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| Hayden Field / The Verge: |
OpenAI debuts ChatGPT Agent, which can control an entire computer and perform multi-step tasks, powered by a new dedicated model, rolling out to paid users — One employee uses it to automate his weekly parking requests at OpenAI's San Francisco office.
More: OpenAI, OpenAI on YouTube, TechCrunch, Gizmodo, 9to5Google, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, CNN, OpenAI, Fortune, Australian Financial Review, Search Engine Journal, TestingCatalog, Cryptopolitan, Neowin, PC Gamer, Fast Company, Tom's Guide, The Decoder, MakeUseOf, implicator.ai, and Inc
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X: @sama, @kerengu, @kerengu, @sama, @alliekmiller, @btibor91, @haydenfield, @kerengu, @gdb, @cameron_pfiffer, @chatgpt21, @shakeelhashim, @emollick, @gdb, @gasca, @dkundel, @prashant_1722, @swyx, @bigtucsondad, @atupem, @emollick, @openai, @buccocapital, @tomwarren, @meganmorrone, @manosaie, @elder_plinius, @morqon, @emollick, @openai, @samyak0606, @morqon, @openai, and @boazbaraktcs
Forums: Hacker News, r/BetterOffline, r/technology, r/OpenAI, r/accelerate, Slashdot, and MacRumors Forums
| Reece Rogers / Wired: |
ChatGPT Agent uses a virtual browser to do tasks such as filling online forms and calling public APIs, and generates downloadable PowerPoint and Excel files — It's a PowerPoint generator! It's a date-night planner! It's ... another agent from OpenAI. — Isa Fulford, the research lead …
More: iClarified, PCMag, Wall Street Journal, The Information, Entrepreneur, and VentureBeat. Forums: r/OpenAI
| Dan Shipper / Every: |
Hands-on with ChatGPT Agent: combines OpenAI's Operator and deep research tools and is incredibly simple to use, but less customizable than Claude Code — It's launching today! Here's our day-zero, hands-on report. … Surprise! Operator and deep research had a baby, and it's called ChatGPT Agent.
More: Ars Technica, Decrypt, OpenAI, Forbes, Tom's Guide, Maginative, and Mashable
X: @danshipper, @danshipper, @danshipper, @danshipper, @beglen, and @danshipper. Forums: Hacker News
| Sarah Whitten / CNBC: |
Netflix reports Q2 revenue up 16% YoY to $11.08B, vs. $11.07B est., net income of $3.13B, and forecasts 2025 revenue of $44.8B-$45.2B, up from $43.5B-$44.5B — Netflix posted an earnings beat Thursday, as revenue grew 16% during the second quarter of 2025.
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| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
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Bluesky: @paranoidporygon, @fagankara, @adweek, @soren, @thisbear, and @tikimoon
| Tom Hals / Reuters: |
Meta shareholders suing Mark Zuckerberg and Meta leaders over alleged Cambridge Analytica privacy violations reach a settlement deal, ending an $8B trial — Mark Zuckerberg and current and former directors and officers of Meta Platforms (META.O) agreed on Thursday to settle claims seeking $8 billion …
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| Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: |
Uber partners with EV maker Lucid and AV startup Nuro to deploy 20K+ robotaxis in the US over six years; Uber plans to invest $300M in Lucid and more in Nuro — The companies plan to launch 20,000 robotaxis in the US over the next six years, starting with the first city in 2026.
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Forums: r/technews, r/MVIS, r/Futurology, r/technology, and r/SelfDrivingCars
| Debby Wu / Bloomberg: |
TSMC reports Q2 net income up 61% YoY to ~$13.5B, beating est. every quarter since 2021, and raises its 2025 sales growth guidance in USD from mid-20% to 30% — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. raised its outlook for 2025 revenue growth, shoring up investors' confidence in the momentum of the global AI spending spree.
More: Financial Times, Watcher Guru, Motley Fool, SupplyChainBrain, SiliconANGLE, Yahoo Finance, TSMC, Nikkei Asia, CNBC, and Reuters
X: @marceloplima, @techfund1, @beth_kindig, @thetranscript_, @aschilling, @economyapp, @munster_gene, @beth_kindig, @benbajarin, @trendforce, @skundojjala, and @invesquotes. Forums: r/hardware
| Nikkei Asia: |
TSMC CEO C.C. Wei says the company is speeding up construction of its second and third Arizona plants “by several quarters” to meet chip demand from US clients — TOKYO — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. says it is speeding up construction of its second and third plants in Arizona … | Financial Times: |
Sources: Trump is expected to sign an executive order as soon as this week that would open up 401(k) plans to cryptocurrency and other alternative investments — President preparing executive order to allow 401k plans to tap broad pool of alternative assets
More: Axios, The Block, CoinGape, Capital Brief, Bitcoin Magazine, NewsBTC, and TheStreet
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X: @cryptotea_, @highyieldharry, @kellykellam, @justcalllmec, @kamakuracrypto, @cryptoskillit, and @antoinegara
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| Reuters: |
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Forums: r/Buttcoin and r/politics
| New York Times: |
Substack raised a $100M Series C from Chernin Group, a16z, and others, sources say at a $1.1B valuation, as it builds its social network and warms up to ads — Substack, originally a newsletter service, says its app now has millions of users interacting with its creators.
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: the White House is preparing an EO requiring AI companies with federal contracts to be neutral and unbiased, to combat what officials see as “woke AI” — The order would be one of several expected to be released outlining the president's vision for winning the AI race with China
More: Axios. Bluesky: @noupside, @noupside, @noupside, @danielmconnolly, @calvey4r, and @newsincontext. Forums: r/singularity
| Jake Rudnitsky / Bloomberg: |
Swedish AI coding startup Lovable raised a $200M Series A led by Accel at a $1.8B valuation, making it Europe's newest unicorn; Lovable was founded in 2023 — Lovable, a Swedish artificial intelligence startup that streamlines software development, raised a $200 million fundraising round, making it Europe's newest unicorn.
More: TechCrunch, Forbes, SiliconANGLE, Analytics India Magazine, and FinSMEs. LinkedIn: Mattias Miksche
| Financial Times: |
Sources: Perplexity was valued at $18B in a reported $100M extension round; its annualized revenues jumped from $35M in August 2024 to $150M this month — Artificial intelligence-powered search engine lures new investors to back higher price tag — Artificial intelligence search engine Perplexity … | Alex Heath / The Verge: |
More: Computerworld and Search Engine Journal
X: @thegeorgepu, @itsamekaaay, @hackedunit, @itsbyrobin, @oscarle_x, and @alexeheath. LinkedIn: Aravind Srinivas
| Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch: |
Mistral adds new features to its Le Chat chatbot, including a new “deep research” mode, native multilingual reasoning, and advanced image editing — French AI lab Mistral introduced a range of new features to its Le Chat chatbot on Thursday that bring it closer to the capabilities of rivals like OpenAI and Google.
More: Mistral AI, VentureBeat, TestingCatalog, AI News, WinBuzzer, SiliconANGLE, and The Decoder
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Roblox taps Persona to estimate users' ages and verify they are 13+, renames Friends to Connections, and says only users over 13 can message Trusted Connections — Teens will have to prove they are older than 13 to make ‘Trusted Connections’ they can chat more freely with.
More: Roblox Corporate, Wired, Bloomberg, Engadget, MobileSyrup, iPhone in Canada, PCMag, Dexerto, Eurogamer.net, and Adweek
Bluesky: @wired.com, @wired.com, @megannicolett, @trixter.retro.pizza …, @patrickklepek, and @likethe309
X: @reflectedocean and @macie_rbx17
Forums: r/gamingnews, r/technology, and r/technews
| Matthias Bastian / The Decoder: |
Google's Veo 3 video generation model launches on the Gemini API, with an eight-second video costing $6, making it one of the most expensive AI video options — Google's Veo 3 video generation model is now available through the Gemini API, with a price point that puts it among the more expensive options for AI video.| Michael Teo Van Runkle / Ars Technica: |
Apple CarPlay Ultra hands-on: currently exclusive to Aston Martin, enhances center console integration, works smoothly with driver assist systems, and more — CarPlay Ultra takes over the main instrument display as well as the infotainment. — For the 2025 model year … | Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Spotify expands audiobook access to family plan members with two new plans, including Audiobooks+ that offers more listening hours, in the UK and 10+ countries — Spotify on Thursday announced an expansion of its premium audiobooks service, with two new plans that offer additional listening hours … | Bloomberg: |
Sources: Meta hired AI researchers Mark Lee, from Apple's Foundation Models team, and Tom Gunter, who left Apple in June, for its superintelligence lab — Meta Platforms Inc. hired a pair of key artificial intelligence researchers who worked at Apple Inc., shortly after poaching their former boss from the iPhone maker.| Sara Fischer / Axios: |
Meta names long time executive Connor Hayes as head of Threads, starting in mid-September; Hayes joined Meta in 2011 — Longtime Meta executive Connor Hayes has been named head of Threads, Axios has learned, marking a significant milestone for the two-year old product.
More: TechCrunch, 9to5Mac, MediaPost, WeRSM, Social Media Today, and TVNewsCheck
Bluesky: @brianpenny and @ivanthek
Threads: @oncescuradu, @aulia, @cult_papa, @vishvanands, @deepstate_neolib, @yorush, @conno_r, and @mosseri. X: @sarafischer
| Bloomberg Law: |
A federal judge reinstates FTC Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, months after President Trump sought to fire her and Democratic colleague Alvaro Bedoya — A federal judge reinstated FTC Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter in a Thursday ruling, months after President Donald Trump sought …
More: Axios, Politico, and Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion
Bluesky: @bstnboy, @justinhendrix, and @marialangholz
| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
The News/Media Alliance says the webhost of 12ft.io, which helped users bypass paywalls, took down the site on July 14 following the trade association's efforts — The News/Media Alliance says it will take action against similar tools in the future.| Thalia Beaty / Associated Press: |
An advisory board convened by OpenAI recommends that the company remain a nonprofit because AI is “too consequential” to be governed by a corporation alone — OpenAI should continue to be controlled by a nonprofit because the artificial intelligence technology it is developing is … | Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: some Trump administration officials are holding up finalizing a deal for the UAE to buy Nvidia AI chips over concerns that China could access the chips — Some administration officials worry China could get access to advanced Nvidia chips and are holding up efforts to iron out the agreement| Blake Brittain / Reuters: |
A US judge rules that three authors suing Anthropic can bring a class action on behalf of all US writers whose books Anthropic allegedly pirated to train its AI — A California federal judge ruled on Thursday that three authors suing artificial intelligence startup Anthropic for copyright infringement … | Tom Warren / The Verge: |
AMD unveils the Zen 5-based Ryzen Threadripper Pro 9000 WX-Series CPUs, including the flagship $11,699 Threadripper Pro 9995WX with 96 cores that ships July 23 — The Threadripper Pro 9000 WX-Series starts at $1,649 and ships on July 23rd. … AMD's latest Zen 5-based Ryzen Threadripper Pro 9000 WX-Series … | Jonathan Greig / The Record: |
Google says threat actors are breaching fully patched, end-of-life cybersecurity company SonicWall's appliances and stealing sensitive data from organizations — Threat actors are stealing sensitive data from organizations by breaching end-of-life appliances made by cybersecurity company SonicWall.
More: Google Cloud Blog, CSO, BleepingComputer, The Register, Dark Reading, CyberScoop, Help Net Security, Cybersecurity Dive, and The Hacker News
Forums: r/technology and Slashdot
| Parmy Olson / Bloomberg: |
Big Tech's acquihires of AI startups, like Meta's $14.3B Scale AI deal, leaves investors with modest or no returns and may further entrench Big Tech's dominance — Meta and Google's AI talent grab may lead to more sustainable tech companies. — If you're a venture capitalist …
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