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Sources say Anthropic struggles to speak the Trump administration's language; a White House official says it “screwed us” after failing to “honor” a cyber EO — Anthropic has once again found itself in the Trump administration's crosshairs over an inability to communicate effectively, sources tell Axios.
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| Sam Sabin / Axios: |
Letter: US cybersecurity leaders urge the White House to lift the ban on Anthropic's Mythos 5 and Fable 5, arguing the move hurts defenders more than attackers — Prominent cybersecurity leaders — including CISOs, security researchers and executives at Adobe, Zoom and Sophos … | Financial Times: |
Source: Anthropic was given 90 minutes to comply and was not provided with detailed concerns before the export control order was issued — Export controls on Fable and Mythos raise doubts over how US will police the most powerful AI systems — The Trump administration's decision … | Ben Thompson / Stratechery: |
Anthropic's belief in its own commitment to safety gives Anthropic the license to aggressively favor its business and even challenge the US government — I'm sympathetic to the cynics who consistently characterize Anthropic's public statements, particularly those surrounding their model releases …
| Joseph De Avila / Wall Street Journal: |
Fox says it is acquiring Roku in its largest deal yet, valued at ~$22B including debt, giving it access to 100M+ streaming households globally; FOX drops 15%+ — Acquisition gives Fox access to more than 100 million streaming households — Fox said it is acquiring streaming company Roku …
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| Lillian Rizzo / CNBC: |
Fox says it obtained a $12B loan for the ~$22B Roku deal; existing Fox shareholders are expected to own ~73% of the combined company and Roku shareholders ~27% — Fox Corp. has reached an agreement to acquire Roku for roughly $22 billion, marking another chapter in media consolidation …
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| Reuters: |
Keir Starmer says the UK will ban social media for under-16s in an “Australia-plus model” to “give kids their childhood back”, set to take effect in spring 2027 — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday he would ban social media sites for under-16s …
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| Bloomberg: |
Source: Nvidia is seeking to raise $20B+ from its first corporate bond sale since 2021, marketed in seven tranches, with maturities spanning two to 30 years — Nvidia Looks to Raise $20 Billion in First Bond Sale Since 2021 — Video Player is loading. — Unmute — Current Time 0:00 Loaded: 64.53% Playback Rate
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| Samantha Subin / CNBC: |
Salesforce agrees to acquire AI customer service platform Fin, formerly Intercom, for ~$3.6B, in a deal expected to close in Q4 of its 2027 fiscal year — Salesforce on Monday said it is buying AI customer service platform Fin for about $3.6 billion as businesses accelerate their agentic offerings for enterprises.
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| A.J. Vicens / Reuters: |
Google says a Chinese-linked hacking group targeted US and Canadian academic, medical, and military research institutions from September 2023 to November 2025 — A Chinese-linked hacking group spent more than a year secretly stealing data from U.S. and Canadian academic …
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| CNBC: |
SpaceX IPO raised a total of $85.7B as underwriters exercised their overallotment of shares, after raising an initial $75B on June 11 — Choose CNBC as your preferred source on Google and never miss a moment from the most trusted name in business news. — CNBC Councils — Join the CNBC Panel
| Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch: |
Meta launches new AI features, including an “AI Mode” for search that uses Meta AI to surface answers pulled from public posts across the platform — As Meta tries to catch up in the AI race and boost engagement with its AI bot, the company announced Monday that it's rolling … | Assiatou Hann / CNBC: |
Electronic Arts launches EA Advertising, letting brands integrate directly into gameplay through dynamic, real-time placements, including stadium signage — Electronic Arts announced EA Advertising, a new way for brands to connect with fans through its portfolio of games … | Ernesto Van der Sar / TorrentFreak: |
A US judge rejects Meta's bid to dismiss a lawsuit from Strike 3, which owns porn production companies, that alleges Meta torrented its videos for AI training — To keep their piracy lawsuit alive, adult film producers Strike 3 Holdings and Counterlife Media don't have to prove Meta used their films for AI training.| Steven Rosenbush / Wall Street Journal: |
Arcade, which helps companies manage which actions AI agents are authorized to take, raised a $60M Series A led by SYN Ventures, following a $12M seed in 2025 — The startup aims to help companies manage the challenge of determining which actions AI agents are authorized to take
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| James Franey / New York Post: |
President Trump says he warned Emmanuel Macron to drop France's 3% digital services tax on US tech giants, or face a 100% tariff on French champagnes and wines — See more of our coverage in your search results. — Add The New York Post on Google — President Trump warned that France … | Wired: |
Sources: the US government plans to let the Federal Data Center Enhancement Act, which details standards for data center use and operations, expire in September — The federal government is planning to let a rule regulating federal data center operations sunset in September with no replacement.| Reuters: |
American Express agrees to acquire restaurant booking platform TheFork from Tripadvisor in an all-cash deal worth $700M; TRIP jumps 6%+ — American Express (AXP.N) will buy restaurant booking platform TheFork from Tripadvisor (TRIP.O) in an all-cash deal worth $700 million … | Jagmeet Singh / TechCrunch: |
NewCore, which helps companies manage both human and AI agent identities in a single system, emerges from stealth with a $66M seed led by Cyberstarts — Cybersecurity startup NewCore emerged from stealth with $66 million in funding on Monday, aiming to solve a challenge it believes …
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| New York Times: |
A profile of UC Berkeley professor Hany Farid, the world's leading digital forensics expert for 20+ years, who says he is now struggling to identify deepfakes — The emails began to arrive on a Sunday morning, as the worst ones often did. Hany Farid opened the first message at his home …
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| Reuters: |
Canadian payments company Nuvei agrees to acquire NY-based cross-border payments company Payoneer for ~$2.75B in cash; the deal is expected to close in mid-2027 — Nuvei will buy cross-border payments firm Payoneer (PAYO.O) for about $2.75 billion in cash, the companies said on Monday …
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| Jonathan Stempel / Reuters: |
A US judge dismisses xAI's lawsuit alleging OpenAI stole trade secrets, saying xAI failed to show OpenAI induced a former xAI engineer to divulge trade secrets — A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit by Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company xAI that accused rival Sam Altman's OpenAI …
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| Emily Shugerman / The San Francisco Standard: |
Inside the Signal group chat where Sergey Brin, Marc Andreessen, Garry Tan, and other tech elites toss out strategies to oppose a proposed California wealth tax — The billionaires of California had a problem. — It was the fall of 2025, and a proposed ballot initiative to tax 5% …
Bluesky: @krave, @kriswernowsky.com, @bdgesq, @masnick.com, and @nilsgilman
| Natalie Breymeyer / Axios: |
Radical Numerics, which is developing AI models that learn directly from biological data, raised a $50M seed led by Emergence Capital — Radical Numerics, an AI research lab for biological data, raised a $50 million seed round, CEO Eric Nguyen tells Axios.
More: Pulse 2.0, FinSMEs, and Business Wire
| Rachel Metz / Bloomberg: |
Cybersecurity startup Chainguard, Cisco, Cloudflare, JPMorgan Chase, and others launch Athena, a coalition to secure open-source software using AI — More than two dozen companies including JPMorgan Chase & Co. and an array of cybersecurity firms are collaborating to remedy software flaws spotted …
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| Meir Orbach / CTech: |
1Password acquires Apono, which operates an AI-powered platform for managing cloud access, sources say in a deal valued at $250M to $300M — AI-era identity security startup joins the Canadian cybersecurity giant as it expands beyond password management into access governance.
More: BetaKit, Globes, Business Wire, and Pulse 2.0
| Wall Street Journal: |
As AI “nudify” tools proliferate, unleashing a new form of bullying among kids, parents and schools struggle to protect young victims from explicit deepfakes — As ‘nudify’ tools proliferate online, parents and schools are struggling to protect young victims| Reuters: |
Docs: Tesla sent Swedish and Dutch regulators Full Self-Driving safety data that traffic-safety researchers called misleading; Dutch RDW approved FSD in April — In its efforts to secure European approval of its “Full Self-Driving” (FSD) system, Tesla (TSLA.O) has presented self-published safety statistics …
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