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DeepSeek Targets $71 Billion Valuation, Plans 2027 IPO
DeepSeek is working with banking advisors on a mainland China listing planned for 2027, seeking a valuation up 42% from its June funding round just weeks earlier.

OpenAI's First Hardware Product Is a Screenless AI Speaker, Slipping to 2027
OpenAI's Jony Ive-designed device is a portable, camera-equipped speaker meant to feel like a physical ChatGPT companion. Full commercial release has slipped from 2026 to 2027.

Nvidia Cuts Approved Asian AI Chip Buyers by More Than Half
Nvidia tightened its customer whitelist in Singapore, Malaysia, and Japan after compliance reviews found neo-cloud providers suspected of routing chips to China. On-site audits and contract verification are now mandatory.

Microsoft Patches 'RoguePlanet' Defender Zero-Day That Grants SYSTEM Access
CVE-2026-50656, a race-condition flaw in the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine, let local attackers spawn a SYSTEM-level shell on fully patched Windows 10 and 11 machines.

xAI Appeals Dismissal of Its Trade Secret Lawsuit Against OpenAI
Elon Musk's xAI filed a notice of appeal to the Ninth Circuit after a federal judge tossed its case against OpenAI with prejudice for the second time on June 15.

Xi Jinping to Give First-Ever Keynote at China's Flagship AI Summit
Xi will open the 2026 World AI Conference in Shanghai on July 17, his first in-person appearance at the event since it launched in 2018, as China pushes a rival global AI governance body.

TSMC's June Revenue Jumps 68% as AI Chip Demand Outruns Supply
Taiwan Semiconductor posted NT$398.27 billion in June revenue, up 67.9% year-over-year, with the CEO calling AI demand 'extremely robust' ahead of Thursday's Q2 earnings.

The Fed Puts Marc Andreessen in Charge of Measuring What AI Does to Jobs
Fed Chair Kevin Warsh named the a16z co-founder to co-lead a new 'Productivity and Jobs' task force studying AI's economic impact. Critics see a conflict of interest the size of a venture portfolio.

Google Rebuilds Search Around Gemini 3.5 Flash — AI Mode Is Now the Default for Everyone
Gemini 3.5 Flash now powers AI Mode globally, in what Google calls the biggest change to Search in 25 years. AI Overviews reach 2.5 billion monthly users, and Google just published its first official GEO playbook.
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