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Apple Reveals 'Shocking Evidence' in OpenAI Trade Suit
TL;DR: Apple filed new forensic evidence from ex-employee Chang Liu's MacBook, showing an OpenAI employee used Apple's confidential circuit design to train an AI agent. Apple also accuses OpenAI of destroying evidence in the ongoing trade secret lawsuit. Read more →
Nvidia Invests $3.5B in MediaTek for AI Chip Expansion
TL;DR: Nvidia purchased $3.5B in MediaTek convertible bonds as part of a deepened partnership focused on AI accelerator chip design. MediaTek's custom chip business will offer Nvidia's on-chip networking IP to clients building AI hardware. Read more →
EU Classifies ChatGPT as 'Very Large Search Engine'
TL;DR: The European Commission designated ChatGPT as a Very Large Online Search Engine under the DSA, citing 45M+ monthly EU users. OpenAI must comply with stricter risk assessment and content moderation rules within four months. Read more →
Cloudflare Launches Adaptive Intelligence for Bot Defense
TL;DR: Cloudflare introduced Adaptive Intelligence, an AI detection engine that continuously trains on live traffic across its network. It writes and discards blocking rules in real-time during active attacks, rotating defenses faster than attackers can probe. Read more →
Bolt CEO Raises $27M Pay-to-Play Bridge Round
TL;DR: Ryan Breslow is raising up to $27M in convertible note bridge financing from existing investors with a punitive pay-to-play clause. Bolt's valuation has collapsed from $11B in 2022 to $300M as the checkout startup fights for survival. Read more →
Google Unveils TimesFM-3 Time Series Foundation Model
TL;DR: Google released TimesFM-3, a state-of-the-art time series foundation model capable of accurate multivariate forecasting in a single forward pass. It significantly outperforms existing models across major benchmarks. Read more →
$7M for Fusion Fuel
TL;DR: A U.S. startup secured $7M in funding to develop lithium isotope enrichment technology, aiming to build a domestic supply chain for fusion reactors and advanced nuclear power applications. Read more →
$75M for Rare Earth Recovery
TL;DR: Cyclic Materials raised $75M to scale its technology for recovering rare earth magnets from electronic waste. The funding aims to reduce U.S. dependence on Chinese rare earth supply chains. Read more →
Flying Lion Launches On-Demand Remote Drone Piloting
TL;DR: Flying Lion introduced a service providing on-demand remote pilots for public safety drones. Police and fire departments can access professional drone operators without maintaining in-house pilot teams. Read more →
AI Agents Can Now Trade Stocks on Coinbase
TL;DR: Coinbase opened its platform to AI agents, allowing them to trade stocks, crypto, and derivatives autonomously. The move marks a milestone for agentic finance (AiFi), blending AI autonomy with financial markets. Read more →
CrowdStrike Falcon IQ Launches on GCP and Snowflake
TL;DR: CrowdStrike launched Falcon IQ, a threat intelligence platform, alongside expanding Falcon's availability to Google Cloud and Snowflake Marketplace. The move strengthens CrowdStrike's cloud-native security ecosystem. Read more →
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