Anthropic's new user data policy, Will Smith's AI video controversy, and MathGPT.ai's educational expansion highlight the diverse impacts of AI, while venture capital for European unicorns and Maisa AI underscores significant investment in AI for enterprise solutions and startup growth.

• Anthropic users face a new choice – opt out or share your chats for AI training — TechCrunch -
• AI or not, Will Smith’s crowd video is fresh cringe — TechCrunch -
• MathGPT.ai, the ‘cheat-proof’ tutor and teaching assistant, expands to over 50 institutions — TechCrunch -

• Investors are loving Lovable — TechCrunch -
• AI hires or human hustle? Inside the next frontier of startup operations at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 — TechCrunch -
• How a 16-year-old company is easing small businesses into AI — TechCrunch -
• The personhood trap: How AI fakes human personality — Ars Technica -
• More than 10 European startups became unicorns this year — TechCrunch -
• Maisa AI gets $25M to fix enterprise AI’s 95% failure rate — TechCrunch -

TransUnion's data breach affecting millions, a critical vulnerability in Passwordstate, and controversial research on passkey security underscore the ongoing challenges in digital security and user data protection.

• High-severity vulnerability in Passwordstate credential manager. Patch now. — Ars Technica -
• Unpacking Passkeys Pwned: Possibly the most specious research in decades — Ars Technica -
• TransUnion says hackers stole 4.4 million customers’ personal information — TechCrunch -

The Trump administration's deal with Intel, Mississippi's new age assurance law impacting social networks, and a stumble in US clean tech manufacturing investment illustrate significant government and economic interventions, alongside Mark Cuban's efforts to disrupt healthcare costs and TransBnk's fintech advancements in India.

• Trump administration’s deal is structured to prevent Intel from selling foundry unit — TechCrunch -
• Mississippi’s age assurance law puts decentralized social networks to the test — TechCrunch -
• US manufacturing investment stumbles as clean tech cancellations pile up — TechCrunch -

• Mark Cuban’s war on America’s $5 trillion healthcare machine: ‘They can’t react as quickly’ — TechCrunch -
• With India’s corporate banking lagging decades behind consumer fintech, TransBnk raises $25M to bridge the gap — TechCrunch -

GM's rollout of NACS adapters, Porsche's addition of digital keys and in-car gaming to the Macan Electric, and the impending need for EV charging dongles highlight the evolving landscape of electric vehicle technology and user experience.

• As GM prepares to switch its EVs to NACS, it has some new adapters — Ars Technica -
• Porsche adds digital keys, in-car gaming to 2026 Macan Electric — Ars Technica -
• Get ready, EV owners: Here come the dongles — TechCrunch -

Research into Central American mammoth genetics, significant funding for Commonwealth Fusion Systems, and the discovery of a new ankylosaur species showcase advancements in paleontology and clean energy, while the Trump administration's comments on the Endangered Species List spark environmental policy debate.

• Genetically, Central American mammoths were weird — Ars Technica -
• Nvidia, Google, and Bill Gates help Commonwealth Fusion Systems raise $863M — TechCrunch -
• Trump admin dismisses Endangered Species List as “Hotel California” — Ars Technica -

• New dinosaur species is the punk rock version of an ankylosaur — Ars Technica -

Threads' new long-form text feature, the shutdown of TypePad, and Honor's Magic V5 foldable phone illustrate developments in social media, legacy services, and mobile hardware, while **Framer, a no-code website builder, reaches a $2 billion valuation** reflecting growth in web development tools.

• Video player looks like a 1-inch TV from the ’60s and is wondrous, pointless fun — Ars Technica -
• Threads tests a way to share long-form text on the platform — TechCrunch -
• Blogging service TypePad is shutting down and taking all blog content with it — Ars Technica -

• No-code website builder Framer reaches $2B valuation — TechCrunch -
• Honor’s slim Magic V5 foldable is fun to use, minus the huge camera bump — TechCrunch -

SpaceX's Falcon 9 continues to demonstrate exceptional performance, vindicating its "dumb" approach to reusable rocket technology and setting new milestones in space transport.

• With recent Falcon 9 milestones, SpaceX vindicates its “dumb” approach to reuse — Ars Technica -

The recent ousting of the CDC director, just weeks after Senate confirmation, signals significant changes in public health leadership.

• CDC director has been ousted just weeks after Senate confirmation — Ars Technica -