The whole Telegram use by government officials story gets weirder as a Telegram clone has been hacked. Apple is thinking about REALLY shaking up its iPhone release schedule. Who put AI in my crypto? Deepfakes are being chased from the Internet. And the maker of Cursor closes its big round.

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Links:

• TeleMessage, a modified Signal clone used by US govt. officials, has been hacked (TechCrunch)
• Apple Plans iPhone Release Schedule Shakeup, New Styles (The Information)
• Tether CEO says the firm's AI product will enable peer-to-peer network of AI agents (The Block)
• Senate Democrats' reversal on US stablecoin bill throws future of legislation into doubt (The Block)
• Leading deepfake porn site is shut down for good (Engadget)
• Maker of AI ‘vibe coding’ app Cursor hits $9bn valuation (Financial Times)
• Reports: US losing edge in AI talent pool (Semafor)

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The big cultural event of maybe the decade is going to take a little while longer to get here. Earnings from Apple and Amazon. More signs of the impending death of the password. More signs of self-driving rapidly becoming reality. And in the longreads, what happens when AI completely changes your field? The AI researchers were the first to experience it.

Links:

• Grand Theft Auto VI release delayed to May 2026 (The Verge)
• Amazon Says Operating Profits May Decline Amid Economic Uncertainty (NYTimes)
• Microsoft goes passwordless by default on new accounts (The Verge)
• Temu Blocks US Shoppers From Seeing Products Shipped From China (Wired)
• Aurora’s driverless trucks are making deliveries in Texas (The Verge)

Weekend Longreads Suggestions:

• When ChatGPT Broke an Entire Field: An Oral History (Quanta Magazine)
• The Life of the Most-Used Citi Bike in New York City (Bloomberg)

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