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Joby Aviation and defense contractor L3Harris to test autonomous hybrid aircraft

Joby’s years of R&D with the DoD may be paying off. The company has signed an agreement with defense contractor L3Harris to develop a gas-turbine hybrid VTOL that can fly autonomously — for defense applications.

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Reddit plans to unify its search interface as it looks to become a search engine

Reddit is working on a new unified interface that will merge its legacy search and AI-powered Q&A features, as well as make its search box more prominently visible in the app.

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Google rolls out Gemini Deep Think AI, a reasoning model that tests multiple ideas in parallel

Google released its first publicly available “multi-agent” AI system, which uses more computational resources, but produces better answers.

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Handwave lends a hand to retailers with its European alternative to Amazon’s palm payments

Latvian startup Handwave aims to compete with Amazon palm payments by offering an independent alternative.

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Female-founded semiconductor AI startup SixSense raises $8.5M

SixSense offers an AI-powered platform that helps chip makers prevent defects. It landed backing led by Peak XV’s Surge (formerly Sequoia India & SEA).

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Amazon CEO wants to put ads in your Alexa+ conversations

Amazon is spending a fortune on AI infrastructure and CEO Andy Jassy sees a new way to pay for it with Alexa+.

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Apple projects tariff costs will hit $1.1B next quarter

That’s an uptick from the $800 million hit last quarter.

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Reddit revenue soars as it bets on AI and advertising

Reddit reported its Q2 earnings, and it’s clear that its focus on AI has ramped up significantly.

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Apple has now sold 3 billion iPhones

The rate of iPhone sales growth has accelerated too. This uptick in sales might be temporary, though.

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Apple plans to ‘significantly’ grow AI investments, Cook says

Apple is open to M&A to accelerate its AI strategy, and says it’s made seven acquisitions this year so far.

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