Daily Recap: Tech — 10 June 2026

Today’s tech headlines span everything from infrastructure to accountability. In Washington, Bill Gates told lawmakers that Jeffrey Epstein allegedly tried to use Gates’s extramarital affairs as leverage, a striking detail from closed-door testimony that adds new texture to scrutiny of Epstein’s influence network. In industry news, Meta is deepening its AI buildout with a deal to lease its first India-based AI data center from Reliance, a 168-megawatt facility in Gujarat that underscores how global tech giants are racing to secure computing capacity. Consumer connectivity is also getting more flexible, with AT&T launching a $3 unlimited day pass for cellular iPads in the U.S., aimed at users who want data without a monthly plan. And on the retail front, Walmart is undercutting the market with AirPods Pro 3 at a record-low $179, as Prime Day competition starts to reshape gadget pricing.

Top Tech stories

• Bill Gates tells US lawmakers Epstein used his affairs information as leverage (10 sources)
• Meta to lease its first AI data center in India from Reliance Industries (5 sources)
• Four men charged over alleged drive-by slingshot attacks across Brisbane (5 sources)
• AT&T launches $3 unlimited day passes for cellular iPads in the U.S. (5 sources)
• Fluorspar demand rises as China supply squeeze lifts prices for critical mineral (4 sources)
• AirPods Pro 3 drop to $179 at Walmart in new record-low deal (4 sources)
• BizLink nears acquisition of Blackstone’s Interplex Datacom in $850 million deal (3 sources)
• Labor proposes rules for data centres to reduce power use during peak demand (3 sources)

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