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AI rivals Altman, Amodei, Hassabis head to G7 summit
The chief executives of the three most powerful artificial intelligence companies on Earth are about to sit in the same room as the leaders of the world’s seven largest...
Satispay reportedly plans EUR 120M raise for stock trading
TL;DRItalian fintech unicorn Satispay is reportedly planning to raise up to EUR 120 million to fund its expansion into stock trading, ETFs, savings, and pensions. Existing backers including Addition,...
The $2 trillion AI infrastructure problem no one is talking about, and the engineer solving it
The AI infrastructure earnings calls of the past eight quarters have given the public a precise vocabulary for what the build-out costs in capital. Hyperscaler GPU procurement. Power purchase...
Apple previews its biggest parental controls update in years, weeks before UK and US regulatory deadlines
TL;DRApple previewed major child safety updates for iOS 27, including Ask to Browse, Time Allowances, and gore blocking, as UK and US regulators push deadlines. Apple previewed a suite...
China wants slimmer EVs after batteries and features made them too heavy for parking spaces
TL;DRChinese EVs are a third heavier than in 2012 and some barely fit in parking spaces. Beijing enforced the world’s first mandatory EV energy standard on Jan 1. China...
Audi’s 1,001 PS Nuvolari is its fastest car ever, and it’s not electric
TL;DRAudi revealed the Nuvolari, a 1,001 PS hybrid supercar with a 10,000-rpm V8 and three electric motors. Only 499 will be built. Deliveries start in 2027. Audi has revealed...
Russia readies a smaller Starlink, and a 2027 deadline it keeps moving
Russia intends to switch on a commercial version of its homegrown answer to Starlink next year, according to people familiar with the programme cited by Reuters, the latest milestone...
Upwind, the next-gen Wiz, now secures every corner of the AI stack
Upwind just dropped a new product announcement today, and it signals a fundamental shift in how the company thinks about AI risk. CEO Amiram Shachar published a lengthy post this morning laying...
Microsoft omits key pay question from employee survey results
TL;DRMicrosoft excluded its long-running “good deal” compensation question from the main results of its latest employee survey. Workers are questioning the decision on internal forums, with some noting a...
Trump signs narrowed AI order with voluntary 30-day model review
President Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday establishing a voluntary framework for government review of frontier AI models before public release, ending weeks of internal White House conflict...
GoPro warned it may not survive. The AI memory crunch is killing companies that make things people hold.
TL;DRGoPro issued a going-concern warning after memory prices rose 80-115%. Revenue fell 26%. It’s exploring a sale, a defence pivot, and 23% staff cuts. GoPro warned on Monday that...
China just told its tech giants to stop fighting on price and start investing in AI
TL;DRA top Communist Party journal told China’s platforms to stop price wars and invest in AI. The signal suggests regulatory stabilisation after years of crackdowns. A top-level Communist Party...