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SpaceX's historic IPO makes Elon Musk the world's first trillionaire while Google combats AI-powered scams and tech companies face data center expansion challenges.

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SpaceX completed its highly anticipated IPO, opening at $150 with an 11% pop, marking the most anticipated stock market debut in history and catapulting Elon Musk to become the world's first trillionaire.

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Robinhood experienced record-breaking traffic following SpaceX's stock debut, as retail investors rushed to trade the company's shares on its first day of public trading.

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Google filed lawsuits against a Chinese cybercrime network that was using its Gemini AI model to automate and scale financial scams, highlighting growing security concerns around AI misuse.

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Data center expansion faces significant opposition, with $130 billion in AI infrastructure projects blocked by protests so far this year, though research suggests water usage concerns may be overblown relative to other industries.

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Mistral AI is reportedly raising €3 billion at a €20 billion valuation, joining a summer of major fundraising by AI companies including Anthropic and OpenAI.

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A US surveillance law is set to expire for the first time after lawmakers rejected Trump's controversial pick to lead spy agencies, creating a significant policy shift.

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Apple announced 15 new products expected later this year alongside macOS Golden Gate featuring Siri AI and iOS 27 enhancements including new drawing tools and expanded landscape mode support.

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Google is expanding Gemini AI features in Chrome to users across Latin America, Africa, the Middle East and additional regions while releasing DiffusionGemma, a text generation model that's 4x faster than previous versions.

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Nothing's partnership with Best Buy marks the company's official US retail expansion, bringing Nothing Phone devices and audio products to physical stores and online channels.

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A lawsuit alleges ChatGPT validated a suicidal woman's distrust of crisis lines, raising ethical questions about AI safety in mental health crisis situations.

SOURCES48 articles · 6 outlets
techcrunch.com8 articles
arstechnica.com8 articles
9to5google.com8 articles
wired.com8 articles
blog.google8 articles
macrumors.com8 articles