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Nikita Bier accuses the European Commission of trying to deceptively amplify the reach of its post about the €120M fine on X; X terminates the EC's ad account — Nikita Bier, X's head of product, accused the EU executive of trying to amplify its own social media post about the fine on X by trying …
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple's chip chief Johny Srouji told Tim Cook that he is seriously considering leaving soon; some execs floated elevating him to the CTO role — Apple Inc., long the model of stability in Silicon Valley, is suddenly undergoing its biggest personnel shake-up in decades …
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| Lora Kelley / New York Times: |
In recent months, several companies like Airtable, Handshake, and Opendoor have announced that they are “refounding”, as they scramble to add new AI features — In the age of artificial intelligence, some company leaders are framing new business lines as radical reboots.| Bloomberg: |
India's digital transformation has exposed citizens to scams like “digital arrests”, where victims are coerced into transferring funds under false accusations — She races into her bedroom, shuts the door behind her, then falls to the checkered-tile floor. The only place to hide is beneath the bed.
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| Financial Times: |
Chinese smartphone makers are promoting apps to help users switch from iOS in a race for market share, as Apple struggles to roll out AI features in China — Manufacturers tout apps that help users switch from iPhones — William Langley in Guangzhou and Gloria Li in Hong Kong| Matthias Bastian / The Decoder: |
ChatGPT head says screenshots of ChatGPT ads are “either not real or not ads”; OpenAI's research chief says “anything that feels like an ad” is now turned off — Paid ChatGPT users recently reported seeing a prompt labeled “Shop for home and groceries.
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| Reuters: |
South Korea says it has signed an MOU with Arm to strengthen its chip and AI sectors, including a program to train ~1,400 high-level chip design specialists — South Korea's industry ministry and SoftBank's (9984.T) chip unit, Arm Holdings, have signed an agreement to strengthen …
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| Sally Ward-Foxton / EE Times: |
Lemurian Labs, which aims to develop hardware-agnostic portability software for AI workloads, raised a $28M Series A co-led by Pebblebed Ventures and Hexagon — AI software startup Lemurian Labs has pivoted away from AI hardware, having raised a $28-million series A to build its AI software stack.
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| Monique Mulima / Bloomberg: |
Digital asset treasuries, one of the hottest trends in public markets in H1 2025, saw a dramatic reversal in H2; SharpLink stock has fallen 86% from its peak — What began the year as one of the best trades in the stock market has, in a matter of months, turned into one of the worst.| Julie Bort / TechCrunch: |
Simular, which is building AI agents for Mac and Windows PCs, raised a $21.5M Series A led by Felicis; Simular has released its 1.0 version for macOS — Simular, a startup building AI agents for Mac OS and Windows, has raised a $21.5 million Series A led by Felicis, with existing seed investors NVentures …
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| SemiAnalysis: |
A technical deep dive into Amazon's Trainium3 accelerator, including its server SKUs' specifications, silicon design, power budget, and bill of materials — Step-Function Software & System Improvements, “Amazon Basics” GB200 NVL36x2, NL72x2/NL32x2 Scale Up Rack Architecture, Optimized Perf per TCO, Trainium4| Aayushi Pratap / Chemical & Engineering News: |
Excelsior Sciences, which aims to use AI and robots for small-molecule drug discovery and development, raised a $70M Series A from Khosla Ventures and others — Excelsior Sciences cofounders say the company will make new molecules using robots and artificial intelligence
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| Rashi Shrivastava / Forbes: |
PermitFlow, which develops AI-powered workflow software for construction permitting, raised a $54M Series B led by Accel, a source says at a ~$500M valuation — This week's edition of The Prompt newsletter covers Warner Music Group's settlement with Suno, why Decagon has a competitive streak …
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| John Pavlus / Fast Company: |
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