Google's Gemini app now generates AI music, while World Labs secured significant funding for integrating AI into 3D workflows, and OpenAI expands its educational reach in India as Canva experiences revenue growth driven by LLM referral traffic; Indian AI lab Sarvam champions open-source models for diverse devices while **Kana launches with $15M for AI marketing agents, and OpenAI faces a court order regarding its 'Cameo' feature**.
Bluesky integrates Germ for private messaging, while Spotify partners with SeatGeek for concert ticket sales, and Mastodon targets creators with new features as X embraces vertical video updates and **Snapchat+ reaches 25 million subscribers, generating $1 billion in annual recurring revenue**.
Verizon plans to ease phone unlock policies, while Apple rolls out significant changes in its latest OS betas, and Google debuts its new Pixel 10a smartphone; **Audible introduces a 'Read & Listen' feature syncing Kindle e-books with audiobooks, and affordable EV options like the Chevy Bolt and BMW i3 are highlighted for consumers**.
Def Con bans individuals linked to Epstein from its hacking conference, while fintech giant Figure suffered a data breach impacting nearly a million customers, and Microsoft's Copilot AI exposed confidential customer emails due to a bug; Intellexa's Predator spyware was reportedly used to hack a journalist's iPhone in Angola.
**Etsy sold Depop to eBay for $1.2 billion, while Amazon halted its Blue Jay robotics project**; startups like Heron Power and DG Matrix raised substantial funding for grid-altering technology and smarter data center power, and Google Cloud offers advice for struggling startups, alongside a former Microsoft PM aiming to disrupt the identity management market.
Microsoft unveiled glass as a new 10,000-year data storage medium, while the FDA reversed its rejection of Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine; Tesla avoided a California suspension by removing 'Autopilot' branding, and the EPA faces a lawsuit for revoking a greenhouse gas finding.