UK banning kids from social media. Courts rule that NOBODY needs AI search. Meta back peddles fast on face recognition. The US government bans new Anthropic models. Stanford students walk out on Google CEO commencement speech. SpaceX IPO was a success.

AI is getting more and more expensive. Xbox is struggling with component pricing, and considering in game ads as a way to boost revenue.

Xiaomi’s next chip could be a punchy performer. Insta360 and DJI are counter-suing each other over gimbal cameras. Steam Machine might be launching in a couple weeks!

Let’s get our tech week started off RIGHT!

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