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Bloomberg:
Nvidia plans to invest $3.5B into MediaTek through convertible bonds; MediaTek forecasts AI chip revenue of about $2B this year  —  Nvidia Corp. is investing $3.5 billion into MediaTek Inc., deepening collaboration with the Taiwanese chipmaker at a time when it's working to persuade …
Gian Volpicelli / Bloomberg:
The EU designates ChatGPT, Reddit, and Roblox as very large online platforms after each hit 45M monthly users in the bloc, opening them up to more DSA scrutiny  —  ChatGPT, Reddit Inc. and video game company Roblox Corp. will face stricter European Union scrutiny after surpassing a threshold of 45 million monthly users in the bloc.
Hannes Rudolph / OpenClaw Blog:
OpenClaw releases OpenClaw 2.0, its largest update to date, with a simplified installation process, a rebuilt browser app, shared cloud sessions, and more  —  How a push for simpler setup and a first-class browser experience grew into OpenClaw 2.0.  —  Today we released by far the largest update in the history of OpenClaw.
Ashley Capoot / CNBC:
OpenAI says its ad business has hit $1B in annualized revenue run rate and is expanding globally, as it touts its “diversified business model” ahead of an IPO  —  OpenAI on Monday announced that its advertising business has hit $1 billion in annualized revenue run rate …
Associated Press:
Google updates Maps to show Lake America for US users, Lake Ontario for Canadian users, and both for the rest of the world, citing the US GNIS' name change  —  Google has updated its maps application to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America” for users in the United States …
Reuters:
Interior Secretary says President Trump “reached out to Apple directly” about changing Lake Ontario to Lake America and the company may soon alter its maps
Simon Goodley / The Guardian:
Bank of England Governor warns that advanced AI could destabilize the highly interconnected global financial system via cyber disruption across jurisdictions  —  Andrew Bailey warns group about risk of advanced ‘frontier models’ destabilising the ‘highly interconnected’ financial system
Ethan Mollick / One Useful Thing:
The Hugging Face and Mythos 5 incidents show AI agents can self-organize, raising questions about how much agency they should have and when to seek human input  —  From the Hugging Face Incident to Twilight Factories  —  Agency is the initiative to act.  Increasingly, it is going to determine …
Charlotte Yang / Bloomberg:
Shein raised $1.7B in its Hong Kong IPO, giving it a $26B market cap, far below its ~$100B valuation in 2022, as growth slows amid tariffs and competition  —  Shein Global Holdings Ltd. completed its initial public offering at a valuation that's a fraction of what the company was once worth.
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
John Ternus inherits rising component costs, staff retention issues, efforts to catch up in AI, and other challenges as he replaces Tim Cook on September 1  —  Apple's changing of the guard will be gradual, with outgoing CEO Tim Cook handling Trump, China.  —  Stepping into his new role …
Brian Schwartz / Wall Street Journal:
Former NY GOP Rep. George Santos receives Kalshi's first lifetime ban after the CFTC alleged he made $17K by betting on his appearance at the State of the Union  —  Decision comes after federal regulator alleged Santos made more than $17,000 by placing bets on his attendance at the State of the Union address

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Jeremy Barr / The Guardian:
President Trump says Fox News “bears responsibility” for the GOP's losses after “constantly and consistently putting on the Dumocrat opposition, and worse”

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
As Democrats take the House and the Senate, David Ellison and other media executives are likely to face inquiries and hearings over their deals and Trump ties

The New York Times Company:
NYT reports Q3 revenue up 9.7% YoY to $768.5M, digital-only subscription revenue up 14.6% to $421.3M, and operating profit up 16.4% to $121.9M; NYT jumps 4%+

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Mayank Parmar / BleepingComputer:
Anthropic signs out some Claude users, removes saved payment methods, and issues refunds after infostealer malware on user PCs hijacked sessions to drain usage
Aaron Tilley / The Information:
Sources: OpenAI bought tens of thousands of Macs for RL, Anthropic rents them, Nvidia sees Apple as its main local AI rival as Macs gain traction with AI devs
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