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The Dutch government blocks the acquisition of authentication IT supplier Solvinity by US-based Kyndryl, citing "a possible risk to the public interest" (Pieter Haeck/Politico)

The Dutch government blocks the acquisition of aut...

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Spain says it is blocking Polymarket and Kalshi as a precautionary measure while it probes possible gambling law violations over the next three to four months (Mauro Orru/Wall Street Journal)

Spain says it is blocking Polymarket and Kalshi as...

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Spotify launches a library of over 650 narrated long-form magazine articles in English for Premium users; free users can buy articles "individually for $1.99" (Jess Weatherbed/The Verge)

Spotify launches a library of over 650 narrated lo...

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OpenRouter raised $113M led by CapitalG, a source says at a $1.3B valuation, and now processes 25T tokens across 400+ models weekly, up from 5T six months ago (Michael J. de la Merced/New York Times)

OpenRouter raised $113M led by CapitalG, a source ...

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Atlanta-based e-commerce logistics company Stord raised $250M led by Strike at a $3B valuation, up from $1.5B after a $200M Series E announced in May 2025 (Julie Bort/TechCrunch)

Atlanta-based e-commerce logistics company Stord r...

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SEC filing: Quantinuum is seeking to raise $1.05B in its US IPO, marketing ~21M shares for $45 to $50 each, giving it a $12.7B valuation at the top of the range (Carmen Reinicke/Bloomberg)

SEC filing: Quantinuum is seeking to raise $1.05B ...

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Sources: SpaceX successfully pressured the Pentagon to raise Starlink fees for LUCAS kamikaze drones amid increasing tensions over Starlink's pricing (David Jeans/Reuters)

Sources: SpaceX successfully pressured the Pentago...

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US law enforcement documents: the DHS, FBI, and other agencies introduce a novel domestic threat category termed "anti-tech violent extremism" amid the AI boom (Daniel Boguslaw/Wired)

US law enforcement documents: the DHS, FBI, and ot...

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Pony AI reports Q1 revenue up 145% YoY to ~$34.3M, above $21.7M est., and increases its 2026 robotaxi fleet target by 500 to 3,500 vehicles on fast growth (Bloomberg)

Pony AI reports Q1 revenue up 145% YoY to ~$34.3M,...

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Spotify co-CEO Alex Norström defends the company's expansion into AI-generated music, arguing that "controlled" products are superior to unregulated AI "slop" (Financial Times)

Spotify co-CEO Alex Norström defends the company's...

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Xiaomi reports Q1 revenue down 11% YoY to ~$14.6B, its first quarterly decline in three years, and net income down 57% to $695M amid a global memory price jump (Bloomberg)

Xiaomi reports Q1 revenue down 11% YoY to ~$14.6B,...

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Sources: ByteDance is offering low-priced stock options linked to growth in its Seed AI division to staff of the unit, a first, to fend off poaching from rivals (Financial Times)

Sources: ByteDance is offering low-priced stock op...

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Sources: Chinese government agencies begin imposing overseas travel restrictions on individuals involved in advanced AI work, including at Alibaba and DeepSeek (Bloomberg)

Sources: Chinese government agencies begin imposin...

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Kelp DAO says its restaked Ether token has been restored after a five-week recovery effort following a $293M exploit by North Korea's Lazarus Group on April 18 (Brayden Lindrea/Cointelegraph)

Kelp DAO says its restaked Ether token has been re...

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A Samsung union representing its consumer electronics division says it asked a South Korean court to block a pay deal vote that mainly benefits chip workers (Reuters)

A Samsung union representing its consumer electron...

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A surge in AI-generated "pro se" cases, or lawsuits filed by self-represented litigants, is democratizing the legal system but consuming more court resources (New York Times)

A surge in AI-generated "pro se" cases, or lawsuit...

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Visually impaired Waymo users in CA say riding in a Waymo gives them a feeling of independence and spares them the discrimination they face from human drivers (Sonia A. Rao/New York Times)

Visually impaired Waymo users in CA say riding in ...

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Massachusetts formally recognizes the App Drivers Union, which says it represents ~70,000 workers and is the first state-certified rideshare union in the US (Bryan Hecht/The Boston Globe)

Massachusetts formally recognizes the App Drivers ...

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