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Spotify expands parent-managed accounts to users on its free tier
The feature was previously only available to paid subscribers.
techcrunch.com
The Download: a useful quantum machine and a record-breaking subsea tunnel
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 technology. PsiQuantum has a plan to make a massive quantum computer out of light The machine that could change the world will be housed in a room that lo…
MIT Technology Review
Smart Glasses Are Landing People With Criminal Charges Now
You might want to think twice before you use smart glasses to ace a test.
gizmodo.com
Nvidia’s Finally Making Gaming on ARM PCs Viable
Nvidia wants to be the Daddy Warbucks of ARM-based PC gaming.
gizmodo.com
US charges Russian ‘bulletproof’ web hosts over cyberattacks that netted $62M from cybercrime victims
The 2024 indictment, now unsealed, accuses three Russians and two web hosts of aiding hackers and profiting from cybercrime.
techcrunch.com
Corporate Venture Capital Is Splitting In Two
The wind-downs at PayPal and Fidelity International may look like a retreat, but the data points to a concentration of power at the top of the market that smaller funds will feel first, writes guest author Steve Brotman of Alpha Partners.
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International tech
From Computing Power to Intelligence: How Data Is Reshaping the AI Era in 2026
As compute race matures, industry focus shifts to data as the fuel of AI intelligence — covering data asset monetization, security governance, and AI-driven scientific research paradigm changes.
pandaily.com
CXMT sets IPO price at RMB8.66 per share
CXMT, a Chinese DRAM chipmaker, has set the price of its Shanghai STAR Market IPO at RMB8.66 per share. The company will offer 6.69 billion shares, with online and offline subscriptions scheduled for July 16. The offering is expected to raise about RMB57.9 billion ($8.55 billion)…
technode.com
DeepSeek may file mainland IPO application this year
DeepSeek, the Hangzhou-based AI model developer, has begun preparing for a mainland IPO and may file its listing application as soon as this year, according to Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter. The company is targeting a 2027 debut. DeepSeek is in talks with acco…
technode.com
Alibaba’s Qwen to be integrated into Apple Intelligence
Alibaba’s Qwen AI model will be integrated into Apple Intelligence, bringing AI-powered experiences to users in China across iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and visionOS. Without switching between apps, users will be able to access Qwen’s capabilities—including text and image understanding, …
technode.com
People who keep their phone face down during a conversation aren’t simply being polite—they’re making a visible decision that the person present outranks everyone who might appear on the screen
There is a small movement people make at the beginning of a serious conversation. The phone comes out of a pocket, lands on the table, and is turned face down. The screen disappears. Whatever arrives next will not be allowed to flash between two people. It is easy to call this go…
siliconcanals.com
Hangzhou Xunsun Intelligence CEO: AI Software Factory Redefines Software Production From Requirements to Running Systems
Xunsun Intelligence CEO Xiong Jibin at AgenticAICon 2026 unveils AI-Ready requirements modeler and software factory, enabling natural language to full system generation with multi-agent collaboration.
pandaily.com

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I tricked Claude into leaking your deepest, darkest secrets
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Sleep regularity is a stronger predictor of mortality risk than sleep duration (2023)
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Making a Locked Down Wearable Work Without a Subscription
WHOOP does not have the presence in the wearable space as other brands, but in certain circles, it’s a household name. Their business model requires you to have a yearly …read more
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Vancouver PD website features Quick Escape button that wipes itself from history
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How Microsoft Ships AI Agents at Enterprise Scale
To understand what it actually takes to ship agents at that scale, we spoke with Marco Casalaina, VP of Products for Microsoft Core AI.
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Hacking Around the Financial Pain of New 3DS XL Top Screens
With Nintendo’s 3DS experiencing a bit of a renaissance lately, prices for functioning systems have shot through the roof. Getting a busted one with a broken screen is a lot …read more
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SpaceX bond worth 10% less than issue price – heading for junk bond status
Article URL: https://www.ft.com/content/3a023b95-66c3-41e1-b0ce-df752a499541 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48920181 Points: 241 # Comments: 144
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AIM-ing For a More Open Platform Than Discord
Do you remember AIM? It may suprize you to hear that AOL’s instant messanger was actually supported all the way up to 2017– two years after Discord launched. Unlike Discord, …read more
hackaday.com
How LLMs Learn to Be Helpful (RLHF vs DPO)
In this article, we will look at how that learning actually happens, starting with why instruction-following alone falls short, then walking through the two main methods for teaching preferences (RLHF and DPO).
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