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Sources: Apple plans an AI search tool, World Knowledge Answers, for a spring 2026 Siri revamp; Apple and Google have agreed to test a Google AI model for Siri — Apple Inc. is planning to launch its own artificial intelligence-powered web search tool next year, stepping up competition with OpenAI and Perplexity AI Inc.
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Forums: r/singularity, r/apple, and MacRumors Forums
| France 24: |
France's CNIL fines Google €325M for placing tracking cookies and ads in Gmail without users' consent; Google says it is reviewing the decision — France's data protection authority on Wednesday issued record fines against search giant Google and fast-fashion platform Shein for failing to respect the law on internet cookies.
| Mia Sato / The Verge: |
Meta launches Instagram for iPadOS, 15 years after its iOS debut; it is slightly different than the mobile app, most notably opening directly to a feed of Reels — The long-requested app will feature Reels prominently on the homepage. … After years of requests from users, Instagram will finally have a dedicated app for iPad.
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| Margaret Attridge / Courthouse News Service: |
A US jury orders Google to pay $425M+ to plaintiffs in a 2020 class action lawsuit for collecting data even after they turned off Web & App Activity tracking — A class of nearly 100 million Google users claimed the tech giant secretly collected data even after they disabled data collection … | Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: xAI CFO Mike Liberatore left the startup around the end of July, after joining in April; xAI has seen several high-profile departures in recent weeks — Mike Liberatore departs after only a few months on the job — The chief financial officer of xAI has left the company …
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| Lydia Beyoud / Bloomberg: |
Polymarket CEO says the company “has been given the green light to go live” in the US after the CFTC issued a no-action letter regarding event contracts — Polymarket, the crypto-based prediction market, has the regulatory approvals needed to launch in the US after a top regulator granted …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Roblox will expand age checks to all users of its communication tools by the end of 2025 using facial age estimation tech, ID verification, and parental consent — Amid lawsuits alleging child safety concerns, online gaming service Roblox announced on Wednesday that it's expanding …
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| Ashley Capoot / CNBC: |
C3 AI reports Q1 revenue down 19% YoY to $70.3M, and names long-time tech exec Stephen Ehikian as CEO, replacing Thomas Siebel; its stock falls 10%+ after hours — Shares of the enterprise artificial intelligence company C3 AI fell 14% in extended trading on Wednesday after it announced fiscal … | Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Figma reports Q2 revenue up 41% YoY to $249.6M, vs. $248.8M est., $28.2M net income, and forecasts Q3 and FY 2025 revenue above est.; FIG drops 14%+ after hours — Figma shares plunged 13% in extended trading on Wednesday after the design software company reported results for the first time since its IPO in July.| CNBC: |
Source: OpenAI is increasing the size of its secondary share sale from $6B to ~$10.3B, at a $500B valuation, in line with expectations, set to close in October — OpenAI is increasing the size of its secondary share sale by over $4 billion, CNBC has learned.
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| Kate Clark / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Mistral AI is finalizing a €2B investment that values the startup at €12B, its first fundraise since June 2024, when it was valued at €5.8B — French artificial intelligence startup Mistral AI is finalizing a €2 billion investment that values the company at €12 billion …
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| Michael Nuñez / VentureBeat: |
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| Mariella Moon / Engadget: |
Switzerland launches Apertus, an open-source AI model trained only on publicly available data across more than 1,000 languages, in 8B and 70B parameter sizes — Apertus was trained only on publicly available data, it said. — There's a new player in the AI race, and it's a whole country.
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| Reuters: |
American Bitcoin closed up 16.5% in its Nasdaq debut on Wednesday, valuing Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr.'s stake in the bitcoin mining company at $1.5B — A bitcoin company tied to President Donald Trump's two oldest sons more than doubled in value in its stock market debut on Wednesday …
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| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
Google rolls out new Android and Pixel features: Material 3 Expressive design for Pixel 6 and newer models, on-wrist navigation for the Pixel Watch, and more — Google announced on Wednesday that it's bringing a slew of new features to the Android ecosystem and Pixel devices.| Hayden Field / The Verge: |
Scale AI sues former employee Eugene Ling and his current employer, Mercor, one of Scale's key competitors, for allegedly stealing 100+ confidential documents — The news comes about a week after xAI's similar lawsuit. … It's been a tumultuous summer for Scale AI …
More: TechCrunch, Bloomberg, Axios, and WinBuzzer
| Adam Leventhal / The Athletic: |
Anti-piracy organization ACE says a joint operation with Egyptian law enforcement shut down Streameast, the world's largest illegal sports streaming platform — Streameast — the world's largest illegal sports streaming platform — has been shut down after a year long investigation …
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LinkedIn: Hunter Paletsas and Charles Rivkin
Forums: r/CHIBears, r/baseball, r/timberwolves, r/minnesotatwins, r/CFB, and Slashdot
| Bloomberg: |
Anthropic named the Qatar Investment Authority as a “significant” investor in its $13B round; QIA expects to do up to 25 tech deals through 2026 — When Anthropic went looking for more money to support its pursuit of building artificial intelligence models, the startup turned to a familiar network of venture capitalists.
More: AIwire and BankInfoSecurity.com
| The Information: |
Sources: Lambda, a cloud provider that rents out Nvidia chips, has hired banks to prepare for a US IPO as soon as H1 2026; it was valued at $2.5B in February — Lambda, a cloud provider that rents out Nvidia graphics chips for artificial intelligence, has hired investment banks to prepare … | Marina Temkin / TechCrunch: |
Orchard Robotics, which uses cameras and AI to help fruit growers manage crops more precisely, raised a $22M Series A led by Quiet Capital and Shine Capital — Inspired by his grandparents, who were apple farmers in China, Charlie Wu got the idea to apply technology to agriculture …
More: Orchard Robotics
| Jagmeet Singh / TechCrunch: |
Bengaluru-based FirstClub, a grocery delivery startup prioritizing quality over speed, raised a $23M Series A led by Accel and RTP Global at a $120M valuation — While quick commerce in India has become synonymous with 10-minute deliveries — and the hottest play for startups and investors … | Ian Carlos Campbell / Engadget: |
OpenAI makes ChatGPT Projects available to all free users, and allows more files to be added to projects; Projects was previously exclusive to paid subscribers — The formerly paid feature acts as a folder system for organizing AI chats. — OpenAI has announced that it's making …
X: @openai
| Brody Ford / Bloomberg: |
Salesforce reports Q2 revenue up 10% YoY to $10.2B, net income up 32% YoY to $1.9B, and forecasts Q3 revenue below estimates; CRM drops 4%+ after hours — Salesforce Inc. projected lackluster quarterly sales growth, suggesting its artificial intelligence product isn't yet paying off as quickly …
More: Reuters, Salesforce, Morningstar, Inc., Sharecafe, The Information, Constellation Research, Yahoo Finance, and Capital Brief. LinkedIn: Brody Ford
| Dina Bass / Bloomberg: |
HPE reports Q3 revenue up 18% YoY to $9.14B, vs. $8.65B est., Server revenue up 16% YoY to $4.9B, and Q4 revenue and profit guidance below estimates — Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. Chief Executive Officer Antonio Neri said the company expects to weather a slimming of profit margins … | Ben Weiss / Fortune: |
NYC-based Etherealize, which develops products and infrastructure on Ethereum for financial institutions, raised $40M led by Electric Capital and Paradigm — The crypto markets are booming, but the most recent wave of enthusiasm isn't just from small-time traders or dabblers curious about memecoins.
More: Blockworks, Etherealize, Inc., NFTgators, CoinDesk, and The Block
| Rami Ayyub / Reuters: |
The FTC and Utah say Pornhub operator Aylo has agreed to pay a $5M fine to Utah to settle charges that it did little to block CSAM and non-consensual material — The operators of Pornhub.com and other pornographic websites have agreed to settle charges by the Federal Trade Commission …
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| Paayal Zaveri / Bloomberg: |
You.com, which pivoted from AI search to business AI tools, raised $100M led by Cox Enterprises at a $1.5B valuation, after a $50M Series B in September 2024 — Artificial intelligence startup You.com has reached a valuation of $1.5 billion in a new $100 million funding round … Sponsor Posts
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