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| 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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| 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.
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| 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 … | 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.
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| 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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| 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
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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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| 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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| 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.
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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
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| 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: |
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| 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.
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| 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
| 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.| 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.
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| Thalia Beaty / Associated Press: |
The Gates Foundation, Ballmer Group, and others form NextLadder to spend $1B over 15 years to develop AI tools for public defenders, parole officers, and more — A coalition of funders, including the Gates Foundation and Ballmer Group, will spend $1 billion over 15 years …
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| Sam Rutherford / Engadget: |
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 review: looks like a regular phone with an exquisitely thin design, has top-tier performance, but is very pricey and lacks S Pen support — After several generations of iterative updates, it feels like Samsung tossed the Galaxy Z Fold 7 into a Hyperbolic Time Chamber … | Russell Brandom / TechCrunch: |
Claude Code users, many on the $200-a-month Max plan, are unexpectedly facing restrictive usage limits; Anthropic says it's “working to resolve these issues” — Since Monday morning, Claude Code users have been hit with unexpectedly restrictive usage limits.| 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 …
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| 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.
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Forums: r/gamingnews, r/technology, and r/technews
| 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.
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Tech execs and others detail the behind-the-scenes relationship between President Trump and Sam Altman, including how Altman quietly maneuvered around Elon Musk — With his rival out of the way, OpenAI's CEO has a clear path to press for company's goals; leaving the Democratic Party| Lora Kolodny / CNBC: |
Neuralink filed on April 24 as a “small disadvantaged business” that could give it preferential access to federal opportunities, before being valued at $9B — Elon Musk's health tech company Neuralink labeled itself a “small disadvantaged business” in a federal filing …
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| 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 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 …
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| 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 agreementSponsor Posts
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