Natalie Lung / Bloomberg:
Google releases new tools for its Gemini AI assistant that let users upload chat history and context from other AI apps, making it easier to switch from them  —  Google released new tools for its Gemini artificial intelligence assistant that will let users upload chat history and context from other AI apps …

Chance Miller / 9to5Mac:
Apple discontinues the Mac Pro and says it has no plans to offer future Mac Pro hardware  —  It's the end of an era: Apple has confirmed to 9to5Mac that the Mac Pro is being discontinued.  It is being removed from Apple's website as of Thursday afternoon.  The “buy” page on Apple's website …

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple granted out-of-cycle bonuses worth several hundred thousand dollars to iPhone hardware designers, as OpenAI and others poach its engineers  —  Apple Inc. awarded rare bonuses to iPhone hardware designers this week, aiming to stem a wave of departures to AI startups like OpenAI that are building their own devices.

Juli Clover / MacRumors:
X limits X Pro access to subscribers of the $40/month Premium+ plan without notifying users in advance; it was previously available in the $8/month Premium plan  —  Social network X is now limiting X Pro access to customers who subscribe to the X Premium+ plan, which is priced at $40 per month (or $33/month when paid annually).

Sandra Erwin / SpaceNews:
Xona, which aims to build a commercial alternative to GPS by launching a low-Earth orbit satellite constellation, raised a $170M Series C  —  The company is scaling up production as it looks to build a 258-satellite network to provide positioning, navigation and timing services