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Microsoft launches Scout, an OpenClaw-inspired personal assistant: Launched at Build, Microsoft Scout is a new AI assistant meant to bring the power and flexibility of OpenClaw into the Microsoft 365 system. Read More

Ex-Anduril engineer raises $42M to build the Amazon of composite parts: Layup Parts co-founder Zack Eakin has drawn on a motorsports background, and his experience working for Palmer Luckey and Elon Musk, to tackle making faster, cheaper, and better composites. Read More

Amazon faces class action lawsuit over Ring facial-recognition feature: The class action lawsuit, filed in Seattle by Virginia resident Charles Sigwalt, claims that Ring's Familiar Faces feature stores images of passersby without consent. Read More

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Afternoon Must-Reads

A startup, Everand, is now bundling e-books, audiobooks, and book clubs in challenge to Amazon: A new reading subscription from Everand offers access to both e-books and audiobooks, and Fable's book club community. Read More

Apple's MacBook Neo is winning over a new generation of buyers: The MacBook Neo shipped 1.1 million units in its first weeks on sale, IDC estimates, as Apple pushes deeper into the mainstream laptop market. Read More

Uber caps employee AI spending after blowing through budget in four months: Uber's cutback has occurred after the company had reportedly encouraged staff to use AI as much as possible. Read More

Anthropic scales Claude Mythos to critical infrastructure in 15+ countries: Anthropic is expanding Project Glasswing, its security vulnerability program, and access to Mythos to 150 organizations across 15 countries — targeting critical infrastructure in power, water, healthcare, and communications where a cyberattack could affect 100 million people. Read More

Cyberdecks are having a moment, rejecting big tech surveillance with style and substance: Over the last few months, these DIY hardware communities have exploded in popularity as people on social media show off their solar-powered game emulators, pocket-sized ereaders, and clamshell purse computers. Read More

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Last but Not Least

How Europe’s AI strategy diverges from Silicon Valley’s: The global AI race is often framed as a battle between the United States and China. But at VivaTech, Europe is expected to make the case for an entirely different model. Read More