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SpaceX buys Cursor for AI coding & Android 17 arrives on Pixels - Tech News (Jun 17, 2026)
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- Jun 17, 2026
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Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - KrispCall: Agentic Cloud Telephony - https://try.krispcall.com/tad - Prezi: Create AI presentations fast - https://try.prezi.com/automated_daily - Lindy is your ultimate AI assistant that proactively manages your inbox - https://try.lindy.ai/tad Support The Automated Daily directly: Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/theautomateddaily Today's topics: SpaceX buys Cursor for AI coding - SpaceX reportedly agreed to acquire Cursor in a massive all-stock deal, underscoring how central AI coding assistants and developer tooling have become to big-tech strategy. Android 17 arrives on Pixels - Google is rolling out Android 17 to Tensor-based Pixel phones with new multitasking and recording features, while Wear OS 7 lands on Pixel Watch over the next few weeks. Apple privacy tools face friction - Apple’s Hide My Email change to @private.icloud.com may make relay addresses easier to block, while App Store analytics claims reignite debate about tracking and opt-outs. U.S. clamps down on AI models - Anthropic disabled access to its top models after new Trump administration national-security restrictions, and G7 allies are discussing a ‘trusted partners’ access scheme. Nvidia bets on U.S. AI manufacturing - Jensen Huang is spotlighting a Texas expansion with Coherent to produce indium phosphide for AI infrastructure, pitching the boom as a pathway to U.S. manufacturing jobs. OpenAI revenue jumps, losses widen - Leaked financials show OpenAI’s revenue surged in 2025, but research, compute, and payments—especially tied to model training—kept losses extremely large ahead of potential SEC filings. Meta’s AI pivot hits engineering culture - A report argues Meta’s rush to compete in AI is reshaping engineering culture, wi…