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What To Expect At WWDC 2025

WWDC 2025, Apple’s annual developers conference, starts at 10 a.m. PT/ 1p.m. ET Monday. Last year’s event was notable for its focus on AI, and this year, there is considerable pressure on the company to build on its promises. TechCrunch  reported.

23andMe Re-Opens Data Auction With $305 Million Bid From Former CEO

The Washington Post reported: The fate of genetic data belonging to millions of 23andMe customers is again up in the air, as the bankrupt company seeks a judge’s permission to consider another bid from its co-founder and undisclosed financial backers after previously accepting an offer from Regeneron Pharmaceuticals. A nonprofit research institute backed by Anne Wojcicki, 23andMe's co-founder and former

Reddit Sues Anthropic, Alleges Unauthorized Use Of Site’s Data

Reddit is suing AI startup Anthropic for using the online discussion site’s data without a licensing agreement, a new front in the battle over how artificial-intelligence companies train their models, The Wall Street Journal reported. Reddit said the AI company unlawfully used Reddit’s data for commercial purposes without paying for it and without abiding by the company’s user data policy,

Tesla Shares Set To Wrap Up As Elon Musk Ends Time With Trump’s DOGE

Shares of the Elon Musk-led automaker Tesla have rallied in May despite recent poor car sales numbers for the company in China and Europe, as the billionaire CEO promised to focus more on his businesses than politics, CNBC reported.  Tesla shares are on track for an increase of more than 20% for the month. The stock is still down about

The New York Times First Generative AI Deal Is With Amazon

The New York Times has struck a multi-year AI licensing deal with Amazon that will bring its “editorial content to a variety of Amazon customer experiences,” the outlet announced on Thursday. Under the agreement, Amazon will include summaries and short excerpts of The Times’ content in products like Alexa, and will also use the Times articles to help train its

Marco Rubio Says The US Will Impose Visa Bans On Foreign Nationalists

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Wednesday that the US would restrict visas for “foreign nationals who are responsible for censorship of protected expression in the United States.” He called it “unacceptable for foreign officials to issue or threaten arrest warrants on U.S. citizens or U.S. residents for social media posts on American platforms while physically present on U.S. soil”