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Sources: OpenAI leans toward holding off its IPO until 2027 after warnings that Sam Altman's desired $1T valuation may not be met in current market conditions — The A.I. company's advisers are pushing its chief executive, Sam Altman, to move slowly after SpaceX's stock has been volatile …
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| Aya Wagatsuma / Bloomberg: |
SoftBank's stock fell 12.53% after a report that OpenAI may delay its IPO until 2027; expectations of a windfall from OpenAI's debut had buoyed Softbank's stock — SoftBank Group Corp.'s stock fell as much as 13% on concerns that OpenAI may hold off on an initial public offering until next year … | Sam Nussey / Reuters: |
Shares of Japanese NAND flash maker Kioxia slid 12% on Friday after a report that OpenAI was considering delaying its IPO sparked a selloff in AI-related shares — Shares of Japanese chipmaker Kioxia (285A.T) slid 12% on Friday after a report that ChatGPT maker OpenAI was considering delaying … | Om Malik / On my Om: |
Om Malik, a longtime technology writer, the founder of Gigaom, and a partner at True Ventures, died on Wednesday at 59 — Om Malik passed away on June 24, 2026, at Stanford Hospital after a long health journey with his heart. He was surrounded by family and friends.
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Sources: Sam Altman told staff the US government asked OpenAI to stagger GPT-5.6's release over security concerns and that the US would approve each customer — For AI companies on the verge of releasing cutting edge new AI models, there's a new normal in the wake of the Trump administration's tense showdown …
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| Kenneth Shepard / Kotaku: |
Microsoft says it will increase the prices of Xbox consoles on August 1 by $100 for 512GB models and $150 for 1TB models, the third price hike since May 2025 — Microsoft is increasing the prices of Xbox Series consoles once more and introducing a ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ option
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| Samantha Subin / CNBC: |
Arizona-based chipmaker Onsemi agrees to acquire Synaptics in a nearly $7B all-stock deal, expected to close in mid-2027; ON drops 15%+ and SYNA stays flat — ON Semiconductor has agreed to buy Synaptics in a nearly $7 billion all-stock deal to bolster its push into physical artificial intelligence technology.| Financial Times: |
Sources: during SpaceX's IPO roadshow, COO Gwynne Shotwell told investors that it may launch a Starlink mobile service and build its own terrestrial US network — Move would test whether group can turn sky-high ambition into a mass-market phone business — Elon Musk's SpaceX has told investors …
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| Jo Constantz / Bloomberg: |
California launches a tool designed to be an “early warning system” for widespread AI-driven job loss, linking AI exposure with unemployment insurance claims — Politicians like California Governor Gavin Newsom are under pressure to appear proactive in the face of the technology's threat to the labor market
More: California Policy Lab, Engadget, Gizmodo, Fast Company, and Governor of California
| Giulia Segreti / Reuters: |
Italy is investigating Microsoft 365's price hike, saying Microsoft did not adequately inform users that it was integrating AI tools like Copilot into the suite — Italy's antitrust authority said on Friday it had opened an investigation into Microsoft (MSFT.O) over alleged unfair commercial practices linked … | Thomas Claburn / The Register: |
OpenAI says 97.9% of its employees are now using Codex, up from ~40% in August 2025; non-developer Codex usage is up 137x for individuals and 12x within OpenAI — Codex, it's not just for developers, really — A company can learn a lot about the market by looking at its own employees.
More: OpenAI, The Deep View, Tech Times, WinCentral, Digit, and The Next Web
| Anna Bawden / The Guardian: |
A study of 408 teens in Australia finds 80%+ were still using social media three months after a ban came into force, citing inadequate age verification checks — Experts say law not enough to stop children accessing harmful content online and more ‘convincing strategy is required’
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| MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC: |
Apple's stock closed down 6.15% on Thursday after the company raised prices on several products and hinted at more increases, its worst fall since April 2025 — Apple on Thursday announced price hikes on MacBooks and iPads, its first formal move to pass higher memory and storage costs …
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| Rolfe Winkler / Wall Street Journal: |
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| Lucas Ropek / TechCrunch: |
YouTube rolls out changes to Shorts, including adding a setting to double playback speed, eliminating the “dislike” button, and more — YouTube is rolling out a series of changes to Shorts, including a new method that lets users shrink the duration of short form videos.| The Information: |
Sources: DeepSeek's $7.4B raise was prompted by the release of Mythos as CEO Liang Wenfeng realized DeepSeek couldn't compete without a massive war chest — Up until two months ago, DeepSeek, the three-year-old Chinese AI lab, was an anomaly in the increasingly costly global AI battle.
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| George Steer / Financial Times: |
Sources: Donald Trump Jr. got ~$300K in Kalshi equity after becoming a strategic adviser in 2025, when Kalshi was valued at ~$2B; now it's worth $22B+ — Privately owned company's valuation has soared as US administration has adopted a light-touch approach to the sector
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| Tim Clark / PC Gamer: |
Q&A with Tim Sweeney on his vision for a cross-platform gaming social system, Unreal Engine 6, AI's PR challenges, the state of AAA game development, and more — The Epic Games CEO discusses his vision for “Team Open,” his objections to Steam's AI disclosure requirement, and the huge problems facing AAA game development.
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| Financial Times: |
Binance tells EU customers that it will stop providing services for them from July 1, after Greece rejected its application for a bloc-wide license last week — World's biggest crypto exchange tells customers how to withdraw their money as MiCA rules set to come into force| Zac Bowden / Windows Central: |
Microsoft quietly extends the Extended Security Updates program for Windows 10 consumers by a year, letting eligible users get updates through October 12, 2027 — Windows 10's ESU program has been quietly extended by an extra year, now ending on October 12, 2027 instead of October 2026.
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple plans to skip higher-end M6 versions and launch its next Pro and Max chips in 2027 as part of the M7 lineup, to boost on-device AI capabilities — Apple Inc. is making one of the biggest-ever changes to its Mac silicon strategy, preparing to jump ahead to a new artificial …
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Forums: Hacker News, r/technology, r/apple, and MacRumors Forums
| Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times: |
Despite the “DeepMind mafia” pulling billions into London AI startups, none of Demis Hassabis' former lieutenants is building a homegrown UK frontier AI model — The tech sector is buzzing in Britain. But can it ever be more than a US outpost? Two decades ago, King's Cross was central London's most neglected district.| Alistair Gray / Financial Times: |
Swiss watchmaker Swatch seeks $170M from Samsung in a London trial over 26 digital watch face apps that allegedly cloned luxury brand designs, including Omega — Swiss watchmaker accuses technology group of ‘large-scale appropriation’ of luxury designs in London lawsuit| Reuters: |
Apple says it removed VK's apps from the App Store to comply with sanctions; VK says they were removed without warning and it has never been under US sanctions — The Kremlin demanded an explanation from Apple (AAPL.O) on Thursday after several Russian mobile apps related …
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| Katrina Manson / Bloomberg: |
Doc: the DOD has quietly revised its doctrine on how the US military picks its targets, envisioning “systems where AI initiates actions with human monitoring” — The Pentagon has quietly revised its doctrine on how the US military picks its targets in battle …
Bluesky: @metacurity.com
| Cailey Gleeson / Fierce Healthcare: |
Upside, which provides social workers with AI-powered housing insights, raised a $20M Series A led by Aquiline with Flare Capital, 645, and others participating — funding round series A Payers Medicaid — Upside, a scalable housing stability platform, banked a $20 million series …
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| Lucinda Shen / Axios: |
Warp, a startup using AI to automate payroll compliance and employee management, raised a $60M Series B led by Battery, bringing its total funding to $85M — Warp, a startup using AI to automate payroll compliance and employee management, raised $60 million in Series B funding, CEO Ayush Sharma tells Axios exclusively.Sponsor Posts
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