Trump Aides Considered Cuts to SpaceX Contracts
Following Elon Musk's fiery exit from D.C., the White House reviewed the business it does with Musk's space company.
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Trump Sues WSJ For Defamation
The president has filed a libel lawsuit against the Murdoch-owned newspaper over a Jeffrey Epstein story.
U.S. Lawmaker Presses Commerce Over Nvidia’s AI Chip Sales to China
The letter shows that not every U.S. lawmaker is pleased with the decision by the Trump administration to lift the ban on Nvidia's AI chip sales to China.
White House Plans Executive Order Targeting ‘Woke’ AI
The order is among several expected to be announced next week.
Microsoft Cuts Off China Employees from Pentagon Business
The change came several days after ProPublica published an investigation about the program, which raised national security concerns.
President Trump Signs Stablecoin Bill into Law
The crypto industry scored its first major legislative win under Trump.
Meta Won’t Sign EU’s AI Code of Practice
Meta Chief Global Affairs Officer Joel Kaplan called the code overreach.
Substack Raises $100 Million
The new funds will help Substack invest in its app and new creator tools, as well as expand into new markets and the advertising business.
Cursor Blocks China-Based Coders from Accessing U.S. AI Models
China-based developers were able to code with Anthropic and Google models until Cursor’s recent crackdown
OpenAI Commission Recommends Emergency Grants for Civic Organizations
OpenAI's board tasked the commission with forming recommendations for how its nonprofit should operate.
Netflix Generated $11 Billion in Q2 as Profits Grow
Netflix said it had an operating margin of 34.1% during the second quarter, as the company focuses on showing investors its revenue and profit growth.
Uber, Lucid Motors and Nuro to Launch Robotaxis in U.S. Next Year
The three companies’ 20,000 robotaxis will be exclusive to the Uber network
AWS Lays Off Hundreds of Staff Amid Increasing AI Investment
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said in a companywide memo earlier this month that AI would result in job cuts, and some of the first are affecting Amazon Web Services.
OpenAI Releases ChatGPT ‘Agent’ in Competition with Microsoft
The new agent product will allow users to create and edit spreadsheets and presentations, generate reports and automate tasks using web browsers.
Meta Executives Settle Shareholder Lawsuit Over Privacy
The suit had sought $8 billion in damages.
Thinking Machines Lab Raises $2 Billion at $10 Billion Valuation
The fundraising is one of the largest of its kind for a company that’s five months old.
TSMC Speeds Up Construction of U.S. Plants
The world’s largest chipmaker reported a 66% jump in net income thanks to strong demand for AI chips
AWS Revamps Key AI Service to Spur Agents Business
As AWS battles Google and Microsoft in enterprise AI, it is upgrading its Bedrock service to make it easier for customers to develop agents.
Anthropic Hires Back Two Coding AI Leaders From Cursor Developer Anysphere
In a surprising reversal, two leaders of Anthropic’s coding product who joined rival Anysphere two weeks ago have returned to Anthropic.
Google Sets Aug. 20 for Pixel Event
Google's Pixel has a tiny share of the smartphone market but it gives Google a way to showcase what its Android operating system can do.