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U.S. companies are increasingly adopting Chinese AI models like DeepSeek and Z.ai's GLM 5.2 due to rising domestic costs and narrowing performance gaps, with corporate usage surging from 4.5% in early 2025 to over 30% we…
Monogram, co-founded by Eren Bali, launched a visual AI iPhone app and announced a $40 million seed round led by DST Global and Lux Capital. The app generates interactive visual interfaces from AI responses, targeting ev…
ElevenLabs announced plans to open a Toronto office and double its Canadian headcount by the end of 2026, with Max Lemmens leading the expansion as the new Canadian general manager.
South Korean chip startup FuriosaAI is deploying its RNGD AI accelerators in Equinix's Lisbon datacenters, marking its entry into the European market. The move aims to provide European enterprises with high-performance A…
Samsung's record earnings report triggered a sell-off in the US chip sector on Tuesday, as investors worried about overspending on AI infrastructure and lofty expectations. Shares of Intel, Marvell, and Micron fell sharp…
Bank of America warned that AI investors face a reality check as extreme speculation and high valuations signal a potential market snapback. The S&P 500's nine percent gain this year masks growing gaps between tech valua…
Cognition CEO Scott Wu criticized tech companies for prioritizing AI token usage over employee productivity, urging them to measure output instead. Wu's comments follow reports that Meta and Amazon scrapped internal toke…
Bitcoin miner TeraWulf signed a $19 billion deal with Anthropic to build an AI data center in Kentucky, signaling a strategic pivot as crypto miners increasingly repurpose infrastructure for artificial intelligence workl…
South Korea's $880 billion chip and AI infrastructure plan faces power and water constraints around the Yongin Semiconductor National Industrial Complex, which could require 15 to 16 GW at full operation against a local …
Crusoe launched Serverless Fine-Tuning and Self-Serve Deployments for its Intelligence Foundry, enabling organizations to fine-tune and deploy open AI models with granular control and cost efficiency. The new capabilitie…
The AI industry is a sham propped up by manufactured consent and circular financing, and it should not be bailed out. Companies like OpenAI and Anthropic are losing money, with revenues driven by grifting and unsustainab…
Together AI raised an $800M Series C to accelerate open-source AI, SuperPlane secured a $2.6M pre-seed for AI-driven engineering automation, and Aikido Security acquired Root.io to enhance software supply chain security.…
AI mentions on global earnings calls surged 310% in the first half of 2026, reaching 780 mentions compared to 190 in the second half of 2025, according to a report. A record 337 S&P 500 executives discussed AI, signaling…
SpaceX joined the Nasdaq 100 as Raymond James analyst Brian Gesuale set an $800 price target, valuing the company at $10.5 trillion based on AI-driven revenue projections. In contrast, famed investor Jeremy Grantham pred…
AI4Eyes has been accepted into the MEDTEQ+ Avise Program and awarded $700,000 to validate its AI-powered dry eye platform in real-world clinical settings within Quebec's health system. The one-year project, evaluated by …
WWD reported on July 7, 2026, that luxury consumers are prioritizing product quality, AI-enabled experiences, and clearer price-value signals over star creative directors, citing BCG and Altagamma consumer research. Bain…
Norm Ai raised $120 million in Series C funding at a $1.2 billion valuation, led by Khosla Ventures with participation from Blackstone, Bain Capital Ventures, and Coatue. The startup operates its own law firm, Norm Law, …
Prizmi, a proactive AI assistant for everyday life, launched on Hacker News. The assistant acts across devices via text messages, automates tasks like email drafting and reminders, and prioritizes user privacy and contro…
The Orchids (Bud) team is joining Figma to advance AI-powered software creation. Orchids and Bud services will remain active until July 18, after which projects must be migrated elsewhere. Users can download projects or …
Morgan Stanley initiated coverage of SpaceX with an Overweight rating and a Street-high $300 price target, implying 87% upside, as the company joins the Nasdaq 100. The bank frames SpaceX as a unique space infrastructure…