Hassan Mujtaba / Wccftech:
Memory chip vendors say CXMT's DDR5 prices match Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron, and it has a supply advantage in client markets as it is not prioritizing HBM  —  CXMT's DDR5 memory is apparently not as cheap to procure as reports claim, falling in the same range as DRAM from other manufacturers.

Dwarkesh Patel / Dwarkesh Podcast:
Q&A with Google DeepMind's Director of AGI Economics Alex Imas and Epoch AI's Phil Trammell on what remains scarce after AGI, redistributing AI wealth, and more  —  “One robot now turns into many robots next year, but the number of ballerinas is the same.”  —  Economics of AGI episode w Alex Imas and Phil Trammell.

Toby Sterling / Reuters:
ASML CEO Christophe Fouquet applauds the EU's tech sovereignty plans but says substantial EU involvement in steering “strategic projects” is a cause for concern  —  The CEO of top European tech firm ASML (ASML.AS) on Friday welcomed most proposals made by the EU Commission this week …

Tanya Pandey / The Economic Times:
Industry data: India's six largest IT companies grew combined revenue from $95.9B in FY23 to $103.1B in FY26, while headcount remained broadly steady at ~1.9M  —  India's top IT companies are achieving revenue growth with stable employee numbers.  This trend highlights a shift towards automation and improved productivity.

Reuters:
French carriers Bouygues Telecom, Orange, and Free-iliad sign an MOU with Altice France to acquire SFR for €20.35B, including debt, expected to close in H2 2027  —  Bouygues Telecom (BOUY.PA), Orange (ORAN.PA) and Free-iliad Group said on Saturday they have signed a memorandum …

Cristina Criddle / Financial Times:
OpenAI plans to overhaul ChatGPT in the coming weeks, turning it into a superapp with coding tools and AI agents to serve as a gateway to higher-margin products  —  $850bn start-up to recast hit chatbot as a route to higher-margin products before a potential IPO.

Isabella Kwai / New York Times:
How LinkedIn is transforming into a “post-cringe” social network as it courts high-profile influencers, who are building audiences on corporate-friendly topics  —  Celebrities and paid influencers have transformed the career-focused platform, which for some users, has become a job unto itself.

Caleb Mutua / Bloomberg:
Report: in May, supply of unsecured bonds from hyperscalers hit $155B YTD, 45%+ more than 2025's total issuance; some AI-infra bond sales are 4x oversubscribed  —  Credit heavyweights like DoubleLine Capital LP and Oaktree Capital Management are buying debt now that can perform …

Robert Wright / Financial Times:
Several UK police forces have been told to stop using AI to prepare court statements, citing concerns that inaccurate outputs could contaminate legal procedures  —  Safeguards must be in place before forces automate justice tasks, says head of Police.AI  —  A number of UK police forces …

Leo Schwartz / The Information:
White House AI advisor Sriram Krishnan says he will leave his role at the end of June; sources: Krishnan plans to start a pro-Trump AI policy institution  —  Sriram Krishnan, a top AI policy advisor in the Trump administration, plans to leave his position at the end of June …

Financial Times:
Raspberry Pi closed up 27%+ on June 5 after saying it expects adjusted EBITDA of at least $38M in H1, putting it on track to beat $42M est. for the full year  —  UK maker of tiny low-cost computers expects ‘robust demand’ to push unit sales above 4mn in first half

Josh Eidelson / Bloomberg:
FOIA docs reveal Amazon's extensive control over delivery drivers it insists are not employees, in a case the NLRB sought to settle on terms favorable to Amazon  —  The feds were pushing a landmark case about Amazon's control of its contract drivers.  Then the president put Amazon's former lawyer in charge.

Max Tani / Semafor:
Kalshi and Polymarket sponsored X posts promoting viral LA mayoral election fraud conspiracy theories; Kalshi says it asked its paid influencers to remove posts  —  THE SCOOP  —  Kalshi on Friday asked some of its paid political influencers to remove X posts that sowed doubt about the integrity …

Elizabeth Dwoskin / Washington Post:
Inside the Trump admin's push to integrate AI into the healthcare system, including an FDA regulatory fast track for digital health tech like AI chatbots  —  The administration is laying the groundwork for chatbots that can diagnose illness and prescribe medicine, but physicians say AI can introduce more problems.

Ramsay Hodgson / Financial Times:
Paris-listed Teleperformance, the world's largest customer service company, has become one of Europe's most shorted stocks, as hedge funds bet on AI disruption  —  Outsourcing companies hit as investors see ‘clean’ disruption risk  —  Hedge funds are betting against the shares and debt …