Techmeme

Nesto, a Montreal-based mortgage and finance tech startup, raised a CA$302M Series E at a CA$1.47B valuation to expedite deployment of its lending platform (Alex Riehl/BetaKit)
Analysis: assuming API pricing, the $200/month Claude Max and ChatGPT Pro plans offer up to ~$8,000/month and ~$14,000/month worth of tokens, respectively (@semianalysis_)
Xiaomi releases MiMo Code V0.1.0, an open-source AI coding assistant that it says outperforms Claude Code on agentic coding and software engineering benchmarks (Carl Franzen/VentureBeat)
Zelle owner EWS says it plans to expand the payment service to India later this year, its first international market, and create its own USD-backed stablecoin (Associated Press)
Anthropic, OpenAI, and other AI startups have announced major London expansions over the past year, as the city emerges as a key AI talent hub outside the US (Kai Nicol-Schwarz/CNBC)
Ted Cruz and Ron Wyden introduce the JAWBONE Act, which would let Americans sue federal officials who try to coerce broadcasters or platforms to censor speech (Jon Brodkin/Ars Technica)
Agentic workplace startup Genspark raised a $100M Series B extension at a $2.6B post-money valuation, up 63% in just three months; it has raised $645M+ to date (Chris Metinko/Axios)
Adobe reports Q2 revenue up 13% YoY to $6.62B, vs. $6.46B est., and raises its annual forecasts; CFO Dan Durn is leaving for Marvell; ADBE drops 5%+ after hours (Zaheer Kachwala/Reuters)
Sources: Founders Fund's ~3% stake in SpaceX is now worth $50B+, after investing $600M; a16z will get the biggest return in its history, with a $10B+ stake (Bloomberg)
SpaceX raises $75B in the biggest-ever IPO, pricing 555.6M shares at $135 each, giving it a market value of $1.77T (Bailey Lipschultz/Bloomberg)
Polish lawmakers pass legislation imposing prison sentences of up to five years for "trash streaming" of violent crimes, gambling promotion, and more (Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk/Reuters)
Some investors question SpaceX's projected $1.77T valuation, citing its $4.3B loss on $4.7B in revenue in Q1, concerns over space data centers, and more (New York Times)
Former a16z GP John O'Farrell criticizes the AI industry and his ex-partners for spending hundreds of millions to fight regulation, calling it "a huge mistake" (John O'Farrell/New York Times)
Coinbase launches an AI agent that can execute trades and pay for premium research; users can give it access to their main account or have it operate separately (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)
Europol says it has dismantled the AudiA6 crypto mixing service, which allegedly laundered $380M+ for ransomware actors and others between 2022 and 2025 (Bill Toulas/BleepingComputer)

Wired

Apple’s Camera Chief Thinks AI Can Give You Superpowers
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‘Hands Off Our NHS’: Anti-Palantir Protests Break Out in UK Over Deal With National Health Service
Meet the OpenAI Engineer Leading ChatGPT’s Biggest Transformation Yet
Massive Effigy of Elon Musk Raised Over Times Square to Protest Grok
Grok Is Still Hosting Sexualized Deepfakes of Famous Women
Is It a Super El Niño Year? It Could Turn the World’s Weather Upside Down
Drug Sites Hijacked Spotify’s Search Ranking Through Fake Podcasts
Best Smart Chess Boards (2026): Chessnut, Millennium
Signal Alums Reveal ‘Encrypted Spaces,’ a System for Making Private Collaboration Apps
The Best E-Readers of 2026: Kobo, Kindle
Best Portable Monitors (2026): Add a Second Screen I've Tested
YouTube Appears to Be Making Money Off of Sanctioned Iranians’ Accounts
Americans Are Trading Billions of Dollars on Polymarket’s Banned Offshore Platform
Fiido Air Carbon Fiber Electric Bike Review: A Light, Quiet Ebike
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Trump’s Border Crackdown Is Wreaking Havoc on the World Cup
Cameras, Sensors, and 3D Body Scans: All the Tech Helping Eliminate Blown Calls
How to Watch the 2026 World Cup
How Mexican World Cup Stadiums Achieved FIFA’s Environmental Certifications
People Living Near xAI’s Dirty Data Centers Are Furious About the SpaceX IPO
I Was Scammed Buying GLP-1s Online. I’m Not Alone
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Anthropic Walks Back Policy That Could Have ‘Sabotaged’ AI Researchers Using Claude
CISA Tells US Agencies to Fix Security Bugs in as Little as 3 Days Thanks to AI Threats
Trump Risks Key Surveillance Authority Over ‘Unqualified’ Spy-Chief Pick
A Meta Employee Who Just Lost Their Job Was Detained by Immigration Agents
The Best USB-C Cables (2026): for Smartphones, Tablets, and Laptops
Donald Trump Is Ready for Fight Night. So Are Donors
Wrongful Arrest Exposes Failures in One of the Oldest Police Face-Recognition Tools in the US
China Opens World’s First Wind-Powered Underwater Data Center
Digital Notebook Throwdown (2026): Kindle Scribe, ReMarkable Paper Pure
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This World Cup, You Can Watch the Game From a Ref’s Point of View
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Artificial Intelligence Sneaks Into the World Cup Thanks to Google Gemini

Engadget

Researchers are developing textiles that can produce drinking water from the air
Overwatch's latest hero will throw a bike at your head
Another parent has filed a wrongful death suit against OpenAI
Boox's new Go 6 ereader offers stylus support for note-taking
Waymo's monthly membership seems like a bad deal
Reddit now lets you post videos in comments
The Philips Skylight lets you recreate natural daylight anywhere in your home
Dave the Diver swims onto iOS and Android this August
Teardown finds that the Trump phone is practically the same as an HTC handset
Summer Game Fest 2026 roundup: All the shows, trailers, news and reviews
Spyro: A Realm Beyond sees the '90s purple dragon make a big comeback
Stranger than Heaven hands-on: Harder than Yakuza?
I'm glad Apple isn't hyping up agentic AI (yet)
Artemis III's life support: How a spacesuit keeps astronauts alive on the moon
Former Fitbit executive unveils new necklace that tracks UV exposure
Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis is a vivid, high-pace remake of a classic
Engadget's favorite Game Boy Advance games
Bluesky will launch Reddit-style communities this year
Deezer now helps users find AI music on other streaming platforms
Framework delays Laptop 13 Pro shipments by a month

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