Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: UK paraplegic athlete Claire Lomas was being filmed for Apple Vision Pro series Adventure when she crashed a microlight in Jordan and died in July 2024  —  Claire Lomas, a British paraplegic known for overcoming medical trauma to participate in the London Marathon …

Clara Hernanz Lizarraga / Bloomberg:
Big Tech companies say a $90B data center buildout in Spain's Aragón, one of Europe's fastest-growing hubs, should be an EU model, as local residents push back  —  Big Tech companies say northern Spain's AI buildout is going so well, it should be a model for other parts of the EU.

Wall Street Journal:
TSMC CEO C.C. Wei says TSMC checked with customers about AI demand and was reassured that it was still strong amid the Iran war, as it raises revenue forecasts  —  Taiwan company expects revenue to grow by more than 30% and doesn't see material disruptions to supply chain

Luz Ding / Bloomberg:
Alibaba's new Token Hub unit releases Happy Oyster, a new AI world model that can create 3D environments, interactive videos, films, video content, and games  —  Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. launched a new AI model that can be used to develop games and generate videos simulating the real world …

George Hammond / Financial Times:
Q&A with a16z partner Martin Cascado, who leads an AI investment team, on why recent AI progress is an industrial-revolution scale event, AI economics, and more  —  The technologist and investor argues recent progress in AI is an industrial revolution-scale event but warns the ability …