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Apple says no one using Lockdown Mode has been hacked with spyware: The tech giant's claim that it has not seen any successful spyware attacks targeting Apple devices with Lockdown Mode enabled comes amid a leak of hacking tools targeting users running devices with older software. Read More

Anthropic wins injunction against Trump administration over Defense Department saga: A federal judge has ordered that the Trump administration rescind recent restrictions it placed on the AI company. Read More

Netflix confirms it's raising prices again: The standard plan without ads now costs $19.99 per month, a $2 increase from the previous $17.99 subscription fee, while the premium plan is also going up by $2 and will now cost $26.99 per month. Read More

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Silicon Valley's two biggest dramas have intersected: LiteLLM and Delve: LiteLLM offers an AI open source project used by millions that was infected by credential harvesting malware. Read More

Data centers get ready — the Senate wants to see your power bills: Senators Josh Hawley and Elizabeth Warren want the Energy Information Administration to gather more details about how data centers use power — and how that affects the grid. Read More

16 of the most interesting startups from YC W26 Demo Day: From redirecting doomscrolling to training humanoid robots, these 16 startups stood out as the most interesting ones from an overflowing YC cohort. Read More

David Sacks is done as AI czar -- here's what he's doing instead: Sacks will be much further from power center in Washington than since the outset of this second Trump administration. Read More

Google is launching Search Live globally: Search Live allows users to point their phone camera at objects to get real-time assistance, enabling back-and-forth conversations that draw on the visual context from the camera feed. Read More

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Last but Not Least

Google Translate's real-time headphone translations feature expands to iOS and more countries: The real-time headphone translations experience keeps each speaker's tone, emphasis, and cadence intact, so it's easier to follow the conversation and tell who's saying what. Read More