2 Elon Musk reportedly joined Trump’s call with Modi about the Iran War
It remains unclear what Musk was doing during the conversation. (NYT $)
+ India has disputed the report. (Independent)
+ The war poses a grave threat to the EV market. (Rest of World)
3 Eli Lilly has struck a deal to bring AI-developed drugs to the market
It’s secured a $2.75 billion drug collaboration with Insilico Medicine. (Reuters $)
+ A I-designed compounds can kill drug-resistant bacteria. (MIT Technology Review)
4 More and more countries are curbing children’s social media access
Austria is the latest to pursue a ban. (Engadget)
+ Indonesia has rolled out the first one in Southeast Asia. (DW)
+ UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he will also “have to act.” (Guardian)
5 Tech stocks just had their worst week in nearly a year
Thanks to a combination of the Iran war and legal disputes. (CNBC)
+ Tech insiders are split over the AI bubble. (MIT Technology Review)
6 Meta is launching new smart glasses for prescription wearers
It plans to debut them next week. (Bloomberg $)
7 Taiwan is probing 11 Chinese firms for illegal poaching of tech talent
Its semiconductors are entangled in the tensions with Beijing. (Reuters)
8 Bluesky has built an AI app for customizing social media feeds
It uses Anthropic’s Claude. (TechCrunch)
9 A psychologist is making music with his brain implant
He believes enjoyment is a prerequisite for BCI success. (Wired $)