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One year ago, the Middle East changed. Nobody knows what comes next (www.rt.com)
2026-6-16

A US judge rejects Meta's bid to dismiss a lawsuit from Strike 3, which owns porn production companies, that alleges Meta torrented its videos for AI training (torrentfreak.com)
2026-6-16 AI

American Express agrees to acquire restaurant booking platform TheFork from Tripadvisor in an all-cash deal worth $700M; TRIP jumps 6%+ (www.reuters.com)
2026-6-16 U.S.

Electronic Arts launches EA Advertising, letting brands integrate directly into gameplay through dynamic, real-time placements, including stadium signage (www.cnbc.com)
2026-6-16

Zhipu's shares closed up 33% on Monday after JPMorgan raised the stock's price target and picked it as a winner against MiniMax; MiniMax closed up 7% (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-6-16 JPMorgan

Canadian payments company Nuvei agrees to acquire NY-based cross-border payments company Payoneer for ~$2.75B in cash; the deal is expected to close in mid-2027 (www.reuters.com)
2026-6-16 Canada

SpaceX IPO raised a total of $85.7B as underwriters exercised their overallotment of shares, after raising an initial $75B on June 11 (www.cnbc.com)
2026-6-16 IPO SpaceX

Indian AI startup Sarvam raised $234M in the first close of a $300M Series B at a $1.5B valuation, with HCLTech acquiring a 10.5% stake for ~$150M in cash (www.reuters.com)
2026-6-16 India Startup AI

Swiss Voters Reject Proposal To Cap Population At 10 Million (slashdot.org)
2026-6-16 Switzerland

1Password acquires Apono, which operates an AI-powered platform for managing cloud access, sources say in a deal valued at $250M to $300M (www.calcalistech.com)
2026-6-16 AI

SailPoint is acquiring Entro Security, which develops a cybersecurity platform for managing non-human identities, a source says in a deal valued at ~$200M (www.calcalistech.com)
2026-6-16

The US tore up the Iran deal. Now it may settle for a weaker one (www.rt.com)
2026-6-16 Iran

Retired Nigerian general dies in kidnappers' captivity (www.rt.com)
2026-6-16 Nigeria

Salesforce agrees to acquire AI customer service platform Fin, formerly Intercom, for ~$3.6B, in a deal expected to close in Q4 of its 2027 fiscal year (www.cnbc.com)
2026-6-16 AI 4Q Salesforce

The Two-State Fantasy: Europe on Board for Israel's Destruction (www.gatestoneinstitute.org)
2026-6-16 Europe Israel

Sources say Anthropic struggles to communicate effectively with the Trump administration; an official says it “screwed us” after failing to “honor” a cyber EO (www.axios.com)
2026-6-16 Trump

South Africa plans mass return of Malawian migrants (www.rt.com)
2026-6-15 Immigration Africa South Africa

Armenian opposition protests ‘fraudulent' election results (VIDEOS) (www.rt.com)
2026-6-15

Starmer choosing tankers over UK crime crisis – Putin envoy (www.rt.com)
2026-6-15 Putin U.K.

A look at the proposals to share the AI wealth with the public: government stakes in AI labs, a tax on AI token use, a global capital income tax, and more (www.nytimes.com)
2026-6-15 Tax AI

Fox says it obtained a $12B loan for the Roku deal; existing Fox shareholders are expected to own ~73% of the combined company and Roku shareholders ~27% (www.cnbc.com)
2026-6-15

Russian Orthodox Church leader blesses foundation of church in honor of revered saint (VIDEO) (www.rt.com)
2026-6-15 Russia

‘Trump screwed us': Israeli officials fume over emerging Iran peace deal – media (www.rt.com)
2026-6-15 Trump Israel Iran

Trump's Iran deal is ‘lose, lose, lose' – US congressman (www.rt.com)
2026-6-15 Trump Iran

Are Many College Students Losing the Ability to Read? (news.slashdot.org)
2026-6-15

Source: Nvidia is marketing its first corporate bond sale since 2021, seeking to raise $20B+ across seven tranches with maturities ranging from two to 30 years (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-6-15 Nvidia

Docs: Tesla sent Swedish and Dutch regulators Full Self-Driving safety data that traffic-safety researchers called misleading; Dutch RDW approved FSD in April (www.reuters.com)
2026-6-15 Tesla Sweden Netherlands

Sources: the US government plans to let the Federal Data Center Enhancement Act, which details standards for data center use and operations, expire in September (www.wired.com)
2026-6-15

Court reporting shows AI's limits in replacing human skill, as reporters remain crucial for capturing gestures and working through noise, amid a worker shortage (www.wsj.com)
2026-6-15 AI

Canada's PM says the Anthropic ban shows the dangers of “over-reliance on certain models”, and compares the risks to those that led to the 2008 financial crisis (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-6-15 Canada Ban

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