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China blocks Meta's $2B Manus deal, founders under exit ban
Beijing ordered Meta to unwind its acquisition of the agentic AI startup after integration had already begun.
Skye raises $3.6M for AI iPhone home screen before launch
Signull Labs secured pre-seed funding for an unreleased app that uses iOS widgets to deliver ambient AI intelligence.
DeepMind's Silver raises $1.1B for AI that learns without human data
Ineffable Intelligence hits $5.1B valuation to build reinforcement learning systems that discover knowledge through trial and error alone.
OpenAI breaks Microsoft exclusivity, can sell on any cloud
OpenAI renegotiated its Microsoft deal to end exclusivity by 2032, clearing legal obstacles to its $50B Amazon partnership.
Aurora and Chemical Brothers collaborate as Tomora on dance album
Norwegian singer Aurora and Chemical Brothers' Tom Rowlands release Come Closer, a 90s-influenced electronic album that works better live than recorded.
Trump uses assassination attempt to pitch stalled White House ballroom
Hours after gunman tried to enter correspondents dinner, president claimed $400M project would have prevented security breach.
Google rolls gradient icons to signal AI features across apps
New design drops uniform circles for softer gradients that mark which Google apps contain AI-powered features.
Cohere acquires Aleph Alpha in $20B sovereign AI play
Canadian AI startup Cohere takes over German rival Aleph Alpha with €500M backing from retail giant Schwarz Group, targeting European enterprises seeking non-US AI alternatives.
OpenAI CEO apologizes for not alerting police before mass shooting
Sam Altman said he's 'deeply sorry' after OpenAI banned a user for violent content in June but didn't contact authorities until after the shooting.
Maine governor vetoes data center moratorium over single project
Mills blocked what would have been America's first statewide data center ban because it lacked an exemption for one favored facility.
Anthropic agents strike real deals in test marketplace
69 employees used AI agents to buy and sell actual goods for $4,000 total, revealing quality gaps users couldn't detect.
Anthropic stock now buys a $4.75M Bay Area home: inside the private-share swap
An investment banker traded his 13-acre Mill Valley estate for Anthropic equity — a window into how private-share secondary deals are valuing the AI lab now.