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Sources: data center operator Switch seeks a ~$2B funding round valuing the company at ~$50B, including debt, led by a $400M investment from Andreessen Horowitz (Bloomberg)

Sources: data center operator Switch seeks a ~$2B ...

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Sources: Apple has told suppliers to prepare to produce ~10M foldable iPhones in 2026, up from 7M-8M previously, and 80M iPhones in total across new models (Nikkei Asia)

Sources: Apple has told suppliers to prepare to pr...

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Sources: Apple is in negotiations to buy chips from CXMT and YMTC, two Chinese semiconductor makers on a Pentagon blacklist, for use in devices sold in China (Bloomberg)

Sources: Apple is in negotiations to buy chips fro...

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X launches Live Studio, an updated livestreaming hub within Creator Studio with a simplified desktop setup, chat control options, custom thumbnails, and more (Andrew Hutchinson/Social Media Today)

X launches Live Studio, an updated livestreaming h...

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India-based short video app ShareChat's parent company Mohalla Tech plans to raise up to $400M in an IPO in 2027; ShareChat has ~65M micro-drama viewers monthly (Sankalp Phartiyal/Bloomberg)

India-based short video app ShareChat's parent com...

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Amazon's emissions rose 16%+ YoY in 2025, driven by data center construction and delivery fuel, while Google's "ambition-based" emissions jumped 18% YoY in 2025 (Bloomberg)

Amazon's emissions rose 16%+ YoY in 2025, driven b...

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Sources: the White House is in advanced talks with AI companies on voluntary standards and release timelines for new models to be announced as soon as next week (George Hammond/Financial Times)

Sources: the White House is in advanced talks with...

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Bending Spoons, which owns Vimeo and AOL, closed up 40% in its US market debut on Wednesday at a $25.7B valuation, after raising $1.68B in its IPO (Bloomberg)

Bending Spoons, which owns Vimeo and AOL, closed u...

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Higharc, which uses AI to assist house builders in design and construction, raised a $95M Series C led by Insight Partners, bringing its total funding to $170M+ (Lauren Ohnesorge/Triangle Business ...)

Higharc, which uses AI to assist house builders in...

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Lime's shares closed up 4% in its Nasdaq debut on Wednesday, valuing the company at ~$1.7B, after Lime and existing stockholders raised ~$174M in its US IPO (Reuters)

Lime's shares closed up 4% in its Nasdaq debut on ...

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Sources: Apple is working on new iPad Pros and an entry-level 14" MacBook Pro with a new design in line with the upcoming touch-screen laptops for H1 2027 (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Sources: Apple is working on new iPad Pros and an ...

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Alibaba and its US payment processor AUS agree to pay $600M to resolve DOJ allegations that they failed to prevent illegal sales of drugs and other products (Reuters)

Alibaba and its US payment processor AUS agree to ...

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Sources: SoftBank has reopened talks for a $10B loan backed by its OpenAI stake and is offering to guarantee repayment if OpenAI collateral proves insufficient (Echo Wang/Reuters)

Sources: SoftBank has reopened talks for a $10B lo...

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Alex Karp calls US reliance on AI labs for military tech "effing insane", pans AI fees for businesses, and touts Palantir's Nvidia Nemotron deal for US agencies (Ty Roush/Forbes)

Alex Karp calls US reliance on AI labs for militar...

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Sources: SpaceX showed investors a handset-like device prototype with AI tech from xAI, a proprietary OS, a Snapdragon chip, and a design slimmer than an iPhone (Wall Street Journal)

Sources: SpaceX showed investors a handset-like de...

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Sources: Microsoft has been working on a disc-to-digital feature for Xbox One and Xbox Series X that will let users digitize their physical game collections (Tom Warren/The Verge)

Sources: Microsoft has been working on a disc-to-d...

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Venice AI, which offers access to 200+ AI models while allowing users to retain their privacy, raised a $65M Series A led by Dragonfly at a $1B valuation (Ram Iyer/TechCrunch)

Venice AI, which offers access to 200+ AI models w...

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Meta names Chief Marketing Officer Alex Schultz as its first-ever chief data officer, to manage AI analytics across the company; Denise Moreno is named CMO (Sara Fischer/Axios)

Meta names Chief Marketing Officer Alex Schultz as...

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