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Meta has told employees they must return to the office three days a week, the strictest policy change since the pandemic, @SylviaVarnham reports.

Toshiba and Toray Industries are developing new technologies that produces cheaper "green" hydrogen, part of efforts geared toward promoting the use of the clean-burning fuel.

The White House announced several measures designed to combat racism in the home appraisal process, targeting algorithmic bias and underrepresentation in the profession.

NASA, Boeing delay the first crewed flight test of the Starliner capsule…again

Meta says it will block Facebook news in California if recently advanced bill becomes law

The founder of Apollo, a popular third-party app, said Reddit is charging it $20 million a year to continue using Reddit's API.

Airbnb sues New York City over a new law the company calls a "de facto ban against short-term rentals"; the city plans to begin enforcing the law in July 2023 (@itsdoyinsola / Reuters)

NASA and Boeing are standing down from plans to send a crewed flight test of its Starliner spacecraft to and from the International Space Station

Sci-fi author Neal Stephenson says the metaverse's foundations are maturing. New mixed reality headsets from Meta and Apple could help his case.

Kremlin claims Apple helped NSA spy on diplomats via iPhone backdoor

Elon Musk wrapped up his first visit to China since the pandemic.

The company creates a $1 million fund to support proposals exploring using AI technologies to automate cybersecurity functions, such as patching bugs and even creating 'honey pots.'

Turncoat drone story shows why we should fear people, not AIs

Fidelity cuts Reddit valuation by 41%

Altman came out in favor of “appropriate safety requirements, including internal and external testing prior to release” for A.I. software.

Hong Kong has a new crypto regime, but its success at transforming into a digital-asset hub is far from assured, @Suvajourno writes in the Bloomberg Crypto newsletter

Volkswagen is partnering with Cisco to install software in cars so that drivers can conduct work meetings on the road

iHeartMedia tells employees to steer clear of ChatGPT

NASA panel: No convincing evidence for extraterrestrial life connected with UAPs

Elon Musk: Twitter boss reclaims title of world's richest person

Tesla shares are unlikely to get a boost from the AI frenzy, an analyst says

Although the Jordanian market is small compared to other emerging markets like India or Indonesia, it boasts favorable policies for EV buyers. This has made the Middle Eastern country an unlikely battleground for Chinese EV makers

Broadcom, one of the world’s biggest chipmakers, says AI spending is helping fuel sales, but not enough to offset a broader post-pandemic slowdown

In a report published today, Russia’s FSB intelligence service claims that at the beginning of the year, it detected targeted attacks dating back to 2019 against a group of iPhones after analyzing the company’s own corporate network traffic.

Crypto fans are now paying a price for Bitcoin’s weakened correlation with stocks as the digital token retreats and AI hype spurs tech shares

US lawmakers say Brazil low-carbon fuel program blocks US companies

Short sellers in semiconductor stocks are taking a beating this year as increased interest in artificial intelligence fueled a blistering rally in some names

Meta revealed a new VR headset, the Meta Quest 3, coinciding with the company’s latest video game push.

Apple is expected to announce its WatchOS 10 update at WWDC and we're hoping to see deeper sleep insights, additional uses for the temperature sensor and more.

Google, Nvidia and Microsoft are offering AI startup founders what traditional VC can't—access to in-demand resources like GPUs, @KateClarkTweets writes in Dealmaker.

Apollo app developer Christian Selig criticizes Reddit's decision to introduce 'unaffordable' API charges, which could set him back $20 million per year.

Salesforce could be repositioning itself as a data company

Meta threatens to pull all news from California rather than pay El Reg a penny

LyondellBasell to test new furnace tech in push to cut emissions

The California Journalism Preservation Act would mandate that large digital platforms pay 'journalism usage fees.' Meta says it's a 'slush fund' to benefit big, out-of-state media companies.

Would you ever consider generative AI an artist? Lawsuits have been filed arguing the question. @NateLanxon and @jackiedavalos1 dive into the topic with experts this week Stream new episodes of AI IRL Wednesdays at 8:30pm EST

Binance plans to delist 12 privacy coins, including Zcash and Monero, in France, Italy, Poland, and Spain on June 26, citing "ongoing compliance processes" (@yogita_khatri5 / The Block)

Anker launches new and more affordable 100W USB-C Charger alongside 30W adapter [Deal]

Cowen is shuttering a digital-asset unit that was launched to offer institutional clients access to crypto trading

Vimeo will stop supporting its TV apps on June 27th

Quest 3 won’t replace Quest 2 for "quite a while," confirms Meta

Legal tech firm Casepoint investigates breach after hackers claim theft of government data

Simrath Sangha began trading regularly during the pandemic. Now, she enters dozens of stock and options trades each week while dispensing investing tips to a group on Discord. Here's what she says about her approach.

Reddit will charge hefty fees to the many third-party apps that access its data

SoftBank-Backed Habi Plans Mexico Growth With IDB Invest Funding

Commissioner Thierry Breton says the EU plans to subject Twitter and other companies to a voluntary stress test in June to measure how well they comply with DSA (@samschech / Wall Street Journal)

Apple responds to dubious iPhone security claim by Russia, vowing to never create a backdoor to iOS

European Union regulators plan to subject Twitter to a stress test to determine how well it complies with Europe’s new digital-content law

Apple denies FSB's claims that it worked with NSA, saying it "never worked with any government to insert a backdoor into any Apple product and never will" (Reuters)

In today's Bloomberg Deals, we're talking about how once hot startups became "unicorpses," plus a brewing Brookfield deal and Mr. SPAC leaves Credit Suisse.

First an attorney admits citing non-existent court cases hallucinated by OpenAI's ChatGPT Now this judge has told lawyers to certify that they have not used AI to prepare their documents – or that if they do, that the output has been verified Full story

The Russian government accuses Apple of close cooperation with US intelligence, though Kaspersky refrains from tying the spyware to any group.

Meta beats Apple to the mixed-reality punch with $499 Quest 3 coming this fall

Twitter has not removed recent posts from verified subscribers that violated the social media platform's hateful conduct policy, according to a new report released by the Center for Countering Digital Hate.

Monthly crypto exchange volume tumbled in May, hitting 32-month low

Fintech giant Stripe is getting into the credit game

During a Silicon Valley tour later in June, a EU team plans to review Twitter’s content moderation decisions to measure compliance with a new law that takes effect this summer

Anyone that messes with cryptocurrencies almost certainly sometimes uses MetaMask, the ubiquitous browser wallet most closely associated with Ethereum.

Billionaire twins Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss’ Gemini crypto exchange plans to apply for a digital-asset license in the UAE

Amazon said it disagreed with the FTC but will pay $30m to settle the allegations Full story

Apple Planning 53 New or Revamped Apple Store Locations Through 2027

Apple is planning 53 new or remodeled stores worldwide through 2027, with a major expansion in the works for Asia and overhauls underway for the US and Europe

"Microsoft publicly touts that if you run their software on Azure versus other vendors like AWS and GCP, it's five times cheaper or it's more expensive to run on us basically because of the tax customers have to pay to Microsoft" Full story

Google has called out Microsoft's cloud licensing 'tax' that forces customers to pay more to use MS software on non-Azure clouds "Any enterprise company will be impacted negatively if things are not resolved properly," GCP's head of platform told us

Post-apocalyptic cat platformer ‘Stray’ coming for Apple silicon Macs

There may be light at the end of the tunnel for Salesforce.

Bloomberg: Apple planning over 50 new or rebuilt retail stores around the world

New radar technology capable of offering 3D insights into hurricanes and other storms is poised to move ahead, after years of fits and starts.

Amazon's North America fulfillment head is leaving

Kaspersky says attackers hacked staff iPhones with unknown malware

Exclusive: Apple is planning an Apple Store expansion that will push it deeper into China and India while overhauling existing US stores

Apple Says Original 12-Inch MacBook Will Be Obsolete at End of June

Motorola launches two Razr phones, including the $999 Razr Plus with a 3.6" outer display, an inner 6.9" 165Hz 1080p panel, and Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset (@allisonjo1 / The Verge)

Meta announces over 20 new games for Quest headsets

Without annual budgets, Spotify's podcast executives haven’t been able to greenlight new shows or approve travel allowances

SVB Securities prepares management buyout backed by Baupost - WSJ

Motorola bets on style and a huge external screen to turn Galaxy Z Flip fan's heads.

Meta Platforms announced a thinner, more powerful VR headset, the Meta Quest 3, days ahead of an event from rival Apple

Elon Musk is accused of insider trading by investors in Dogecoin lawsuit