Belle Lin / Wall Street Journal:
Large US corporations are not ditching core business software for AI yet, instead seeking better vendor deals and “vibe-coding” smaller apps and customizations  —  Tech leaders at large corporations say that, for now, they're vibe-coding their own small, custom apps, and putting pressure on their software vendors

The Lord of the Rings: Shadows of the Past will develop a story from Fellowship of the Ring, Colbert and Peter Jackson revealed.

Nikkei Asia:
Sources: worsening supply constraints in CPUs made by Intel and AMD add a fresh blow to PC and server makers already hit by a severe memory chip shortage  —  TAIPEI — Worsening supply constraints in central processing units made by Intel and AMD are adding fresh pain for PC …

Financial Times:
Sources: China bars Manus co-founders Xiao Hong and Ji Yichao from leaving the country as it reviews whether Meta's $2B acquisition of Manus violates FDI rules  —  Deal scrutiny deepens over official fears of strategic tech flowing overseas  —  China has restricted two co-founders of Manus …

Mike Scarcella / Reuters:
The Trump administration settles the 2022 Murthy v. Missouri case, preventing the Surgeon General, CDC, and CISA from pressuring social media to suppress speech  —  The Trump administration has agreed to a settlement that will bar three federal agencies from pressuring social media companies …