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An interview with Google President of Android Ecosystem Sameer Samat, who says Google is going to combine “ChromeOS and Android into a single platform” — On Gemini, Samsung, Galaxy AI, Glass, XR, and more — My conversation with Sameer Samat, Android's daddy...er …
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| Bloomberg: |
Bitcoin reached a new all-time high at $122,000+ on July 14, up about 30% since December 2024, after more than doubling in value in 2024; ether hit $3,000+ — Bitcoin breached $120,000 for the first time, with investor enthusiasm showing few signs of dimming as the US House of Representatives prepares …
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| Yash Roy / Bloomberg: |
Republican House leaders anticipate passing the GENIUS Act along with considering two other crypto bills, as the House kicks off a regulatory Crypto Week — Republican House leaders anticipate passing an industry-friendly stablecoin regulatory bill this week, sending Congress's …
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| Matt Burgess / Wired: |
An Indicator analysis of 85 AI “nudify” websites: the sites averaged 18.5M monthly visitors, may generate up to $36M annually, and rely on Big Tech services — Millions of people are accessing harmful AI “nudify” websites. New analysis says the sites are making millions and rely on tech from US companies.| Bloomberg: |
Malaysia says individuals and companies must get a permit 30+ days before exporting AI chips, effective now, signaling it is clamping down on China chip exports — Malaysia will now require permits for exports of high-performance US artificial intelligence chips, suggesting the government …
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| Ian King / Bloomberg: |
Jensen Huang says China's military is unlikely to use Nvidia's AI chips, citing the risk of the chips being “limited at any time” due to US export restrictions — Addressing the largest concern Washington has cited in placing increasing restrictions on US technology exports to the Asian nation … | Reuters: |
China approves Synopsys' $35B acquisition of simulation software company Ansys, after the US lifted restrictions on chip design software sales to China — China's market regulator has conditionally approved the acquisition of simulation software company Ansys (ANSS.O) by U.S. software firm Synopsys' … | Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
With Tim Cook likely to lead Apple through this decade, a look at Apple's executive succession challenges as many of Cook's direct reports near retirement age — Also: The company is scaling back the iOS 26 Liquid Glass revamp; a look at upcoming devices; and Meta poaches Apple's top AI models executive.
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| Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg: |
Nielsen: Netflix's share of the most-watched shows dropped from 80%+ in 2021 to ~50% now; Amazon, Apple, HBO, Hulu, and Paramount+ have shows in 2025's Top 10 — Netflix released the most-watched series of the first half — but is losing ground to rival streaming services. — Good evening from New York City.
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| John Koblin / New York Times: |
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| Farah Stockman / New York Times: |
A four-day US military drone exercise in Alaska exposed significant technological and operational gaps compared to Chinese and Russian drone capabilities — A drone made by Neros, a start-up in El Segundo, Calif., took off during a military exercise in the Yukon Training Area in Alaska.Video by Ash Adams
More: Al Jazeera, Tectonic Defense, DroneXL.co, and The Hill
| Noor Al-Sibai / Futurism: |
An Internet Matters survey of 1,000 UK kids aged 9 to 17 finds 67% say they use AI chatbots regularly; of that group, 35% say it feels like talking to a friend — “Sometimes they can feel like a real person and a friend.” — Lonely children and teens are replacing real-life friendship with AI, and experts are worried.
More: Neowin and Internet Matters
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| Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch: |
Discord launches Orbs, a virtual reward system that incentivizes users to interact with ads by completing Quests to earn digital items, after a seven week beta — After announcing in late May that the platform would be experimenting with a new virtual reward system, Discord is now launching it to the public.
More: Engadget
| Debby Wu / Bloomberg: |
CSET researchers: China's SMEE has only a 4% market share in older-generation chip lithography, far below ASML and Nikon, a “chokepoint” for China's chip plans — China faces significant challenges advancing its semiconductor lithography, a key hurdle for its drive toward …
More: Center for Security …
| Trisha Thadani / Washington Post: |
Tesla is set to face a Florida federal jury to defend allegations that Autopilot was at fault in a fatal 2019 crash, as it tests autonomous robotaxis in Austin — The trial could dissect Tesla's automated driving technology in public just as a more advanced version starts to ferry passengers on public roads.
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