Tech News

1. Apple's AI Plans for WWDC:

   • Apple is testing its AI models and macOS 26 will be named Tahoe. 👉 bloomberg.com^$
   • Siri Chatbot prototype nears ChatGPT quality, but hallucinates more than Apple wants. 👉 appleinsider.com
   • Instagram for iPad is reportedly coming soon. 👉 9to5mac.com
   • macOS 26 will reportedly be called Tahoe as Apple plans major redesign. 👉 ithinkdiff.com
   • Apple's AI efforts will disappoint at WWDC 2026. 👉 ped30.com

2. Samsung and Perplexity Partnership:

   • Samsung and Perplexity are in talks about an investment and integrating Perplexity's app and assistant on Samsung devices. 👉 bloomberg.com^$

3. AI Chatbots and Harmful Advice:

   • Researchers found that AI chatbots, optimized for human feedback, can give harmful advice, including encouraging drug use. 👉 washingtonpost.com
   • LLMs optimized for human feedback can give harmful responses. 👉 slashdot.org
   • AI chatbots may prioritize engagement over user safety, says researchers. 👉 thepostmillennial.com

4. Microsoft and ZeniMax Labor Agreement:

   • Microsoft and the CWA reach a tentative labor agreement for ~300 ZeniMax QA workers, marking Microsoft's first US union contract. 👉 bloomberg.com^$
   • Video Game Workers Reach Historic Tentative Contract Agreement with Microsoft. 👉 cwa-union.org
   • Bethesda Devs Win Major Union Contract At Microsoft After Threatening Strike. 👉 kotaku.com

5. TikTok Mental Health Misinformation:

   • Analysis shows 52% of top 100 mental health TikToks contain misinformation. 👉 theguardian.com
   • Over half of top 100 Tik Tok mental health advice videos contain misinformation. 👉 lbc.co.uk
   • Popular mental health videos on TikTok spread misinformation and pose a great risk. 👉 nypost.com

6. Meta Automates Risk Assessments with AI:

   • Meta plans to use AI to automate up to 90% of privacy and integrity risk assessments, raising concerns about potential harms. 👉 npr.org
   • Meta reportedly replacing human risk assessors with AI. 👉 mashable.com
   • AI Now Dominates Meta's Product Risk Evaluation Reviews. 👉 winbuzzer.com

7. Brazil's dWallet Program:

   • Brazil is piloting dWallet, a digital wallet program allowing citizens to manage, own, and profit from their data, a global first. 👉 restofworld.org
   • Brazil Tests Letting Citizens Earn Money From Data in Their Digital Footprint. 👉 yro.slashdot.org

8. Google AI Edge Gallery:

   • Google quietly released Google AI Edge Gallery for Android, letting users run AI models locally from Hugging Face. 👉 techcrunch.com
   • Google AI Edge Gallery app runs AI models OFFLINE on your Android, iOS smartphone. 👉 financialexpress.com
   • Google Releases AI Edge Gallery App for On-Device AI Testing. 👉 winbuzzer.com

9. Twitch Updates:

   • Twitch plans to test vertical livestreams and 2K streaming for partners/affiliates. 👉 theverge.com
   • TwitchCon Europe Announces 2K Streaming, Mobile Updates & More. 👉 bleedingcool.com
   • Twitch is adding 1440p and vertical streaming. 👉 engadget.com

10. NFT Lending Market Decline:

    • NFT lending market volume is down 97% from a peak of ~$1B in January 2024 to ~$50M in May 2025. 👉 cointelegraph.com
    • NFT lending volume collapses 97% from peak as market activity collapses. 👉 crypto.news
    • GONDI Leads as NFT Lending is Down 97%. 👉 dappradar.com

11. Meta Shareholders Reject Bitcoin Treasury Plan: - Meta shareholders overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to explore adding bitcoin to the company's treasury. 👉 dlnews.com - No Bitcoin for Meta's Billions: Shareholder Vote Proves Decisive with 99% Rejection. 👉 winbuzzer.com - Meta shareholders reject Bitcoin treasury assessment proposal, board directors call it ‘unnecessary’. 👉 cryptobriefing.com - Meta Says No to Bitcoin Treasury, Is Ripple's XRP on Cards?. 👉 cryptotimes.io

12. AI's Threat to Education: - AI's real threat to education isn't cheating, but short-circuiting learning processes needed to use AI adeptly. 👉 newcartographies.com

13. TikTok Mental Health Misinformation:

    • More than half of top 100 mental health TikToks contain misinformation, study finds. 👉 pewresearch.org
    • Left-leaning influencers embrace Bluesky without abandoning X, Pew says. 👉 techcrunch.com

14. Microsoft Authenticator Password Export:

    • Microsoft Authenticator now warns to export passwords before July cutoff. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com

15. ConnectWise Cyberattack:

    • ConnectWise breached in cyberattack linked to nation-state hackers. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com

16. vBulletin Forum Software Flaw:

    • Hackers are exploiting critical flaw in vBulletin forum software. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com

17. Police Takedown of AVCheck:

    • Police takes down AVCheck site used by cybercriminals to scan malware. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com

18. Germany Doxxes Conti Ransomware Leader:

    • Germany doxxes Conti ransomware and TrickBot ring leader. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com

19. Fantuan Delivery App: - Delivery app Fantuan grew its US presence focusing on Asian cuisines. 👉 cnbc.com

20. Dubai Emerges as AI Hub:

    • Dubai is emerging as a global hub for AI talent, attracting workers with its Golden Visa program. 👉 restofworld.org

21. Mubi Raises $100M: - Art house streaming service Mubi raised $100M led by Sequoia at a $1B valuation. 👉 t.co

22. Meta Shareholders Reject Bitcoin Treasury Plan:

    • Meta shareholders overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to explore adding bitcoin to the company's treasury. 👉 dlnews.com

23. Heartsender Malware Service: - Pakistan arrests 21 individuals accused of operating the "Heartsender" malware service. 👉 dawn.com

24. Funnull Technology Sanctioned: - U.S. sanctions Philippines-based Funnull Technology Inc. for enabling online investment scams. 👉 home.treasury.gov

25. DanaBot Malware Scheme: - U.S. unseals charges against 16 individuals accused of operating the DanaBot information-stealing malware. 👉 justice.gov

26. DDoS Attack on KrebsOnSecurity: - KrebsOnSecurity was hit by a near-record distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. 👉 krebsonsecurity.com

27. Breachforums Case: - Breachforums administrator to pay $700k for data breach. 👉 topclassactions.com

28. Microsoft Patch Tuesday: - Microsoft releases updates to fix 70 flaws, including five zero-days under active exploitation. 👉 msrc.microsoft.com^$

29. Opioid Trafficking and Scams: - Texas firm tied to synthetic opioid trafficking linked to global scam network. 👉 justice.gov

30. xAI API Key Leak:

    • xAI dev leaks API key for private SpaceX/Tesla LLMs on GitHub. 👉 linkedin.com

31. Scattered Spider Arrest:

    • Alleged Scattered Spider member extradited to U.S. from Spain. 👉 bloomberg.com^$

32. NLRB Data Siphoning Allegations:

    • Whistleblower says DOGE siphoned NLRB case data. 👉 wsj.com^$

33. Reported AI-Generated Content in White House Health Report: - A White House health report may have been partly generated by AI. 👉 cybernews.com

34. Chinese Espionage in Dutch Semiconductors:

    • Chinese espionage on Dutch semiconductors is "intensifying". 👉 cybernews.com

35. New Linux Flaws Allow Password Hash Theft: - New Linux Flaws Allow Password Hash Theft via Core Dumps in Ubuntu, RHEL, Fedora. 👉 thehackernews.com

36. US DoJ Seizes Cybercrime Domains: - U.S. DoJ Seizes 4 Domains Supporting Cybercrime Crypting Services in Global Operation. 👉 thehackernews.com

37. New EDDIESTEALER Malware: - New EDDIESTEALER Malware Bypasses Chrome's App-Bound Encryption to Steal Browser Data. 👉 thehackernews.com

38. China-Linked Hackers Exploit SAP and SQL Server Flaws: - China-Linked Hackers Exploit SAP and SQL Server Flaws in Attacks Across Asia and Brazil. 👉 thehackernews.com

39. Meta Disrupts Influence Ops: - Meta Disrupts Influence Ops Targeting Romania, Azerbaijan, and Taiwan with Fake Personas. 👉 thehackernews.com

40. AI-themed Malware: - Cybercriminals Target AI Users with Malware-Loaded Installers Posing as Popular Tools. 👉 thehackernews.com

41. Evading Detection With RAT Malware: - New Windows RAT Evades Detection for Weeks Using Corrupted DOS and PE Headers. 👉 thehackernews.com

42. DragonForce Ransomware Exploits: - DragonForce Exploits SimpleHelp Flaws to Deploy Ransomware Across Customer Endpoints. 👉 thehackernews.com

43. APT41 and Google Calendar: - Chinese APT41 Exploits Google Calendar for Malware Command-and-Control Operations. 👉 thehackernews.com

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