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June 2, 2026
 
 
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Startup's app creates personalized virtual shopping malls
Online shopping has become increasingly fragmented, with consumers struggling to track sales and product drops across multiple brands and platforms. The Mall addresses this challenge by consolidating information from thousands of brands into a single, searchable feed. By scraping retail websites and leveraging language models, the app provides real-time updates and notifications on promotions, restocks, and price changes, aiming to reduce the frustration of managing numerous tabs and newsletters.
Full Story: TechCrunch (tiered subscription model) (6/2)
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Roku wants to be the front door to the World Cup
 
Austria's defender #03 Kevin Danso (R9 and Tunisia's forward #18 Rayan Elloumi vie for the ball during the friendly football match between Austria and Tunisia in Vienna, Austria on June 1, 2026 ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup football tournament. (Photo by Joe Klamar / AFP via Getty Images)
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Roku is transforming its Soccer Zone into a central hub for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, offering fans a way to find live matches, real-time scores and tournament updates. The Zone will aggregate all available games from users' existing subscriptions, including Fox One and Peacock, and introduce features like live scores, a stats tracker for top players, team favorites and match reminders.
Full Story: StreamTV Insider (6/1)
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Withings tips the scales toward smart tracking for GLP-1 users
Engadget (6/2)
 
 
Amazon spins an early web for Prime Spider-Man fans
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IKEA lights up summer nights with smart outdoor speaker lamp
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Empower Agentic AI with Digital Twins
Unleash AI's potential by anchoring it to a digital twin that's grounded in your business framework. In this video, subject experts from Microsoft Fabric and Stibo Systems discuss how they design trusted, contextual foundations for agentic AI that support smarter decision-making across enterprises. Watch the recorded conversation
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Tech giants support data center climate initiative
 
Aerial view of a large Google Data Centre being built in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, UK on 31st May 2025
Google Data Center (Richard Newstead/Getty Images)
Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft have partnered with investors and philanthropic ventures to launch the Data Center Innovation Initiative, aiming to accelerate sustainable data center technology. The initiative, backed by Elemental Impact, will invest up to $5 million per project in technology startups through 2027, focusing on energy storage, advanced electrical systems, industrial cooling and low-carbon materials.
Full Story: ESG Dive (5/29), Axios (5/27)
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Leaked memo points to end of Hulu app with shift to Disney+
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Sony takes a swing with new PS fight stick, gaming monitor
Engadget (6/1)
 
 
Uber charts a driverless course with robotaxi partners
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Apple Watch may get brighter OLED screens, better battery life
Apple is reportedly evaluating LG Display's high-mobility oxide display technology for future Apple Watch models, with a potential debut of 2027. The technology could improve battery life by reducing power consumption via a more efficient oxide-transistor backplane.
Full Story: Digital Trends (6/2)
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