Daily Tech Headlines

California's legislature exempts Linux distros from the Digital Age Assurance Act, Mark Gurman reports Apple was testing a pencil for the foldable, and NASA launches the Nancy Grace Roman Telescope.Check out the show notes here.

South Korea moves toward AI access as public infrastructure, Tencent releases Hy4 Preview, Nvidia's leaked DLSS 5 is out in the wild.Show Notes

Over 100 Tech Leaders Unite to Urge Collaborative AI Cyber Defense Strategies, PayPal Shares Plunge 13% Following Abandoned $53 Billion Acquisition Bid, and Meta Experiments with Robotics to Automate Data Center Operations.Link to Show Notes.

Amazon and Nvidia Expand Partnership with 2 Million GPU Commitment to AWS, Operation Bluebird Launches 'Twitter.now' Amid Trademark Dispute, and OpenAI Extends ChatGPT Ad Program to India.Link to Show Notes

Meta agrees to settle case brought by multiple US states regarding child safety on its platforms, the Australian Recording Industry Association bans AI songs from charts, and ads begin to roll out in Apple Maps. Check out the show notes here.

New Zealand Proposes Social Media Ban for Under-16s, Uber Introduces Live Video Feed Feature for Teen Accounts to Enhance Safety, and Xiaomi Launches In-House Xring O3 Mobile ProcessorLink to Show Notes

ByteDance consolidates AI teams to compete with Tencent, Amazon and Twitch sued over AI training data, and Taiwan indicts employees of Nvidia and Super Micro over illegal exports to China. Check out the show notes here.

Apple reportedly cuts 200+ jobs across Siri & Vision Pro teams, Walmart finally accepts tap-to-pay options, Boise emerges as a Micron AI hub. Show Notes

Samsung Projected to Reclaim Global Smartphone Market Lead Amid Industry Downturn, DeepSeek Launches Experimental Multimodal V4 Flash Model, and New York Surpasses San Francisco in Tech Jobs for the First Time.Link to Show Notes