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CHINESE STARTUP CLAIMS AI CHIP RIVALS 4NM TECH

DFSX, a Chinese startup backed by state entities and Jack Ma's venture fund, has launched an AI chip built on 14nm process technology using a fully domestic supply chain. The company claims the chip can match the performance of advanced 4nm processors.

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Chinese startup DFSX launches an AI chip that it claims uses a fully domestic supply chain and is built on a 14nm process, but says it can rival 4nm chips (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal: Chinese startup DFSX launches an AI chip that it claims uses a fully domestic supply chain and is b…

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Meta is sued by 26 current and former employees, who allege its use of AI in May layoffs unfairly targeted workers with disabilities or on protected leave (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal: Meta is sued by 26 current and former employees, who allege its use of AI in May layoffs unfairly t…

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The UAE gained broader US AI chip access after aiding the US in the Iran war, letting G42 buy freely for at least nine months; G42 plans to become a US company (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal: The UAE gained broader US AI chip access after aiding the US in the Iran war, letting G42 buy freel…

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China enacts rules forbidding companionship chatbots from encouraging emotional reliance, banning virtual relationships with minors, and more (Stu Woo/Wall Street Journal)

Stu Woo / Wall Street Journal: China enacts rules forbidding companionship chatbots from encouraging emotional reliance,…

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How TikTok Shop sellers are using AI creators and AI twins to boost sales; eMarketer: US sales on TikTok Shop are expected to hit $23.4B in 2026, up 48% YoY (Patrick Coffee/Wall Street Journal)

Patrick Coffee / Wall Street Journal: How TikTok Shop sellers are using AI creators and AI twins to boost sales; eMarket…

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Hyundai's South Korea auto workers have gone on a partial strike over wages, AI, and the prospect of the company deploying its new humanoid robot in factories (Jiyoung Sohn/Wall Street Journal)

Jiyoung Sohn / Wall Street Journal: Hyundai's South Korea auto workers have gone on a partial strike over wages, AI, and…

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AI execs are bolstering personal security amid rising AI opposition; Liferaft: digital threats against execs and data centers grew 7x from late February to May (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal: AI execs are bolstering personal security amid rising AI opposition; Liferaft: digital threats agai…

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Sources: Coatue is leading a $3B investment in Databricks that values the data analytics software company at $188B, a 40% increase from its December valuation (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal: Sources: Coatue is leading a $3B investment in Databricks that values the data analytics software c…

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Sources: SpaceX is in talks with the DOD about providing the agency with access to data-center capacity worth billions of dollars for running AI models (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal: Sources: SpaceX is in talks with the DOD about providing the agency with access to data-center capa…

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Sources: AI inference chip startup Etched is raising funds at a ~$20B valuation and is raising capital at a $10B valuation in a separate round led by Sequoia (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal: Sources: AI inference chip startup Etched is raising funds at a ~$20B valuation and is raising capi…

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Prediction market political betting on insider info spreads in DC; sources: WH lawyers raised alarms over anonymous Polymarket bets on the Iran ceasefire timing (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal: Prediction market political betting on insider info spreads in DC; sources: WH lawyers raised alarm…

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Sources: CIA operative Jonny Gannon spied on G42 to probe its China ties and helped the UAE gain expanded access to US AI chips by allaying US suspicions (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal: Sources: CIA operative Jonny Gannon spied on G42 to probe its China ties and helped the UAE gain ex…

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A profile of businessman Sebastian Rucci, whose past ventures were subject to legal probes, as he bids to build California's biggest data center, a $10B project (Zusha Elinson/Wall Street Journal)

Zusha Elinson / Wall Street Journal: A profile of businessman Sebastian Rucci, whose past ventures were subject to legal…

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As many companies cut AI costs by using cheaper models, some, like Shopify, go all-in on frontier models, barring engineers from using anything else (Belle Lin/Wall Street Journal)

Belle Lin / Wall Street Journal: As many companies cut AI costs by using cheaper models, some, like Shopify, go all-in o…

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As companies stay private longer, VC firms, like Spark, Gigafund, and Greenoaks, are investing in companies later on and buying stakes without seeking influence (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal: As companies stay private longer, VC firms, like Spark, Gigafund, and Greenoaks, are investing in c…

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Retail traders are shifting from Big Tech to stocks boosted by AI like SK Hynix and Marvell; five of the Magnificent Seven stocks trail the market this year (Hannah Erin Lang/Wall Street Journal)

Hannah Erin Lang / Wall Street Journal: Retail traders are shifting from Big Tech to stocks boosted by AI like SK Hynix…

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