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- Marc Andreessen is appointed to the DOD's Defense Policy Board, a committee tasked with giving strategic advice to the defense secretary and other top officials (Nick Wadhams/Bloomberg) [105d]
- AI leaderboard provider Arena says it hit $100M in annualized run-rate revenue eight months after launching AI Evaluations, which offers performance analytics (Marina Temkin/TechCrunch) [105d]
- Google says the Gemini app now offers Nano Banana image generation to eligible US users for free; it was previously only available to Plus, Pro, and Ultra users (Lauren Forristal/TechCrunch) [105d]
- Sources: hundreds of Meta contractors posed as minors to probe how competitor chatbots responded to prompts involving suicide, sex, and other high-risk subjects (Wired) [105d]
- Tidal adopts an AI policy that blocks wholly AI-generated music from earning royalties and removes AI-generated music that impersonates artists (Murray Stassen/Music Business Worldwide) [105d]
- Digital Realty says it plans to acquire a majority stake in three fully leased Northern Virginia data centers from Blackstone-managed funds in a $7.8B deal (Jaspreet Singh/Reuters) [105d]
- Source: Taiwanese authorities raided Super Micro's Taiwan office as part of a probe into the alleged smuggling of Nvidia chips to China; SMCI closed down 8.1% (Debby Wu/Bloomberg) [105d]
- As a new law bars DOD from working with companies whose lobbyists also represent blacklisted entities, DC lobbying firms drop companies like Alibaba and Tencent (Bloomberg) [105d]
- Waymo and Uber quietly ended their partnership in Phoenix in May; Uber says it is readying the launch of a separate autonomous vehicle partnership in the city (Sean O'Kane/TechCrunch) [105d]
- Sources: component and supplier lists, and photos of iPhone 18 Pro models, are among files a ransomware group stole from Apple's Indian supplier Tata (Reuters) [105d]
- Baz releases Baz Planner, which uses four specialized AI agents to analyze code at the planning stage, and extends its seed funding by $9M to $17M (Mike Wheatley/SiliconANGLE) [105d]
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- Get Ready to Add an Email Address to Each Netflix Profile, Even Within One Family [105d]
- Supreme Court Supports Privacy Protections for Cellphone Location Data [105d]
- Tidal to Label AI-Generated Music and Remove Fraudulent Material [105d]
- Taking a Flight or Road Trip This July Fourth? Use These Tips to Travel Smarter and Cheaper [105d]
- Apple Raised Its Prices but Woot Just Dropped Them [105d]
- Beat Apple’s Price Hikes With Woot’s Mac and iPad Sale [105d]
- Woot’s Having a Huge Apple Sale With Deals on iPads, MacBooks and AirPods Ahead of Prime Day [105d]
- Netherlands vs. Morocco: Stream FIFA World Cup 2026 Match Live for Free [105d]
- Get a Grip on This JBL Speaker for Just $65, Its Lowest Price Yet [105d]
- These Are the Heat Stroke Signs You Should Know, According to an ER Doctor [105d]
- Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for June 30 #849 [105d]
- Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for June 30, #1837 [105d]
- Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for June 30 [105d]
- Windows 10 Users Can Get Free Security Updates Until 2027 — Here's How [105d]
- Prime Members, This 40%-Off Laifen Hair Dryer Needs to Be Added to Your Cart [105d]
- The Strawberry Moon Appears Tonight, but This Full Moon Isn't Pink at All [105d]
- What Are You Reading This Summer? I've Asked the CNET Team and They've Got Some Great Picks [105d]
- Your Contract-Free Internet Provider May Be Costing You More in Fees [105d]
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