Apple and Google Partnership Rumblings Get Louder
Insiders say Apple is negotiating with Google to bring Gemini’s large language model to a revamped Siri, shifting away from its original in-house strategy, Linwood.
Model Making Strides in Breast Cancer Detection
Researchers from Radboud University showed hybrid AI reading matches double human readings in accuracy while significantly cutting radiologist involvement.
NFL Expanding Game Day Data
The NFL and Microsoft are deepening their partnership to bring AI tools like Copilot and Azure AI to the sidelines.

Visa Shutters U.S. Open Banking Unit
Citing mounting friction over customer data sharing and a lack of clear U.S. regulations, Visa is closing its open-banking operation in America and shifting focus to markets like Europe and Latin America
Wyoming Breaks New Ground With State-Issued Stablecoin
Fully backed by U.S. dollars and short-term Treasuries, the Frontier Stable Token is designed to deliver secure, transparent, and low-fee digital transactions.
25 States Have Introduced Bills for Self-Driving Cars
Lawmakers in 25 states introduced 67 bills ranging from licensing and insurance to testing mandates as driverless vehicles expand to more cities, with Arizona, Louisiana, Montana, Nevada, and DC enacting legislation.
University of Houston Researchers Announce Carbon Capture Breakthroughs
A team of UH scientists, led by Professor Mim Rahimi, unveiled two needle-moving innovations. The first is a cost-effective, membrane-free carbon capture system that achieved a 90% CO₂ removal rate, slashing energy costs. The second, and new vanadium flow battery that stores energy and removes carbon, potentially revolutionizing emissions reduction for industry and power plants.
114 Companies File WARN Notices for August
As the latest jobs report paints a grim picture, more than a hundred U.S. companies are filing notices to lay off employees by the end of the month.
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🍫 Power Numbers
$9B - Google’s commitment to expanding its infrastructure footprint in Oklahoma.
95% - The volume of corporate generative AI projects that haven’t turned a profit.
$22B - The amount JP Morgan Chase and MUFG loaned to Vantage Data Centers to build new sites in Texas.
100 - The number of SpaceX launches so far this year. Two months ahead of last year’s pace.
2,000,000 - The number of advertisers who trialed Meta’s AI-generated ad tools in Q2.

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