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10 Jul 2025, 3:45 pm
Nvidia reportedly plans to release new AI chip designed for China
Nvidia seems determined to find a way to sell AI chips in China despite U.S. export restrictions. Source link10 Jul 2025, 1:35 pm
Google announces latest AI American Infrastructure Acadmey cohort
Google on Thursday announced the second cohort to take part in its AI Academy American Infrastructure Academy, which seeks to support companies using AI to address issues such as cybersecurity, education, and transportation. Source link9 Jul 2025, 11:22 pm
Microsoft shares $500M in AI savings internally days after cutting 9,000 jobs
Microsoft’s chief commercial officer Judson Althoff said during a presentation this week that AI tools are boosting productivity across sales, customer service, and software engineering, Bloomberg reports. Althoff noted AI has been so useful that Microsoft was able to save more than $500 million last year in its call center alone. Source link9 Jul 2025, 5:53 pm
YouTube prepares crackdown on ‘mass-produced’ and ‘repetitive’ videos, as concern over AI slop grows
YouTube is preparing to update its policies to crack down on creators’ ability to generate revenue from “inauthentic” content, including mass-produced videos and other types of repetitive content — things that have become easier to generate with the help of AI technology. Source link9 Jul 2025, 8:02 am
Hugging Face opens up orders for its Reachy Mini desktop robots
Hugging Face is ready for developers to start tinkering and testing its latest robotics release. Source link8 Jul 2025, 7:55 pm
Mistral is reportedly in talks to raise $1B
French AI startup Mistral is in talks to raise up to $1 billion in equity from investors including Abu Dhabi’s MGX fund, reports Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter. Source link7 Jul 2025, 6:32 pm
Tennis players criticize AI technology used by Wimbledon
Some tennis players are not happy with Wimbledon’s new AI line judges, as reported by The Telegraph. Source link6 Jul 2025, 3:19 pm
How Brex is keeping up with AI by embracing the ‘messiness’
Companies have struggled to adopt the right AI tools as the technology evolves at a far faster pace than their slow sales cycles. Source link30 Jun 2025, 4:25 am
Why AI will eat McKinsey’s lunch — but not today
Navin Chaddha, managing director of the 55-year-old Silicon Valley venture firm Mayfield, is betting big on AI’s ability to transform people-heavy industries like consulting, law, and accounting. The veteran investor, whose wins include Lyft, Poshmark, and HashiCorp, recently discussed at TechCrunch’s StrictlyVC evening in Menlo Park why he believes “AI teammates” can create software-like margins […]27 Jun 2025, 9:16 pm
As job losses loom, Anthropic launches program to track AI’s economic fallout
Silicon Valley has opined on the promise of generative AI to forge new career paths and economic opportunities – like the newly coveted solo unicorn startup. Banks and analysts have touted AI’s potential to boost GDP. But those gains are unlikely to be distributed equally in the face of what many expect to be widespread […]27 Jun 2025, 7:27 pm
Congress might block state AI laws for a decade. Here’s what it means.
A federal proposal that would ban states and local governments from regulating AI for 10 years could soon be signed into law, as Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and other lawmakers work to secure its inclusion into a GOP megabill ahead of a key July 4 deadline. Source link27 Jun 2025, 3:42 pm
Denmark clamps down on deepfakes by letting people copyright their own features
The Danish government is working to change copyright law to give its citizens the right to their own body, facial features, and voice. The landmark law is designed to strengthen protections against the creation and dissemination of deepfakes, reports The Guardian. Source link27 Jun 2025, 2:41 am
This AI-powered startup studio plans to launch 100,000 companies a year — really
Henrik Werdelin has spent the last 15 years helping entrepreneurs build big brands like Barkbox through his startup studio Prehype. Now, with his new, New York-based venture Audos, he’s betting that AI can help him scale that process from “tens” of startups a year to “hundreds of thousands” of aspiring business owners. Source link26 Jun 2025, 3:30 pm
Suno snaps up WavTool for its AI music editing tools amid ongoing dispute with music labels
Suno, the AI music company currently in a legal battle with music labels, announced on Thursday the acquisition of WavTool, a browser-based AI digital audio workstation (DAW). This acquisition aims to improve Suno’s editing capabilities for songwriters and producers. Source link25 Jun 2025, 6:46 pm
