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Alibaba to Ban Claude Code in the Workplace Over Alleged Backdoor Risks
Key Takeaways Alibaba will restrict Claude Code in workplace environments beginning July 10, according to Reuters, citing alleged embedded backdoor risks. The move follows Anthropic’s earlier accusation that Alibaba ran the largest AI distillation scheme on record, using 25,000 fake accounts to train its Qwen models on Claude’s outputs. Meta…
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Apple Plans Five New iPhones Through 2027, Explores Chinese Chip Suppliers as Foldable Push Accelerates
Key Takeaways Apple plans to launch at least five new iPhone models between the second half of 2026 and the first half of 2027, according to Nikkei Asia. The company has raised its foldable iPhone production target to roughly 10 million units, up from an earlier estimate of 7 to…
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Meta Quietly Launches Pocket, an AI App for Building Playable Mini-Games From Text
Key Takeaways Pocket lets users generate small interactive experiences called “gizmos” from text prompts, then share them in a scrollable discovery feed. The app quietly went live on June 29 but wasn’t publicly noticed until reverse engineer Alessandro Paluzzi spotted it on July 2. Pocket grew out of Meta’s 2025…
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EU’s Top Court Upholds Google’s Record €4.1 Billion Android Antitrust Fine
Key Takeaways The EU Court of Justice confirmed a €4.125 billion ($4.7 billion) fine against Google and Alphabet, ending the case after nearly eight years of litigation. The penalty stems from a 2018 European Commission decision accusing Google of abusing Android’s popularity to shut out search rivals. Judges rejected every…
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OpenAI Proposes Handing Trump Administration a 5% Stake Amid Washington Pressure
Key Takeaways OpenAI has proposed a 5% U.S. government stake worth roughly $42.6 billion, based on its $852 billion valuation from March. The plan would extend to rival AI companies, asking them to hand over similar stakes through a government-run vehicle. Altman has discussed the idea directly with President Trump,…
