• China is catching up to Elon Musk’s reusable rockets — TechCrunch - 16:51
• Disney+ is considering a free streaming tier, report says — TechCrunch - 16:29
• Dumb Co dared me to trade my iPhone for a hacked flip phone — TechCrunch - 16:06
• Disable auto-play and infinite scroll or risk massive fines, EU tells Meta — Ars Technica - 15:46
• NASA sure seems to be asking an awful lot of private space stations — Ars Technica - 15:15
• Oratomic raises $300M to build a viable quantum computer that needs only 20K qubits — TechCrunch - 15:00
• Netflix could be planning ‘always-on’ live TV channels — TechCrunch - 14:53
• EU threatens Meta with fines over addictive features on Facebook and Instagram — TechCrunch - 14:19
• Florida ransomware negotiator convicted for helping ransomware gang extort US companies — TechCrunch - 14:11
• Volkswagen Group tells its board how to fix it, unions disagree — Ars Technica - 13:51

OpenAI's GPT 5.6 is confirmed as the preferred model for Microsoft Copilot 365, reinforcing their collaboration despite earlier rumors.

• OpenAI says GPT 5.6 is the ‘preferred model’ for Microsoft Copilot 365 amid breakup chatter — TechCrunch -

India's smartphone manufacturing sector is entering a new phase with a Vivo joint venture, building on the success seen after Apple's expansion in the country.

• After Apple, India’s smartphone manufacturing boom enters new phase with Vivo JV — TechCrunch -

Two new exchange-traded funds have launched, offering investors options to explicitly exclude companies founded, controlled, or led by Elon Musk, including Tesla and SpaceX.

• Don’t want to invest in Elon Musk? Two new ETFs explicitly exclude him — TechCrunch -