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Axios:
Sources say Anthropic struggles to speak the Trump administration's language; a White House official says Anthropic “screwed us” as it didn't “honor” a cyber EO  —  Anthropic has once again found itself in the Trump administration's crosshairs over an inability to communicate effectively, sources tell Axios.
Financial Times:
Source: Anthropic was given 90 minutes to comply and wasn't provided with detailed concerns before the Commerce Department imposed export controls on its models  —  Export controls on Fable and Mythos raise doubts over how US will police the most powerful AI systems
Ben Thompson / Stratechery:
Anthropic's origin story is rooted in OpenAI not taking safety seriously enough, so only Anthropic can control AI and everyone else, including the US government  —  I'm sympathetic to the cynics who consistently characterize Anthropic's public statements, particularly those surrounding their model releases …
Sam Sabin / Axios:
Letter: US cybersecurity leaders urge the White House to lift the ban on Anthropic's Mythos 5 and Fable 5, arguing the move hurts defenders more than attackers
Arjun Kharpal / CNBC:
SpaceX's stock closed up 19.6% on June 15, its first full day of trading; Musk said it “might be able to reach” ~$1T in revenue in 2030, up from $18.7B in 2025  —  SpaceX shares climbed 20% on Monday, the first full day of trading following a record-breaking debut last week on the Nasdaq.
Joseph De Avila / Wall Street Journal:
Fox says it is acquiring Roku in its largest deal yet, valued at ~$25B, giving it access to 100M+ streaming households globally; FOX closes down 15.22%  —  Acquisition gives Fox access to more than 100 million streaming households  —  Fox said it is acquiring streaming company Roku in a deal worth around $22 billion, including debt.
Lillian Rizzo / CNBC:
Fox says it obtained a $12B loan for the ~$22B Roku deal; existing Fox shareholders are expected to own ~73% of the combined company and Roku shareholders ~27%
Jason Schreier / Bloomberg:
Sources: several Xbox studios, including Hellblade maker Ninja Theory, are in talks with Microsoft to buy themselves back and go independent to avoid closure  —  The studios, which include Compulsion Games and Double Fine, are in active negotiations with Xbox and may be given the chance to go independent.
Molly Taft / Wired:
Filing: the US DOJ asks court to dismiss an NAACP suit over xAI's gas turbines, saying xAI is integral to US' military operations, including the Iran War  —  In a bid to dismiss a lawsuit over xAI's polluting gas turbines, the Justice Department claimed the company is integral to military operations—including the Iran War.
Brian Thomas / OpenRouter Blog:
OpenRouter debuts Fusion, a tool that prompts multiple AI models in parallel, claiming it can “reach and surpass Fable-level performance on deep research tasks”  —  We've found that synthesizing the results of multiple models can significantly outperform what individual models are capable of.
Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A US judge dismisses xAI's lawsuit alleging OpenAI stole trade secrets, saying xAI failed to show that OpenAI induced a former xAI engineer to divulge Grok info  —  A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit by Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company xAI that accused rival Sam Altman's OpenAI …
Bloomberg:
Nvidia sold $25B of high-grade bonds, after an initial target of ~$20B, in its first corporate bond sale since 2021; source: investor demand hit as much as $85B  —  Chipmaking giant Nvidia Corp. sold $25 billion of high-grade bonds, joining a wave of jumbo debt offerings from tech heavyweights …
The Information:
Source: Qualcomm is in talks to acquire AI chip designer Tenstorrent for $8B to $10B; in 2025, Tenstorrent had discussed raising $800M at a ~$3.2B valuation  —  Qualcomm has been in talks to buy Tenstorrent, a startup that designs chips for AI, according to a person with direct knowledge of the deal.
More: Reuters
Samantha Subin / CNBC:
Salesforce agrees to acquire AI customer service platform Fin, formerly known as Intercom, for ~$3.6B, in a deal expected to close in Q4 of its 2027 fiscal year  —  Salesforce on Monday said it is buying AI customer service platform Fin for about $3.6 billion as businesses accelerate their agentic offerings for enterprises.
A.J. Vicens / Reuters:
Google says a Chinese-linked hacking group targeted US and Canadian academic, medical, and military research institutions from September 2023 to November 2025  —  A Chinese-linked hacking group spent more than a year secretly stealing data from U.S. and Canadian academic …
Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch:
Meta debuts new AI features, including an “AI Mode” that uses Meta AI to search for answers pulled from public posts across Facebook, including Groups and Reels  —  As Meta tries to catch up in the AI race and boost engagement with its AI bot, the company announced Monday …
Reuters:
Keir Starmer says the UK will ban social media for under-16s in an “Australia-plus model” to “give kids their childhood back”, set to take effect in spring 2027  —  British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday he would ban social media sites for under-16s …
Liv McMahon / BBC:
The UK's social media ban will cover Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, X, and more, and will require platforms to stop children from livestreaming
Business Insider:
A profile of Cursor, including its hiring process and testy relationship with Anthropic, which told Cursor that Claude Code was a research effort, per a source  —  How the world's hottest AI coding company hitched its fate to Elon Musk's rocket ship  —  I n 2019, Michael Truell, a shy …
Reuters:
American Express agrees to acquire restaurant booking platform TheFork from Tripadvisor for $700M in cash; in October, Starboard Value pushed for TheFork's sale  —  American Express (AXP.N) will buy restaurant booking platform TheFork from Tripadvisor (TRIP.O) in an all-cash deal worth $700 million …

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From Mediagazer

Minho Kim / New York Times:
Sarah B. Rogers, Trump's nominee to lead USAGM, says she would reinstate some agency employees; if confirmed, she would still serve in the State Department

Gene Maddaus / Variety:
Swiss film producer Simon Afram sues Netflix for $105M, saying Netflix lost an unencrypted copy of a film starring Nicolas Cage that he spent $45M to produce

Alex Sherman / CNBC:
NBCU's deal with YouTube Premium signals a new phase in the streaming wars where platforms weigh deals with other companies to add content to their platforms

More News

Ernesto Van der Sar / TorrentFreak:
A US judge rejects Meta's bid to dismiss a lawsuit from Strike 3, which owns porn production companies, that alleges Meta torrented its videos for AI training
Reuters:
Canadian payments company Nuvei agrees to acquire NY-based cross-border payments company Payoneer for ~$2.75B in cash; the deal is expected to close in mid-2027
Assiatou Hann / CNBC:
Electronic Arts launches EA Advertising, which lets brands integrate directly into gameplay through dynamic, real-time placements, including stadium signage
Urvi Dugar / Reuters:
Indian AI startup Sarvam raised $234M in the first close of a $300M Series B at a $1.5B valuation, with HCLTech acquiring a 10.5% stake for ~$150M in cash

Earlier Picks

Wired:
Sources: the US government plans to let the Federal Data Center Enhancement Act, which details standards for data center use and operations, expire in September
Reuters:
Docs: Tesla sent Swedish and Dutch regulators Full Self-Driving safety data that traffic-safety researchers called misleading; Dutch RDW approved FSD in April
New York Times:
A profile of UC Berkeley professor Hany Farid, the world's leading digital forensics expert for 20+ years, who says he is now struggling to identify deepfakes
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