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• Duolingo is now giving free users access to advanced learning contentApr 22, 2026 · TechCrunch · scored 4.30/10 · day ranking →
• OpenAI and Anthropic in price war as Chinese AI rivals gain groundAug 26, 2026 · Ars Technica · scored 4.25/10 · day ranking →
• Weekly news roundup: US pressures Korea chip investment, MediaTek wins Google TPU, Apple debuts 2nm M6Sep 1, 2026 · Digitimes · scored 4.25/10 · day ranking →
• CNBC's The China Connection newsletter: China is rewiring the Silicon Valley model — starting in Hong KongMay 6, 2026 · CNBC · scored 4.25/10 · day ranking →
• AI data center firm IREN’s stock soars after it strikes $2.1B deal with NvidiaMay 9, 2026 · SiliconANGLE News · scored 4.20/10 · day ranking →
• The AI trade is fueling the market to record highs despite Iran warApr 20, 2026 · Yahoo Entertainment · scored 4.20/10 · day ranking →
• Costco Is Starting a Standalone Gas Station Empire With a 40-Pump Discount Fuel OasisApr 9, 2026 · Reddit – r/technology · scored 4.20/10 · day ranking →
• The biggest U.S. power grid is under strain from AI — and no one is happyMay 8, 2026 · TechCrunch · scored 4.15/10 · day ranking →
• Alphabet and Amazon Are Investing $420 Billion in Artificial Intelligence (AI) Infrastructure: 4 Hardware Stocks Set to ProfitAug 22, 2026 · The Globe and Mail · scored 4.15/10 · day ranking →
• Apple in talks to add Intel as US chip supplier, reports sayMay 5, 2026 · The Business Journals · scored 4.15/10 · day ranking →
• Nvidia in talks with OpenAI to guarantee $250B financing for data centerJul 27, 2026 · reuters.com · scored 4.15/10 · day ranking →
• Huawei’s AI chip sales surge as Nvidia stalls in ChinaMay 3, 2026 · Financial Times · scored 4.15/10 · day ranking →
• Huawei AI chip sales surge as Nvidia loses ground in China: FTMay 2, 2026 · Crypto Briefing · scored 4.15/10 · day ranking →
• YouTube rolls out unskippable long ads to TV users and they’re furiousApr 9, 2026 · Reddit – r/technology · scored 4.15/10 · day ranking →
• IBM bets $240m on cheap, open-source inference to take on the hyperscalersAug 12, 2026 · The Next Web · scored 4.10/10 · day ranking →
• Tower Semi forecasts upbeat quarterly revenue, signs $1.3 billion in AI chip dealsMay 14, 2026 · CNA · scored 4.10/10 · day ranking →
• South Korea’s $518 billion AI chip bet is reshaping global markets and pulling capital from cryptoJul 20, 2026 · Crypto Briefing · scored 4.10/10 · day ranking →
• SoftBank says it will invest up to €75 billion to build French data centersMay 31, 2026 · TechCrunch · scored 4.10/10 · day ranking →
• Asia-Pacific Races to Build a $50B Clean Power Grid to Feed AI BoomJul 21, 2026 · CleanTechnica · scored 4.10/10 · day ranking →
• How SK Hynix just pulled off the second-largest U.S. share sale by quietly powering the AI boomJul 12, 2026 · Fortune · scored 4.05/10 · day ranking →
• OpenAI falls further behind Anthropic, with disappointing revenue growth and mounting lossesAug 20, 2026 · SiliconANGLE News · scored 4.05/10 · day ranking →
• Silicon Valley posts weakest home-price growth among 40 largest markets amid tech layoffsJul 24, 2026 · The Business Journals · scored 4.05/10 · day ranking →
• As Tim Cook steps down, Apple hit record sales — but a chip shortage loomsMay 1, 2026 · TechCrunch · scored 4.05/10 · day ranking →
• Chip stocks shed more than $1 trillion as selloff hits companies powering AI boomJul 29, 2026 · CNBC · scored 4.05/10 · day ranking →
• Apple, Intel reach preliminary chip-making deal, WSJ reportsMay 10, 2026 · BusinessLine · scored 4.05/10 · day ranking →
• Alphabet is dropping $190 billion on AI infrastructure: 3 semiconductor stocks set to win bigMay 3, 2026 · MSN · scored 4.05/10 · day ranking →
• Huawei Is The Biggest Winner In China’s AI Market After NVIDIA Pullout, AI Share To Reach 60% This YearMay 2, 2026 · Wccftech · scored 4.05/10 · day ranking →
• The AI build-out has a problem that $1 trillion in cash can't fixAug 15, 2026 · Yahoo Entertainment · scored 4.00/10 · day ranking →
• Nebius is raising $4.5bn in convertible bonds to build AI data centresAug 20, 2026 · The Next Web · scored 4.00/10 · day ranking →
• China’s Chip Industry Is Having a Breakout MomentAug 17, 2026 · Bloomberg · scored 4.00/10 · day ranking →
• Oregon’s chip industry risks becoming ‘insignificant’ globally, state report saysJul 27, 2026 · OregonLive · scored 4.00/10 · day ranking →
• Pragmata surpasses 1m copies sold in just two daysApr 21, 2026 · Eurogamer.net · scored 4.00/10 · day ranking →
• What Happens When the Cost of Intelligence Drops 100xAug 22, 2026 · Catalystneuro.com · scored 3.95/10 · day ranking →
• Workday’s $51 billion takeover talks could reset the software tradeAug 17, 2026 · TheStreet · scored 3.95/10 · day ranking →
• South Korea To Spend $1 Trillion On More Memory Chip Production, Humanoid RobotsJul 1, 2026 · Slashdot.org · scored 3.95/10 · day ranking →