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-Security researchers from a Palo Alto-based company called Calif claim they were able to breach macOS after designing a privilege escalation exploit with help from Anthropic's Claude Mythos Preview.

-Grok Build is still in its early beta version that's initially only available to SuperGrok Heavy subscribers paying $300 per month for the service.

-Netflix has launched a new studio called INKubator that will specialize in creating generative AI content.
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Plus - Sony has launched a new flagship phone; Galaxy 26 owners can test drive One UI 9, built on Android 17.
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-Lobbying by tech industry groups, the Science Based Targets initiative decided to not recommend a protocol that would have made it more difficult for tech companies to use clean energy investments to offset fossil fuel pollution.

-To date, Apple has not permitted vibe coding tools on the App Store because they would violate its policies.

-Reuters reported that Meta's workers have begun circulating flyers at multiple US offices to protest the company's installation of tracking software on their work computers.
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Plus - Dua Lipa is suing Samsung for $15 million
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-The lawsuit says that on May 31, 2025, "ChatGPT actively coached a 19-year old to mix Kratom and Xanax." Despite presenting itself as an expert in dosing and interactions, and despite acknowledging his state of being high, ChatGPT did not tell him that this recommended combination would likely kill him.”

-Santa Clara County has become the latest entity to sue Meta over scam ads on Facebook and Instagram, alleging that the company has profited from "a vast ecosystem of scam ads" that have defrauded senior citizens and other vulnerable people.

-Google is in negotiations with SpaceX to secure the company's help in its own nascent effort to put orbital data centers in space.

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