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Meta rolls out Muse Image, the first image generation model from its Superintelligence Labs, in Meta AI; it will also power new tools in Instagram and WhatsApp — Today, Meta is rolling out Muse Image, the company's first image generation model from Meta Superintelligence Labs, now available in Meta AI.| Fanny Potkin / Reuters: |
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 …
More: International Business Times, Quartz, Washington Examiner, Constellation Research, and The Decoder
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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.
More: Claude and RuntimeWire
| Reuters: |
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.| Wall Street Journal: |
OpenAI, Anthropic, and other top AI labs are offering startups token credits, promotions, and one-time bonuses as they battle for lasting streams of B2B revenue — Pitched battle for business users comes as AI companies seek lasting streams of revenue — Hans Ibarra, a founder building … | 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.
More: The Verge, TechCrunch, CNET, Thurrott, PCMag, Tom's Guide, Digital Trends, Android Central, Droid Life, NPowerUser, Notebookcheck, PC Guide, and Android Authority
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| 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 …
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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
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| 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 …
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Anthropic researchers detail J-space, a small collection of neural patterns in Claude that reveals internal thoughts that don't appear in the model's output — As you read this sentence, circuits in your brain are adjusting your posture, controlling your breathing, and transforming lines …
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| 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 …
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| 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 … | 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.| 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 … | Sam Schechner / Wall Street Journal: |
UN Secretary-General António Guterres calls for autonomous “killer robots” to be “banned by international law”, a central issue in the US DOD-Anthropic clash — António Guterres labels lethal autonomous weapons ‘morally repugnant,’ resurfacing issue …
More: Tech Times
| Brian Danga / The Block: |
Coinbase secures UK FCA authorization to offer investment services, enabling it to expand into derivatives and equities trading, its largest UK expansion yet — Quick Take — Coinbase has secured a UK investment services license, allowing it to expand beyond crypto with derivatives and equities trading.
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| Reuters: |
Samsung estimates Q2 operating profit of ~$58.44B, up 19x from Q2 2025 and above ~$57.02B est., and revenue up 129% YoY to ~$111.7B; Samsung's stock drops 6%+ — Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) on Tuesday forecast a 19-fold jump in second-quarter operating profit from a year earlier …
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| 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.
More: The Quantum Insider, FinTech Global, and The SaaS News
| Mike Wheatley / SiliconANGLE: |
Tangos, which uses AI to conduct financial crime investigations at scale, raised a $20M seed led by Red Dot — Tangos AI Inc., a startup that uses artificial intelligence to conduct financial crime investigations at unprecedented scale, said today it has closed on $20 million in seed funding.
More: CTech, Ventureburn, Tech Funding News, Unite.AI, and FinSMEs
| 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 …
More: EDX Markets, FinSMEs, The Block, The Crypto Times, Cointelegraph, Nikkei Asia, and VC News Daily
| Guinevere Grant / Bloomberg: |
Norm, which runs an AI law firm that provides AI-powered legal services to clients alongside human lawyers, raised $120M led by Khosla at a $1.2B valuation — Norm Ai has raised $120 million from investors in a new funding round to help automate legal services and rethink how the industry bills for its work.
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