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US Embassy in Baghdad raises security alert amid Iraq tensions

The US Embassy in Baghdad has heightened its security alert for Americans in Iraq, warning of potential violence and travel disruptions. This development is...

Google backs open source models in Silicon Valley’s stance against Anthropic

Google launched the Gemma 4 family of open source AI models on April 2, 2026, its most ambitious open contribution yet, under the Apache...

Top Democrat criticizes Trump administration for worsening chip shortage

A leading Democrat criticized the Trump administration for its handling of semiconductor policy, which he says is worsening the chip shortage in the United...

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang calls for 10x growth in semiconductor industry to power AI and robotics revolution

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said in an Axios interview on July 24 that the semiconductor industry needs to grow five to ten times to...

Manchester United’s post-Tezos era raises questions about crypto sponsorships in football

Manchester United's partnership with Tezos, worth over £20 million annually, expired in June 2025. The English club is currently in advanced negotiations for a...

Gemma model family surpasses 900M downloads milestone

Google DeepMind's Gemma model family reached 900 million total downloads by July 2026, just sixteen months after its February 2024 launch. Gemma 4, released...

Teradyne’s revenue is now 70% AI-driven ahead of Q2 earnings, and crypto’s GPU supply chain should be paying attention

Teradyne now generates approximately 70% of its revenue from AI-related demand, up from 40-50% just two quarters ago. Q1 2026 results hit a record...

DeepSeek pauses funding discussions amid investor concerns

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has informed prospective investors that it is pausing discussions about a potential second funding round. The move comes just one...