Mason Boycott-Owen / Politico:
The UK's GCHQ believes ~100 countries have procured cyber intrusion software, such as Pegasus, suggesting the barrier to get access to the tech is dropping  —  GLASGOW — More than half of the world's nation states are believed to have purchased technology that could be capable of hacking …

Will Dunham / Reuters:
Sony AI says its autonomous ping pong robot is the first robot to attain expert-level performance in a physical sport after beating some top-level human players  —  An autonomous robot ping-pong player dubbed Ace has achieved a milestone for AI and robotics in Tokyo by competing …

The first trailer for Coyote vs. ACME, the Looney Tunes live-action/animated hybrid film, includes many meta jokes against Warner Bros.

It took Tim Cook years to launch Apple into major new hardware categories, such as the smartwatch. But John Ternus could start his tenure right away with an ambitious new project: smart home hardware. All signs point to a strong lineup of new smart home devices coming potentially this fall, putting Apple back in the […]

On Substack:
Substack adds translation tools, and says ~100K publishers earn on the platform, including ~30K outside the US; European creators earn $90M+/year collectively  —  Who changed your life today?  Who stretched your way of seeing the universe?  Who challenged you to think deeper about the culture around you …