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July 27, 2026, 8:10 AM
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple may have delayed AI glasses launch partly over privacy concerns that Meta's glasses created for the category, as it works to address the issues  —  Company debated whether glasses will be able to record video.  —  Apple's upcoming smart glasses have a major challenge in front of them …
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Nvidia is in talks to provide a ~$250B backstop for OpenAI as part of a 10 GW data center project that SoftBank is developing in Ohio  —  Project would be one of the largest AI computing hubs and involve power controlled by the U.S. government  —  Nvidia is in talks to provide …
Shaurya Malwa / CoinDesk:
Crypto exchange BitMart says it plans to wind down its trading platform on January 31, 2027, ending 9 years of operation, and has stopped accepting new orders  —  Cryptocurrency exchange BitMart said Sunday it will wind down its trading platform, ending 9 years of operation …
Zvi Mowshowitz / Don't Worry About the Vase:
A detailed recap of the Hugging Face breach by an internal OpenAI model, which repeatedly tried to escape OpenAI's sandbox and should be treated as critical  —  We now have more details of what happened.  Every time we learn more details, it somehow makes things seem worse.
Jenny Lee / CNBC:
CXMT shares jumped as much as 470% in its Shanghai debut, giving the memory chipmaker a ~$487B market cap, making it the most valuable China-listed company  —  Shares of chipmaker Changxin Technology Group soared nearly 466% Monday in their debut on Shanghai's tech-heavy STAR Market, making CXMT the most valuable China-listed company.
Wall Street Journal:
How US companies flipped from “tokenmaxxing” to “thrift-maxxing”, mixing cheaper Chinese models with OpenAI and Anthropic, threatening the labs' IPO valuations  —  Companies big and small are mixing models and it's changing the economics and power players of the industry
Natalie Kaufman / Wall Street Journal:
How some young adults are using AI to navigate social situations, from drafting pickup lines and texts to formulating responses in face-to-face conversations  —  People are leaning on AI for a task more dreaded than homework: navigating social situations with their fellow humans
New York Times:
A look at the secretive process Meta used to get an advantageous deal for its Hyperion data center in Louisiana, including tax breaks and lack of public input  —  A Times examination details how the Silicon Valley giant used private talks with local officials to start a project big enough to cover nearly six square miles.
M.G. Siegler / Spyglass:
US tech giants have shifted their stance to publicly backing open AI models, with Anthropic and Amazon remaining notable holdouts alongside the US government  —  The open letter on open weights feels familiar yet different...  Everyone remembers Steve Jobs' ‘Thoughts on Flash’ open letter …
More: Axios
Tobi Knaup:
As open-weight models become the next AI ecosystem's foundation, a US ban on Chinese models would risk ceding the neutral substrate where innovation compounds  —  Open-weight models are becoming the foundation for the next AI ecosystem.  The US should compete in it, not wall itself off.
Jamie John / Financial Times:
How AI companies are targeting the education market, including making free or cut-price tailored learning tools in partnership with schools and edtech startups  —  Anthropic and OpenAI are among groups providing free and cut-price tailored solutions for educators and students

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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Filing: Paramount and state AGs agree to freeze the WBD merger until an antitrust trial occurs or until June 2027; a preliminary injunction hearing is canceled

Alyssa Ray / The Wrap:
At the rescheduled WHCA dinner, Trump praised the press corps' response to the April shooting before insulting journalists and celebrities who criticized him

Inside Radio:
Nielsen plans to discontinue its radio and TV audience-ratings measurement services for TV and radio in Puerto Rico at the end of 2026

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Wall Street Journal:
Sources including AI lab staff say users have been persuading chatbots to accurately answer prompts about planning mass-casualty attacks and making bio-weapons
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