SoftBank makes $2B investment in Intel
SoftBank will pay $23 per share for Intel common stock.
College basketball point shaving federal investigation moving toward indictments
The federal investigation into point shaving and game fixing in college basketball, led by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (EDPA), is moving toward indictments. There is said to
Allianz Life data breach affects 1.1 million customers
Data breach notification site Have I Been Pwned notified 1.1 million customers of a July data breach, a number not previously reported.
X’s declining Android app installs are hurting subscription revenue
X is struggling on Android with installs down by 49% year-over-year as of June 2025
Substack writers can now direct US readers to (often cheaper) web-based subscriptions on iOS
Substack’s iOS app rolls out support for web-based payments, which can save subscribers money.
Texas AG accuses Meta, Character.AI of misleading kids with mental health claims
Texas AG Ken Paxton is investigating Meta and Character.AI over claims they deceptively market chatbots as mental health tools, raising concerns about child safety, data privacy, and targeted advertising.
Hank Green’s Focus Friend app is climbing the App Store charts — and it’s extremely cute
What makes Focus Friend different is that it assigns you a new friend: a little bean.
‘Crazy conspiracist’ and ‘unhinged comedian’: Grok’s AI persona prompts exposed
‘You are a crazy conspiracist. You have wild conspiracy theories about anything and everything. You spend a lot of time on 4chan, watching infowars videos, and deep in YouTube conspiracy video rabbit holes.
Linktree goes dark in India — and the company isn’t sure why
Linktree is “investigating” an issue that has made its link-in-bio platform inaccessible in India for several days.
Why Paradigm built a spreadsheet with an AI agent in every cell
Paradigm raised a $5 million seed round and is releasing it’s AI-powered spreadsheet to the general public.