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Micron raises its US capex commitment to $250B through 2035, adding $50B for facilities in NY, ID, VA, and elsewhere, and invests $500M in GlobalWafers (Maggie Eastland/Bloomberg)

Micron raises its US capex commitment to $250B thr...

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Ollama, which helps developers run open-weight AI models locally, raised a $65M Series B led by Theory Venture, following a $15M Series A led by Benchmark (Julie Bort/TechCrunch)

Ollama, which helps developers run open-weight AI ...

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PrismML says it ran a 27B-parameter Qwen 3.6 model on an iPhone 17 Pro, bigger than any prior on-device model; sources: Apple held talks with PrismML about it (Aaron Tilley/The Information)

PrismML says it ran a 27B-parameter Qwen 3.6 model...

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Internal memo: Meta plans to begin production of its in-house AI chip, codenamed Iris, in September, and aims to boost its computing power to 14GW in 2027 (Reuters)

Internal memo: Meta plans to begin production of i...

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India scraps import duties on some parts used to make phones and other devices until March 2029, removing 7.5% and 5% levies, in a move that might help Apple (Nikunj Ohri/Reuters)

India scraps import duties on some parts used to m...

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Apple supplier Luxshare fell in its Hong Kong trading debut, closing down 1.6%, after raising ~$3.1B in the city's biggest listing in 2026 so far (Bloomberg)

Apple supplier Luxshare fell in its Hong Kong trad...

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Enterprise AI agent startup Lyzr is raising a $100M Series B at a ~$500M valuation, up from $250M in a Series A in 2026, and says agents wrote investment memos (Saritha Rai/Bloomberg)

Enterprise AI agent startup Lyzr is raising a $100...

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Internal US DOJ memo: attorneys working on digital currency cases should expect less cooperation from Binance, which is adding requirements for asset freezes (Leo Schwartz/The Information)

Internal US DOJ memo: attorneys working on digital...

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US cybersecurity and data resilience company Rubrik plans to invest $500M+ in the UK over the next five years and establish its European headquarters in London (Paul Sandle/Reuters)

US cybersecurity and data resilience company Rubri...

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Interpol and law enforcement agencies arrest 5,811 suspects and seize $293M in an operation combating social engineering scams and fraud across 97 countries (Sergiu Gatlan/BleepingComputer)

Interpol and law enforcement agencies arrest 5,811...

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Leaked renders via Android Headlines show the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 8, Z Fold 8, Watch 9, and Watch Ultra 2; the Galaxy Z Fold 8 is likely a new wide foldable (Lawrence Bonk/Engadget)

Leaked renders via Android Headlines show the Sams...

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Sources: Sonos' layoffs include some top design and product executives, like VP of Design Dana Krieger; CEO Tom Conrad says the move reduces management layers (Chris Welch/Bloomberg)

Sources: Sonos' layoffs include some top design an...

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The AI data center boom has led to surging demand for power transformers, with average lead times for orders, once measured in months, now stretching into years (Financial Times)

The AI data center boom has led to surging demand ...

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A Brown University professor suspected his class used AI to cheat after a take-home midterm averaged 96%, prompting an in-person final, which averaged 48.6% (Emma Whitford/Inside Higher Ed)

A Brown University professor suspected his class u...

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Companies are mobilizing internal groups of "AI champions" to drive adoption; BCG says 74% of front-line employees now use AI regularly, up from 51% in 2025 (Isabelle Bousquette/Wall Street Journal)

Companies are mobilizing internal groups of "AI ch...

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Shanghai-based GPU maker Iluvatar CoreX raised ~$902M in a Hong Kong share sale; the company's stock has soared 257% since its January IPO, which raised $473M (Bloomberg)

Shanghai-based GPU maker Iluvatar CoreX raised ~$9...

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Filings: Grubhub parent Wonder is raising hundreds of millions at a $9B valuation; source: founder Marc Lore indicated he'll contribute $200M to the round (The Information)

Filings: Grubhub parent Wonder is raising hundreds...

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Cognition releases SWE-1.7, trained from Kimi K2.7 and available at 1,000 tokens/second, claiming it nears GPT-5.5 and Opus 4.8 on benchmarks at a lower cost (Cognition)

Cognition releases SWE-1.7, trained from Kimi K2.7...

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