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Sources: Apple and Intel have reached a formal deal in recent months for Intel to manufacture some chips for Apple devices; INTC closes up 13.93% — The iPhone maker and U.S. silicon giant will work together on chips for Apple devices. The Trump administration pushed for the deal.
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| Associated Press: |
A hack of Instructure's Canvas locked out students at schools and universities across the US in the middle of finals period; some US colleges postponed exams — Schools and universities across the country are recovering from an outage that knocked down Canvas, an online platform that manages exams …
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| Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: |
Instructure says its Canvas edtech platform has been restored after disabling it amid a data extortion attack claimed by ShinyHunters — An ongoing data extortion attack targeting the widely-used education technology platform Canvas disrupted classes and coursework at school districts …
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| Bloomberg: |
Nintendo says it will increase the price of the Switch 2 globally on September 1, from $450 to $500 in the US, and the price of the original Switch in Japan — Nintendo Co. said it will increase the price of its Switch 2 console to $500 from $450, acknowledging pressure on profitability …
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| Wesley Yin-Poole / IGN: |
Sony reports a $765M impairment loss due to Marathon developer Bungie's underperformance during its FY ending March 31, 2026; Sony acquired Bungie in early 2022 — Extracting value. — Sony has reported a $765 million impairment loss due to underperformance of Marathon developer Bungie during its last financial year.
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| Kai Nicol-Schwarz / CNBC: |
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| Alex Lekander / CyberInsider: |
EU warns that VPNs are being used to bypass online age-verification systems, calling their use “a loophole in the legislation that needs closing” — The European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) has warned that virtual private networks (VPNs) are increasingly being used …
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| Rachel Metz / Bloomberg: |
Akamai says it struck a seven-year cloud computing deal with a “leading frontier model provider”; sources: the deal was with Anthropic and is worth $1.8B — Anthropic PBC has signed a $1.8 billion computing deal with cloud services provider Akamai Technologies Inc. to meet surging demand …
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| Olivia Solon / Bloomberg: |
OnlyFans agrees to sell a ~16% stake to Architect Capital for $535M in a deal that values the company at about $3.15B — OnlyFans, the platform best known for adult content, agreed to sell a minority stake to Architect Capital in a deal that values the British company at about $3.15 billion.| Bloomberg: |
Sources: WH is preparing to order US agencies to partner with AI companies on cybersecurity; the EO wouldn't require pre-release model testing by the government — The Trump administration is preparing to order US agencies to partner with artificial intelligence companies to protect networks …
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Isomorphic Labs, an AI-powered drug discovery company spun out of Google DeepMind, is in advanced talks to raise $2B+ led by Thrive Capital — Isomorphic Labs, an AI-powered drug discovery company spun out of Alphabet Inc.'s Google DeepMind, is in advanced discussions to raise … | Bloomberg: |
Sources: Cerebras plans to raise its IPO price range from $115-$125 per share to $125-$135 after drawing orders for more than 20x the number of shares available — Cerebras Systems Inc. is set to increase the price range of its initial public offering as soon as Monday … | Carmen Reinicke / Bloomberg: |
Honeywell's Quantinuum files for a US IPO, reporting a $136.6M net loss on revenue of $5.2M for the three months ended March 31; sources: it could raise $1.5B+ — Quantinuum Inc., a quantum computing company backed by Honeywell International Inc., filed for a US initial public offering …
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| Nathan Lambert / Interconnects AI: |
Impressions of China's AI ecosystem after visiting many leading AI labs there, and the similarities and differences in working on LLMs in China and the West — Lessons from my trip to talk to most of the leading AI labs in China. … Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade.
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apollo Global and Blackstone are among private credit lenders in talks with Broadcom over a ~$35B financing deal to fund the development of AI chips — Apollo Global Management Inc. and Blackstone Inc. are among private credit lenders involved in talks with chipmaker Broadcom Inc … | Ian King / Bloomberg: |
Interviews with Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan and other execs about the challenges of a turnaround, along with efforts to instill a sense of urgency in the organization — After Lip-Bu Tan became chief executive officer of Intel Corp. in March of last year, the struggling company's shares went nowhere … | Reuters: |
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde expressed skepticism over the need for euro-pegged stablecoins, saying they could hamper the ECB's work — European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde expressed scepticism on Friday over the need for stablecoins pegged to the euro …
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| The Information: |
Sources: DeepSeek seeks to raise up to ~$7.3B at a $50B+ valuation in its first-ever funding round and CEO Liang Wenfeng could make a ~$2.9B personal investment — Liang Wenfeng, billionaire founder and CEO of DeepSeek, is planning to write the biggest check for the startup's first-ever funding round … | Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Trump Media and Technology Group reports Q1 net sales up 6% YoY to $871,200 and a $405.9M net loss; DJT is down 35% so far in 2026 for a market cap of ~$2.47B — Trump Media and Technology Group, operator of the social media platform Truth Social, reported a massive net loss for the first three months …
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| Michael Kan / PCMag: |
The FCC says foreign-made routers and drones can now receive software updates at least until 2029, extending its earlier 2027 cutoff — The FCC's bans on foreign-made Wi-Fi routers and drones initially included an expiration date on software updates, but the commission has now extended the cutoff from 2027 to 2029.| Costas Mourselas / Financial Times: |
Investor letter: TCI, one of the world's biggest hedge funds, cut almost all of its $8B Microsoft stake, citing AI risks primarily for Office and some for Azure — TCI has cut its position in tech giant from 10% to 1% — Sir Christopher Hohn's hedge fund TCI has dumped almost … | Brandon Gomez / CNBC: |
Whoop plans to offer US users on-demand, in-app video consultations with licensed clinicians, and adds electronic health records and AI-powered health guidance — Wearable fitness tracker Whoop announced on Friday it will introduce in-app access to on-demand licensed clinicians for users in the United States.
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