⚡️BREAKING: SpaceX has teamed up with Nvidia to develop the StarMind AI1 satellite payload, using Rubin GPUs and Vera CPUs to bring data center-class AI computing into space.
🚨 BREAKING: Italian tech company Bending Spoons has acquired Airtable in a $1.285 billion all-cash deal, adding the popular no-code platform to its growing portfolio.
🚨 BREAKING: 🇰🇷 Samsung has launched a dedicated robotics division that will report directly to CEO Jun Young-hyun, signaling its ambition to make humanoid robots a major future growth business.
The new robotics strategy team will be led by Executive VP Lee Dongkun, who previously headed robotics strategy at Hyundai Motor Group and was part of Boston Dynamics.
Samsung is also establishing robotics research hubs in the U.S., China, and Japan, accelerating its push into the global humanoid robotics race.
🚨 JUST IN: Microsoft ($MSFT) and Mistral AI have announced an expanded partnership to bring Mistral's AI models to Microsoft Foundry, Copilot Studio, and Azure.
The deal includes a multibillion-dollar investment to expand AI infrastructure across Europe. Mistral will add GPU capacity powered by thousands of NVIDIA ($NVDA) Vera Rubin GPUs.
The goal is to give European organizations access to state-of-the-art AI while maintaining control over their data, operations, and digital sovereignty.
The biggest impact is for regulated industries like healthcare, manufacturing, and critical infrastructure. They can deploy the same AI models across the public cloud, hybrid environments, or fully air-gapped systems without having to redesign their applications.
🚨 JUST IN: The SEC has sued Mining Automatic for allegedly running a $22 million crypto mining fraud.
The company raised money from more than 380 investors between June 2023 and May 2025 but allegedly spent only 13% on mining.
The rest of the funds were allegedly diverted for other purposes.
🚨 JUST IN: The Trump administration is reportedly considering tougher restrictions on Chinese AI models following the launch of Moonshot's Kimi K3.
Proposed measures include holding U.S. cloud providers liable for hosting the models and expanding blacklist actions.
JUST IN: Alphabet is reportedly developing "Frozen v2," a custom AI chip designed for Gemini that could be 6 to 10 times more efficient than Google's current AI chips, according to The Information.
Unlike Google's TPUs, the chip is designed to move less data, enabling faster AI responses.
BREAKING: Alibaba has unveiled Qwen3.8 Max, claiming it's the world's second most capable AI model behind Anthropic's Fable 5.
The company says the model has 2.4 trillion parameters, putting it on par with today's leading frontier AI systems.
The claim comes from Alibaba and has not yet been independently verified.
JUST IN: Apple sues OpenAI for allegedly stealing trade secrets.
Apple alleged that OpenAI’s chief hardware officer, Tang Tan, who is a former Apple vice president, has directed Apple employees interviewing at OpenAI to share Apple secrets as part of the interviewing process. Tan is named as a defendant in the suit.
META TO START MAKING ITS OWN AI CHIP, CUTTING DEPENDENCE ON NVIDIA AND AMD
Meta is preparing to begin production of its custom AI chip, Iris, this September as it plans to double its computing capacity to 14 GW next year.
Building its own chip could help Meta rely less on Nvidia and AMD while giving it greater control over the AI infrastructure powering Facebook and Instagram.
The push is part of Meta's broader effort to rein in soaring AI expenses, with the company expected to spend as much as $145 billion on AI this year.