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Google Expands Gemini in Chrome to the UK

Google has expanded the availability of its Gemini chatbot integration into the Chrome browser in the UK, allowing desktop and iOS users to summarize web pages, compare information, and manipulate images with security-focused AI tools. This move, which follows OpenAI’s discontinuation of its ChatGPT Atlas browser, positions Google’s Chrome as an increasingly powerful AI-driven hub, potentially reducing the necessity for a standalone Gemini desktop application.

Source: Thurrott

LAPD Ends Flock Safety Contract Over Privacy Concerns

The Los Angeles Police Department is allowing its contract with surveillance firm Flock Safety to expire, citing significant concerns regarding privacy, civil liberties, and data security. This decision follows growing backlash against Flock, including reports of false positives leading to wrongful detentions, various security lapses exposing camera data, and scrutiny over unauthorized access to its systems by federal agencies. Despite the company’s claim that it can resolve these “misconceptions,” the LAPD’s move reflects a broader trend of cities reassessing their reliance on the surveillance network.

Source: TechCrunch

New York Pauses New Hyperscale Data Centers

Governor Kathy Hochul has enacted a one-year moratorium on new hyperscale data centers exceeding 50 megawatts in New York to address concerns regarding environmental impact, energy costs, and resource depletion. This executive action creates time to develop new regulatory standards while the state also considers further restrictions and the removal of tax incentives for such facilities, reflecting a growing national trend of municipalities scrutinizing the infrastructure demands of AI-driven technology.

Source: The Verge

Microsoft Streamlines Windows Search

Microsoft is updating the Windows Search Box in Windows 11 to improve the user experience by reducing visual clutter, streamlining the results display, and enhancing the visibility of metadata for search hits. These updates, available to Windows Insider members, include new toggles for web and store results, the removal of sponsored content from search results, and improved file and app discovery, reflecting Microsoft’s recent shift toward prioritizing quality-of-life enhancements for the operating system.

Source: Engadget

More Chinese Firms Approved for Nvidia AI Chips

Three additional Chinese firms, including ZTE, have received U.S. approval to purchase advanced AI chips from Nvidia and AMD, expanding the list of companies cleared for these imports beyond major tech giants. This development unfolds amidst intensified U.S.-China tech rivalry, where Washington continues to balance restrictive export controls on advanced computing power to prevent military modernization with the goal of maintaining U.S. technological dominance. Despite these export licenses, actual deliveries remain uncertain as deals face continued scrutiny and regulatory hurdles from both U.S. and Chinese authorities.

Source: Reuters

New York City Introduces Consumer Protection Rules

Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) have announced sweeping new consumer protections designed to increase affordability and market transparency. These initiatives include a proposed “Junk Fees” rule, which mandates upfront, all-in pricing to eliminate hidden charges, and a final “Click-to-Cancel” rule effective October 1, 2026, which simplifies subscription cancellations. Together, these measures aim to save New Yorkers millions annually by curbing predatory business practices and ensuring straightforward, honest transactions across the city.

Source: NYC.gov

Meta’s AI Image Detector Easily Fooled by Cropping

Meta’s new AI image detector, designed to identify images created by its Muse Image model using “Content Seal” watermarking, has proven unreliable against simple edits like cropping. A Reuters analysis found the tool failed to detect 55% of images that had been cropped, highlighting the vulnerability of current watermarking methods to common manipulations. While Meta defends the technology as a work-in-progress, this failure underscores the ongoing challenge of relying on detection tools in an era where AI-generated content is increasingly used to spread misinformation, particularly as election cycles approach.

Source: The Next Web

Telegram’s Shortlink Domain Restored After Suspension

Telegram’s “t.me” domain experienced a temporary outage on Monday after the domain registrar, DomainME, placed the domain “on hold” for OFAC compliance. The suspension was likely triggered by U.S. Treasury sanctions against a VPN provider that had a t.me link included in its sanctions listing. The domain was restored by Tuesday, and Telegram’s other domains remained operational throughout the incident.

Source: TechCrunch

States Sue to Block Paramount-Warner Merger

A coalition of U.S. states, led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, has sued to block the merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery, arguing that the consolidation of two major film distributors would create unfair market power. The complaint contends that the deal would squeeze local movie theaters by reducing their leverage and forcing higher ticket prices or reduced amenities, while simultaneously limiting competition for basic cable TV networks, likely leading to increased consumer costs.

Source: Reuters

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On Friday, following days of intense online reactions, Meta announced the new Instagram feature enabling users to generate AI images of anyone with a public Instagram account would be discontinued. In a statement a Meta spokesperson said, “We’ve heard the feedback that this feature missed the mark, so it’s no longer available.” The Muse Image Instagram tool had a lifespan of less than a week as it was previously announced just last Tuesday.

Source: Variety

Anthropic announced the extension of Claude Fable 5 for paying customers through to July 19th along with a 50% increase to Claude Code weekly usage limits. This change will not apply to Free users, API usage, and select Enterprise plans. After July 19th Fable 5 will transition to a usage credits system.

Source: Bleeping Computer

The New York Times reports European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen will propose a tiered access system for minors on social media in September. The first tier recommends zero screen time for children under 3, the second would allow those under-13 only adult-supervised access to social media, and a third would allow 13-18yos access only to platforms with guardrails against compulsive use, like disabling infinite scroll. No word yet on how any enforcement will be handled.

Source: The New York Times and Digital Trends

In a submission to the European Commission during a call for evidence for the Copyright Directive review, Google notes “Blocking DNS resolvers, IPs, VPNs, is ineffective, as it does not remove content at all and is easily circumvented by using alternative DNS resolvers” and that these actions are “disproportionate, catching lawful services, […] and blocking entire domains”. This filing was labeled “Privileged and Confidential” though TorrentFreak located Google’s 21-page contribution on the Commission’s public website alongside other submissions.

Source: TorrentFreak

On Monday, TSMC reported a 67.9% year-on-year rise in June sales and TSMC’s total revenue reached 2.4 trillion new Taiwan dollars, approximately $74.99 billion USD, which is a 35.6% increase compared to the same period from 2025. According to Counterpoint Research, the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. has a 73% share of the global pure-foundry market in Q1 2026. TSMC will release Q2 earnings on July 16th.

Source: CNBC

Taiwan’s National Science and Technology ​Council Minister Wu Cheng-wen announced TSMC will add two more chip packaging plants in Chiayi Science Park. TSMC already has two plants in the park; the first has entered mass production with the second plant expected to shortly. The minister predicts all four plants will generate ​300 billion new ​Taiwan dollars (approximately $9.35 ⁠billion) in annual production value as well as create over 9,000 jobs.

Source: Reuters

In the continuing back-and-forth between Epic and Apple, last week Apple had submitted a request to pause proceedings that would decide what commission, if any at all, Apple would be permitted to charge on purchases outside the App Store. Epic now filed a response opposing the request saying “This is Apple’s third attempt to delay the inevitable: a hearing to evaluate Apple’s proposed fee on steered transactions”. Epic also argues the Supreme Court is not expected to rule on the matter until June 2027 and further delays will hurt competition on Apple’s platform.

Source: 9to5Mac

GPS app Waze announced new features including a ‘Less Chatty Mode’ which cuts down on interruption frequency for a less-broken-up music listening experience during navigation. Waze can now also suggest routes based on user habits, recognizing if a driver prefers highways to roads or vice-versa and presenting those routes by default. And Waze is introducing a ‘Motorcycle Mode’ for recommending the smoothest routes on 2-wheels.

Source: The Verge

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OpenAI’s Hardware Headache

Apple is taking OpenAI to court over its device ambitions, claiming former Apple employees brought confidential hardware information with them. The case puts a very public legal cloud over OpenAI’s push beyond software.

Source: 9to5Mac

Atlas Shrugged?

ChatGPT Atlas is not quite disappearing so much as being absorbed. OpenAI plans to retire the standalone browser and move users toward ChatGPT’s desktop app and browser integrations.

Source: 9to5Mac

The Singapore Side Door

OpenAI and Google reportedly provided AI model access to subsidiaries of Chinese tech giants through Singapore. The arrangement may be legal, but it shows how tricky AI export controls get when global corporate structures are involved.

Source: Financial Times

Meta Wants Glasses That Remember

Meta is reportedly exploring smart glasses that could capture audio and images throughout the day so an AI assistant can answer questions about what happened. The feature sounds useful in theory, but always-on wearables still have a major consent problem.

Source: The Verge

Claude’s Inner(work)space

Anthropic says Claude appears to use an internal “J-Space” to organize information before responding. That could help researchers better understand model behavior, especially when the system is processing more than it reveals in its final answer.

Source: MIT Technology Review

India’s Controlled Manufacturing Bet

India approved a new Vivo-Dixon manufacturing partnership that keeps majority ownership with Dixon while still drawing on Vivo’s production expertise. It is a careful balancing act: build local electronics capacity without handing over too much control.

Source: TechCrunch

Sony Tunes Up for the Stage

Sony’s new IER-M500 earphones are aimed less at casual listeners and more at people working on stage. At $120, they give musicians and sound techs a lower-cost wired monitoring option.

Source: Engadget

Humanoid Robots Scrub In

UC San Diego researchers used tele-operated humanoid robots to perform gallbladder surgeries on live pigs. The work is still preclinical, but it hints at a future where surgical robots can work in ordinary operating rooms instead of specially built setups.

Source: Ars Technica

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OpenAI Launches GPT-5.6 Model Family

OpenAI has released its new GPT-5.6 model family, comprising Sol, Terra, and Luna, which offers enhanced efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and robust capabilities in enterprise tasks, scientific research, and cybersecurity. Designed to outperform competitors like Anthropic’s Fable, the new lineup features significantly improved coding performance and token efficiency while introducing ChatGPT Work to assist enterprise teams with daily clerical tasks. These models are now available across OpenAI’s platforms, with a tiered pricing structure tailored to specific performance needs.

Source: TechCrunch

EU Says Meta’s Addictive Designs Violate Digital Services Act

The European Commission has preliminarily found that Meta violated the Digital Services Act by implementing addictive designs on Instagram and Facebook, such as infinite scroll and autoplay, which negatively impact user well-being. While Meta argues it has taken steps to protect teens, the Commission claims these measures are insufficient and burdensome for parents. As a result, the Commission is calling for fundamental design changes, warning that Meta could face fines of up to 6% of its total annual turnover if these findings are confirmed.

Source: Engadget

Netflix Explores Live TV, Bundles, and Podcasts

Netflix is currently navigating a period of declining subscriber engagement and increasing market competition despite a strong foundation of hit franchises. To combat this trend and stabilize its growth, the company is shifting its strategy by exploring the introduction of live channels, potential streaming bundles, and low-cost content additions like video podcasts and short-form media. While maintaining its independence from major acquisitions, Netflix is aggressively pursuing strategic partnerships and selective sports rights, such as the World Cup, to bolster its ad-supported tier and improve overall viewer retention.

Source: The Wall Street Journal

UK to Regulate Major Cloud Providers

The UK government has designated Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and Oracle as critical third-party suppliers to strengthen the resilience of its financial sector against cyberattacks and technology outages. Effective July 13, these providers will face direct regulatory oversight from the Bank of England, the Prudential Regulation Authority, and the Financial Conduct Authority, necessitating regular resilience testing and incident reporting. This move aligns the UK with a similar EU framework and aims to protect financial institutions from systemic disruptions caused by cloud service failures.

Source: Reuters

Fidji Simo Steps Down from OpenAI Leadership Role

Fidji Simo, OpenAI’s CEO of Applications, is stepping down from her full-time role to a part-time advisory position due to ongoing health challenges. Since joining OpenAI in 2025, Simo consolidated business and product operations, and her departure leaves a leadership vacuum as OpenAI prepares for a potential IPO. This transition occurs amidst executive churn and shifting compensation strategies at OpenAI, which has recently eliminated stock vesting cliffs to retain talent in an increasingly competitive AI market.

Source: TechCrunch

KYEC to Invest $1.4 Billion in U.S. Chip Facility

Taiwanese chip-testing firm King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) has announced plans to invest up to $1.4 billion to establish a new facility in the United States. This move aligns with a broader trend of Taiwanese semiconductor and electronics companies, such as Foxconn and Wistron, expanding their U.S. manufacturing footprint, particularly for AI server production, following TSMC’s major investment in Arizona. KYEC has not yet disclosed the specific location, construction timeline, or primary customers for the new facility.

Source: Reuters

Microsoft’s AI Expansion Increases Carbon Emissions

According to Microsoft’s 2026 environmental sustainability report, its fiscal year 2025 carbon emissions rose 25% year-over-year due to AI data center expansion and a shift away from unbundled renewable energy certificates. Though falling behind its 2030 carbon-negative goal because existing solutions lag behind AI’s energy demands, Microsoft remains committed. Meanwhile, the company met its annual electricity needs with renewable energy and exceeded its water replenishment goals.

Source: Engadget

Malaysia Introduces AI Avatar of Prime Minister

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is launching PMX AI, an autonomous, agentic AI avatar trained on his writings and speeches to assist citizens with government services and career guidance. Developed by Zetrix AI, the initiative aims to enhance governance and connect with voters ahead of the 2028 elections, positioning Malaysia as a leader in digital innovation while following global trends in using AI for official leader communication.

Source: Bloomberg

Microsoft Teams Check-in Feature Raises Privacy Questions

Microsoft’s new Teams Workplace Check-in feature automatically updates employee locations via Wi-Fi and desk connections to simplify coordination. Although Microsoft denies it is a monitoring tool, highlighting manual overrides and a lack of historical logs, the rollout has triggered privacy concerns. Critics argue that alongside return-to-office mandates, it risks becoming invasive workplace surveillance that erodes trust and creates social pressure.

Source: Engadget

Pokémon Go Celebrates 10 Years with Times Square Event

To celebrate Pokémon Go’s 10th anniversary, Niantic and Scopely hosted an exclusive Times Square battle event, realizing a concept from the 2016 launch trailer. Over 1,500 players joined the real-world raid, a milestone for the mixed-reality game that has reached over 800 million players and $6 billion in lifetime spending. Now a sustained “forever game,” the franchise is focusing on its community-centric strategy, leveraging global volunteers and fostering multigenerational, in-person connections to ensure growth for the next decade.

Source: WIRED

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Meta Launches Muse Spark 1.1 AI Model

Meta has launched Muse Spark 1.1, an upgraded AI model featuring advanced coding, bug fixing, and multimodal perception capabilities. This release, which follows the controversial introduction of the Muse Image model, is now available through the Meta AI app and a new public Meta Model API for US developers. Meta says that Muse Spark 1.1 is a “step-change” from the first generation, with improvements based on feedback from developers.

Source: The Verge

SpaceXAI Introduces Grok 4.5

SpaceXAI has launched Grok 4.5, a highly capable model trained in partnership with Cursor that is optimized for coding, agentic tasks, and knowledge work. Built for speed and cost-efficiency to outperform competitors like OpenAI’s GPT-5.6, Grok 4.5 now powers the “Grok Build” agent for various professional tasks. This release highlights the ongoing collaboration between SpaceXAI and Cursor, which may culminate in a major investment or acquisition, though the model is not yet available in the European Union.

Source: Engadget

U.S. Orders AV Companies to Address Emergency Response Issues

NHTSA Administrator Jonathan Morrison has directed autonomous vehicle developers to urgently resolve the issue of driverless vehicles interfering with first responders. Citing a pattern of AVs obstructing emergency scenes and failing to recognize safety signals, the agency classified this as a functional insufficiency. Although no specific company was named, the directive pressures operators like Waymo to improve detection capabilities, signaling potential future accountability.

Source: TechCrunch

Block Settles Cash App Fraud Investigation

Block has reached a $45 million settlement with 46 U.S. states to resolve allegations that its Cash App failed to adequately protect users from fraud, misled consumers about security features, and lacked sufficient customer support. As part of the agreement, the company will overhaul its fraud protections and introduce 24-hour support with live agents. Separately, Block agreed to a $20 million settlement with Washington state regarding fraudulent unemployment benefits processed during the COVID-19 pandemic, though the company denied wrongdoing in both matters.

Source: Reuters

Meta Pauses Internal AI Training Project

Meta has indefinitely paused its “Model Capability Initiative,” a controversial internal project that used tracking software to record employees’ keystrokes and mouse movements for AI training. CTO Andrew Bosworth attributed the shutdown to an internal data misplacement mishap and a need for greater data variance, alongside intense employee pushback regarding privacy and morale. While investigations into the data handling continue, the program remains dormant, marking a significant setback for the company’s efforts to leverage internal workforce data for AI development.

Source: The Next Web

EU Backs Child Safety Rules for Online Platforms

EU lawmakers have approved a proposal that reinstates temporary rules allowing online platforms to identify and remove child sexual abuse material. This measure is intended to bolster child safety protections online. However, the proposal explicitly exempts end-to-end encrypted messaging services like WhatsApp and Signal. This exemption was included to address privacy concerns and avoid the implementation of mass surveillance measures.

Source: Reuters

Meta Developing Always-On AI Smart Glasses

Meta is developing prototype “super sensing” smart glasses designed to continuously record audio and capture photos to function as an always-on AI assistant. While Meta aims for these glasses to serve as persistent personal agents, the project faces significant privacy scrutiny regarding potential data handling, the use of recorded information for AI training, and plans to keep the LED recording indicator off during “super sensing” mode. Despite concerns over past issues with facial recognition and privacy, Meta remains committed to evolving its wearable technology into a continuous, helpful presence in users’ daily lives.

Source: The Verge

New York Bans Smart Glasses in Courthouses

Starting July 20, New York will become the first state to ban all smart glasses across its 1,240 Unified Court System facilities to prevent unauthorized recording. This comprehensive policy applies to all eyewear and headwear equipped with cameras and microphones, requiring individuals to surrender the devices to court officers before entry. Prompted by privacy concerns regarding the filming of sensitive proceedings, the measure reflects a broader trend of increasing restrictions on smart glasses in public and private venues.

Source: Engadget

Micron Commits $250 Billion to U.S. Expansion

Micron Technology has announced plans to invest over $250 billion in the U.S. through 2035. This expansion, which includes a new semiconductor campus in New York and increased operations in Idaho and Virginia, is expected to create over 90,000 jobs. Additionally, the company is committing $3 billion to bolster the domestic semiconductor supply chain, including a strategic 10-year supply agreement with GlobalWafers, as Micron continues to serve as a critical supplier for companies like Nvidia.

Source: Reuters

Google Photos Adds AI Video Remix

Google Photos has introduced “Video Remix,” a new AI-powered feature currently rolling out to AI Plus, Pro, and Ultra subscribers in select regions. Located in the app’s Create tab and powered by the Gemini Omni model, it enables users to apply cinematic relighting, swap backgrounds, and add artistic effects to their videos. This functionality extends across YouTube Shorts, YouTube Create, Google Flow, and the Gemini app, further expanding the suite of AI editing tools available in Google Photos.

Source: Thurrott

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Meta announced its line of smart glasses will implement a new feature to disable the camera when the tampering of the recording light is detected. Previously, users had been disguising the light with various methods including simply covering the light up to drilling through the LED. The Meta statement closes with “No other kind of camera has done this and we’re proud to lead the industry forward.” Meta informed 9to5Google the mandatory update is rolling out now.

Source: The Verge and 9to5Google

The Financial Times’ sources report Meta is testing a smart glasses prototype with “super sensing”, using camera and audio recordings to capture constantly in order to act as a user searchable memory for all activities and conversations in a day. Sources also claim “executives are planning not to activate the LED when the super-sensing features are being used”. Meta declined to comment.

Source: The Financial Times

Meta also announced Meta Superintelligence Labs launched Muse Image. Muse Image, an agentic image creator, is available now in Meta AI apps, Instagram Stories in the United States, WhatsApp in select countries, and will launch on Facebook in the near future. Muse Image includes ‘Content Seal’ which adds an invisible watermark to generated images, able to survive watermark evasion attempts including cropping and screenshotting.

Source: Engadget and Meta

Wired reports the Muse Images Instagram integration opted-in all public Instagram accounts as permitted to be modified to any users of the tool, allowing anyone to generate AI images of another person’s likeness. Instagram users can opt-out either by making their account private or checking settings to disable the ‘allow people to use your content on Instagram and with AI features on Meta’ toggle for Posts and Reels. Meta’s help page notes “You will not be notified about content created using AI features at Meta”.

Source: Wired

Google’s new feature in the Google Search Console called “platform properties” will share details on how web traffic reaches content creators and website owners. The blog post shares “easily track which search terms lead people to your Instagram, TikTok, X and YouTube content on Search, and see exactly how your audience is interacting with your posts”. The feature is rolling out slowly “over the coming weeks”.

Source: The Verge

On Wednesday Cloudflare announced a pilot research project with OpenAI, testing if Cloudflare’s network data enables improved accuracy and efficiency for AI searches. Previously Cloudflare announced it will block crawlers grabbing content for AI training from any site with ads, unless a site’s owner explicitly permits it, beginning September 15th.

Source: The Next Web

Waymo, currently operating in over 10 cities, is adding more to the count with a rollout in San Diego, Las Vegas, Tampa, and Denver over the coming weeks. Initial rides are only for Alphabet employees, opening to the general public later on.

Source: CNBC

On Wednesday Spotify announced users are now able pin up to 20 items in a library, up from 4. The feature is available to paid and free users as of today. Apple previously enabled pinning up to 6 items beginning with iOS 26.

Source: 9to5Mac

DuckDuckGo announced its browser now blocks most video ads, specifically mentioning the ad blocking power over YouTube is based on community filter lists from uBlockOrigin. The ad blocking functions only within the browser and not while watching videos through a platform’s app. The feature is enabled by default on iPhone, Mac, and Windows, and currently must be manually turned on for Android. This is a separate feature from DuckDuckGo’s Duck Player, which plays YouTube videos in-browser blocking tracking cookies and personalized ads. Both features can be run at the same time.

Source: Bleeping Computer

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China May Limit Overseas Access to Advanced AI Models

China may restrict overseas access to its advanced AI models, viewing them as vital national assets amid geopolitical tensions. Driven by security concerns, officials are weighing a tiered regulatory system and harsher penalties for AI theft. Concurrently, Beijing is tightening domestic oversight and controlling foreign investments, partly due to fears that U.S. models like Anthropic’s Mythos could be leveraged against Chinese interests.

Source: Reuters

Supreme Court Allows Texas App Store Age Verification Law to Stand

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to block a Texas law requiring app stores and developers to verify user age and obtain parental consent for minors, allowing the measure to remain in effect during ongoing litigation. Opponents argue the law violates First Amendment free speech rights by forcing app stores to police user access to online content, while supporters emphasize the state’s interest in protecting children.

Source: Reuters

Samsung Posts Record AI-Driven Quarterly Profit

Samsung Electronics achieved a record second-quarter operating profit of 89.4 trillion won ($58.4 billion), driven by surging demand for AI-related memory chips like DRAM and HBM. Despite this massive financial milestone, shares fell more than 6% due to investor profit-taking and a slight revenue miss, highlighting market caution amid the company’s heavy reliance on AI-powered demand.

Source: The Next Web

Nintendo to End Sales of Original Switch in Europe

Nintendo will cease sales of various Switch consoles and select peripherals in European markets by early 2027 to comply with new European Union regulations requiring user-replaceable batteries. While the company will continue offering standard Switch models through 2026, it is transitioning to new versions featuring swappable batteries, such as the Switch 2, and phasing out controllers that do not support the new design.

Source: Engadget

China’s Smartphone Sales Decline During 618 Shopping Festival

A report from Counterpoint Research indicates that China’s smartphone sales fell 13% during the recent 618 shopping period, largely due to higher memory costs that limited promotional activity and weakened consumer demand. Huawei posted 19% year-over-year growth, while most other major brands saw double-digit declines, including a 9% drop for Apple, which still maintained a strong market position.

Source: 9to5Mac

DeepSeek Reportedly Developing Its Own AI Chips

DeepSeek is reportedly planning to design its own silicon for AI model inference to reduce dependence on chip suppliers such as NVIDIA and Huawei. The company is recruiting engineering talent and working with manufacturing partners, a move that could further disrupt the AI market if it achieves the same cost and power efficiencies as its previous open-source innovations. However, export restrictions are expected to keep these advances largely within China.

Source: Engadget

Meta Faces $1.4 Trillion in State Lawsuits

Meta faces legal action from several U.S. states, with four seeking up to $1.4 trillion in penalties over allegations that its platforms were intentionally designed to be addictive and that the company misrepresented user safety. An additional 29 states allege violations of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). Meta disputes both the penalty amounts and the claims while continuing to defend itself in court following recent settlements in Kentucky and New Mexico.

Source: Engadget

Researchers Document First AI-Assisted Ransomware Attack

Sysdig researchers identified “JadePuffer,” the first documented case of agentic ransomware, in which an AI agent exploited vulnerabilities in Langflow and MySQL to encrypt data. Although initially described as autonomous, researchers clarified that a human operator was still required to provide infrastructure and credentials. The incident suggests ransomware operations could increasingly depend on computing resources rather than human effort.

Source: TechCrunch

Google Search Console Expands Support for Creators

Google is introducing a new “platform properties” feature in Search Console that allows creators to see how Search traffic leads users to their social media profiles and YouTube channels. Rolling out over the coming weeks, the feature gives creators—including those without websites—a consolidated view of audience discovery across Google’s ecosystem.

Source: The Verge

Google Adds New AI Data Collection Controls

Google has updated its privacy settings with a new “Search Services History” feature that, by default, saves user media—including images, files, and audio/video recordings—to help train its AI models. The setting is separate from the existing “Web & App Activity” controls and applies to services such as Maps and Translate. Users can opt out or adjust data retention settings through the Search Services History and Personalized Recommendations pages.

Source: TechCrunch

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Xbox boss Asha Sharma announced Microsoft is cutting approximately 3,200 jobs — around 20% of the company — across the Xbox division through fiscal year 2027. 1,600 roles will be eliminated immediately with another 1,600 to come. Game studios Compulsion Games, Double Fine, Ninja Theory, and Undead Labs are no longer part of Xbox. In the memo shared by Sharma, a streamlining of decision making management structure will reduce management layers from a current max of 14 to 3-5. A newly created Xbox Chief Operating Officer role will be helmed by Helen Chiang, who formerly led Mojang and the Minecraft franchise.

Source: IGN

Nintendo updated a European FAQ page to announce all versions of the original Switch will no longer be sold in the EU beginning in 2027. This update follows an earlier announcement of updated Joy-Con controllers, Joy-Con 2, Switch 2 Pro Controller, N64 + GameCube Switch controllers rolling out ahead of EU regulations mandating user-replaceable batteries, which comes into effect February 2027.

Source: The Verge

Analyst Ming-Chi Quo reports the rumored upcoming iPhone foldable may be announced alongside the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max, but preorders could open later on due to producing a very limited number of units. Kuo expects up to 8 million of the foldable phones to be ready to go compared to the expected 20-22 million units for the 18 Pro and Pro Max. Kuo also expects the foldable to be priced between $2,300-$2,500.

Source: Ming-Chi Quo and Digital Trends

The UK’s National Crime Agency and Internet Watch Foundation is warning parents not to publicly post images of children due to AI-generated abuse imagery. The IWF notes AI abuse images and videos jumped 14% in 2025 with abuse videos alone rising to 3,440 from a previously reported 13. The newly issued guidelines also recommend parents tighten privacy settings and lock down old posts.

Source: The Next Web

China’s new interim regulations regarding anthropomorphic AI interaction services are set to begin July 15th, prompting ByteDance’s Doubao and Alibaba’s Qwen to announce the disabling of custom AI agent features on July 15th. Under the new regulations customer service bots, workplace assistants, and research tools are exempt, as long as the tools do not offer sustained emotional interaction. Tencent pulled similar Yuanbao AI features back in June.

Source: South China Morning Post

Amazon announced the Mechanical Turk marketplace will cease signups for new customers on July 30th. The statement notes “Existing customers can continue to use the service as normal. AWS continues to invest in security and availability improvements for Mechanical Turk, but we do not plan to introduce new features.” Mechanical Turk launched in 2005 to enable companies and researchers to offer money to people to complete various tasks.

Source: TechCrunch

On Monday Broadcom and Apple reached an agreement to extend their chip development and supply partnership through 2031. Broadcom supplied products include cellular network, wifi, and Bluetooth connectivity chips, along with various other networking ​semiconductors. Reuters reports analysts say Apple is responsible for approximately 20% of Broadcom’s annual revenue.

Source: Reuters

GameFile has an update on Sony’s decision to end production of discs for games beginning in 2028, noting publishers will still be able to re-order production of physical discs for games released prior to January 2028, though the ordering process will change in a currently undisclosed manner. GameFile also reported publishers will be provided “the opportunity to release new games at retail using digital codes” in an also currently-undisclosed-at-this-time process.

Source: GameFile

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Alibaba bans Claude Code

Alibaba has banned employees from using Anthropic’s Claude Code after reports that the coding tool contained hidden code designed to detect whether users were in China or connected to Chinese AI labs. The South China Morning Post says it reviewed an internal notice announcing the move, which takes effect July 10.

Source: South China Morning Post⁠

Instagram approved illegal ads

A BBC Eye investigation found Instagram approved and displayed paid ads in India promoting child sexual abuse material, with some directing users to Telegram channels selling illegal content. After the BBC shared its findings, Meta removed the ads and suspended the accounts, while India’s government summoned the company over the incident.

Source: BBC⁠

Midjourney wants Hollywood’s AI secrets

Midjourney is asking a federal judge to make Disney, Universal, and Warner Bros. reveal more about how they use AI behind the scenes. The company argues that if the studios are training AI on copyrighted material without permission, it could help its defense in the ongoing copyright lawsuit.

Source: Variety⁠

Spotify catches chart manipulation

Spotify removed more than 500,000 bot-generated streams from Malcolm Todd’s “Earrings” after the song briefly reached No. 1 in the U.S. The spike happened alongside unusual betting on prediction market Kalshi, though Spotify says there’s no evidence Todd or his team were involved.

Source: Financial Times⁠

Edge gets Google sign-in

Microsoft is adding Google account sign-in to Edge, letting Gmail users sync their browser without creating a Microsoft account. The feature is rolling out with Edge version 150, which also begins phasing out the browser’s sidebar app list ahead of a faster two-week release schedule.

Source: Thurrott⁠

Amazon gets closer to taking on Starlink

Amazon says Project Leo is almost ready to launch after growing its satellite network to more than 390 spacecraft, enough to support continuous coverage across its initial service areas. Service is still expected later this year, but Amazon has a lot of ground to make up against SpaceX’s Starlink constellation of more than 10,000 satellites.

Source: Engadget⁠

AI hiring isn’t slowing down

A new study from Ramp and Revelio Labs suggests companies that invest heavily in AI actually end up hiring more people, especially in entry-level roles. The hiring boost takes about six to 12 months to appear, as businesses look for workers who know how to use AI effectively.

Source: The Register⁠

Fire HD 10 gets a little more memory

Amazon quietly refreshed the Fire HD 10 with 4GB of RAM instead of 3GB, which should make the tablet feel a bit snappier for everyday use. Everything else is mostly the same, except the price is now $155 and the 64GB model has quietly disappeared.

Source: Engadget⁠

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Anthropic Explores Custom AI Chip Partnership with Samsung

Anthropic is in early discussions with Samsung to manufacture a custom AI chip, aiming to diversify its hardware supply alongside its continued reliance on Amazon, Google, and Nvidia processors. This move aligns with a broader industry trend among AI companies, including OpenAI, to develop tailored hardware for increased efficiency in meeting high service demand.

Source: Bloomberg

Zuckerberg Says Meta’s AI Agent Progress Is Slower Than Expected

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently told staff that AI agent development has not accelerated as quickly as expected, despite significant organizational restructuring, including layoffs and reassignments of thousands of employees. While Zuckerberg acknowledged that the transition was difficult, he expressed optimism that the company’s substantial investments in AI infrastructure, projected at $145 billion this year, will yield improvements within the next three to six months.

Source: TechCrunch

Google Loses Final Appeal in EU Android Antitrust Case

Google has lost its long-running legal battle against an EU antitrust fine for using its Android operating system to restrict competition. A court upheld a 2022 ruling, confirming that Google’s actions unfairly blocked rivals, a decision that comes eight years after the initial 2018 fine and is expected to bolster European regulatory efforts against Big Tech.

Source: Reuters

Anthropic Temporarily Moves Fable 5 to Usage-Based Billing

Anthropic is transitioning its Fable 5 model to usage-based billing after July 7 due to high demand following the lifting of export controls. While this move prompted concerns that the model would become a permanent paid add-on, the company has clarified that this is a temporary capacity measure, with plans to restore Fable 5 to standard subscription plans once sufficient capacity is available. In the interim, subscribers will need to use usage credits to access the model.

Source: BleepingComputer

Meta Quietly Launches AI Minigame App “Pocket”

Meta has quietly soft-launched “Pocket,” an app for creating and sharing AI-generated minigames, on iOS and Android. While the app is public, it has not yet been widely released or officially announced, with reports suggesting it may stem from the company’s acquisition of the Gizmo team earlier this year.

Source: Engadget

India Investigates Tata Electronics Data Breach

The Indian government is investigating a significant data breach at Apple supplier Tata Electronics after a ransomware group leaked sensitive documents and photos related to the unreleased iPhone 18 Pro on the dark web. The compromised files, which also included proprietary information regarding Tesla, Qualcomm, and TSMC, have prompted an audit and an official inquiry by India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology into the security failure.

Source: Reuters

Jon Prosser Responds to Apple’s iOS Leak Lawsuit

YouTuber Jon Prosser has filed a formal response to Apple’s lawsuit alleging theft of iOS secrets, denying participation in a coordinated conspiracy while admitting to recording a FaceTime call showing unreleased software and sharing subsequent ad revenue with his source, Michael Ramacciotti. Prosser argues that Ramacciotti is solely responsible for any unauthorized disclosures, maintains he acted as a reporter covering exclusives, and has requested a jury trial after a default judgment against him was set aside, allowing the legal proceedings to continue.

Source: The Verge

GoDaddy Warns About India’s Fake Website Crackdown

GoDaddy has expressed strong concern regarding India’s new directives against fake websites, warning that these measures, intended to combat the nation’s rising cyber fraud crisis, may inadvertently reduce internet safety for legitimate businesses and cause negative global business impacts. The Indian government is implementing these strict regulations in response to a surge in online fraud, which saw 2.4 million complaints totaling $2.4 billion last year.

Source: Reuters

OnePlus and Realme Reportedly Moving to Oppo’s ColorOS

A new report indicates that OnePlus and Realme are undergoing an aggressive restructuring, with plans to discontinue their respective software interfaces, OxygenOS and Realme UI, in favor of migrating all devices to Oppo’s ColorOS. This integration follows months of speculation and recent operational shifts, suggesting a definitive move toward unifying the brands under the Oppo umbrella, though the company has yet to clarify the details regarding future software migrations for existing users.

Source: 9to5Google

Apple Seeks Dismissal of YouTuber AI Training Lawsuit

Apple has filed a response to a class-action lawsuit from three YouTube channels—h3h3Productions, MrShortGame Golf, and Golfholics—that accused the company of violating the DMCA by scraping copyrighted videos to train its AI models. In its response, Apple requested a dismissal, arguing that because the videos were publicly available on YouTube without access restrictions, its actions were permitted under the DMCA and YouTube’s Terms of Service.

Source: MacRumors

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Apple Preparing Major MacBook Pro and iPad Refresh for 2027

Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman indicates Apple plans to overhaul its baseline MacBook Pro in early 2027 with a new design, potentially including the company’s first touchscreen model. Additionally, Apple is testing four new iPad Pro models focused on performance improvements, while the spring 2027 lineup is expected to be packed with updates, including the base iPhone 18, an iPhone Air update, and potentially the move to M7 silicon.

Source: Engadget

OpenAI Proposes $42.6 Billion Government Equity Stake

OpenAI has proposed gifting the U.S. government a 5% equity stake valued at approximately $42.6 billion to alleviate increasing political and regulatory pressure on major AI developers. CEO Sam Altman suggests that this arrangement, part of a broader push for a government-led sovereign wealth fund, would foster public financial interest in the AI industry and mirror past government investments in private sector giants like Intel. While the proposal aims to address concerns regarding cybersecurity and market competition, it remains uncertain whether other major AI firms will adopt similar measures or how the government will respond to this ongoing strategic initiative.

Source: CNBC

India Temporarily Blocks WhatsApp Username Feature

India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has temporarily blocked WhatsApp’s upcoming username feature due to fraud and impersonation concerns. Meta has three days to justify the feature, which enables communication without phone numbers. Despite Meta’s existing safeguards, the standoff underscores tensions over app design and anonymity, with the Internet Freedom Foundation questioning the intervention’s legality.

Source: The Next Web

Cloudflare to Block Mixed-Use AI Crawlers by Default

Cloudflare has announced that, effective September 15, 2026, it will block “mixed-use” web crawlers, those blending traditional search with AI training, on ad-supported sites by default, unless site owners specify otherwise. This move forces a separation of crawlers to better protect intellectual property and allows publishers to utilize new “Pay Per Use” tools to monetize content consumed by AI systems. The policy addresses the challenge of managing rising non-human traffic while giving website owners increased visibility and control over how their content is accessed and used by AI developers.

Source: TechCrunch

Amazon’s Leo Satellite Network Passes 390 Satellites

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket successfully deployed 29 additional Amazon Leo satellites, bringing the operational total to over 390 and enabling continuous service coverage at initial latitudes. While Amazon prepares for increased launch frequency using ULA’s Vulcan vehicle and potentially Blue Origin’s New Glenn, the company faces a significant challenge to compete with SpaceX’s Starlink, which currently operates over 10,000 satellites.

Source: Engadget

Microsoft Launches $2.5 Billion Frontier Company Initiative

Microsoft is launching “The Microsoft Frontier Company,” a $2.5 billion initiative to embed engineers within customer operations to design and deploy AI systems, mirroring a broader industry trend toward “forward-deployed engineering.” While Microsoft positions this as a privacy-focused and model-agnostic effort to help clients integrate AI effectively, critics note it resembles existing internal service units and risks locking customers into Microsoft’s ecosystem, despite CEO Satya Nadella’s vision of model flexibility.

Source: GeekWire

AI Boom Drives Record $510 Billion in Venture Funding

Global venture funding hit a record $510 billion in H1 2026, eclipsing the 2025 total. This growth is driven by massive investments in a few leading AI labs like OpenAI and Anthropic—which secured 43% of the total—alongside significant capital flowing into sectors like AI infrastructure, defense, and robotics. With IPOs and acquisitions rebounding strongly, these figures confirm that the AI investment boom has expanded well beyond a small group of foundation model developers.

Source: Crunchbase News

Reports Suggest SpaceX Is Exploring AI Hardware

Reports suggest SpaceX has developed a prototype “handset-like” AI device designed to run on a proprietary operating system and xAI technology, intended to bypass major platform lock-in. While Elon Musk has publicly denied these reports, the project echoes ongoing industry trends such as OpenAI’s collaboration with Jony Ive to create standalone AI hardware.

Source: TechCrunch

X Debuts Live Studio for Creators

X has introduced “Live Studio,” a new live streaming command center designed to simplify broadcasting for creators, complete with scheduling tools, audience controls, and performance analytics. To incentivize adoption, X is allocating $1 million to reward streamers, though the feature remains exclusive to $3/month X Premium subscribers. The initiative aims to enhance the platform’s streaming capabilities, though it faces skepticism regarding infrastructure stability following high-profile technical failures during past live events.

Source: Engadget

Google Surpasses $1 Billion Africa Investment Goal

Google announced at the Africa Cloud Summit in Johannesburg that it has exceeded its five-year, $1 billion investment pledge for Africa. The company is advancing a new phase of initiatives, including building connectivity hubs like the one planned for South Africa’s Eastern Cape, establishing Africa’s first applied AI lab in Ghana, backing local startups, and partnering with Idris Elba’s Akuna Group to train creators in AI-driven storytelling. While specific future spending figures remain undisclosed, these efforts mark a strategic shift toward building domestic AI capabilities and digital infrastructure, following the 2025 launch of a cloud region in Johannesburg.

Source: The Next Web

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Anthropic announced on X the US Department of Commerce lifted export controls on Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5, and access will be restored to users beginning Wednesday. NBC News viewed a letter from Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick saying Anthropic agreed “on protocols and standards and releases for Mythos, Fable, and future models” and will “inform the U.S. government of any malicious activity.” Fable 5 and Mythos 5 initially went offline on June 12th following US officials claiming the models were severe cybersecurity risks.

Source: NBC News and Anthropic

In the social media addiction case filed by a 15yo boy, TikTok joined YouTube in settling before the case begins. Meta and Snap remain defendants in the case beginning July 27th. Snap settled in a previous social media addiction case, along with TikTok, in which a jury found Meta and Google liable in the verdict.

Source: The Next Web

Getty Images plans to terminate a merger agreement with Shutterstock following the United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) imposing a condition that Shutterstock would be required to sell its editorial business. As Getty says it is not required to accept this condition under the merger agreement, the board voted against proceeding and instead voted to terminate the merger agreement on July 6th. The board may reconsider if the situation changes by the 6th in a Tuesday filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The merger agreement was first announced in January 2025.

Source: The Wall Street Journal

On Tuesday, OpenClaw announced on X that the free open source AI agent OpenClaw is now available on iOS and Android. 9to5google reports the Android app is a currently bit wonky, with a very basic UI, while the iOS app is slightly more polished.

Source: 9to5Google

On Tuesday Business Insider sources claim Microsoft is planning to cut nearly 2.5% of the workforce, beginning as early as next week. Business Insider sources say the layoffs will impact sales, consulting, and the Xbox divisions. According to an SEC filing in 2025, Microsoft has approximately 228,000 employees as of June 30th, 2025. In June 2026 new CEO Asha Sharma along Chief Content Officer Matt Booty shared a memo including: “We have found ourselves over-extended […] Going forward, this cannot continue.”

Source: Business Insider

Meta is adding rate limits to features on previously sold smart glasses. In a help article, Meta states a subscription to Meta One Premium, which is $19.99/month, isn’t required for non-subscribers to be permitted use of certain AI features, merely rate limited. Specifically, the use of the Conversation Focus feature, which can amplify the voice of a person the user is speaking to, will be available for only 3 hours a month. Subscribers will be limited to 15 hours a month. The Verge notes this limit “is ridiculous” as Conversation Focus runs on-device, and The Verge was able to continue using Conversation Focus while disconnected from the internet. Meta has not responded to a request for comment.

Source: The Verge

Sometime over the next month, Reddit web viewers will be forced to log in to the platform in order to view pages on old.reddit.com. Reddit claims “Old Reddit’s logged-out experience is a significant source of abusive scraping and automated traffic on the platform”. This move is consistent with Reddit earlier limiting non-logged in visits on web, attempting to force more readers to the Reddit app.

Source: Ars Technica

On Wednesday, Sony announced the future shut down of the PlayStation Store for the PlayStation 3 and PS Vita in select regions this year, with more to come. The currently announced store closures in August 2026 include Mexico, Honduras, and Nicaragua, and “additional Latin American and Middle Eastern countries” will close in late 2026. Closure in more countries begin in July 2027. The PS3 launched in 2006, discontinued in 2016, and the PS Vita launched in North America in 2012, discontinued in 2019.

Source: The Verge

Sony also announced new games sold for PlayStation consoles will no longer have physical copies on discs beginning January 2028, which includes both first- and third-party titles. GameFile reports PlayStation games will still be available in physical stores in 2028 with a digital code in the box. In an earlier Sony investor report Sony claims four out of five purchases of games for PS4 and PS5 are digitally purchased.

Source: GameFile