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- Hermes agent maker Nous Research in talks for new funding at $1.5B valuationby Ivan Mehta, Marina Temkin on July 13, 2026 at 11:31 pm
The company is raising at least $75 million, led by Robot, with significant participation from USV and other prominent investors.
- Satya Nadella has issued a shocking warning to companies using AIby Julie Bort on July 13, 2026 at 8:59 pm
Of all the debates raging about the potential downsides of AI, there is one worry causing the most hand-wringing among AI enthusiasts in Silicon Valley — that the giant AI labs that sell proprietary models are somehow acting like Trojan horses.
- Apple says former employee exploited ‘rare’ bug to download confidential files after leaving for OpenAIby Zack Whittaker on July 13, 2026 at 8:00 pm
Apple would not comment on the “security breach,” which allegedly allowed a former employee to download sensitive files from Apple’s network long after he departed the company for rival OpenAI.
- The wildest allegations in Apple’s trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAIby Sarah Perez on July 13, 2026 at 6:22 pm
Apple’s trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI contains allegations that range from employees joking about unauthorized access to Apple’s systems to claims that job candidates were asked to bring Apple hardware to interviews. Here are the complaint’s most eye-catching claims.
- Sam Altman’s space data center trash talk is what most experts already believeby Tim Fernholz on July 13, 2026 at 5:28 pm
Responding to Musk accusing him of being a scammer, Altman said, “homeboy you’re the one sellling [sic] public market investors on short-term space datacenters.”
- Investors send General Fusion soaring in debut as first publicly traded fusion companyby Tim De Chant on July 13, 2026 at 5:03 pm
General Fusion started trading on the Nasdaq following a reverse merger that saw high redemptions.
- 12 states sue to block Paramount’s $110B Warner Bros. dealby Aisha Malik on July 13, 2026 at 5:00 pm
The states allege that the deal would harm movie theaters, basic cable distributors, and audiences.
- Should AI help you get away with killing your spouse?by Russell Brandom on July 13, 2026 at 4:31 pm
What does a world of total user-aligned AI actually look like?
- As TV-tracking app TV Time shuts down, its founder builds Bingers, a new home for fansby Sarah Perez on July 13, 2026 at 3:49 pm
The creator of TV Time is building a successor app that will let users import their watch histories and preserve the community that formed around discussing their favorite shows.
- Anthropic starts localizing Claude pricing for India, its biggest market after the USby Jagmeet Singh on July 13, 2026 at 3:34 pm
Claude users in India are starting to see Indian rupee-denominated subscription plans.
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- US continues to shun Ebola-infected citizens; second American sent to Germanyby Beth Mole on July 13, 2026 at 10:07 pm
The man is said to be doing well in a Frankfurt hospital.
- The US government warns that Russia state hackers are coming after your routerby Dan Goodin on July 13, 2026 at 9:03 pm
With residential proxies all the rage, CISA urges router users to be vigilant.
- Ukrainian drone strikes forced Russia to stop shipping in vital sea corridorby Jeremy Hsu on July 13, 2026 at 8:41 pm
Ukraine’s drone blitz halted Russia’s Sea of Azov shipping in under a week.
- California creates $3,500 rebate for new electric vehicle buyersby Jonathan M. Gitlin on July 13, 2026 at 7:52 pm
There’s a separate $1,750 rebate for used EVs, but both rebates have a price cap.
- Apple sues OpenAI after ex-engineer allegedly used bug to steal trade secretsby Ashley Belanger on July 13, 2026 at 7:17 pm
OpenAI accused of conspiring with former Apple employees to steal trade secrets.
- Solution to Feynman’s reverse sprinkler puzzle also applies to “silly sprinklers”by Jennifer Ouellette on July 13, 2026 at 7:00 pm
New study confirms 2024 “momentum flux theory” on how angular momentum of water flows drives rotation.
- States sue to block Paramount/WBD merger that was approved by Trump adminby Jon Brodkin on July 13, 2026 at 6:34 pm
AG: Deal will bring “higher prices, lower quality, and less content for film and TV.”
- Tom Cruise is utterly transformed in Digger trailerby Jennifer Ouellette on July 13, 2026 at 5:49 pm
“If we can’t control the force of nature, at least we can control the narrative.”
- Apple and Samsung benefit as memory shortage pushes smartphone shipments to historic lowsby Ryan Whitwam on July 13, 2026 at 5:18 pm
The biggest smartphone makers keep on trucking in the face of component shortages and economic uncertainty.
- Colorado will decide whether a “right to natural gas” is added to state constitutionby Maya McDaniel, Inside Climate News on July 13, 2026 at 4:49 pm
The amendment would restrict building codes that promote electrification.









