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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.
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Bluesky: @quinnypig.com, @firstadopter, and @emilprotalinski
| 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 …
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| 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.
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| Sri Muppidi / The Information: |
OpenAI told investors stock compensation jumped over 5x last year to $4.4B, or 119% of total revenue for that period but expects it to drop to under 10% by 2030 — OpenAI has signaled it will hike pay for some employees in the wake of a raid by Meta Platforms on its artificial intelligence researchers.| 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
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Bluesky: @jamellebouie.net, @maxkennerly, @galenstone, and @kevinmkruse. Truth Social: @realDonaldTrump …. Mastodon: @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social
X: @elonmusk, @billym2k, @elonmusk, @elonmusk, @tslashareholder, @elonmusk, @elonmusk, @teddyschleifer, @elonmusk, @heydave7, @cb_doge, @waynevaughan, @prestonjbyrne, @elonmusk, and @justinamash. LinkedIn: Lawrence Lessig
Forums: r/politics, r/musked, r/inthenews, r/NoShitSherlock, and r/DecodingTheGurus
| 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: |
President Trump announces 25% tariffs on Japan and South Korea, starting August 1 — - CNBC Councils — CNBC on Peacock — Join the CNBC Panel — Supply Chain Values — Select Shopping — Ad Choices — News Tips — Got a confidential news tip? We want to hear from you.
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X: @dannycrichton, @steverattner, and @josh_wingrove
Forums: r/centrist, r/politics, r/moderatepolitics, r/neoliberal, r/worldnews, and r/TMC_Stock
| 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 …
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Threads: @chancehmiller and @chancehmiller
| 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.| Bloomberg: |
Huawei's AI lab refutes accusations that its Pangu Pro MoE model source code used uncredited material from key rivals, after a GitHub group debated its origins — The Pangu Pro MoE is the world's first model of its kind to be trained on Ascend chips — Huawei's answer to Nvidia Corp.'s AI accelerators …
More: Reuters and The Decoder
| 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 … | Dan Primack / Axios: |
PE firm TPG completes its $7.6B acquisition of the remaining 70% stake in DirecTV from AT&T, marking AT&T's exit from media — Private equity firm TPG completed its $7.6 billion purchase of the 70% stake it didn't already hold in DirecTV from AT&T.| Kieran Smith / Financial Times: |
Experts say ransomware group DragonForce, which targeted M&S, Harrods, and the Co-op, started a turf war with rival RansomHub that may bring more company hacks — A clash between rival criminal ransomware groups could result in corporate victims being extorted twice, cyber experts warnSponsor Posts
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