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July 13, 2026, 10:30 AM
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Barbara Moens / Financial Times:
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
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 …
Lee Ying Shan / CNBC:
SK Hynix's stock falls 15%+ in Seoul, its largest-ever decline, after a strong Nasdaq debut, as investors book profits amid its US stock 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 …
Nathan Lambert / Interconnects AI:
Open-weight AI models face an existential US policy test; Anthropic is leading a regulatory capture campaign against Chinese models over distillation concerns
Bloomberg:
Memo: Tang Jie, the founder of Z.ai, the Chinese lab behind GLM models, argues frontier AI capabilities should stay “as open and widely accessible as possible”
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.
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 …
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 …
The Economic Times:
Anthropic says it is “extending Claude Fable 5 access on all paid plans, as well as keeping Claude Code's weekly rate limits 50% higher, through July 19”
Politico:
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.
Wen-Yee Lee / Reuters:
A Taiwanese minister says TSMC plans two more advanced chip packaging plants in the Chiayi Science Park, with all four set to generate $9.35B+ in annual output  —  Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) (2330.TW) will add two advanced chip packaging plants in the Chiayi Science Park …
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 …
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.

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Lillian Rizzo / CNBC:
A look at where WBD stands during Paramount's merger delay: interim operating covenants let it sign licensing and other deals, little creative holdup, and more

Jesse Whittock / Deadline:
Former BBC news chief Deborah Turness, who left after Trump accused the BBC of bias in a documentary, joins Independent Talent Group to launch a creative studio

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Financial Times:
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
Aarian Marshall / Wired:
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Grace Kay / The Information:
Sources: Cursor is building a general-purpose AI agent codenamed Sand, aimed at non-developers, that handles emails, texts, and documents to rival Claude Cowork
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