Tech News Roundup — June 13, 2026 (AM)
Elon Musk’s net worth crossed the trillion-dollar mark after SpaceX’s IPO, while Microsoft is reportedly weighing a restructuring of Xbox to “move faster” on Halo, Fallout, and The Elder Scrolls. Arch Linux has the AUR malware incident under control after 1,500+ packages were swept. Linux 7.1 is days from release, and Jeff Bezos’ AI startup Prometheus is publicly aiming at an “artificial general engineer.”
Top Stories
- Elon Musk becomes the world’s first trillionaire — Musk’s net worth crossed $1T after SpaceX’s IPO, lifted by his 4.8 billion SPCX shares opening at $150 (well above the $138 benchmark that mathematically gives a 13-figure net worth). The earlier SpaceX/xAI/X merger concentrated his rocket, AI, and social-media holdings under one roof. [The Verge]
- A trillion dollars is a stupid amount of money — Verge follow-up reflecting on what a trillion actually buys. [The Verge]
- The world’s first trillionaire is a killer — Verge opinion piece. [The Verge]
- SpaceX is now public — Verge coverage of the SpaceX IPO itself. [The Verge]
- SpaceX’s massive IPO: all the latest news — Verge running coverage. [The Verge]
Microsoft & Xbox
- Report: Microsoft restructuring Xbox is “on the table” — Microsoft is reportedly weighing an Xbox restructuring to “move faster” with new Halo, Fallout, and The Elder Scrolls titles. [Windows Central]
- Windows Insiders get first crack at a less annoying Windows 11 update process — Microsoft shipped six new Insider builds headlined by a unified update experience that bundles driver, .NET, and firmware updates to cut monthly reboots. [Windows Central]
Gaming
- “The only way to keep Bungie alive” — As Destiny 2 development ends, an ex-Bungie dev says supporting Marathon is critical to keeping the studio afloat; a second piece quotes a former dev saying Sony’s acquisition was an “emergency” that kept Bungie from “shutting its doors.” [Windows Central] [Windows Central]
- Thrustmaster’s new Flight Simulator 2024 controls — New flight stick and yoke options from Thrustmaster, compatible with Microsoft Flight Simulator on Xbox, PC, and PS5. PowerA also announced its own Flight Sim 2024 controller for Xbox. [Windows Central] [Windows Central] [Windows Central]
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 preorders open with early campaign access — MW4 preorders are live, with early campaign access as a preorder bonus. [Windows Central]
Linux & Open Source
- Arch Linux AUR malware incident now under control — Arch Linux says the AUR malware incident that began the day with 400+ compromised packages is now contained; 1,500+ packages were affected during cleanup. [Phoronix]
- Linux 7.1 release highlights — FRED (Flexible Return and Event Delivery), a new NTFS driver, and broader performance wins; Linus Torvalds is set to release the stable kernel on Sunday. 7.2 is shaping up around Apple M3, AMDGPU HDMI 2.1 FRL, USB4STREAM, and cache-aware scheduling. [Phoronix] [Phoronix]
- Wine 11.11 released with Wayland improvements. [Phoronix]
- OpenZFS 2.4.3 bug-fix release. [Phoronix]
- Ubuntu 26.10 reaffirms plans for switching to Dbus-Broker. [Phoronix]
- Red Hat RHEL 10 second developer preview for RISC-V. [Phoronix]
- AMD opens pre-orders for the Linux-friendly Ryzen AI Halo developer platform. [Phoronix]
- AMD openSIL + Coreboot running on EPYC — open-source success for greater transparency and security. [Phoronix]
AI / ML
- Jeff Bezos’ AI startup aims to build an “artificial general engineer” — Prometheus, co-CEO’d by Bezos and Verily co-founder Vik Bajaj, is targeting software capable of end-to-end engineering on physical products. The startup raised $12B at a $41B valuation and currently employs ~150 people. [The Verge]
- Apple Siri quality — A new Vergecast asks: is Siri actually good now? [The Verge]
Hardware
- Q1 GPU shipments still strong; Intel posts the only growth — AMD, NVIDIA, and Intel all saw Q1 2026 GPU shipments at a frantic pace; Intel was the only one to post year-over-year growth. [Windows Central]
- This RTX 5070 Alienware laptop lands ahead of Summer Game Fest. [Windows Central]
- Nothing CEO: phone prices are still climbing — Carl Pei says component costs will keep pushing phone prices upward. [The Verge]
- You can finally power on a Mac remotely. [Jeff Geerling]
In Brief
- I held the Trump phone — Verge hands-on with the T1. [The Verge]
- Spotify’s controversial disco ball icon never made it to Windows 11 — the Windows 11 version never arrived. [Windows Central]
- Govee’s rechargeable smart table lamp is down to $60. [The Verge]
- The Ooni portable pizza oven is totally worth it — Verge review. [The Verge]
- Office 2024 por 11,30€ — Pplware (Portuguese): the “Plan B” before Microsoft pulls the plug. [Pplware]
- Starlink volta a aumentar os preços — Pplware (Portuguese): Starlink raises prices again, with a 10€/month antenna rental. [Pplware]
- Strava recebe grande atualização — Pplware (Portuguese): new offline maps, smart routes. [Pplware]
- ESET investe 40 milhões de euros em IA — Pplware (Portuguese): ESET investing €40M in AI for cybersecurity. [Pplware]
- Renault e Mercedes aceleram aposta na defesa — Pplware (Portuguese): car OEMs pivoting to defence. [Pplware]
- Governo altera regras do IVA para travar fraude nos combustíveis — Pplware (Portuguese): Portugal adjusts fuel VAT rules to fight fraud. [Pplware]
- Saros: Vamos tirar uma foto? — Pplware (Portuguese): game review. [Pplware]
- Segurança Social: há uma novidade — Pplware (Portuguese): a Social Security simplification. [Pplware]
- Pode comer ou beber enquanto conduz? — Pplware (Portuguese): legal Q&A on eating/driving. [Pplware]
- C-DAYS 2026 vai ter Startup Village — Pplware (Portuguese): Portuguese startup-investor event. [Pplware]
- Está sem Facebook? — Pplware (Portuguese): Facebook outage report. [Pplware]
- Empresa quer associar o seu telemóvel e auriculares Bluetooth à matrícula do seu carro — Pplware (Portuguese): a Bluetooth-keyed car pairing idea. [Pplware]
- E Porque Hoje é Sexta — Pplware (Portuguese): the weekly humour column. [Pplware]
- How to install May on your Asustor NAS. [Marius Hosting]
Roundup compiled from the TTRSS Tech feed. 46 articles from 6 sources summarised.