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| Milana Vinn / Reuters: |
Sources: Stripe and PE firm Advent have jointly offered $60.50/share to acquire PayPal, a 28% premium to Tuesday's close, valuing it at $53B+; PYPL jumps 15%+ — Payments company Stripe and private equity firm Advent International have made a joint offer to acquire PayPal Holdings Inc …
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X: @jason, @mattbird55, @sam_badawi, @cjc, @pitdesi, @thekenyeung, @dadiomov, and @iankar_
Forums: r/ireland, r/technology, and r/wallstreetbets
| Max A. Cherney / Reuters: |
ASML says Intel has decided to use ASML's next-gen High NA EUV machines to make some of its flagship Panther Lake laptop chips; a High NA machine costs ~$400M — Intel (INTC.O) has decided to use a high-end machine from ASML to manufacture some of its flagship Panther Lake laptop chips …
More: DatacenterDynamics, ASML, HotHardware, Tom's Hardware, Bloomberg, Benzinga, Tech Times, Quartz, Simply Wall St, Dow Jones Newswires, RTÉ, Nikkei Asia, Wccftech, and Benzinga
Forums: r/hardware and r/intelstock
| April Roach / CNBC: |
ASML reports Q2 net sales of €9.3B, above €8.8B est., a €2.9B net profit, above €2.6B est., and raises its 2026 net sales forecast from €36B-€40B to €43B-€45B — ASML on Wednesday raised its guidance for the second time this year and reported stronger … | Qianer Liu / The Information: |
More: Bloomberg, Reuters, Benzinga, Bloomberg Law, Morningstar, Blockonomi, Dow Jones Newswires, and The Elec. X: @pythiar
| Reuters: |
China's cyberspace regulator says Apple Intelligence has been registered for use on iPhones in the country; Alibaba says the service will use its Qwen model — China's cyberspace regulator said on Wednesday that Apple's on-device generative AI service “Apple Intelligence” has been registered for use on iPhones in the country.
More: CNBC, Bloomberg, TechCrunch, South China Morning Post, Benzinga, Financial Express, iDrop News, ZeroHedge News, The Mac Observer, Wccftech, Global Times, GSMArena.com, Quartz, Blockonomi, 9to5Mac, The Standard, iClarified, Reuters, Cult of Mac, Digital Trends, iThinkDifferent, MacRumors, AppleInsider, Mashable, The Information, Livemint, Dow Jones Newswires, Finimize, and Apple Must
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: OpenAI's first device will be a moveable, screen-free smart speaker with a camera and sensors, meant to serve as an AI companion that taps into ChatGPT — OpenAI's much-anticipated push into consumer devices is slated to begin with a mobile, screen-free smart speaker designed …
More: The Verge, TechCrunch, Computerworld, Thurrott, Reuters, MacRumors, PCMag, Cult of Mac, MobileSyrup, Spyglass, 9to5Mac, The Ankler, WinBuzzer, Engadget, Mashable, The Indian Express, The Mac Observer, iThinkDifferent, Business A.M, The Decoder, The Rundown AI, The Hans India, Silicon UK, Silicon Republic, Business Today, Benzinga, Moneycontrol, Livemint, Wccftech, and Digit
X: @glenngabe, @can, @nicdunz, @ahall_research, @benhylak, @stevesi, @signulll, @suhail, @joshuatopolsky, @aliceisplaying, @raywongy, @mgsiegler, @edzitron, @markgurman, @markgurman, @parkerortolani, @markgurman, and @zerohedge. LinkedIn: Stephen Brevig
Forums: r/technology, r/wallstreetbets, r/OpenAI, Slashdot, and MacRumors Forums
| Megan Morrone / Axios: |
OpenAI launches Codex Micro, a $230 desktop keypad built in collaboration with keyboard maker Work Louder, with backlit keys, a rotary knob, and a tiny joystick — OpenAI opened orders Wednesday for Codex Micro — a limited-edition desktop keypad that lets agentmaxxers monitor and control their AI minions.
More: OpenAI, 9to5Mac, Business Insider, The New Stack, The Verge, and TestingCatalog AI News
| CNBC: |
IBM's stock closed down 25.21% on Tuesday, sinking more than its previous worst day of October 19, 1987, after reporting preliminary Q2 results below estimates — International Business Machines shares plummeted 25% on Tuesday after the hardware, software and consulting provider released … | Bloomberg: |
Source: OnePlus will begin to cease operations in the US and Europe as early as this week and Realme will exit China as part of a restructuring by parent Oppo — OnePlus, a consumer electronics brand that gained a loyal following with its lineup of aggressively priced Android smartphones …
More: The Verge, 9to5Google, MacRumors, 9to5Google, Android Police, Android Headlines, TechSpot, GSMArena.com, XDA Developers, Android Central, Gizmochina, iPhone in Canada, Digital Trends, SammyGuru, PhoneArena, SamMobile, BGR, Mashable, HotHardware, Android Authority, and Gadgets 360
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Forums: Slashdot and MacRumors Forums
| Wall Street Journal: |
A group of 26 current and former employees sues Meta for allegedly using AI in layoffs in May to unfairly target workers with disabilities or on protected leave — Lawsuit alleges social-media company relied on AI that disproportionately targeted workers with disabilities or who were on medical or parental leave
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Bluesky: @lalehkhalili, @rhaccart, @lukaszolejnik, and @justinhendrix
Forums: r/worldnews and r/technology
| Stu Woo / Wall Street Journal: |
China enacts rules forbidding companionship chatbots from encouraging emotional reliance, banning virtual relationships with minors, and more — Beijing sets emotional boundaries between humans and machines — SINGAPORE—Regulators in China have found unexpected common ground … | The Information: |
Sources: Apple is looking for chip companies to buy to boost its AI server chip efforts as it struggles with the performance of its servers running on M2 Ultra — Apple is on the lookout for acquisitions of chip companies to boost its efforts to build server chips for running AI, said people familiar with the company's efforts.
More: Reuters, 9to5Mac, MacRumors, AppleInsider, and MacDailyNews
| Sean Hollister / The Verge: |
Court filing: Google says it is ready to add third-party app stores in Google Play in the US on July 22, as Google and Epic withdraw their joint motion — Get ready for rival app stores inside of Google Play. … Epic Games and Google have just jointly withdrawn their attempt … | Bernhard Warner / New York Times: |
Daniel Ek's Neko Health, which offers AI-based full-body scans, raised $700M co-led by Lightspeed and O.G. Venture Partners, sources say at a ~$7B valuation — The health tech start-up co-founded by Spotify's Daniel Ek is worth billions more after a new $700 million funding round.| Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: |
Samsung unveils a new Flex Titanium foldable display that is slimmer, more durable, and less prone to creasing, debuting in its upcoming Galaxy Z Fold 8 series — The Flex Titanium display tech is slim, strong, and reduces crease visibility.
More: Samsung Newsroom, Thurrott, Forbes, Gizmodo, Digit, Engadget, Android Central, PetaPixel, Neowin, HotHardware, The Independent, The Hans India, The Indian Express, T3, Digital Trends, NPowerUser, The Korea Herald, Tom's Guide, and TechRadar. Forums: r/samsung
| Politico: |
AI advocates fear New York's moratorium on new data centers could embolden Democrats to enact more state restrictions and seize on the issue in the midterms — New York's moratorium on data centers could serve as an opening salvo for leaders in other states looking to rein in tech infrastructure …
More: Reuters, Townhall, New York Times, The Hill, PC Gamer, Ghacks, Hürriyet Daily News, TechRadar, SIIA, The Guardian, CNBC, Wired, and The Verge
X: @tculpan and @thestalwart
| Jagmeet Singh / TechCrunch: |
Indian AI coding startup Emergent raised a $130M Series C at a $1.5B post-money valuation, up from $300M in January, bringing its total funding raised to $230M — Indian AI coding startup Emergent has raised $130 million in a Series C funding round at a $1.5 billion post-money valuation, a five-fold jump in six months.
More: Axios, Tech Funding News, SiliconANGLE, Moneycontrol, and Entrackr
| Barbara Moens / Financial Times: |
Sources: the EU is set to fine Google hundreds of millions of euros over alleged self-preferencing of its services in Search and restrictions on app developers — Decisions will test whether the EU can police digital markets without reigniting tensions with Washington
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| Maxwell Zeff / Wired: |
OpenAI employees donated a combined $215K+ to Guardrails Alliance, a super PAC seeking stricter AI rules and opposing Greg Brockman-backed Leading the Future — OpenAI employees have donated more than $215,000 to a political effort opposing Leading the Future, a group backed by the company's president, Greg Brockman.| Muvija M / Reuters: |
The UK government proposes a default overnight social media curfew for 16- and 17-year-olds and disabling features like autoplay and infinite scroll by default — Britain will introduce a default overnight curfew on social media apps for 16- and 17-year-olds, the government said …
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Bluesky: @sylvia-suffragette and @tristangrayford.scot
Forums: r/worldnews, r/technology, r/news, r/ukpolitics, r/uknews, r/ukpolitics, and r/unitedkingdom
| Derek B. Johnson / CyberScoop: |
The Trump administration details its “Gold Eagle” federal clearinghouse for sharing AI cyber threat information between the government and the private sector — The White House said the clearinghouse has already started to receive intelligence on vulnerabilities and prioritize patches.| Meytal Vaizberg / Globes: |
Israel-based Hemispheric, whose AI model can analyze brain activity measured non-invasively and turn it into quantitative metrics for diagnoses, raised $52M — The Israeli company's AI model can analyze brain activity measured by non-invasive means and turn it into quantitative metrics designed … | Patrick Coffee / Wall Street Journal: |
How TikTok Shop sellers are using AI creators and AI twins to boost sales; eMarketer: US sales on TikTok Shop are expected to hit $23.4B in 2026, up 48% YoY — Brands issue warnings as more creators use avatars and duplicates of themselves to boost affiliate sales
More: The Independent and PR Daily
| Jiyoung Sohn / Wall Street Journal: |
Hyundai's South Korea auto workers have gone on a partial strike over wages, AI, and the prospect of the company deploying its new humanoid robot in factories — Auto workers for Hyundai Motor in South Korea are on a partial strike worried about their future job prospects| Ryan Lawler / Axios: |
Lumin Digital, which provides cloud-based digital banking software to banks and credit unions, raised more than $115M at a $1.6B post-money valuation — Lumin Digital, which provides digital banking software to banks and credit unions, raised more than $115 million at a $1.6 billion post-money valuation …
More: FinSMEs, FinTech Global, PYMNTS, and Lumin Digital
| Wall Street Journal: |
The UAE gained broader US AI chip access after aiding the US in the Iran war, letting G42 buy freely for at least nine months; G42 plans to become a US company — Gulf state's main AI firm can freely buy the chips and has a plan to become a U.S. company — The United Arab Emirates …
More: DatacenterDynamics, New York Post, NewsMax.com, Axios, and The Independent
| David Ingram / NBC News: |
OpenAI says Apple's claim that OpenAI “never responded” to its concerns is false; emails: OpenAI did respond, but an Apple lawyer mixed up two OpenAI employees — A lawyer for Apple apologized for mixing up two OpenAI employees with the names Wang and Chang.
More: Business Insider, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, Spyglass, Apple Must, and The Verge
X: @reedalbergotti and @katiemiller
Bluesky: @mgsiegler.com, @shannonfreshour, and @masnick.com
Threads: @karissabe, @benjamin_goggin_, and @benjamin_goggin_
Forums: r/TechGawker and r/apple
| Politico: |
How Anthropic is pursuing a state-by-state push for ever-tougher AI safety laws, in contrast with OpenAI's “reverse federalism” strategy for common state rules — SAN FRANCISCO — Artificial intelligence giant Anthropic is pursuing a strategy of one-upmanship that encourages states … | The Information: |
Sources: DeepSeek's annualized revenue recently reached $400M to $500M as it seeks to raise ~$7.4B at a ~$74B valuation, up from ~$50B after raising ~$7B in May — Strong revenue growth at DeepSeek is empowering the Chinese open-source AI star to raise its second-funding round of 50 billion yuan …
More: CNBC, PYMNTS, Reuters, South China Morning Post, Blockonomi, Capacity, and Financial Times. X: @jingyanghk
| Lulu Yilun Chen / Bloomberg: |
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