A look at embedded and immersion chip-cooling tech; industry sources indicate Nvidia is mulling 6,000W to 9,000W TDP for its next-gen GPUs, up from ~1,200W now (Anton Shilov/Tom's Hardware)
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cooling/future-ai-processors-said-to-consume-up-to-15-360w-massive-power-draw-will-demand-exotic-immersion-and-embedded-cooling-tech
http://www.techmeme.com/250618/p7#a250618p7
JD.com founder Richard Liu calls the past five years the company's "darkest period" and vows to speed up overseas expansion and challenge Meituan in new areas (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-18/jd-com-billionaire-unveils-turnaround-plan-after-five-year-slump
http://www.techmeme.com/250618/p6#a250618p6
Ten current and former Samsung semiconductor engineers say many are leaving for SK Hynix and other rivals due to long hours, heavy workloads, and lower bonuses (Michelle Kim/Rest of World)
https://restofworld.org/2025/samsung-electronics-chip-division-dysfunction/
http://www.techmeme.com/250618/p5#a250618p5
Bitmain, Canaan and MicroBT, which build 90%+ of crypto mining rigs, are setting up US manufacturing footholds as Trump's tariff war reshapes the supply chain (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/dominant-chinese-makers-bitcoin-mining-machines-set-up-us-production-beat-2025-06-18/
http://www.techmeme.com/250618/p4#a250618p4
A look at the Catholic Church's decade-long dialogue with Silicon Valley on AI, as Pope Leo prepares to make AI's potential threat to humanity a signature issue (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/pope-leo-ai-tech-771cca48?st=MbhjWf&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
http://www.techmeme.com/250618/p3#a250618p3
Sources: lobbyists for Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Meta back a campaign for a 10-year US state AI regulation ban, a move dividing the AI industry and the GOP (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/52ae52f1-531e-462f-898f-e9f86b3b1869
http://www.techmeme.com/250618/p2#a250618p2
Investigation: healthcare exchanges in Nevada, Maine, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island share sensitive data with Google, LinkedIn, and Snapchat via web trackers (The Markup)
https://themarkup.org/pixel-hunt/2025/06/17/we-caught-4-more-states-sharing-personal-health-data-with-big-tech
http://www.techmeme.com/250618/p1#a250618p1
Google rolls out the ability to upload videos in the Gemini app for both free and paid accounts across Android and iOS; the feature is not yet live on the web (Abner Li/9to5Google)
https://9to5google.com/2025/06/17/gemini-app-video-upload/
http://www.techmeme.com/250617/p46#a250617p46
The NAACP intends to sue xAI over the natural gas turbines at its Memphis data center, which it claims are polluting nearby predominantly Black neighborhoods (Hiroko Tabuchi/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/climate/naacp-musk-xai-supercomputer-lawsuit.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Pk8.7G3V.l-nbyxDgc7dN&smid=url-share
http://www.techmeme.com/250617/p45#a250617p45
How Walmart plans to leverage its $2.3B Vizio acquisition to push shoppable TV experiences; Walmart's ad business had just $4.4B of sales in FY 2025 (Jaewon Kang/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-17/walmart-wmt-pushes-toward-shoppable-tv-experience-with-vizio-deal
http://www.techmeme.com/250617/p44#a250617p44
The Iranian government says it has restricted internet access in response to Israeli cyberattacks; some Western communication apps have reportedly been blocked (Kevin Collier/NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/iran-plunged-internet-blackout-deepening-conflict-rcna213544
http://www.techmeme.com/250617/p43#a250617p43
On a podcast, Sam Altman said Meta made "giant offers to a lot of people on our team", like $100M signing bonuses, and "none of our best people" have accepted (Maxwell Zeff/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/17/sam-altman-says-meta-tried-and-failed-to-poach-openais-talent-with-100m-offers/
http://www.techmeme.com/250617/p42#a250617p42
A cyberattack claimed by the pro-Israel hacktivist group Predatory Sparrow has reportedly disrupted services at Iran's state-owned Bank Sepah (Matt Kapko/CyberScoop)
https://cyberscoop.com/iran-bank-sepah-cyberattack/
http://www.techmeme.com/250617/p41#a250617p41
Sources: Substack is pitching investors on a round between $50M and $100M that would value it above its ~$700M last round price, and is generating ~$45M in ARR (Eric Newcomer/Newcomer)
https://www.newcomer.co/p/scoop-substack-in-talks-to-raise
http://www.techmeme.com/250617/p40#a250617p40
President Trump plans to sign an executive order this week to grant TikTok a 90-day extension in enforcement of the sale-or-ban law, marking his third extension (CNN)
https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/17/tech/tiktok-trump-ban-delay?Date=20250617&Profile=cnnbrk
http://www.techmeme.com/250617/p39#a250617p39
The US Senate confirms Olivia Trusty to the FCC, giving Republicans a 2-1 majority after the recent departures of two members (Ted Johnson/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/trump-fcc-majority-olivia-trusty-senate-1236436125/
http://www.techmeme.com/250617/p38#a250617p38
The US Senate passes the Genius Act, which establishes a regulatory framework for stablecoins; the bill now heads to the House (MacKenzie Sigalos/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/17/genius-stablecoin-bill-crypto.html
http://www.techmeme.com/250617/p37#a250617p37
Apple's Journal app is coming to iPad and Mac in iPadOS 26 and macOS Tahoe and gains features like multiple journals, map view, inline images, and more (Ryan Christoffel/9to5Mac)
https://9to5mac.com/2025/06/17/apples-journal-app-is-coming-to-ipad-and-mac-with-big-upgrades/
http://www.techmeme.com/250617/p36#a250617p36
Pano AI, which uses AI and computer vision to offer active wildfire detection, raised a $44M Series B led by Giant Ventures, bringing its total funding to $89M (Marc Vartabedian/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ai-wildfire-detection-startup-raises-44-million-2d662b00?st=BtHk1H&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
http://www.techmeme.com/250617/p35#a250617p35
Sources: xAI is burning through $1B/month and expects to burn through ~$13B in 2025; revenues are expected to be just $500M this year, rising to $2B+ next year (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-17/musk-s-xai-burning-through-1-billion-a-month-as-costs-pile-up?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc1MDE4NDA5NiwiZXhwIjoxNzUwNzg4ODk2LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJTWFBKUlhUMEFGQjQwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJGMDM0NTZBOTI2QzA0N0E3QjlEQjQ1NkFDMkU2NzE4RSJ9.7dk17wXr_oGQfocaa4kSFxPTzlFC62AmQxdmx1Iy0_Y
http://www.techmeme.com/250617/p34#a250617p34