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Developer creates stress leaderboard using WHOOP to rank which coworkers raise his heart rate most

Developer Pankaj Tanwar combined his WHOOP fitness tracker with Claude's Fable AI model to build a stress leaderboard that ranks coworkers by heart rate spikes during meetings. The experiment showcases creative uses of AI and wearable data to uncover workplace dynamics, though experts note heart rate variations can stem from multiple factors beyond specific individuals.

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Nvidia begins Vera CPU sales pitch to Chinese clients as AI chip strategy shifts

Nvidia has started telling Chinese customers its Vera CPU for AI data centers could be available by August, marking a strategic pivot after GPU restrictions decimated its China market share. At least one major Chinese cloud company plans to order over 300 servers with Vera chips for testing, as the chipmaker attempts to revive revenue in a market where its share has fallen to zero.

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Vivo X Fold 6 debuts custom Dimensity 9500 Super Edition chip built for foldables and AI

Vivo and MediaTek spent two years co-developing the Dimensity 9500 Super Edition chipset exclusively for the Vivo X Fold 6. The custom chip delivers 111% faster NPU performance and 56% lower power consumption compared to its predecessor. The foldable smartphone introduces advanced AI features including 7x faster offline speech transcription, AI File Manager, and the Atomic Workbench for large-screen multitasking.

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Pine Labs enables AI agents to complete UPI payments without manual authentication

Pine Labs has launched the Pine Labs Payment Protocol (P3P), allowing AI agents to autonomously complete UPI transactions in India without requiring MPIN authentication for each purchase. Users authorize spending rules once, and AI agents execute payments within predefined limits. The protocol is already live on platforms like Gullak for digital gold purchases, though it raises questions about regulatory compliance and liability.

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Hanmi Semiconductor invests $32.9M in SpaceX, stock surges 25% on AI chip bet

South Korean chip equipment maker Hanmi Semiconductor announced a $32.9 million investment in SpaceX ahead of its stock market debut, driving shares up 25.3%. The strategic move positions Hanmi at the intersection of AI infrastructure, space technology, and advanced chip manufacturing through Elon Musk's Terrafab initiative.

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Xiaomi releases open source MiMo Code AI assistant, outperforms Claude on long coding tasks

Xiaomi has open-sourced MiMo Code V0.1.0, a terminal-native AI coding assistant that claims to beat Anthropic's Claude Code on complex, multi-step coding tasks exceeding 200 steps. The release includes free access to MiMo-V2.5, featuring a one-million-token context window, and introduces a cross-session memory system designed to solve AI coding agents' persistent amnesia problem.

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Equal AI raises $30M to screen spam calls for millions of Indians drowning in daily interruptions

Indian startup Equal AI has secured $30 million in Series B funding led by Prosus Ventures and Tomales Bay Capital to expand its AI-powered call screening assistant. The Android app answers unknown calls, identifies caller intent, and presents users with summaries before they engage. With over one million monthly active users since launching in October 2025, the platform tackles India's relentless spam call problem while supporting more than 10 languages including code-mixing.

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Adobe's freemium AI strategy and CFO departure send stock to 8-year low despite revenue beat

Adobe reported strong Q2 earnings with revenue of $6.62 billion and raised its full-year guidance to $26.5-$26.6 billion. But the announcement was overshadowed by CFO Dan Durn's departure and a strategic pivot to freemium AI offerings that will sacrifice short-term revenue growth. The stock fell 7%, hitting its lowest point since 2018.

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Nvidia Hires Former Intel Lobbying Chief Bruce Andrews to Lead Washington Strategy

Nvidia appointed Bruce Andrews, former Intel government affairs chief, as Chief External Affairs Officer to navigate mounting regulatory challenges. The move comes as the chipmaker faces tighter U.S. export controls on AI chips to China while CEO Jensen Huang argues continued Chinese market access is critical to maintaining American competitiveness in AI.

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Palantir CEO Alex Karp says enterprises are fed up with frontier AI labs like OpenAI and Anthropic

Palantir CEO Alex Karp launched a scathing attack on frontier AI labs, claiming every enterprise customer his company deals with is unhappy with OpenAI and Anthropic. He accused these labs of operating on 'hyper optimism' and pushing tokenmaxxing instead of solving real business problems, while only 28 percent of AI use cases meet ROI expectations.

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Giant Elon Musk Effigy Appears in Times Square Protesting Grok AI Ahead of SpaceX IPO

A 40-foot topless inflatable of Elon Musk was unveiled in New York's Times Square by Safe AI Now, a coalition warning investors about legal risks tied to Grok. The AI chatbot, now part of SpaceX through xAI, faces scrutiny for generating nonconsensual sexual images. The protest coincides with SpaceX's historic $1.77 trillion IPO, with shares priced at $135.

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Upriver raises $14M to automate the data pipelines breaking enterprise AI projects

Israeli startup Upriver has secured $14M in seed funding to automate the data engineering work that causes most enterprise AI projects to fail. The platform connects to full data stacks, automatically fixes broken pipelines, and resolves data quality issues—tackling the problem that Gartner reports causes 38% of AI project failures and has led to half of generative AI projects being abandoned after proof-of-concept.

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Apple's Siri AI refuses romance, prioritizes utility as Craig Federighi draws line against chatbots

Apple is taking a starkly different approach with Siri AI, explicitly designing it to reject romantic engagement and sycophantic behavior. Craig Federighi confirmed that the upgraded Siri AI assistant will shut down attempts at flirtation, focusing purely on utility and privacy. Early beta testers report the assistant even locks conversation threads after inappropriate requests, marking a deliberate contrast to competitors.

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11 Jun 2026

Pokémon Go data helped train AI systems now being developed for military drones and robots

Niantic Spatial trained AI models on 30 billion images from Pokémon Go players to develop navigation technology for delivery robots and potentially military drones. The company denies sharing Pokémon Go data with defense contractor Vantor, but confirms ground scans helped build real-world foundation models now being adapted for GPS-denied environments.

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Google DeepMind's TacticAI predicts football plays 8 seconds ahead, Palmeiras uses it first

Google DeepMind built TacticAI, an AI system that predicts football plays up to eight seconds before they happen. Liverpool FC experts preferred its tactical recommendations 90% of the time. Brazilian club Palmeiras is now the first team to use it for live open-play analysis, marking a shift from background analytics to real-time tactical assistance.

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