It isn’t your imagination; Google Cloud is flooding the zone

While the industry’s biggest players cement ever-tighter partnerships, Google is hellbent on capturing the next generation of AI companies before they become too big to court.

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China’s Xiaomi plans showrooms for 2027 EV launch in Europe, eyes local manufacturing later

Xiaomi plans to launch its electric vehicles in Europe in 2027 and is scouting for showroom locations.

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Nvidia’s investment in OpenAI will be in cash, and most will be used to lease Nvidia chips

Nvidia’s massive investment in OpenAI will come in tranches over time, and most of the money will go back to Nvidia.

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Proofpoint’s New Agentic AI Cybersecurity Solutions Address 4 Key Challenges

Proofpoint expands human-centric security to protect AI agents, safeguarding collaboration points and shared data in the agentic workspace.
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Y Combinator launches “Early Decision” for students who want to graduate first, build later

The accelerator has introduced a new application track called Early Decision, designed for students who want to start companies but don’t want to drop out.

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India court rejects X’s “free speech” argument, backs government takedown powers

X sued the Indian government in March over content takedown orders issued through its centralized portal.

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Neon, the No. 2 social app on the Apple App Store, pays users to record their phone calls and sells data to AI firms

A new call recording app is gaining traction for offering to pay users for voice data from calls, which is sold to AI companies.

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Zoox asks federal regulators for exemption to launch a commercial robotaxi service

The exemption would allow the Amazon-owned autonomous vehicle company to commercially deploy its custom-built robotaxis, which lack traditional controls like pedals and a steering wheel.

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This AI-Powered Robot Keeps Going Even if You Attack It With a Chainsaw

A single AI model trained to control numerous robotic bodies can operate unfamiliar hardware and adapt eerily well to serious injuries.

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OpenAI and SAP to Launch OpenAI for Germany Public-Sector AI in 2026

OpenAI for Germany will offer public sector tools and expansions of existing SAP cloud services.
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