Daily Tech Headlines

Automakers reject Apple’s CarPlay Ultra, the Fairphone 6 launches in the US and EU, Ring rolls out AI video descriptions. Show Notes

Amazon is expanding same and next day delivery services in the United States. Samsung's summer Unpacked event kicks off at 10 AM ET on Wednesday, July 9th, and Google Earth now features historical Street View imagery.Link to Show Notes

Google reportedly cuts Google TV’s budget by 10%, the music industry moves toward tracking and monetizing AI-generated songs, Amazon launches 27 new Project Kuiper internet satellites.Show Notes

SoftBank may be planning a $1 trillion industrial complex in Arizona, Meta has launched $399 Oakley AI glasses with 3K recording, and Foxconn and Nvidia are planning to introduce humanoid robots at a plant in Houston.Link to Show Notes

Microsoft is reported to lay off thousands of employees starting in July, Facebook is rolling out passkey support for its mobile app, and Texas Instruments plans to invest over $60 billion in U.S. chip production.Link to Show Notes

Amazon, Meta, Google, and Microsoft lobby against U.S. states enacting AI regulations, new 90-day TikTok ban delay set in the US, Honda launches and lands its first reusable rocket in Japan.Show Notes

President Trump said he will probably extend the June 19th TikTok ban deadline, social media and video apps have surpassed television as the primary news source for Americans, and OpenAI has secured a $200 million, one-year contract with the U.S. Defense Department.Link to Show Notes

The Trump family launches MVNO Trump Mobile, Seoul announces late-night autonomous taxi service to cover Gangnam district, Anne Wojcicki’s nonprofit TTAM Research Institute set to acquire 23andMe.Show Notes

A Google cloud disruption caused a widespread internet outage, Google is shutting down Android Instant Apps, and Meta acquires a 49% stake in Scale AI.Link to Show Notes