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Joint Task Force Vanguard, Trump’s new unit targeting “anti-Americanism,” is being led by prosecutors with deep ties to the post-9/11 War on Terror.

More reporting today from the Financial Times that OpenAI suggested a 5% stake for the government:

Sam Altman, chief executive of the ChatGPT maker, has argued that giving the public a financial stake in the company is the best way to share the upside of AI and has suggested a stake of this size in early conversations with the administration, according to two people familiar with the talks.

It’s a good idea, but Trump is so transactional that I don’t trust his administration to manage this. Congress should pass an actual law that sets up the fund.

Galicia, June 2026.

From the video Always be ready, and luck will follow.

One of Kalshi’s most prominent traders tells WIRED he’s swearing off Spotify-related markets until the issue is resolved.

Anthropic: On Friday, June 12, the US government applied export controls to our newest models, Claude Fable 5 and Claude Mythos 5. This required us to restrict access to foreign nationals, whether inside or outside the United States. Because the order took effect immedia...

This isn't a new concern; we've had problems holding billionaires accountable all along. What about trillionaires?

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“Dictionary of the Illegible proposes illegibility as a strategy for navigating a world increasingly governed by visibility, efficiency, and total surveillance.”

From the FAQ for the laundry-folding robot, Isaac 1:

Isaac 1 is autonomous for Laundry Flow and Daily Reset by default, with teleoperation assistance when needed to guarantee we complete tasks.

I get that companies want to ship something, but this isn’t like software that can be iterated on later. If it can’t work fully autonomously, private to the home, I don’t think it’s ready.

With an extended link round-up featuring digital sovereignty mixed messaging, a series of reports on AI, and some awards recognition!

Tesla has launched the Model Y L, its stretched, three-row, six-seat SUV, in the US and Puerto Rico. The automaker confirmed the launch on Thursday, with the vehicle now configurable online.

The Model Y L arrives first as a “Launch Series” priced at $61,990 — more than Tesla’s own Model Y Performance and both of its main three-row EV rivals.

Cursor hopes to continue offering third-party AI models after it's acquired by SpaceX, testing the relationships between frontier AI labs.

Somehow he’s escaped containment. They were supposed to throw a burlap sack over Mr. Chestnut’s head, like they do when subduing an ostrich, and take him away once he’d finished the pile of hot dogs. But now he’s loose, and he’s picked up your scent. Here is what to do… Run ...

The internet has trained us to think every disagreement needs a winner and a loser.

Leading our Thursday Green Deals is Velotric’s 4th of July Sale with up to $812 e-bike savings, which is offering another chance to score the Fold 1 Plus Folding e-bike with SensorSwap tech and Apple Find My at its $1,399 low, among other models. There’s also Heybike’s own ...

WordCamp US 2018 sparked a career-changing conversation in a hallway. Discover the importance of networking beyond sessions at WordCamps.

Now that we've covered two of the most interesting fellas who will be riding the 2026 Tour de France, and the theory of why they'll be riding this particular route, it's time to talk about the route itself. This year's Tour will span 3,321 kilometers of Spain and France whil...

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Platformonomics TGIF is a weekly roll-up of links, comments on those links, and perhaps a little too much tugging on my favorite threads. Get Platformonomics Updates By Email TGIT. Happy Fourth! My Writing Governor’s new economic council snubs startups, forgets AI I wrote another piece for GeekWire, this time on Washington Governor Bob Ferguson’s new […]

Kia is dropping the Niro EV from its 2027 US lineup and will only sell the hybrid version. The EV3 will replace it later this year as Kia’s most affordable electric vehicle.

When Subquadratic launched earlier this year, it could build a sparse-attention model that could handle a 12-million token context window

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