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Plus, Google pulls Olympic-themed ad for its AI chatbot following criticism. And Chartacter.AI's co-founders will return to Google and agree to a licensing deal. Zoe Thomas hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, Apple reports sliding iPhone sales ahead of the launch of new AI features. And Amazon's sales rise as its cloud computing unit shows strength. Zoe Thomas hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, Facebook and Instagram run ads for cocaine, opioids and other illegal drugs. And Temu merchants protest what they say are unfair penalties. Zoe Thomas hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, Tesla recalls almost 2 million vehicles for hood issue. And the U.S. Senate passes legislation aimed at protecting kids online. Danny Lewis hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, four big tech companies prepare to report earnings this week. And BlackBerry appoints a new CFO. Zoe Thomas hosts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, shares of Ray-Ban maker rise after the company says it's drawing interest from tech giants. And Morgan Stanley releases its second homegrown AI tool. Zoe Thomas hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, Uber and Lyft win a court battle to treat drivers as contractors. And online education company 2U files for bankruptcy. Zoe Thomas hosts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick launches a new artificial intelligence company. And Apple is under investigation by antitrust officials in Spain. Zoe Thomas hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, fintech company Revolut tagrets a valuation of $45 billion ahead of a possible IPO. Zoe Thomas hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, Google is ending a plan to eliminate cookies in Chrome. And CrowdStrike warns customers about bad actors trying to exploit the tech outage caused by its software update last week. Zoe Thomas hosts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, the Nasdaq falls, as do shares of CrowdStrike, the cybersecurity company behind the outage. And New York's financial regulator hires two new leaders for its crypto unit. Zoe Thomas hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, Meta is in talks to buy a stake in eyewear company EssilorLuxottica. And  a federal judge dismisses part of the fraud case against SolarWinds over how it dealt with a 2020 cyber breach. Zoe Thomas hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, chip-machinery maker ASML orders beat forecasts. And tech stocks fall pulling the Nasdaq to its worst day since 2022. Zoe Thomas hosts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, U.K. regulators launch probe into Microsoft's partnership with startup Inflection AI. And the Trump campaign raised $3 million in crypto. Zoe Thomas hosts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An anonymous group says it obtained thousands of documents from the entertainment giant's internal messaging system. Plus: Rite Aid says some customer data was breached. And AT&T and Verizon are feuding over plans to expand 5G access for emergency responders. Danny Lewis hosts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, Elon Musk's social media company X has been hit by EU charges over content practices. And U.S. lawmakers are seeking a probe into Microsoft's $1.5 billion investment in an Abu Dhabi-based artificial intelligence firm. Zoe Thomas hosts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, a judge dismisses a lawsuit against Elon Musk and his social-media company brought by former workers. And companies urge the U.S. government to rethink its rules for reporting cyberattacks. Zoe Thomas hosts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, Germany plans to remove Chinese-made components from its 5G mobile network. And Intuit plans layoffs and a hiring-spree as it pivots toward artificial intelligence. Zoe Thomas hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, electric car makers Lucid and Fisker issue safety recalls. And French software maker Dassault Systemes cut its revenue guidance. Zoe Thomas hosts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, the artificial intelligence boom is helping lift the pay packages of chief information officers. And Shanghai becomes the latest Chinese city allowing robotaxis to operate without safety supervisors present. Zoe Thomas hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, the EU confirms tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles. And the price of bitcoin slides after defunct exchange Mt. Gox begins making repayments. Zoe Thomas hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, the auto industry is pushing to shape rules that could limit how the U.S. auto sector uses tech from China. And Jeff Bezos looks to sell more Amazon stock. Zoe Thomas hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, Tools for Humanity, a tech startup founded by Sam Altman, hires its first head of privacy as it faces regulatory scrutiny. And sales of Chinese electric vehicles rally in June. Zoe Thomas hosts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: The European Union charged Meta Platforms with violating its digital-competition law. And bargain retail apps Shein and Temu are driving up air-shipping rates. Danny Lewis hosts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, chip startup Silicon Box plans a $3.4 billion plant in Italy. And the SEC sues Consensys alleging it acted as an unregistered broker. Zoe Thomas hosts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, a battery startup that says it can help electric vehicles charge faster raises $375 million. And Goldman Sachs will finish rolling out its first generative artificial intelligence tool across the firm by the end of the month. Zoe Thomas hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, activist investor Jana Partners plans to push cybersecurity firm Rapid7 to sell itself. And HP appoints a new finance chief. Zoe Thomas hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, Tesla recalls thousands of Cybertrucks. And tech investors rescue struggling AI startup, Stability AI. Zoe Thomas hosts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, music labels sue two startups over their generative AI tools. And at least 22 people have been killed in a fire at a lithium-battery plant. Zoe Thomas hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, SoftBank founder laments selling Nvidia shares. And crypto super PACs build more than $100 million war chest. Zoe Thomas hosts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, car dealers face a second straight day of turmoil as hackers strike crucial business software. And Elon Musk confirms Dell Technologies and Super Micro Computer as suppliers for xAI. Zoe Thomas hosts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, Los Angeles Unified School District votes to ban cellphones in schools. And electric-vehicle maker Fisker files for bankruptcy. Zoe Thomas hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, the U.S. Surgeon General calls for social-media warning labels. And Tesla sues a battery supplier over alleged trade secrets disclosure. Zoe Thomas hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, the French government makes a bid for IT firm Atos, and Adobe's shares climb on better-than-expected earnings. Zoe Thomas hosts.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, Tesla may raise prices in Europe due to EU tariffs on electric vehicles made in China. And two employees are suing Apple alleging unequal pay for women. Zoe Thomas hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, UnitedHealth can notify victims of massive data breach. And Fisker issues voluntary recalls over software problems. Zoe Thomas hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, Apple stock hits record high. And Raspberry Pi shares soar on their first day of trading. Zoe Thomas hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, OpenAI appoints two new executives. And Volvo Car recalls all of its new fully-electric EX30 SUVs. Zoe Thomas hosts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, Samsung workers in South Korea stage first-ever walkout. And SoftBank Corp. plans to build a large-scale AI data center in Japan. Zoe Thomas hosts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, an advocacy group has filed privacy complaints about Meta's artificial intelligence project in Europe. And regulators open an antitrust probe into Microsoft's deal with an AI startup. Zoe Thomas hosts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, TSMC-backed Vanguard and NXP plan $7.8 billion joint venture to build a chip plant in Singapore. And we exclusively report that Amazon is poised to win big from the NBA's TV broadcast rights deal. Danny Lewis hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, why some artificial intelligence workers say they're afraid of voicing concerns. And Databricks is buying data-management startup Tabular in a bid for AI customers. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, Advanced Micro Devices unveils its latest AI chips. And Spotify plans to raise prices. Zoe Thomas hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, Intel prepares for rising demand for consumer products that can handle AI computing tasks. And Apple and Tesla chip supplier plans a new $5.4 billion plant in Italy. Zoe Thomas hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, KKR gets EU approval for $23 billion acquisition of Telecom Italia's broadband network. And China plans to impose export controls on aviation equipment, technology and software. Zoe Thomas hosts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, Jeep plans to release a $25,000 all-electric model. And a union representing Samsung workers plans its first-ever strike. Zoe Thomas hosts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, PayPal is planning an ad business using data on its millions of shoppers. And T-Mobile agrees to a $4.4 billion dollar deal to buy most of U.S Cellular. Charlotte Gartenberg hosts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, China announces a new chatbot trained on Xi Jinping Thought. And the face of dogecoin dies. Zoe Thomas hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, South Korea unveils $19 billion plan to boost chip industry. And Chinese smartphone and gadget maker Xiaomi beats earnings expectations. Zoe Thomas hosts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, News Corp strikes a content-licensing pact with OpenAI. And Nebraska sues TikTok for allegedly harming minors. Zoe Thomas hosts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices