Minimalist News

Simply the latest news, updated on the hour.

Thu, Jun 25, 2026, 8:36 PM EDT

Tech

AI Summary

  • Governmental bodies are expressing concerns over AI safety, leading to calls for slower model rollouts, exemplified by the White House's engagement with OpenAI.
  • The consumer electronics market is experiencing price hikes across various devices, with Xbox and Apple notably increasing their prices, signaling a broader trend in the industry.
  • The AI sector is seeing significant investment, with companies like Patronus AI and a16z-backed Base Power securing substantial funding for developing AI infrastructure and applications.
  • Subscription services and content platforms are adapting to user behavior, with YouTube Shorts shortening video lengths and Anthropic's Claude gaining traction among paid users, challenging established players like ChatGPT.
  • Security vulnerabilities remain a pressing issue, as demonstrated by Polymarket and Klue facing data breaches and theft, highlighting the ongoing challenges in protecting user information and system integrity.

TechCrunch


Hacker News


Engadget


The Verge

  • This year’s Prime Day deals on Apple products are the best I’ve seen 2 hours ago by Sheena Vasani
    Apple, Deals, Gadgets, Prime Day, Tech, Verge Shopping

    The latest iPad Air is still available at its pre-price hike discount. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Amazon’s Prime Day is now in its third day, and whether you’re looking for a new pair of wireless earbuds or a smartwatch, there’s a good chance you’ll find a discount. The Apple Watch Series 11 has already dropped to a new low price, while the AirPods Pro 3 are discounted to $179 . With Apple recently raising prices on several Macs and iPads , now may be one of the last chances to pick up the company’s hardware

  • Android 17’s new foldable gaming mode could make flippy phones more fun 3 hours ago by Jay Peters
    Android, Entertainment, Foldable Phones, Gaming, Google, Mobile, News, Tech

    Android 17 is getting a dedicated gaming mode for foldables that will put a virtual gamepad with touch controls on half of your screen to theoretically make it easier to play games. With foldable gaming mode, which is set to launch in the coming months, the virtual controller emulates physical button presses at a system level and is designed to work "with any game that supports physical controllers," says Google's Mishaal Rahman on Reddit . For the actual inputs, the virtual controller will have a D-pad; left and right virtual sticks; A, B, X, and Y buttons; L1, L2, L3;

  • YouTube updates Shorts to make it even more like TikTok 3 hours ago by Emma Roth
    Apps, Creators, News, Streaming, Tech, TikTok, YouTube

    YouTube is adding even more TikTok-like features to Shorts, including a new "clear screen" mode that removes the icons and text from the video you're watching. In a blog post on Thursday , YouTube says it's also replacing the "thumbs-up" button with a "heart" icon, and is introducing a new option that lets you watch Shorts at 2x speed. As noted by YouTube, you can speed up a video by holding down the edge of your screen and lifting your finger when you want it to return to normal speed. You can lock the speed at 2x by pressing the

  • OpenAI will delay GPT-5.6 after Trump administration request 3 hours ago by Hayden Field
    AI, News, OpenAI, Policy

    The Trump administration, apprehensive of potential security issues, has reportedly asked OpenAI to stagger the release of its next big-ticket model, GPT-5.6. The Information reported that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told employees Wednesday in a company Q&A that it would release GPT-5.6 in limited preview form - granting access only to a small group of enterprise customers - in compliance with a request from the federal government. During that preview period, the Trump administration itself would reportedly approve access for customers on a case-by-case basis. It's a more favorable deal than the Trump administration gave OpenAI rival Anthropic … Read

  • Framework has good news and bad news 4 hours ago by Jay Peters
    Gadgets, Laptops, News, Tech

    Thanks to the component crisis, it's a bad time to want a new computer . But if you are waiting on a preorder for the Framework Laptop 13 Pro - which Framework's CEO has called the "MacBook Pro for Linux users" - the company shared good news on Thursday that might mean yours will cost less than you expected. The company announced that it has secured cheaper new PCIe Gen 5 SSDs from its supplier, Adata, and if you had put in an order for a configuration with a 500GB SSD, you'll now get a 1TB SSD at a lower


Wired


Looking for more? Search Google News