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Tue, Jun 30, 2026, 11:46 PM EDT

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AI Summary

  • The U.S. government has lifted export restrictions on Anthropic's Mythos and Fable AI models, allowing them to be redeployed by select organizations.
  • Google unveiled Nano Banana 2 Lite, a faster and more economical image generation model, while also introducing Gemini Spark for its macOS app and expanding Gmail's Live AI feature to beta.
  • Wayve announced an $85 million employee tender offer valuing the company at $8.5 billion, and Nvidia competitor Etched reached a $5 billion valuation with $1 billion in sales for its AI chips.
  • Realta Fusion has reportedly achieved direct electricity generation from a fusion reaction, a potential breakthrough in fusion energy, while Arcturus claims its nano-infused metals could halve grid electrical losses.
  • Tesla is testing its pedal- and steering wheel-less Cybercab in Austin, and Blue Origin is still investigating the cause of its New Glenn rocket's failure last month.

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  • Meta is adding ridiculous ‘rate limits’ and a soft paywall to its smart glasses 3 hours ago by Sean Hollister
    Gadgets, Meta, Tech, Wearable

    Would you pay $20 a month for access to AI hardware you already own? That appears to be one of Meta's next bets. This week, it quietly announced that your glasses' Conversation Focus feature will soon be limited to three hours of use per month, unless you pay for a $19.99 Meta One Premium subscription . In a help article , the company insists that it won't require a subscription to use your glasses, period; it's merely erecting a "rate limit" for certain AI features. Even premium subscribers will only get 15 hours of Conversation Focus per month under that

  • Anthropic’s long-sidelined Fable 5 is greenlit to return 4 hours ago by Hayden Field
    AI, Anthropic, News, Policy

    After weeks of negotiating with the Trump administration, Anthropic is finally going to be able to bring Claude Fable 5 back online. In a post on X , Anthropic said it plans to begin restoring access tomorrow. Anthropic : We've received notice that the Department of Commerce has lifted export controls on Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5. We'll begin restoring access tomorrow, and will share an update soon. We're grateful to our users for their patience, and to everyone who worked with us on redeploying the models. In early June, Anthropic sidelined Fable 5 - its consumer-facing model built

  • Dish files for bankruptcy, but not shutting down 5 hours ago by Emma Roth
    Business, Mobile, News, Tech

    Dish, the company that operates Dish TV and Sling TV, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy ," as reported earlier by Reuters . The plan will allow the EchoStar-owned company to continue to wind down its wireless operations after "unforeseen delays" held back its sale of $23 billion worth of 5G spectrum to AT&T . Dish TV, Sling TV, and other brands involved will continue to operate during the process, and in a press release , the company says it plans to emerge from Chapter 11 by the end of the third quarter of 2026. Boost Mobile and Gen Mobile

  • Amazon fined $2.25 million for failing to help identity theft victims 7 hours ago by Emma Roth
    Amazon, News, Policy, Tech

    The Federal Trade Commission fined Amazon $2.25 million to settle claims that the company failed to help customers who fell victim to identity theft, as reported earlier by Bloomberg . In its complaint , the FTC accuses Amazon of refusing to provide customers with information about purchases made with fraudulent accounts, in violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). As alleged in the filing, identity theft victims who contacted Amazon "would often enter a Kafkaesque sequence" where a support agent wouldn't provide records related to a fraudulent account unless they could name the person who opened it. In one

  • Acer’s Swift Go 16 is a lot of laptop for $900 8 hours ago by Brad Bourque
    Deals, Gadgets, Verge Shopping

    The Acer Swift Go 16 AI | Image: Acer As high memory and storage prices have driven up the cost of everything from consoles to computers, finding a competent laptop for under $1,000 has become a challenge. Thankfully, the Acer Swift Go 16 AI is on sale for $899.99 at Best Buy , a steep discount from its usual list price of $1,549.99. The well-equipped laptop has an Intel Core Ultra 7 355 processor, 32GB of LPDDR5X memory, and a 1TB SSD. It has a great 16-inch OLED (1,920 x 1,200) touchscreen, too. Its tall 16:10 aspect ratio lets you


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