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Thursday, June 18, 2026

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Inside Cursor's journey to a $60 billion deal with Elon Musk’s SpaceX
General · Global / Other

Inside Cursor's journey to a $60 billion deal with Elon Musk’s SpaceX

SpaceX acquires Cursor AI coding assistant for $60 billion in all-stock deal.

The Times of India·AI score →
4
General · CA

Oregon chip stocks are roaring back. Will the jobs ever return?

Oregon chip stocks rally but employment gains remain elusive in sector recovery.

OregonLive·AI score →
5
China wants to spend nearly $300 billion on a national data center grid — all powered by domestically made silicon and looking to outperform the US
General · Global / Other

China wants to spend nearly $300 billion on a national data center grid — all powered by domestically made silicon and looking to outperform the US

China plans $295 billion domestic AI data center grid using homemade chips.

TechRadar·AI score →
6
General · Northeast

Amazon employees say they’re facing termination for backing data center limits

Amazon fires engineers who testified against data center expansion at Seattle council.

The Verge·AI score →
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General · CA

DeepL expands into Silicon Valley, adds Mixhalo team and technology to accelerate Voice AI at scale

DeepL acquires Mixhalo team, expands voice AI capabilities in Silicon Valley.

Yahoo Finance·AI score →
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Chinese EV Makers Shift to Proprietary Chips, Reducing Reliance on Nvidia
General · CA

Chinese EV Makers Shift to Proprietary Chips, Reducing Reliance on Nvidia

Chinese EV makers deploy custom autonomous-driving chips, reducing Nvidia reliance.

Naturalnews.com·AI score →
10
General · Global / Other

GLM-5.2 is probably the most powerful text-only open weights LLM

Zhipu releases GLM-5.2 open-weights LLM claiming frontier text-only performance.

simonwillison.net·AI score →
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General · CA

Uber and Lyft Use Artificial Intelligence to Price Rides

Uber and Lyft deploy AI-driven dynamic pricing algorithms across ride platforms.

consumerreports.org·AI score →
12
General · CA

UT Austin Selected To Help Lead National Expansion of Semiconductor Workforce

UT Austin selected to lead national semiconductor workforce expansion initiative.

The University of Texas at Austin·AI score →
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Towards autonomous medical artificial intelligence agents
General · CA

Towards autonomous medical artificial intelligence agents

Autonomous medical AI agent successfully performs patient histories and diagnosis tasks.

Nature.com·AI score →
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General · CA

Nokia to invest $30M in Lehigh Valley semiconductor expansion, creating 250 jobs

Nokia invests $30M in Lehigh Valley semiconductor expansion, adds 250 jobs.

LehighValleyLive·AI score →
15
General · CA

AMD silently removes memory encryption from consumer Ryzen CPUs

AMD removes memory encryption from consumer Ryzen CPUs in silent product change.

tomshardware.com·AI score →Also: Ars Technica
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Critical Copilot vulnerability allowed hackers to steal 2FA code from users
General · Global / Other

Critical Copilot vulnerability allowed hackers to steal 2FA code from users

SearchLeak vulnerability exposed two-factor auth codes via compromised Copilot implementation.

Ars Technica·AI score →
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General · CA

Liquid cooling technology for semiconductor chips is 10 times more efficient than previous record

Researchers demonstrate liquid cooling for semiconductor chips 10x more efficient than prior record.

Tech Xplore·AI score →
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General · CA

‘This is frustrating for all of us’: Need for workers prompts semiconductor job training initiative

Austin semiconductor job training initiative addresses critical workforce shortage.

KXAN Austin·AI score →
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General · Global / Other

The hacker sent by Anthropic to calm the government's nerves about AI safety

Anthropic hires security researcher to demonstrate AI safety practices to government.

wsj.com·AI score →
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General · CA

EigenQ and Silicon Valley Acquisition Corp. Announce Definitive Business Combination Agreement to Create a Publicly Traded Quantum Technology Company

EigenQ merges with SVAC to go public, advancing quantum technology commercialization.

PR Newswire·AI score →
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General · CA

AI Rivalry Reshapes Silicon Valley Logic as Tech Giants Cut Stock Buybacks to Pursue Expansion Financing

Tech giants suspend buybacks to fund AI expansion amid intensifying rivalry.

Moomoo·AI score →Also: Tech Policy Press
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AMD, Google, and Nvidia could get some of their chips made by Samsung
General · CA

AMD, Google, and Nvidia could get some of their chips made by Samsung

Samsung positions itself as foundry option for AMD, Google, Nvidia chips.

SamMobile·AI score →
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China’s DeepSeek reportedly raises $7.4B in funding at $50B+ valuation
General · CA

China’s DeepSeek reportedly raises $7.4B in funding at $50B+ valuation

DeepSeek raises $7.4 billion at $50 billion-plus valuation in mega-round.

SiliconANGLE News·AI score →
24
General · CA

New atom-thin material solves major semiconductor wiring problem

Atom-thin material addresses major semiconductor interconnect wiring challenge at scale.

Interesting Engineering·AI score →
25
General · CA

Nvidia's Huang pledges AI will boost manufacturing jobs. A test will come in Texas

Nvidia CEO Huang pledges AI will boost Texas manufacturing employment.

Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal·AI score →
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Tesco moving 40,000 server workloads off VMware amid Broadcom's “abusive conduct”
General · CA

Tesco moving 40,000 server workloads off VMware amid Broadcom's “abusive conduct”

Tesco migrates 40,000 servers from VMware over Broadcom pricing claims.

Ars Technica·AI score →
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General · CA

Parallel enzymatic DNA synthesis using a semiconductor chip

Nature publishes enzymatic DNA synthesis method using semiconductor chip architecture.

Nature·AI score →
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General · CA

The Guardian - Europe is starting to break up with US big tech. But it’s still abiding by the Silicon Valley rulebook

Europe moves away from US big tech but maintains Silicon Valley operational playbook.

Open Markets Institute·AI score →
29
General · CA

Apple boss Tim Cook says prices to rise due to memory chip costs

Tim Cook cites memory chip costs as reason for Apple price increases.

bbc.com·AI score →
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Ajinomoto's chip film faces supply test as AI demand climbs
General · Global / Other

Ajinomoto's chip film faces supply test as AI demand climbs

Ajinomoto chip film becomes supply bottleneck as AI accelerator demand climbs.

Digitimes·AI score →
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OQC, JPMorganChase, and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Partner to Launch Quantum-AI Research Platform in London
General · CA

OQC, JPMorganChase, and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Partner to Launch Quantum-AI Research Platform in London

OQC, JPMorganChase, AMD launch quantum-AI research platform in London.

Yahoo Entertainment·AI score →
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Your raise used to go offshore. Then it went to a buyback. Now it’s going to a data center
General · Global / Other

Your raise used to go offshore. Then it went to a buyback. Now it’s going to a data center

Goldman Sachs strategist argues tech capex shift signals new era of finance.

Fortune·AI score →
33
Why Orbital Data Centers Are Harder Than Silicon Valley Thinks
General · CA

Why Orbital Data Centers Are Harder Than Silicon Valley Thinks

Analysis explains engineering challenges for orbital data center deployment beyond hype.

IEEE Spectrum·AI score →
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Ta Tun Electric Wire and Cable opens Arizona office to target US chip and AI demand
General · Global / Other

Ta Tun Electric Wire and Cable opens Arizona office to target US chip and AI demand

Ta Tun Electric opens Arizona office targeting US chip and AI datacenter demand.

Digitimes·AI score →
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General · Global / Other

Show HN: 10x better performance from the Coding Harnesses with LLM-wiki

Show HN project claims 10x performance gain in coding harnesses via LLM integration.

llm-wiki.net·AI score →
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Silicon Valley’s Elite Financial Advisers Say This Era of Wealth Is Different
General · CA

Silicon Valley’s Elite Financial Advisers Say This Era of Wealth Is Different

Wealth advisers counsel Silicon Valley tech clients on continued inequality.

Wired·AI score →
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Anthropic's Dario Amodei and OpenAI's Sam Altman are attending the same CEO lunch today
General · Global / Other

Anthropic's Dario Amodei and OpenAI's Sam Altman are attending the same CEO lunch today

Amodei and Altman attending same CEO lunch amid Anthropic-White House dispute.

Business Insider·AI score →
38
General · CA

Silicon Valley Spent Millions on California's Primaries with Mixed Results

Silicon Valley spent millions on California primaries with mixed electoral outcomes.

KQED·AI score →
39
General · Global / Other

Who decides when AI is too dangerous?

Commentary examines regulatory frameworks for determining AI system danger thresholds.

The Verge·AI score →
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Samsung The Frame Pro 2026 Review: Pricey But Worth It
General · Global / Other

Samsung The Frame Pro 2026 Review: Pricey But Worth It

Samsung Frame Pro 2026 adds AI audio tuning and anti-glare coating.

Wired·AI score →
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Billionaire Dan Loeb’s Top AI Stock Pick: Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM)
General · Global / Other

Billionaire Dan Loeb’s Top AI Stock Pick: Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM)

Billionaire Dan Loeb ranks Taiwan Semiconductor as top AI stock pick.

Yahoo Entertainment·AI score →
42
AI researcher Gary Marcus sees problems ahead for tech stocks with ties to OpenAI
General · Global / Other

AI researcher Gary Marcus sees problems ahead for tech stocks with ties to OpenAI

AI researcher Marcus questions OpenAI's cash burn and long-term viability.

Business Insider·AI score →
43
Malicious JetBrains Plugins Steal AI API Keys as Chrome Extensions Capture Chatbot Chats
General · CA

Malicious JetBrains Plugins Steal AI API Keys as Chrome Extensions Capture Chatbot Chats

Malicious JetBrains plugins exfiltrate AI API keys in coordinated campaign.

Internet·AI score →
44
Can you trust artificial intelligence to help manage your money?
General · CA

Can you trust artificial intelligence to help manage your money?

Commentary on AI reliability for personal financial advice lacks technical substance.

The Week Magazine·AI score →
45
Huawei raises end-consumer product prices from July
General · CA

Huawei raises end-consumer product prices from July

Huawei raises product prices across collaboration line starting July 2026.

Digitimes·AI score →
46
Visteon Names Gary Hicok to Board of Directors
General · CA

Visteon Names Gary Hicok to Board of Directors

Visteon appoints Gary Hicok to board as technology and semiconductor expert.

PRNewswire·AI score →