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June 29, 2026, 1:35 AM
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Hassan Mujtaba / Wccftech:
Jefferies: memory prices are expected to rise 40-50% in Q3 2026 and 30-40% in Q4, as Chinese memory makers are unlikely to provide meaningful near-term relief  —  Memory prices are all set to rise further in the coming quarters of 2026 as persistent shortages continue to grip the market.
Wall Street Journal:
Researchers say Z.ai's GLM-5.2 matches latest US models at finding security bugs, as critics question the US' lax approach in restricting Chinese open models  —  Clampdown on top U.S. artificial intelligence is fueling concern that Washington is handing Beijing a cyberwarfare advantage
Sebastian Herrera / Fortune:
A profile of Jacob Andreou, the 33-year-old former Snap exec leading Microsoft's consolidated Copilot team efforts to catch up with OpenAI and Anthropic  —  Andreou, who once led product at social media firm Snap, is head of Microsoft Copilot.  —  Early this year, Jacob Andreou had a crucial goal.
Jackson Chen / Engadget:
Australian government says it plans to double the maximum penalty for any social media company breaking its minimum age law and grant more powers to enforcers  —  The fine can now potentially hit 99 million AUD, or $68 million.  —  After becoming the first in the world to implement …
David Keohane / Financial Times:
Dealogic: Japan saw 18 IPOs in H1 2026, the lowest since 2011, despite stock market surges, partly due to Japan's lack of AI, data center, and chip startups  —  Tokyo's surging stocks fail to jump-start lacklustre listings market in first half of this year  —  The number of initial public offerings …
Financial Times:
Sources: Google told Meta around March it couldn't offer all the Gemini capacity Meta wanted to buy, disrupting and delaying some of Meta's internal AI projects  —  Surging appetite for advanced models is turning computing power into the tech industry's scarcest commodity
Marton Eder / Bloomberg:
Letter: Austria is pushing the EU to consider hosting Anthropic within its borders, highlighting EU efforts to boost bloc independence from US and Chinese tech  —  Austria is pushing the European Union to consider hosting Anthropic PBC within its borders to counter US efforts to block foreigners …

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New York Times:
Sources: CNN CEO Mark Thompson told Paramount he would not share oversight of CNN with another exec, as David Ellison weighs whether to put Bari Weiss in charge

Emily Dreyfuss / The San Francisco Standard:
An interview with Brian Stelter about the Murdoch family's moves to boost their political influence in California, including the launch of the California Post

Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
A look at AI's potential for animation as Hollywood stays cautious; some animators expect better, not cheaper, films, while others see costs falling 30% to 90%

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Earlier Picks

Laura Bratton / The Information:
Sources: Salesforce staff worry Anthropic's Claude Tag could cannibalize Slackbot and give the AI firm more leverage over the enterprise software industry
Scharon Harding / Ars Technica:
Netflix has been gradually requiring each profile under a Netflix subscription to use a unique email address; the rule doesn't apply to children's profiles
Bloomberg:
The rapid pace of AI progress has created a pervasive fear of missing out across Silicon Valley, fueling anxiety among founders, executives, employees, and VCs
Scharon Harding / Ars Technica:
Streaming services must comply with a California law that bans playing ads louder than the content being watched from July 1, but its implementation is unclear
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