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Sources: Meta internally exposed data from its employee-tracking program meant to help train its AI models, including full prompts and private conversations (Wired)
Air Space Intelligence won an $875M, 12-year FAA contract to develop AI tools that map flight trajectories and identify areas of congestion to reduce delays (Allyson Versprille/Bloomberg)
Sakana AI launches Fugu, a multi-agent orchestration system accessible through a single model API, claiming Fugu Ultra matches Fable and Mythos on benchmarks (Carl Franzen/VentureBeat)
Sources: Vimeo owner Bending Spoons seeks to raise ~$1.62B in a US IPO, selling 58M shares at $26 to $28 apiece, at a valuation of $19B at the top of the range (Echo Wang/Reuters)
Valve Steam Machine review: much smaller than PS5, surprisingly smooth, and navigable with any modern gamepad but very expensive and needs manual configuration (Sean Hollister/The Verge)
Valve says Steam Machine, its new living room-friendly PC, will start at $1,049 for the 512GB base model, and go on sale starting June 29 (Jay Peters/The Verge)
OpenAI unveils an updated GPT-5.5-Cyber model, launches the Patch the Planet initiative in partnership with Trail of Bits to fix open source bugs, and more (Lily Hay Newman/Wired)
Alphabet shares close down 5% on Monday following the departure of Google DeepMind VP John Jumper, the company's second top AI executive to leave in a week (Bloomberg)
Sources: marketing tech startup AppsFlyer raised a $1B Series E at a $2.7B post-money valuation; Moloco, Google, Meta, and Unity acquire minority stakes (Kerry Flynn/Axios)
SpaceX announces an offering of senior unsecured notes and discloses it has ~$100.8B in cash; SPCX closes down 16.43% in its third consecutive losing session (Samantha Subin/CNBC)
SpaceX signs a computing deal worth up to $6.3B with Reflection AI for access to Nvidia GB300s at Colossus 2; Reflection will pay $150M per month through 2029 (Deirdre Bosa/CNBC)
Groq raised $650M led by Disruptive and Infinitum after its Nvidia deal, aiming to hit 200 MW in capacity by the end of 2027, following a $750M raise in 2025 (Zsana Hoskins/Bloomberg)
Instagram is testing horizontal video on Instagram for TV, plans to experiment with longer-form storytelling and episodic series, and launches on Samsung TV (Katie Kilkenny/The Hollywood Reporter)
Crypto trading app Fomo raised a $75M Series B led by Index at a $550M valuation, taking its total funding to ~$94M, and claims to add 3,500 new users per day (Ben Weiss/Fortune)
Google invests in independent movie studio A24 as part of a new AI partnership; sources say Google is investing ~$75M, roughly equal to Thrive's 2024 investment (Ben Fritz/Wall Street Journal)

Wired

Meta Pauses Employee-Tracking Program Following Internal Data Leak
Meta Exposed Data Internally From Its Controversial Employee-Tracking Program
We Tried the Most Popular Mushroom Coffees. These Are the Best (2026)
The Ninja Slushi Is Only $200: Early Amazon Prime Day Deal 2026
I Found 37 Early Prime Day Deals That Are Worth Shopping Now (2026)
OpenAI Launches Full-Scale Effort to Patch Open-Source Bugs as It Takes on Anthropic’s Mythos
They’re Making Clip-On Frames for Smart Glasses Now
These Are the 12 Ikea Products the Company’s Design Chief Personally Owns
The UK Just Lost Its Sixth Prime Minister of the Decade
Some Electricians Think Building Data Centers Is for Sellouts
World Cup Scams Are Getting Harder to Spot
Priceline Promo Codes & Coupons: 10% Off June
LG Promo Codes and Coupons for June 2026
Whoop Promo Codes: 20% Off This June 2026
Dyson Promo Codes: 25% Off in June 2026
Squarespace Promo Codes: 20% Off in June 2026
Wooting 60HE v2: Peak Keyboard Perfection
The Best NAS Devices for Your Home After Months of Testing
28 Tips to Take Your ChatGPT Prompts to the Next Level
If You’re Searching for a New Skillet, Consider Stainless Steel
Buying a Used iPhone Makes More Sense Than Ever
A Critical Deadline Is Approaching for Windows and Linux Security
Home Batteries: How They're Installed and How Much They Cost
16 Best Greens Powders (2026): Taste-Tested for Months
Siri AI Hands On: A Smart, Helpful Assistant
Hackers Claim to Leak Stolen Madison Square Garden Data
Scientists Invent a Way to Brew Espresso With Ultrasonic Waves—No Hot Water Required
The Most Promising Ebola Vaccine Has Been Sitting on the Shelf for 15 Years
The Best iPad to Buy (and Some to Avoid) in 2026: Compare the Air, Pro, Mini
Best Mesh Wi-Fi Systems (2026): Netgear, Asus, Amazon, and More
The Best Art TVs
Gen Z Singles Are Trying to Make ‘Solomaxxing’ Aspirational
Try One of macOS 27’s Best Features Right Now
Pump.Fun’s Bounties Platform Is a Black Hole of Circular Grifting
The Best Fitness Trackers of 2026: Garmin, Google Fitbit, and More
This World Cup, Bigger Might Not Really Be Better
Prediction Market Philosophers Got What They Wanted. They’re Not Happy About It
An Open Strait of Hormuz Won’t Fix Gas Prices Overnight
Canada Missed Chances to Inspect Titan Before Fatal Implosion
Pseudoscientific Cancer ‘Treatment’ Involves Gassing Naked People in Plastic Bags With Bleach
Rover Promo Codes and Referral Deals for June 2026
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Meta Quest Promo Codes and Coupons for June 2026
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Therabody Promo Codes: 15% Off June 2026
L.L.Bean Promo Codes and Coupons: 75% Off
Hulu Promo Codes & Discounts: 20% Off in June
Chirp Discount Codes: Save Up to 67%
Design Within Reach Promo Codes: 30% Off | June 2026
HP Coupon Codes and Deals June 2026

Engadget

iOS 27 beta 2 is out now, here's what's new
Ray-Ban Meta Optics review: A better fit comes with a higher price
Uber's board sued for alleged poor oversight that led to sexual abuse of its passengers
Valve's Steam Machine starts at $1,049 with 512GB storage and no controller
A24 takes on Google money to build AI tools
Tesla in autopilot crashed into Texas home, killing one
'Fungalpunk' RPG Signet City isn't afraid to be weird and political
Instagram for TV is now available on Samsung TVs in the US
OpenAI signs deal to show Getty's images in ChatGPT results
Chinese-style EV battery swap stations are coming to Europe
Polymarket has reportedly been paying creators to post fake betting videos
NASA's Perseverance rover has traveled the distance of a marathon on Mars
NASA is testing a rover that can drive faster and lift its wheels to climb obstacles
Epic is working on a 'ground-up rebuild' of its launcher that will be 5x faster
NASA's Swift Boost mission will launch later this month to rescue a falling telescope
Claude Guillemot, one of Ubisoft's co-founders, has died in a plane crash
How to personalize the screensaver on your Kindle
Car manufacturers are ditching Android Auto in 2026: Here's why
Nothing's budget brand CMF won't be releasing a new phone this year
Steam Next Fest demos, a Virtual Boy-inspired shooter and other new indie games worth checking out

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