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Today: July 09, 2026
Today: July 09, 2026

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Europe's STOXX 600 clocks biggest quarterly gain in over five years on AI boost

European shares registered their biggest quarterly rise in more than five years on Tuesday, boosted by optimism around artificial

Europe's STOXX 600 clocks biggest quarterly gain in over five years on AI boost
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Can you make a black hole in a laboratory?

An astronomer explains why artificial black holes are pure science fiction – at least for now.

Can you make a black hole in a laboratory?
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8 principles from human ecology can help AI work for human well-being

Involving families, educators, engineers, designers and policymakers in AI development can help ensure the technology does more good than harm.

8 principles from human ecology can help AI work for human well-being
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South Korean tech giants to build a $518 billion chipmaking hub to serve soaring AI demand

South Korean tech giants Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix plan to invest a combined $518 billion in a new computer chip manufacturing hub, capitalizing on surging artificial intelligence-driven demand

South Korean tech giants to build a $518 billion chipmaking hub to serve soaring AI demand
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Gavin Newsom opposes a California wealth tax. He’s proposing a national billionaire tax instead

Gavin Newsom opposes a California wealth tax. He’s proposing a national billionaire tax instead

Gavin Newsom opposes a California wealth tax. He’s proposing a national billionaire tax instead
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Newsom urges a national 'billionaires' tax' while fighting one in California

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is calling for a national “billionaires' tax” and suggests the U.S. government should own a stake in AI companies

Newsom urges a national 'billionaires' tax' while fighting one in California
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Financial regulators scramble to counter AI rise with own tools

Banks and financial sector watchdogs must move quickly to adopt new technology to plug system vulnerabilities as AI supercharges cybersecurity risks, a top Swiss financial

Financial regulators scramble to counter AI rise with own tools
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Italy regulator probes Microsoft over 'Microsoft 365' price hike

Italy's antitrust authority said on Friday it had opened an investigation into Microsoft over alleged unfair commercial practices linked to the price hike of its "Microsoft

Italy regulator probes Microsoft over 'Microsoft 365' price hike
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AI is plowing through the workplace. This new group wants to help people adapt and have jobs

A new bipartisan nonprofit wants to help Americans who find they're out of work because of AI

AI is plowing through the workplace. This new group wants to help people adapt and have jobs
Business|Science|Technology

OpenAI just announced its first custom chip to help ChatGPT run better

OpenAI just announced its first custom chip to help ChatGPT run better

OpenAI just announced its first custom chip to help ChatGPT run better
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OpenAI unveils custom chip it designed with Broadcom to boost its AI infrastructure

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OpenAI unveils custom chip it designed with Broadcom to boost its AI infrastructure
Environment|Science|Technology|World

AI is an energy and water hog, here's what you can do to counter that

As the world tries to curb human-caused climate change and not run dry of water, every online query is increasing our environmental footprint and exacerbating the problem

AI is an energy and water hog, here's what you can do to counter that
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How SK Hynix's bet on a niche memory chip made it more valuable than Samsung

SK Hynix's overtaking of Samsung Electronics to become South Korea's most valuable firm was the culmination of 14 years of bets that brought

How SK Hynix's bet on a niche memory chip made it more valuable than Samsung
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Legal tech firm sues US over order limiting foreign access to top-tier Anthropic models

A U.S. legal technology company on Tuesday sued the federal government, challenging a directive by President Donald Trump’s administration that

Legal tech firm sues US over order limiting foreign access to top-tier Anthropic models
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Mark Zuckerberg directed Meta to create a prediction markets app, NYT reports

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently dispatched a small team at his company to create a smartphone app similar to Polymarket and Kalshi, the New York Times reported on Tuesday, citing

Mark Zuckerberg directed Meta to create a prediction markets app, NYT reports
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SoFi deepens AI-powered trading ambitions with Composer deal

Financial services firm SoFi said on Tuesday it has bought Composer, an AI startup that helps retail investors build and execute sophisticated trading strategies

SoFi deepens AI-powered trading ambitions with Composer deal
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AI boom's US employment, wage impact muted so far, ECB study finds

A boom in the use of artificial intelligence may displace some workers, but the overall effect on aggregate employment or wages in the U.S. has been muted so far,

AI boom's US employment, wage impact muted so far, ECB study finds
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Google Gemini co-lead Noam Shazeer to join IPO-bound OpenAI

Noam Shazeer, a vice president of engineering at Google and co-lead of its Gemini artificial intelligence models, said on Wednesday that he will leave the company to join IPO-bound

Google Gemini co-lead Noam Shazeer to join IPO-bound OpenAI
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Bernie Sanders unveils plan to give the public direct ownership of AI companies

Sen. Bernie Sanders is proposing a plan to give Americans ownership stakes in the country’s largest artificial intelligence companies

Bernie Sanders unveils plan to give the public direct ownership of AI companies
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French president urges US to share cutting-edge AI and democracies to cooperate on regulation

French President Emmanuel Macron is urging the U.S. not to keep cutting-edge AI to itself, calling for global cooperation on AI regulation

French president urges US to share cutting-edge AI and democracies to cooperate on regulation
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France's OVHcloud plans frontier AI models to become Europe's second LLM player

OVHcloud plans to train frontier AI models - the most advanced, large-scale systems built from scratch using vast data and computing power - its CEO said

France's OVHcloud plans frontier AI models to become Europe's second LLM player
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In US, EU mutual interest for Europe to use best AI models, von der Leyen says

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday it was in the mutual interest of the United States and the European Union for the EU

In US, EU mutual interest for Europe to use best AI models, von der Leyen says
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AI use in UK hits 'tipping point' as companies scale up, Google exec says

Adoption of artificial intelligence has reached a "tipping point" in Britain, as companies move from experimentation to large-scale deployment and start

AI use in UK hits 'tipping point' as companies scale up, Google exec says
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AI will lead to labour shortages, Bezos says in optimistic talk

Artificial Intelligence will lead to labour shortages, not the replacement of humans, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos predicted in a highly optimistic appearance at the VivaTech

AI will lead to labour shortages, Bezos says in optimistic talk
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HSBC partners with Google Cloud to expand AI usage

HSBC on Wednesday announced a multi-year partnership with Alphabet Inc-owned Google Cloud focused on building the British bank's artificial intelligence capabilities.

HSBC partners with Google Cloud to expand AI usage
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A New York House primary has become an AI industry family feud with millions in corporate spending

New York Democratic Assemblyman Alex Bores is running for Congress, and the tech industry is deeply involved

A New York House primary has become an AI industry family feud with millions in corporate spending
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Nvidia's Huang pledges AI will boost manufacturing jobs. A test will come in Texas

Nvidia is betting on artificial intelligence to revive U.S. manufacturing

Nvidia's Huang pledges AI will boost manufacturing jobs. A test will come in Texas
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SpaceX buys AI coding startup Cursor for $60 billion in race for an edge over Anthropic and OpenAI

SpaceX will move forward with its $60 billion acquisition of artificial intelligence startup Cursor as Elon Musk’s space exploration and AI company seeks a competitive edge against rivals Anthropic and OpenAI after its Wall Street debut last week

SpaceX buys AI coding startup Cursor for $60 billion in race for an edge over Anthropic and OpenAI
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SpaceX is having a week for the history books. It’s only Tuesday

SpaceX is having a week for the history books. It’s only Tuesday

SpaceX is having a week for the history books. It’s only Tuesday
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SoftBank launches cybersecurity product based on OpenAI models

Japan’s SoftBank Group has launched a cybersecurity product designed to counter breaches enabled by artificial intelligence, the company said on Tuesday.

SoftBank launches cybersecurity product based on OpenAI models
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SpaceX raised $75B in record IPO – here’s why insiders like Elon Musk are much likelier than public stock buyers to get rocket-powered returns these days

In the old days, companies went public early to access cash to grow. These days, soon-to-be-public companies are already flush with cash from private finance.

SpaceX raised $75B in record IPO – here’s why insiders like Elon Musk are much likelier than public stock buyers to get rocket-powered returns these days
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AI-referred US shoppers browse longer, spend more per visit, data shows

U.S. shoppers who use large language models, including Google's Gemini or OpenAI's ChatGPT, for purchase recommendations are lingering more on

AI-referred US shoppers browse longer, spend more per visit, data shows
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What is the G7 and what's on the agenda at the Evian-les-Bains summit?

The Group of Seven wealthy nations will meet on Monday in the French lakeside resort of Evian-les-Bains to discuss wars in Ukraine and Iran, global

What is the G7 and what's on the agenda at the Evian-les-Bains summit?
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OpenAI hit with multistate probe into possible user harm as its IPO looms

OpenAI received a subpoena from several states as part of a probe into the safety of customers using its chatbot as it prepares to offer stock to the public for the first time

OpenAI hit with multistate probe into possible user harm as its IPO looms
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From rockets to brain implants, here's a look at Elon Musk's vast empire

Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and now first-ever trillionaire, controls a lot of different businesses

From rockets to brain implants, here's a look at Elon Musk's vast empire
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Apple’s big Siri update is here. Now the real challenge begins

Apple’s big Siri update is here. Now the real challenge begins

Apple’s big Siri update is here. Now the real challenge begins
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Drones and lone wolf attacks are key concerns as FBI works to secure 11 World Cup cities

Drones and lone wolf attacks are key concerns as FBI works to secure 11 World Cup cities

Drones and lone wolf attacks are key concerns as FBI works to secure 11 World Cup cities
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Anthropic disables top-tier AI models after US order limiting foreign access

Anthropic said on Friday it will "abruptly disable" its most advanced AI models for all users after the U.S. government ordered it

Anthropic disables top-tier AI models after US order limiting foreign access
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Google to challenge German ruling saying it is liable for AI-generated false claims

Alphabet's Google will appeal a German court ruling which said it is legally liable for false claims appearing in AI Overviews, the U.S. tech company said

Google to challenge German ruling saying it is liable for AI-generated false claims
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Trump’s AI security order acknowledges risks but stops short of regulating industry

The executive order is voluntary for AI companies but aligns with AI safety experts on the potential for harm.

Trump’s AI security order acknowledges risks but stops short of regulating industry
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Tech executives to attend G7 summit as leaders address AI, online safety

AI executives from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google and Mistral AI are expected to attend next week's G7 summit, said officials from France, which is crafting an agenda aimed at

Tech executives to attend G7 summit as leaders address AI, online safety
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U.S. bank regulators ramp up scrutiny of AI use at financial companies

U.S. banking regulators are stepping up scrutiny of how lenders deploy artificial intelligence as the developing technology sweeps through the industry,

U.S. bank regulators ramp up scrutiny of AI use at financial companies
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The skills people still perform better than AI, according to workplace experts

Many workers fear machines will supplant them as adoption of artificial intelligence accelerates

The skills people still perform better than AI, according to workplace experts
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Americans wary of AI-driven data center boom, Reuters/Ipsos poll shows

Just one-in-three Americans approve of the fast pace of data-center construction that supports artificial intelligence and most

Americans wary of AI-driven data center boom, Reuters/Ipsos poll shows
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Anthropic pledges $200 million to research AI's economic impact as CEO suggests job loss solutions

Anthropic has joined calls for the AI industry to find ways to cushion people from AI's disruptions to the workforce

Anthropic pledges $200 million to research AI's economic impact as CEO suggests job loss solutions
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Anthropic urges US not to block state AI laws without setting federal standards

Anthropic called on the U.S.

Anthropic urges US not to block state AI laws without setting federal standards
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SpaceX aims to launch orbital AI computing tests by end of next year, sources say

SpaceX executives say the company is aiming to launch initial demonstrations of space-based artificial intelligence computing infrastructure by late 2027,

SpaceX aims to launch orbital AI computing tests by end of next year, sources say
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From Siri AI to child safety tools: Key takeaways from Apple's WWDC

Apple unveiled its long-awaited overhaul of Siri, introducing a new AI-powered version of the personal assistant alongside expanded child-safety tools and software updates across

From Siri AI to child safety tools: Key takeaways from Apple's WWDC
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Apple and Brussels blame each other for delaying European Union rollout of Siri AI

Apple and the European Union are blaming each other for delaying the rollout of Apple's Siri AI app to European users

Apple and Brussels blame each other for delaying European Union rollout of Siri AI