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Trump extends the TikTok ban deadline for a third time; there is no legal basis for the extensions and it is unclear how many times the deadline can be extended — President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to keep TikTok running in the U.S. for another 90 days to give …
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| Peggy Corlin / Euronews: |
The EU says Apple and Meta will not face sanctions immediately after their 60-day DMA grace period ends on June 26, following €500M and €200M fines in April — The European Commission will opt not to impose immediate financial penalties on Apple and Meta—even if they fail to comply …
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| Barbara Moens / Financial Times: |
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| Richard Waters / Financial Times: |
Tesla's robotaxi service will launch in Austin with just ~10 cars that are geofenced to avoid complex intersections and monitored by backup teleoperators — Autonomous ride-hailing service to make tentative debut in Austin, Texas, with only about 10 cars — For Elon Musk, tech's great showman …
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| Ellen O'Regan / Politico: |
The Irish Data Protection Commission says Meta told it that WhatsApp ads “won't be launching” in the EU “until 2026”; WhatsApp says ads are coming “gradually” — Meta's advertising plan has triggered privacy concerns in Europe.
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| Angus Whitley / Bloomberg: |
A government-backed tech trial in Australia finds user age checks are technologically possible, clearing the way for a social media ban for under-16s this year — Australia's world-first social media ban for under-16s moved closer to implementation after a key trial found that checking …
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| Andrej Karpathy / Y Combinator on YouTube: |
Andrej Karpathy's talk on “Software 3.0”, with LLMs enabling programming via natural language, the decade of agents, LLMs as “fallible people spirits”, and more — Andrej Karpathy's keynote at AI Startup School in San Francisco. Slides provided by Andrej: https …
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| Bloomberg: |
European satellite company Eutelsat raised €1.35B, including €717M from France, to build out its fleet of satellites to rival Starlink; France's stake is ~30% — Eutelsat Communications SA is raising €1.35 billion ($1.5 billion) from the French government and other investors …
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| Zach Vallese / CNBC: |
Sources: Google is using its expansive library of YouTube videos to train Gemini and Veo 3; Google says it only uses a subset of videos for the training — Google is using its expansive library of YouTube videos to train its artificial intelligence models, including Gemini and the Veo 3 video and audio generator, CNBC has learned.
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| Financial Times: |
Interviews with 45+ sources detail Mark Zuckerberg's transformation into “MAGA Mark”; sources say there were talks about Zuckerberg becoming a Trump adviser — The boss's macho makeover shocked liberals at Meta, but his closest allies say this is who he was all along| Dia Rekhi / The Economic Times: |
Sources: Foxconn plans to make iPhone enclosures in India and is looking to set up a new unit in Tamil Nadu; only Tata is currently making enclosures in India — Foxconn is planning to manufacture iPhone enclosures in India, establishing a new unit in Tamil Nadu.
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| Kate Rooney / CNBC: |
Sources: Meta tried to buy Safe Superintelligence earlier this year; Zuckerberg moved to recruit SSI CEO Daniel Gross after Ilya Sutskever rebuffed the offer — When Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg poached Scale AI founder Alexandr Wang last week as part of a $14.3 billion investment …
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| Ryan Lawler / Axios: |
Milan-based Jet HR, which provides all-in-one payroll and HR services to SMBs, raised €25M led by Base10 Partners, bringing its total funding to about €42M — Jet HR, a Milan-based platform serving small and midsized enterprises, raised €25 million in funding led by Base10 Partners … | Ryan Lawler / Axios: |
Miami-based Payabli, which provides software companies with an embedded payments platform, raised a $28M Series B led by Fika Ventures and QED Investors — Payabli, a Miami-based embedded payments platform, has raised $28 million in Series B funding led by existing investors Fika Ventures and QED Investors …
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A look at Scale AI rival Surge AI, which raised no outside capital, told staff it had $1B+ in 2024 revenue, vs. Scale's $870M, and has always been profitable — For years, data labeling existed in a tucked-away corner of Silicon Valley, a critical but unglamorous area of AI where companies …
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| Colin Campbell / Axios: |
Miami-based Pelico, which offers a supply chain orchestration platform, raised a $40M Series B led by General Catalyst, bringing its total funding to $72M — Supply chain orchestration platform Pelico raised $40 million in strategic financing led by General Catalyst, co-founder Tarik Benabdallah tells Axios Pro.
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| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
Nobitex, Iran's largest crypto exchange, says it was hacked, and pro-Israel group Predatory Sparrow takes credit; Elliptic: the hackers stole and “burned” $90M+ — Iran's largest crypto exchange, Nobitex, said Wednesday that it was hacked and funds have been drained from its hot wallet.
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Sources: Foxconn plans to make iPhone enclosures in India and is looking to set up a new unit in Tamil Nadu; only Tata is currently making enclosures in IndiaFind
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Angus Whitley / Bloomberg:
A government-backed tech trial in Australia finds user age checks are technologically possible, clearing the way for a social media ban for under-16s this yearFind
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Milan-based Jet HR, which provides all-in-one payroll and HR services to SMBs, raised €25M led by Base10 Partners, bringing its total funding to about €42MFind
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Sources: Meta tried to buy Safe Superintelligence earlier this year; Zuckerberg moved to recruit SSI CEO Daniel Gross after Ilya Sutskever rebuffed the offerFind
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Miami-based Payabli, which provides software companies with an embedded payments platform, raised a $28M Series B led by Fika Ventures and QED InvestorsFind
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Miami-based Pelico, which offers a supply chain orchestration platform, raised a $40M Series B led by General Catalyst, bringing its total funding to $72MFind
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