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Meta launches Muse Image in Meta AI, Instagram, and WhatsApp, and previews Muse Video, the first media generation models from its Superintelligence Labs — We're excited to launch Muse Image and preview Muse Video, the first media generation models developed by Meta Superintelligence Labs.
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Sources: China met with Alibaba, ByteDance, Z.ai, and others to discuss potentially limiting foreign access to advanced AI models, penalties for AI theft, more — Chinese authorities have held meetings with top tech firms over the past month about potentially restricting overseas access …
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| Kai Nicol-Schwarz / CNBC: |
OpenRouter: Chinese AI models have drawn 30%+ of token use by US companies each week since February 8, peaking at 46%, up from 11% over the previous 12 months — Chinese-built AI models are gaining traction among U.S. companies as they narrow the performance gap with leading American rivals …
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| David Gewirtz / ZDNET: |
Anthropic expands Claude Cowork to web and mobile in beta for Max plan subscribers, and says 90%+ of Cowork usage is unrelated to software development — ZDNET's key takeaways — Claude Cowork is becoming a cloud-based AI helper. — Desktop still offers the fullest Cowork experience.
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| Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
Anthropic extends Claude Fable 5 access to all paid plans through July 12; access to the model was set to shift to token-based usage on July 7 — Anthropic announced today that it is expanding Claude Cowork capabilities from the desktop app to the web and mobile.
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Sources: DeepSeek is at an early stage of developing its own AI chip designed for inference, in a push that could reduce its reliance on Nvidia and Huawei chips — Chinese startup DeepSeek is developing its own AI chip, according to three people familiar with the matter … | Brody Ford / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Microsoft, looking to reduce AI costs, is starting to replace models from OpenAI and Anthropic with its MAI models in products like Excel and Outlook — Microsoft Corp., looking to reduce AI costs, is starting to replace OpenAI and Anthropic with its own models in software products like Excel and Outlook.
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| Maxwell Zeff / Wired: |
OpenAI Chief Futurist Joshua Achiam is leaving the company later this month after nearly nine years — Joshua Achiam spent nearly nine years at OpenAI researching AI safety and made a memorable appearance in the Musk v. Altman trial. — OpenAI's chief futurist Joshua Achiam notified colleagues …
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| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google announces a Pixel event on August 12 in NYC, where it is expected to launch Pixel 11 series of phones and Pixel Watch 5 — Made by Google 2026 is officially taking place on Wednesday, August 12. This is a week earlier compared to last year, with Google once again opting for an earlier Pixel hardware unveil.
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Amazon is looking to raise at least $25B from a US dollar bond sale to fund its AI infrastructure investments; the size could increase based on demand — Amazon Seeks to Raise at Least $25 Billion to Fund AI Spending — Video Player is loading. — Unmute — Current Time 0:00 Loaded: 22.21% Playback Rate| Grace Kay / The Information: |
Memo: SpaceXAI and Cursor plan to launch their first jointly developed AI model as soon as Wednesday, after pushing back the launch to improve model efficiency — SpaceXAI and Cursor plan to launch their first jointly developed AI model as soon as Wednesday, according to a memo sent to staff.
| Byron Kaye / Reuters: |
Study: 50 test accounts created in Australia across nine platforms were never asked to verify their age, despite the Australian law mandating a ban on under-16s — Australia's online platforms are stumbling at the very first step in implementing age checks for users, rendering a world …
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| William Earl / Variety: |
Netflix signs deals with Penske Media, Condé Nast, Hearst, People, and other publishers to carry a range of programming from 2 to 20+ minutes, starting August 3 — Netflix is further expanding the mix of content available on its platform through licensing partnerships with a range of top publishers … | Diana Novak Jones / Reuters: |
Court filing: Meta says four US states seek $1.4T over claims it designed Facebook and Instagram to addict youth and misled the public; its market cap is ~$1.5T — Meta Platforms (META.O) said in a court filing on Monday that four states were seeking $1.4 trillion in penalties over accusations … | Francisco Rodrigues / CoinDesk: |
EDX Markets, an institutional cryptocurrency trading platform, raised a $76M Series C led by SBI Holdings — EDX Markets, an institutional cryptocurrency trading platform, said it raised $76 million in a Series C funding round led by SBI Holdings. — The company plans to use the funds …
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| Ian Allison / CoinDesk: |
Source: Kraken is pursuing a full banking license in Europe, with a focus on Lithuania as the jurisdiction to secure it — Kraken, the cryptocurrency exchange planning to go public in the U.S., is pursuing a full banking license in Europe, with a focus on Lithuania as the jurisdiction to secure it … | New York Times: |
Anthropic plans to lease a 16-story building in Lower Manhattan and double its NYC workforce to 1,000 people this year, as AI companies expand in the city — Anthropic, the artificial intelligence company, plans to lease a 16-story building in Hudson Square and to double its work force in New York City to 1,000 people this year.| Reuters: |
Counterpoint: China smartphone sales fell 13% YoY during the 618 shopping festival as brands raised prices to offset memory costs; Honor fell 33% and Xiaomi 24% — Smartphone sales in China fell 13% year-on-year during the month-long 618 shopping festival, as brands raised prices …
More: Counterpoint Research, 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, iClarified, The Register, iPhone in Canada, and Benzinga
| Lily Mae Lazarus / Fortune: |
Super.com, which offers a savings app for lower-income consumers, raised a $65M Series D led by TPG at a $1.2B valuation and says it is profitable — In 2022, Hussein Fazal flew 200 of his employees to Las Vegas to cash a $200 check at a payday loan shop. He then asked them to buy a week … | Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Google launches “platform properties” in the Google Search Console, letting creators and website owners see which search terms lead to their social platforms — A new feature will let creators and publishers see what search terms take people to their social platforms.| Mike Lennon / SecurityWeek: |
Keyfactor, which manages billions of machine identities for more than 2,500 client organizations, raised $1B+ led by Summit Partners — The investment will accelerate Keyfactor's machine identity, PKI, and cryptographic security platform as enterprises prepare for AI-driven and post-quantum threats.
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