Wall Street Journal:
Sources: X let go of 20+ staffers in nontechnical roles ahead of a SpaceX IPO; X staff have been told to focus on growing revenue since xAI brought on a CRO  —  Redundant roles have been removed as the social-media company tries to boost profit and integrate with Musk's space-exploration company

Tamara Djurickovic / Tech.eu:
Italy-based Subbyx, which builds infrastructure that lets businesses offer access-based subscriptions, raised a €30M Series A  —  Subbyx will use the funding to expand its subscription infrastructure platform, supporting businesses in transitioning from ownership to access-based models …

Wall Street Journal:
Fannie Mae will accept crypto-backed mortgages for the first time; Coinbase launches a mortgage product allowing buyers to pledge bitcoin or USDC as collateral  —  New offering from Better Home & Finance and Coinbase allows home buyers to pledge bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies when making a down payment

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple plans to open up Siri to run any AI service via App Store apps in iOS 27, dropping ChatGPT as exclusive partner in Apple Intelligence and Siri  —  Apple Inc. plans to open Siri to outside artificial intelligence assistants, a major move aimed at bolstering the iPhone as an AI platform.

Vincent Chow / South China Morning Post:
The China Computer Federation calls for a boycott of AI conference NeurIPS after organizers barred submissions from US-sanctioned companies like Huawei  —  Move to comply with US sanctions sparks backlash, with China's top computing body threatening to blacklist the AI conference