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| Associated Press: |
Google updates Maps to show Lake America for US users, Lake Ontario for Canadian users, and both for the rest of the world, citing the US GNIS' name change — Google has updated its maps application to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America” for users in the United States …
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| Reuters: |
Interior Secretary says President Trump “reached out to Apple directly” about changing Lake Ontario to Lake America and the company may soon alter its maps — U.S. President Donald Trump has spoken to Apple about changing the name of “Lake Ontario” to “Lake America” … | Gian Volpicelli / Bloomberg: |
The EU designates ChatGPT, Reddit, and Roblox as very large online platforms after each hit 45M monthly users in the bloc, opening them up to more DSA scrutiny — ChatGPT, Reddit Inc. and video game company Roblox Corp. will face stricter European Union scrutiny after surpassing a threshold of 45 million monthly users in the bloc.
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| Bloomberg: |
Nvidia plans to invest $3.5B into MediaTek through convertible bonds; MediaTek forecasts AI chip revenue of about $2B this year — Nvidia Corp. is investing $3.5 billion into MediaTek Inc., deepening collaboration with the Taiwanese chipmaker at a time when it's working to persuade …
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| Ashley Capoot / CNBC: |
OpenAI says its ad business has hit $1B in annualized revenue run rate and is expanding globally, as it touts its “diversified business model” ahead of an IPO — OpenAI on Monday announced that its advertising business has hit $1 billion in annualized revenue run rate …
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LinkedIn: Emmanuel Marill, Kaylin Bailey, Craig Bruney, and David Dugan
Forums: r/aiwars and r/BetterOffline
| Charlotte Yang / Bloomberg: |
Shein raised $1.7B in its Hong Kong IPO, giving it a $26B market cap, far below its ~$100B valuation in 2022, as growth slows amid tariffs and competition — Shein Global Holdings Ltd. completed its initial public offering at a valuation that's a fraction of what the company was once worth.| Hannes Rudolph / OpenClaw Blog: |
OpenClaw releases OpenClaw 2.0, its largest update to date, with a simplified installation process, a rebuilt browser app, shared cloud sessions, and more — How a push for simpler setup and a first-class browser experience grew into OpenClaw 2.0. — Today we released by far the largest update in the history of OpenClaw.
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Forums: Hacker News, r/openclaw, and r/openclaw
| Simon Goodley / The Guardian: |
Bank of England Governor warns that advanced AI could destabilize the highly interconnected global financial system via cyber disruption across jurisdictions — Andrew Bailey warns group about risk of advanced ‘frontier models’ destabilising the ‘highly interconnected’ financial system
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| Brian Schwartz / Wall Street Journal: |
Former NY GOP Rep. George Santos receives Kalshi's first lifetime ban after the CFTC alleged he made $17K by betting on his appearance at the State of the Union — Decision comes after federal regulator alleged Santos made more than $17,000 by placing bets on his attendance at the State of the Union address
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| Karissa Bell / Engadget: |
Instagram says it will reduce the reach of accounts featuring AI-generated personas if they don't use a new “AI-generated profile” label — The app isn't cracking down on other kinds of AI slop, though. — Instagram is changing its rules for profiles that feature AI-generated personas.
More: 9to5Google, Instagram for Creators, The Verge, Unite.AI, and 80 Level
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
John Ternus inherits rising component costs, staff retention issues, efforts to catch up in AI, and other challenges as he replaces Tim Cook on September 1 — Apple's changing of the guard will be gradual, with outgoing CEO Tim Cook handling Trump, China. — Stepping into his new role …
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X: @smb_attorney and @saaaanjjjuuu
| The Information: |
Sources: CXMT has begun producing HBM3E memory chips in small quantities and plans to expand production in 2027, a major advance for China's chip industry — China's leading memory-chip maker, ChangXin Memory Technologies, has begun producing advanced high-bandwidth memory in small quantities …
More: Reuters, Barron's Online, The Decoder, Tech Times, and Seoul Economic Daily
| Bloomberg: |
Z.ai reports H1 2026 revenue up 400% to ~$142M, below its $200M projection; Z.ai's market value surged 800% since its January listing, peaking at $137B — Z.AI Co. grew revenue far less than anticipated while its losses persisted, highlighting the mounting cost of fighting the likes of Moonshot … | Bloomberg: |
Huawei reports H1 2026 revenue up 10% YoY to ~$69.57B, with net income down 36% to $3.54B; it is now the top smartphone brand in China with a 20%+ market share — Huawei Technologies Co. posted a deep profit decline after the Chinese tech champion grappled with rising memory costs and poured more resources into semiconductor research.
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