Tuesday, July 01, 2025

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Australian airline Qantas reveals data theft impacting six million customers

Simon Sharwood / theregister - Frequent flyers’ info takes flight Australian airline Qantas on Wednesday revealed it fell victim to a cyberattack that saw information describing six million customers stolen.…

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X opens up to Community Notes written by AI bots

Jay Peters / theverge - X is launching a way for developers to create AI bots that can write Community Notes that can potentially appear on posts. Like humans, the “AI Note Writers” will be able to submit a Community Note, but they will only actually be shown on a post “if found…

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Figma moves closer to a blockbuster IPO that could raise $1.5B

Julie Bort / techcrunch - The financials are impressive and founder CEO Dylan Field already cashed out $20 million worth of shares last year.

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Amazon warehouse robotics milestone pushes automation limits

Amazon’s warehouses are undergoing a robotic revolution as its automated workforce now outnumbers human employees. The tech giant recently deployed its one-millionth robot and is integrating generative AI to trim robot travel time, all hinting at a future where automation isn’t just a backup, it’s the main act.

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Beats and AirPods Headphones Shut Off When You Fall Asleep in iOS 26

Juli Clover / macrumors - If you listen to audio using Beats or AirPods when going to bed, iOS 26 has a useful new feature for you. The update adds a "Pause Media When Falling Asleep" option that is designed to shut off your earbuds when you're no longer awake to listen.Apple ment…

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Nothing launches its most expensive flagship yet, Phone (3)

Ivan Mehta / techcrunch - Nothing launched its newest flagship phone after a two-year gap. At an event in London, the company unveiled the Phone (3), which starts at $799 and aims to take on bigwigs like Samsung and Apple.

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Grammarly acquires AI email client Superhuman

Ivan Mehta / techcrunch - In its announcement, Grammarly said it wants to build AI agents for emails using Superhuman's tech.

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Threads now has DMs

Emma Roth / theverge - Threads has officially launched direct messaging for everyone. You can now privately message other users on the Meta-owned X rival, though Threads will only allow DMs between your followers or mutual followers on Instagram to start. You can send a DM on T…

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Trump Highlights Alligator Alcatraz Deportation Camp Ahead of Bill Deadline

President Trump made a provocative stop at a deportation facility nicknamed “Alligator Alcatraz” in a Florida swamp, using the visit as a political prop ahead of a pending bill. The tour has ignited fierce debate over the treatment of undocumented immigrants and the symbolism behind such enforcement measures.

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Apple weighs abandoning its own AI for Siri as it tests models from OpenAI and Anthropic

Maximilian Schreiner / the-decoder - Apple is considering whether the Siri voice assistant should use AI models from Anthropic or OpenAI in future. This would mean a far-reaching change of course and an indirect rejection of its own AI efforts.The article Apple weighs abandoning its own AI f…

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Zuckerberg Announces Meta Superintelligence Labs with Former Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang as Lead

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Meta launches Meta Superintelligence Labs (MSL), led by poached talent from rivals like OpenAI, after a chaotic 'buy or poach' strategy and the fallout from its Scale AI deal.The post Zuckerberg Announces Meta Superintelligence Labs with Former Scale AI C…

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The Running Man mixes mayhem and humor in first trailer

Andrew Webster / theverge - As promised, the first trailer for director Edgar Wright’s take on Stephen King’s novel The Running Man is here — and it looks like a playful throwback to ‘80s action movies. The story centers on a struggling man named Ben Richards, played by Glen Powell,…

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‘Donkey Kong Bananza’ Is the Switch 2 Launch Game You’ve Been Waiting For

Kyle Barr / gizmodo - Nintendo's Bananza may help define the Switch 2 the same way Super Mario Odyssey did for the original Switch.

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Senate votes against curbing state-level AI regulation

Sarah Fielding / engadget - Yesterday, the senate was poised to restrict states' power to regulate AI. Now, the measure is dead in the water, with the Senate voting 99-1 to remove the provision. Are you also having a bit of whiplash? Here's what you need to know about the amendments…

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Google kills its Keep app on Apple Watch

Jess Weatherbed / theverge - The Google graveyard has claimed another victim: the company has killed the Apple Watch version of its Keep app. While the note-taking app is still available for iPhone and iPad, the 2.2025.26200 Google Keep App Store update released on Monday has removed…

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Apple Accuses Former Employee of Stealing Vision Pro Secrets

Hartley Charlton / macrumors - Apple is accusing one of its former engineers of stealing confidential design and development information related to the Apple Vision Pro headset and taking it to Snap, according to a lawsuit filed in California.Apple filed the complaint against Di Liu on…

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Trump and Musk embroiled in an escalating feud over tech and subsidies

A dramatic spat unfolded between former President Trump and tech titan Elon Musk. Trump fired off barb-laden tweets—including telling Musk to “head back home”—and even suggested Doge review subsidies for Musk’s companies, rattling the market and blurring the lines between politics and tech.

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Web giant Cloudflare to block AI bots from scraping content by default

cnbc - Starting Tuesday, every new web domain that signs up to Cloudflare will be given the option to allow — or block — AI crawlers.

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Hollywood Confronts AI Copyright Chaos in Washington, Courts

Amrith Ramkumar / wsj - Technology firms say using copyrighted materials to train AI models is key to America’s success, while creatives want their work protected.

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