Sources: Apple execs have held internal discussions about bidding for, or partnering with, Perplexity, seeking to address the need for more AI talent and tech
Apple Inc. executives have held internal discussions about potentially bidding for artificial intelligence startup Perplexity AI …
Microsoft suspending an ICC judge's email account raised alarms across EU about how dependent its governments, businesses, and citizens are on US tech companies
To comply with a Trump executive order, Microsoft recently suspended the email account of an International Criminal Court prosecutor …
Cloudflare says it mitigated a record-breaking 7.3Tbps DDoS attack in mid-May, which delivered 37.4TB of junk traffic to the target in just 45 seconds
Large-scale attacks designed to bring down Internet services by sending them more traffic than they can process keep getting bigger …
Insurance giant Aflac says a cybercrime group breached its systems and may have stolen data; source: the attack bears the hallmarks of Scattered Spider
Insurance company Aflac said a “sophisticated cybercrime group” breached its systems and may have stolen data.
Cluely, which wants to help users “cheat on everything”, including job interviews and exams, raised a $15M Series A led by a16z, two months after a $5.3M seed
Cluely, a startup that claims to help users “cheat” on job interviews, exams, and sales calls, has raised …
A profile of Scale AI co-founder Alexandr Wang, whose ties to influential people in the AI industry and the GOP could give Meta leverage over its competitors
Scale AI co-founder Alexandr Wang is such an enthusiastic networker that his former roommate — OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman …
Sources: Mark Zuckerberg recently discussed buying Mira Murati's Thinking Machines Lab, but the talks didn't progress to the formal offer stage
Mark Zuckerberg has been playing the field as he looks to reboot his AI strategy. … At this point, it's becoming easier …
BitcoinTreasuries.net: about 130 publicly-listed companies currently hold a combined ~$87B in bitcoin, about 3.2% of all the bitcoins that will ever exist
Corporate treasuries now hold more than 3% of the world's biggest cryptocurrency, a stash worth $87bn
Anthropic's test of 16 top AI models from OpenAI and others found that, in some cases, they resorted to malicious behavior to avoid replacement or achieve goals
Large language models across the AI industry are increasingly willing to evade safeguards, resort to deception and even attempt …
Experts say China-linked groups have repeatedly hacked Russian companies and government agencies in search of military secrets since the war in Ukraine began
Since the war in Ukraine began, analysts have monitored a series of intrusions aimed at stealing information about weaponry and warfighting.
Meta unveils the $399+ Oakley Meta HSTN glasses, with Meta AI and the features of its Ray-Ban models, plus 3K video recording and double the battery life
Oakley's Meta smart glasses actually look better than the Ray-Bans, and they bring massive upgrades Steve Vegvari / iPhone in Canada : Oakley Meta HSTN Smart Glasses Launching July 11 in Canada Jay Bo...
Hackers briefly exploited a front-end vulnerability in CoinMarketCap's rotating doodles feature to inject fake “Verify Wallet” phishing pop-ups
The company has not disclosed how many users were affected or whether any wallets were compromised as a result of the exploit. — What to know:
A look at “Generative Engine Optimization” startups like Profound and Bluefish AI, which help businesses improve content to appear in AI search summaries
Businesses are scrambling to be cited in AI-generated answers on Google, Perplexity and ChatGPT.
Kantar: the share of Indians consuming media exclusively on mobile phones grew to 23% in Q1 2025, up from 15% in Q1 2023, as TVs stay unaffordable for many
The number of users who only use digital channels ballooned to 23% in the March quarter of 2025, according to market research firm … X: @business X: @business : Nearly one in four Indians said in a su...
Huawei unveils a beta version of HarmonyOS 6, making it available to developers, and announces the HarmonyOS Agent Framework to help developers create AI agents
The tech giant did not give a public launch date for the latest version of the operating system, but said it will be more intelligent and open
Browserbase, which develops headless browsers for AI agents and apps, raised a $40M Series B led by Notable Capital at a $300M valuation, up ~4x since September
Startup Browserbase argues so — claiming its headless browsers democratize publicly available data for others to build AI agents that can improve our lives. — It's now raised $40M in funding to try ...
Canadian crypto companies are encountering regulatory challenges in introducing a local stablecoin, as the US advances stablecoin legislation
Monique Mulima / Bloomberg :
Circle shares jumped over 20% on Friday as investors cheered the US Senate approval of the GENIUS Act, and have surged ~675% since the company's IPO on June 5
Tanaya Macheel / CNBC :
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
This former OpenAI CTO has doubled that and retains full voting rights over the board members. @cuibonobaby : “carrying on an undertaking of great advantage but nobody to know what it is”. 😂🤣 Sean O'...
NYC announces new minimum-pay rules for rideshare drivers, settling on a 5% increase after Uber and Lyft strongly opposed a proposed 6.1% pay hike
Natalie Lung / Bloomberg :
Snap acquires Saturn, a calendar app for high school and college students, and says 80% of US high schoolers attend schools that support Saturn
Karissa Bell / Engadget :
Report: Vista Equity Partners and Blackstone buy out other investors in Assent for $400M, valuing the Ottawa-based supply chain software company at $1.3B
Alex Riehl / BetaKit : Source: Globe and Mail Source: Sean Silcoff / Globe and Mail : Vista and Blackstone buy Assent, valuing Ottawa compliance software company at $1.3-billion
A UN survey of 21 countries finds that trust in AI is strongest in low-income and developing nations; 83% in China and 37.5% in the US said they trust AI
Magdalena Del Valle / Bloomberg : Forums: Slashdot Forums: Msmash / Slashdot : Trust in AI Strongest in China, Low-Income Nations, UN Study Shows
How Huawei has remained resilient in the face of US sanctions; Mizuho: about 700,000 units of Huawei's Ascend 910 series are expected to ship in 2025
South China Morning Post :
Corporate travel and expense management service Navan, formerly known as TripActions, confidentially files for a US IPO; it was valued at $9.2B in October 2022
Pritam Biswas / Reuters :
Q&A with Yoshua Bengio on his nonprofit LawZero focusing on AI safety, its research direction, risks of increasingly capable and autonomous AI systems, and more
Sigal Samuel / Vox : X: @sigalsamuel and @yoshua_bengio X: Sigal Samuel / @sigalsamuel : He's the godfather of AI. Now, he has a bold new plan to keep us safe from it. My conversation with @Yoshua_Be...
Amazon ends an experiment started in 2023 to make same-day deliveries with drivers in Kia Souls and will rely on Amazon Flex drivers who use their own cars
Matt Day / Bloomberg : Bluesky: @quinnypig.com Bluesky: Corey Quinn / @quinnypig.com : Their quest to be a Soul-less company continues. [embedded post]
Shopify: Revolutionizing Commerce with Winter Edition '26
Over 150+ new features transform how merchants build, design, and grow—with technology that amplifies creative vision.
Email fatigue is real: Here's how smart email tools help you regain control
Picture this: It's Monday morning. You walk into the office feeling energized and ready to take on the week.
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data
Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.