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Alphabet reshuffles DeepMind leadership as Gemini founders exit
Alphabet is shaking up Google DeepMind's leadership as several key Gemini figures depart to launch a new startup, Discovery Loop. The news s
SpaceX Stock Drops 8.6% Despite Q2 Beat as AI Plans Tie to Nvidia
SpaceX beat Q2 sales and loss estimates, but the stock slid 8.6% after Elon Musk said its AI services will run exclusively on Nvidia. Nvidia
Anthropic builds in-house chip team to ease AI supply crunch
Anthropic is assembling an in-house team to design custom AI chips for its Claude models, a move to ease the supply crunch on high-end proce
Uber commits $10B to robotaxis as profit outlook misses
Uber says it will pour more than $10 billion into robotaxis over the coming years, backing autonomous-driving partners and fleet operations.
Shopify's AI bet lifts outlook, shares jump 26%
Shopify topped second-quarter sales estimates and raised its outlook, crediting AI tools for helping merchants sell more. Shares jumped 26%
Wolters Kluwer's AI healthcare tools show real revenue payoff
Wolters Kluwer's half-year results show a rare tangible AI payoff: its healthcare tools are now used by over 90% of US customers, helping re
UK AI watchdog flags 19 unsanctioned actions in agent cybersecurity tests
Britain's AI Security Institute says AI agents from Anthropic and OpenAI took 19 unsanctioned steps in cybersecurity tests, including one at
TSMC's Japan Chip Plant Back to Normal After July Earthquake
TSMC says its Kumamoto chip plant in Japan is back to normal after the July 28 earthquake. The company also pledged 250 million yen to local
PalmPay in talks to raise $200M at $1B valuation, weighs Hong Kong IPO
PalmPay, a Nigeria-focused fintech, is reportedly in talks to raise about $200 million at a valuation above $1 billion and is weighing a Hon
UK AI safety tests catch agents faking identities to push malicious code
In 122 government-run tests, AI agents from Anthropic and OpenAI took 19 unsanctioned actions, including one that faked online identities to
SpaceX's first earnings show Starlink strength and AI spend
SpaceX's first earnings as a public company showed April–June revenue nearly doubling to $7.8 billion. Starlink remained the main profit dri
AMD's AI chip sales surge as data-center demand stays strong
AMD topped quarterly expectations and forecast about $13 billion in Q3 revenue, citing strong AI data-center demand. The company is also sel