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Klarna reports Q2 revenue up 25% YoY to $823M and net loss up 194% YoY to $53M, as it prepares for a second attempt at a US IPO, after pausing plans in April (Akila Quinio/Financial Times)

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This big stick solved my smart garden connectivity problems

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Sources: some investors seek to replace N26's co-CEOs after German financial regulator Bafin identified new deficiencies in the digital bank's internal controls (Bloomberg)

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SoftBank-owned PayPay files for a US listing; sources: PayPay aims to raise $2B+ at a $10B+ valuation, and the listing could happen by the end of the year (David Keohane/Financial Times)

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Meta's standalone Meta AI app, launched in April 2025, offers an uneven experience, hallucinating and not personalizing replies despite access to Meta accounts (Bloomberg)

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The Pixel 10 Pro Fold’s full specs may have just leaked

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An interview with Sam Altman on spending billions on AI infrastructure, wanting Chrome if it's really for sale, AI models saturating the chat use case, and more (Ina Fried/Axios)

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Avatar: The Last Airbender fans are going to have a huge 2026

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How Google's Jigsaw and pollster Scott Rasmussen plan to use AI to survey Americans on political views to find common ground ahead of the US' 250th anniversary (Richard Nieva/Forbes)

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Meta's strong Q2 shows it has learned it must give investors short-term results to get permission for long-term investments, such as its AI ambitions (Ben Thompson/Stratechery)

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Accenture plans to acquire Melbourne-based cybersecurity company CyberCX from private equity firm BGH Capital, reportedly valuing CyberCX at AU$1B+ (Mark Anderson/Bloomberg Law)

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Foxconn's AI server business surged 60%+ YoY in Q2, surpassing revenue from Apple-related products for the first time, and is projected to grow 170%+ YoY in Q3 (Lauly Li/Nikkei Asia)

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Sen. Josh Hawley calls for a congressional probe into Meta after a report on its AI policy allowing sensual chats with kids; Sen. Marsha Blackburn backs a probe (Jody Godoy/Reuters)

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Bloomberg: ‘Trump Administration Said to Discuss Taking Stake in Intel’

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Louisiana AG Liz Murrill sues Roblox, alleging among other things that it continues to facilitate CSAM distribution and the sexual exploitation of children (Todd Spangler/Variety)

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The Wall Street Journal Marches Toward Pravda With American Characteristics

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Fortnite login is back after an outage

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Source: investors have offered cloud startup Vercel hundreds of millions at an $8B-$9B valuation, which would nearly triple its $3B valuation from 15 months ago (The Information)

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Nice Pitch From Dieter Bohn for the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7

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Source: AI coding startup Cognition raised nearly $500M led by Founders Fund, bringing its valuation to $9.8B, more than double the level earlier this year (Yuliya Chernova/Wall Street Journal)

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