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The US government takes a 10% stake in Intel; Howard Lutnick said earlier the US won't be on the board or play a role in Intel's governance; INTC closes up 5%+ — Conversion of Chips Act grants to equity will likely be followed by other moves to help troubled chip maker, analysts say
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Intel says the US will make an $8.9B investment by purchasing 433.3M primary shares of Intel common stock for $20.47/share; INTC closed on August 22 at $24.80 — U.S. Government to make $8.9 billion investment in Intel common stock as company builds upon its more than $100 billion expansion of resilient semiconductor supply chain
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Bluesky blocks access to its service in Mississippi, saying it doesn't have the resources to comply with the state's broad new law requiring age verification — Social networking startup Bluesky has made the decision to block access to its service in the state of Mississippi, rather than comply with a new age assurance law.
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple is in talks with Google about using Gemini to power a revamped Siri; Google has started training a model that could run on Apple's servers — Apple Inc. is in early discussions about using Google Gemini to power a revamped version of the Siri voice assistant …
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| Andy Mukherjee / Bloomberg: |
India's move to ban online real-money games over addiction and money laundering concerns appears valid, but it may push users toward offshore crypto casinos — Cricket wagers will move offshore, with crypto becoming the preferred currency. — India has stunned its online gaming industry …
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| Alexandr Wang / @alexandr_wang: |
Meta announces a partnership with Midjourney to license the startup's “aesthetic technology” for Meta's future models and products — 1/ Today we're proud to announce a partnership with @midjourney, to license their aesthetic technology for our future models and products, bringing beauty to billions.
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| Paige Smith / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Visa shut down its open-banking business in the US amid regulatory uncertainty; the unit provided tools to help fintechs access customer-account data — Visa Inc. shut its open-banking business in the US amid regulatory uncertainty about consumer-data rights and the prospect … | CNBC: |
Sources: Meta plans to launch its first glasses with a display and a wristband that lets users control the glasses with hand gestures, at Connect in September — Meta is planning to use its annual Connect conference next month to announce a deeper push into smart glasses …
More: Benzinga, Moneycontrol, Tech in Asia, The Indian Express, The Verge, and AR Insider
| Richard Henderson / Bloomberg: |
Australia orders Binance Australia to hire an external auditor within 28 days over “serious concerns” with money laundering and terrorism financing controls — Australia's financial crimes agency ordered Binance Holdings Ltd.'s local arm to appoint an external auditor after finding …
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| Alex Heath / The Verge: |
Q&A with David Luan, head of Amazon's AGI research lab, on leaving Adept in a reverse acquihire deal, why he believes progress on AI models has slowed, and more — Why Amazon AGI Labs chief David Luan thinks solving agents is the next ‘S-curve’ for AI.| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Nvidia has shown new versions of its Blackwell-based AI chips for Chinese customers to US officials, including one with ~80% of the peak performance — Chip designer hopes Trump will approve new design for sale in China, after Beijing tells its companies not to buy older product
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| Business Insider: |
A surge in AI company valuations is driving the popularity of special purpose vehicles, but some involve high fees, opaque structures, and layers of middlemen — - SPVs have been surging in popularity as retail investors scramble for stock in hot AI companies.| Dean Seal / Wall Street Journal: |
FanDuel partners with CME Group to offer event-based contracts, letting users wager “yes” or “no” on financial events and benchmarks, starting later this year — The sports-betting platform's deal with CME Group might ultimately lead it to making markets for sports-related events| Lisa Wang / Taipei Times: |
TSMC's financial statement shows the company booked its first profit from its four-year-old Arizona subsidiary in H1 2025, reporting $150.1M in net profit — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台.電), the world's biggest contract chipmaker, booked its first-ever profit … | Newley Purnell / Bloomberg: |
Apple sues ex-staffer for allegedly stealing Watch trade secrets to benefit Oppo before leaving Apple in June, claims Oppo knew of and encouraged his actions — Apple Inc. accused smartphone maker Oppo in a lawsuit of poaching a highly paid member of the Apple Watch team and encouraging …
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