Morning Scan

Google I/O kicks off tomorrow, but today's feed has its own momentum: AI leadership shuffles, platform lawsuits, and a nuclear cyberweapon surfacing from the pre-Stuxnet era.

100,000 — EZ Lynk users whose data the DOJ is seeking from Apple in what would be a record-scale government data request tied to an emissions cheating investigation. (AppleInsider)

Machines & Minds

OpenAI Co-Founder Greg Brockman Takes Charge of Product Strategy

Brockman stepping into product — and ChatGPT apparently merging with Codex — suggests OpenAI is consolidating around fewer, bigger bets as competition heats up. (TechCrunch)

King's Cross Has Become London's New Tech and AI Hub

With Google's UK HQ, OpenAI, and Anthropic all converging on the same London postcode, the AI industry's geography is getting surprisingly literal. (Financial Times)

OpenAI Partners with Malta to Give Citizens Free ChatGPT Plus

Finish a University of Malta AI literacy course, get a free year of ChatGPT Plus — a small country running a live experiment in national AI onboarding. (Cointelegraph)

The US Is Betting on AI to Catch Insider Trading in Prediction Markets

After a year of Polymarket looking like a fraud incubator, regulators are turning the same tech against the traders — surveillance eating its own. (Ars Technica)

Connected World

Santa Clara County Sues Meta Over Alleged Scam Ads

The lawsuit alleges Meta knowingly ran deceptive ads targeting residents — a local government taking a swing where federal regulators haven't. (San Jose Spotlight)

Snap, YouTube, and TikTok Settle Suit Over Harm to Students

Schools have been arguing social media is wrecking grades and mental health; a settlement means the discovery that might have settled that debate won't happen. (The Verge)

Craig Federighi Dragged Into Musk's Apple-OpenAI Lawsuit

Apple's software chief is now a named participant in xAI's antitrust suit over Grok's App Store treatment — Musk's legal strategy keeps widening. (AppleInsider)

DOJ Emissions Cheating Investigation Leads to Record User Data Request

A subpoena covering 100,000 EZ Lynk users would be one of the largest data handovers Apple has faced — an emissions cheating investigation at surveillance scale. (AppleInsider)

Connected World

Stuxnet-Linked Fast16 Malware Was Sabotaging Nuclear Weapons Tests, Likely in Iran

A newly confirmed cyberweapon designed to corrupt nuclear simulation software — precise, targeted, and a reminder that the Stuxnet campaign was broader than anyone acknowledged at the time. (ZERO DAY)

Nectar Social Raises $30M Series A for Agentic Marketing OS

Menlo Ventures leading a $30M round for an "agentic OS for marketers" shows the autonomous-agent layer is now getting funded at Series A scale across verticals. (TechCrunch)

Faraday Future Raised $25M for Its Robotics Pivot. The Fine Print Tells a Different Story.

Convertible promissory notes and a company that has yet to ship a meaningful product — the pivot announcement is doing a lot of work here. (The Next Web)

Asus ROG and Xreal Built the First 240Hz AR Gaming Glasses, Priced at $849

Shipping in June at $849, the ROG Xreal R1 is a niche product for a niche audience — but 240Hz micro-OLED on your face is the kind of spec that dates quickly. (The Next Web)