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AMD and other tech stocks hit record highs while Anthropic released Claude Opus, its latest large language model. The moves reflect simultaneous momentum in AI hardware equities and intensifying competition among frontier model providers. Claude Opus enters a market already contested by OpenAI and Google at the

MeitY's IndiaAI Mission has selected 10 startups for the second cohort of its Global Acceleration Programme, run in partnership with Station F and HEC Paris. The cohort spans healthtech, climate tech, edtech, satellite intelligence, and cognitive AI, with each startup entering a three-month Paris residency aimed at

Netflix will roll out a TikTok-style vertical video feed within its apps this month, alongside plans to use AI for content creation and recommendations. The move targets passive discovery and deeper in-app engagement, two metrics central to streaming retention and advertiser appeal.

Competitors are accelerating challenges to Adobe's Creative Cloud dominance, targeting its subscription pricing and AI strategy with free and low-cost alternatives. Autograph, a new motion design tool announced this week, is among the latest entrants directly targeting Adobe's product lineup. Price-sensitive prosumers

MIT Technology Review's digest challenges the Neanderthal interbreeding theory and questions the reliability of human oversight in AI-driven warfare. An op-ed argues that Pentagon 'human in the loop' standards are procedurally hollow because overseers cannot interpret AI decision-making. A Starlink outage that

TSMC raised its full-year revenue forecast and pledged higher capital spending, pointing to AI chip demand as the key driver. The revision reinforces TSMC's central role in AI hardware supply and signals sustained investment cycles for equipment makers and packaging suppliers downstream.

Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced is reportedly set to launch July 9, 2026, with an official reveal expected next week. The remake of the 2013 original will reportedly depart from the RPG format used in recent franchise entries, signaling a return to action-adventure gameplay.

OpenAI updated its desktop coding platform Codex with computer use, image generation, native web access, and personalization tools. The additions meaningfully expand Codex beyond code generation into a broader development workflow tool. The rollout begins on macOS, with Windows and IDE support scheduled to follow.

India smartphone shipments fell to a six-year low in Q1, per Counterpoint Research, as price hikes curtailed demand across entry and mid-tier segments. The decline pressures volume-dependent brands operating in one of the world's largest handset markets.

OpenAI released a major Codex update that enables the AI agent to operate computers directly, use everyday tools, generate images, and learn from past actions. The upgrade positions Codex as a direct rival to Anthropic's Claude Code in the fast-growing autonomous agent category.

IonQ has won a contract with DARPA, the U.S. defense research agency, adding a federal revenue stream and signaling government validation of its quantum hardware. The award strengthens IonQ's competitive position in defense-adjacent markets and may support its commercial credibility heading into 2026.

Meta Platforms and Broadcom are expanding their custom AI chip partnership, with Meta developing ASICs to reduce reliance on Nvidia GPUs for inference and training workloads. The move pressures Nvidia's hyperscaler revenue while strengthening Broadcom's standing as the lead ASIC partner for major AI spenders.

Leaked details reveal Huawei's Watch Fit 5 at EUR 199 and the Pro variant at EUR 299, with the Pro adding LTPO OLED, ECG, and diving support. The pricing places both models in a competitive mid-range fitness wearable window ahead of an anticipated launch.

TeraWulf plans to raise $900 million to expand its AI data centre capacity, marking a major capital commitment by the Bitcoin-mining-turned-compute infrastructure firm. The raise reflects growing competition to secure AI workload capacity ahead of enterprise demand. Deployment terms and facility timeline have not been

Anthropic has turned down VC funding offers valuing it at over $800 billion, opting not to raise a new round at this time. The rejections signal that private market valuations for frontier AI developers continue to climb sharply, setting potential benchmarks for the sector. No timeline for a future round has been

An Artemis astronaut reported visible charring on the Orion capsule's heat shield after the crew's reentry from lunar distance. The observation adds to ongoing NASA and contractor evaluation of Orion's Avcoat ablative material, which showed unexpected erosion during the uncrewed Artemis I mission. Engineers will assess

OpenAI published a technical post framing Codex as a general-purpose reasoning engine applicable well beyond code generation. The move repositions Codex as a direct competitor to broader LLM deployments, intensifying pressure on Anthropic, Google DeepMind, and Meta in enterprise AI. Developer community engagement was

A24's live-action Elden Ring adaptation has begun production under director Alex Garland, with Tom Burke, Havana Rose Liu, Sonoya Mizuno, and Emma Laird joining the cast. The project is A24's most expensive and ambitious film to date, marking a strategic shift toward tentpole-scale filmmaking for the prestige indie

Huawei launched the Pura X Max in China, becoming the first company to commercially release a wide-format foldable smartphone. The move preempts similar devices from Apple and Samsung, setting an early price anchor between $1,613 and roughly $1,905 depending on configuration. Preorders opened today with full

South Korean President Lee and Indian PM Modi agreed to strengthen cooperation in AI and semiconductors, deepening ties between two major Asian tech economies. The pact reflects broader supply chain diversification trends, with South Korea's chip manufacturing capacity and India's engineering talent base as