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  1. 01
    Artificial Intelligence

    Anthropic Names First Chief Global Affairs Officer Amid Government Tensions

    Anthropic has named Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar, a former California Supreme Court justice and Carnegie Endowment president, as its first chief global affairs officer, as the Claude developer faces ongoing U.S. government tensions including a Pentagon blacklisting and export controls on its top AI models.

    14 HR AGO

  2. 02
    Cybersecurity

    China Uses Tata Electronics Hack to Undermine Apple's India Supply Chain Push

    A cyberattack on Apple supplier Tata Electronics has given Beijing a propaganda opening to cast doubt on India's manufacturing reliability, even as technicians in China's Huaqiangbei market admit they cannot replicate the iPhone 18 Pro from the leaked data.

    20 HR AGO

  3. 03
    Business & Finance

    Amazon Crosses $3 Trillion Market Cap as AI-Driven Cloud Growth Lifts Shares to Record

    Amazon shares climbed 5% on Monday, pushing the company's market value above $3 trillion for the first time, as continued AI-driven cloud demand sustained a post-earnings rally into a third consecutive session.

    2 DAYS AGO

  4. 04
    Artificial Intelligence

    MacBook Air Supply Tightens as Global Memory Shortage Spreads to Apple's Best-Selling Mac

    Apple's MacBook Air is now facing supply constraints tied to the global memory chip shortage, with delivery times slipping into late August and September as AI infrastructure spending by major tech companies strains semiconductor availability.

    3 DAYS AGO

  5. 05
    Artificial Intelligence

    Tech's AI Buildout Tops $765 Billion as Cash Evaporates Across Megacap Balance Sheets

    AI spending among the largest technology companies is projected to reach $765 billion in 2026 and nearly $1.2 trillion in 2027, as Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, and Tesla all reported deteriorating cash positions amid a worsening memory chip shortage.

    5 DAYS AGO

  6. 06
    Business & Finance

    Apple Posts 16% Revenue Gain but Warns of Worsening Memory Crunch Ahead

    Apple reported fiscal Q3 revenue of $109.42 billion, up 16% year-over-year, beating expectations, but issued a weaker-than-expected September quarter outlook as rising memory costs accelerate and CEO Tim Cook prepares to hand the reins to John Ternus.

    5 DAYS AGO

  7. 07
    Business & Finance

    Apple Falls 7%, Amazon Surges 12% as Big Tech Earnings Split AI Winners From Losers

    Amazon shares surged 12% in premarket trading Friday after AWS posted its strongest revenue growth since 2021, while Apple dropped 7% on guidance that missed analyst expectations due to memory shortages and chip supply constraints.

    5 DAYS AGO

  8. 08
    Business & Finance

    Amazon Received $600 Million in Tariff Refunds, Plans to Return Some to Customers

    Amazon disclosed it collected $600 million in tariff refunds during the second quarter after the Supreme Court struck down many of Trump's trade levies, and said it plans to return some of the funds directly to affected customers.

    5 DAYS AGO

  9. 09
    Artificial Intelligence

    Samsung Posts Record Quarterly Profit as AI Chip Crunch Seen Lasting Through 2028

    Samsung Electronics reported a record second-quarter operating profit of 89.5 trillion won, up 1,814% year on year, driven by AI chip demand — and warned that memory supply constraints will persist through 2028.

    6 DAYS AGO

  10. 10
    Politics

    Sam Altman Meets White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles Ahead of Aug. 1 AI Framework Deadline

    OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is in Washington this week to meet with White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and senior Trump administration officials, as federal agencies approach an Aug. 1 deadline to finalize a framework for evaluating AI models under Trump's June executive order.

    7 DAYS AGO

  11. 11
    Business & Finance

    Tim Cook's Final Earnings Call Arrives as Apple Briefly Tops $5 Trillion Market Cap

    Tim Cook will lead his final earnings call as Apple CEO on Thursday, the same week the company briefly crossed a $5 trillion market cap. Cook steps down Sept. 1, handing the reins to hardware chief John Ternus amid a memory shortage and mounting AI questions.

    7 DAYS AGO

  12. 12
    Cybersecurity

    Microsoft Launches MAI-Cyber-1-Flash and Agentic Security Platform Perception

    Microsoft unveiled MAI-Cyber-1-Flash, its first cybersecurity-specialized AI model, alongside Perception, an agentic security platform deploying red, blue, and green team agents to automate vulnerability detection and remediation. Both tools are slated for preview on November 3.

    9 DAYS AGO

  13. 13
    Politics

    James Comey Asks Federal Judge to Dismiss Trump "Seashells" Threat Case

    Former FBI Director James Comey filed a motion Monday asking a federal judge to dismiss his indictment on charges of threatening President Trump, arguing the "8647" seashells photo is protected political speech, not a true threat.

    9 DAYS AGO

  14. 14
    Cybersecurity

    Malvertising Campaign Assembles Malware Inside Browser Memory to Evade Detection

    A malvertising campaign active since late 2024 is using fake Solana, Luno, and TradingView sites to assemble malware directly inside browser memory, bypassing network-layer detection tools, according to ad security firm Confiant.

    10 DAYS AGO

  15. 15
    Business & Finance

    Corporate Debt Costs Rise for AI Infrastructure Builders as Credit Spreads Widen

    Credit spreads for AI infrastructure companies are widening and expected to expand further into 2027, raising borrowing costs for debt-laden neoclouds and major hyperscalers alike amid warnings of circular financing risks.

    10 DAYS AGO

  16. 16
    Politics

    Warner Bros. Discovery Sues Amazon Over Alleged Illegal Poaching of Contracted Executives

    Warner Bros. Discovery has filed suit against Amazon, alleging the tech giant illegally recruited executives still under active employment contracts, including an HBO Max marketing executive whose deal runs through October 2027.

    10 DAYS AGO

  17. 17
    Cybersecurity

    Steam Forums Weaponized in ClickFix Campaign Distributing XMRig Cryptominers

    Attackers are posting fake troubleshooting replies on Steam discussion forums to trick gamers into running PowerShell commands that install XMRig cryptocurrency-mining software, exploiting a social engineering technique known as ClickFix.

    10 DAYS AGO

  18. 18
    Artificial Intelligence

    Waymo to Launch Standalone App in Atlanta and Austin, Ending Uber Exclusivity by 2028

    Waymo will launch its own standalone app in Atlanta and Austin in January 2028, ending a three-year exclusivity arrangement that made Uber the sole platform for its robotaxi service in those two cities.

    11 DAYS AGO

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