Among the many snags to OpenAI shifting to for-profit, the Microsoft snag is still the biggest issue. More Intel job cuts coming. Would you believe a Roblox game involving gardening is maybe bigger than Fortnite? And two big firsts: most people get their news from social media, and streaming is now the king of all TV watching.

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• OpenAI Seeks New Financial Concessions From Microsoft, a Top Shareholder (The Information)
• OpenAI and Microsoft Tensions Are Reaching a Boiling Point (WSJ)
• OpenAI wins $200 million U.S. defense contract (CNBC)
• Intel will lay off 15% to 20% of its factory workers, memo says (The Oregonian)
• Amazon Prime Day stretches to four days of deals this year (The Verge)
• Generation Alpha’s FarmVille Is Growing Like Crazy in Roblox (NYTimes)
• For the first time, social media overtakes TV as Americans’ top news source (NiemanLab)
• It’s Official: Streaming Is Now the King of TV (NYTimes)

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Ads finally come to WhatsApp. Are we about to get a literal Trump phone? More ads on your TV. All ads are about to become AI. And at the end of the show, a bit of an essay from me about Google, AI, and what I think is about to happen to the larger web, literally right now.

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• WhatsApp Introduces Ads in Its App (NYTimes)
• Trump Mobile: President’s Company Unveils Wireless Service Delivered via AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile, Plans to Launch a U.S.-Made ‘Sleek, Gold’ Android Smartphone (Variety)
• Amazon Ads & Roku Set Landmark Pact Giving Brands Access To 80% Of Connected-TV Households (Deadline)
• TikTok Pushes Deeper Into AI-Generated Video Ads With New Tools (Bloomberg)
• Google Search Is Fading. The Whole Internet Is At Risk. (Barron's)

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Omnibus Week Of 06/09

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