Monthly Archives: July 2025

Israeli quantum startup Qedma just raised $26 million, with IBM joining in

Qedma specializes in error mitigation software. Its main piece of software, QESEM, standing for Quantum Error Suppression and Error Mitigation, analyzes noise patterns to suppress some classes of errors while the algorithm is running and mitigate others in post-processing.

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Apple’s China iPhone sales grows for the first time in two years

Apple is facing intense competition in China from a resurgent Huawei.

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Like Google, China’s biggest search player Baidu is beefing up its product with AI to fight rivals

Baidu search has been facing pressure from AI rivals like Tencent and DeepSeek.

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Google rolls out its new Veo 3 video generation model globally

Google on Thursday said it has begun rolling out its Veo 3 video generation model to Gemini users in more than 159 countries.

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AI voice startup ElevenLabs pushes global expansion as it gears up for an IPO

AI voice generation platform ElevenLabs reveals plans to be IPO-ready within five years.

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AI job predictions become corporate America’s newest competitive sport

In late May, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei appeared to kick open the door on a sensitive topic, warning that half of entry-level jobs could vanish within five years because of AI and push U.S. unemployment up to 20%. But Amodei … Continue reading

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French B2B neobank Qonto reaches 600,000 customers, files for banking license

Qonto, which targets European freelancers and SMBs, currently operates with a payment institution license it obtained in 2018.

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U.S. lifts chip software curbs on China amid trade truce, Synopsys says

The U.S. government has rescinded its export restrictions on chip design software to China, U.S.-based Synopsys announced.

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Despite Protests, Elon Musk Secures Air Permit for xAI

xAI’s gas turbines get official approval from Memphis, Tennessee, even as civil rights groups prepare to sue over alleged Clean Air Act violations.

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‘There is a problem’: Meta users complain of being shut out of their accounts

After Meta said some Facebook Groups were wrongly suspended, users tell the BBC the impact it is having – and say it’s a wider problem.

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