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Nvidia and SK Hynix sign a multiyear chip deal to develop next-gen memory; SK Hynix will diversify into infrastructure, physical AI, and memory for Vera Rubin — Nvidia Corp. and SK Hynix Inc. have agreed to partner on designing future generations of memory chips for AI …
More: Nvidia Newsroom, Tom's Hardware, The Korea Times, The Information, Reuters, MarketWatch, Tech Monitor, RTÉ, Yahoo Finance, WinBuzzer, Blockonomi, The Next Web, Seoul Economic Daily, SK Hynix announced …, Reuters, SiliconANGLE, DigiTimes, The Straits Times, Tech in Asia, and Fortune
Forums: r/wallstreetbets and r/Netlist_
| Heekyong Yang / Reuters: |
Nvidia says South Korea-based Naver will use Nvidia's DSX tech to build AI factories at “gigawatt scale” to meet global demand for AI services and physical AI — Nvidia (NVDA.O) said on Monday that South Korean internet conglomerate Naver (035420.KS) would use its technology … | Choi Eun-Kyung / The Chosun Daily: |
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Report: UK PM Keir Starmer is set to announce a ban on “harmful” online platforms for children under 16 while maintaining access to some “safer” social media — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is set to announce a ban on “harmful” online platforms for children under 16 …
More: The Guardian, Lawyer Monthly, The Times, and Mirror
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UK PM Keir Starmer says tech companies must introduce “device controls” that stop kids from sending and receiving nude images or face laws forcing them to do so — Big tech firms operating in Britain must introduce safety measures on children's phones to prevent …
More: The Guardian, Daily Mail, UPI, The Standard, BBC, Politico, Metro.co.uk, and Mirror
| Eddie Makuch / GameSpot: |
Xbox EVP Matt Booty clarifies Microsoft's new exclusivity strategy, saying new games will be reviewed case-by-case and multiplayer games will stay multiplatform — Today's Xbox Games Showcase was the first under the leadership of Xbox CEO Asha Sharma, who has pledged to consider making changes to Xbox's exclusivity strategy.
More: Thurrott, XBOX Wire, Pure Xbox, The Shortcut, IGN, TheGamer, Video Games Chronicle, Stevivor, Gameranx, Tech4Gamers, XDA Developers, GamesIndustry.biz, Push Square, DayOne, Kotaku, and Windows Central
Bluesky: @xboxgamedev and @aarongreenberg
Forums: r/XboxAlly and r/xcloud
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Sources: Beijing-based Moonshot, which makes the Kimi chatbot, is in talks to raise up to $2B at a $30B valuation, up from a $20B+ valuation in a May round — Moonshot AI is seeking as much as $2 billion in a new funding round that would value the startup at $30 billion …
More: The Next Web, South China Morning Post, Tech Funding News, The Decoder, Tech in Asia, and TechNode. LinkedIn: Zheping Huang
| Julie Bort / TechCrunch: |
Travis Kalanick, Mark Pincus, and other founders share their horror stories of pitching to VCs; Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince publicly calls out Vinod Khosla — Asking venture capitalists for investment is a rite of passage for tech founders. This has led to another universal experience: the VC pitching horror story.
More: citybiz, Business Insider, and Inc.com
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Sources: Spotify has approached concert promoters about licensing music festival livestreams, aiming to add more video to become a one-stop shop for music fans — Spotify is looking to become a hub for live music — Good evening from New York. I just landed here so that I can help smuggle Charles Oakley … | Bloomberg: |
Sources: the US urged NATO allies to channel defense spending toward efforts to replace components from Huawei in their networks and critical infrastructure — President Donald Trump's administration urged NATO allies to channel defense spending toward efforts to replace components …
More: Fox News
| Yusuf Khan / Wall Street Journal: |
A look at Ireland's Bring Your Own Power policy, which requires new data centers to have their own power plants on site or contracts for energy produced nearby — The tiny nation is a test case for countries seeking AI investment without risking outages or higher bills for citizens| Tim De Chant / TechCrunch: |
Fusion energy startup Helion raised a $465M Series G led by Thrive Capital at a $15.5B valuation, nearly tripling its $5.245B Series F valuation in January 2025 — Helion, the fusion startup backed by Sam Altman, announced on Thursday that it had raised $465 million in a new funding round that values the company at $15.5 billion.| Arasu Kannagi Basil / Reuters: |
Bending Spoons files for a US IPO, reporting a net income of $27.5M on revenue of $601M in Q1, vs. a net loss of $112.2M on revenue of $259M a year earlier — Vimeo parent Bending Spoons filed for a U.S. initial public offering on Monday, as a busy summer IPO window takes shape.| Zack Whittaker / ~this week in security~: |
In a notice to Maine's AG, Meta says 20,225+ Instagram accounts may have been hacked during the months-long abuse of its Meta AI chatbot, starting on April 17 — Meta fixed the bug that let anyone trick its Meta AI chatbot into resetting the password on Instagram accounts that didn't have two-factor authentication.
More: SecurityWeek, 9to5Mac, Security Affairs, BleepingComputer, TechRadar, Hackread, CyberInsider, Maine AG, Infosecurity, Cyber Security News, and Memeburn
X: @heaney555. LinkedIn: Zack Whittaker. Bluesky: @yurrpost, @heaney555, @christinaayiotis, and @onthistangent.eurosky.social
Forums: Hacker News and r/technology
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KPMG survey: only 26% of companies have a comprehensive view of their AI costs, while 50% have some visibility and 22% have none or only see costs after billing — Only 26% of companies say they have a comprehensive view of their AI costs, according to a new survey
More: Implicator.ai and Digit
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