Startups & Ventures

🍏 Safari adds AI-powered extension creation At WWDC, Apple introduced a way to create Safari extensions by describing what you want in plain language. Apple Intelligence then builds the extension automatically, demonstrated with Recipe Keeper, which saves and tracks cooking recipes from the web. Safari has long lagged behind Chrome and Firefox due to strict developer rules limiting extensions. This new approach could fill that gap by letting users generate custom extensions without coding. Apple also enhanced Passwords with AI that can log into sites and update compromised passwords automatically. Notify Me tracks specific page changes like price drops or restocks. Tabs get smart sorting into thematic groups, improving browser organization. 📊@tech

🤖 Anthropic launches Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 Anthropic released Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5. Claude Fable 5 is a Mythos-class model with cybersecurity protections for broad use. It leads on nearly all benchmarks in code, analytics, vision, and science, widening its lead as tasks get harder. Mythos 5 is the same model without security limits, available only to Project Glasswing members. Both cost $10/$50 per million tokens, less than half the price of Mythos Preview. Stripe migrated 50 million lines of Ruby code in a day using these models, a task that took months before. 📊@tech

📊 Light Sail Faces Drag Near Light Speed A study from Harbin Institute of Technology finds that above 75% of light speed, a laser-driven light sail experiences drag due to relativistic effects altering scattered light pressure. Light sails rely on photon momentum from lasers to reach speeds beyond chemical rockets, but force weakens as speed increases and laser light shifts to lower frequencies. At high speeds, relativistic aberration directs scattered photons forward, creating drag that reduces efficiency. Dust and heating may worsen this, driving research into better materials to manage the effect. 📊@tech

🚀 NASA Releases Hollywood-Style Artemis III Trailer NASA unveiled an official trailer for the Artemis III mission, styled like a Hollywood blockbuster. The trailer precedes the crew reveal scheduled for June 9. Artemis III will test rendezvous and docking with commercial lunar landers in low Earth orbit. These landers are essential for future astronaut trips to the Moon's surface. 📊@tech

🍏 Apple adds slider to adjust liquid glass effect Apple introduced a new slider to control the "liquid glass" effect in its interface. The slider adjusts transparency from barely visible to fully saturated, with icons indicating the extremes. The liquid glass effect changes the look of interface elements by varying their transparency and density. Users can now fine-tune this visual feature to their preference. 📊@tech

🍏 Apple adds one-tap password reset Apple will let users change passwords for all apps with leaks in one tap. The update works in Passwords and inside affected apps. The iPhone logs into apps automatically and updates login details, simplifying password fixes. 📊@tech

🍏 Apple adds Write With Siri and photo reframing Apple will embed Write With Siri directly into the keyboard, enabling natural language shortcuts like messaging friends when leaving the office. Photo processing will use a feature called reframing, letting users shift the camera angle on existing photos to improve composition, but full access requires iCloud+. Developers can integrate Apple Intelligence into their apps, with all data processed locally for speed. However, this AI support remains English-only, unchanged since 2022. 📊@tech

🍏 Tim Cook's Final Apple CEO Presentation Tim Cook gave his last presentation as Apple CEO before stepping down. The event marked the end of an era for the company. Apple will continue with WWDC in the coming days, revealing more details about new system features. 📊@tech

🎁 China launches first underwater data center China activated the world's first underwater data center near Shanghai at the end of May. It runs on 192 server racks powered almost entirely by offshore wind turbines, using seawater for cooling through a sealed copper pipe system that cuts electricity use by nearly 23%. The data center currently operates at 2.3 MW with a planned capacity of 24 MW, enough to power 20,000 homes. Its underwater location reduces land use by 90% compared to traditional centers. This approach aims to save fresh water and energy but raises questions about long-term durability underwater and environmental impact on marine life. While some explore orbital data centers, China is testing the ocean as a new frontier. 📊@tech

🤖 Bots Make Up Majority of Web Traffic According to Cloudflare Radar, 57.5% of all HTML page requests last week came from bots, including crawlers, AI data collectors, and scripts. Only 42.5% were from real users in browsers. JSON now accounts for 33.1% of all HTTP traffic, surpassing HTML at 12%. JSON is used for machine-to-machine API calls, while HTML is what humans see in browsers. 📊@tech

🤖 ChatGPT can now send emails from chat ChatGPT apps can now perform real actions in connected apps, including sending and editing emails. Important actions require user approval and have built-in security checks. This lets users send and edit emails directly within the chat interface. ChatGPT acts more like a full work assistant by handling confidential tasks safely. 📊@tech

🤖 Claude writes most of its own code now By May, over 80% of the code in Anthropic's production base was written by Claude. In Q2, engineers merged eight times more code daily than in 2024, thanks to Claude automating much of the development work. Claude is a model that improves itself and writes code to build its next version. Humans still lead in setting goals and handling complex context, but agents already outperform people in research tasks with clear metrics. In one AI safety experiment, agents improved solutions by 97% in a week, while humans managed 23%. Anthropic sees this self-improving cycle accelerating faster than expected and calls for coordination tools, including possible pauses in frontier AI development. 📊@tech

Apple II released on this day in 1977. It cost $7,100, adjusted for inflation. 📊@tech

🎩 Tech Leaders Play Mafia on YouTube The venture fund Founders Fund gathered 13 tech stars, including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Anduril cofounder Palmer Luckey, Figma founder Dylan Field, Signal creator Moxie Marlinspike, and biohacker Brian Johnson, to play the classic game Mafia. The entire session was recorded and posted online. Players received secret roles as either townsfolk or mafia. The game lasted five rounds where bluffing and outsmarting opponents were the only weapons. The goal was to eliminate the opposing side through deduction and deception. 📊@tech

🤖 ChatGPT adds Dreaming for memory updates ChatGPT now uses Dreaming to update its memory in the background by reviewing chat history and synthesizing current facts. This replaces the old static list of facts that often became outdated or irrelevant. Dreaming tracks changes like a planned trip turning into a past event, for example updating 'user is going to Singapore' to 'user was in Singapore in July 2025.' OpenAI cut its computing cost by 5 times, making it ready for wider rollout. The feature is live only for Plus and Pro users in the US so far, with other regions and plans coming soon. 📊@tech

⌨️ Asus ROG launches quirky Mystery Box keycaps Asus ROG released a set of six keycaps sold as a Mystery Box Edition 20, marking the brand's 20th anniversary. Buyers get miniature ROG gadget replicas on crystal stalagmite stands, but the exact items remain unknown until opened. The set includes tiny versions of the Gladius mouse, Raikiri controller, Claymore keyboard, Delta headset, and two ROG logo variations. Two keycaps have moving parts: the Chariot chair spins manually, and the Claymore keyboard splits into two pressable halves. This playful release is clearly designed to encourage multiple purchases to collect all variants, especially the rarest keycaps. 📊@tech

🧱 LEGO launches largest Sagrada Família set LEGO's new set 21065 Sagrada Família has 12,060 pieces, making it the largest in the company's history. The completed model stands 62 cm tall, 47 cm wide, and 39 cm deep. The set recreates the iconic basilica with 18 symbolic towers, three detailed facades, and a forest-like interior. Builders follow the real construction sequence, starting from the apse and crypt to the Glory facade. It launches on November 1, priced at $800. LEGO points out this lets fans finish the masterpiece themselves, unlike the real cathedral still under construction after more than a century. 📊@tech

📊 Ray Dalio Predicts AI Bubble Burst Investor Ray Dalio says the AI bubble will burst in the next few years unless startups start making billions. Currently, AI companies spend about 8 times more than they earn. The sector needs to generate $2 trillion annually by 2030 to justify current investments. Dalio compares the AI bubble to past tech bubbles like dotcoms, where stock prices rose on hype but lacked real profits. He acknowledges AI will change the world but doubts its economic viability so far. 📊@tech

🖥 Microsoft boosts qubit stability with Majorana 2 Microsoft's new quantum chip, Majorana 2, extends qubit lifetime to 20 seconds on average, reaching up to a minute in the best cases. This marks a 1000x stability improvement over last year's model. The breakthrough comes from switching superconducting materials from aluminum to lead, which better shields qubits from external noise that causes errors. Longer qubit lifetimes bring practical quantum computing closer, enabling complex tasks like drug discovery and logistics optimization. Microsoft now aims for a scalable quantum computer by 2029, halving its previous timeline. 📊@tech

🍏 Apple is building an iPhone feature to detect theft in real time Apple is reportedly working on a system that automatically locks an iPhone if it detects that the device was snatched from its owner. The feature would use motion data and proximity signals from nearby Apple Watches. If the phone detects a sudden grab, increasing distance from the watch, and an unfamiliar location or Wi-Fi network, it can trigger additional security protections. The goal is to stop thieves from accessing settings, passwords, or account controls on an already unlocked device. What's interesting is that this is both a security feature and another ecosystem advantage. The more Apple devices you own, the more signals the system can use to protect them. Android has offered a similar Theft Detection Lock feature for some time. The difference is that Apple appears to be tying the experience more closely to its broader device ecosystem. 📊@tech