WORLDMistral is rumored to be raising €3B at €20B valuationThe funding round would value the company at around €20 billion (about $23.15 billion), nearly double its Series C valuation of €11.7 billion.TechCrunch·June 12, 2026
WORLDSiri is good now??You'd be forgiven for thinking this day would never come. Siri has spent a decade and half somewhere between "sort of useful at a few things" and "utterly disastrous, why did I even try, can it honestly not even set a timer." But the wildest thing just happened: Apple put out a new version of [̷The Verge·June 12, 2026
WORLDJudge blocks DOJ 'anti-weaponization' fund for longer, wants guarantee it’s deadA judge gave Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent a week to submit a sworn declaration the DOJ fund was not going forward.CNBC·June 12, 2026
WORLDSocial Security Is Going Broke. Where Is the Outrage?We’ve been here before, but never so close.NY Times·June 12, 2026
WORLDScotland's McTominay 'ready to go' after illnessScotland midfielder Scott McTominay takes part in training on the eve of the World Cup opener against Haiti, having missed out the previous day because of an upset stomach.BBC News·June 12, 2026
WORLDA trillion dollars is a stupid amount of moneyElon Musk is now officially the world's first trillionaire. That is a colossal amount of wealth (and by proxy, power) for one individual to have. Its scale - a thousand times more than a billion - is difficult to fathom for those of us who aren't among the 3,363 billionaires that currently exist in The Verge·June 12, 2026
WORLDI held the Trump phoneWhere's the Trump phone? We're going to keep talking about it every week. We've reached out, as usual, to ask about the Trump phone's whereabouts. We don't have the phones we preordered yet, but this week included an unexpected in-person encounter with the T1. You see a lot of interesting phones wheThe Verge·June 12, 2026
WORLDElon Musk becomes the world’s first trillionaire after SpaceX’s historic IPOThe SpaceX IPO has boosted Musk's paper wealth to more than $1,000,000,000,000 at a time when he is more hated -- and powerful -- than ever.TechCrunch·June 12, 2026
WORLDGovee’s rechargeable smart table lamp is down to $60Whether you’re planning a backyard barbeque or a World Cup watch party, Govee’s Table Lamp Classic can help set the mood with color-changing lighting effects. Right now it’s down to just $59.99 ($20 off) at Amazon, which is its best price yet. The rechargeable lamp can last up to 30 hours on aThe Verge·June 12, 2026
WORLDLiberals are scaring first home buyers with warnings of negative equity – but experts believe there’s little to worry about<p><strong>Exclusive: </strong>Economists say falling house prices are largely in the more expensive parts of Sydney and Melbourne’s markets and are less likely to affect first-time property owners</p><p>Fears that first-time buyers with tiny deposits will find their mortgages are worth more than thThe Guardian·June 12, 2026
WORLDCrypto Guys Bought the Answer to the CIA’s Mysterious Kryptos SculptureThey swear they haven’t peeked at the closely guarded secret and that they’ll keep the cryptographic competition going.Wired·June 12, 2026
