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6 stories from 5 outlets. Times show when each story first broke, in UTC.
Gene Sykes, co-head of mergers and acquisitions at Goldman Sachs, was instrumental in securing the Olympics for Los Angeles. The deal comes amid a megadeal era fueled by AI competition.
#Xiaomi's new Sky SUV, priced at $31,000, offers luxury features like heated floors, a projector, and over 1,000 miles of range. The vehicle undercuts Western rivals like Range Rover by tens of thousands of dollars, posing a competitive threat.
#A Los Angeles judge tentatively opposed part of the US government's agreement with TikTok to resolve children's privacy violations. The move extends uncertainty around the service's operations in the US.
#Flock is offering voluntary severance to employees as dozens of cities end contracts for its controversial license plate readers, per Wired.
Also covered by Hacker News
#AI-generated character Tilly Norwood's press tour continues to go awry as she begins rambling in Cantonese during an interview with Piers Morgan. The incident highlights the unpredictable behavior of AI personas in public appearances.
Also covered by Gizmodo
#India is requiring caller-ID apps like Truecaller to feed spam reports directly to telecom operators. Truecaller says the one-way sharing demand would hand a commercially valuable proprietary asset to telcos without compensation.
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