Sources: Apple plans AI web search, World Knowledge Answers, for a spring 2026 Siri revamp; Apple and Google this week agreed to test a Gemini model for Siri
Apple Inc. is planning to launch its own artificial intelligence-powered web search tool next year, stepping up competition with OpenAI and Perplexity AI Inc.
Atlassian agrees to acquire The Browser Company for $610M in cash, set to close by December; founded in 2019, the startup beta launched the Dia browser in June
Atlassian said it has agreed to acquire The Browser Co., a startup that offers a web browser with artificial intelligence features, for $610 million in cash.
Despite a setback in the US DOJ's Google case, the Trump administration continues to pursue Big Tech antitrust cases while defending US tech companies overseas
Tough enforcement continues even as tech bosses court the president — Donald Trump has slapped down European tech rules and promised to slash regulation at home.
The US v. Google ruling signals a cautious antitrust approach by courts and a reluctance to intervene too deeply, ahead of other Big Tech antitrust rulings
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France's CNIL fines Google €325M and Shein €150M for using ad cookies without users' consent; Google says it is reviewing the decision, which involves Gmail
France's data protection authority on Wednesday issued record fines against search giant Google and fast-fashion platform Shein …
Roblox says it will expand age checks to all users of its communication tools by the end of 2025 using facial age estimation tech, IDs, and parental consent
Amid lawsuits alleging child safety concerns, online gaming service Roblox announced on Wednesday that it's expanding …
Tencent releases HunyuanWorld-Voyager, an open-weights AI model that generates 3D-consistent video sequences from a single image, trained on 100K+ video clips
On Tuesday, Tencent released HunyuanWorld-Voyager, a new open-weights AI model that generates 3D-consistent video sequences from a single image …
Amazon's Project Kuiper signs up JetBlue as its first airline customer to use its satellite internet for in-flight Wi-Fi in 25% of JetBlue's fleet from 2027
JetBlue plans to use Kuiper satellite internet on 25% of its fleet, with some passengers gaining access to the service in 2027
Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan says Polymarket “has been given the green light to go live” in the US after the CFTC issued a no-action letter over event contracts
Polymarket, the crypto-based prediction market, has the regulatory approvals needed to launch in the US …
CEOs of Apple, Google, Meta, OpenAI, and others are expected to attend an AI event hosted by Melania Trump and dinner at the White House Rose Garden on Thursday
President Trump on Thursday will host two dozen high-profile tech and business leaders for the first event …
A US jury orders Google to pay $425M+ to plaintiffs in a 2020 class action lawsuit for collecting data even after they turned off Web & App Activity tracking
A class of nearly 100 million Google users claimed the tech giant secretly collected data even after they disabled data collection …
Samsung unveils the $650+ Galaxy S25 FE and the $800+ Tab S11 in 11" and 14.6" versions, offering thinner, lighter designs and modest spec bumps, shipping now
Oh, and did I mention they have AI? … If you've been eagerly awaiting Samsung's long-teased trifold phone …
American Bitcoin closed up 16.5% in its Nasdaq debut on September 3, valuing Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr.'s ~20% stake in the bitcoin mining company at $1.5B
A bitcoin company tied to President Donald Trump's two oldest sons more than doubled in value in its stock market debut on Wednesday …
Switzerland launches Apertus, an open-source AI model trained on publicly available data across 1,000+ languages, in 8B- and 70B-parameter sizes on Hugging Face
Apertus was trained only on publicly available data, it said. — There's a new player in the AI race, and it's a whole country.
Sources: DeepSeek is developing an agentic AI model that can carry out multistep actions with little human intervention and can learn and improve, coming in Q4
DeepSeek is developing an artificial intelligence model with more advanced AI agent features to compete with US rivals like OpenAI …
Philips Hue unveils a major product refresh at IFA 2025, including a $99 Hue Bridge Pro, updated $25+ smart bulbs, and the $170 Hue Secure, its first doorbell
The smart lighting company launches its most ambitious update yet, with a new Bridge Pro, more affordable smart bulbs …
Honeywell's Quantinuum raised $600M from Quanta, Nvidia's NVentures, and others at a $10B pre-money valuation, up from $5B after raising $300M in January 2024
Nvidia Corp.'s venture capital arm is investing in Quantinuum for the first time, valuing the quantum computing company controlled …
Roblox restricts some features in the UAE and Saudi Arabia, including its in-game chat tool, and improves Arabic content moderation due to child safety concerns
Leen Al-Rashdan / Bloomberg : X: @tdrauae X: @tdrauae : 👦👧 Because our children's safety comes first... TDRA, in collaboration with Roblox, announces new changes to enhance protection on the Roblox p...
C3 AI reports Q1 revenue down 19% YoY to $70.3M, and names long-time tech executive Stephen Ehikian as CEO, replacing Thomas Siebel; C3 AI's stock drops 5%+
Shares of the enterprise artificial intelligence company C3 AI fell 14% in extended trading on Wednesday after it announced fiscal …
Sources: Alibaba, ByteDance, and other Chinese tech companies remain keen on Nvidia's AI chips despite Beijing strongly discouraging them from such purchases
Alibaba (9988.HK), ByteDance and other Chinese tech firms remain keen on Nvidia's (NVDA.O) artificial intelligence chips despite regulators …
As the Pentagon races to deploy AI into its weapons systems, some experts fear humans can't keep up with models that prefer to escalate aggressively in a crisis
Jacquelyn Schneider saw a disturbing pattern, and she didn't know what to make of it. — Last year Schneider …
Research and 25 experts, victims, and execs: North Korean hackers are saturating the crypto industry with credible-sounding job offers in a bid to steal crypto
North Korean hackers are saturating the cryptocurrency industry with credible-sounding job offers as part of their campaign …
Sources: plans for X Money, a US payments service integrated into X, have stalled as executives leave and the DFS NY and other state regulators raise concerns
For decades, one of Elon Musk's biggest ambitions has been using technology to disrupt and replace traditional banks and payments processors. X: @amir . Bluesky: @seanokane and @davelee.me X: Amir Efr...
Sources: xAI CFO Mike Liberatore left the startup around the end of July, after joining in April; xAI has seen several high-profile departures in recent weeks
Mike Liberatore, the artificial intelligence company's chief executive officer … Bluesky: Dare Obasanjo / @carnage4life : Chat, is it a good sign if your new CFO leaves your AI company within 3 months...
Ketryx, which is building an AI-native compliance platform to speed up medical device development, raised a $39M Series B, bringing its total funding to $55M+
Ketryx Corp., a company transforming product lifecycle development and compliance for medical device makers with artificial intelligence …
Sources: Microsoft is set to avoid a potentially hefty EU antitrust fine by agreeing to sell Teams separately from its Office 365 and Microsoft 365 packages
Microsoft Corp. is set to avoid a potentially hefty antitrust fine after the European Union got positive feedback … X: @stokel . Bluesky: @danhon.com , @daviduzumeri , and @quinnypig.com X: Chris Stok...
Figma reports Q2 revenue up 41% YoY to $249.6M, vs. $248.8M est., $28.2M net income, and forecasts Q3 and FY 2025 revenue above est.; FIG drops 20%+
it's about the narrative. [image] Bluesky: Ed Zitron / @edzitron.com : Wouldn't more revenue and “momentum”...increase growth? Sometimes I wonder if anyone reads these articles [embedded post]
GSR fund documents: TikTok rival Xiaohongshu, known as RedNote in the US, saw its valuation rise 19% from $26B in March to $31B during recent GSR transactions
Xiaohongshu's valuation surged 19% to $31 billion in just three months during recent transactions via a major fund …
Sources: Lambda, a cloud provider that rents out Nvidia GPUs, has hired banks to prepare for a US IPO as soon as H1 2026; Lambda was valued at $2.5B in February
Lambda, a cloud provider that rents out Nvidia graphics chips for artificial intelligence, has hired investment banks to prepare …
US banking groups warn that a GENIUS Act loophole that lets crypto exchanges reward stablecoin holdings could push people to pull money from traditional banks
Adam Willems / Wired :
Tel Aviv-based Sola, which develops AI-based no-code and low-code cybersecurity tools, raised a $35M Series A led by S32 and says it has ~2,000 customers
Resilience Media :
Scale AI sues former employee Eugene Ling and his current employer, Mercor, one of Scale's key competitors, for allegedly stealing 100+ confidential documents
Hayden Field / The Verge :
OpenAI makes ChatGPT Projects available to free users and increases the number of files that can be added; Projects was previously exclusive to paid subscribers
Ian Carlos Campbell / Engadget :
Lead Bank, a 97-year-old Missouri bank rebuilt to serve fintech and crypto firms, raised $70M from a16z, Khosla Ventures, and others at a $1.47B valuation
Lead Bank, the 97-year old Missouri lender rebuilt to serve fintech and crypto firms, has raised $70 million at a $1.47 billion valuation …
SK Hynix's union approves SK's 6% wage bump plus 10% of SK's annual profit allocated to a bonus pool, costing ~$2.7B for 33,625 staff in 2025, averting a strike
Yoolim Lee / Bloomberg :
The US Army awards a $98.9M contract to TurbineOne to deploy AI software that helps identify drones and other threats, processing all data on soldiers' devices
Infantry will use software from startup TurbineOne to identify drones and other threats, even when signals are jammed
Indian government data: India's push to develop a local chip industry is gaining momentum, with $18B in investment commitments and $7B+ in allocated subsidies
Menaka Doshi / Bloomberg :
Source: OpenAI is increasing the size of its secondary share sale from $6B to ~$10.3B, at a $500B valuation, in line with expectations, set to close in October
Howard Marks, Oaktree Capital LinkedIn: MacKenzie Sigalos : Just broke this on OpenAI is expanding its employee share sale to $10.3B at a $500B valuation — making it the largest tender in the company...
Bengaluru-based FirstClub, a grocery delivery startup prioritizing quality over speed, raised a $23M Series A led by Accel and RTP Global at a $120M valuation
yat kratur bhavati tat karma karoti, — yat karma karoti tad abhisampadyate. …
Universities have begun appointing Chief AI Officers tasked with developing curricula, promoting tech partnerships, and integrating AI into faculty workflows
John Kell / Fortune :
Taiwan's Hsinchu chip hub, where childcare perks and high salaries make raising multiple kids more feasible, is the only Taiwanese area with population growth
Hsiuwen Liu / Rest of World :
AlliedOffsets: Microsoft dominates credit purchases from tech-based carbon removal projects, with its spending accounting for ~$8B of the $9.5B market to date
Financial Times :
At IFA 2025, tech giants like Amazon, Google, Samsung, and LG, and startups like Doma, are expected to showcase how AI could make smart homes more intuitive
Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge :
Orchard Robotics, which uses cameras and AI to help fruit growers manage crops more precisely, raised a $22M Series A led by Quiet Capital and Shine Capital
Marina Temkin / TechCrunch :
Uber's AI Solutions data-labeling arm is using Indian drivers, offering extra income for completing micro tasks in the Uber app, like tagging objects in photos
Pranav Mukul / The Economic Times :
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