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Ars Technica
Tech

Anthropic "pauses" token-based billing for its Claude Agent SDK

Anthropic has paused its planned token-based billing changes for the Claude Agent SDK, which would have significantly increased costs for power users and third-party applications.

16 Jun·3 min read
9to5Google
Tech

Lenovo’s Snapdragon X2 Windows laptops are worth your attention amid RAMageddon

Lenovo's Snapdragon X2 Windows laptops offer improved performance and battery life at reasonable prices.

16 Jun·6 min read
Tech News
Hacker News
Tech

GrapheneOS has been ported to Android 17

GrapheneOS has been ported to Android 17 with official releases coming soon.

16 Jun·4 min read
Wired
Tech

Leak Exposes Members of Peter Thiel’s Secretive ‘Dialog’ Society

A leaked directory exposes over 200 members of Peter Thiel's secretive Dialog society, including US officials and tech executives.

16 Jun·7 min read
Wired
Tech

Verizon Simplicity, Verizon Shine, and Verizon Dollars: What You Need to Know

Verizon's new Simplicity plan offers unlimited 5G data for $45 monthly, along with discounted streaming bundles and a 3% cash-back rewards program called Verizon Dollars.

16 Jun·4 min read
TechCrunch
Tech

DOJ claims xAI’s unpermitted gas turbines are a matter of ‘national, economic, and energy security’

The Department of Justice argued that shutting down xAI's unpermitted gas turbines, which power AI supporting military operations, would jeopardize national, economic, and energy security.

16 Jun·3 min read
9to5Google
Tech

Spotify is ditching username sign-in later this year

Spotify will discontinue username sign-in for its platform on September 1, 2026, requiring users to log in with an email address or through linked social accounts instead.

16 Jun·2 min read
Wired
Tech

In Praise of a Dumb House

Jill Kargman advocates for a "dumb house" with analog controls, arguing that smart home technology often creates more problems than it solves for users.

16 Jun·5 min read
The Verge
Tech

The Cybercab is the lightest, most efficient Tesla ever made

Tesla's new Cybercab, a lightweight autonomous two-seater, achieves 165 Watt-hours-per-mile, making it the most efficient electric vehicle on the market.

16 Jun·4 min read
9to5Google
Tech

The Fitbit Air can now be purchased with HSA and FSA accounts in the US

The Fitbit Air is now eligible for purchase using Health Savings Accounts and Flexible Spending Accounts in the United States, increasing its accessibility for consumers.

16 Jun·2 min read
TechCrunch
Tech

Plaud says its software business topped $100M in ARR after shipping over 2M AI notetakers

Plaud, an AI notetaker company, announced its software business achieved over $100 million in annual recurring revenue after selling more than two million AI-powered notetaking devices.

16 Jun·3 min read
The Verge
Tech

Pour one out for Roku City

Roku will become a doorway to Fox content under Lachlan Murdoch's leadership after the acquisition.

16 Jun·6 min read
Wired
Tech

10 Designers Share the Trends Defining Dwellings of Tomorrow

Designers predict homes will become more multipurpose with trends like meditation spaces and shaded outdoor areas.

16 Jun·6 min read
Tech News
Hacker News
Tech

Subquadratic – Introducing SubQ 1.1 Small

SubQ 1.1 Small model achieves near-perfect long-context retrieval with reduced attention compute.

16 Jun·4 min read
TechCrunch
Tech

Robinhood’s note on 10% layoffs shows blaming AI isn’t cutting it

Robinhood lays off 10% of its staff, citing need for a leaner organizational structure.

16 Jun·3 min read
9to5Google
Tech

Steam Machine could launch as early as this month, leak claims

Steam Machine may launch as early as June 22 or 23, according to recent leaks and tweets.

16 Jun·3 min read
Tech News
Hacker News
Tech

Running local models is good now

Local models have improved significantly, now allowing for fast and accurate agentic coding and development tasks on personal machines.

16 Jun·6 min read
Wired
Tech

The Death of the Starter Home

Rising housing costs are making starter homes increasingly unaffordable for many Americans, forcing creative alternatives and delayed homeownership.

16 Jun·16 min read
9to5Google
Tech

What’s new in Android’s June 2026 Google System Updates: WhatsApp backups

Android's June 2026 Google System Updates enable users to manage WhatsApp backups directly through device settings and introduce a "Trusted" badge for eligible Play Store reviewers.

16 Jun·4 min read
Wired
Tech

Anthropic Is Still at Odds With the White House Over Claude Fable 5

Anthropic and the White House remain at odds over export controls on Claude Fable 5, with the administration citing jailbreaking concerns and the company downplaying the risks.

16 Jun·5 min read
Tech News
Hacker News
Tech

Amazon Announces Multibillion-Dollar Data Center in Missouri

Amazon Web Services announced a multibillion-dollar data center campus investment in Missouri, creating over 400 full-time jobs and supporting AWS cloud computing and AI workloads.

16 Jun·4 min read
Tech News
Hacker News
Tech

Reviews have become expensive, rewrites have become cheap

AI-generated code, while technically correct, often leads to over-engineered solutions, making human code reviews more expensive and time-consuming, while AI-powered rewrites become a cheaper alternative.

16 Jun·2 min read
TechCrunch
Tech

Sundar Pichai faces boos, walkout at Stanford graduation ceremony over Google’s Israel, ICE ties

Google CEO Sundar Pichai faced student boos and a walkout at Stanford's graduation over the company's Project Nimbus contract with the Israeli military and its ties to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

15 Jun·3 min read
Ars Technica
Tech

Key mission for Europe's commercial space enterprise scrubbed again

Isar Aerospace's Spectrum rocket experienced its fourth launch scrub in five months due to a fluid systems anomaly, highlighting ongoing challenges for Europe's commercial space ambitions.

15 Jun·4 min read
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