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July 14, 2025, 1:55 PM

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Lance Ulanoff / TechRadar:
An interview with Google President of Android Ecosystem Sameer Samat, who says Google is “going to be combining 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 …
Bloomberg:
Bitcoin hit an all-time high at $122,000+ on July 14, up ~30% since January 2025, after more than doubling in 2024; ether hit $3,000+, and altcoins are also up  —  Bitcoin breached $120,000 for the first time, with investor enthusiasm showing few signs of dimming as the US House …
Matt Burgess / Wired:
An Indicator analysis of 85 AI “nudify” websites: they average 18.5M monthly visitors, may make up to $36M annually combined, and rely on Big Tech's 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.
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Riley Griffin / Bloomberg:
Mark Zuckerberg says Meta is building several multi-gigawatt “clusters”, starting with Prometheus, a massive datacenter that is scheduled to come online in 2026  —  Meta Platforms Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg said the company is building several massive data centers …
Deborah Sophia / Reuters:
The US DOD announces OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, and xAI have each won contracts with a $200M ceiling, aimed at enabling agentic AI national security workflows  —  OpenAI, Alphabet's Google (GOOGL.O), Anthropic and Elon Musk's AI firm xAI have won contracts aimed at scaling up adoption …
Ian King / Bloomberg:
Jensen Huang says China's military will avoid using Nvidia's AI chips, citing the risks associated with US export restrictions limiting the chips “at any time”  —  Addressing the largest concern Washington has cited in placing increasing restrictions on US technology exports to the Asian nation …
Naga Avan-Nomayo / The Block:
Crypto asset manager Grayscale confidentially files draft IPO paperwork with the US SEC, offering few details; the DCG subsidiary manages $30B+ in BTC and ETH  —  - Grayscale's confidential filing signals the next major U.S. crypto IPO after Circle's debut and could gauge renewed investor demand.
Noor Al-Sibai / Futurism:
An Internet Matters survey of 1,000 UK kids aged 9 to 17 finds 64% use AI chatbots; of those, 35% say chatting with a chatbot 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.
Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
The European Commission says France, Spain, Italy, Denmark, and Greece will test an age verification app meant to protect kids online  —  France, Spain, Italy, Denmark and Greece will test a blueprint for an age verification app to protect children online, the European Commission said on Monday …

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