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Sources: Apple is already taping out M7 with major NPU upgrades, and plans M7 Ultra with 1.5TB RAM, and M8, for 2028; new Pencils are coming with a new iPad Pro — Also: New Apple Pencils are coming. — Apple's new Mac chip road map represents the company's latest move to rebuild …
More: The Verge, Tom's Guide, 9to5Mac, iPhone in Canada, Trusted Reviews, Fortune, 9to5Mac, The Hans India, Gizchina, Cult of Mac, Appleosophy, Phandroid, Digit, Wccftech, Digital Trends, Gizmodo, iClarified, The Mac Observer, iThinkDifferent, MacRumors, AppleInsider, and AppleInsider
X: @mzuhair123, @markgurman, @firstadopter, @markgurman, @niallohiggins, @neil_shah, @mweinbach, @mweinbach, @markgurman, @markgurman, @markgurman, @markgurman, and @markgurman
Forums: r/ipad, r/apple, and MacRumors Forums
| 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” — In a post on X, the company said, “We're extending Claude Fable 5 access on all paid plans, as well as keeping Claude …
More: Claude, Help Net Security, Cyber Security News, The Indian Express, Forbes, Digital Trends, Android Authority, BleepingComputer, Implicator.ai, Simon Willison's Weblog, and Benedict Evans
X: @claudeai, @thsottiaux, @xlr8harder, @juliarturc, @gergelyorosz, @netcapgirl, @yuchenj_uw, @rileybrown, @palmyrpar, @citrini, @robj3d3, @jiratickets, @yacinemtb, @danshipper, @strimblez, @kimmonismus, @petergostev, @kimmonismus, @zephyr_z9, @alexfinn, @omarsar0, @kimmonismus, @davidkpiano, @alltheyud, @andrewcurran_, @daveshapi, @iterintellectus, and @emollick
| 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 … | 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 a €270M order this year — Helsing has raised a financing round at a valuation of $18 billion from investors including the growth equity arm …
More: Sifted, Tech.eu, CNBC, Tech Funding News, Startup.eu, Resilience Media, Helsing, and Reuters
| Nathan Lambert / Interconnects AI: |
Open-weight AI models are facing an existential policy test in the US, with Anthropic leading a campaign against Chinese models over distillation concerns — Staring down the barrel of policy action that could make open models a permanent second class citizen. — ∙ Paid
More: New York Post, Bloomberg, and Constellation Research
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More: TechNode, HOKANEWS.COM, CNBC, and Times Now
X: @jason, @teortaxestex, @synthwavedd, @andrewcurran_, @amihai, @teortaxestex, @vitaliarbuzov, @teortaxestex, @elder_plinius, @rhyssullivan, @claudeai, @thsottiaux, @kristy_loke, @zerohedge, and @bingxu_. Bluesky: @timfduffy.com
| Barbara Moens / Financial Times: |
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says the bloc is set to propose a “social media start date for minors”, with a proposal after a summer break — Brussels will propose gradual access for different ages in response to concerns over child safety online
| Financial Times: |
A profile of Asha Sharma, an outsider elevated by Satya Nadella to lead Xbox, where she made sweeping job cuts and shed game studios within her first few months — Elevated to fix Microsoft's struggling gaming division, she is making tough decisions about its future
| 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.| Riley Griffin / Bloomberg: |
Meta says it will spend an extra $40B on its 4,000-acre data center campus in Louisiana, aiming for 5GW+ of computing power, pushing the total cost beyond $250B — Meta Platforms Inc. has committed to spending an additional $40 billion on its sprawling data center campus in Louisiana …
More: Reuters, CNBC, Wall Street Journal, Channel NewsAsia, Fox Business, and Meta Newsroom
| 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 … | 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.| 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: The Hill. X: @jamesdjbrown, @ralee85, @noahpinion, @satoshijournal, @jane__bradley, and @jamesdjbrown. Bluesky: @gregdelawie
Mastodon: @hanse_mina@mastodon.social and @davidho@mastodon.world
Forums: r/japannews, r/espionage, and r/UkrainianConflict
| Isabella Ward / Wired: |
How a Denmark-based research team is using quantum computers to accelerate AI protein discovery, showing a near-term commercial application for the quantum tech — Researchers cobbled together funding and time to show how quantum computing could aid in the development of drugs to help underserved populations and combat rare diseases.| Henry Siu / The Information: |
Samsung says it now aims to begin operations at its first chipmaking plant in South Korea's Yongin by 2029, bringing the timeline forward from 2030 or 2031 — Samsung Electronics aims to begin operations at its first chipmaking plant in the city of Yongin, south of Seoul, by 2029 …
More: Benzinga, Reuters, DigiTimes, Korea JoongAng Daily, The Korea Herald, and Seoul Economic Daily
| 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.
More: Motley Fool. X: @tszzl, @ethanmckanna, @ethanmckanna, and @signulll. Bluesky: @aarianmarshall. Forums: r/technology
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