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Sources: Mike Rockwell and Craig Federighi have led efforts to assess external models to power Siri; after testing, Anthropic's tech seemed most promising (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg) Sources: Mike Rockwell and Craig Federighi have led efforts to assess external models to power Siri; after testing, Anthropic's tech seemed most promising (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on June 30, 2025 Rating: 5
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 (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 (Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on June 30, 2025 Rating: 5
Police identify 20-year-old suspect in Idaho firefighter ambush Police identify 20-year-old suspect in Idaho firefighter ambush Reviewed by swadu on June 30, 2025 Rating: 5
Thousands in Norway told they won up to millions in lottery error Thousands in Norway told they won up to millions in lottery error Reviewed by swadu on June 29, 2025 Rating: 5
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 (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 (Anthony D'Alessandro/Deadline) Reviewed by swadu on June 29, 2025 Rating: 5
Israel orders evacuations in northern Gaza as Trump pushes for ceasefire Israel orders evacuations in northern Gaza as Trump pushes for ceasefire Reviewed by swadu on June 29, 2025 Rating: 5
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 (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 (Jonathan Vanian/CNBC) Reviewed by swadu on June 28, 2025 Rating: 5
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 (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 (Timothy B. Lee/Understanding AI) Reviewed by swadu on June 28, 2025 Rating: 5
At least 81 people killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza, Hamas-run health ministry says At least 81 people killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza, Hamas-run health ministry says Reviewed by swadu on June 28, 2025 Rating: 5
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 (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 (Adi Robertson/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on June 28, 2025 Rating: 5
Son of Norway's crown princess suspected of rape, police say Son of Norway's crown princess suspected of rape, police say Reviewed by swadu on June 27, 2025 Rating: 5
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 (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 (Laura Onita/Financial Times) Reviewed by swadu on June 27, 2025 Rating: 5
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 (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 (Kevin Breuninger/CNBC) Reviewed by swadu on June 27, 2025 Rating: 5
Apple announces App Store changes to satisfy Brussels regulators (Anupriya Datta/Euractiv) Apple announces App Store changes to satisfy Brussels regulators (Anupriya Datta/Euractiv) Reviewed by swadu on June 26, 2025 Rating: 5
Sources: Senate Parliamentarian raised concerns that the tax bill's ban on states from enforcing AI regulations may violate Senate rules, advising a rewrite (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 (Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on June 26, 2025 Rating: 5
Armenia's PM offers to expose himself in escalating Church row Armenia's PM offers to expose himself in escalating Church row Reviewed by swadu on June 26, 2025 Rating: 5
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 (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 (Rebecca Bellan/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on June 25, 2025 Rating: 5
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 (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 (404 Media) Reviewed by swadu on June 25, 2025 Rating: 5
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 (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 (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on June 25, 2025 Rating: 5
At least 16 killed as Kenya protesters battle police, rights group says At least 16 killed as Kenya protesters battle police, rights group says Reviewed by swadu on June 25, 2025 Rating: 5
Watch: Lorry driver trapped in cabin after China bridge collapse Watch: Lorry driver trapped in cabin after China bridge collapse Reviewed by swadu on June 24, 2025 Rating: 5
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 (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 (Will Sattelberg/9to5Google) Reviewed by swadu on June 23, 2025 Rating: 5
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 (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 (Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on June 23, 2025 Rating: 5
'Paralysed and constantly caught by surprise': Voices from Iran after US strikes 'Paralysed and constantly caught by surprise': Voices from Iran after US strikes Reviewed by swadu on June 22, 2025 Rating: 5
Watch: The US has joined the Iran-Israel war. What happens now? Watch: The US has joined the Iran-Israel war. What happens now? Reviewed by swadu on June 22, 2025 Rating: 5
Docs: the FCC is probing USCTM, launched by the Biden administration as a voluntary safety label for IoT devices, over its administrators' alleged ties to China (Brian Flood/Fox News) Docs: the FCC is probing USCTM, launched by the Biden administration as a voluntary safety label for IoT devices, over its administrators' alleged ties to China (Brian Flood/Fox News) Reviewed by swadu on June 21, 2025 Rating: 5
Minnesota shootings suspect was a 'prepper', FBI says Minnesota shootings suspect was a 'prepper', FBI says Reviewed by swadu on June 21, 2025 Rating: 5
Sources: Mira Murati's Thinking Machines Lab raised $2B led by a16z at a $10B valuation; Murati will hold board voting rights that outweigh all other directors (Financial Times) Sources: Mira Murati's Thinking Machines Lab raised $2B led by a16z at a $10B valuation; Murati will hold board voting rights that outweigh all other directors (Financial Times) Reviewed by swadu on June 20, 2025 Rating: 5
Uber expands its data-labeling platform Uber AI Solutions to 30 countries, and adds new offerings like tools for developing AI agents and ready-to-use datasets (Richard Nieva/Forbes) Uber expands its data-labeling platform Uber AI Solutions to 30 countries, and adds new offerings like tools for developing AI agents and ready-to-use datasets (Richard Nieva/Forbes) Reviewed by swadu on June 20, 2025 Rating: 5
Hurricane Erick hits Mexico resort towns killing two Hurricane Erick hits Mexico resort towns killing two Reviewed by swadu on June 20, 2025 Rating: 5
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 (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 (Colin Campbell/Axios) Reviewed by swadu on June 19, 2025 Rating: 5
Trump ends funding for LGBTQ youth option on national suicide hotline Trump ends funding for LGBTQ youth option on national suicide hotline Reviewed by swadu on June 19, 2025 Rating: 5
Tesla's robotaxi service will launch in Austin with just ~10 cars that are geofenced to avoid complex intersections and monitored by backup teleoperators (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 (Richard Waters/Financial Times) Reviewed by swadu on June 19, 2025 Rating: 5
'They sang about my family's death': Father's anger exposes divide in Israeli society 'They sang about my family's death': Father's anger exposes divide in Israeli society Reviewed by swadu on June 18, 2025 Rating: 5
Sports data company Teamworks raised a $235M Series F led by Dragoneer at a $1B+ valuation; its tech is used by 6.5K+ sports teams including all NFL teams (Randall Williams/Bloomberg) Sports data company Teamworks raised a $235M Series F led by Dragoneer at a $1B+ valuation; its tech is used by 6.5K+ sports teams including all NFL teams (Randall Williams/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on June 17, 2025 Rating: 5
'Don't let beautiful Tehran become Gaza': Iranians tell of shock and confusion 'Don't let beautiful Tehran become Gaza': Iranians tell of shock and confusion Reviewed by swadu on June 16, 2025 Rating: 5
Juniper Square, which offers investment management and fund administration tools for real estate, PE, VC firms, raised $130M led by Ribbit at a $1.1B valuation (Katie Roof/Bloomberg) Juniper Square, which offers investment management and fund administration tools for real estate, PE, VC firms, raised $130M led by Ribbit at a $1.1B valuation (Katie Roof/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on June 16, 2025 Rating: 5
The reality behind Trump's incredible investment claims The reality behind Trump's incredible investment claims Reviewed by swadu on June 15, 2025 Rating: 5
Berlin-based Knowunity, an AI-powered learning platform with 20M+ users in 15 countries, raised a €27M Series B led by XAnge, bringing its total funding to €45M (Tamara Djurickovic/Tech.eu) Berlin-based Knowunity, an AI-powered learning platform with 20M+ users in 15 countries, raised a €27M Series B led by XAnge, bringing its total funding to €45M (Tamara Djurickovic/Tech.eu) Reviewed by swadu on June 15, 2025 Rating: 5
'Nowhere feels safe': Iranians on life under Israeli attacks 'Nowhere feels safe': Iranians on life under Israeli attacks Reviewed by swadu on June 15, 2025 Rating: 5
The US SEC rescinds 14 rules the agency proposed under the Biden Administration, including two relating to DeFi and digital asset custody (Martin Young/Cointelegraph) The US SEC rescinds 14 rules the agency proposed under the Biden Administration, including two relating to DeFi and digital asset custody (Martin Young/Cointelegraph) Reviewed by swadu on June 15, 2025 Rating: 5
In an Oxford study, LLMs correctly identified medical conditions 94.9% of the time when given test scenarios directly, vs. 34.5% when prompted by human subjects (Nick Mokey/VentureBeat) In an Oxford study, LLMs correctly identified medical conditions 94.9% of the time when given test scenarios directly, vs. 34.5% when prompted by human subjects (Nick Mokey/VentureBeat) Reviewed by swadu on June 14, 2025 Rating: 5
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