Daily Tech Headlines

Spotify and Peloton announce a partnership to bring fitness classes to Premium subscribers, Chinese regulators block Meta's acquisition of AI company Manus, and OpenAI and Microsoft further amend the partnership agreement. Check out the show notes here.

Unionized workers disrupt Samsung chip production, Intel shares have best day since 1987, Alibaba expands Qwen AI into vehicles.Show Notes

Microsoft Offers Buyouts to 7% of U.S. Staff Based on "Rule of 70", DeepSeek Launches V4 AI Models with 1M Context Length, WhatsApp Partners with PayU to Launch Prepaid Phone Recharges in India.Link to Show Notes

Artemis II Beams 4K Video from Moon to Earth with Laser Communications, Meta AI Rolls Out Parental Supervision for Teen Chat Topics, and Apple Rushes Out Update to Block FBI Access to 'Deleted' Signal Messages.Link to Show Notes

SpaceX plans to acquire AI coding startup Cursor for $60 billion, Meta wants employee workday activity to train AI models, Anthropic’s Mythos Preview model fixes 271 vulnerabilities in latest Firefox release.Show Notes

Amazon Commits $5 Billion More to Anthropic, Securing $100 Billion AWS Cloud Deal, UK Regulator Ofcom Launches Investigation into Telegram Over Child Sexual Abuse Allegations, and FAA Mandates Investigation After Blue Origin New Glenn Launch Failure.Link to Show Notes.

Adobe announces corporate AI agents and partners with over 30 AI platforms, Huawei opens preorders for passport-style foldable phone in China, and Germany's chancellor argues regulations around industrial AI should be reduced compared to consumer offerings. Check out the show notes here.

Anthropic launches Claude Design, Mac mini gets harder to buy, TCL expands its Mini LED TV lineup. Show Notes