Trump Says He’s ‘Getting Rid of Woke’ and Dismisses Copyright Concerns in AI Policy Speech

The remarks, which came during a keynote speech at a summit hosted by the All-In Podcast, follow President Donald Trump’s newly released AI Action Plan.

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Sundar Pichai is ‘very excited’ about Google Cloud’s OpenAI partnership

The comment came shortly after analysts peppered Pichai and other Google executives with questions about how AI would affect its core search business and why Google is spending an extra $10 billion on capital expenditures this year to catch up in the AI race.

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A troubled SPAC plans to buy iRocket for $400M but it already returned most of its cash

iRocket is aiming to hit the public markets but the SPAC vehicle doesn’t have much cash left.

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Google’s AI Overviews have 2B monthly users, AI Mode 100M in the US and India

Google shared new stats about its AI features’ adoption during its Q2 earnings.

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IBM shares drop despite earnings beat

IBM delivered stronger results than expected and raised its forecast for full-year free cash flow.

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ServiceNow lifts guidance on AI growth

“Every business process in every industry is being refactored for agentic AI,” said ServiceNow chairman and CEO Bill McDermott in a release.

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Tesla profits pulled down by falling EV sales and regulatory credits

Tesla saw a 17% growth in its services business, but it was not enough to close the gap in falling EV sales, fewer regulatory credits, and a decline in solar and energy storage sales.

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Trump’s AI Action Plan aims to block chip exports to China but lacks key details

The AI Action Plan offers a path, but not a concrete plan, for what the administration is thinking when it comes to chip export restrictions.

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Former Y Combinator, a16z experts hold invite-only summit for founders

An invite-only startup event hosted by former YC and a16z staff will help founders learn to pitch press and run their own social media.

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Open source X rival Mastodon begins raising funds with new in-app donation feature

Mastodon is experimenting with a new way to raise money: in-app donation banners.

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