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- In an internal meeting, OpenAI finance chief Sarah Friar told employees that the company's annualized recurring revenue in July was higher than in Q2 as a whole (CNBC) [3d]
- Source and docs: Intel has given access to its Atom processor tech to Rosaic, a new startup led by Amarjit Gill; Lip-Bu Tan and Gill are longtime co-investors (Reuters) [3d]
- Source: the European Commission plans to designate OpenAI's ChatGPT and Roblox as "very large online platforms" under the DSA as soon as August (Bloomberg) [3d]
- Robinhood reports Q2 revenue up 32% YoY to $1.31B, vs. $1.29B est., event contracts revenue up over 10x to $156M, and crypto revenue down 38% to $100M (Bill Peters/MarketWatch) [3d]
- Microsoft reports Q4 Windows OEM and Devices revenue down 7% YoY, Xbox hardware revenue down 13%, and Xbox content and services revenue down 10% (Emma Roth/The Verge) [3d]
- Arm reports Q1 revenue up 22% YoY to $1.29B, vs. $1.26B est., royalty revenue up 22% YoY to $715M, and forecasts Q2 profit above estimates (Reuters) [3d]
- Meta reports Reality Labs Q2 revenue up 16% YoY to $431M, vs. $423.4M est., and a $4.62B operating loss, vs. $5.07B estimated (Jonathan Vanian/CNBC) [3d]
- Meta reports free cash flow of $784M in Q2, down 91% YoY, and now expects 2026 capex to be $130B-$145B, compared with its prior forecast of $125B-$145B (Reuters) [3d]
- Qualcomm reports Q3 revenue down 4% YoY to $9.95B, vs. $9.67B est., forecasts Q4 profit below est., expects revenue from Apple products to decline more quickly (Reuters) [3d]
- Meta reports $2.4B in charges related to legal proceedings in Q2 and $1.18B in severance expenses in connection with the May 2026 layoff of about 8,000 staff (Todd Spangler/Variety) [3d]
- Microsoft reports Q4 Azure and other cloud services revenue up 43% YoY, vs. 40% est., and says Azure revenue in FY 2026 exceeded $100B for the first time (Jordan Novet/CNBC) [3d]
- Meta reports Q2 revenue up 28% YoY to $60.8B and family daily active people up 3% to 3.6B on average for June 2026; META drops 4%+ after hours (Meta) [3d]
- Microsoft reports Q4 revenue up 18% YoY to $90B, net income up 31% to $35.8B, and Microsoft Cloud revenue up 27% to $59.3B; MSFT jumps 3%+ after hours (Microsoft) [3d]
- Waymo gradually resumes freeway routes, starting with Phoenix, more than two months after suspending them to improve performance around construction zones (Kirsten Korosec/TechCrunch) [3d]
- Google launches its Lyria 3.5 music generation model in Google Flow Music, highlighting improved musicality, lyrics, vocal quality, and creative control (Google) [3d]
- Thinking Machines Lab co-founder Lilian Weng is returning to OpenAI after announcing earlier this week she was leaving TML over workload-related health concerns (The Information) [3d]
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- I built a personal Netflix in three hours using the free Plex app — and I’m convinced it’s the future for Blu-ray and DVD fans [3d]
- ‘Exceptional espresso every time’: The KitchenAid KF3 is a gorgeous fully automatic coffee machine ideal for smaller kitchens [3d]
- Google has a new way of talking about the latest cyber threats — so get ready for a whole load of crazy new names [3d]
- Quordle hints and answers for Thursday, July 30 (game #1648) [3d]
- NYT Connections hints and answers for Thursday, July 30 (game #1145) [3d]
- NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, July 30 (game #879) [3d]
- Who needs Dolby Atmos? These 6 4K Blu-rays support with DTS Master Audio surround sound (and 1 with stereo) are perfect for showing off what your your home theater can really do [3d]
- Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, and Oracle 'are hiding an estimated $1.65 trillion in debt', drawing comparison with the historic Enron debacle [3d]
- 'What is that perfect shot?': Inside Apple’s MLS All-Star Game broadcast and the iPhone 17 Pro Max’s search for new angles [3d]
- Quote of the day by Tom Hanks on AI in cinema: 'Without a doubt, people will be able to tell. But the question is, will they care?' — a cynical observation about modern film audiences [3d]
- I bought a power bank for summer travel, but it actually fixed my bedside cable nightmare [3d]
- Ukrainian hackers claim to have shot down a $50m SU-57 fighter using Russia's own air defense [3d]
- Ukraine military to get DragonFire-style drone-killing lasers within months [3d]
- The Gen Z 'Neo-Luddism' movement is right about the downsides of technology — but can any of us afford to truly disconnect? [3d]
- 'If you can’t buy it, you can’t afford it' — why not everyone is buying Apple's new iPhone leasing offer [3d]
- Feeling stressed and overworked? Don't worry - OpenAI CEO Sam Altman thinks that we just love to work, and that's why AI won't result in a four-day working week [3d]
- Playing Black Flag Resynced on the PS5 Pro and a 120Hz display has confirmed my love of 40fps modes on console — and given me more confidence if GTA 6 can’t hit 60fps [3d]
- I watched the viral The Odyssey 4DX screening, and think it's better than the IMAX 70mm format — the 5 most brutal scenes are worth the extortionate ticket price alone [3d]
- Thousands of iOS and Android VPNs are hiding behind fake websites and useless privacy policies — here's how to spot them [3d]
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