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Sources: Apple is working on a foldable, clamshell design iPhone that could launch as soon as 2026, and has reached out to component suppliers in recent months — Apple is working on a foldable iPhone that could be released as early as 2026 and in recent months reached out to suppliers …
More: MacRumors, 9to5Mac, Livemint, Android Authority, Reuters, The Verge, Tom's Guide, Business Times, Digital Trends, GSMArena.com, iMore, Investing.com, BGR, iPhone in Canada Blog, and Phandroid
Forums: r/wallstreetbets, Slashdot, and MacRumors Forums
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Meta debuts Llama 3.1 405B, the “first frontier-level open source AI model”, as well as new Llama 3.1 70B and 8B models, and says it's working on Llama 4 — The Meta CEO defends both his open source strategy and a massive investment in artificial intelligence.
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| Mark Zuckerberg / Meta: |
Mark Zuckerberg argues “open source AI” is the path forward, that closed models are vulnerable to vendor lock-in, state-backed espionage, and more — In the early days of high-performance computing, the major tech companies of the day each invested heavily in developing their own closed source versions of Unix.
More: SiliconANGLE, Meta, The Decoder, Tom's Guide, The Rundown AI, Yahoo Finance, TechRepublic, AIM, SD Times, and LWN.net
Threads: @carnage4life, @carnage4life, @lessin, @moskov, and @parkert
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Israeli cybersecurity startup Wiz walks away from Google's $23B acquisition offer; Wiz CEO Assaf Rappaport tells staff that Wiz will pursue an IPO as planned — Wiz has walked away from a $23 billion deal to be acquired by Google, in what would have been the search giant's largest ever deal …
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Forums: Hacker News, r/wallstreetbets, r/cybersecurity, r/business, r/technology, and Slashdot
| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Leaked images show the upcoming “Google TV Streamer”, a set-top box with a pill-shaped design, to replace the dongle form factor, and an updated, longer remote — Back in April, we revealed that Google is working on a sequel to the Chromecast with Google TV (4K) …
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Forums: r/Stadia, r/GeForceNOW, r/nvidiashield, r/AndroidTV, r/GooglePixel, r/Android, and r/googlehome
| Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
Dragos details a sample of Russia-linked malware used in a hack in January 2024 to target a heating utility in Lviv, Ukraine, cutting service to 600 buildings — The code, the first of its kind, was used to sabotage a heating utility in Lviv at the coldest point in the year …
More: Dragos, BleepingComputer, TechCrunch, Engadget, The Record, Cybersecurity Dive, Axios, The Stack, Cybernews.com, CyberScoop, SecurityWeek, Dark Reading, and The Register
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Forums: r/europe and r/cybersecurity
| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Amazon begins rolling out a new UI for Prime Video to help distinguish content included with Prime, update its navigation bar, manage subscriptions, and more — And the new UI specifically addresses something that's annoyed Prime Video users for years: Now, according to Amazon …
More: About Amazon, Gizmodo, ZDNET, 9to5Google, How-To Geek, Android Authority, PCMag, The Verge, IGN, MobileSyrup, 9to5Mac, Neowin, iPhone in Canada Blog, Engadget, The Streamable, Cord Cutters News, CNET, Kotaku, and Deadline. Forums: r/cordcutters
| Suzanne Smalley / The Record: |
The FTC seeks info from Mastercard, JPMorgan, and six other companies related to their “surveillance pricing products” that use personal data, AI, and more — The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Tuesday that it has launched an inquiry into how companies surveil consumers …
More: Federal Trade Commission, The Hill, Payments Dive, PCMag, TechCrunch, NBC News, and Quartz
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| Ashley Carman / Bloomberg: |
Spotify reports Q2 revenue up 20% YoY to €3.8B, MAUs up 14% YoY to 626M, subscribers up 12% YoY to 246M, above est., and €266M operating income; SPOT jumps 12%+ — Spotify Technology SA shares surged to their highest in more than three years on Tuesday after the Swedish audio …
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| Dana Mattioli / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Amazon lost $25B+ on its devices business between 2017 and 2021, and its plan to sell hardware at a lower price and make money elsewhere hasn't worked — Amazon.com's Echo speakers are the type of business success companies don't want: a widely purchased product that is also a giant money loser.
More: The Verge, PYMNTS.com, GeekWire, Thurrott, MobileSyrup, New York Post, Cord Cutters News, Windows Central, and Quartz
| Mariella Moon / Engadget: |
Meta plans to roll out its AI assistant to Quest in August, limited to US and Canada users in experimental mode, after first coming to Ray-Ban smart glasses — The experimental version of the AI assistant will make its way to Quest headsets in August. — Meta's AI-powered assistant …
More: Meta, UploadVR, MIXED Reality News, and The Verge
| Danny Nelson / CoinDesk: |
dYdX, which is reportedly exploring a sale, says v3, an older version of its DeFi crypto exchange that averages ~$1.5B/week in derivates trading, was hacked — News of the problem emerged just as Bloomberg reported dYdX v3 is for sale. — Decentralized crypto-exchange giant dYdX said Tuesday …
More: Bloomberg, The Block, Cointelegraph, CoinGape, crypto.news, and Crypto Briefing
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Google says it won't be “deprecating third-party cookies” in Chrome and will instead keep working on “privacy-preserving alternatives” via Privacy Sandbox APIs — After much back and forth, Google has decided to keep third-party cookies in its Chrome browser.
More: BleepingComputer, Privacy Sandbox, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Ars Technica, AdExchanger, Windows Central, Benzinga, XDA Developers, The Hacker News, Search Engine Land, PCWorld, Axios, GOV.UK, The Verge, Ad Age, Information Commissioner's …, ExtremeTech, TechRadar, Financial Times, Security Boulevard, Financial Express, Reuters, SD Times, MediaPost, Security, Privacy & …, Notebookcheck, ComputerWeekly.com, Cybernews.com, Marketing Dive, AppleInsider, SecurityWeek, Marketing Week, Computerworld, MarTech, iMore, Gizmodo, PC Gamer, Total Telecom, PhocusWire, PhoneArena, The Drum, and Search Engine Land
Threads: @tb_99999, @randderuiter, and @martinsfp
Mastodon: @campuscodi@mastodon.social, @jeffjarvis@mastodon.social, and @LukaszOlejnik@mastodon.social
X: @cmagovuk, @chronotope, @ngriffin_uk, @privacymatters, @edzitron, @ariellesgarcia, @simonw, @wavesblog, @glenngabe, @pedrodias, @levie, @dalmaer, @mikeisaac, @seyitaylor, @jdaykin, @aripap, @aripap, @vtoubiana, @wolfiechristl, @mattlanza, @jeffjarvis, @jaffathecake, @sarafischer, @brendaneich, @murakamiwood, @rowan_m, @alextcone, @keithepetri, @michaelmiraflor, @chronotope, @samueljscott, @incloud, @kendraebarnett, @thezedwards, @royalhansen, @paperghost, @lukolejnik, @lukolejnik, @robinberjon, @digiday, and @simoahava
LinkedIn: Emil Protalinski and Keith Petri
Forums: Hacker News, Hacker News, r/technology, r/PPC, r/technology, and Slashdot
| Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: |
Adobe rolls out new Illustrator features like Generative Shape Fill, powered by Firefly Vector 2, now in public beta, alongside new and updated Photoshop tools — Adobe is introducing some new tools and generative AI features to its Illustrator and Photoshop design software that aim to help speed up creative workflows.
More: Adobe Press Releases, Android Authority, CNET, Engadget, VentureBeat, Forbes, 9to5Mac, XDA Developers, TechCrunch, Neowin, Lifewire, Digital Trends, and PetaPixel
| Michael Peel / Financial Times: |
Google Research and others detail NeuralGCM, a model that combines ML and existing weather forecasting to make a breakthrough in accurate long-range predictions — Advances in predictions promised by machine learning matched with physics in latest model involving Google
More: Nature, Tech Monitor, HPCwire, and WinBuzzer
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| Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: |
Posh, an iOS app that offers a TikTok-like vertical feed of events, raised a $22M Series A, taking its total funding to $31M, and claims 2M registered users — Platforms like TikTok and Spotify have experimented with events on their platforms. But rather than concentrating on concerts …
More: Forbes
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Meta VP Rob Sherman confirms a report that Meta received an EU request to pause future AI model training on data in the EU, and says the EU may get left behind — Comments come after privacy watchdog asks Facebook owner to pause training of future AI models on region's data| Reuters: |
India plans to cut import duty on mobile phones and some key parts from 20% to 15%, a move that will directly benefit Apple, as part of its 2024/2025 budget — India announced it will cut import duty on mobile phones and some key parts to 15% from 20%, a move that will directly benefit Apple … | Brian Merchant / Wired: |
A staffer at Activision Blizzard, which had layoffs in 2024 affecting many 2D artists, says some remaining artists were “forced to use AI to aid in their work” — A WIRED investigation finds that major players like Activision Blizzard, which recently laid off scores of workers, are using generative AI for game development.| Neal E. Boudette / New York Times: |
GM says Cruise restarted test operations in three US cities after a vehicle dragged a pedestrian in October 2023, and suspends developing its Cruise Origin cab — General Motors said the self-driving division's cars will operate in Dallas, Houston and Phoenix after an accident last year.| Chris Morris / Fortune: |
Netflix last week reported it is developing 80 games, most “interactive narrative games” based on its IP, and will debut one a month; Netflix offers 100+ games — Netflix could be on its way to becoming one of the most prolific video game publishers in the industry.
More: CNET, iMore, Variety, and The Hollywood Reporter
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FlightAware: Reeling from CrowdStrike-related outages, Delta has canceled 5,000+ flights since Friday, including 1,159 flights on Monday and 400+ on Tuesday — Delta Air Lines (DAL.N) CEO Ed Bastian on Monday said it will take the U.S. carrier another couple of days before its operations recover …
More: PYMNTS.com, Reuters, Bloomberg, CNN, Mercury News, CNN, NBC Bay Area, CNET, Inc.com, CNBC, Delta News Hub, New York Times, Engadget, BankInfoSecurity.com, Newser, Quartz, 9to5Mac, International Business Times, New York Times, Washington Post, Quartz, PCMag, NPR, NBC News, iTnews, Wall Street Journal, CNN, USA Today, Associated Press, The Hill, Barron's Online, Benzinga, Interesting Engineering, Bloomberg, Metacurity, Neowin, Mashable, Reuters, and CrowdStrike
Threads: @carnage4life. Bluesky: @shemrek.bsky.social. X: @secretarypete, @kpottermn, @deltanewshub, @gossithedog, @robleathern, @airlineflyer, @krisvancleave, @thechrisflyer, and @carnage4life. LinkedIn: Shawn Henry. Forums: r/delta
| Hannah Murphy / Financial Times: |
A profile of Nick Pickles, who has recently been promoted to X's VP of global affairs; sources say Pickles has become the right-hand man to CEO Linda Yaccarino — Ex-music photographer promoted as right-hand man to X chief Linda Yaccarino tasked with fighting company's political battles| Samuel Stolton / Bloomberg: |
The EU opens an in-depth investigation into Delivery Hero and its Spanish subsidiary Glovo to determine if they may have illegally colluded with each other — - EU regulators fear companies may have illegally colluded — Firms face hefty fine if found to have breached EU rules
More: European Commission, PYMNTS.com, Reuters, and Euractiv
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