Bill Atkinson, a pioneering Apple engineer and key member of the original Macintosh team, died on June 5 at age 74 from pancreatic cancer
From his family, on Atkinson's Facebook page: … One of the great heroes in not just Apple history, but computer history.
Some WordPress veterans and the Linux Foundation start FAIR, a federated update network to decentralize WordPress infrastructure and boost supply chain security
The recent travails of WordPress have caused consternation among the web community that relies on the platform, which powers more than four in ten websites online today.
An interview with Leah Belsky, OpenAI's VP of Education, as the startup competes with Google and others to offer premium AI tools to universities and students
OpenAI, the firm that helped spark chatbot cheating, wants to embed A.I. in every facet of college. First up: 460,000 students at Cal State.
An in-depth look at the US SEC's EDGAR system breach that was disclosed in 2017, as one of the key hackers, Olga Kuprina, says EDGAR remains a soft target
When a notorious gang of Ukrainian cybercriminals hit a crucial database, the regulator quickly downplayed the breach. Bluesky: @bloomberg.com and @bykenarmstrong X: @noelleinmadrid , @liamvaughanbbg ...
Thoughts on the major design overhaul of Apple's OSes with “Liquid Glass” UI elements, which will launch at WWDC and set the stage for fresh hardware products
A new software design style will be at the center of Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference — and set the stage for an upcoming iPhone overhaul.
Sources: Meta is in talks for a potential multibillion-dollar investment in Scale AI, Meta's largest external AI investment; Scale AI was last valued at ~$14B
The financing could exceed $10 billion in value, some of the people said, making it one of the largest private company funding events of all time.
Sources: before installing Starlink at the White House in February, DOGE ignored security concerns that the service bypasses traditional WH security controls
“I love @realDonaldTrump as much as a straight man can love another man.” Bluesky: Michael Bonnett Jr / @michael.bonnettjr.com : Oh really? @joemenn.bsky.social, that's quite the assertion to make whi...
President Trump signs an EO scrapping or revising several Biden- and Obama-era cybersecurity programs, including for AI security and post-quantum cryptography
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential... [image] @gigastacey : Keeping the cyber label program intact while destroying so many others is like burning your house down but saving your mailbox. Mailboxes are...
The UK High Court warns lawyers of possible criminal charges for using AI-generated fake legal material, citing two recent cases with hallucinated content
High Court to lawyers: cut the ChatGPT or else Robert Booth / The Guardian : High court tells UK lawyers to stop misuse of AI after fake case-law citations Šejla Ahmatović / Politico : UK judge sounds...
Justin Sun-linked BiT Global dismisses with prejudice its lawsuit against Coinbase for delisting wBTC; the delisting followed Coinbase launching rival cbBTC
BiT Global agreed to dismiss its lawsuit against Coinbase, with each party covering its own legal expenses. — What to know:
Former Apple employees say integrating LLMs with Siri has led to bugs, an issue not faced by companies that have built GenAI-based voice assistants from scratch
iPhone-maker hit by technological challenges that have led to delays to the full rollout of its ‘Apple Intelligence’ features
A look at the intensifying race for super apps in the Gulf, as Careem, Talabat, Amazon, Botim, and Noon consolidate various services into single platforms
From Dubai to Riyadh, apps are consolidating ride-hailing, payments, and delivery into single platforms. — The race for super-apps is intensifying in the Middle East. Bluesky: @restofworld.org Blues...
Treefera, which uses satellite imagery, drone imagery, and AI to provide real-time insights into supply chains, raised a $30M Series B led by Notion Capital
Treefera delivers real-time, first-mile traceability using adaptive AI, satellite imagery and financial-grade risk modelling.
Sources: Mistral AI has closed or is closing a handful of commercial contracts, each worth $100M+ over three to five years, as it expands its own infrastructure
Start-up has embarked on expansion of its own infrastructure and secured significant contracts
Filipino workers in Taiwan's chip industry report struggling with overwork and discrimination, citing overnight shifts of up to 16 hours and abusive treatment
A record number of people are leaving the Philippines to work in Taiwanese factories, where they face long shifts, low pay, and unequal treatment. Bluesky: @rinachandran Bluesky: Rina Chandran / @rina...
Skyral, a London-based modeling and simulation startup developing AI-based digital twin tech for defense, healthcare, and other sectors, raised a $20M Series A
Global demand for predictive simulation and digital twin technology has accelerated in recent years, driven by geopolitical instability and climate risk.
Singapore-based investment app Syfe raised a $53M Series C extension, taking the round to $80M and total funding to $132M, and plans to expand into Hong Kong
Sam Phillips / South China Morning Post :
Voxel, whose AI-powered logistics safety software integrates into existing security cameras to detect and predict workplace hazards, raised a $44M Series B
Colin Campbell / Axios :
Enterprise vibe coding startup Superblocks raised a $23M Series A, bringing its total funding to $60M, and launched an enterprise coding AI agent called Clark
Brad Menezes, CEO of enterprise vibe coding startup Superblocks, believes the next crop of billion-dollar startup ideas are hiding …
Sources: the UK has delayed proposals to regulate AI, with plans to introduce an AI bill in 2026 to address concerns about issues like safety and copyright
Ministers are planning a bumper bill in the next king's speech to regulate the technology and its use of copyrighted material — www.theguardian.com/technology/ 2... Mastodon: Wen / @Wen@mastodon.sco...
Sources: ByteDance replaced some TikTok Shop's US staff in Seattle with China-based managers after 2024 US revenue hit $9B, far short of its $17.5B goal
Bloomberg :
Obvio, which uses AI-powered stop sign cameras to detect infractions, raised a $22M Series A led by Bain to expand beyond its first five cities in Maryland
Sean O'Kane / TechCrunch : LinkedIn: Sean O'Kane LinkedIn: Sean O'Kane : New from me: Obvio is a startup pushing cameras at stop signs as a way of cutting down reckless driving and pedestrian injurie...
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Over 150+ new features transform how merchants build, design, and grow—with technology that amplifies creative vision.
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