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Hayden Field / The Verge:
Anthropic debuts Anthropic Institute, an internal think tank led by co-founder Jack Clark, combining its Societal Impacts, Red Team, and Economic Research teams  —  Amid a weekslong conflict with the Pentagon, resulting in a blacklist and a lawsuit, Anthropic is shaking up its C-suite and research initiatives.
Grace Kay / Business Insider:
Sources: xAI's AI agent project Macrohard has stalled as Tesla ramps up its own AI agent project Digital Optimus; Musk says they are a joint xAI-Tesla project  —  Follow Grace Kay … - XAI's Macrohard project has stalled amid leadership changes and a data project pause.
Bloomberg:
Amsterdam-based Nebius says Nvidia plans to invest $2B in the startup as it plans to build AI data centers and deploy 5GW+ of Nvidia systems by the end of 2030  —  Nvidia Corp. will invest $2 billion in Nebius Group NV as part of a strategic partnership to develop and build artificial …
Bloomberg:
Meta unveils four new chips, the MTIA 300, MTIA 400, MTIA 450, and MTIA 500, set to launch by the end of 2027; the MTIA 300 is in production for content ranking  —  Meta Platforms Inc. plans to deploy four new generations of its in-house artificial intelligence chips by the end of 2027 …
Financial Times:
Revolut says it has secured a full banking license from UK regulators after a four-year wait, allowing the company to expand lending to its 13M UK customers  —  Permit is crucial to growth strategy of Europe's most valuable fintech  —  Revolut has secured a full banking licence from UK regulators …
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: the US DOJ is investigating Iran's use of Binance to evade sanctions, focusing on money flowing to networks backing terror groups like Yemen's Houthis  —  Investigation focuses on money flowing through crypto platform to network backing terror groups, including Yemen's Houthi militants
Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch:
Google closes its acquisition of Israeli cybersecurity startup Wiz for $32B, marking Google's biggest acquisition yet; Google initially approached Wiz in 2024  —  Google has officially acquired Israeli cybersecurity firm Wiz for $32 billion in cash, a full year after the companies announced the deal.
Bloomberg:
Sources: Chinese state enterprises and agencies move to curb in-office OpenClaw use over potential security risks as users across China experiment with OpenClaw  —  Chinese authorities moved to restrict state-run enterprises and government agencies from running OpenClaw AI apps on office computers …
Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
Meta adds more scam detection tools: Facebook alerts for suspicious friend requests, WhatsApp device linking warnings, and advanced scam detection on Messenger  —  Users will be alerted about suspicious activities like unrecognized device linking and friend requests.
Sam Sabin / Axios:
Meta disables 150K+ accounts as the Royal Thai Police, the FBI, the US DOJ, and others disrupt criminal scam centers in Southeast Asia and arrest 21 individuals
James Manso / WWD:
Online DTC luxury brand Quince raised a $500M Series E led by Iconiq at a $10.1B valuation; it recently launched in Canada and its revenue topped $1B in 2025  —  The quickly growing company's revenues topped $1 billion last year.  —  Quince has a fresh infusion of cash.
Sean Hollister / The Verge:
Intel unveils the Core Ultra 7 270K Plus and 250K Plus, shipping March 26 for $300 and $200, respectively, and says they are its fastest gaming desktop CPUs yet  —  Hopefully it's finally leaving the i9-14900K in the dust. … Intel hasn't made it easy to buy a flagship desktop chip.
Kate Clark / Wall Street Journal:
Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe's Mind Robotics, which is building AI-powered factory robots, raised $500M led by Accel and a16z, source says at a $2B valuation  —  Mind Robotics is building factory robots, joining up with the electric-vehicle maker on training and testing
Sean O'Kane / TechCrunch:
Amazon's Zoox partners with Uber to offer its robotaxis on the Uber app, starting in Las Vegas in summer 2026 and in LA by mid-2027; Zoox needs US approval  —  Amazon-owned Zoox plans to make its robotaxis available to hail on the Uber app in Las Vegas later this year, the two companies announced Wednesday.
Dominic Preston / The Verge:
Samsung Galaxy S26 and S26 Plus review: bigger battery and seven years of software updates, but basic cameras, few major upgrades, and no Qi2 charging magnets  —  While Samsung has treated its Flips and Folds to a few major hardware upgrades over recent years, the Galaxy S flagships …
Raphael Satter / Reuters:
Docs and a source: a foreign hacker compromised the FBI's Jeffrey Epstein investigation files in 2023; the FBI says the “cyber incident” was “an isolated one”  —  A foreign hacker compromised files relating to the FBI's investigation of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during …
Steven J. Horowitz / Variety:
TikTok partners with Apple to let Apple Music subscribers play full songs without leaving the TikTok app, and use a Listening Party feature, in the coming weeks  —  Apple Music and TikTok have joined forces to launch a product that allows TikTok users to play full songs on the platform without having to leave the app.
CNN:
CNN and CCDH investigation: 80% of major AI chatbots gave guidance on weapons or targets to “teen” personas 50%+ of the time; only Claude consistently refused  —  Daniel, a troubled American teen, turned to an AI chatbot to vent his political frustration.
Alice French / Bloomberg:
Nintendo's stock jumps 8%+, its steepest climb since April 2025, after Pokémon Pokopia, a Switch 2 exclusive released on March 5, sold out at major US retailers  —  Nintendo Co. shares gained as much as 10.5% in their steepest climb since April as the surprise success …
The Information:
Sources: OpenAI plans to launch Sora AI in ChatGPT soon, which could help boost weekly active users, now at ~920M, short of the 1B goal it had targeted in 2025  —  OpenAI plans to soon launch its Sora AI-generated video capabilities in ChatGPT, according to people with knowledge of the effort.
Charmaine D'Silva / The Keyword:
Google rolls out Gemini in Chrome to India, Canada, and New Zealand, and adds support for over 50 additional languages, including Hindi, French, and Spanish  —  We're bringing Chrome's powerful AI features to more regions and languages, helping millions of people get the most out of their browser.

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From Mediagazer

Ted Johnson / Deadline:
WSJ asks a judge to toss out Trump's revised defamation lawsuit over its Jeffrey Epstein letter story, saying it is a “re-package” of claims already dismissed

Samuel Stolton / Bloomberg:
The EU is reviewing Paramount's WBD takeover under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation, probing involvement of Middle Eastern funds; a decision is due by July 14

Reuters:
Sources: Nick Bilton hired TV production consultant Kelly Funke, to help manage his 60 Minutes transition, and a 24-year-old operations manager, Nick De Lucca

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Maria Varenikova / New York Times:
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Jaspreet Singh / Reuters:
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Bloomberg:
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Lora Kolodny / CNBC:
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Katherine Doherty / Bloomberg:
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Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
Leaked memo: a top Senate administrator gave aides the green light to use ChatGPT, Gemini, and Copilot for official Senate work, including preparing briefings
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
MoffettNathanson: YouTube became the world's largest media company in 2025 with an estimated $62B in revenue, passing the $60.9B made by Disney's media business
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