**Sam Altman’s concerns about bots making social media feel 'fake'** highlight AI’s societal impact, while **Cognition AI's substantial $400 million funding round and Google’s expansion of AI Mode to new languages underscore rapid innovation, and Anthropic’s endorsement of California’s AI safety bill** points to increasing regulatory focus.

• Sam Altman says that bots are making social media feel ‘fake’ — TechCrunch -
• Pinecone founder Edo Liberty discusses why the next big AI breakthrough starts with search, at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 — TechCrunch -
• Cognition AI defies turbulence with a $400M raise at $10.2B valuation — TechCrunch -

• Google’s AI Mode adds 5 new languages including Hindi, Japanese, and Korean — TechCrunch -
• AI will consume all of IT by 2030—but not all IT jobs, Gartner says — Ars Technica -
• Anthropic endorses California’s AI safety bill, SB 53 — TechCrunch -
• Y Combinator-backed Motion raises fresh $38M to build the Microsoft Office of AI agents — TechCrunch -
• Amazon Music’s new AI feature generates personalized playlists every Monday — TechCrunch -

The day features **Netskope’s cybersecurity IPO amidst data breaches at VC giant Insight Partners and Salesloft, alongside lawsuits against Meta alleging security failures and suppressed children's safety research, while Signal offers new chat backup plans**.

• Netskope follows Rubrik as a rare cybersecurity IPO, both backed by Lightspeed — TechCrunch -
• Former WhatsApp security boss in lawsuit likens Meta’s culture to a “cult” — Ars Technica -
• VC giant Insight Partners notifies staff and limited partners after data breach — TechCrunch -

• Signal introduces free and paid backup plans for your chats — TechCrunch -
• Salesloft says Drift customer data thefts linked to March GitHub account hack — TechCrunch -
• Meta suppressed children’s safety research, 4 whistleblowers claim — TechCrunch -

Space DOTS' funding for orbital threat insights and **SpaceX’s acquisition of EchoStar spectrum for Starlink's direct-to-phone service mark significant space industry developments, while Polestar unveils its new electric sedan and Uber partners on autonomous vehicle testing in Germany**.

• Space DOTS raises $1.5M seed round to provide insights on orbital threats — TechCrunch -
• On a day of rebranding at the Pentagon, this name change slipped under the radar — Ars Technica -
• EchoStar to sell spectrum to SpaceX after FCC threatened to revoke licenses — Ars Technica -

• The Polestar 5 electric sedan makes its world debut — Ars Technica -
• F1 in Italy: Look what happens when the downforce comes off — Ars Technica -
• Congress and Trump may compromise on the SLS rocket by axing its costly upper stage — Ars Technica -
• SpaceX strikes $17B deal to buy EchoStar’s spectrum for Starlink’s direct-to-phone service — TechCrunch -
• Uber and Momenta to test autonomous vehicles in Germany in 2026 — TechCrunch -

From Intel's leadership changes and **Databricks' $100 billion valuation to PubMatic’s antitrust lawsuit against Google and Google’s concession on the open web’s decline**, the tech business landscape shows dynamic shifts and legal challenges.

• Intel’s chief executive of products departs among other leadership changes — TechCrunch -
• Nuclear startup Deep Fission goes public in a curious SPAC — TechCrunch -
• In court filing, Google concedes the open web is in “rapid decline” — Ars Technica -

• Flexport’s Ryan Petersen on building through chaos at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 — TechCrunch -
• Databricks confirms new $100B valuation on $4B ARR — TechCrunch -
• Adtech company PubMatic sues Google over monopoly violations — TechCrunch -
• More than 10 European startups became unicorns this year — TechCrunch -
• InDrive has big plans to become a global ‘super app’ where others have failed — TechCrunch -

Anticipation builds for Apple's iPhone 17 announcement, while Bluesky adds private bookmarks and Spotify introduces new smart filters, as **YouTube’s exclusive NFL broadcast attracts millions and lost clickwheel iPod games are preserved**.

• Bluesky adds private bookmarks — TechCrunch -
• How to watch Apple announce the iPhone 17 — TechCrunch -
• iPhone 17, the ‘thinnest iPhone ever,’ and everything else we’re expecting out of Apple’s hardware event — TechCrunch -

• All 54 lost clickwheel iPod games have now been preserved for posterity — Ars Technica -
• YouTube’s first exclusive NFL broadcast attracts over 17M viewers — TechCrunch -
• Spotify’s new ‘smart filters’ let you screen library content by activity, genre, or mood — TechCrunch -
• Tiny Vinyl is a new pocketable record format for the Spotify age — Ars Technica -

A **Supreme Court boost for Trump’s attempt to fire an FTC Democrat** signals ongoing political and regulatory friction in the technology sector.

• Trump’s attempt to fire FTC Democrat gets a boost from Supreme Court — Ars Technica -

News covers the passing of Nobel laureate David Baltimore at 87, a new trailer for the film 'Wake Up Dead Man', and opportunities to volunteer at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025.

• Nobel laureate David Baltimore dead at 87 — Ars Technica -
• Benoit Blanc goes full Gothic in Wake Up Dead Man trailer — Ars Technica -
• Get behind the scenes at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 by volunteering — TechCrunch -