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Apple Calls India Antitrust Case Copy-Paste
TL;DR: Apple hit back at India's App Store antitrust case, arguing regulators built it on "copy-pasted" claims from rivals. The fight extends the global battle over platform commissions and app-store control, with Apple facing pressure on multiple continents at once. Read more →
Andreessen Joins Pentagon Defense Policy Board
TL;DR: War Secretary Pete Hegseth appointed a16z's Marc Andreessen to the Defense Policy Board, formally pulling the venture giant into advising the Pentagon on national security. The move deepens Silicon Valley's tightening alliance with U.S. defense and signals more capital flowing toward defense tech. Read more →
Rocket Lab Buys Iridium In $8B Deal
TL;DR: Rocket Lab agreed to acquire satellite operator Iridium for roughly $8 billion, instantly vertically integrating launch and orbital services. The deal turns Rocket Lab into a serious SpaceX rival in the satellite arena and reshapes the competitive map of commercial space infrastructure. Read more →
Chinese Robotics Firms Hit $2.8B Valuations
TL;DR: Embodied-intelligence startups AI2 Robotics and X Square Robots each closed funding rounds at $2.8 billion valuations, underscoring how fast capital is pouring into humanoid robotics. The raises intensify the U.S.-China race to commercialize general-purpose robots for factories and homes. Read more →
8090 Nabs $135M For AI Coding
TL;DR: AI software-development automation startup 8090 raised a $135 million round, betting that agents can rewrite how enterprises build software. The funding lands as agentic coding tools surge in valuation and large companies rethink their entire engineering pipelines around AI. Read more →
Straiker Raises $64M For Agent Security
TL;DR: Agentic-security company Straiker landed $64 million to defend enterprise AI agents from attack, addressing a fast-growing risk surface as companies deploy autonomous agents. The raise reflects how AI safety and security have become one of the hottest enterprise funding categories. Read more →
Baz Moves Code Reviews To Planning
TL;DR: Agentic coding startup Baz extended its seed round and pushed AI code reviews up to the planning stage rather than after code is written. The approach targets developer-tool incumbents by catching architectural issues earlier, betting that prevention beats post-hoc review. Read more →
Super Micro Raided In Nvidia Chip Probe
TL;DR: U.S. authorities raided Super Micro's offices as part of an investigation into alleged smuggling of Nvidia AI chips. The action escalates the enforcement storm around export controls and puts a major server maker at the center of Washington's crackdown on chip diversion. Read more →
Samsung, SK Hynix Pour Into AI Chips
TL;DR: South Korea said Samsung and SK Hynix will invest in major AI and semiconductor mega-projects, reinforcing East Asia's grip on the AI chip supply chain. The spending plans deepen the global memory and logic buildout fueling the AI infrastructure boom. Read more →
Google Makes Gemini Image Gen Free
TL;DR: Google opened Gemini's personalized image generation to all U.S. users for free, using account data to tailor outputs. The move puts Google head-to-head with OpenAI's image products and accelerates the commoditization of consumer generative-image tools. Read more →
Meta Unveils Brain2Qwerty V2 BCI
TL;DR: Meta revealed Brain2Qwerty v2, a system that translates brain signals into text in real time, marking fresh progress in non-invasive brain-computer interfaces. The research signals Meta's long bet on neural input as a future interface beyond keyboards and screens. Read more →
Raimondo Pitches $500M AI Worker Plan
TL;DR: Former Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo unveiled a $500 million plan to help American workers retrain and survive the AI economy. The initiative targets the labor displacement anxiety mounting across industries as AI automates more white-collar and technical roles. Read more →
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