Mastodon’s newly launched newsletter feature lets anyone subscribe to creators by email, even without a Mastodon account.
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Wednesday, June 17, 2026
World model maker Odyssey nabs $1.45B valuation backed by Amazon and other big names
World models are the next big thing in AI beyond LLMs and, with this round, Odyssey has cemented itself as one of the startups to watch.
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Only 16 percent of Americans think AI will have a positive impact on society, a new study shows
Although Wall Street loves AI, every day Americans are significantly less optimistic about the industry, a new report from Pew Research shows.
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Two Stanford grads raise $11M to build a noninvasive wearable for hormone tracking
Clair Health's wearable will cost $369 and will an app-based subscription of $9.99 per month
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Google bets on Gemini to reinvent the smart home speaker
Google is betting generative AI can breathe new life into the smart speaker. The company's new $99.99 Google Home Speaker replaces the rigid commands of the Google Assistant era with more conversational Gemini interactions.
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PayPal Ventures shutters as company restructuring continues
The corporate venture arm ends after 10 years and 80 investments.
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Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Anthropic’s latest feud with the Trump admin may actually help it, sales data suggests
Anthropic's popularity with business users is growing so well that the latest beef with the government might actually boost it, data from Ramp suggests.
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Apple plans to change its Hide My Email privacy feature that could make it less effective
In the coming weeks, Apple will move anonymously generated emails addresses to a different domain.
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Qualcomm wants to be the chip inside whatever replaces your smartphone, and it just announced two products toward that end
Qualcomm's CEO said today that the company is working on over 40 new AI hardware designs
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Bug in FIFA World Cup internal system gave anyone ability to modify TV stream
A security researcher said a flaw in FIFA’s online platforms allowed her to access several internal systems, including one that could have allowed her to take control of the TV stream of every World Cup match.
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Android 17 launches with new multitasking tools as Google expands Gemini features
Google has released Android 17 and Wear OS 7, introducing new multitasking features, parental controls, security tools, and smartwatch upgrades. The launch is also accompanied by a Pixel Drop that brings Google’s latest AI models to its devices.
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Mobileye’s US robotaxi launch will put it on both sides of the AV business
The Israeli tech company and Intel subsidiary said it will launch its own robotaxi service in a U.S. city in 2027.
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Rivian cuts hundreds of workers after R2 deliveries start
The company said the cuts were part of a restructuring meant to help scale to profitability. Rivian recently pushed back its profitability goal to invest in autonomy.
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Self-driving tech supplier Mobileye wants to be part of the robotaxi revolution — again
The Israeli tech company and Intel subsidiary said it will launch its own robotaxi service in a U.S. city in 2027.
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Sixty percent of U.S. consumers say ‘AI’ in brand messaging is a turnoff, survey finds
WordPress VIP’s latest survey suggests consumers are wary of AI-generated answers even as companies increasingly view AI search as an important referral channel.
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