Monthly Archives: July 2025

Apple says COO Jeff Williams will retire from company later this year

Apple said Jeff Williams, the company’s COO, will take on a new role overseeing the company’s design team along with the Apple Watch and health initiatives.

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US government confirms arrest of Chinese national accused of stealing COVID research and mass-hacking email servers

Accused hacker and Chinese national Xu Zewei was arrested in Italy at the request of U.S. prosecutors.

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GenAI as a shopping assistant set to explode during Prime Day sales

A new report estimates that AI will be a larger-than-ever part of the online shopping process during Amazon’s Prime Day sale, which began Tuesday morning. Amazon’s annual sale, which this year spans four days (July 8-11), is predicted to drive … Continue reading

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SpaceX in talks to raise new funding at $400B valuation

SpaceX is in talks to raise fresh capital at a $400 billion valuation.

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Mistral is reportedly in talks to raise $1B 

French AI startup Mistral is in talks to raise up to $1 billion in equity from investors including Abu Dhabi’s MGX fund, reports Bloomberg.

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Elon Musk lashes out at Tesla bull Dan Ives over board proposals: ‘Shut up’

Dan Ives, an analyst and longtime fan of Tesla, was scolded by Elon Musk on Tuesday after posting three steps he said the company’s board should take.

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Activision took down Call of Duty game after PC players hacked, says source

Activision last week brought offline the Microsoft Store version of “Call of Duty: WWII” as the company was investigating “reports of an issue.”

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The Teens Are Taking Waymos Now

Alphabet’s self-driving car company launches what it hopes will be lucrative individual teen accounts—and maybe a whole lot of social change in the process.

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Waymo offers teen accounts for driverless rides

Waymo announced Tuesday it is now offering accounts for teens ages 14 to 17, starting in Phoenix.

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Gmail’s new ‘Manage subscriptions’ tool will help declutter your inbox

Google announced on Tuesday that it’s launching a new Gmail feature that is designed to help users easily manage their subscriptions and declutter their inbox.

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