Tech

CISA: Windows BlueHammer flaw now exploited by ransomware gangs (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-6-30

Blackfield ransomware asks Nidec Corporation for $2 million ransom (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-6-30

Kali Linux 2026.2 released with 9 new tools, NetHunter updates (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-6-30 Linux

As OpenAI and Anthropic prepare to go public, San Francisco tech workers making six figures say they cannot compete with the new AI elite and may have to leave (www.nytimes.com)
2026-6-30 AI San Francisco

Meituan open-sources LongCat-2.0, a 1.6T-parameter model that it says was trained on a 50K-chip cluster of domestic Chinese processors, without giving details (www.reuters.com)
2026-6-30 China

AI and vibe coding fuel a surge in game releases; ATTN Economy says 181K mobile games launched in six months to May, up 118% on iOS and 73% on Android YoY (www.ft.com)
2026-6-30 Android IOS Mobile AI

The UK CMA proposes requiring Apple and Google to relax UK developer payment “steering” rules, and Apple to open NFC; Google says it “already made the changes” (www.reuters.com)
2026-6-30 Google Apple

Hotels, tour operators, and travel agencies rush to launch proprietary online tools and loyalty schemes to fend off future competition from AI travel agents (www.ft.com)
2026-6-30 AI

AI may help transform air traffic control by processing vast amounts of data, spotting collision risks early, and easing staff shortages as air travel grows (www.ft.com)
2026-6-30 AI

Political campaign managers and consultants are using AI to analyze voter data, create campaign materials, and more; survey: 87% of campaigners use AI daily (www.nytimes.com)
2026-6-30 AI

Dubai- and London-based 1001, which uses AI to improve aviation, port, and energy infrastructure efficiency in the Gulf, raised $30M led by Lux Capital (www.semafor.com)
2026-6-30 Energy AI London Dubai

Ford Rehires 'Gray Beard' Engineers After AI Falls Short (tech.slashdot.org)
2026-6-30 AI Ford

Sources: Chinese smartphone makers like Xiaomi, Oppo, and Vivo told suppliers they will again cut 2026 shipment targets, with Xiaomi cutting 30% to ~95M units (asia.nikkei.com)
2026-6-30 China Xiaomi OPPO Vivo

Five Chinese tech and advanced manufacturing companies launched Hong Kong listings today to raise up to $5.6B, led by Apple supplier Luxshare's $3.15B offering (www.reuters.com)
2026-6-30 China Hong Kong Apple Manufacturing

Source: the Trump administration has talked with SpaceX about donating shares to Trump Accounts, which provide children with tax-advantaged savings accounts (www.semafor.com)
2026-6-30 Trump Tax SpaceX

Nebex, a fintech startup aiming to act as a broker platform connecting US space tech suppliers, foreign governments, and investors, raised a $30M seed led by GV (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-6-30 Fintech Startup

Australia's ACCC sues Amazon for allegedly introducing ads to Prime Video under unfair contract terms and forcing existing subscribers to pay more to avoid them (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-6-30 Australia Amazon

OpenAI teases a device it is launching in partnership with keyboard maker Work Louder on July 15, saying “Your favorite Codex shortcuts are getting an upgrade” (www.theverge.com)
2026-6-30

Sources: AI video startup Higgsfield is in talks to raise $300M to $500M at a $5B pre-money valuation, more than 4x its valuation in a January 2026 round (www.theinformation.com)
2026-6-30 Startup AI

The UK FCA unveils the updated version of its crypto regulatory framework, after softening proposed rules that critics said risked holding the UK back (www.ft.com)
2026-6-30

South Korea Plans To Train Entire Military As 'Drone Warriors' (tech.slashdot.org)
2026-6-30 Korea Drone

AI coding startup 8090 raised a $135M Series A led by Salesforce Ventures; founder Chamath Palihapitiya announces that he will lead the company as CEO (techcrunch.com)
2026-6-30 Startup AI Salesforce

Marc Andreessen is appointed to the DOD's Defense Policy Board, a committee tasked with giving strategic advice to the defense secretary and other top officials (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-6-30

AI leaderboard provider Arena says it hit $100M in annualized run-rate revenue eight months after launching AI Evaluations, which offers performance analytics (techcrunch.com)
2026-6-30 AI

Sources: hundreds of Meta contractors posed as minors to probe how competitor chatbots responded to prompts involving suicide, sex, and other high-risk subjects (www.wired.com)
2026-6-30 chatbot

Google says the Gemini app now offers Nano Banana image generation to eligible US users for free; it was previously only available to Plus, Pro, and Ultra users (techcrunch.com)
2026-6-30 Google

NAIC says public data stolen in ShinyHunters' PeopleSoft breach (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-6-30

Nissan discloses employee data breach linked to Oracle zero-day attacks (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-6-30 Oracle Nissan

Tidal adopts an AI policy that blocks wholly AI-generated music from earning royalties and removes AI-generated music that impersonates artists (www.musicbusinessworldwide.com)
2026-6-30 AI

Source: Taiwanese authorities raided Super Micro's Taiwan office as part of a probe into the alleged smuggling of Nvidia chips to China; SMCI closed down 8.1% (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-6-30 China Taiwan Nvidia

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