Consumer electronics get hit with another round of price increases, India investigates a Tata breach that exposed Apple iPhone secrets, and Anthropic tightens access to Claude to block loopholes for users in China.

• All Your Favorite Gadgets Are Getting Way More Expensive … Again
• India investigating Tata data leak that exposed Apple iPhone secrets
• Anthropic moves to close loopholes that allow Chinese access to Claude
• Meta's Inevitable Cloud
• StubHub Probed by Texas Over FIFA World Cup Ticket Cancellations

Tesla’s Q2 sales jumping 25 percent, Amazon reaching a satellite milestone for its Starlink competitor, and Anthropic discussing a new custom AI chip with Samsung.

• Tesla’s Q2 sales jump 25 percent
• Amazon has enough satellites to launch its Starlink competitor
• Anthropic is discussing a new custom chip with Samsung | TechCrunch
• Microsoft launches its own AI deployment company with $2.5 billion commitment | TechCrunch
• Apple reportedly orders 10M foldable iPhone Ultra models, which could sell for around $2500 - 9to5Mac

Sony’s plan to end physical PlayStation game disc production by 2028, an Apple Hide My Email vulnerability exposing real addresses, and Tim Cook’s talks with EU regulators over Siri’s AI launch.

• Sony to end physical PlayStation game disc production in 2028 | TechCrunch
• Apple Hide My Email Vulnerability Exposes Real Email Addresses
• Tim Cook Holds 'Constructive' Talks With EU Over Siri AI Launch
• Anthropic (@AnthropicAI) on X
• Microsoft plans thousands of job cuts, impacting less than 2.5% of workforce

Anthropic launches a cheaper Claude Sonnet 5 for AI agents, the Supreme Court takes up Apple’s App Store fight with Epic Games, and Threads expands Live Chats with new features.

• Anthropic launches Claude Sonnet 5 as a cheaper way to run agents | TechCrunch
• Supreme Court Will Hear Apple's Appeal in Epic Games App Store Fight
• Threads adds new features to Live Chats as it expands access | TechCrunch
• Google introduces a faster, cheaper image generator with Nano Banana 2 Lite | TechCrunch
• Apple Creator Studio Gets New AI Features

WhatsApp’s new username reservations, a Supreme Court privacy win limiting geofence warrants, and a major ruling that lets presidents fire FTC commissioners and weakens agency independence.

• WhatsApp now lets you reserve usernames | TechCrunch
• In major privacy win, Supreme Court rules geofence warrants are protected by privacy rights | TechCrunch
• Supreme Court allows firing of FTC commissioners, ends agency independence
• OpenAI teases Codex-branded hardware collaboration coming, here's what to expect - 9to5Mac
• South Korean tech giants commit over $550B to ease 'RAMageddon' | TechCrunch

OpenAI’s restricted GPT-5.6 rollout after a government request, its poaching of Apple’s Vision Pro and smart glasses chief, and Tesla settling an FSD crash lawsuit while federal investigations continue.

• OpenAI limits GPT-5.6 rollout after government request, says restrictions shouldn’t be the norm | TechCrunch
• OpenAI poaches Apple Vision Pro and smart glasses chief - 9to5Mac
• Tesla settles FSD crash lawsuit as federal investigations continue | TechCrunch
• Samsung will soon start charging to access its smart home API
• TikTok's road to becoming a super app | TechCrunch

Apple raising Mac and iPad prices by hundreds of dollars, the Trump administration blocking Polestar’s new EV sales in the US, and Xbox consoles jumping another $100 or more.

• Apple raises prices on Macs, iPads, and more by hundreds of dollars
• Trump admin bars Polestar from selling its new EVs in the US | TechCrunch
• Xbox prices spike another $100 or more
• Google Finance gets a dedicated app for Android | TechCrunch
• Adobe acquires image and video enhancement tool maker Topaz Labs | TechCrunch

OpenAI debuts its first custom Broadcom-built chip, Figma rolls out code layers and new AI-powered design tools, and Zoox updates its robotaxi ahead of commercial launch.

• OpenAI unveils its first custom chip, built by Broadcom | TechCrunch
• Figma adds code layers, support for animations, more AI features in new update | TechCrunch
• Zoox upgrades its robotaxi as it prepares for commercial service | TechCrunch
• Google’s New Smart Speaker Takes the Lead
• GTA VI finally gets a price tag

Meta’s cheaper new smart glasses, Anthropic’s Claude Tag learning company context from Slack, and LastPass disclosing stolen customer support case data in the Klue breach.

• Meta debuts new, cheaper smart glasses under its own brand | TechCrunch
• Anthropic’s Claude Tag is learning your company, one Slack message at a time | TechCrunch
• Zuckerberg reportedly wants a Polymarket clone — but without real money
• Password manager maker LastPass says hackers stole customer support case data during Klue breach | TechCrunch
• tvOS 27 beta code references Siri AI for HomePod, Apple TV - 9to5Mac

Valve’s $1,049 Steam Machine pricing, Google’s A24-backed push into AI movie tools, and Meta naming a new WhatsApp chief while backing CRED founder Kunal Shah with a $900 million investment.

• Valve prices the Steam Machine at $1,049
• Google invests in A24 to build AI movie tools
• WhatsApp gets new chief as Meta taps India's CRED founder Kunal Shah and invests $900M in startup | TechCrunch
• SpaceX inks compute deal with Reflection AI, an open source AI lab | TechCrunch
• Instagram looks to take on streaming services with longer-form, episodic and live formats for its TV app | TechCrunch