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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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★ Apple Issues a Workaround for the Blood Oxygen Sensor Ban for U.S. Apple Watches

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Supreme Court opens door to social media age-gating in US

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SCOTUS rejects NetChoice's emergency appeal to block a Mississippi law that requires age verification and parental consent for teens to join social networks (New York Times)

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You Have 24 Hours to Comply

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Sources: Lambda is in talks for a funding round that could value the cloud services company between $4B and $5B ahead of a potential IPO by the end of 2025 (Bloomberg)

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The best Xbox controller to buy right now

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Ghost in the Shell director's anime Angel's Egg is finally getting a 4K theatrical release

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More games are adopting the aesthetics of Tim Burton, creating a new genre

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Sources: the Trump administration is in talks with Intel to have the US government potentially take a stake in the company; INTC closes up 7.4% (Bloomberg)

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China is about to launch SSDs so small you insert them like a SIM card

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Jurassic Park: Survival lets you relive the infamous velociraptor kitchen scene

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