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WhatsApp rolls out username reservations globally, allowing users to claim a unique name before the privacy-focused feature launches later this year (Marcus Mendes/9to5Mac)

WhatsApp rolls out username reservations globally,...

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Changpeng Zhao says Binance's MiCA application in Greece was fully compliant and close to approval by at least one EU regulator but "other forces" opposed it (Naga Avan-Nomayo/The Block)

Changpeng Zhao says Binance's MiCA application in ...

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Straiker, which develops tech for securing enterprise AI agents, raised a $64M Series A, bringing its total funding to $85M (Chris Metinko/Axios)

Straiker, which develops tech for securing enterpr...

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SCOTUS finds that Trump's 2025 firing of FTC Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter without cause was lawful, placing independence of several agencies in doubt (NPR)

SCOTUS finds that Trump's 2025 firing of FTC Commi...

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Rocket Lab plans to acquire Iridium for $8B and combine Rocket Lab's launch services with Iridium's satellite-based communications network to rival SpaceX (Emma Roth/The Verge)

Rocket Lab plans to acquire Iridium for $8B and co...

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Filing: Strategy paused its bitcoin acquisitions last week, instead topping up its USD reserve to $2.55B and announcing a $1B digital credit buyback program (James Hunt/The Block)

Filing: Strategy paused its bitcoin acquisitions l...

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Internal docs: Meta places strict limits on how staff in its applied AI division can use Claude Code and Codex, fearing inadvertently engaging in distillation (Jyoti Mann/The Information)

Internal docs: Meta places strict limits on how st...

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Japanese prediction market startups Miraima and Poyp are utilizing a "point-to-voucher" system to bypass strict anti-gambling laws, in a bid to rival Polymarket (Bloomberg)

Japanese prediction market startups Miraima and Po...

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The US DOJ seizes nearly 400 domains for illegally streaming 2026 FIFA World Cup matches; last week, ACE, UEFA, and more shut down 44 domains linked to PirloTV (Sergiu Gatlan/BleepingComputer)

The US DOJ seizes nearly 400 domains for illegally...

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Chinese robotics startup AI² Robotics raised ~$736M at a ~$2.9B valuation; Alibaba-backed X Square Robot raised an undisclosed amount at a ~$2.9B valuation (Bloomberg)

Chinese robotics startup AI² Robotics raised ~$736...

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Google VP of Security Engineering Heather Adkins warns the EU's DMA proposals to open Android and Search could lead to a significant rise in fraud within weeks (Matt Burgess/Wired)

Google VP of Security Engineering Heather Adkins w...

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Adobe: online spending across all retailers in the US hit $26.4B during Amazon's four-day Prime Day event, up 9.3% YoY; Walmart and Target also hosted sales (Spencer Soper/Bloomberg)

Adobe: online spending across all retailers in the...

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How a Polymarket dispute over a single syllable ignited a bitter debate; Polymarket uses Risk Labs' Optimistic Oracle to decide ~200K tough call bets per month (David Segal/New York Times)

How a Polymarket dispute over a single syllable ig...

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Verizon and the UK's BT agree to create a joint venture for their international businesses with ~$4B in combined yearly revenue; Verizon will pay $625M to BT (Bloomberg)

Verizon and the UK's BT agree to create a joint ve...

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How the UK is betting on IT and AI to combat slow economic and productivity growth, including moving beyond the Golden Triangle of London, Oxford, and Cambridge (Sam Fleming/Financial Times)

How the UK is betting on IT and AI to combat slow ...

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Sources: CXMT and Tencent sign a ~$3B, three-year DRAM supply agreement for servers ahead of CXMT's IPO; CXMT is in talks with other major Chinese companies (Reuters)

Sources: CXMT and Tencent sign a ~$3B, three-year ...

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An interview with Axon CEO Rick Smith, who transformed the Taser maker into a policing software company, as its revenue from AI policing tools rises 700%+ YoY (Victoria Albert/Wall Street Journal)

An interview with Axon CEO Rick Smith, who transfo...

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Academic papers and conference materials offer a deep dive into China's all-CPU LineShine, which pairs custom 304-core Arm CPUs with HBM to top the Top500 (Timothy Prickett Morgan/The Next Platform)

Academic papers and conference materials offer a d...

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