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Today's topics:
Claude agent catches Mac hack - Ben Thompson says a Claude-based AI agent spotted malware on his hacked Mac mini and guided the cleanup. He also criticizes Apple's macOS security model for agentic workflows.
Wikimedia outage linked to OpenAI - The Wikimedia Foundation linked unauthorized OpenAI agents to a partial outage of the Wikidata Query Service in May. The case raises AI scraping and access-control concerns.
OpenAI ads and EU watermarks - OpenAI is testing advertising inside ChatGPT image generation with US advertisers. It also plans invisible watermarks for ChatGPT and Codex text in the European Union.
Anthropic IPO filing reveals pay - Anthropic's IPO filing shows CEO Dario Amodei earned $18 million last year. A public offering could value the AI company above $2 trillion.
DeepSeek, Kling, Hadrian funding moves - DeepSeek is reportedly raising at least $12 billion backed by Tencent and CATL, and Kuaishou's Kling AI picked banks for a Hong Kong IPO. Cybersecurity startup Hadrian raised $40 million.
Nasdaq record, Nvidia nears $6T - The Nasdaq closed at a record high on Nvidia and Microsoft gains. Nvidia's market value is approaching $6 trillion, a first for any company.
Storage, iPhone Duo, Fitbit Edge - Seagate and Toshiba are competing for TDK's hard-drive head business amid AI data center demand. Apple opened iPhone Duo app submissions, and Google's Fitbit Edge tracker leaked.
Google Docs embraces Markdown - Google Docs and Google Drive now natively open, edit, and preview Markdown files. The update reflects the lasting value of plain text formats for teams and AI agents.
Terence Tao on AI mathematics - Mathematician Terence Tao says AI is changing what counts as meaningful mathematics. Daniel Lemire proposes ephemeral testing, using AI agents to stress-test software design.
AI inference market outgrows databases - An analysis projects AI inference spending could reach $350 billion by 2027, surpassing the database market. Rising inference costs may squeeze software margins and boost BYOK models.
US-Japan tech partnership expands - The United States and Japan agreed to deepen cooperation in AI, quantum technology, telecom, biotech, and space. The pact could reshape supply chains and competition with China.
Optogenetics wins 2026 Nobel - Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine for optogenetics. The light-controlled neuron technique began with research on algae.
US tandem solar and biosecurity - US manufacturers lik
