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Received today — 10 June 2026 ⏭

Dutch Authorities Block $115 Million Deal by a U.S. Tech Company

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By: Adam Satariano and Ana Swanson
9 June 2026 at 15:52
The Netherlands blocked a U.S. company from buying a Dutch firm that handles its national ID system, saying it would create a “threat to the public interest.”

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Willemijn Aerdts, the Dutch minister for the digital economy and sovereignty, spoke to the news media last month after blocking the acquisition of Solvinity, a Dutch tech company, by the U.S. firm Kyndryl.
Received yesterday — 9 June 2026 ⏭

Meta A.I. Bug Allowed Hackers to Take Over Instagram Accounts

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By: Mike Isaac and Eli Tan
10 June 2026 at 00:51
The flaw, which Meta said it had fixed, allowed anyone to take over accounts using a bug in the company’s new artificial intelligence software.

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Of the 34,000 accounts, 20,000 were breached, giving hackers access to the account holders’ email addresses, phone numbers, birth dates and other personal data.

Anthropic Releases ‘Safe’ Version of Its Mythos A.I. Technology

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By: Cade Metz
9 June 2026 at 18:16
Called Claude Fable 5, it is twice as expensive as the company’s previous flagship system.

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Anthropic’s logo at a company event. The start-up’s Mythos artificial intelligence system caused worries about the security of computer networks.

OpenAI Files Confidentially for IPO as AI Companies Rush to Wall St.

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By: Cade Metz
8 June 2026 at 22:58
The company hopes to raise billions in a highly anticipated public offering that could unlock a new generation of tech industry wealth.

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OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot started the artificial intelligence boom.
Received — 8 June 2026 ⏭

Apple Reveals New A.I.-Powered Version of Its Siri Digital Assistant

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By: Kalley Huang
8 June 2026 at 21:46
The iPhone maker revealed its new artificial intelligence products at its developer conference, the last with Tim Cook as chief executive.

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Apple held its annual conference for software developers on Monday in Cupertino, Calif.
Received — 6 June 2026 ⏭

SpaceX Has $30 Billion Deal to Provide Google With A.I. Computing Power

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By: Kate Conger
6 June 2026 at 01:44
Elon Musk’s rocket company said Google would pay it $920 million a month, as it prepared for its initial public offering.

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SpaceX’s Starbase offices in Texas. The agreement with Google could help to establish SpaceX as an infrastructure provider for companies that are fiercely competing in the A.I. race.
Received — 5 June 2026 ⏭

What Are A.I. Agents Actually Doing?

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By: Cade Metz
4 June 2026 at 17:00
A San Francisco start-up called Arena found that people are most likely to use A.I. agents on the job, particularly if they are in the tech industry.

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Russia Floods Armenia With Disinformation Ahead of Election

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By: Steven Lee Myers
5 June 2026 at 10:02
Fearing a loss of influence, groups linked to the Kremlin and intelligence agencies have sought to discredit the country’s prime minister.

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A campaign event last week for Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan ahead of Armenian parliamentary elections.
Received — 4 June 2026 ⏭

How LinkedIn Found Its Social Platform Era

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By: Isabella Kwai
4 June 2026 at 15:59
Celebrities and paid influencers have transformed the career-focused platform, which for some users, has become a job unto itself.

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“This whole corporate, ‘move the needle,’ synergistic stuff — I think people are tired of it,” said Brooke Sweedar, a content creator on LinkedIn. “You have to do something else.”

‘Teachers Are Going to Hate It’: How Social Media Apps Hooked Teens at School

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By: Jennifer Valentino-DeVries
4 June 2026 at 14:34
Internal documents show how tech giants grabbed children’s attention throughout the day, a strategy that schools say has undermined education.

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Social media companies’ push to reach students has often overshadowed concerns from parents and teachers.
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