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July 22, 2026, 5:20 PM

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Director Michael Kratsios / @mkratsios47:
White House OSTP Director Michael Kratsios says “we have information that Moonshot AI distilled Anthropic's Fable for the development of its K3 model”  —  We have information that Moonshot AI distilled Anthropic's Fable for the development of its K3 model. To do this they developed a sophisticated internal platform to conduct large scale distillation against U.S. models, allowing them to quickly switch between multiple methods of
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Alphabet:
Alphabet reports Q2 revenue up 24% YoY to $119.8B, above $116.9B est., Google Cloud revenue up 82% YoY to $24.8B, and Services revenues up 15% to $94.5B  —  MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - July 22, 2026 - Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG, GOOGL) today announced financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026.
Andrew Romero / 9to5Google:
David Imel / The Verge:
Samsung Z Fold 8 Ultra hands-on: its new Flex Titanium tech makes the crease practically nonexistent and the specs match the S26 Ultra's, but it costs $100 more  —  While we wait for Apple's rumored foldable iPhone, Samsung is polishing a design it already has on the market.
Ben Schoon / 9to5Google:
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Steve Dent / Engadget:
Wall Street Journal:
AMD and Anthropic sign a server deal for tens of billions; Anthropic will buy up to 2GW of MI450 chips from H1 2027, and AMD will invest up to $5B in Anthropic  —  The 2-gigawatt deal covers tens of billions of dollars' worth of chips, as AMD plans to invest up to $5 billion in Anthropic
Jordan Novet / CNBC:
IBM reports Q2 revenue up 1% YoY to $17.2B, vs. $17.6B est., infrastructure revenue down 7% to $3.8B, Z mainframe revenue down 42%, and lowers its 2026 forecast  —  IBM on Wednesday lowered its 2026 forecast and delivered thinner quarterly profits than analysts had projected …
Chris Welch / Bloomberg:
Samsung teases its smart glasses, developed with Google, Warby Parker, and Gentle Monster, and says they will have a nine-hour battery life and privacy features  —  Samsung Electronics Co. showcased the smart glasses it developed in partnership with Alphabet Inc.'s Google …
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is set to debut new versions of every Mac, including long-awaited iMac updates, a revamped MacBook Pro, and a new Neo, across the fall and 2027  —  Apple Inc. is readying an overhaul of its Mac line, seeking to capitalize on demand for powerful laptops and desktops fueled by the artificial intelligence boom.
Shakeel Hashim / Transformer:
OpenAI's Hugging Face breach is the first known example of a misaligned AI escaping containment and carrying out a hack on a third party, a clear warning shot  —  OpenAI's latest models broke out and hacked Hugging Face.  It's the first known example of a misaligned AI escaping containment with real-world consequences
Dina Bass / Bloomberg:
OpenAI plans to spend $30B+ on a massive new data center in Georgia, securing 3.2GW of energy, with several hundred MWs set to come online starting in 2028  —  OpenAI plans to spend tens of billions of dollars on a massive new data center near Savannah, Georgia as part of the ChatGPT maker's push …
Jez Corden / Windows Central:
Xbox expands its backward compatibility program to PC, starting with four classic original Xbox games, offering 4X resolution scaling, V-Sync support, and more  —  Conker, Crimson Skies, Fuzion Frenzy, and Blinx head to Xbox PC for the first time, complete with Xbox achievements, and more are on the way.
Business Insider:
OpenAI introduces OpenAI Presence to help companies better connect AI agents to their internal systems and automate customer support, sales, and other tasks  —  OpenAI is launching a new product that could help the company take another step beyond the ultra-competitive business of making AI models.
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
Meta updates WhatsApp's CarPlay and Android Auto integrations to include message playback, replies, and more, let users sign up from its iPad app, and more  —  WhatsApp is rolling out a suite of new features, including a revamped Apple CarPlay and Android Auto experience as part …
Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:

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