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- Canada introduces the Safe Social Media Act, a bill that would ban social media for children under 16 and establish safety standards for AI chatbots (Maria Cheng/Reuters) [6d]
- Instagram expands Your Algorithm to its main feed, letting users choose topics they want to see, and is working to support requests for people, moods, and more (Jay Peters/The Verge) [6d]
- YouTube rolls out a new in-app messaging system for sharing videos and having 1:1 conversations; it discontinued its previous Messages feature in 2019 (Abner Li/9to5Google) [6d]
- Amazon secures a $17.5B loan from Citigroup and other banks, after selling CA$14B in bonds on Monday, the largest corporate debt offering in Canadian dollars (Bloomberg) [6d]
- CISA shortens the deadline for US agencies to fix the most critical vulnerabilities in their networks to three days, citing hackers' use of AI (Raphael Satter/Reuters) [6d]
- Chinese companies are implementing "quiet" AI-driven layoffs to avoid labor laws that require government approval for job cuts exceeding 10% of a workforce (Laurie Chen/Reuters) [6d]
- Sources: Microsoft's Xbox division is planning major layoffs next month and significant budget cuts for marketing and some other areas (Jason Schreier/Bloomberg) [6d]
- Sources: Sea's Shopee is cutting hundreds of developer jobs globally; the reductions started this week and amount to about 8% of Shopee's developer workforce (Bloomberg) [6d]
- OpenAI says it has banned China-linked accounts that used ChatGPT to draft social media influence campaigns targeting US debates over tariffs and data centers (Sam Sabin/Axios) [6d]
- Oracle reports Q4 revenue up 21% YoY to $19.18B, vs. $19.1B est., and expects to raise ~$40B through a combination of debt and equity financing in FY 2027 (Juby Babu/Reuters) [6d]
- Anthropic releases two policy proposals on how governments should address catastrophic risks and manage labor market disruption from advanced AI systems (Anthropic) [6d]
- Dario Amodei says frontier models should face mandatory third-party testing for cyber, bio, and autonomy risks, in addition to overall transparency requirements (Dario Amodei/@darioamodei) [6d]
- Dario Amodei outlines policy responses to AI's exponential progress across regulation and public safety, macroeconomics and taxes, science, geopolitics, more (Dario Amodei) [6d]
- OpenAI and Visa partner to let AI agents make purchases online after users give their permission and to explore enterprise applications for AI-driven payments (Paige Smith/Bloomberg) [6d]
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- I’m excited for Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time on the Switch 2, but I wish it was a sequel to Majora’s Mask instead [6d]
- ‘A fully secured critical site in 2030 does not look like a single technology’: Why drone visibility and accountability are just as important as security controls [6d]
- Quordle hints and answers for Thursday, June 11 (game #1599) [6d]
- NYT Connections hints and answers for Thursday, June 11 (game #1096) [6d]
- NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, June 11 (game #830) [6d]
- I test a lot of espresso machines, but the new KitchenAid KF4 has one of the smartest features I've ever seen — and it'll stop your coffee maker from getting gross [6d]
- Quote of the day by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk: "If you go back say, 300 years, the things we take for granted today, you'd be burned at stake for" — echoes of science fiction [6d]
- 'A total gamechanger for big bass in a small space': I heard a groundbreaking new subwoofer driver that fits in a tiny box 6x smaller than a regular sub, but can punch you in the gut like it's a home theater beast with its 'powerful but tight' sound [6d]
- Experts warn hackers are hiding malware inside Google's own ad systems — here's what we know [6d]
- I’ve witnessed BYD fully charge its Denza Z9 GT in under 10 minutes, and it’s going to change how people view EVs [6d]
- Nashville Zoo leads fight against mega AI data center — over 375,000 sign petition against 69,000 square foot building set to overlook animal habitats [6d]
- This California city just approved the use of Flock drones as first responders, but residents are worried about 'militarization and surveillance' [6d]
- Potensic just took on the DJI Lito X1 with its new and upgraded Atom 3 beginner drone — but the same US barriers to entry currently apply [6d]
- This Microsoft Defender zero-day could give hackers unprecedented access to your system [6d]
- Buying a new classic 6-inch Kindle? These are the best cases to bundle in with your purchase [6d]
- OpenClaw AI agent tricked into phishing attacks, with user data compromised [6d]
- Pennsylvanian lawmakers want new smart glasses safety rules — and for once a government is making a sensible technology decision [6d]
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