NYT ‘Pips’ Hints, Answers And Walkthrough For Friday, July 17

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Kansas City Star

Missouri ad says Amendment 5 fixes a ‘big tech loophole.’ Is that true?

A new advertisement claims that a Missouri proposal to replace the state income tax with expanded sales taxes would fix a “big tech loophole” responsible for porn and data centers, a remarkable ...
9to5Mac

Tim Cook and EU tech chief hold ‘constructive’ virtual meeting over Siri AI standoff

Earlier today, Tim Cook reportedly held “constructive” talks with EU tech chief Henna Virkkunen as Apple and the bloc sought a way forward in their dispute over the delayed launch of Siri AI in Europe ...
Mashable

Anthropic finally, officially launches Claude Sonnet 5

Anthropic released Claude Sonnet 5 on Tuesday, confirming months of speculation about an upgrade to its mid-tier AI model. According to the company's official announcement, the new model is designed ...
The Verge

007 First Light’s developer lays off staff but claims its next franchise will continue

IO Interactive lost an external partner for ‘Project Fantasy’ — which was reportedly Microsoft. IO Interactive lost an external partner for ‘Project Fantasy’ — which was reportedly Microsoft. is a ...
Reuters

Key facts on South Korea's three chip and AI 'mega projects'

SEOUL, June 29 - South Korea announced three "mega projects" on Monday covering semiconductors, physical AI and AI data centres, with Samsung Electronics (005930.KS), opens new tab, SK Group and ...
Reuters

US close to allowing Anthropic to restore Fable 5 model, Axios reports

June 27 (Reuters) - The Trump administration is close to allowing Anthropic to restore access to its Fable 5 model, Axios reported on ‌Saturday, citing a source close to the situation. Reuters could ...
The Washington Post

The U.S. government will decide who gets to use the latest American AI technology

SAN FRANCISCO — The Trump administration is expanding its recent policy of vetting companies that want access to the latest artificial intelligence technology, expanding its regulation of Silicon ...
VentureBeat

OpenAI's updated GPT-5.5 Instant is better at shopping, complex constraints, and understanding user intent — and it's already in the API

Credit: VentureBeat made with OpenAI ChatGPT-Images-2.0 OpenAI has made a significant update to its most widely used language model, GPT-5.5 Instant, which is the default in the free version of ...
Wall Street Journal

Apple Raises Prices on Macs, iPads by $200 or More on Some Models

WSJ’s Rolfe Winkler breaks down his exclusive interview with Apple CEO Tim Cook, who said Apple is raising prices on its devices after an “unprecedented” increase in the prices and availability of ...
Us Weekly

Tim Allen Explains Why Buzz Lightyear and Jessie’s Romance in ‘Toy Story 5’ Felt ‘Creepy’ to Record (Exclusive)

Tim Allen isn’t afraid to admit that he had some seriously mixed emotions when it came to Buzz Lightyear and Jessie’s Toy Story 5 story line. Warning: Spoilers below for the end of Toy Story 5. After ...