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- China's market regulator says it had fined and confiscated ~$770M from Trip.com for abusing its dominant position in the domestic online hotel-booking market (Reuters) [1d]
- Several universities including Yale, Johns Hopkins, and the University of Waterloo have restricted or disabled their use of AI detectors over accuracy concerns (Ima Jackson-Obot/Financial Times) [1d]
- Sources: DeepSeek told investors it is suspending its second funding round after remarks attributed to Liang Wenfeng on US-China AI competition went viral (Pei Li/Bloomberg) [2d]
- Sources: OpenAI and Anthropic quietly lobby Washington regulators to restrict open-source AI models, even as Sam Altman publicly says he supports open source AI (New York Times) [2d]
- SK Group Chair Chey Tae Won says Anthropic has asked SK Hynix for supplies to make its own chips, calling it remarkable that an AI developer has chip ambitions (Ian King/Bloomberg) [2d]
- As student protests spread across India, Narendra Modi turns to Reels, swapping his trademark cinematic videos for self-recorded messages aimed at Gen Z (Akriti Sharma/Bloomberg) [2d]
- A profile of Hangzhou-based Unitree, which shipped 5,500 humanoid robots in 2025, accounting for 25%+ of the global market, as it prepares for a Shanghai IPO (Charlie Campbell/Time) [2d]
- Samsung announces a $200B+ contract to make chips for Broadcom through 2030, focusing on its 2nm and below process technologies for Broadcom's products (Hooyeon Kim/Bloomberg) [2d]
- A profile of Yang Zhilin, founder of Moonshot AI, which faced early doubts over revenue and model capabilities before its Kimi K3 delivered a "DeepSeek moment" (Financial Times) [2d]
- Candid Health, which develops tech and AI agents to automate medical billing and claims processing workflows, raised a $120M Series D led by Sixth Street Growth (Lily Mae Lazarus/Fortune) [2d]
- Verizon CEO Dan Schulman says Verizon will provide dark-fiber connectivity for Google's data centers in a $1B+ deal, with more such deals in the pipeline (Jaspreet Singh/Reuters) [2d]
- Meshy, whose AI-powered tech lets users generate 3D assets from text and image prompts, raised a ~$400M Series B at a $1.5B valuation (Abhinaya Prabhu/Tech Funding News) [2d]
- Analysis: US tech companies have cut ~140K jobs YTD, or more than 33% of announced US layoffs in 2026, with ~50K cuts from Amazon, Oracle, Meta, and Microsoft (Financial Times) [2d]
- Progress Software agrees to acquire Domo's AI and data platform business for $400M; Domo will remain publicly listed and change its name after the deal closes (Larry Dignan/Constellation Research) [2d]
- Neocloud Fluidstack, which has partnered with Anthropic, announces that it raised an $830M Series A led by Situational Awareness at a $7.5B valuation in January (Maria Deutscher/SiliconANGLE) [2d]
- Sources: CXMT expelled Huawei-linked SiCarrier staff from its R&D zone amid a pricing dispute, as Chinese memory makers flex their newfound clout to hike prices (Reuters) [2d]
- Sources: Apple has pitched Trump on using Chinese memory chips in its products sold outside the US; Micron warned such a plan could destroy the US chip industry (Wall Street Journal) [2d]
- After a backlash, Meta pauses its plan to "rate limit" Conversation Focus, an accessibility feature for its glasses that runs on-device (Sean Hollister/The Verge) [2d]
- Nvidia and SK Group unveil a $500B+ AI initiative that includes an SK Hynix partnership to secure next-gen memory supply for Nvidia and joint development of HBM (Reuters) [2d]
- Nvidia plans to invest $1B in Naver to help finance an AI data center in South Korea, and partners with SK Group to build more than 2 GW of AI data centers (Ian King/Bloomberg) [2d]
- A joint preliminary evaluation by the UK's AISI and the US' CAISI finds Kimi K3 trails leading US frontier closed weight models on cyber capability (AI Security Institute) [2d]
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- This is one of the most interesting and comfortable gaming keyboards I’ve ever tested — but also one of the most divisive [1d]
- Time for a super-sized Raspberry Pi? New 10.1-inch Touch Display 2 gives users more room for their projects but makes compromises [1d]
- Quordle hints and answers for Sunday, July 26 (game #1644) [1d]
- NYT Connections hints and answers for Sunday, July 26 (game #1141) [1d]
- NYT Strands hints and answers for Sunday, July 26 (game #875) [1d]
- A USB plug for humans? Electricity outlet test delivers microwatts of power, but transfers data at 16Mbps [1d]
- Quote of the day by Vladimir Putin on AI: 'Whoever becomes the leader in this sphere will become the ruler of the world' — an outlook on geopolitical dominance [1d]
- Ukraine debuts 'Tsyklop' UAV that mimics the peregrine falcon — but explodes on target [1d]
- Leeds vs Wrexham Live Streams: How to watch pre-season friendly from anywhere in the world [1d]
- Dyson Supersonic Travel vs Supersonic Nural: I tested the two premium hair dryers to see what you get — and don't get — for the substantial price difference [1d]
- July was a disappointing month for new horror releases — but this one Netflix show saved the day [1d]
- How to watch Liverpool vs Sunderland for FREE: pre-season friendly live streams from anywhere [1d]
- How to watch Anthony Joshua vs Kristian Prenga: live stream boxing online, start time, ringwalks, fight card, PPV cost [1d]
- This AI SSD tech makes 8 RTX 5090s perform like 46 GPUs in inference [1d]
- This cozy tidying sim wracked up millions of views on TikTok — here's why it should be in your library [2d]
- Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra vs Galaxy Z Fold 8: which foldable should you choose? [2d]
- Ukraine unveils tiny 'aircraft carrier' but for FPV drone — will submarine UAV launcher be next? [2d]
- Hori won me back with its Wireless Horipad Turbo for Nintendo Switch 2, but some annoying design quirks stop it short of greatness [2d]
- Experts claim to have found more weaknesses in Apple's Gatekeeper tool — but it doesn't seem too bothered [2d]
- Canon tipped to release three new EOS R mirrorless cameras before the end of 2026 — I know which one I’m most excited for [2d]
- OpenAI quietly signs letter from Nvidia, Microsoft, and Meta warning about dangers of 'premature restrictions' on open-weight AI models — as the White House accuses China of stealing from Anthropic [2d]
- Vodafone is testing an AI robotic mast, but the future belongs to adjustable internal antenna components [2d]
- The Valve Steam Machine should be the perfect 'couch gaming' PC—but after testing it out, I'm not convinced it's worth the price [2d]
- Vacation mode, activated: why this VPN belongs in every traveler’s carry-on [2d]
- 'Not the USP I wanted': Nothing’s new Ear (3a) earbuds sound good and the ANC is effective, but they hide a troublesome secret I found it hard to get past during testing [2d]
- The Crow Girl season 2 is the 'unhinged, wild and deadly' crime drama you need to stream on Paramount+ and Channel 5 this weekend — I still can't wrap my head around its shocking finale [2d]
- ICYMI: the 7 biggest tech stories of the week, from the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 to the Garmin Cirqa [2d]
- 'The government has all but forgotten that most data centres require water to cool their systems': Industry trade board warns UK government over data center thirst for resources [2d]
- Iran-linked group caught hiding surveillance tools in fake apps [2d]
- Which DJI drone should I buy? Your simple guide to the different ranges and our top-rated flyers [2d]
- Stuart Fails to Save the Universe episode 1's 'OG death' isn't actually shocking at all — in fact, there's an overwhelmingly obvious clue to confirm that it's not even real [2d]
- 50 drones in one swat: Reusable Lockheed Martin's Morfius X-Rotor uses powerful microwave to kill dozens of UAVs at a time [2d]
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