Tech

Why China is Giving Away Its Tech For Free (news.slashdot.org)
2025-6-18 China

The Iranian government says it has restricted internet access in response to Israeli cyberattacks; some Western communication apps have reportedly been blocked (www.nbcnews.com)
2025-6-18 Israel Iran

KDE Plasma 6.4 Released (tech.slashdot.org)
2025-6-18

A cyberattack claimed by the pro-Israel hacktivist group Predatory Sparrow has reportedly disrupted services at Iran's state-owned Bank Sepah (cyberscoop.com)
2025-6-18 Israel Iran

On a podcast, Sam Altman said Meta made “giant offers to a lot of people on our team”, like $100M signing bonuses, and “none of our best people” have accepted (techcrunch.com)
2025-6-18

AI Will Shrink Amazon's Workforce In the Coming Years, CEO Jassy Says (slashdot.org)
2025-6-18 Amazon AI

Sources: Substack is pitching investors on a round between $50M and $100M that would value it above its ~$700M last round price, and is generating ~$45M in ARR (www.newcomer.co)
2025-6-18

President Trump plans to sign an executive order this week to grant TikTok a 90-day extension in enforcement of the sale-or-ban law, marking his third extension (www.cnn.com)
2025-6-18 Trump Ban

Spain's Government Blames Huge Blackout On Grid Regulator and Private Firms (hardware.slashdot.org)
2025-6-18 Spain

The US Senate passes the Genius Act, which establishes a regulatory framework for stablecoins; the bill now heads to the House (www.cnbc.com)
2025-6-18 Senate

The US Senate confirms Olivia Trusty to the FCC, giving Republicans a 2-1 majority after the recent departures of two members (deadline.com)
2025-6-18 Republican Senate

All Videos On Facebook Will Soon Be Shared As Reels (tech.slashdot.org)
2025-6-18 Facebook

Apple's Journal app is coming to iPad and Mac in iPadOS 26 and macOS Tahoe and gains features like multiple journals, map view, inline images, and more (9to5mac.com)
2025-6-18 Apple iPad

Paddle settles for $5 million over facilitating tech support scams (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2025-6-18

OpenAI Weighs 'Nuclear Option' of Antitrust Complaint Against Microsoft (yro.slashdot.org)
2025-6-18 Microsoft

Honda Successfully Launches and Lands Reusable Rocket (science.slashdot.org)
2025-6-18 Honda

Pano AI, which uses AI and computer vision to offer active wildfire detection, raised a $44M Series B led by Giant Ventures, bringing its total funding to $89M (www.wsj.com)
2025-6-18 AI

Sources: xAI is burning through $1B/month and expects to burn through ~$13B in 2025; revenues are expected to be just $500M this year, rising to $2B+ next year (www.bloomberg.com)
2025-6-18

X sues New York, claiming a law requiring social media companies to disclose how they deal with hate speech and disinformation violates the US Constitution (www.bloomberg.com)
2025-6-18 New York

Mastodon updates its terms to prohibit AI model training starting July 1, and enforces a new age limit of 16 for users globally (techcrunch.com)
2025-6-18 AI

US appeals court rules in Apple's favor by throwing out a $300M verdict that found it infringed on Optis' wireless tech patents, sending the case to a new trial (www.reuters.com)
2025-6-18 Apple

In a memo to employees, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says AI “will reduce our total corporate workforce as we get efficiency gains” over time (www.nbcnews.com)
2025-6-18 Amazon AI

Scania confirms insurance claim data breach in extortion attempt (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2025-6-18 Insurance

Microsoft and AMD announce a “strategic, multi-year partnership” to design custom silicon for a number of devices, including next-generation Xbox consoles (www.windowscentral.com)
2025-6-18 Microsoft Xbox AMD

Sources: Meta and EssilorLuxottica plan AI-powered smart glasses under Oakley and Prada brands; they will be aimed at athletes, and the Oakleys may cost ~$360 (www.cnbc.com)
2025-6-18 AI

Save hundreds on a two-part digital AdGuard security suite for families (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2025-6-18

Facebook renames its Videos tab as the Reels tab and says all videos on its platform will soon be shared as reels, regardless of their length or orientation (techcrunch.com)
2025-6-18 Facebook

Sports data company Teamworks raised a $235M Series F led by Dragoneer at a $1B+ valuation; its tech is used by 6.5K+ sports teams including all NFL teams (www.bloomberg.com)
2025-6-18

Nabla, which offers an AI copilot for doctors and other medical staff, raised a $70M Series C led by HV Capital and says it now supports 85K+ clinicians (news.crunchbase.com)
2025-6-18 AI

Iran Bans Officials From Using Internet-Connected Devices (tech.slashdot.org)
2025-6-18 Iran

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