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Google DeepMind and Isomorphic Labs launch a bioresilience program to leverage AI models for pathogen surveillance, vaccine design, and outbreak response (Madison Mills/Axios)

Google DeepMind and Isomorphic Labs launch a biore...

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Ofcom launches a probe into TikTok over Online Safety Act compliance, citing doubts about the effectiveness of using age inference to determine users' ages (Mizy Clifton/Politico)

Ofcom launches a probe into TikTok over Online Saf...

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A US official says TSMC plans to spend an additional $100B to build four new US chip fabs, bringing total pledge to $265B as part of a broader US-Taiwan deal (Bloomberg)

A US official says TSMC plans to spend an addition...

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TSMC raises its 2026 capex projections from $52B-$56B to $60B-$64B, and ups revenue growth projection from 30%+ to 40%+ YoY in USD terms, citing "AI megatrend" (Debby Wu/Bloomberg)

TSMC raises its 2026 capex projections from $52B-$...

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Uber agrees to acquire Delivery Hero in a deal that values the German food delivery company at ~$14.8B, offering €41.50 per share and buying out Prosus' stake (Edwin Chan/Bloomberg)

Uber agrees to acquire Delivery Hero in a deal tha...

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A US federal judge rules the State Department engaged in unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination by denying visas to researchers studying misinfo and disinfo (Mike Masnick/Techdirt)

A US federal judge rules the State Department enga...

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xAI sues a South Carolina man for allegedly using Grok to generate CSAM, in one of the first cases of its kind brought by an AI company against one of its users (Blake Brittain/Reuters)

xAI sues a South Carolina man for allegedly using ...

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TSMC reports Q2 revenue up 36% YoY to ~$39.45B, net income up 77.4% YoY to ~$21.9B, both above est., and says chips 7nm or smaller were 77% of its wafer revenue (Jenny Lee/CNBC)

TSMC reports Q2 revenue up 36% YoY to ~$39.45B, ne...

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Data center company Csquare raises $1.05B in its US IPO, selling 50M shares at $21 each, below its marketed range of $23 to $27, valuing the company at ~$3.25B (Reuters)

Data center company Csquare raises $1.05B in its U...

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Hyundai says it would make Boston Dynamics a wholly owned subsidiary by acquiring SoftBank's ~10% stake; Hyundai bought an 80% stake in Boston Dynamics in 2021 (Reuters)

Hyundai says it would make Boston Dynamics a wholl...

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Filing: AST SpaceMobile delays the launch of its satellite-to-phone service to 2027 after the Blue Origin mishap and plans to raise $1B in convertible notes (Michael Kan/PCMag)

Filing: AST SpaceMobile delays the launch of its s...

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AI execs are bolstering personal security amid rising AI opposition; Liferaft: digital threats against execs and data centers grew 7x from late February to May (Wall Street Journal)

AI execs are bolstering personal security amid ris...

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Filing: Elon Musk quietly bought Jacksonville, FL-based APR Energy, which operates mobile gas and diesel turbines similar to those used in Colossus 2, for ~$1B (Fred Lambert/Electrek)

Filing: Elon Musk quietly bought Jacksonville, FL-...

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SpaceXAI open-sources Grok Build under an Apache 2.0 license after the tool had uploaded user repositories to a Google Cloud bucket, causing a severe backlash (Simon Willison/Simon Willison's Weblog)

SpaceXAI open-sources Grok Build under an Apache 2...

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Cadence unveils AuraStack AI Super Agent, an AI platform for PCB and advanced chip packaging design, with Nvidia, TSMC, and Schneider Electric among early users (Marco Chiappetta/Forbes)

Cadence unveils AuraStack AI Super Agent, an AI pl...

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Sources: Microsoft security chief Hayete Gallot, who took over in February, has prioritized AI tools, cut several hundred roles, replaced senior execs, and more (The Information)

Sources: Microsoft security chief Hayete Gallot, w...

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Venture funding of fintech startups grew 22.7% YoY in H1 2026 to $28.6B globally, but deal count fell 25.7% and funding fell 17.3% vs. H2 2025's $34.6B funding (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)

Venture funding of fintech startups grew 22.7% YoY...

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Coinbase's Jesse Pollak says Jordan Fish, aka "Cobie", will now lead the Base app team after acknowledging some of Base's bets on social features fell short (Daniel Kuhn/The Block)

Coinbase's Jesse Pollak says Jordan Fish, aka "Cob...

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