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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 (Reuters)

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MA-based Walden Robotics, a Toyota robotics spin-off that has started selling humanoid robots, emerges from stealth with a ~$300M seed at a $1.1B valuation (Samantha Kelly/Bloomberg)

MA-based Walden Robotics, a Toyota robotics spin-o...

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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 (Max A. Cherney/Reuters)

ASML says Intel has decided to use ASML's next-gen...

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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 (April Roach/CNBC)

ASML reports Q2 net sales of €9.3B, above €8.8B es...

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A profile of PsiQuantum, which raised $1B in 2025,...

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As China's rules for humanlike AI interaction take effect, many users are bemoaning the loss of the virtual companions they had created on Chinese AI platforms (Bloomberg)

As China's rules for humanlike AI interaction take...

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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 (The Information)

Sources: DeepSeek's annualized revenue recently re...

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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 (Sean Hollister/The Verge)

Court filing: Google says it is ready to add third...

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Sources: Oracle leads the race to sell "air-gapped" cloud services to Japan that the US says are key to secure intelligence sharing between Tokyo and its allies (Financial Times)

Sources: Oracle leads the race to sell "air-gapped...

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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 (Wall Street Journal)

The UAE gained broader US AI chip access after aid...

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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 (Bernhard Warner/New York Times)

Daniel Ek's Neko Health, which offers AI-based ful...

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NYC-based Hadrius, which provides AI-native compliance tools for financial services, raised a $22M Series A led by CRV with participation from Y Combinator (Ryan Lawler/Axios)

NYC-based Hadrius, which provides AI-native compli...

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Sources: Stripe and PE firm Advent International have jointly offered $60.50/share to acquire PayPal, a 28% premium to Tuesday's close, valuing it at $53B+ (Milana Vinn/Reuters)

Sources: Stripe and PE firm Advent International h...

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Sources: OpenAI researcher Miles Wang is leaving the company to launch an AI drug discovery startup, and is in talks to raise $200M at a $2B valuation (Marina Temkin/TechCrunch)

Sources: OpenAI researcher Miles Wang is leaving t...

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Meta is sued by 26 current and former employees, who allege its use of AI in May layoffs unfairly targeted workers with disabilities or on protected leave (Wall Street Journal)

Meta is sued by 26 current and former employees, w...

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Sources: multiple GOP governors and large utilities are expected to join Trump's pledge for data center developers to cover their energy use and infrastructure (Politico)

Sources: multiple GOP governors and large utilitie...

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Monitoring Analytics: PJM's recent electricity auction is expected to add $6.3B to customers' bills in 13 states and DC through 2029 due to data center demands (Ivan Penn/New York Times)

Monitoring Analytics: PJM's recent electricity auc...

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InstaLILY, which develops AI agents to automate sales, operations, and service workflows, raised a $60M Series B led by Energize Capital (Mike Wheatley/SiliconANGLE)

InstaLILY, which develops AI agents to automate sa...

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