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AI Startup Rilla Spends $1.7 Million Annually on Employee Housing for 72-Hour Work Weeks
AI startup Rilla, developer of coaching software for salespeople, spends around $1.7 million annually on housing stipends for employees in exchange for 72-hour work weeks, reports Fortune.
Contractor for Meta AI Campus Discharged Rare Bacteria into Cheyenne Sewers; City Halts Data Center Discharge
A contractor building Meta's new AI campus in Cheyenne, Wyoming, discharged a rare potentially dangerous bacterium into the sewer system—the city has suspended acceptance of data center wastewater.
Gartner: Customers Choose ChatGPT Three Times More Often Than Company Chatbots
Gartner's survey of 3,566 customers shows: people resolve service issues through ChatGPT almost three times more often than through a company-branded chatbot.
The Lights Went Out During Mistral CEO and Mozilla President\'s Talk at RAISE Summit
At Paris\'s RAISE Summit, during a discussion between Mistral CEO Arthur Mensch and Mozilla President Mark Surman on open AI, the electricity cut out on stage.
London Startup Fleek Raised $25 Million for AI in the Secondhand Market
Fleek from London raised $25 million in Series B funding for AI that sorts, assesses, and prices secondhand clothing; total investment reached $45 million.
UiPath CEO Dines: Refusing to Hire Junior Talent Over AI is a Business Mistake
At RAISE Summit in Paris, UiPath CEO Daniel Dines stated: most corporate AI agents are stuck in pilots, and solving the problem starts with people.
Samsung\'s Profit Soared 19-Fold to 89.4 Trillion Won Amid AI Memory Demand Boom
Samsung Electronics forecasted operating profit for the second quarter of 2026 at 89.4 trillion won — nearly 19 times higher than a year earlier, driven by explosive demand for AI memory chips.
Klarna Applied for U.S. Banking License the Company's Boldest Move in America
Swedish BNPL giant Klarna submitted an application for a banking license in the U.S., betting that Washington's more fintech-friendly policy will help it gain a foothold in the market where other European competitors hav
Skello Raised €200M from Bridgepoint, Increasing Founders' Ownership Stake
Paris-based HR startup Skello closed a €200M round led by Bridgepoint a rare case where the founders' and managers' ownership stake in the company increased rather than diluted.
Nintendo to Discontinue Original Switch Sales in Europe from February 2027
Nintendo will remove all versions of the original-generation Switch console from European shelves starting mid-February 2027 due to new EU battery requirements, not competition from Switch 2.
Spanish startup Sherpa.ai raised $18 million for AI without access to raw data
Basque startup Sherpa.ai raised $18 million for AI technology that does not receive access to customers' raw data—banks, hospitals, and government agencies.
Shanghai Biren raised $892.5 million to produce GPUs to compete with Nvidia in China
Chinese chipmaker Shanghai Biren Technology placed new shares worth 7 billion Hong Kong dollars to increase GPU production and replace Nvidia products in the domestic market.
Tesla launched Robotaxi in Miami without a safety driver
Tesla opened a robotaxi service in the West Miami area—for the first time in this city, vehicles operate completely without a human safety driver in the cabin.
Taiwan's Unimicron attracts up to $1.4 billion amid AI demand for chip substrates
Substrate manufacturer Unimicron Technology intends to raise up to $1.4 billion through the placement of global depository receipts amid the AI boom.
Stargate UK: OpenAI never inspected the flagship AI project site in Britain
The Guardian reported that OpenAI never visited the key site for the Stargate UK data center.
Hong Kong processes over half of all chip imports to China
According to Bloomberg, Hong Kong has become the main channel for importing chips to China.
Microsoft launches AI business Frontier Company with 6000 engineers for enterprise implementations
Microsoft announced a new operating division Frontier Company backed by 2.5 billion dollars in investments.
SpaceX showed investors an AI device prototype with xAI technologies; Musk denies it
The Wall Street Journal reported about SpaceX AI gadget prototype, thinner than an iPhone with a Snapdragon chip.
Honda begins battery production for data centers at cancelled EV factory
According to Nikkei Asia, Honda has started producing energy storage batteries for data centers at an Ohio facility.
Ashton Kutcher leaves Sound Ventures for new AI fund with Morgan Beller
According to TechCrunch, actor and investor Ashton Kutcher is leaving Sound Ventures to launch an AI infrastructure and energy fund with Morgan Beller.
Norm Ai Raises $120M Series C at $1.2B Valuation, Khosla Ventures Among Investors
New York-based AI startup Norm Ai, which built its own AI-powered law firm, raised $120 million in Series C at a $1.2 billion valuation, Bloomberg reports.
Quaise Energy Raises $134M for Microwave Deep Drilling Technology
Quaise Energy startup has raised $134 million for deep drilling technology using microwave energy to break rock and access ultra-hot geothermal sources at depths of several kilometers.
Hud CEO Roy Adler: Runtime Intelligence Will Be the Next Stage of Software Operations
Hud startup CEO Roy Adler explains why traditional logs, metrics, and traces are no longer enough in an era when AI agents write production-ready code in minutes.
Romania launched CyberCUBE satellite — the first private mission of the European Space Agency
On July 7, 2026, a Falcon 9 rocket launched the CyberCUBE satellite — the first private ESA mission led by Romania to test European satellites' vulnerability to cyberattacks.
SpaceX joined Nasdaq 100: analyst valued company at $10.5 trillion, Grantham expects crash
On the day SpaceX was added to the Nasdaq 100 index, Raymond James analyst valued the company at $10.5 trillion, while renowned investor Jeremy Granthem predicted a 90% probability of a crash.
Luffy AI raised £8.1 million for self-tuning AI for electric motors
British startup Luffy AI closed a Series A round for £8.1 million to manage electric motors in real-time using 'neuroplastic' AI.
FuriosaAI launched RNGD chips in Europe as a cheaper alternative to Nvidia
South Korean startup FuriosaAI deployed its AI accelerators RNGD at the Equinix LS2 data center in Lisbon — the company's first foray into the European market.
NHTSA Ordered Autonomous Vehicle Companies to Fix Emergency Responder Interference by End of July
NHTSA issued a directive: autonomous vehicles were interfering with ambulances and fire departments at accident scenes; companies were given until end of July 2026 to provide solutions.
SpaceXAI and Cursor Preparing First Joint AI Model Against Opus 4.8 and GPT-5.5
SpaceXAI and Cursor may release their first jointly developed AI model as early as July 15, 2026—an internal memo compares it to Opus 4.8 and GPT-5.5.
CISA Uses Anthropic's Mythos Model to Audit US Government System Code
US cybersecurity agency CISA applies Anthropic's closed offensive AI model Mythos to find vulnerabilities in US government agency software.