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A speculative scenario titled "Europe 2031" projects economic and political instability in the EU if it fails to keep pace with the US and China in the AI race (Aisha Down/The Guardian)

Aisha Down / The Guardian : A speculative scenario titled “Europe 2031” projects economic and political instability in the EU if it fails to keep pace with the US and China in the AI race   —  A speculative thought-experiment warns the continent could pay a heavy price for lagging behind the US from Techmeme https://ift.tt/syQGic2 via IFTTT
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The departure of John Jumper, a key member of Google's AI coding development team, further strains Google's efforts to compete with Anthropic and OpenAI (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg : The departure of John Jumper, a key member of Google's AI coding development team, further strains Google's efforts to compete with Anthropic and OpenAI   —  Google DeepMind Vice President John Jumper, who won the 2024 Nobel Prize in chemistry for his work on artificial intelligence, is leaving the company to join Anthropic PBC. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/vHPW5Xz via IFTTT

South Korean media: Hyundai plans to buy SoftBank's remaining 9.65% stake in Boston Dynamics for $325M to make the US robotics company a wholly owned subsidiary (Reuters)

Reuters : South Korean media: Hyundai plans to buy SoftBank's remaining 9.65% stake in Boston Dynamics for $325M to make the US robotics company a wholly owned subsidiary   —  Hyundai Motor Group plans to buy SoftBank Group's (9984.T) remaining 9.65% stake in Boston Dynamics for $325 million … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/Sby7Qdp via IFTTT

Oura Ring 5 review: impressive thinness, live activity tracking, and conversational AI, but not very durable, LEDs are distracting, and the app is confusing (Samantha Kelly/Bloomberg)

Samantha Kelly / Bloomberg : Oura Ring 5 review: impressive thinness, live activity tracking, and conversational AI, but not very durable, LEDs are distracting, and the app is confusing   —  People who already own one of the company's older models have less of a reason to upgrade to the $399 device.  —  The Oura Ring 5 is the best smart ring yet. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/n4jh8NQ via IFTTT

New book: Trump mocked Zuckerberg and Bezos by showing associates their fawning texts, saying they were "kissing my ass"; Musk called it "First-class groveling" (Hugo Lowell/Wired)

Hugo Lowell / Wired : New book: Trump mocked Zuckerberg and Bezos by showing associates their fawning texts, saying they were “kissing my ass”; Musk called it “First-class groveling”   —  “You would not believe the texts I got from these tech guys,” NYT reporters Maggie Haberman … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/xArkjQU via IFTTT

Rockstar Games announces that pre-orders for Grand Theft Auto VI will go live on June 25; TTWO jumps 5%+ (Zack Zwiezen/Kotaku)

Zack Zwiezen / Kotaku : Rockstar Games announces that pre-orders for Grand Theft Auto VI will go live on June 25; TTWO jumps 5%+   —  If you were worried about another delay, you can probably stop worrying … Some of you might roll your eyes at the seeming certainty of that statement, and understandably so. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/egEJIOz via IFTTT

Anthropic updates Claude Design with design system imports, bidirectional integration with Claude Code, lower token consumption, and more export destinations (Michael Nuñez/VentureBeat)

Michael Nuñez / VentureBeat : Anthropic updates Claude Design with design system imports, bidirectional integration with Claude Code, lower token consumption, and more export destinations   —  When Anthropic quietly released Claude Design in April as a “research preview,” it generated the kind of instant traction … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/7QAmfgL via IFTTT