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Sony to end physical PlayStation game disc sales in 2028

Wed, 07/01/2026 - 07:16
Sony will stop producing physical discs for all new PlayStation games beginning in 2028, as the company embraces an all-digital future.
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Builders Stage agenda revealed: Practical strategies for scaling startups at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

Wed, 07/01/2026 - 07:00
The Builders Stage is returning to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, bringing together 10,000+ founders, startup operators, and investors for practical conversations. and Q&A on what it takes to build and scale successful companies. Register now to save up to $330.
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Meta, like SpaceX, looks to turn excess AI compute into cash

Wed, 07/01/2026 - 06:43
Meta is developing plans for a cloud infrastructure business, selling access to AI compute power and models. The move would pit it against the big cloud providers like Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure. 
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The “Father of the Internet” is finally retiring

Tue, 06/30/2026 - 20:15
Vinton Cerf, one of the creators of the protocols underlying the internet, will step down as Google's chief internet evangelist next week.
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Trump drops restrictions on Anthropic’s Mythos and Fable models

Tue, 06/30/2026 - 19:16
Anthropic said it would begin restoring access to the Fable on July 1.
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Wayve launches $85M employee tender offer at $8.5B valuation

Tue, 06/30/2026 - 19:04
Wayve’s offering is part of a growing trend of AI startups using employee tenders as a strategic tool to attract and retain talent.
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Startup Battlefield Australia application closes in days: Apply before July 6

Tue, 06/30/2026 - 16:00
What if one pitch changed everything? The next company nobody has heard of yet is building something that will matter. It could be yours.
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OpenClaw is finally available on Android and iOS

Tue, 06/30/2026 - 14:53
The free open source agentic program is finally invading your phone.
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The DeepMind trio who built a poker AI, are now making money for quant hedge funds

Tue, 06/30/2026 - 13:33
EquiLibre Technologies, a Prague-based AI lab founded by three ex-DeepMind researchers is now valued at more than $500 million.
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Realta Fusion generates electricity directly from a fusion reaction, an apparent first

Tue, 06/30/2026 - 12:12
Realta Fusion showed it could generate electricity from a fusion reaction, no steam turbine required.
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Google introduces a faster, cheaper image generator with Nano Banana 2 Lite

Tue, 06/30/2026 - 12:02
Google is updating its image generator to make it faster and cheaper, making it a more useful tool for creators looking to make AI content.
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Clicks shows off its BlackBerry-inspired phone in a new hands-on video

Tue, 06/30/2026 - 11:34
A new video shows the final production version of the upcoming Clicks Communicator, a BlackBerry-like smartphone that runs modern apps.
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Nvidia competitor Etched hits $5B valuation, $1B in sales for AI chip

Tue, 06/30/2026 - 11:13
Nvidia AI chip competitor Etched says it has already booked $1 billion under contract for the inference systems powered by its chip.
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Anthropic launches Claude Sonnet 5 as a cheaper way to run agents

Tue, 06/30/2026 - 11:00
Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 5 brings stronger agentic capabilities, lower pricing, and improved safety, positioning the model as a cheaper alternative to Opus, GPT-5.5, and Gemini Pro.
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Acti puts AI agents directly into your smartphone keyboard

Tue, 06/30/2026 - 10:52
Acti is betting the smartphone keyboard is the next home for AI assistants. The startup's new keyboard for iOS and Android works across apps and lets users create custom AI-powered shortcuts using natural language.
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Threads adds new features to Live Chats as it expands access

Tue, 06/30/2026 - 10:00
The updates include translations, new tools for hosts, and more.
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Anthropic’s Claude Science bets on workflow, not a new model, to win over scientists

Tue, 06/30/2026 - 10:00
Anthropic's Claude Science is a workbench that gives scientists one environment to do computational research, saving them from the need to bounce between databases, pipelines, and tools.
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Blue Origin still doesn’t know why its New Glenn rocket blew up last month

Tue, 06/30/2026 - 09:09
But the company is still claiming that New Glenn will return to flight this year.
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Tesla starts testing Cybercab without pedals or a steering wheel in Austin

Tue, 06/30/2026 - 08:32
The company may finally be ready to try to deliver on Elon Musk's years-long promise of launching a robotaxi network of its own.
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X now offers an MCP server to make its platform easier for AI tools to use

Tue, 06/30/2026 - 08:08
X has launched a hosted MCP server, making it easier for developers to connect AI applications with the company’s API.
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