AI advancements include Nvidia's explanation of DLSS 5 and Apple's teasing of AI advancements at WWDC 2026, while AI applications are transforming the business of law and startups like Littlebird and Gimlet Labs are securing significant funding for AI tools and infrastructure, amidst ethical concerns over AI misuse by teens and political scrutiny of AI labs by Elizabeth Warren.

• Air Street becomes one of the largest solo VCs in Europe with $232M fund — TechCrunch -
• Nvidia CEO tries to explain why DLSS 5 isn’t just “AI slop” — Ars Technica -
• Bernie Sanders’ AI ‘gotcha’ video flops, but the memes are great — TechCrunch -

• Apple sets June date for WWDC 2026, teasing ‘AI advancements’ — TechCrunch -
• As teens await sentencing for nudifying girls, parents aim to sue school — Ars Technica -
• Littlebird raises $11M for its AI-assisted ‘recall’ tool that reads your computer screen — TechCrunch -
• Startup Gimlet Labs is solving the AI inference bottleneck in a surprisingly elegant way — TechCrunch -
• Elizabeth Warren calls Pentagon’s decision to bar Anthropic ‘retaliation’ — TechCrunch -
• Sam Altman-backed fusion startup Helion in talks to sell power to OpenAI — TechCrunch -
• AI is beginning to change the business of law — Ars Technica -

Startup funding rounds continue with **Bengaluru food delivery startup Swish raising $38M and Zipline securing another $200M for drone delivery expansion, while Apple Maps may soon introduce ads and Grab acquires Foodpanda Taiwan for $600 million, and a former Uber executive reflects on past company disputes**.

• Emil Michael, now a senior Pentagon official, says he’ll never forgive Uber investors who ousted him and Kalanick — TechCrunch -
• Bengaluru food delivery startup Swish raises $38M, its third round in 18 months — TechCrunch -
• Despite bitter rivalry, Kalshi, Polymarket CEOs back $35M predictions markets VC fund — TechCrunch -

• Apple Maps may be about to get ads — TechCrunch -
• Zipline snaps up another $200M to fuel its drone delivery expansion — TechCrunch -
• Vibe-coding startup Lovable is on the hunt for acquisitions — TechCrunch -
• DoorDash introduces relief payments for drivers as the Iran-US war drives up gas prices — TechCrunch -
• Leonid Radvinsky, the owner of OnlyFans, has passed away — TechCrunch -
• Grab to buy Foodpanda Taiwan from Delivery Hero for $600 million — TechCrunch -

Recent events include hackers causing cars to fail to start in an Iowa company attack and the public leak of an iPhone exploit kit capable of hacking millions of devices, alongside FBI warnings about Iranian hackers using Telegram and Russian authorities blocking the paywall removal site Archive.today.

• After hackers hit an Iowa company, cars around the country failed to start — Ars Technica -
• Someone has publicly leaked an exploit kit that can hack millions of iPhones — TechCrunch -
• Russian authorities block paywall removal site Archive.today — TechCrunch -

• FBI says Iranian hackers are using Telegram to steal data in malware attacks — TechCrunch -

Government policy shifts are seen with **the US paying TotalEnergies $1 billion to halt offshore wind development and Republicans proposing a $250 annual federal EV tax, while Intuit successfully beats the FTC in court and a bipartisan bill seeks to ban sports betting on prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket**.

• US to pay TotalEnergies $1 billion to stop developing offshore wind in US — Ars Technica -
• Intuit beats FTC in court, ending restrictions on "free" TurboTax ads — Ars Technica -
• Bipartisan bill seeks to ban sports betting on Kalshi and Polymarket — TechCrunch -

• Republicans in Congress add $250 annual federal EV tax to transport bill — Ars Technica -

NASA's Jupiter mission continues to return fascinating science despite potential funding cuts, while a unique NASA satellite is falling out of orbit, prompting a rescue mission, and research offers good news on turning around groundwater crises globally.

• A mission NASA might kill is still returning fascinating science from Jupiter — Ars Technica -
• A bit of good news: It's possible to turn around a groundwater crisis — Ars Technica -
• A unique NASA satellite is falling out of orbit—this team is trying to rescue it — Ars Technica -

LG Display begins mass-producing 1 Hz LCD displays for laptops, Apple sets the WWDC 2026 date to discuss iOS 27 and macOS 27, and a new conductive nail polish aims to enable touchscreen interaction for long fingernails.

• LG Display starts mass-producing LTPO-like 1 Hz LCD displays for laptops — Ars Technica -
• Apple will talk iOS 27, macOS 27, and more at WWDC 2026 on June 8 — Ars Technica -
• Long fingernails vs. touchscreens: This nail polish could help — Ars Technica -

Political challenges arise with Trump's surgeon general pick floundering amid doubts and federal immigration agents making airport arrests during an ongoing federal shutdown.

• Trump's MAHA pick for surgeon general flounders amid GOP doubts — Ars Technica -
• Federal immigration agents filmed making airport arrests as Trump calls in ICE to ease security line delays — TechCrunch -