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306 posts · sorted by dateTSMC Reports Record Q2 2026 Revenue of $39.6B as AI Chip Demand Outpaces Supply
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company posted all-time record Q2 revenue of $39.6 billion—up 36% year-over-year—as insatiable AI chip demand drives unprecedented semiconductor sector growth, with N3 nodes sold out through year-end and CoWoS packaging approaching critical capacity limits.
xAI's Grok Build Caught Silently Uploading Entire Code Repositories to the Cloud
A security researcher's wire-level analysis revealed that xAI's Grok Build CLI uploaded developers' full Git repositories — including commit histories and unredacted secrets — to a Google Cloud Storage bucket without consent. xAI disabled the uploads server-side and Elon Musk promised full data deletion, but researchers question whether that deletion has actually happened.
Monzo Co-Founder Tom Blomfield Leaves Y Combinator to Join Anthropic's Compute Team
Tom Blomfield, co-founder of Monzo and GoCardless and a Y Combinator Group Partner, is taking a leave of absence from YC to join Anthropic as a member of technical staff on its compute team, citing compute availability as one of the defining problems of the recursive self-improvement era.
Anthropic Extends Claude Fable 5 Access to July 19 as Compute Crunch Bites
Anthropic has extended bundled Claude Fable 5 access on paid plans through July 19, 2026 — the second extension in a week — while keeping Claude Code weekly limits 50% higher. On July 20, Fable 5 moves to metered usage credits at $10 and $50 per million tokens.
Apple Sues OpenAI, Alleging Trade Secret Theft for AI Hardware Push
Apple has filed a blockbuster lawsuit in Northern California federal court accusing OpenAI of orchestrating a coordinated scheme — from staff to its Chief Hardware Officer — to steal Apple trade secrets to build a rival AI device.
Ollama Raises $65M Series B as Local AI Reaches Nearly 9 Million Developers
Open-source AI platform Ollama has raised a $65 million Series B led by Theory Ventures, bringing total funding to $88 million as its base grows to 8.9 million monthly active developers running large language models locally.
1X Unveils NEO Robot Hands With 25 Degrees of Freedom, Targeting 10,000 Units in 2026
Norwegian-American robotics company 1X Technologies has unveiled tendon-driven hands for its NEO humanoid robot, featuring 25 degrees of freedom, sub-millimeter precision, and IP68 waterproofing — with hundreds already shipping and 10,000 units targeted for 2026.
Tesla Tears Down Its Model S/X Line in 46 Days to Build Optimus Robots
Tesla has dismantled the original Model S and Model X assembly line at its Fremont factory in just 46 days, clearing the way for humanoid Optimus robot production expected to begin in late July or August 2026, with a long-term target of one million units per year.
OpenAI Releases GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra, and Luna to the Public After US Government Review
OpenAI's three-tier GPT-5.6 family — Sol, Terra, and Luna — went public on July 9 following a 12-day voluntary government review process, marking the first major AI model release shaped by White House cybersecurity governance.
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