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Microsoft, like, totally gets why students are booing AI-pilled graduation speakers

The Verge AI·Jun 10, 2026

{"#text":"New college graduates around the country have been booing and heckling commencement speakers who hype up AI. Microsoft would like…

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Microsoft restricts Claude Fable for employees over data retention concerns

The Verge AI·Jun 10, 2026

{"#text":"Anthropic released Claude Fable, its first Mythos-class AI model, yesterday and it's already causing concerns inside Microsoft. S…

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The Download: the “steroid olympics” and a safer Mythos

MIT Technology Review·Jun 10, 2026

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of t…

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The “steroid olympics” were a circus—and a window into our culture

MIT Technology Review·Jun 10, 2026

Testosterone. Methenolone. Nandrolone. Human growth hormone and EPO. Meldonium, modafinil, and mixed amphetamine salts. Clomiphene, anastro…

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Japan’s producer prices jump again on elevated energy costs

Japan Times Technology·Jun 10, 2026

The measure of input prices for Japanese firms rose 0.9% in May from a month earlier, and April's increase was revised higher, the Bank of…

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Protesters torch buildings and vehicles, block roads over Belfast stabbing

South China Morning Post Tech·Jun 10, 2026

Anti-immigration protesters torched buildings and vehicles in Belfast on Tuesday evening and blocked roads, a day after a stabbing allegedl…

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Microsoft AI head calls out Anthropic for acting like Claude is conscious

The Verge AI·Jun 9, 2026

{"#text":"Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman says it's \"really, really dangerous\" for Anthropic to speculate about Claude's consciousness…

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Walmart, Wing add 7 markets in drone delivery expansion

The Robot Report·Jun 9, 2026

Wing plans to bring drone deliveries to Memphis, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Diego, San Francisco, and Salt Lake City. The post…

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Microsoft AI chief walks back comments about AI taking over white-collar work

The Verge AI·Jun 9, 2026

{"#text":"Microsoft AI head Mustafa Suleyman is walking back his statement about AI automating jobs done by white-collar workers, including…

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Standard Bots raises $200M to expand U.S. manufacturing footprint

The Robot Report·Jun 9, 2026

Standard Bots asserted that investments in robotics are key to making U.S. manufacturing competitive on the global stage. The post Standard…

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China’s EV giants are breathing new life into Europe’s ailing car industry

South China Morning Post Tech·Jun 9, 2026

From Sunderland to Spain, Chinese manufacturers are revitalising idle factories and investing where traditional European carmakers are pull…

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The Download: whole-body rejuvenation drugs and five things to know about AI

MIT Technology Review·Jun 9, 2026

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of t…

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UN report exposes brutal reality for Palestinians in Gaza, West Bank

South China Morning Post Tech·Jun 9, 2026

Palestinian civilians are caught between “mass atrocities” of Israeli forces, settlers and Hamas’ brutal rule, a UN-mandated inquiry said o…

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Learning to lead in a hybrid human-AI enterprise

MIT Technology Review·Jun 9, 2026

As adoption of AI agents looks set to surge by as much as 300% in the next two years, leadership teams are carefully considering the implic…

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David Sinclair plans to test whole-body rejuvenation drugs in the XPrize competition

MIT Technology Review·Jun 9, 2026

The outspoken longevity scientist David Sinclair has been predicting that one day, you’ll go to the doctor and get a prescription that will…

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Five things you need to know about AI

MIT Technology Review·Jun 9, 2026

At SXSW London last week I gave a talk called “Five things you need to know about AI,” in which I shared what I think are the biggest theme…

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Mark Carney’s trade push collides with reality of U.S. dependence

Japan Times Technology·Jun 9, 2026

Canadian officials acknowledge that the main draw for many potential trading partners is the prospect of gaining tariff-free access to the…

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Prosecutors seek 27-year sentence for suspect in murder of Hokkaido girl

Japan Times Technology·Jun 9, 2026

Public prosecutors have alleged that Riko Uchida and others "applied some physical force" to the high school girl, who was embroiled in a d…

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ICC chief prosecutor suspended over sexual misconduct allegations

South China Morning Post Tech·Jun 8, 2026

The International Criminal Court’s ‌chief prosecutor Karim Khan has been suspended pending a vote by member states on his fate, the court’s…

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Trump taps Blanche as his attorney general, setting up confirmation fight

South China Morning Post Tech·Jun 8, 2026

US President Donald Trump has nominated Todd Blanche, acting US attorney general, to fill the position on a permanent basis, rewarding a lo…

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Days before rape verdict, court grants release of Norway crown princess’ son

South China Morning Post Tech·Jun 8, 2026

A Norway court on Monday ordered the release of ailing Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s son Marius Borg Hoiby, who faces a multitude of charges…

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US sanctions over 100 Nicaraguan officials and relatives after activist death

South China Morning Post Tech·Jun 8, 2026

The United States has placed travel bans on more than 100 Nicaraguan officials and their family members as part of a broader campaign to pu…

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NotebookLM’s Gemini 3.5 upgrade adds a cloud computer and help finding sources

The Verge AI·Jun 8, 2026

{"#text":"Google is rolling out \"across the board\" updates to NotebookLM. The AI-powered note-taking app now uses Google's upgraded Gemin…

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Iranians exhausted by prospect of more fighting with Israel: ‘no hope’

South China Morning Post Tech·Jun 8, 2026

Residents of Tehran awoke on Monday anxious and drained by the prospect of full-scale war resuming, following tit-for-tat strikes between a…

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