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Meta says it's banning Russian media outlet RT from its apps globally, days after the Biden admin accused RT of acting as an arm of Moscow's spy agencies (NBC News)

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At an Oracle investor Q&A, Larry Ellison pitched a future where AI systems would constantly monitor citizens through an extensive network of cameras and drones (Benj Edwards/Ars Technica)

At an Oracle investor Q&A, Larry Ellison pitched a...

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Microsoft unveils a $60B stock buyback program, matching its largest-ever repurchase authorization, and raises its quarterly dividend by 10% to $0.83 per share (Andrew Pollack/Bloomberg)

Microsoft unveils a $60B stock buyback program, ma...

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Runway announces an API for its video-generating AI model Gen-3 Alpha Turbo, with two plans available via a waitlist, starting at $0.01 per credit (Shubham Sharma/VentureBeat)

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The US awards Intel up to an additional $3B under the CHIPS and Science Act for the Secure Enclave program to expand the supply of microelectronics for the DOD (Kristian Burt/CNBC)

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Review of iOS 18: despite missing upcoming AI features, there's plenty to like including bold personalization options and solid updates to Notes, Calendar, Maps (Philip Michaels/Tom's Guide)

Review of iOS 18: despite missing upcoming AI feat...

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A US appeals court signals skepticism with TikTok's arguments against the law that could force it to sever ties with China to keep operating in the US (Jacob Gershman/Wall Street Journal)

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Intel announces it is creating a separate entity for its foundry business, a structure that could allow it to raise outside funding; INTC jumps 8% after hours (CNBC)

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Intel announces it will coinvest with AWS in a custom AI chip in a "multiyear, multibillion-dollar framework" and is delaying plants in Germany and Poland (Ian King/Bloomberg)

Intel announces it will coinvest with AWS in a cus...

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OpenAI says Sam Altman will no longer serve on its board's safety and security committee, which will now be fully composed of independent board members (Ina Fried/Axios)

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Google's 20% ad transaction cut was a primary subject of its antitrust trial at the end of week one; the DOJ says it's a key sign of Google's online ad monopoly (Lauren Feiner/The Verge)

Google's 20% ad transaction cut was a primary subj...

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Apple launches iOS 18 without Apple Intelligence, iPadOS 18, macOS 15 Sequoia, visionOS 2, and watchOS 11 (Gary Ng/iPhone in Canada Blog)

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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy tells employees to return to the office five days a week, citing the importance of the policy to the company's culture (Annie Palmer/CNBC)

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy tells employees to return to...

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Apple Pay includes an option to pay with BNPL service Affirm on iOS 18, following the discontinuation of Apple Pay Later (Zac Hall/9to5Mac)

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Review of macOS 15 Sequoia: features like window tiling, the Passwords app, and iPhone mirroring make it a solid update even without upcoming AI features (Andrew Cunningham/Ars Technica)

Review of macOS 15 Sequoia: features like window t...

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11xAI, which builds AI bots that help automate end-to-end workflows, raised a $24M Series A led by Benchmark and says it is nearing ARR of $10M (Dominic-Madori Davis/TechCrunch)

11xAI, which builds AI bots that help automate end...

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Musk posted "no one is even trying to assassinate Biden/Kamala 🤔" after Trump's apparent assassination attempt, then deleted the false claim, calling it a joke (Flynn Nicholls/Newsweek)

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Microsoft debuts new AI coding tools in Excel, adds email prioritization Outlook features, and says Copilot's customer base grew 60%+ in the most recent quarter (Bloomberg)

Microsoft debuts new AI coding tools in Excel, add...

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