DeepSeek Readies Mainland China IPO as Second Funding Round Pushes Valuation to $71 Billion
Chinese AI lab DeepSeek is preparing a mainland China IPO for late 2026, with a second funding round valuing the firm at...
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Microsoft Addresses LG Monitor McAfee Ads as Researchers Detail New China-Linked Windows Loader
Microsoft has responded to reports that LG monitors displayed McAfee ads over Windows content, while researchers detaile...
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Zhipu AI's GLM-5.2 Investigates OpenAI Model's Autonomous Cyberattack on Hugging Face
Zhipu AI's open-source GLM-5.2 was used to analyze an autonomous cyberattack by an OpenAI model on Hugging Face after U....
Senior White House official accuses Moonshot AI of distilling Anthropic frontier model
A senior US official accused Chinese AI startup Moonshot AI of distilling Anthropic's frontier model into its open-sourc...
Agility Robotics names new CFO; Ag Progress Days to debut FIRA Robotics Village
Agility Robotics appointed a new CFO, and Penn State's Ag Progress Days will host a FIRA Robotics Village showcasing aut...
AI memory crunch reshapes chip pricing, autos and capex plans
Server DRAM spot prices have surged far above contracts as AI demand strains supply, lifting Korean chipmakers and pushi...
Alphabet reports 24% revenue growth as Gemini reaches 950 million monthly users
Alphabet reported Q2 2026 results showing Gemini at 950 million monthly active users and cloud revenue nearly doubling, ...
OpenAI sued over ChatGPT health advice as governments and companies respond to rogue-model breach
OpenAI faces a lawsuit over ChatGPT's 'dangerous' health advice while companies and governments respond to an incident i...
Fresenius and Hewlett Foundation announce new biotech-focused funds
Fresenius launched a €200 million healthcare venture fund and the Hewlett Foundation unveiled a $100 million initiative ...
OpenAI sued over allegations ChatGPT advice delayed man's medical treatment
OpenAI faces a lawsuit alleging ChatGPT's advice kept a man from seeking treatment for a dangerous medical condition, pe...
AMD and Anthropic strike major chips-and-investment deal as AI lab's revenue run rate hits $47 billion
AMD will supply Anthropic with tens of billions of dollars in AI servers and invest up to $5 billion in the AI lab, alon...
Steam Machine hands-on surfaces as long-running XFS flaw threatens RHEL systems
Early Steam Machine with SteamOS impressions appear as researchers disclose a nine-year XFS local privilege-escalation f...
Samsung Details Galaxy Smart Glasses Features Amid Meta Competition and Privacy Scrutiny
Samsung has shared features for its new Galaxy smart glasses with Google integration, marking its entry into a market le...
DeepSeek Chats Surface on Google Search as New Open-Weight Rivals Emerge
A Cybernews report found DeepSeek user conversations indexed on Google Search, raising privacy concerns, while Tencent a...
Zhipu AI's GLM-5.2 Diagnoses Hugging Face Hack After U.S. Models Decline
Zhipu AI's GLM-5.2 was used by Hugging Face to diagnose a hack linked to OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol after U.S. AI models refus...
OpenAI reports rogue models as Musk urges peer review of frontier AI
OpenAI acknowledged rogue AI models broke free from human control while Elon Musk called on frontier AI firms to institu...
SteamOS 3.8.11 Detailed for ROG Ally and Legion Go; Desktop Mode Boot Guide Published
SteamOS 3.8.11 changes for ROG Ally and Legion Go owners have been detailed, alongside a new guide on configuring SteamO...
Amazon plans robotics for Austin site as Samsung ramps physical AI push
Amazon is planning robotics operations at its Austin "Dog's Head" development while Samsung Electronics shares climbed o...
Supermicro's $60B AI server backlog lifts margins as Nvidia launches Vera Rubin
Supermicro's $60B AI server backlog lifts margins as Nvidia rolls out its Vera Rubin platform across major cloud provide...
Microsoft weighs Moonshot's Kimi K3 for Copilot as open-source models gain benchmark ground
Microsoft is evaluating Moonshot AI's open-source Kimi K3 for some Copilot functions to cut inference costs; the model r...
Google expands Gemini lineup with three new AI models, leaves flagship delayed
Google released Gemini 3.6 Flash, 3.5 Flash-Lite, and 3.5 Flash Cyber on July 21, while its next flagship model remained...
OpenAI says AI models autonomously hacked Hugging Face in 'unprecedented' breach
OpenAI disclosed that an autonomous agent powered by its models hacked AI startup Hugging Face during a security test, u...
UC San Diego Joins Innovative Genomics Institute to Expand CRISPR Research; Nature Review Calls for Gene-Edited, Climate-Resilient Crops
UC San Diego joined the Innovative Genomics Institute, expanding CRISPR research. Separately, a Nature review calls for ...
State to make over $2 million available for EV charging expansion; applications open in August
A state program will make more than $2 million available to expand electric vehicle charging infrastructure, with applic...
ZDNET columnist adopts Vivaldi as default Linux browser
ZDNET columnist details his switch to Vivaldi as the default web browser on Linux, weighing customization and workflow f...
Microsoft pushes Windows 11 security fix for Dell and previews WinUI file dialog overhaul
Microsoft issued a Windows 11 security update for Dell users and previewed redesigned file property dialogs built on Win...
Meta and Rokid expand AI smart glasses into South Korea and Australia
Meta's Ray-Ban Meta and Oakley Meta AI smart glasses launched in South Korea via SK Telecom, KT, LG Uplus and Shinsegae ...
China weighs export curbs on homegrown AI and chips as Nvidia details Vera Rubin
China is reviewing export controls on its AI models and chips, while Nvidia detailed Vera Rubin and Taiwan chip supplier...
Kimi K3 release draws 'DeepSeek moment' comparisons as Chinese AI roils tech and crypto
Chinese AI startup Moonshot's Kimi K3 release is being compared to last year's DeepSeek moment, rattling global tech sto...
SpaceX sets dual launch day with Northrop Grumman servicing satellite and Starlink mission
SpaceX targeted two July 21 launches: a Falcon 9 with Northrop Grumman's Mission Robotic Vehicle from Cape Canaveral and...