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Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: Sony says it will close the virtual PlayStation 3 store in select markets in 2026 before closing PS3 and PS Vita stores “in all other countries” in July 2027 — The virtual
Bloomberg: Sources: Meta plans a cloud infrastructure business that will sell access to AI compute and models, to compete with AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud; META jumps 8%+ — Meta Platforms Inc. is dev
Steven Borowiec / Nikkei Asia: South Korean government data: the country's exports grew 70.9% YoY in June to 102.25B, an all-time monthly high, anchored by a record 44.82B in chip shipments — SEOUL —
Bloomberg: Stockholm's Patent and Market Court orders Google to pay nearly 2B to Klarna's PriceRunner in a dispute over abuse of power in the shopping comparison market — Alphabet Inc.'s Google was or
Teams recently completed build and acceptance testing of our 1,000th Merlin 1D engine for Falcon’s first stage! With Falcon’s reusability, recovering these engines has enabled continued reliability en
Tesla’s Supercharger network just delivered a monster Q2 In Q2 2026, Tesla Superchargers delivered 2 terawatt-hours of electricity globally That is enough electricity to power roughly 180,000+ U.S. ho
This is a humorous social media post by Cristobal Valenzuela making a joke about Chile's failure to qualify for a FIFA World Cup tournament, suggesting that the only way to guarantee not losing a Worl
The truth about Ellis Islanders. - Around 2% were denied entry due to poor health or for holding anti-Christian ideology. - 33% voluntarily returned home, because there wasn't welfare in the U.S. back
Associated Press: The US sentences Guo Wengui, a self-exiled billionaire Chinese tycoon who defrauded his online followers out of hundreds of millions, to 30 years in prison — A self-exiled billionair
This is absolutely correct. The only way to fight 'open' is with 'open.' Glad to hear a voice in Washington that understands the real stakes. 'At this very moment China is giving its AI technology awa
Alex Stamos / @alexstamos: [Thread] The US' now-lifted export controls on Anthropic models created uncertainty, are an own goal, and will push service providers towards Chinese AI models — A lot to un
Financial Times: Tim Cook and EU tech chief Henna Virkkunen held “constructive” talks; sources say they discussed how Apple can launch Siri AI in the EU while avoiding fines — Discussions come as tech
Today, we’re announcing a partnership with Bertelsmann. Runway will be integrated across Bertelsmann’s global portfolio of businesses, including the RTL Group, BMG and Bertelsmann Marketing Services.
Niko Gallogly / New York Times: Together AI, which offers access to open-source models, raised 800M led by Saudi Aramco's Prosperity7 at an 8.3B valuation, taking its total funding to 1.3B — Together
Saritha Rai / Bloomberg: Twelve Labs, which is building AI models to make video searchable and understandable, raised a 100M Series B co-led by NEA and Naver, and signs an AWS deal — Twelve Labs Inc.
TwelveLabs Inc., the developer of generative artificial intelligence foundation models that can understand videos like humans, today announced it has raised 100 million in early funding to expand beyo
Natalie Lung / Bloomberg: Uber dismissed two leaders at its AI data labeling business as part of a broader leadership transition at the unit, which it says is “seeing strong momentum” — Uber Technolog
The British government has signaled it is likely to intervene in Paramount Skydance's proposed $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, citing concerns about maintaining media plurality. Briti
Cloudflare’s new Attribution Business Insights dashboard helps website owners understand crawler behavior, appetite, and potential value, fueling business-level conversations around crawl compensation
Home battery installations in the United States hit a new record of 673 megawatts of residential energy storage in the first quarter of 2026. The surge was driven by rising residential electricity cos
Privacy-focused artificial intelligence company Venice.ai Inc. today revealed that it has raised 65 million in new funding that values the startup at 1 billion. Venice pitches itself as a private and
When you can cheat on every test, grab quotes from every book, delegate heavy workloads, then why would any human even get out of bed? For purpose. For the challenge. For the thrill of growth. For sel
1/ Today, more than 140 companies, most of which compete fiercely with one another, agreed to back the same stablecoin. The vehicle is @openstandard, a new and deliberately independent company launchi
Financial Times: A study of 22K US companies shows those spending most heavily on AI are adding workers faster than peers, but most gains are among tech companies and startups — Study of 22,000 US com
Artificial intelligence is transforming what is possible in agriculture, but industry leaders should be wary of investing in AI without first laying the groundwork. The use cases are promising, especi
Peter Campbell / Financial Times: AI may help transform air traffic control by processing vast amounts of data, spotting collision risks early, and easing staff shortages as air travel grows — The tec
Belgian cybersecurity company Aikido Security NV today announced that it has acquired Root.io Inc., a company that offers patching for vulnerable open-source software at the exact versions organizatio
Kirstin Ridley / Reuters: Almost 1,700 UK investors sue Binance and Changpeng Zhao for at least £150M, alleging Binance sold them risky derivative products without regulatory approval — Almost 1,700 B
Amazon blamed the malware strain 'Preflayer'—which can record screen content, steal login credentials, and commit ad fraud—as justification for blocking sideloaded apps . The company is preventing pir
And that’s just the tip of the iceberg USAID ran a secret fake Twitter to spark revolution in Cuba. Funded Venezuelan opposition politicians directly. Got expelled from Bolivia after WikiLeaks cables
The Supreme Court agreed to hear Apple's appeal regarding a contempt ruling in its antitrust battle with Epic Games, reviewing lower court decisions that found Apple willfully defied a 2021 ruling inv
Emmy Martin / New York Times: As OpenAI and Anthropic prepare to go public, San Francisco tech workers making six figures say they cannot compete with the new AI elite and may have to leave — As OpenA
'At this very moment China is giving its AI technology away. It's releasing open-weight AI models that are cheap, capable, and they're fast becoming the world's default.' We can overcome this. @neil_c
BREAKING: Philippines becomes the first country in Southeast Asia to commercially launch Starlink Direct-to-Cell through a mobile network. Globe has secured regulatory approval to offer Starlink Direc
In this post, we share the technical approach using token-based distillation, lessons learned, and deployment architecture. If you face similar bilingual NER challenges, you can benefit from IBS Softw
Meir Orbach / CTech: Cyber unicorn Aikido acquires Israeli startup Root for 70-100 million — The Belgian company expands its AI security push and will open a new development center in Israel following
Tesla's Cybercab, an autonomous vehicle concept without a steering wheel or pedals, was demonstrated operating in Austin, Texas, showcasing fully self-driving capabilities. The vehicle represents Tesl
Duncan Riley / SiliconANGLE: Cybersecurity company Aikido Security acquires Root, which has raised about $37.6M and develops an AI platform for securing open-source components — Belgian cybersecurity
Protective DNS and content filtering company DNSFilter Inc. today launched an expanded partner program for managed service providers, restructuring its channel into three tiers as new company research
Matthew Martin / Semafor: Dubai- and London-based 1001, which uses AI to improve aviation, port, and energy infrastructure efficiency in the Gulf, raised 30M led by Lux Capital — THE SCOOP — Dubai- an
Dylan grew up working in motels Got a screen of death on his XBOX as a kid Fixing it got him into semis Somehow this led him to starting SemiAnalysis, the premier semis research co @dylan522p is fasci
Earlier this year, @SpaceX acquired @xAI (now SpaceXAI), which operates the Colossus datacenters in Memphis. As SpaceX continues to invest in the area, SpaceX is offering our neighbors in the Memphis
Emad Mostaque on PostAGI: 'Right now, not a single institution is on your side. The companies won't look out for you, and the governments won't either. Most of the AI debate just runs between those tw
Excited to be working with MIXI in Japan as we continue to grow our partnership. Today, we're announcing a strategic partnership with MIXI, one of Japan's largest gaming, sports and entertainment comp
Reuters: Filing: President Trump reports 1.4B+ in income from his family's crypto ventures in 2025, including 500M+ from WLF and 635M from the sale of his TRUMP coin — U.S. President Donald Trump repo
Wall Street Journal: Filings: Microsoft's Ireland hub generated $47B in pretax profits for FY 2025, or 38.1% of its global total; new EU rules require country-by-country reporting — Country-by-country
HB 1217 prohibits local governments from pursuing net-zero emissions goals , with additional restrictions on carbon-trading programs, green procurement, and carbon-based taxes or fees . Governor Ron D
The Atlantic: FOIA docs: White House officials used auto-deleting Signal chats even after Trump advised against its use in April 2025, raising federal recordkeeping concerns — New records reveal that
Ford CEO Jim Farley in new interview on Chinese EV competition: 'There's no real competition from Tesla, GM or Ford with what we've seen from China. They are completely dominating the EV landscape glo
Four-story elevator … wow Real “man of the people” he is 🚨 BREAKING: A @FreeBeacon investigation reveals Rep. Ro Khanna—who rails against the ultra-rich who 'hoard wealth'—lives in a 6M D.C. mansion w
This article discusses Databricks' evolution of database architecture, tracing the progression from monolithic database systems to Lakebase and then to LTAP (Lakehouse Transaction Processing), emphasi
Elias Schisgall / Wall Street Journal: Getty Images announces plans to end its Shutterstock merger after the UK CMA conditioned approval of the deal on Shutterstock selling its editorial business — A
GLM-5.2 has become the most-liked model of all time on Hugging Face's model repository, surpassing previous records. This achievement reflects significant community recognition and adoption of the mod
Google shut down the Tenor API on June 30, 2026, breaking GIF pickers in Discord, X, Bluesky, and WhatsApp. Platforms that built GIF search into their products using Tenor are now scrambling for repla
Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: Google shuts down the Tenor API, affecting GIF pickers on platforms like Discord, WhatsApp, and Bluesky; Nikita Bier says X has migrated elsewhere — GIFs are a huge part of th
Google introduced Nano Banana 2 Lite, its fastest and most cost-efficient image model built for high throughput, speed and scale. The model generates text-to-image outputs in about four seconds and co
Google's NotebookLM is adding a new way to catch up on your notes: TikTok-style AI videos. The new feature is rolling out to Google AI Ultra and Pro subscribers, allowing NotebookLM to generate 60-sec
Half price Starlink for people in the Memphis region SpaceXAI has announced that they will be applying a 50% discount on the standard @Starlink monthly price for both new and existing customers in the
Stephanie Stacey / Financial Times: Hotels, tour operators, and travel agencies rush to launch proprietary online tools and loyalty schemes to fend off future competition from AI travel agents — Chatb
Bloomberg: How Spain's LaLiga uses nationwide IP blocking to combat illegal sports streams, impacting an estimated 550K+ domains, putting it in conflict with Cloudflare — From small businesses to gove