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X launched a hosted Model Context Protocol server that lets AI tools like Claude and Cursor connect directly to its API using user account permissions, eliminating the need for developers to build custom integrations. Th…
Libby, the ebook-lending app from OverDrive, will introduce AI content filters that rely on self-labeling by publishers, allowing readers to opt out of AI-generated books, audiobooks, and translations. CEO Marc DeBevoise…
A federal lawsuit filed June 25 in California accuses Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron Technology of colluding to fix DRAM prices, causing a 700% price surge since 2022. The complaint alleges the companies coordinated a shi…
Deep Purple drummer Ian Paice said he would allow artificial intelligence to replicate his drumming with his explicit consent, but stressed that any AI use must be transparent and not hidden from the public or artists. H…
Apple forced X to remove iPhone 18 Pro leak videos and suspended the accounts that posted them after a cyberattack on Tata Electronics. The takedowns, which also prompted 9to5Mac to pull its coverage, highlight Apple's p…
Helix Digital Infrastructure launched on June 11 with over $10 billion in committed capital from KKR, NVIDIA, the Kuwait Investment Authority, and Vistra, led by former AWS CEO Adam Selipsky, to acquire US data centers f…
Apify partnered with Coinbase to enable autonomous AI agents to pay for and run its web automation Actors via the x402 payment protocol, eliminating the need for human intervention in service payments. The integration ma…
Warriors rookie Yaxel Lendeborg addressed rumors of LeBron James and Anthony Davis potentially joining Golden State, expressing excitement about learning from veteran stars while hoping to avoid being traded. The 23-year…
San Francisco's AI boom is driving up housing costs so rapidly that even couples earning $365,000 annually struggle to find apartments under $5,000 rent. With median rent at $3,827 and average home prices at $1.7 million…
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced a £15 billion Defence Investment Plan, including £5 billion for drones and autonomous systems, to modernize the British armed forces by 2030 and counter threats from Russia. The p…
AWS announced a $1 billion cloud credit program for U.S. intelligence agencies and a new classified cloud for defense contractors, alongside a $1 billion investment to embed AI engineers with public sector customers. The…
Tidal announced a new policy that AI-generated music will not be eligible for royalties, while Apple Music and Spotify have implemented disclosure and impersonation rules. The policy aims to prevent fraudulent activity a…
Lloyds Banking Group has been accused of debanking left-wing news website The Canary, leaving the media outlet with 'barely any funds' and in a 'financially precarious situation'. The Canary claims Lloyds has not explain…
The Trump administration designated Anthropic a national security supply-chain risk, banned federal agencies from using its products, and forced it to pull its newest AI model after the company refused to allow unrestric…
Cook County Sheriff's investigators discovered $1.3 million in stolen data center supplies in two trailers at a Chicago truck yard, tracing the thefts to Alabama and Florida. Organized cargo theft rings are increasingly …
The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump's executive order that would have denied citizenship to children born to people in the U.S. illegally or temporarily. The justi…
At a conference presentation titled 'Human Connection in the Age of AI', attendees were encouraged to engage in personal conversations to foster human connection. Panelists, including Stanford's Dr. Carole Robin and Anth…
Godot Engine is updating its contribution policies to address a surge in pull requests, particularly AI-generated ones, which overwhelm maintainers and demoralize reviewers. The new rules prohibit autonomous AI agents an…
Anthropic's Fable 5 model remains unavailable to the public after a White House backlash, while OpenAI pre-cleared GPT-5.6 with Washington before launching it to trusted partners. The contrasting outcomes signal that fro…
OpenAI's GPT-5.6 and Anthropic's Fable project developed stateful, recursive world simulators that maintain persistent environmental rules, unlike standard stateless models. Governments restricted these models due to ris…