Jagmeet Singh / TechCrunch:
Google and Accel's joint AI startup accelerator Atoms picks five Indian startups from 4,000+ applications, saying ~70% of rejected applicants were AI “wrappers”  —  Many artificial intelligence startup ideas are still little more than superficial “wrappers” built on top of existing models.

Kenrick Cai / Reuters:
President Trump accuses Iran of using AI as a “disinformation weapon” to make fake images of wartime successes against the US, saying “AI can be very dangerous”  —  U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday accused Iran of using artificial intelligence as a “disinformation weapon” …

Wen-Yee Lee / Reuters:
Micron completes the $1.8B acquisition of Powerchip's DRAM fab in Taiwan, and plans a second fab of similar scale with construction starting by the end of FY26  —  U.S. memory chipmaker Micron Technology (MU.O) said on Monday it plans to build a second manufacturing facility in Taiwan …

Reuters:
JD.com launches online marketplace Joybuy in the UK, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg, as it expands globally to challenge Amazon  —  Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com (9618.HK) on Monday launched its Joybuy online marketplace in the UK, Germany, France, the Netherlands …

Jordyn Holman / New York Times:
Q&A with Waymo co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana on accidents, why autonomous vehicles won't lead to job losses, plans to license Waymo tech to other companies, and more  —  Waymo's co-chief executive, Tekedra Mawakana, knows she needs to earn the public's trust.  It won't be easy.