Sources: OpenAI bought tens of thousands of Macs for RL, Anthropic rents them, Nvidia sees Apple as its main local AI rival as Macs gain traction with AI devs — The hottest products at Apple right now are not the iPhone, the iPad or a buzzy new show on the company's streaming service.
A look at the management changes John Ternus could make as many key Apple execs prepare to leave in the next few years; Apple tested a Pencil for folding iPhone — Also: Apple experimented with a Pencil for the coming foldable iPhone. — When John Ternus becomes Apple's CEO this week …
A look at the race to build quantum computers, as the tech becomes a geopolitical battleground with potential to transform cybersecurity, finance, and more — Companies are racing to create devices that could revolutionize finance, supercharge medical and climate research …
The OpenAI/Hugging Face incident feels “more than 50%” of the way to a full-blown AI takeover and as AI advances rapidly we may not get another warning shot — It's a major warning shot, and might be the last one we get — All opinions are my personal view, and don't represent my employer or fellow investigators.
Sources detail how Meta's $17.1B settlement with state AGs came together as Meta wanted to avoid going to trial following losses in cases in LA and New Mexico — State attorneys general spent months in negotiations. Then, as its legal losses mounted, the social media giant's new top lawyer brought a huge settlement to the table.
Cursor co-founder Michael Truell says OpenAI represents just 5% of Cursor's traffic and Cursor trusted OpenAI to be “neutral”; Musk says he “couldn't care less” — OpenAI said Friday night that it will terminate its contract to provide its AI models …
New AI-powered video tools have accelerated the surge in AI dramas in China; DataEye: 89 of the top 100 animated dramas on Douyin in May were AI productions — Online performers left jobless as new video-generation programmes sweep industry — Chinese actors and online influencers have a new rival …
Chinese memory chipmaker CXMT reports H1 revenue of ~$22.4B, more than double its 2025 sales, and ~$11.5B in profit, compared to a loss a year earlier — CXMT Corp.'s first-half revenue leapt almost 10-fold while profit surged, reflecting a rush for AI hardware that's made the memory chipmaker China's most valuable business.
Sources: Shein pivoted to a Hong Kong IPO and sought to build Chinese government ties, after its New York and London bids failed to secure Beijing's approval — When Shein makes its market debut on Tuesday, it will be in Hong Kong and not New York or London like it once dreamed …
Sources: Singapore-based Shein is set to price its Hong Kong IPO at ~$6.20, or near the midpoint of its marketed range, raising $1.73B and valuing it at ~$26.5B — Online fast-fashion retailer Shein is set to price its Hong Kong initial public offering near the midpoint of its marketed range …
A profile of Leopold Aschenbrenner, who worked for SBF and OpenAI before launching Situational Awareness; Aschenbrenner married Dario Amodei's chief of staff — A 24-year-old investor was hailed as a visionary and attracted billions—before turning into Wall Street's latest cautionary tale
Z.ai confirms Ox Alpha is a new iteration of its GLM series and says it will release the weights for it tonight; Ox Alpha topped OpenRouter's leaderboard — The new AI model that's swept to the top of online usage charts with high performance at zero cost was created by China's Z.AI Co., also known as Zhipu.
Bitcoin rises above $80K after jumping 20%+ last week, its biggest three-day gain since 2023; US spot bitcoin ETFs had $1.92B in net inflows last week — Bitcoin extended gains on Tuesday, as renewed inflows into spot bitcoin ETFs and improving risk appetite extended the cryptocurrency's recent rally.
Alibaba launches Wan3.0, a video generation model that can generate 30-second videos from documents, spreadsheets, slides, and web pages — Alibaba (9988.HK) officially rolled out its latest AI video generation-model Wan3. on Monday with enhanced capabilities after the Chinese internet giant launched …
Ramp data: Fable 5, launched in June, has plateaued at ~11% of spending on Anthropic tools, as companies shift to cheaper models; Opus 5 surpassed Fable 5 — AI lab's Fable 5 has met with sluggish demand from corporate clients — Anthropic's US customers are using cheaper alternatives …
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