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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says after the summer the bloc is set to propose a “social media start date for minors” with “gradual access” — Brussels will propose gradual access for different ages in response to concerns over child safety online
| Ben Casselman / New York Times: |
Nearly 200 economists, including 15 Nobel laureates and Anthropic's Jack Clark, sign a letter titled We Must Act Now, warning of rapid AI-led job displacement — Nearly 200 economists signed a letter calling for policymakers to do more to understand and respond to potential A.I. disruptions.| Maggie Eastland / Bloomberg: |
Sources: US officials estimate unauthorized distillation costs US AI labs up to $6B/year; Silicon Valley told the Trump admin it could be an existential threat — Anthropic and OpenAI's warnings about “adversarial distillation” are reinvigorating one of the oldest debates in Silicon Valley.
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| Lee Ying Shan / CNBC: |
SK Hynix's shares fall 15%+ in Seoul, posting its largest-ever fall, after a strong Nasdaq debut, as investors book profit amid US share valuation uncertainty — SK Hynix shares tumbled more than 15% in Seoul on Monday to clock their worst day after the chipmaker's strong Nasdaq debut … | Ryan Vlastelica / Bloomberg: |
Apple's stock is up 15% since June 25, adding nearly $600B in market value and pushing shares back to record territory, as investors flee an AI stock selloff — Investors are flocking back to Apple Inc. as nervousness about artificial intelligence spending weighs on the stocks of chipmakers and cloud-computing giants.| Bloomberg: |
OpenAI, Meta, and SpaceXAI may be able to put pressure on Anthropic by emphasizing cost efficiency, as business customers increasingly scrutinize AI spending — Three prominent artificial intelligence developers released new models over the past week. They all promise to be more advanced … | The Economic Times: |
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| Mark Bergen / Bloomberg: |
Munich-based defense tech startup Helsing raised a $1.8B Series E from Dragoneer, Iconiq, and others at an $18B valuation; Germany made €493M in orders in 2026 — Helsing has raised a financing round at a valuation of $18 billion from investors including the growth equity arm …
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| Riley Griffin / Bloomberg: |
Meta says it will spend an extra $40B on its nearly 4,000-acre data center campus in Louisiana, aiming for 5GW+ of compute, pushing its total spend beyond $250B — Meta Platforms Inc. has committed to spending an additional $40 billion on its sprawling data center campus in Louisiana …
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The EU blacklists Russian intelligence group members it says were responsible for spying on and hacking targets across the EU and Ukraine from as early as 2010 — Moscow's Federal Security Service is behind the cyber espionage and sabotage campaigns, EU says.| Bloomberg: |
China says President Xi will deliver a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the three-day World AI Conference in Shanghai on Friday, his first appearance — Chinese President Xi Jinping will make his first appearance at the country's flagship AI conference, signaling …
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Intel plans to invest €5B to expand chip manufacturing at its Leixlip facility in Ireland; in 2025, Intel canceled a planned €30B factory in Magdeburg, Germany — Move strengthens Dublin's role in Europe's bid to secure advanced semiconductor manufacturing| Nathaniel Rich / New York Times: |
A look back at the 2007 heist of a Verizon data center in London, highlighting the role of physical data security as cyber defenses grow more sophisticated — Terry Ellis's fixer wore an overcoat, a multicolored ascot, a Rolex. He had a husky voice and a good suntan.| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Source: OpenAI still believes it is on track to unveil its first device in 2026 and release it in 2027; Apple's lawsuit may complicate hiring and supply chains — Apple Inc.'s lawsuit accusing OpenAI of systematically stealing its intellectual property threatens to disrupt …
More: Forbes, Digit, Redmond Pie, Benzinga, Telecompaper, iPhone in Canada, and The Indian Express
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| Robert Scammell / Business Insider: |
Anthropic hires Tom Blomfield, a Monzo co-founder and one of the biggest names in UK tech, to join its compute team; he is taking a leave of absence from YC — The AI talent wars aren't letting up — and neither is Anthropic's big-name hiring spree. — The AI startup has hired Tom Blomfield …
More: Sifted, The Economic Times, and Tech Funding News
| New York Times: |
Investigation: Western intelligence officials identify a Russian military intelligence unit in Tokyo that smuggles high-tech components for the war in Ukraine — Operating out of a Tokyo high-rise, a military intelligence unit finds the high-tech equipment that Russia needs to wage war.
More: Al Jazeera, The Defense Post, Benzinga, and The Hill
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| Aarian Marshall / Wired: |
Docs: Uber lobbied for a “phased transition” to AVs, giving it an edge over self-driving developers; Uber says AV industry proposals overlook drivers' rights — In at least two places, Uber has pushed a policy that could give it an advantage over developers of self-driving cars.
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