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American Airlines picks SpaceX's Starlink for in-flight Wi-Fi on more than 500 planes; SpaceX already has contracts with United Airlines, Southwest, and others (Leslie Josephs/CNBC)

American Airlines picks SpaceX's Starlink for in-f...

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Sources: Qualcomm reached a deal with ByteDance to supply millions of ASICs for AI data centers to support AI agents in the Doubao chatbot; QCOM jumps 5%+ (Ian King/Bloomberg)

Sources: Qualcomm reached a deal with ByteDance to...

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Filing: Monzo reports its "refer a friend" payouts grew 40% YoY to £29.5M for the 12 months ending March 2026, as part of a broader £143M marketing spend (Financial Times)

Filing: Monzo reports its "refer a friend" payouts...

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China executes a man called Xu Yao for killing Yoozoo Games founder Lin Qi in 2020; Lin reportedly sidelined Xu, who helped land the 3 Body Problem Netflix deal (Koh Ewe/BBC)

China executes a man called Xu Yao for killing Yoo...

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How AI startups like Altur are using chatbots to help automate debt collection; YC incubated six debt collection and settlement startups in the past six years (Kate Knibbs/Wired)

How AI startups like Altur are using chatbots to h...

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Dropbox founder Drew Houston is stepping down as CEO after 19 years to become executive chairman, replaced by Ashraf Alkarmi, who is SVP and GM of Dropbox Core (Jonathan Vanian/CNBC)

Dropbox founder Drew Houston is stepping down as C...

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Google Fitbit Air review: slim, comfortable, and stylish, robust tracking, seven-day battery life, and cheaper than Whoop, but can only be worn on the wrist (Max Buondonno/The Shortcut)

Google Fitbit Air review: slim, comfortable, and s...

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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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