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Tokenized equities deposited on Solana lending protocols hit $53M, with Kamino Finance and Jupiter Lend leading the DeFi collateral surge.
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Heightened scrutiny on crypto security could lead to stricter regulations, impacting institutional practices and national security policies.
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Apple Maps was a joke magnet when it first launched, but it's now good enough that one of the world's largest automakers will depend on it. Ford has revealed that Apple Maps will underpin navigation in EVs based on the company's new Universal Electic Vehicle (UEV) platform, including the highly touted $30,000 electric pickup truck.

AMD's shift towards CPU-heavy architectures for agentic AI could significantly expand the market for high-core-count server CPUs, impacting AI infrastructure investments.
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FLUX 3's integration of video and robotics capabilities could revolutionize industries by enhancing automation and multimedia content creation.
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Musk's political retreat may stabilize Tesla and SpaceX, but his influence on crypto markets appears to be waning, impacting investor sentiment.
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Etched's rise could disrupt Nvidia's market, signaling a shift in AI hardware dynamics and emphasizing the growing importance of inference.
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The new factory highlights a shift towards domestic AI infrastructure, potentially boosting U.S. manufacturing and tech job markets.
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Tesla claims FSD reduces major collisions by 7x based on 4.86 billion city miles of data, but Reuters and US senators challenge the methodology
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Micron Technology secured a significant memory chip allocation for Tesla, with shares rising 2.5% as the deal supports AI and autonomous driving
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IBM acquires HRL Laboratories from Boeing and GM, adding silicon-spin qubit technology to its quantum computing strategy with implications for
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Spark joins Arkis governance board requiring multisig approval for smart contract deployments, adding institutional-grade oversight to on-chain
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Blackstone posted $1.98B in Q2 distributable earnings, up 26% year-over-year, driven by AI-linked investments across private equity, credit, and
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AFX Trade offers its $24M bridge exploiter a 30% bounty to return stolen funds after compromised validator keys drained USDC on Arbitrum.
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Alphabet's 100-year sterling bond has dropped below 90 pence on the pound for the first time, highlighting duration risk in rising rate
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Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian says customers are spending 50% above commitments as Q2 2026 revenue hits $24.8B, beating estimates by over $2
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US mobile speeds jumped sharply in early 2026, but carrier rankings alone do not show which network will perform best for enterprise workloads.
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