
OpenAI says it has banned China-linked accounts that used ChatGPT to draft social media influence campaigns targeting US debates over tariffs and data centers — OpenAI has banned China-linked accounts that used ChatGPT to draft social media influence campaigns targeting U.S. debates …
More: OpenAI, PCMag, Engadget, Bloomberg, TechRadar, Politico, Benzinga, Al Jazeera, WTTG-TV, Reuters, and The Next Web
Mastodon: @campuscodi@mastodon.social and @stroughtonsmith …
| Dan Primack / Axios: |
Jeff Bezos' Prometheus, which is building AI models for physical tasks, raised a $12B Series B at a $41B valuation, following a $6.2B Series A — Prometheus, the industrial AI startup led by Jeff Bezos and former Google exec Vik Bajaj, today will announce that it's raised $12 billion in Series B funding at a $41 billion valuation.
More: New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Semafor, and CNBC
| Hannah Webster / Bloomberg: |
Apollo Global has implemented a new risk assessment that categorizes software investments into 12 to 14 sectors to rank their susceptibility to AI disruption — Apollo Global Management Inc. is assessing every new investment opportunity in the software industry for AI disruption risk … | Bloomberg Law: |
Digital Asset, which builds Canton Network, a public blockchain with privacy features, raised $355M, including $100M from a16z crypto — Blockchain builder Digital Asset Holdings LLC raised $355 million in a new funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz's main crypto fund …
| Belle Lin / Wall Street Journal: |
Nvidia and Abridge, maker of an AI note-taking app for doctors, are training an AI model for clinical conversations using de-identified data and Nemotron models — The chip giant is joining with the maker of AI note-taking technology to train a model tailored for clinical conversations
More: The Daily Caller and Blockonomi
| Samantha Subin / CNBC: |
DoorDash launches an in-app AI chatbot to let users order food and groceries and make reservations with photos and prompts — DoorDash is bringing artificial intelligence deeper into the user experience, allowing customers to order food and make reservations with photos and prompts.
More: TechCrunch, The Information, DoorDash, Bloomberg, and Yahoo Finance
| Financial Times: |
Analysis: Conservative and Reform UK MPs have increased their volume of posts on X since Elon Musk's takeover, while center-left politicians have reduced theirs — Majority of Labour and Liberal Democrat politicians are on alternative social media platform Bluesky, report shows| Glenn Gamboa / Associated Press: |
Anthropic donates $150M to launch Claude Corps, a fellowship program that will teach 1,000 fellows how to use Claude and place them with nonprofits in the US — Anthropic will donate $150 million to launch a fellowship program that places coaches with nonprofits around the country to help …
More: Anthropic and Yahoo Finance
| Shinhye Kang / Bloomberg: |
South Korea fines US-listed Coupang ~$409M for inadequate safety systems and “negligent management” that caused a data breach affecting ~34M accounts — A South Korean regulator fined the country's largest e-commerce platform, owned by US-listed Coupang Inc., a record 624.7 billion won … | Qianer Liu / The Information: |
Sources: Google is in talks with Samsung to manufacture a memory input-output die for its 10th-gen Icefish TPU, while making the computing engine at TSMC — Google is considering giving Samsung Electronics a crucial role in making a component of one of its most advanced future AI chips …
More: Reuters, Blockonomi, and The Straits Times
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