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Bezos' Blue Origin valued at $130 billion in first outside fundraising round

Bezos' Blue Origin is raising outside capital in a round valuing the rocket company at $130 billion, sources told CNBC's Andrew Ross Sorkin.

CNBC - Jul 08, 2026 10:33am EDT

Samsung Quietly Drops Galaxy Buds 3 FE to Near Black Friday Pricing to Clear Out 2025 Earbuds on Amazon

Gizmodo - Jul 08, 2026 9:45am EDT

AI has changed phishing, not the importance of human judgment

AI-powered phishing is rising, but human judgment still stops attacks. Discover why critical thinking and behaviour-focused training are vital to cybersecurity.

Gulf News - Jul 08, 2026 9:23am EDT

The U.S. strikes Iran, Samsung's Wall Street letdown, using AI for financial planning and more in Morning Squawk

Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day.

CNBC - Jul 08, 2026 8:46am EDT

Outcry as Meta lets users make AI images from public Instagram profile pics

The tech giant said people can opt out - but privacy campaigners called it a "recipe for disaster".

BBC News - Jul 08, 2026 8:46am EDT

How AI cannibalism could affect ChatGPT and other AI tools

AI models trained on AI-generated content can be less accurate over time, which is known as model collapse. Here's what AI cannibalism is and what new research says about it.

Gulf News - Jul 08, 2026 8:00am EDT

DRAM prices are killing the cheap smartphone

Now eats 60% of a sub-$400 handset's bill of materials and it's only getting worse

Register UK - Jul 08, 2026 6:52am EDT

Apple Loses Challenges Against EU Rules To Curb Big Tech

Deccan Chronicle - Jul 08, 2026 6:44am EDT

OpenAI to Roll Out New AI Model Following US Freeze

Deccan Chronicle - Jul 08, 2026 6:30am EDT

OpenAI secures U.S. regulatory green light for GPT-5.6 rollout, Axios report says

CNBC - Jul 08, 2026 6:14am EDT

SambaNova hits $11 billion valuation as investors back Nvidia chip challengers

SambaNova is valued at $11 billion after fresh financing led by General Atlantic, as AI chip startups look to challenge Nvidia.

CNBC - Jul 08, 2026 4:00am EDT

OpenAI to release GPT-5.6 after reported US review

ChatGPT maker OpenAI said its latest powerful artificial intelligence model series will be released to the public on Thursday, as the U.S. government...

Daily Sabah - Jul 08, 2026 3:25am EDT

AI boom lifts intangible investment to record, UN says

The AI boom has helped drive investments in intangible assets such as software, data and research to a record high in 2025, the United Nations' patent...

Daily Sabah - Jul 08, 2026 3:04am EDT

Samsung-backed AI chip firm Rebellions targets IPO in South Korea next year, CEO tells CNBC

Sunghyun Park, CEO of Rebellions, told CNBC that the company is leaning toward a listing on the KOSPI over the KOSDAQ.

CNBC - Jul 08, 2026 2:48am EDT

Lawmakers probe growing use of Chinese AI models in U.S. companies

An ongoing House Committee investigation is probing the risks involved in the rise of AI built in China.

CNBC - Jul 08, 2026 1:44am EDT

IBM teases new rackable mainframes that ‘complete’ the z17 family

UPDATED: Big Blue happy for users to BYO rack and slot Z machines alongside other tech

Register UK - Jul 07, 2026 10:17pm EDT

Jim Cramer says the market's reaction to Samsung may signal a shift in AI leadership

CNBC's Jim Cramer said Samsung's earnings sparked a sell-off in AI hardware stocks, while many tech names that have lagged this year rebounded.

CNBC - Jul 07, 2026 6:35pm EDT

Twelve Years Later, Apple Pay Finally Has Competition. Here Is Why.

Near-field communication is the technology that lets a phone stand in for a card at checkout. For 12 years, only Apple Pay could use it. No outside developer, whatever its funding or intent, could build a wallet that worked natively at the register. An antitrust ruling ended that arrangement.

International Business Times - Jul 07, 2026 4:40pm EDT

AdaptHealth says attackers sweet-talked their way into cloud systems and stole patient data

Third-party contractor compromise exposed health information and insurance billing passwords

Register UK - Jul 07, 2026 4:05pm EDT

Google's Pixel 11 launch event is set for August 12, with possible price increases

Google's new phones could feature glowing LEDs and higher price tags.

Ars Technica - Jul 07, 2026 3:23pm EDT

The Weather Channel increases streaming subscription prices by up to $20

Livestreaming the channel through its app now starts at $5 per month.

Ars Technica - Jul 07, 2026 2:55pm EDT

Chinese AI Models Are Winning Customers On Price. Now OpenAI And Anthropic Face A New Cost War.

DeepSeek, Z.ai and Alibaba's Qwen are gaining traction among U.S. companies as enterprises prioritize lower operating costs without giving up competitive AI performance.

International Business Times - Jul 07, 2026 2:50pm EDT

China Is Abusing AI

The Atlantic - Jul 07, 2026 2:35pm EDT

The data center backlash

The Week - Jul 07, 2026 2:30pm EDT