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- Apple's OpenAI lawsuit follows months of simmering tensions and highlights OpenAI's hardware chief Tang Tan's strained relationship with former boss John Ternus (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg) [1h]
- Filing: Google urged the European Commission not to target DNS resolvers, VPNs, or IPs to fight piracy, calling the measures ineffective and easily circumvented (Ernesto Van der Sar/TorrentFreak) [2h]
- US software development job postings on Indeed have grown by ~15% since the launch of Claude Code in February 2025, while overall job postings fell by 7% (Guillermo Gallacher/Indeed Hiring Lab) [4h]
- How members of the extremist group Boko Haram are using AI chatbots to design explosives, fix or upgrade weapons, and brainstorm attack ideas (New York Times) [8h]
- SK Hynix's historic US stock market listing is a bet that the AI boom is breaking the memory chip industry's decades-long boom-and-bust cycle (Bloomberg) [11h]
- An analysis of 1M+ social media posts from April 24 to June 30: ~25% of longform posts with 250+ words were fully AI-generated; on LinkedIn, the figure was 41% (Max Spero/Pangram Labs) [12h]
- Sources detail the Trump admin's heavy-handed intervention to aid Intel, including pushing it to expand local capacity and pressuring Apple to use Intel's fabs (Robbie Whelan/Wall Street Journal) [12h]
- Sources: activist investor Elliott has built a large stake in car insurance software maker CCC, which is exploring a potential sale and has a ~$3.5B market cap (Bloomberg) [12h]
- OpenAI's head of safety, Johannes Heidecke, is leaving as OpenAI integrates its research and safety teams; Mia Glaese will become VP of research and safety (Maxwell Zeff/Wired) [16h]
- Thinking Machines says its mission is to build AI that people and organizations can shape and make their own, and that "extends human will and judgment" (Thinking Machines Lab) [17h]
- SK Hynix CEO Kwak Noh-Jung says the memory industry is heading for its worst-ever supply shortage in 2027 and demand will outstrip supply beyond 2030 (Reuters) [18h]
- Meta says it will discontinue a feature that allowed users to generate images in Meta AI using public Instagram accounts, following days of criticism (Corbin Bolies/Variety) [18h]
- In response to Apple's trade secret theft lawsuit, OpenAI says "we have no interest in other companies' trade secrets" (Marcus Mendes/9to5Mac) [18h]
- CISA says weak security controls around the use of public GitHub repos allowed a contractor to accidentally leak private cloud access keys and other credentials (Eric Geller/Cybersecurity Dive) [18h]
- Bluesky interim CEO Toni Schneider becomes the company's permanent CEO, four months after succeeding Jay Graber (Lucas Ropek/TechCrunch) [19h]
- A US NLRB judge rules that Atlassian had illegally fired an employee in 2023 for pushing back against manager layoffs, and orders reinstatement and compensation (Noam Scheiber/New York Times) [20h]
- Apple says OpenAI leadership "normalized" misconduct and OpenAI's hardware business is "rotten to its core by its illegal reliance" on stolen trade secrets (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) [20h]
- In its lawsuit, Apple chronicles in vivid detail how its former employees that went to work for OpenAI allegedly violated their confidentiality agreements (Aaron Tilley/The Information) [20h]
- Apple alleges that a former Apple engineer kept a work-issued Apple laptop and exploited a bug to access Apple's cloud file storage while employed by OpenAI (Megan Morrone/Axios) [21h]
- Apple claims OpenAI recruited 400+ ex-Apple employees, including an iPhone engineer who allegedly downloaded confidential hardware files before joining OpenAI (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg) [21h]
- Apple alleges that Tang Tan, OpenAI's chief hardware officer and a former Apple VP, has directed Apple staffers interviewing at OpenAI to share Apple secrets (CNBC) [21h]
- Apple sues OpenAI, alleging that ex-Apple employees stole "Apple's trade secrets for the benefit of OpenAI", and says OpenAI never responded to its concerns (Chance Miller/9to5Mac) [21h]
- Source: Greg Brockman will continue to oversee OpenAI's products as the company doesn't plan to hire anyone to replace Fidji Simo after she stepped down (CNBC) [21h]
- The Department of Commerce loosens export controls to the UAE, letting G42 and US companies like Apple, Meta, and xAI export AI chips to UAE without a license (Karen Freifeld/Reuters) [22h]
- China drops a numerical target for urban job creation in its five-year plan, the first such omission since the 1990s, amid volatility fueled by AI displacement (Bloomberg) [22h]
- No new articles in the Past 24 Hours.
- Samsung set to launch cheap PCIe 4.0 990 SSD as “RAMpocalypse” pushes even the world's largest SSD vendor to remove DRAM from product [31m]
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- How to watch Argentina vs Wales for FREE: Live streams and TV channels for Nations Championship 2026 [1h]
- ‘Our brains were not necessarily meant to be this stimulated first thing in the morning’: psychologists explain why you reach for your phone as soon as you wake up — and what you can do to stop it [1h]
- How to watch Married at First Sight US season 20 from anywhere in the world – stream dating series online [1h]
- Laptop specs are getting more confusing – here’s what actually matters in 2026 [2h]
- 'We're so close to the streamers inventing television': Disney+ is reportedly thinking about a fully free tier supported by adverts [4h]
- 'Users no longer need to choose between powerful AI capabilities and meaningful privacy protections': Proton makes its Lumo privacy-first ChatGPT alternative a lot more powerful [4h]
- South Africa vs Scotland Free Streams: How to watch Nations Championship 2026 game, TV Channels, Preview [4h]
- How to watch Muchova vs Nosková for FREE: Wimbledon 2026 Women's final live streams and TV channels [4h]
- I went to the Goodwood Festival of Speed 2026 —here are the top 5 EVs and concept cars I saw, from BYD to Mercedes [4h]
- I took the new Sony RX10 V superzoom and a pro Sony mirrorless camera with 400-800mm lens on a bird photography trip — here’s how the two systems compared [4h]
- Austrian Audio’s new ‘semi-open-back’ wired headphones are named like some sort of hired assassin, but I tested them and if you want layered audio, they’re 'The Arranger' for you [5h]
- I’ve driven the hybrid Audi RS 5 — and it's completely changed what I think of plug-in hybrids [6h]
- How to watch Fiji vs England for FREE: Live streams and TV channels for Nations Championship 2026 match [7h]
- Ukrainians are using VPNs to cause havoc in Russia by changing fuel station statuses on maps in a bid to cause chaos and confusion [7h]
- I review smart rings for a living, and the Samsung Galaxy Ring 2 needs these 6 upgrades to stay relevant [7h]
- The Westies creators confirm that 'no AI' was used to create 1980s New York in new MGM+ mob crime drama — 'it was a completely analogue process' [8h]
- Has the AI novelty worn off? Heavy daily usage has plummeted 31% in the past year, according to new survey [8h]
- ICYMI: the week's biggest tech news from Samsung's Unpacked teaser to a five-star fitness tracker wowing us [8h]
- How to watch The Sentinels from anywhere – it's *FREE* [9h]
- Japan vs Ireland Free Streams: How to watch Nations Championship 2026 game, TV Channels, Preview [10h]
- The more famous people tell me to use AI, the less I want to — it turns out I'm not alone [10h]
- 10 Lego sets I can't believe are retiring soon — including one of the best Harry Potter kits, and an art masterpiece [11h]
- Oukitel WP68 Air review: A rugged phone with good camera sensors, but limited performance and battery capacity [11h]
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- There’s no escape from inflation as a perfect storm of the ‘Godzilla’ El Niño, AI boom, Trump tariffs, fuel crunch, and Ukraine war keep prices high [37m]
- Trump undercuts GOP midterms message with snub of housing bill [2h]
- Help not wanted: World Cup hiring boost has yet to materialize [2h]
- OpenAI engineer’s ‘LOL’ moment set stage for legal fight with Apple [2h]
- German carmakers are suffering some of their worst declines ever in China as Q2 sales plunge 30%-41% [2h]
- Other diet fads championed by MAHA are questionable. But some science and thousands of years of human history are behind fermented foods [3h]
- Global oil demand is falling, and crude prices are down. But here’s why gasoline, diesel and other refined products are still costly [3h]
- A man was partly sucked out of a broken window on a Ryanair plane shortly after takeoff, but fellow passengers pulled him back [3h]
- Trump once suggested his Reflecting Pool renovations would last a century. It’s now being drained again after an algae bloom and peeling paint [3h]
- Iran’s supreme leader vows revenge for killing of his father after Trump threatens to launch thousands of missiles if Tehran tries to assassinate him [3h]
- More noncollege-educated men are living at home and falling out of the labor market, forcing a decline in marriages, all thanks to rising rents [6h]
- ‘The first time ever in my career’: Senior Citi executive on why the ultrawealthy want to diversify away from America [6h]
- ‘I have a chip on my shoulder.’ Phoebe Gates wants her $185 million AI startup Phia to succeed with ‘no ties to my privilege or my last name’ [6h]
- Americans are quietly abandoning the daily habit that billionaires say set them up for success—and it could have lasting consequences [6h]
- A 12-person PR firm represents De Niro, Pacino, and billion-dollar clients. Its founder says the secret is staying small [7h]
- For 250 years, work defined American identity. That era Is ending [7h]
- Meta added a privacy-safety feature to its AI glasses but is reportedly testing a ‘super-sensing’ prototype [7h]
- How SK Hynix just pulled off the second-largest U.S. share sale by quietly powering the AI boom [8h]
- Why the 2026 IPO boom is about to broaden beyond AI mega-deals [9h]
- A $5 hair tie, a sold-out dress, cake and a fast-food order: How fans chase closeness to Erling Haaland, Taylor Swift and other celebrities [9h]
- Ulta is betting $400 million that an NYC megastore will help it compete with Sephora—and that flagships still work [10h]
- Apple accuses OpenAI, and former design star Jony Ive’s io Products firm, of stealing hardware trade secrets in blockbuster lawsuit [18h]
- OpenAI’s latest AI model likely has similar cyber vulnerabilities to one that led to U.S. export controls on Anthropic’s Fable, British agency says [18h]
- Memory chip giant SK Hynix jumps nearly 13% in Wall Street debut as AI frenzy powers biggest initial share sale in the U.S. by a foreign company [19h]
- Meet ‘Freedom Fuel Network’ stations, a new chain with cheaper gas and mysterious origins [20h]
- Instagram's newest AI tool didn't survive the week [1h]
- AI is rewriting the Big Tech org chart. See which roles are getting hit the most. [3h]
- All the celebrities spotted cheering on their favorite teams at the World Cup [3h]
- Inside the marriage of Sen. Mitch McConnell and his wife, former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao [4h]
- I moved from Connecticut to the South chasing a cheaper, simpler life. It wasn't at all what I expected, so I moved back. [4h]
- I attended one of the most popular FIFA Fan Festivals in the US. Here's what attendees enjoyed about the party in Atlanta. [4h]
- Kalshi's 'unusual' management style has more than 100 employees report to both founders, CEO says [4h]
- I used to roll my eyes at my mom's overprotective texts. Now I send the same messages to her and to my daughter. [5h]
- A breakup sent me back to my hometown at 36. A layoff made me stay. [5h]
- A neurologist says 'super movers' have younger brains — here's how to reap the benefits yourself [5h]
- After living with my parents for 6 years, we're now neighbors. We have plenty of the benefits of living together, but more privacy. [5h]
- My colleague wanted a nerdy, niche tool for his MacBook. Codex whipped it up in minutes. [5h]
- I spent 30 months living in different countries. Coming back, I can't believe how expensive the US is. [5h]
- I'm a single mom, living in the Hamptons. It's a struggle to pay my $4,000 rent and to keep up with the glamorous lifestyle. [6h]
- I took a 95-year-old camera to the World Cup. Everyone thought I was crazy. [6h]
- US Marines have a new nerve center for figuring out how to fight with and against drones [6h]
- Blackstone accepted fewer than 1% of intern applicants. Here's the advice Jon Gray gave those who made it. [6h]
- Most experts say to avoid arguing over text. My husband and I do it anyway, and it has made our relationship better. [6h]
- I won $160,000 in a lottery and spent it all. Here's how I had fun and invested in my future. [7h]
- The real danger of AI isn't that it's wrong — it's that it could make us stop thinking for ourselves, a professor says [7h]
- Trailblazing former Pepsi CEO Indra Nooyi shared her 6 key tips for career success [7h]
- While on a date, my husband and I asked if the restaurant was hiring. The next day, our son interviewed and got a job. [7h]
- The superyachts of tech's richest billionaires, from Jeff Bezos' Koru to Sergey Brin's Dragonfly [8h]
- A decade ago, I splurged for a personal trainer. It's one of the best investments I've ever made. [8h]
- 20 of the highest-paid entry-level retail jobs in the US, from Aldi to Zara [8h]
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- Steam has raked in an estimated $11.1 billion gross revenue so far this year, says market analyst—its 'biggest-ever six months' [47m]
- College Football 27 to remove microtransactions after player backlash, though EA maintains they were only added to 'give players more choice' [1h]
- The Elder Scrolls Online's developer deserved better than to get sucker-punched by Microsoft twice in two years [1h]
- Handheld gaming PCs are cooked [2h]
- Star Citizen's next update will switch focus to fixing its bug-riddled previous update, with bigger changes shunted to a later patch [3h]
- After 17 years, a developer has finally revived the dream of Hannah Montana Linux, an open source operating system themed around Hannah Montana [4h]
- Mortal Shell 2 is the latest game to join the Grand Theft Auto 6 release crush, but I don't think it has much to worry about because it looks sick as hell [4h]
- After Space Marine 2 'literally changed everything', Saber Interactive has been inundated with offers from major licenses: 'We are in a very fortunate position to turn down more than we can accept' [5h]
- A piece of GTA modding history that was considered lost has been rebuilt from scratch and fixed 22 years later [6h]
- Call of Duty fans surprised to discover new Black Ops 2 port preserves the emblem editor, not surprised to find swastikas being made with it [17h]
- Matthew Ball was hired to help fix Xbox. Will gamers like what he prescribes? [18h]
- 'Surprised there was anyone left to post this': Fans react as The Elder Scrolls Online debuts seasonal content days after hundreds laid off from studio [18h]
- Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced sells 2 million copies in 1 day and achieves the 'highest concurrent player count ever recorded for an Assassin's Creed title' on Steam [19h]
- How to get hardwood in Palworld [19h]
- Microsoft responds to racist Xbox layoff conspiracy theory, says CEO Asha Sharma is 'American born, raised, and educated' [21h]
- Palworld revises some of its most egregious creature designs for its 1.0 release [22h]
- id Software provides proof of life, says it 'still has the crew we need to build the games and tech we're known for' after massive layoffs [23h]
- Peter Van Norden, Actor in ‘Police Academy 2’ and ‘The Stand,’ Dies at 75 [1h]
- Box Office: ‘Moana’ Makes $18 Million on Opening Day [1h]
- ‘Fruit Gathering’ Review: Two Working Women Chase Impossible Dreams and Desires in a Delicate Debut from Myanmar [2h]
- ‘Only Beautiful Things to Look At’ Review: A Handsome but Muffled Portrait of State-Sanctioned Cruelty [8h]
- ‘Night Nurse’ Review: Two Perverts Join Forces in a Gloriously Deviant Oddity About a Caretaker Drawn Into Her Patient’s Grifting Games [8h]
- ‘A Happy Family’ Review: Anna Schinz’s Powerful Lead Performance Elevates a Confused Custody Drama [8h]
- Colombia Adds Massive Soundstage as Bogotá Audiovisual Market Attendance Soars and ‘Narcos’ Star-Led ‘Rookies’ Cleans Up in Project Prizes [11h]
- Jay-Z Brings Out Beyoncé, Blue Ivy Carter, Nas, Alicia Keys and More for ‘Reasonable Doubt’ 30th Anniversary Show at Yankee Stadium [12h]
- Oregon D.A. Drops Motion to Delay Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger [15h]
- Donald Iwerks, Disney Camera Technician and Co-Founder of Iwerks Entertainment, Dies at 96 [16h]
- Jack White Offers Opening Slot to ‘Satanic’ Band Twin Temple — ‘Get in Front of Me, Satan!’ — as Charley Crockett Defends Decision to Dump Them [16h]
- Cineverse Buys Horror-Comedy ‘Portal to Hell’ (EXCLUSIVE) [17h]
- ‘Moana’ Cast Guide: Every Live-Action Character vs. the Original Animation [18h]
- Randolph Mantooth, Who Played Johnny Gage on ‘Emergency!,’ Dies at 80 [18h]
- ‘Pokémon Go’ Exec Promises 1,000-Person Times Square Mewtwo Event Is Just the Start of 10th Anniversary: ‘My Personal Goal Is to Create Core Memories’ for All Players [18h]
- ‘Love Island USA’ Season 8 Contestant Caleb McDaniel on His Relationship With Jaiden, Not Exploring Melanie and His Newfound Fame: ‘I’m Just Now Starting to Realize It’s As Big As It Is’ [18h]
- Meta Suspends AI Image Feature After Days of Backlash [18h]
- Netflix’s ‘Little House on the Prairie’ Writer on Landing Fan Favorite From Original Series for That Scary Cameo [19h]
- ‘Star City’ Finale: Creators Explain Why They Couldn’t Resist Rewriting Their Own Alt-Space History by Going to Venus and Killing Off [SPOILER] [19h]
- Morgan Spector in Talks to Play Robert Langdon in Netflix Series From Carlton Cuse, Dan Brown [19h]
- Dakota and Elle Fanning Starrer ‘The Nightingale’ Moves to March, Facing Off Against ‘Sonic 4’ [20h]
- Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick and Travis Bacon Talk About Their Bloody ‘Family Movie’ – and Why ‘Violence Can Be Hysterical’: ‘We Are Really Twisted People’ [23h]
- Neon, Oscar-Winning Studio Behind ‘Anora’ and ‘Longlegs,’ Sells Stake to Department M [23h]
- Ariana Grande Drops Out of ‘American Horror Story’ Season 13 Amid Concert Tour [23h]
- Ariana Grande Drops Out of ‘American Horror Story’ Season 13 Amid Concert Tour [23h]
- Phoebe Gates’ Phia accused of taking credit for sales it didn’t drive [1h]
- EA reverses course, removes microtransactions from College Football 27 [4h]
- ‘Love Island USA’ reveals the final four couples competing for first place [4h]
- The 6 biggest cybersecurity breaches of 2026 so far [7h]
- Dyson Hushjet Mini Cool review: I tested this portable fan during 2 heatwaves to find out if its worth $100 [8h]
- How to watch Argentina vs. Wales in the 2026 Nations Championship online for free [8h]
- Slurpee Day is here — how to grab a free drink (plus more treats) on July 11 [8h]
- Apple TVs August Friday Night Baseball schedule has arrived: Key matchups, how to watch live, free access [8h]
- T-Mobile is giving away the Apple iPhone 17 for free — how to claim [8h]
- How to watch Muchová vs. Nosková online for free [8h]
- How to watch South Africa vs. Scotland in the 2026 Nations Championship online for free [8h]
- How to watch Argentina vs. Switzerland online for free [8h]
- How to watch Norway vs. England online for free [8h]
- FIFA World Cup schedule today: Games, kickoff times, livestream info for July 11 [8h]
- You have one more day to lock in major savings on ad-free internet for life [8h]
- Buy Microsoft Office Pro Plus 2024 for $54.99 once and cross another subscription off your list [8h]
- A popular new platform gives you lifetime access to GPT, Claude, Gemini, and more for $60 [8h]
- How to watch Fiji vs. England in the 2026 Nations Championship online for free [13h]
- Hurdle hints and answers for July 11, 2026 [13h]
- NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for July 11, 2026 [15h]
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- A new voice dictation app just launched a lifetime subscription for $40 [19h]
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