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| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Source: Microsoft plans to lay off ~9,000 employees, or less than 4% of its global workforce, across teams and role types, after cutting ~6,000 jobs in May — Microsoft said Wednesday that it will lay off about 9,000 employees. The move will affect less than 4% of its global workforce …
More: Bloomberg, The Information, TechCrunch, GamesIndustry.biz, Livemint, Windows Central, Kotaku, and Reuters
| Zoë Schiffer / Wired: |
Source: Mark Zuckerberg has, on 10+ occasions, offered top AI research talent up to $300M over four years, with $100M+ in total compensation for the first year — The Meta CEO is leading a hiring blitz, offering top talent at OpenAI eye-watering pay packages and endless access to cutting-edge chips.
More: Fortune, Windows Central, Spyglass, CTech, and The Decoder
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| Zoë Schiffer / Wired: |
In a memo to OpenAI researchers, Sam Altman said “missionaries will beat mercenaries” and “there is much, much more upside to OpenAI stock than Meta stock” — “What Meta is doing will, in my opinion, lead to very deep cultural problems,” said CEO Sam Altman in a leaked memo sent to OpenAI researchers.
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Forums: Hacker News, r/singularity, r/OpenAI, r/technology, and r/artificial
| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Figma files for an IPO, plans to trade on the NYSE under the ticker FIG, and reports Q1 revenue up 46% YoY to $228.2M and net income up 233% YoY to $44.9M — Design software company Figma filed for an IPO on Tuesday, and plans to trade on the New York Stock Exchange under ticker symbol “FIG.”
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Forums: r/FigmaDesign and Slashdot
| Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg: |
X says it will start to publish Community Notes written by AI agents and developers will soon be able to submit their own AI agents for the company to review — Elon Musk's X will start to publish Community Notes written by artificial intelligence agents, a move to increase the speed …
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Foxconn recalled 300+ Chinese engineers from its Indian iPhone factories over the past two months, a blow for Apple as it ramps up iPhone 17 production — The bulk of Foxconn's Chinese staff at iPhone plants in southern India have been told to fly back in a move that began about two months ago …
More: TechCrunch, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, MacRumors, Financial Express, and PhoneArena
| Reuters: |
Sources: Intel is considering writing off its 18A and 18A-P manufacturing processes and stopping their marketing, focusing instead on 14A to compete with TSMC — Intel's (INTC.O) new chief executive is exploring a big change to its contract manufacturing business to win major customers …
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| Steve Lohr / New York Times: |
Carnegie Mellon and other US universities are rethinking CS programs to adapt to generative AI, like focusing more on computational thinking and AI literacy — Computer science education will probably focus less on coding and more on computational thinking and A.I. literacy, said Mary Lou Maher … | Tabby Kinder / Financial Times: |
Sources: Palmer Luckey is preparing to launch Erebor, a US bank backed by Joe Lonsdale and other tech investors to serve startups, including crypto businesses — Start-up named after the dragon's mountain in ‘Lord of the Rings’ — A group of tech billionaires led by Palmer Luckey …
More: Reuters, PYMNTS.com, naked capitalism, Benzinga, and Cryptonews
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| Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer: |
Qantas discloses a cyberattack after hackers gained access to a third-party platform with 6M customers' personal data, but says no financial info was exposed — Australian airline Qantas disclosed that it detected a cyberattack on Monday after threat actors gained access to a third-party platform containing customer data.
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| Bloomberg: |
Internal emails and audit reports warn that the Schengen Information System II, used by EU border forces, is rife with software and security vulnerabilities — An information-sharing system used by EU border forces to flag illegal immigrants and suspected criminals in real time was rife … | Jeremie Eliahou Ontiveros / SemiAnalysis: |
A deep dive into Oracle's data center strategy and the company's emergence as an AI computing powerhouse, amid questions about its GPU business' sustainability — Oracle's Cloud Infrastructure business is firing on all cylinders and is greatly outpacing expectations.
More: Times of India and RCR Wireless News
| Bloomberg: |
Nothing unveils the $799 Phone 3 with a 6.7" AMOLED display, a Snapdragon 8s Gen 4, and three 50MP cameras, and the $299 Headphone 1, both shipping from July 15 — The five-year-old company, known for its bold designs, unveiled the Phone 3 and a pair of similarly quirky headphones.
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Threads: @bengeskin. X: @captain2phones, @chriswelch, @getpeid, @nothing, and @sondesix. Forums: r/NothingTech
| Financial Times: |
Sources: Sweden-based AI-powered app builder Lovable is set to raise $150M+ led by Accel at a ~$1.8B valuation, as investors rush to back “vibe coding” startups — Two-year-old group nears more than $150mn in new funding as investors swarm around AI coding businesses| Wall Street Journal: |
Chinese AI models from DeepSeek and others are becoming more popular worldwide; Sensor Tower: ChatGPT has 910M global downloads compared with DeepSeek's 125M — Chinese AI models are becoming more popular worldwide, testing American superiority — Chinese artificial-intelligence companies … | Bloomberg Law: |
Sources: the US FTC has opened an in-depth investigation into SoftBank's $6.5B acquisition of chip designer Ampere, which could take a year or more to conclude — SoftBank Group Corp.'s acquisition of semiconductor designer Ampere Computing LLC is facing a potentially lengthy probe by the US government.
More: Engadget, Bloomberg, Reuters, The Information, and Reuters
| Danielle Popov / South China Morning Post: |
TikTok launches TikTok Shop in Japan, marking the e-commerce platform's 17th market, following launches in the US, the UK, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, and more — TikTok has launched its e-commerce platform in Japan, enabling users to directly buy products featured in videos …
More: Silicon UK and TechNode
| Jonathan Stempel / Reuters: |
A US judge rules that Huawei must face criminal charges in an indictment alleging racketeering, stealing trade secrets, and bank fraud tied to Iran sanctions — A U.S. judge on Tuesday rejected Huawei Technologies' bid to dismiss most of a federal indictment accusing the Chinese telecommunications company …
More: Associated Press, Android Headlines, Silicon UK, Politico, Techstrong IT, and Bloomberg
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