Daily Tech Headlines

Anthropic releases Claude Opus 4.8, California sues 23andMe over data breach, Waymo offers new Ojai autonomous taxi rides. Show Notes

Samsung's union voted ~74% in favor of a compensation deal to end the possibility of an 18-day strike, Spotify launches a Podcast Clips feature, and Nvidia retires the GeForce Control Panel after 20 years.Check out the show notes here.

The FBI and DHS ramp up tracking on “anti-tech extremism, China imposes travel restrictions on some AI workers, the Dutch government blocks Kyndryl from acquiring IT provider Solvinity.Show Notes

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek announces a permanent 75% price cut for tokens, Mark Gurman reports iOS 27 includes a Camera app update allowing settings to be moved around, and an HP BIOS update pushed by Windows Update rendered some high-end laptops unbootable. Check out the show notes here.

Activision Blizzard shareholders agree to $250 million ​“Call of Duty” settlement. Quantum computing stocks gain momentum, Google appeals federal ruling over monopolized online search.Show Notes

Apple Taps iPhone 17 Pro for Exclusive MLS Broadcast, Waymo Halts Robotaxi Operations in Major Cities Due to Severe Weather, and Google Launches Gemini Spark: Autonomous AI Agent Rivals OpenClaw.Link to Show Notes

Nvidia Has Largely Conceded the Chinese AI Chip Market Due to Tightening U.S. Export Restrictions, Data Center Waste Heat Can Raise Local Temperatures by 4 Degrees, andAnthropic Projected to Reach First Profitable Quarter with $10.9 Billion Revenue.Link to Show Notes

Samsung's union pauses a planned strike to vote on a proposed deal, Google I/O demoed further AI integrations into Google apps, and Discord enables end-to-end encryption for voice and video calls by default. Check out the show notes here.