Arcee, a US open source AI lab, says Chinese models are not inherently dangerous
As Chinese AI models grow in capability and popularity among U.S. companies, the arguing over what should be done about them has reached a fever pitch.
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Hugging Face CEO Thanks Chinese AI for Saving the Day After OpenAI Hack
When American commercial AI refused to help investigate the breach, Hugging Face ran Chinese model GLM 5.2 locally. Its CEO now says there’s an important lesson in this.
Substack’s new tool tells you who’s been writing their newsletters with AI
Substack is giving readers a way to estimate how much of a newsletter was written by AI, signaling a broader shift toward transparency around AI-assisted content.
New Clarity Act emerges that’s a start on the final draft, makes ethics rule temporary
Lawmakers have circulated text of the latest draft that will be pushed toward a Senate finish line, but they’re still debating a core government-ethics piece.
OpenAI’s AI spending spree has ballooned to $750B
OpenAI will spend the equivalent of Sweden’s GDP on infrastructure through 2030.
BitGo, OTC Markets plan tokenized securities access for broker-dealers
The proposed alliance would enable more than 150 broker-dealers to trade and settle digital asset securities through OTC Link ATS using BitGo’s custody infrastructure.
Bitcoin price avoids major Iran jitters as S&P 500 ‘short squeeze’ on horizon
Bitcoin and US stocks stayed strong in the face of US-Iran escalation as analysis predicted BTC price action outperforming equities later.
AI Teammates: how monday.com runs production AI agents on Amazon Bedrock
AI Teammates are agentic AI on Amazon Bedrock, and few engineering organizations run them in production at the scale that monday.com does. Nine in ten Builders use AI coding tools every month, up from roughly half a year ago. Per-engineer PR throughput is up by more than half. Every figure in this post comes from … Read more
Revolut hits $115 billion valuation in employee share sale: WSJ
The company reported strong 2025 performance, with a $2.3 billion pre-tax profit, $6 billion in revenue, and over 75 million customers.
How the Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Z Flip 8 phones compare
Showing off the new Samsung Galaxy Fold 8. | Photo: David Imel / The Verge Samsung’s latest round of folding Galaxy Z phones and updated smartwatches were announced at its July 2026 Unpacked event and set to launch on August 7th. The Galaxy Z Flip 8, Fold 8, and Fold 8 Ultra don’t seem geared … Read more
Does creatine make you smarter?
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Preorders for Samsung’s new Z Fold and Flip 8 come with up to $350 in gift cards
Samsung’s newest foldables are here. At Galaxy Unpacked, the company announced the Galaxy Z Flip 8, Galaxy Z Fold 8, and Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra. All three devices will be available on August 7th, but you can preorder them now starting at $1,199.99, $1,899.99, and $2,099.99, respectively. You probably noticed that Samsung’s foldable lineup … Read more
SEC’s Peirce warns some DeFi vaults, onchain lending may fall under securities laws
The commissioner said onchain vaults and lending strategies could resemble investment funds or advisers, depending on how they are structured.
UK digital bond plans hinge on one missing piece: onchain cash
Experts say Britain’s digital gilt pilot can unlock trapped liquidity in financial markets only if regulators approve an onchain stablecoin.
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If you pay a hacker’s ransom, chances are that they’ll come back for more
The long-held understanding among security researchers and network defenders is that it’s impossible to negotiate in good faith with an extortion racket because there’s no incentive for the other side to actually walk away.
Why I Am Not Going to Buy a Computer
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US Seizes More Than $25M in Crypto Tied to Investment and Romance Scams
Prosecutors filed five forfeiture cases as Secret Service agents traced funds from thousands of victims to launderers in Southeast Asia.
Crypto Long & Short: The crypto question isn’t what to own — it’s what you can survive holding
In this week’s Crypto Long & Short, Lionsoul Global’s Gregory Mall writes that the primary crypto allocation decision is size, not selection.
Philips’ new smart toothbrush shows you where you didn’t properly brush
The latest addition to Philips’ Sonicare line of smart electric toothbrushes could take the guesswork out of your brushing routine. The Next-Generation DiamondClean 9900 Prestige uses a third-generation AI model to provide real-time feedback on how you’re brushing through a glowing ring on its base, while a touchscreen highlights areas of your mouth that may … Read more
Microsoft is bringing original Xbox games to PC
Microsoft is expanding its Xbox backward compatibility efforts today by bringing original Xbox games to PC. An early preview release will see four classic Xbox games available on PC today, as part of a bigger effort to bring more Xbox console games to PC in the future. The first four games are Blinx: The Time … Read more
AMD commits up to $5 billion to Anthropic
AMD says it’s going to invest up to $5 billion in Anthropic, while helping to expand the AI company’s computing power, according to an announcement on Wednesday. As part of the new partnership, Anthropic will deploy up to 2 gigawatts of AMD’s Instinct MI450 AI GPUs using the chipmaker’s new Helios rack-scale system, as reported … Read more
Centralized Elements ‘Frequently Persist’ in DeFi and Should Be Regulated: FATF
Nearly every country has yet to apply the rules, the watchdog said, warning of outright bans for platforms that don’t comply.
OpenNode – Bitcoin Payment Processor
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How to Read a Painting
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Ex-Tencent Games Global CTO Cedrick Collomb Joins Liquidnitro to Lead AI-Powered Game Production
What does it signal when the former global technology chief of the world’s largest games company takes the CTO seat at a 140-person studio in Hyderabad? Either a career footnote, or an early read on where value creation in game production is migrating. Liquidnitro Games announced that Cedrick Collomb, most recently CTO of Tencent Games … Read more
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