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Abner Li / 9to5Google: Google rolls out Gemini 3 Deep Think to Google AI Ultra subscribers in the Gemini app, after saying in November it needed “extra time for safety evaluations”  —  After previewing last month with the launch of… Read More »Google rolls out Gemini 3 Deep Think to Google AI Ultra subscribers in the Gemini app, after saying in November it needed “extra time for safety evaluations” (Abner Li/9to5Google)

Chris Metinko / Axios: Lumia, which uses AI to analyze interactions between autonomous agents and humans, raised an $18M seed led by Team8  —  Lumia, which lets companies see AI usage, raised an $18 million seed round led by Team8,… Read More »Lumia, which uses AI to analyze interactions between autonomous agents and humans, raised an $18M seed led by Team8 (Chris Metinko/Axios)

The Information: Sources: Fluidstack, an AI cloud provider that is aiding Google’s effort to expand access to its TPUs, is in talks to raise $700M+ led by Situational Awareness  —  Fluidstack, a cloud provider aiding Google’s AI chip push, is… Read More »Sources: Fluidstack, an AI cloud provider that is aiding Google’s effort to expand access to its TPUs, is in talks to raise $700M+ led by Situational Awareness (The Information)

Jordan Novet / CNBC: Microsoft will increase prices for commercial Office subscriptions on July 1, 2026, including a 33% jump for front-line worker plans like Microsoft 365 F1  —  Microsoft said Thursday that it will increase the prices of Office… Read More »Microsoft will increase prices for commercial Office subscriptions on July 1, 2026, including a 33% jump for front-line worker plans like Microsoft 365 F1 (Jordan Novet/CNBC)

Christina Kyriasoglou / Bloomberg: Phia, founded by Bill Gates’ daughter Phoebe to develop an AI search engine accessed via an extension for Chrome and Safari, raised $30M at a $180M valuation  —  Phoebe Gates, daughter of Microsoft Corp.’s billionaire founder… Read More »Phia, founded by Bill Gates’ daughter Phoebe to develop an AI search engine accessed via an extension for Chrome and Safari, raised $30M at a $180M valuation (Christina Kyriasoglou/Bloomberg)

Reuters: Russia’s Roskomnadzor says it has blocked FaceTime in Russia, claiming the service is being used to organise and “carry out terrorist attacks in the country”  —  Russia has blocked Apple’s (AAPL.O) video-calling app FaceTime, the state communications watchdog said… Read More »Russia’s Roskomnadzor says it has blocked FaceTime in Russia, claiming the service is being used to organise and “carry out terrorist attacks in the country” (Reuters)

Bloomberg: Sources: Polymarket has recruited staff for a market making team that could face off against its customers; Kalshi’s similar unit exposed Kalshi to criticism  —  Polymarket has been recruiting new staff members for an internal market making team that… Read More »Sources: Polymarket has recruited staff for a market making team that could face off against its customers; Kalshi’s similar unit exposed Kalshi to criticism (Bloomberg)

Jay Peters / The Verge: Amazon plans to release its $630 Kindle Scribe Colorsoft and $500 Kindle Scribe on December 10, after announcing them in September, but won’t offer preorders  —  The Kindle Scribe Colorsoft and upgraded Kindle Scribe will… Read More »Amazon plans to release its $630 Kindle Scribe Colorsoft and $500 Kindle Scribe on December 10, after announcing them in September, but won’t offer preorders (Jay Peters/The Verge)

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Meta launches a centralized support hub for Facebook and Instagram, with AI-powered search and an AI assistant to answer queries, in its iOS and Android apps  —  Meta is launching a new centralized support hub for… Read More »Meta launches a centralized support hub for Facebook and Instagram, with AI-powered search and an AI assistant to answer queries, in its iOS and Android apps (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Apple announces its 2025 App Store Award winners and names visual planner Tiimo as the iPhone App of the Year; many of the winning apps have AI integrations  —  Apple on Thursday shared its annual list… Read More »Apple announces its 2025 App Store Award winners and names visual planner Tiimo as the iPhone App of the Year; many of the winning apps have AI integrations (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)