Newslit Daily

Good morning. It’s Thursday, May 21. Today we are covering:

* SpaceX officially files public IPO documents to list on the Nasdaq under the ticker SPCX

* Google launches Antigravity 2.0 at Google IO with a new desktop app, CLI tool, SDK, and two new pricing tiers

* Meta, Snap, and Roblox commit to tougher anti-grooming measures in the UK under Ofcom pressure — TikTok and YouTube passed

* Tech workers turn to anonymous app Blind to navigate the ongoing wave of layoffs across the industry

* Flipper One debuts as an open-source ARM Linux computer in keychain form, aimed at hackers and developers

Good morning. It’s Thursday, May 14. Today we are covering:

* WhatsApp adds an incognito mode for Meta AI chats, with messages that disappear by default

* AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon agree to form a joint venture for satellite-based coverage

* Microsoft retires Copilot Mode on Edge, folding all AI features directly into the browser

* Anthropic reinstates OpenClaw and third-party agent access on Claude subscriptions with a new credit system

* Meta launches Instants, a new ephemeral photo-sharing feature on Instagram and as a standalone iPhone app

Good morning. It’s Thursday, May 7. Today we are covering:

* xAI shares its Colossus 1 supercomputer with Anthropic in a surprise compute partnership

* Thousands of vibe-coded apps are leaking corporate and personal data on the open web

* Genesis AI unveils its first model and demos robotic hands solving a Rubik’s Cube

* Shivon Zilis testimony in the Musk vs. Altman trial ends up hurting Musk‘s own case

* Autonomous vehicle technology finds new applications beyond personal transportation

Good morning. It’s Thursday, April 30. Today we are covering:

* Microsoft, Meta, and Alphabet each raised AI capital expenditure guidance but only one managed to convince investors

* OpenAI’s Codex system prompt bans all discussion of goblins and tells the model to act as if it has a “vivid inner life”

* Meta quietly re-entered crypto with stablecoin payouts for creators in Colombia and the Philippines

* 1X Technologies opens a US factory to manufacture 10,000 humanoid home robots this year

* Satellite connectivity on track to reach 46% of global smartphone shipments by 2030

Good morning. It’s Thursday, April 23. Today we are covering:

* Apple security fix — a bug that let police extract deleted messages from iPhones has been patched

* X and Grok — the platform is handing timeline curation to its AI for Premium users

* Microsoft and Cursor — why Microsoft passed on the AI coding startup SpaceX is now buying

* AI workplace divide — top earners use AI daily at nearly 4x the rate of low-income workers

* Bob Lee’s murder — a new Bloomberg investigation revisits the killing that shook Silicon Valley

Good morning. It’s Thursday, April 16. Today we are covering:

* You Switched to Claude Over Surveillance Fears. Now It Wants Your Passport

* X rolls out ‘Cashtags’ for in-timeline crypto and stock data

* Google ships its most expressive Gemini 3.1 text-to-speech model yet with 70+ language support

* Introducing Claude Opus 4.7

* Amazon bets on Shenzhen smart warehouse to cut storage costs by 45 per cent

Good morning. It’s Thursday, April 9. Today we are covering:

* Meta’s Superintelligence Lab unveils its first public model, Muse Spark

* Tubi is the first streamer to launch a native app within ChatGPT

* Hackers exploiting Acrobat Reader zero-day flaw since December

* Meta removes ads for social media addiction litigation

* Amazon’s Starlink competitor Leo gets a new date

Good morning. It’s Thursday, April 4, and we’ll be taking tomorrow off in observance of Good Friday. Today we are covering:

* FBI declares suspected Chinese hack of US surveillance system a ‘major cyber incident’

* Microsoft launches 3 new AI models in direct shot at OpenAI and Google

* Tim Cook (Still) Believes in Crazy Ideas

* Google AI Pro now comes with 5 TB of storage, no price increase

* US Job-Cut Announcements in Tech Keep Rising With AI Adoption

Good morning. It’s Thursday, March 26. Today we are covering:

* Jury in Los Angeles finds Meta, YouTube negligent in social media addiction trial

* Melania and the Robot

* Google bumps up Q Day deadline to 2029, far sooner than previously thought

* Google launches Lyria 3 Pro music generation model

* Anduril Wants to Own the Future of War Tech. Mishaps, Delays and Challenges Abound.

Good morning. It’s Thursday, March 19. Today we are covering:

* FBI is buying location data to track US citizens, director confirms

* Silicon Valley Musters Behind-the-Scenes Support for Anthropic

* Why Walmart and OpenAI Are Shaking Up Their Agentic Shopping Deal

* Google offers voice-driven ‘vibe design’ tool to build UIs

* Meta changes course on Horizon Worlds VR shut-down