Aarian Marshall / Wired:
Docs: Uber lobbied for a “phased transition” to AVs, giving it an edge over self-driving developers; Uber says AV industry proposals overlook drivers' rights  —  In at least two places, Uber has pushed a policy that could give it an advantage over developers of self-driving cars.

Julie Jargon / Wall Street Journal:
Eating disorder therapists say patients are increasingly using AI chatbots for advice, while AI also appears to be directing more patients to helplines  —  Even a chatbot trained on nutrition and fitness research that dispenses reasonable-sounding guidance can become a deadly influence

Wall Street Journal:
A look at ADI Predictstreet's troubled launch, marked by tiny trading volumes, withdrawal bugs, and other issues, as it tried to challenge Kalshi and Polymarket  —  ADI Predictstreet bungled a World Cup ticket giveaway, users say  —  Vukašin Petrović was elated …

Wen-Yee Lee / Reuters:
A Taiwanese minister says TSMC plans two more advanced chip packaging plants in the Chiayi Science Park, with all four set to generate $9.35B+ in annual output  —  Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) (2330.TW) will add two advanced chip packaging plants in the Chiayi Science Park …

Nathan Lambert / Interconnects AI:
Open-weight AI models are facing an existential policy test in the US, with Anthropic leading a campaign against Chinese models over distillation concerns  —  Staring down the barrel of policy action that could make open models a permanent second class citizen.  —  ∙ Paid

Naomi Rea / Financial Times:
How museums are using AI chatbots to reach new audiences, as some museum staff worry AI-generated inaccuracies and bias could undermine them as trusted sources  —  Touted as a way to engage visitors and boost funding, new tools are triggering concerns around trust and ethics

Bloomberg:
Memo: Tang Jie, founder of Z.ai, the Chinese lab behind the GLM models, argues frontier AI capabilities should stay “as open and widely accessible as possible”  —  The founder of Chinese AI lab Zhipu argued that frontier artificial intelligence should remain broadly accessible rather …

Grace Kay / The Information:
Sources: Cursor is building a general-purpose AI agent codenamed Sand, aimed at non-developers, that handles emails, texts, and documents to rival Claude Cowork  —  Cursor is developing a general-purpose AI agent meant to compete with popular tools like Anthropic's Claude Cowork …

Bloomberg:
OpenAI, Meta, and SpaceXAI may be able to put pressure on Anthropic by emphasizing cost efficiency, as business customers increasingly scrutinize AI spending  —  Three prominent artificial intelligence developers released new models over the past week.  They all promise to be more advanced …

The Economic Times:
Anthropic says it is “extending Claude Fable 5 access on all paid plans, as well as keeping Claude Code's weekly rate limits 50% higher, through July 19”  —  In a post on X, the company said, “We're extending Claude Fable 5 access on all paid plans, as well as keeping Claude …

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is already taping out M7 with major NPU upgrades, and plans M7 Ultra with 1.5TB RAM, and M8, for 2028; new Pencils are coming with a new iPad Pro  —  Also: New Apple Pencils are coming.  —  Apple's new Mac chip road map represents the company's latest move to rebuild …

Sam Learner / Financial Times:
AI coding tool users are flooding open-source projects with low-quality contributions, overwhelming maintainers and potentially eroding community engagement  —  Our obsession with AI code-writing tools is overwhelming the web's unsung human caretakers.  If you are reading the digital version …

Zusha Elinson / Wall Street Journal:
A look at the growing anti-AI movement in the Bay Area, as the disappearance of Sam Kirchner, co-founder of a hard-line activist group, has the movement on edge  —  The resistance to artificial intelligence is growing over fears about human extinction—but one activist's disappearance has the movement on edge

Financial Times:
AirDNA: during the FIFA World Cup group stage, platforms such as Airbnb saw 52K+ new listings in US host cities, while hotel bookings fell short of expectations  —  Hotel bookings fall short of expectations as price-conscious fans opt to stay in American homes