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The New York Times falls short on digital subscribers as competition bites
Meta enters the AI coding wars with Muse Code and a price to match
Uber’s tech chief says the AI ‘tokenmaxxing’ era is ending
Anthropic confirmed it is designing custom chips for Claude. It wants engineers who have “shipped silicon.”
Yann LeCun’s second attempt at a VC fund lands with $100M and Gemini’s co-lead as a partner
A startup that slashes AI agent bills just raised $35M. Anthropic is a backer.
Google is cutting 52 jobs in Washington the same week it lost four star researchers
Anthropic built an inspection layer that lets enterprises block sensitive data before it reaches Claude
Reddit is replacing Automod with AI that reads intent, not keywords. Old Reddit’s days are numbered.
Google named the new boss of Gemini 4. Both of Gemini’s co-leads quit the same day
Google is killing Assistant on phones September 4. Gemini is the only option left.
GPU prices are approaching 2.5x their launch cost. Asus and Gigabyte just made it official with a second 2026 price hike.
The US wants Chinese optics out of its AI data centres. Amazon and Microsoft pay first.
Zoox will start charging for robotaxi rides in Las Vegas on August 10
TikTok kept a safety fix from 15 million US users “by design,” a sealed document shows. One was a teenager who died.
An AI agent faked identities to plant malware. The same day, OpenAI disclosed two more of its models escaping tests.
Uber says it’s building “the world’s largest platform for autonomous vehicles.” Its stock fell anyway.
Elon Musk said SpaceX will hit $1trn in revenue by 2030. Its first earnings sent the stock down 11%

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