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July 7, 2025, 4:10 PM

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Dana Wollman / Bloomberg:
CoreWeave says it has agreed to acquire bitcoin miner Core Scientific in a ~$9B all-stock deal, set to close in Q4 2025, to expand its AI data center capacity  —  The transaction values Core Scientific's stock at $20.40 per share, according to a statement from CoreWeave on Monday.
MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC:
Jack Dorsey shares TestFlight and GitHub links to his “weekend project”, Bitchat, a decentralized P2P messaging iOS app that relies on Bluetooth mesh networks  —  Block CEO Jack Dorsey spent the weekend building Bitchat, a new decentralized, peer-to-peer messaging app that works entirely …
Juli Clover / MacRumors:
Apple appeals the EU's €500M DMA fine, levied in April 2025 over its App Store steering rules, claiming the decision goes “far beyond what the law requires”  —  Apple is appealing the 500 million euro ($570 million) fine that it is facing in the European Union for allegedly violating the Digital Markets Act.
The Guardian:
After Elon Musk unveiled the America Party, a new US political party, President Trump called Musk a “TRAIN WRECK” fueled by discontent over EV subsidies ending  —  US president railed against his former adviser online after tech billionaire said he will start and bankroll America party
Zac Bowden / Windows Central:
Stat Counter: Windows 11 had a 50.9% share of the Windows market on July 4, ahead of Windows 10's 46.2%; the OS, released in 2021, only had a <10% share in 2022  —  After four years on the market, Windows 11 has finally surpassed Windows 10 to become the most dominant desktop OS platform in the world.
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
In iOS 26 beta 3, Apple dials back the degree of transparency in many UI elements, following user complaints about Liquid Glass  —  The iPhone's new glassy look has been toned down with Monday's release of the third developer beta of iOS 26.  This follows user complaints that the update …
Sean Hollister / The Verge:
Epic reaches a settlement with Samsung, which it sued over allegedly conspiring with Google to undermine third party app stores  —  Epic isn't saying what it got out of Samsung. … An “Auto Blocker” feature on Samsung Android phones, which was turned on by default, automatically kept users …
More: Bloomberg
Bloomberg:
Paris-based Capgemini plans to acquire US-listed IT outsourcing company WNS for $3.3B in cash, seeking to boost its agentic AI services; WNS serves 600+ clients  —  The French group said it will take over the US-listed firm for $76.50 per share, a premium of about 28% to WNS's average price over the past 90 days.
Dominic-Madori Davis / TechCrunch:
An analysis of Crunchbase and PitchBook data: in 2025 so far, 36+ tech startups hit a $1B+ valuation, including seven in June, six in May, and four in April  —  With AI igniting an investor frenzy, every month, more startups obtain unicorn status.  —  Using data from Crunchbase and PitchBook …

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