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Kuo: suppliers plan to ship less than 1M iPhone fold units in 3Q26, which may push the start of device pre-orders and sales to Q4, with weeks of delivery delays (Ming-Chi Kuo)
Ming-Chi Kuo : Kuo: suppliers plan to ship less than 1M iPhone fold units in 3Q26, …
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Tesla rolls out its Robotaxi service without a safety monitor in Miami, its fifth city, as it aims to expand to a dozen US states by the end of 2026 (Grace Kay/The Information)
Grace Kay / The Information : Tesla rolls out its Robotaxi service without a safety …
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ByteDance's Doubao and Alibaba's Qwen will disable humanlike and user-created agents before July 15, as China's anthropomorphic AI interaction rules take effect (Wency Chen/South China Morning Post)
Wency Chen / South China Morning Post : ByteDance's Doubao and Alibaba's Qw…
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Data centers offer US a chance to get ahead in the next key technologies and to build domestic supply chains based on demand rather than subsidies and tariffs (Josh Zoffer/Financial Times)
Josh Zoffer / Financial Times : Data centers offer US a chance to get ahead in the …
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Source calls UK- and OpenAI-touted plans in 2025 for Stargate's ~£20B Cobalt site a PR stunt; OpenAI and Nscale failed to visit Cobalt or lodge planning forms (Aisha Down/The Guardian)
Aisha Down / The Guardian : Source calls UK- and OpenAI-touted plans in 2025 for St…
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Indonesia's enforcement of social media restrictions for under-16s has been patchy, with tech companies ignoring the rules and youth still accessing platforms (Marcel Thee/Nikkei Asia)
Marcel Thee / Nikkei Asia : Indonesia's enforcement of social media restriction…
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How some high-income families use AI-powered private schools and tutors, such as Alpha School, to teach their children life skills and tailor their curriculum (Katherine Bindley/Wall Street Journal)
Katherine Bindley / Wall Street Journal : How some high-income families use AI-powe…
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A look at the troubled rollout of the EU's automated biometric entry/exit border system, as airport operators warn of severe delays ahead of the summer holidays (Financial Times)
Financial Times : A look at the troubled rollout of the EU's automated biometric…
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Midjourney wants Disney, Universal, and Warner Bros. to reveal in court how they use AI across their companies; studios sued Midjourney in 2025 for infringement (Gene Maddaus/Variety)
Gene Maddaus / Variety : Midjourney wants Disney, Universal, and Warner Bros. to re…
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A look at the quant fund frenzy in China, as assets under management have more than doubled to ~$384B in less than a year amid rapid AI adoption (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg : A look at the quant fund frenzy in China, as assets under management ha…
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Meta could use its compute for its own models, ad scaling, SpaceX-like neocloud deals, and hosting 3rd-party models; it may be close to an Anthropic deal (Jeremie Eliahou Ontiveros/SemiAnalysis)
Jeremie Eliahou Ontiveros / SemiAnalysis : Meta could use its compute for its own m…
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Meta getting into the cloud business has been inevitable for a long time, as it seeks to diversify beyond ad revenue and monetize its AI buildout (M.G. Siegler/Spyglass)
M.G. Siegler / Spyglass : Meta getting into the cloud business has been inevitable …
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Sources: ElevenLabs held early talks with investors on a secondary share sale for staff that would value the startup at ~$22B; it was valued at $11B in February (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg : Sources: ElevenLabs held early talks with investors on a secondary shar…
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UK-based StirlingX, which develops secure data intelligence systems for defense and critical infrastructure, raised a $20M Series A, following a $11M seed (Cate Lawrence/Tech.eu)
Cate Lawrence / Tech.eu : UK-based StirlingX, which develops secure data intelligen…
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Tripo AI, which is developing 3D foundation models and world models for use in games, raised $150M, a month after it said it raised $200M (Dean Takahashi/GamesBeat)
Dean Takahashi / GamesBeat : Tripo AI, which is developing 3D foundation models and…
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