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How the TeamPCP hacker group exploited the trust model and open source distribution method to compromise and inject malware into more than 1,000 pieces of software (Matt Kapko/CyberScoop)

By Stacey D. WallsJune 19, 2026

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Sources detail how Google is using Nvidia’s playbook to build an AI chip company, including providing $3.2 billion to fund a New York data center leasing TPUs from Anthropic (Wall Street Journal)

By Stacey D. WallsJune 19, 2026

Wall Street Journal: Sources detail how Google is using Nvidia’s playbook to build an AI chip company, including providing $3.2…

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Elastic has agreed to acquire AI site reliability engineering startup Deductive AI for up to $85 million; CRV led Deductive AI’s $7.5M funding round in 2025 (Marina Temkin/TechCrunch)

By Stacey D. WallsJune 19, 2026

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Intel Appoints Former SK Hynix CEO Seok-Hee Lee as Executive Vice President of Intel Foundry; Naga Chandrasekaran to lead technology development and front-end manufacturing (Juby Babu/Reuters)

By Stacey D. WallsJune 18, 2026

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Sources: Meta is under contract to purchase approximately 1.6 GW of compute capacity from Crusoe across two data centers in Texas and Missouri (Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsJune 18, 2026

Bloomberg: Sources: Meta is under contract to purchase approximately 1.6 GW of compute capacity from Crusoe across two data centers…

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Rockstar Games announces that pre-orders for Grand Theft Auto VI will go live on June 25; TTWO jumps 5%+ (Zack Zwiezen/Kotaku)

By Stacey D. WallsJune 18, 2026

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Seattle-based Gradial, which makes AI agents that automate enterprise marketing workflows, raised a $65 million Series C led by Insight Partners at a valuation of $675 million (Kerry Flynn/Axios)

By Stacey D. WallsJune 18, 2026

Kerry Flynn / Axios: Seattle-based Gradial, which makes AI agents that automate enterprise marketing workflows, raised a $65 million Series…

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Former Gojek CEO and Indonesian Education Minister Nadiem Makarim is accused of receiving approximately $46 million in rewards linked to a contract to purchase Chromebooks for schools (Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsJune 18, 2026

Featured Podcasts Access: Billionaire pays AI researchers to stay away from big tech A show about the inside conversations of…

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Intel stock jumps about 9% in premarket trading after Trump says, “Apple has agreed to work with Intel to design and build its chips in America” (Kai Nicol-Schwarz/CNBC)

By Stacey D. WallsJune 18, 2026

Featured Podcasts Great discussion: After ringing the bell A podcast mainly about technology. Presented weekly by Angela Du, Sally Shin,…

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SpaceX’s Cursor deal illustrates the power of public markets, which could help SpaceX narrow the gap with Anthropic and OpenAI through acquisitions (New York Times)

By Stacey D. WallsJune 18, 2026

Featured Podcasts Great discussion: After ringing the bell A podcast mainly about technology. Presented weekly by Angela Du, Sally Shin,…

Rubio courts Tajikistan as Washington hunts for antimony – The Diplomat

UAE, Russia and the next phase of India’s defense export – The Diplomat

US Congress should ask itself what happened in Karakalpakstan – The Diplomat

Why foreign companies are reassessing their portfolio in China – The Diplomat

Trial against Orda.kz publisher begins – The Diplomat

Automakers report mixed U.S. sales results as hybrids drive market

US auto industry faces uncertainty without USMCA extension

Lamborghini unveils its new Urus performance hybrid SUV after abandoning electric vehicles

American Airlines opens take-out lounge at New York’s JFK

Nike (NKE) Q4 2026 Results

Trump fears no one will show up for his July 4 speech

Trump hands election to Democrats by holding midterm convention

Mike Johnson groans in defeat after SCOTUS overturns Trump on citizenship rights

House Democrats to force vote to cut Trump’s arms fund

Supreme Court condemns Republicans in midterms with ruling on mail-in voting

Higharc, which uses AI to help homebuilders with design and construction, raised a $95 million Series C round led by Insight Partners, bringing its total funding to more than $170 million (Lauren Ohnesorge/Triangle Business Journal)

Alex Karp calls U.S. reliance on AI labs for military technology ‘crazy,’ discusses AI costs for businesses and touts Palantir’s Nvidia Nemotron deal for U.S. agencies (Ty Roush/Forbes)

Venice AI, which provides access to more than 200 AI models while allowing users to maintain their privacy, raised a $65 million Series A led by Dragonfly at a valuation of $1 billion (Ram Iyer/TechCrunch)

Oxmiq, which aims to combine GPUs, CPUs and a tensor engine into a single block of IP that it can license, has raised $35 million led by Samsung Catalyst Fund and Fudomo (Max A. Cherney/Reuters)

How the rapid rise of AI capabilities in the United States and China is driving both a transformation in the use of AI in the workplace and sudden shifts in policy and markets (Ethan Mollick/One Useful Thing)

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How the TeamPCP hacker group exploited the trust model and open source distribution method to compromise and inject malware into more than 1,000 pieces of software (Matt Kapko/CyberScoop)

Sources detail how Google is using Nvidia’s playbook to build an AI chip company, including providing $3.2 billion to fund a New York data center leasing TPUs from Anthropic (Wall Street Journal)

Elastic has agreed to acquire AI site reliability engineering startup Deductive AI for up to $85 million; CRV led Deductive AI’s $7.5M funding round in 2025 (Marina Temkin/TechCrunch)

Intel Appoints Former SK Hynix CEO Seok-Hee Lee as Executive Vice President of Intel Foundry; Naga Chandrasekaran to lead technology development and front-end manufacturing (Juby Babu/Reuters)

Sources: Meta is under contract to purchase approximately 1.6 GW of compute capacity from Crusoe across two data centers in Texas and Missouri (Bloomberg)

Rockstar Games announces that pre-orders for Grand Theft Auto VI will go live on June 25; TTWO jumps 5%+ (Zack Zwiezen/Kotaku)

Seattle-based Gradial, which makes AI agents that automate enterprise marketing workflows, raised a $65 million Series C led by Insight Partners at a valuation of $675 million (Kerry Flynn/Axios)

Former Gojek CEO and Indonesian Education Minister Nadiem Makarim is accused of receiving approximately $46 million in rewards linked to a contract to purchase Chromebooks for schools (Bloomberg)

Intel stock jumps about 9% in premarket trading after Trump says, “Apple has agreed to work with Intel to design and build its chips in America” (Kai Nicol-Schwarz/CNBC)

SpaceX’s Cursor deal illustrates the power of public markets, which could help SpaceX narrow the gap with Anthropic and OpenAI through acquisitions (New York Times)