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Jul 9, 2026

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·apnews.com

FTC settlement requires John Deere to let farmers repair their own tractors and access needed diagnostic tools

The FTC and several state attorneys general reached a settlement with Deere & Co. giving John Deere owners more freedom to repair their own equipment. The deal requires Deere to ma...

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·TechCrunch

Despite ‘misgivings,’ judge approves Elon Musk’s $1.5M SEC settlement

A judge approved Elon Musk’s $1.5M settlement with the SEC, ending a dispute over how he disclosed his growing stake in Twitter before acquiring the company, now X. The approval ca...

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·TechCrunch

Lovable reportedly in talks to double its valuation to $13.2B

Lovable is reportedly in talks to raise $300 million at a $13.2 billion valuation, twice its valuation from last December, with Menlo Ventures expected to lead. The Swedish vibe-co...

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·The Verge

Meta is reportedly working on smart glasses that would be recording all the time

Meta is reportedly developing prototype smart glasses that can continuously record audio and take photos every few seconds, letting wearers query Meta AI about what the device sens...

Meta is reportedly working on smart glasses that would be recording all the time
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·VentureBeat

SpaceX's Grok 4.5 launches at half the price of rivals — here's why that could rattle Anthropic and OpenAI

SpaceX introduced Grok 4.5, a coding and autonomous-agent model developed with Cursor after its reported $60B acquisition. The company is positioning the model around cost efficien...

SpaceX's Grok 4.5 launches at half the price of rivals — here's why that could rattle Anthropic and OpenAI
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·TechCrunch

Feds demand autonomous vehicle companies stop interfering with first responders

NHTSA Administrator Jonathan Morrison told autonomous vehicle developers that driverless cars interfering with emergency responders is unacceptable and must be addressed by month’s...

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·TechCrunch

Google’s deepfake detector system used to debunk McConnell hoax pic

A viral image appeared to show Senator Mitch McConnell in severe distress in a hospital bed, covered in tubes. The picture was later identified as an AI-generated fake, with Google...

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