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DeepSeek V4 Pro Pops AI Pricing Power
TL;DR: DeepSeek V4 Pro lists at $0.435 per 1M input tokens and $0.87 per 1M output, undercutting GPT-5.5 by ~35x on output and Claude Opus 4.7 by ~29x. Investors on X argue this doesn't kill AI demand, but it does kill the unlimited pricing-power story baked into Bay Area model-company multiples. Read more →
Starship V3 Booster Explodes Mid-Test
TL;DR: SpaceX flew its upgraded Starship V3 from Starbase on Friday, deploying 20 mock Starlink satellites and beaming live video from orbit. But the Super Heavy booster broke apart after separation, three weeks before the company's planned $1.75T IPO debut. Read more →
Tesla Finally Launches FSD in China
TL;DR: Tesla added China to its list of 10 markets where Full Self-Driving (Supervised) is available, ending years of regulatory limbo in the world's largest EV market. Local rivals like Xpeng, Li Auto and Huawei-backed brands have been shipping comparable systems for years. Read more →
Alibaba's Qwen3.7-Max Tunes Its Own Chip
TL;DR: Alibaba's Qwen team released Qwen3.7-Max, a proprietary model built for long-running autonomous agent workloads. In one demo, it ran for 35 hours to optimize code for Alibaba's in-house custom silicon. Benchmarks match Claude Opus 4.6 and beat DeepSeek V4 Pro and Kimi K2.6. Read more →
OpenAI Plants ChatGPT Inside PowerPoint
TL;DR: OpenAI shipped a beta ChatGPT add-in for Microsoft PowerPoint that turns notes, documents and images into full slide decks and edits existing files. It's available worldwide on every paid tier. OpenAI explicitly warns users to back up important decks before letting the agent loose. Read more →
Retro Biosciences Hits $1.8B Valuation
TL;DR: Retro Biosciences, the longevity startup backed by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, said Friday it raised more capital at a $1.8 billion valuation. The South San Francisco company aims to extend healthy human lifespan by 10 years through cellular reprogramming and aging-intervention pipelines. Read more →
NVIDIA's VC Arm Backs Quantum Startup
TL;DR: Alice & Bob, the French cat-qubit quantum computing startup, expanded its €100M Series B with a strategic investment from NVentures, NVIDIA's VC arm. The deal lands alongside an additional €1B ($1.16B) commitment from President Macron to France's national quantum plan. Read more →
Stellantis Doubles Down on Qualcomm AI
TL;DR: Stellantis and Qualcomm Technologies expanded their multi-year partnership: next-gen Stellantis vehicles will run on Snapdragon Digital Chassis SoCs across cockpit, ADAS and connectivity. The deal further consolidates the high-end automotive compute stack around Qualcomm. Read more →
Blockchain.com Files Confidential US IPO
TL;DR: UK-based Blockchain.com Group Holdings filed confidentially for a US IPO on Thursday, the cryptocurrency exchange and wallet operator said. Share count and price range remain undisclosed. The filing extends a fresh wave of crypto-native companies queuing up for US listings. Read more →
Palantir Loses £50M London Police Deal
TL;DR: Palantir publicly attacked London mayor Sadiq Khan for blocking its £50M ($66M) contract with the Metropolitan Police to deploy AI for intelligence analysis. Khan's office cited a clear and serious breach of ethics standards. Palantir says he is putting politics above public safety. Read more →
China's First Self-Designed GPU Falls Short
TL;DR: Independent benchmarks show China's Lisuan 7G100 at $485 hitting only 88 fps in Cyberpunk 2077, versus 232 fps for a 3-year-old $299 NVIDIA card. But it's the first Chinese GPU with an end-to-end domestic design and Microsoft Windows certification, closing the gap from 2012- to 2021-era performance. Read more →
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