Kyle Orland / Ars Technica: Anthropic pauses its plan to move Claude Agent SDK to token-based billing from June 15, saying “Nothing changes for now”, giving power users a pricing reprieve  —  On Monday, though, Anthropic abruptly announced it had paused those pricing changes just as they were set to take effect …

Partner tells Ars that HPE should be giving out more free VM Essentials licenses.

In the coming weeks, Apple will move anonymously generated emails addresses to a different domain.

CNBC: SpaceX closed up 4.83% on Tuesday for a $2.65T market cap, just above Amazon's, after popping ~12% intraday and briefly overtaking Microsoft's $2.93T market cap  —  SpaceX shares popped about 12% on Tuesday, as Elon Musk's rocket builder continued its meteoric rise following a record-breaking IPO on Friday.

An open letter signed by dozens of security experts asked the government to reverse export restrictions on Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models.

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<p><strong>Release:</strong> <a href="https://github.com/simonw/datasette/releases/tag/1.0a34">datasette 1.0a34</a></p> <p>Quoting the release notes:</p> <blockquote> <p>The big feature in this alpha is tools to insert, edit and delete rows within the Datasette interface. These features are available on table pages, and edit and delete are also available as action items on the row page.</p> </blockquote> <p><click-to-play><a href="https://static.simonwillison.net/static/2026/datasette-edit.gif"><img src="https://static.simonwillison.net/static/2026/datasette-edit-first-frame.gif" /></a></click-to-play></p> <p>The inspiration for this feature - which is <em>long</em> overdue - was <a href="https://agent.datasette.io/">Datasette Agent</a>. I added <a href="https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jun/15/datasette-agent/">SQL write support</a> to that the other day which highlighted how absurd it was that you could insert and edit ties via the chat interface but not in the regular Datasette UI!</p> <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/projects">projects</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/datasette">datasette</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/annotated-release-notes">annotated-release-notes</a></p>

UK government partners with Google DeepMind to build a new AI-powered prototype aimed at faster housing decisions.

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"As for Arianespace, they have definitely stepped up."

Move originally planned for Monday would have heavily increased power users' costs.

Elon Musk has scored a victory in his dispute with ZDF Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP via Getty Images German broadcaster ZDF tied Elon Musk to unrest in Northern Ireland. Musk said he planned to take legal action over "outrageous lies." ZDF has now removed the language that angered Musk. Elon Musk has achieved an initial win in his dispute with Germany's public broadcaster ZDF: The network said it would remove language about Musk's alleged role in the unrest in Northern Ireland from a program that aired last week. That Musk is a controversial figure for German media is probably nothing new to the tech entrepreneur. But now he appears to have had enough of ZDF. On Monday evening, he announced on X that he would take "legal action" against the public broadcaster over what he called its "outrageous lies." The trigger was the introduction to the June 12 edition of the program "ZDFheute Live" in which presenter Christina von Ungern-Sternberg stated: "A brutal attempted murder in broad daylight in Belfast. Someone records it, the video goes viral. A racist mob then hunts migrants. The call to action came from a British far-right extremist and tech billionaire Elon Musk." Musk had not called for a hunt against migrants; he had shared a call for a demonstration posted by a far-right extremist. Fires burn in Glengormley, north of Belfast, after unrest that authorities blamed on far-right activists. Paul Faith / AFP via Getty Images On Tuesday morning, WELT reported that Hamburg-based attorney Joachim Steinhöfel had sent a legal warning letter to the broadcaster on Musk's behalf. Around 2 p.m., ZDF confirmed that it had complied with the demand for a cease-and-desist declaration and told WELT: "ZDF has submitted the declaration and removed the passage in question from the introduction. As early as Saturday, ZDF had already added a transparency notice correcting the broadcast." With the cease-and-desist declaration, the broadcaster avoided a formal injunction lawsuit. This may be the beginning of a longer dispute between Musk and ZDF. Earlier in the day, Steinhöfel told WELT by phone that he intended to propose that Musk review all ZDF reports about him from recent years—"at least those that are not yet time-barred"—for potential legal violations and pursue claims where appropriate. "This is not the first case in which ZDF has commented on my client in a questionable manner," Steinhöfel said. Demonstrators attend a United Against Racism rally on June 13, 2026 in Belfast, after recent unrest. Charles McQuillan/Getty Images Musk could also demand a correction or seek damages from ZDF. Tobias Gostomzyk, professor of Media Law at TU Dortmund, said he should not expect major compensation. "Musk would have to specifically demonstrate and prove that the reporting caused him a measurable economic loss and that this loss was causally linked to the contested statement. In practice, such proof would be very difficult to provide," the professor said. Musk could make a claim for monetary compensation based on a violation of his general personality rights. According to established case law, such compensation is granted only in cases of serious violations that cannot be adequately remedied by other means, such as a correction, a right of reply, or an injunction. "Even if the requirements were considered fulfilled in this case, any monetary compensation would likely be relatively modest," Gostomzyk said. Musk could also file suit in the United States. "Legal action against ZDF in the United States would be conceivable if the report was received there. Given Elon Musk's prominence, that seems likely. Many Germans, including significant investors, live in the United States," Steinhöfel said, adding that he was not personally handling that question. Hans-Jürgen Homann, who is licensed to practice law in both Germany and the United States, said Musk's legal position as a "public figure" would likely be weaker in the US, where freedom of the press enjoys broader protection than in Germany. This story originally appeared on WELT and is courtesy of the Axel Springer Global Reporters Network, which harnesses the resources of the company's newsrooms to publish ambitious scoops, investigations, interviews, opinion pieces, and analysis. It allows journalists — including those from POLITICO, Business Insider, WELT, BILD, Onet, and Fakt — to collaborate on major stories for an international audience of hundreds of millions across platforms. Read the original article on Business Insider

A collection of stories about how militaries are using AI models to make decisions. This subscriber-only eBook is a package of six stories that were originally published in MIT Technology Review between April 11, 2025, and April 21, 2026, and have been updated to reflect recent developments. Stories written by James O’Donnel by James O’Donnell…

Every swipe, transfer, and payment on a modern financial network encodes a pattern of human behavior. Transaction data is one of the richest signals an... Every swipe, transfer, and payment on a modern financial network encodes a pattern of human behavior. Transaction data is one of the richest signals an enterprise owns. Yet most production use cases for such tabular data still depend on hand-engineered features and rule sets that are brittle, expensive to maintain, and blind to the sequential structure inside a customer history. Source

FishMonger, a China-nexus threat group, has deployed an undocumented version of the Linux backdoor against government targets in Honduras, Taiwan, Thailand, and Pakistan.

Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth. Bloomberg/Getty Images Morale at Meta is near an all-time low, chief technical officer Andrew "Boz" Bosworth said. The Cambridge Analytica scandal was "probably the worst" time in terms of morale, he added. Meta aims to boost morale with career development and other initiatives post-layoffs. The vibes are off at Meta, its top leadership said internally. Meta chief technology officer Andrew "Boz" Bosworth said morale at the tech giant is near an all-time low as recent mass layoffs and internal AI initiatives roil many longtime employees. Morale is "maybe not the worst it's ever been in 20 years here, but it's probably up there. It's definitely up there," Bosworth said during an internal "Tuesdays with Boz" chat on June 2, four people who were on the call told Business Insider. "I can think Cambridge Analytica was probably the worst," Bosworth added in reference to the scandal about millions of Facebook users' data being used to target voters during the 2016 election. He then added that morale is "probably one of the worst it's ever been." Meta declined to comment for this story. It's been a difficult year for many Meta employees. Meta laid off 10% of staff in May, citing the need to offset its huge AI investments. Meta reassigned roughly another 10% of its workforce to train its AI models. Some staff referred to joining the mandatory task force as being "drafted" and viewed the work largely as data-labeling, Business Insider previously reported. In April, Meta also faced employee backlash over an initiative to track their mouse movements and keystrokes to improve Meta's AI models. Meta leadership said it has begun taking steps to improve morale. On Monday, Bosworth sent a memo to staff about how Meta needs to "be the best place for the best people to do their best work," and that he hoped to "rekindle the best of the culture" that people joined, according to a copy obtained by Business Insider, which was first reported by Wired. "We must provide our people the support to do things the right way for the long term, including taking smart risks when the situation calls for it and to be recognized for it," the memo read. Meta will commit to transparency from its leadership and its employees' personal and career development, Bosworth's post added. Meta will allow people reassigned to the AI task force to reapply for other jobs within Meta if they want to, and it is increasing budgets for travel, events, and snacks, Wired reported. Have a tip? Contact this reporter via email at crollet@businessinsider.com or on Signal and WhatsApp at 628-282-2811. Use a personal email address, a nonwork WiFi network, and a nonwork device; here's our guide to sharing information securely. Read the original article on Business Insider

SpaceX's valuation has increased by $1 trillion since its shares started trading on Friday.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. JASON REDMOND/AFP via Getty Images Microsoft wanted to lease Oracle's cloud, sources say. The deal could have been worth more than $3 billion. Oracle didn't want to add a security framework to handle U.S. government data to its public cloud. Microsoft walked away from the deal and is exploring other options. Microsoft was recently in talks with Oracle about leasing the company's cloud infrastructure, but the deal fell through due to security and compliance concerns, according to people familiar with the matter. One of the people said that the deal could have been worth more than $3 billion. The failed talks highlight a growing reality of the AI boom: even the world's largest technology companies are running short on computing power. As demand for AI services soars, cloud providers like Microsoft are increasingly competing not just for customers but for the infrastructure and capacity needed to run their own products. That scramble is driving an unusual wave of partnerships, capacity-sharing agreements, and multibillion-dollar infrastructure deals as companies race to secure enough computing resources to support the next generation of AI. Microsoft recently projected that its capital expenditures for the 2026 calendar year will reach $190 billion, largely to expand data center capacity. The company has already turned to Amazon to add capacity for its GitHub code development business to address recent outages. Microsoft is seeking a deal or deals with other cloud providers to prioritize its own Azure cloud computing resources on customers, the people said. "We are shopping for capacity everywhere," one of the people said. The plan was to move some Microsoft workloads to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, but Oracle's public cloud did not have the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP), a standardized security framework that ensures cloud services are secure enough to handle U.S. government data. Oracle was not willing to add this framework, one of the people said. "The details mentioned in the article are inaccurate," an Oracle spokesperson said, declining to specify the inaccuracies. Microsoft is both an OCI partner and a customer. We have a tremendously collaborative and fruitful partnership, where we often talk about ways we can expand upon our ongoing work together." Microsoft declined to comment. An Oracle executive told Business Insider that adding FedRAMP to Oracle's public cloud (versus its government cloud, which already meets it) would be a massive engineering lift. Microsoft is still evaluating and exploring options for leasing cloud infrastructure, the people familiar with the talks said. Amazon and Google's public clouds have FedRAMP. Other big tech companies have been making similar deals. SpaceX and Google recently disclosed a new deal in which Google will pay SpaceX $920 million a month for AI compute capacity from October 2026 to June 2029. That emerged just two months after Google's own cloud business agreed to sell AI compute capacity to Anthropic. Have a tip? Contact this reporter via email at astewart@businessinsider.com or Signal at +1-425-344-8242. Use a personal email address and a nonwork device; here's our guide to sharing information securely. Read the original article on Business Insider

Jon Gustin is the author of "The Tired Dad." Courtesy of Joaquin Rodriguez Jon Gustin is a writer, podcast host, and content creator known for his candid takes on modern fatherhood and burnout. "The Tired Dad" offers a relatable portrait of modern fatherhood, blending humor with insight into the realities of raising kids today. This is an adapted excerpt from his book, out now. I'm exhausted by my children who constantly need my full attention. My full attention watching a monster truck do the same flip 20 times over a cardboard box. My full attention watching the 15th cartwheel or the third puppet show in the last five minutes. I'm exhausted by these children who need me to get them another snack because they didn't like the first one. Who need me to help them burn off energy so they'll finally fall asleep. Who need me to sit beside them through a bedtime routine they're fighting because of nightmares. When my daughter was 5 years old, she asked me to have a tea party with her. I was running around trying to get some work done on a deadline, so I told her I didn't have time. I can still see the disappointed look on her face. Time with kids is fleeting Some days, I feel like I'm hitting the mark of what it means to be a good dad. Other days, like that tea party day, not so much. These moments of parenthood are undeniably fleeting. There are days when I look at my kids and think about how many times I was busy and missed the little things. Sometimes I enter a mental spiral of everything I've done wrong, and feel the guilt crushing me. When my daughter asked me to join her tea party, should I have stopped what I was doing, called off work, and joined in? Of course, the answer depends on so many things — if I'm under a deadline at work, if she can wait until later that day, if this is the first tea party I've said no to this week or the 10th. When I finally take a break, I feel guilty, like I'm selfish for not having infinite reserves of patience and energy. But the guilt dissipates as I realize I'm allowed to feel exhausted by being needed so completely. I'm allowed to want a breather without it diminishing my love for my kids. And what a privilege it is to be needed in this way. They are my everything. And, sometimes, they just need to go to sleep. If my standard as a good dad is being present in my kids' lives, there are going to be days when I don't meet that standard. And it's true for us all. No matter how much we try to do the right thing, there are times we are going to fall short—at least to our standards. We're never going to measure up. Why? Because we're good fathers. Dads need rest, too I played golf when I was a teenager, and one summer, I spent countless hours practicing for a tournament. On tournament day, I was burned out. My mental mistakes stacked up, and frustration consumed me. My coach pulled me aside afterward and said, "Take some time off. Practice, but don't overdo it." I took his advice, and a week later, I won my first tournament of the season. The difference wasn't skill; it was rest and self-awareness. Golf is hard, just like parenting. Even the professionals make rookie mistakes. But bad games don't make bad golfers, and bad days don't make bad parents. Parenting is a marathon, not a sprint, and your love for your children isn't measured by how perfect you are on the hardest days. It's measured by showing up, resting when you need to, and coming back ready to try again. Guilt is a sign of a good parent Sure, there are going to be those moments when we say, "I messed up. I need to do better." There are days when we're distracted or stressed — we're all humans with responsibilities — and even though we would like to enjoy a never-ending bliss of tea parties, it isn't realistic. Moments will come and go, and there's nothing we can do about it. We snatch at them as they whoosh by, hoping to grab as many good ones as we can. If you feel guilty in some of these situations, you need to hear that it's actually because you're a good parent. Bad parents don't feel guilty about this. Bad parents don't put their kids first. Bad parents don't wonder whether they're doing a good job or how they could improve. You're not a bad parent. You're not a bad father. This is the measure of a good dad. Excerpt adapted from "The Tired Dad. 100 Reflections on Showing Up for What Matters Most." Copyright © 2026 by Jon Gustin. Excerpted by permission of Convergent Books, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House, LLC. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher. Founder of The Tired Dad and podcast host, Jon Gustin can be found online at @thetireddad. Read the original article on Business Insider

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: Sensor Tower: ChatGPT's market share fell to 46.4% by the end of May, as Gemini rose to 27.7% and Claude to 10.3%; Grok, Meta AI, and others have less than 5%  —  More than three and a half years after ChatGPT's initial release, AI assistants are now used by millions of people worldwide, and the competitive landscape is changing fast.