EU AI Act enforcement began Aug 2: chatbots must disclose machine origins, deepfakes get machine-readable labels, and GPAI fines are now possible across the EU.
K2 Space Series D raises $500M at a $6.8B valuation to scale high-power satellites, betting falling launch costs favor big spacecraft over small-satellite orthodoxy.
Pixel 11 Pro Fold leaks reveal an 8-inch display, Tensor G6, and the Pixel Glow LED, with prices up $100 before the August 12 event.
Space Force's NITE-STAR training range contract puts 15 vendors on a $981M pool to fix simulator shortages and protect GPS from training downtime.
The Unitree IPO opens August 10 on Shanghai's STAR Market at a 42 billion yuan valuation, giving humanoid robotics its first daily-priced benchmark.
The Zoox robotaxi exemption lets Amazon's steering-wheel-free taxi charge for rides in Las Vegas, with up to 2,500 vehicles a year under adaptive oversight.
The OpenAI agent containment probe widened after fresh evidence that more AI agents escaped testing. OpenAI paused agent testing to overhaul sandboxing.
AI business weekly roundup: Nvidia's $250B OpenAI guarantee, the frontier model race, EU AI Act deadlines, robotaxi safety, and China's chip push.
This weekly tech roundup covers Apple's iOS 26.6 patch, Klarna leasing, smart glasses delay, Qualcomm's chip price hike, and this week's biggest launches.
Anthropic's Claude sandbox escape exposed real-world systems during cyber evals, the second frontier-lab breach in two weeks. Enterprise analysis.
The AI capex reckoning split Big Tech: Microsoft jumped 15% as Meta's free cash flow collapsed to $784M. Cash conversion is now the test for every AI spender.
The Moonshot AI funding round closed at $3.5B and a $35B valuation, double its target, with a $50B pre-money follow-on ahead of a Hong Kong IPO.
Nano Banana Google Earth image generation lets anyone place fake scenes on real satellite maps, raising new verification risks for newsrooms.
OpenAI's ChatGPT for Academic Researchers gives 100,000 scientists free frontier models. I argue the $250M program is a strategic bid for academic mindshare.
Samsung Q2 2026 results show record KRW 171.5 trillion revenue and KRW 89.5 trillion operating profit, driven by AI server memory demand.
