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AI Summary

  • AI development continues its rapid ascent with significant funding rounds for startups like Chamath Palihapitiya's coding AI, while major players like Google enhance user accessibility with free personalized image generation in Gemini for US users.
  • The battleground for digital content is heating up as Kobo launches a Goodreads rival, potentially challenging Amazon's dominance in the e-reader market.
  • Geopolitical and corporate strategies are evolving with Waymo and Uber parting ways in Phoenix, and Anthropic securing a deal to provide its Claude AI to the California government at a reduced rate.
  • The semiconductor industry is making substantial commitments, with South Korean tech giants pledging over $550 billion to bolster memory chip production amid potential supply shortages.
  • Privacy rights see a significant win as the Supreme Court rules that geofence warrants are protected by privacy rights, setting a new precedent for digital surveillance.

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  • T-Mobile is booting customers from its oldest plans 5 hours ago by Allison Johnson
    5G, Mobile, Sprint, T-Mobile, Tech

    Time to say goodbye to that legacy Sprint plan. | Image: Alex Castro / The Verge Earlier today, T-Mobile started notifying customers that it will be retiring many legacy plans and moving subscribers onto one of its current rate plans. This move includes plans that date back to the 3G era, and it's going about as well as you'd expect. Affected customers began sharing screenshots of the text on reddit and Threads this morning, and T-Mobile's chief marketing officer Allan Samson confirmed the news to The Verge : We're retiring our oldest plans, some of which were built nearly 15

  • After a great start, DC’s new cinematic universe is already slowing down 5 hours ago by Charles Pulliam-Moore
    Analysis, Comics, DC Comics, Entertainment, Film, Report

    While Kara Zor-El's appearance at the end of James Gunn's Superman was a very pleasant surprise, Warner Bros. Discovery's plan to fast-track a standalone Supergirl feature always felt a little dubious. It seemed odd that, after Superman , the studio wanted to flesh out its new cinematic universe with films about another Kryptonian and one of Batman's less notable villains . But Gunn implored fans to have faith in his vision and trust that the DCU would become a world of interconnected stories that put WBD's last batch of comic book movies to shame. Though hopes were high for Supergirl

  • Leaked iPhone 18 Pro photos reportedly wound up on the dark web 6 hours ago by Emma Roth
    Apple, Apple Rumors, iOS, iPhone, Mobile, News, Tech

    The iPhone 17 Pro. | Image: The Verge Leaked iPhone 18 Pro photos and parts lists appeared on the dark web following a data breach affecting one of Apple's key suppliers, according to a report from Reuters . The leaked images show a drop test of what a source tells Reuters is the iPhone 18 Pro, equipped with a three-camera layout and Apple logo. This comes just a week after Tata Electronics, an India-based company that manufactures iPhone components and assembles the devices, confirmed that it suffered a data breach . Security researchers told Reuters at the time that the

  • Tidal won’t pay royalties on AI-generated music but isn’t banning it outright 7 hours ago by Andrew Liszewski
    AI, Entertainment, Music, News, Tech, Tidal

    Tidal shared its new policies regarding AI-generated music today and how the platform plans to "protect artists" and "inform listeners." Instead of banning it outright, starting on July 15th Tidal will label tracks it has identified as being 100 percent AI-generated with an icon. But starting today those tracks will no longer be monetizable. "Tidal's priority is ensuring royalties go to original works directly produced, written, and performed by people. We will therefore not knowingly attribute royalties to music we identify as wholly AI-generated," the company's announcement reads. The platform didn't specify what tools it's using to iden … Read

  • Sony’s next-gen PlayStation will go ‘beyond the living room’ 7 hours ago by Jay Peters
    Entertainment, Gaming, News, PlayStation

    There are already a few ways to play PlayStation games on the go, but Sony is also rumored to be working on a new handheld. | Photo by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge Sony hinted in a recent Q&A with investors that the next generation PlayStation will offer some kind of experience that lets you play games outside of your living room. Here's the relevant portion from the transcript , emphasis mine : Q: How can you bring back to the PlayStation platform users who migrated to gaming PCs during the COVID period? In aiming for profit growth,


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