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Jody Godoy / Reuters : A US judge denies Apple's motion to dismiss the DOJ antitrust lawsuit, filed in March 2024, accusing Apple of unlawfully dominating the US smartphone market   —  Apple (AAPL.O) must face the U.S. Department of Justice's lawsuit accusing the iPhone maker of unlawfully dominating the U.S. smartphone market, a judge ruled on Monday. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/CAoO3zq via IFTTT

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch : The US takes down a North Korean operation that, from 2021 to 2024, impersonated 80+ people to get remote jobs at 100+ US firms, using “laptop farms” in the US   —  The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Monday that it had taken several enforcement actions against North Korea's operations … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/XjTiu8V via IFTTT

Jon Fingas / BetaKit : Winnipeg-based Conquest Planning, which uses AI to help financial advisors and other clients make decisions, raised an $80M Series B led by Goldman Sachs   —  Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives led the Winnipeg startup's latest funding round.  —  Conquest Planning has secured an $80-million USD … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/U70FhLO via IFTTT

Zoë Schiffer / Wired : Memo: OpenAI's Mark Chen responds to Meta offers, says it feels like “someone has broken into our home and stolen something” and OpenAI is “recalibrating comp”   —  As Mark Zuckerberg lures away top research talent to Meta, OpenAI executives say they're ‘recalibrating comp,’ according to an internal memo. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/876tZ4l via IFTTT

Anthony D'Alessandro / Deadline : The F1 movie gives Apple its first box office hit, opening to $144M worldwide and $55.6M in the US; it was pushed on Apple Music, Podcasts, Fitness+, and Wallet   —  It's a win for racing car movies.  It's a win for Zack Van Amburg and Jamie Erlicht led Apple Original Films on the big screen … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/ZYSLrg1 via IFTTT

Noah Smith / Noahpinion : Elon Musk calls the Senate tax bill “utterly insane” as it raises taxes on nuclear and geothermal energy and battery storage, which are crucial for AI training   —  Trump's “Big Beautiful Bill” is an attack on American energy production.  —  There are many things to despise … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/rEB56L7 via IFTTT

Roy / @im_roy_lee : [Thread] Cluely unveils a desktop AI assistant that it says can help users cheat on meetings, sales, lectures, interviews, learning new software, and more   —  introducing @cluely. today is the start of a world where you never have to think again. we just killed 9 industries (thread): [video] from Techmeme https://ift.tt/eGzFxaY via IFTTT

Jonathan Vanian / CNBC : As Reddit turns 20, a look at its AI efforts, including the Reddit Answers chatbot, while it battles unauthorized scraping of user data for AI training   —  For 20 years, Reddit has pitched itself as “the front page of the internet.”  AI threatens to change that. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/vZpUiWg via IFTTT

Timothy B. Lee / Understanding AI : Hands-on with seven coding agents tasked with building a website: Claude Code performed best, OpenAI's Codex lacked polish, and Replit failed to build the site   —  There's still room for improvement, but don't underestimate this technology. … In recent weeks, I've written multiple articles … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/M3Vuix0 via IFTTT

Adi Robertson / The Verge : Meta and Anthropic prevailed in copyright suits against them, but the rulings have major caveats and don't address when AI output might infringe copyright   —  In the past week, big AI companies have — in theory — chalked up two big legal wins.  But things are not quite as straightforward as they may seem … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/wV7BjAM via IFTTT

The Information : Source: OpenAI recently began renting Google's TPUs to power ChatGPT, marking its first significant use of non-Nvidia chips; Meta also considered using TPUs   —  OpenAI, one of the world's biggest customers of Nvidia artificial intelligence chips, recently began renting Google's AI chips … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/nQu5DiF via IFTTT

Laura Onita / Financial Times : UK retailers are building an arsenal of anti-theft tech powered by AI, computer vision, and facial recognition, as organized crime fuels a shoplifting epidemic   —  Companies are building up an arsenal of antitheft technology as organised crime fuels an epidemic of petty larceny In May and June … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/EkCGR4l via IFTTT

Kevin Breuninger / CNBC : Trump says the US is “terminating all discussions on trade with Canada” in response to Canada's decision to impose a digital services tax on US tech firms   —  - President Donald Trump on Friday said the United States is immediately “terminating ALL discussions on Trade with Canada.” from Techmeme https://ift.tt/ek8opI4 via IFTTT

Anupriya Datta / Euractiv : Apple announces App Store changes to satisfy Brussels regulators   —  Despite announcing new developer policies, Apple says it will still appeal the EU's €500 million fine in court by 7 July.  —  Based on facts, either observed and verified directly by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/1pYFsT0 via IFTTT

Bloomberg : Sources: Senate Parliamentarian raised concerns that the tax bill's ban on states from enforcing AI regulations may violate Senate rules, advising a rewrite   —  Republicans' latest attempt to use President Donald Trump's massive tax package to ban US states from enforcing artificial intelligence regulations … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/jJTRd16 via IFTTT

Dina Bass / Bloomberg : Micron reports Q3 revenue up 37% YoY to $9.3B, vs. $8.85B est., forecasts Q4 revenue above estimates, and says it's on track for record revenue this fiscal year   —  Fiscal fourth-quarter revenue will be roughly $10.7 billion, the company said in a statement Wednesday. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/JH4FP5a via IFTTT

Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch : Getty Images drops its primary claims of copyright infringement against Stability AI in UK court but continues to pursue other claims and a separate US lawsuit   —  Getty Images dropped its primary claims of copyright infringement against Stability AI on Wednesday at London's High Court … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/rp0lG4R via IFTTT

404 Media : License plate reader company Flock has stopped US agencies from accessing cameras in CA, IL, and VA after reports of lookups related to ICE and an abortion case   —  Following 404 Media's reporting and in light of new legislation, automatic license plate reader (ALPR) company Flock … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2D7chP0 via IFTTT

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch : WhatsApp launches optional Meta AI-generated summaries of unread messages in the US; Meta can't read the messages and summaries are hidden from other chat users   —  Meta announced on Wednesday that it's adding an AI-powered summaries feature to WhatsApp.  The optional new feature uses Meta AI to summarize unread messages in a chat. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/Oor1Z9E via IFTTT

Zac Bowden / Windows Central : Microsoft makes Windows 10's extended security updates free for an extra year for users who sync PC settings via a Microsoft Account and the Windows Backup app   —  Windows 10 users will have the option to continue receiving security updates for free beyond October 2025 … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/0WBzuI3 via IFTTT

Bloomberg : Demand is growing for expensive personalized dating services that vet members before first dates; Tinder's paid users have fallen for two years amid app fatigue   —  - Pricing in the thousands bucks wider luxury spending downturn  — A24's matchmaking movie ‘Materialists’ seen stoking demand from Techmeme https://ift.tt/qHv5zoY via IFTTT

Will Sattelberg / 9to5Google : Samsung unveils the Exynos 2500 chipset, built on a 3nm GAA node and featuring the 4th-gen Xclipse 950 GPU and an NPU with up to 59 TOPS of AI performance   —  It's far later into 2025 than Samsung likely hoped for, but its Exynos 2500 chipset is finally official, just ahead of next month's rumored Unpacked. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/Km1L03c via IFTTT

Bloomberg : Sanmai, which wants to build an AI-powered ultrasound device that costs less than $500 to help treat mental health conditions, raised $12M led by Reid Hoffman   —  LinkedIn Corp. co-founder Reid Hoffman is leading a $12 million funding round for Sanmai Technologies and joining the board of the startup … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/sLNgyuF via IFTTT

Sujeet Indap / Financial Times : Wolfspeed, a NC-based chipmaker for EVs, says it made a deal with creditors to reduce its ~$6.5B debt in a bankruptcy package that nearly wipes out shareholders   —  Supplier to EV companies cites deal with creditors to reduce near $6.5bn debt by 70 per cent from Techmeme https://ift.tt/rLoYiOf via IFTTT

Walter Frick / Bloomberg : How AI is enabling a “botscaling” era in Silicon Valley, where companies achieve high revenue per employee with minimal headcount   —  Startups used to brag about valuations and venture capital.  Now AI is making revenue per employee the new holy grail. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/4DHZU09 via IFTTT

Lauren Weber / Wall Street Journal : A US judge let an age-discrimination claim, focused on an application-screening algorithm, proceed as a collective action against HR software company Workday   —  After more than 100 unsuccessful job applications, Derek Mobley sued software firm Workday for discrimination, claiming its algorithm screened him out from Techmeme https://ift.tt/W2jILRY via IFTTT