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Sources: the Trump administration is considering plans for an independent regulator to vet the safety of AI models; the regulator would report to the SEC (Bloomberg)
Filings: a group of major music publishers has agreed to end a copyright infringement dispute with X over the use of their music on the social media platform (Blake Brittain/Reuters)
The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index sank ~10% for the week, its largest weekly fall in over a year, and is now down ~20% from its late-June all-time high (Reuters)
Sources: Valar Atomics, which makes small nuclear reactors intended to power data centers, is in talks to raise $1B at a ~$5B pre-money valuation (The Information)
Apple raises iPhone prices in Japan by up to 11%, likely due to the Japanese yen's depreciation against the US dollar over the past year (Joe Rossignol/MacRumors)
Amazon apologizes after some AWS users received bills as high as $1.5T due to "an issue with unit pricing within the estimated billing computation subsystem" (Robert Booth/The Guardian)
Sources: OpenRouter has discussed a potential sale to a bigger tech company that could value it at billions of dollars, a premium to its $1.3B valuation in May (The Information)
Sources: SpaceX is in talks with the DOD about providing the agency with access to data-center capacity worth billions of dollars for running AI models (Wall Street Journal)
Apple raises the price of Apple Music, with the individual plan up by $1 to $11.99, and some Apple One bundles, citing rising licensing costs (Chance Miller/9to5Mac)
Sources: Apple and the DOJ are in early discussions about settling a 2024 antitrust lawsuit alleging that Apple violated antitrust laws (Bloomberg)
Sources: Meta is in talks to rent computing power from its data centers to Anthropic in a deal that could be worth ~$10B over two years (New York Times)
Models like Kimi K3, Grok 4.5, and Muse 1.1 may prevent the dominance of 2-3 frontier labs with 90% inference margins from hurting other AI ecosystem layers (Gavin Baker/@gavinsbaker)
Kimi K3 hype shouldn't alarm the US about "losing the AI race" to China; K3 is a good model but not frontier-level and likely lacks dangerous cyber capabilities (Transformer)
ASML plans to give its ~45K employees globally a €20K bonus, issued as a share award that vests in 2030, joining other chip industry companies offering payouts (Sarah Jacob/Bloomberg)
AI inference startup General Compute gets a $400M loan from tech investment firm Upper90, seemingly the first deal to use inference-specific chips as collateral (Tim Fernholz/TechCrunch)

Wired

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Polymarket’s Corporate Structure Is a Mystery—Even to Some of Its Former Employees
ICE Is Using Data Broker Tools to ‘Identify Unaccompanied Minors’ and ‘Fraud’
‘The Odyssey’ Backlash Failed Tremendously
Lyft’s CEO Says, ‘We’re the Good Uber’
The Best New Camping Gear at REI (2026): Tents, Coolers, Bikes, More
Conspiracy Theorists Think Trump’s Speech Paves the Path to the Insurrection Act
Essential Gear for an Emergency Kit—for Cars or Go-Bags
5 Best Smart Speakers (2026): Alexa, Google, Apple
Valve Steam Machine Review: A Compromised Console
Panasonic Japanese Microwave Review (2026): True 1-Button Cooking
23 Best Gifts for Cooks (2026): Vitamix, Frying Pans, Air Fryers
A $10K Bounty Aims to Make Sony’s PlayStation 5 a Computer Again
San Francisco Demands Apple and Google Delete AI ‘Nudify’ Apps From App Stores
The Group Behind ‘2000 Mules’ Is Back With Another Election Conspiracy Film
The CDC Has a Cyclospora Lab. DOGE Downsized It Last Year
A Humanoid Company Backed by Eric Trump Is Preparing Its Robots for War
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Pete Hegseth’s Plan for ‘High T’ Troops Is a Junk-Science Fever Dream
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Do Face Masks Help With Wildfire Smoke? Yes, But More Is Needed
Review: Xgimi Titan Noir Max Home Projector (2026)
Everyone Thinks They Have the Diarrhea Parasite
Here’s Why Anthropic Is Pushing States to Regulate AI Faster
Swatch’s New Gold MoonSwatch Solves the Problem of the Nightmare Royal Pop Launch
XPeng’s New ‘Budget’ EV Looks Like the Ferrari Luce
11 Best Sleeping Bags (2026): Ultralight, Warm Weather, for Kids
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Hisense XR10 Smart Projector Review: RGB-Powered Wonder
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Best Air Purifiers (2026): Coway, AirDoctor, IQAir, and More
Please Stop Making Me Opt Out of AI
Astronomers Have Found a Sugar Molecule in Deep Space for the First Time Ever
OnePlus, the ‘Flagship-Killer’ Smartphone Brand, Is All but Dead
Lenovo Coupon Codes and Deals in July 2026

Engadget

There's now an API for mainlining Trump's Truth Social posts
Meta is reportedly considering a multibillion-dollar data center deal with Anthropic
Zoox issues software recall because its robotaxis may be confused by smoke
The Odyssey in IMAX is worth a long journey of your own
Apple Music and Apple One prices rise for the first time in years
Is the Apple TV 4K still worth buying after the price hike?
Here are the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 8 and Z Fold 8 camera and battery specs, apparently
A bug in AWS has caused some customers' bills to spike from a few cents to billions of dollars
Bethesda details what's next for Fallout and its other franchises amid Xbox cuts
Apple and Google ordered by San Francisco attorney to take action against 'nudify' apps
Samsung's Freestyle+ projector is now available for $1,200
Caviar is selling a ridiculous Lionel Messi-themed Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra a week before its official unveiling
Engadget Podcast: Is Siri AI actually useful in iOS 27 and macOS Golden Gate?
God of War show recasts Kratos after Ryan Hurst sustains an injury on set
Most smart appliances collect data: Here's how to find out what yours tracks
EU defangs a key pillar of its climate policy to allow more pollution
Xreal XBX a01+ review: Astoundingly bright, lightweight AR glasses for $299
Tesla's selling a $225 balance bike for toddlers
Signal is testing the ability to add an Android phone or tablet as a secondary device
Verizon Fios boosts its fastest plan to 5Gbps

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