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Having proven how valuable compute can be, the company finds itself at the center of a market everyone wants to be in — while simpler technologies and less interesting companies get rich on the sidelines.
Read original →"If Mr. Hearn can be charged with a felony for touching the Reflecting Pool, every American is at risk," a lawyer said as he blasted the Trump administration.
Read original →Retired general says Washington must back juniors, suppliers and workers to build a secure critical minerals supply chain.
Read original →A recent AWS GraphRAG deployment reduced drug research and development cycles in pharmaceutical environments by 87 percent. This acceleration is achieved by integrating previously separated proprietary databases into a unified and queryable knowledge graph. Historically, initial data gathering and screening phases took over six months per iteration, yielding a low five percent success rate. Crucial […] The post AWS GraphRAG deployment cuts drug research cycles by 87% appeared first on AI News.
Read original →Electronic Design Automation, or EDA, is the software infrastructure that transforms a hardware specification into a manufacturable integrated circuit. At advanced process nodes, the problem is no longer simply drawing transistors or connecting gates. A modern system-on-chip contains billions of standard cells, hundreds… Read More The post SemiAnalysis EDA Market Primer – Market Dynamics, Cadence, Synopsys, Siemens, China EDA Rise appeared first on SemiWiki.
Read original →The company is rolling out GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra and Luna after an initial limited launch.
Read original →Pheonix Metals Corp. [PCA-TSX] said it has closed a previously announced, upsized initial public offering...
Read original →Until Tenda patches the backdoor to its popular routers, you have one defense option.
Read original →Windows 11 updates could soon include fixes for more security issues at once. Microsoft said in a blog post on Thursday that it's now using AI to "identify potential issues earlier," which means "customers will see a higher volume of security updates included in each security release." Hackers, even amateurs, have increasingly been using AI to quickly exploit security weaknesses over the past several months. Security researchers are also using AI to find issues faster, leading to more frequent high-severity vulnerabilities, like the "Copy Fail" exploit that impacted nearly every Linux distribution in May. Similarly, when Anthropic announce … Read the full story at The Verge.
Read original →Micron announced a new round of investments aimed at boosting the U.S. semiconductor supply chain.
Read original →The US Department of Defense is seeking to purchase up to US$300 million of battery-grade lithium carbonate over the next five years as part of escalating Washington's strategy to insulate defense and commercial supply chains from global shocks. According to a procurement solicitation published July 2 (Thursday), the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) — the division responsible for managing the National Defense Stockpile — is requesting fixed-price offers for 35.64 million pounds, or roughly 16,170 metric tons, of the critical battery metal. The chemical compound is a non-negotiable ingredient in the manufacturing of lithium-ion batteries that power electric vehicles, utility-scale energy storage and advanced military hardware. Global lithium carbonate prices have surged by more than a third this year amid shifting demand projections and supply constraints from major production hubs. Federal efforts in recent months have broadened in a bid to rewrite the global critical minerals map. In February 2026, the White House established Project Vault, a US$12 billion public-private stockpiling initiative backed by a US$10 billion loan from the US Export-Import Bank and nearly US$2 billion in private sector investment. Unlike traditional government reserves, Project Vault operates on a demand-led model, where original equipment manufacturers identify the specific grades and volumes of materials they require and pay a commitment fee to secure emergency access. Market strategists note that the US is attempting to replicate the 20th century model of strategic petroleum reserves for the 21st century energy transition. “The goal of a strategic lithium reserve is to stabilize prices and allow the industry to develop,” Howard Klein, co-founder and partner at RK Equity, told the Investing News Network. “If prices fall too low, the reserve would step in as a buyer. If prices spike too high, it could sell into the market.” However, executing this strategy introduces a logistical paradox. To bypass Chinese market leverage, Western governments and automakers are funding defensive reserves. Because the US and Europe severely lack the industrial capacity to refine raw ore, they are largely forced to stockpile processed, battery-ready materials. As long as Beijing dominates global refining, the economic leverage remains heavily concentrated in China. Beijing now requires exporters to submit detailed information on the buyer, end-use and material specifications before granting government approval. This hands the Chinese government effective veto power over sensitive transactions while also allowing it to selectively restrict the exact sales Western nations need to build their defensive reserves. Furthermore, the ongoing war in the Middle East and the rapid depletion of munitions has triggered a surge in defense procurement for critical materials like tungsten, antimony and gallium. Simultaneously, alternative supply hubs are shifting their export strategies. Zimbabwe, Africa’s largest lithium producer, announced earlier this year it was halting the export of raw lithium concentrates entirely as part of a push to process the mineral domestically to increase the value of its minerals. The nation recently exported Africa’s first lithium sulfate, produced and processed at the Arcadia lithium mine near Harare. The country has become the world's fourth largest lithium producer in recent years, according to US Geological Survey data. Its output of 28,000 metric tons of contained lithium last year marked a large increase from 20,000 in 2024. In terms of exports, Zimbabwe shipped 586,197 metric tons of spodumene concentrate in the first half of 2025, a 30 percent increase from the previous year, Business Insider Africa reported. The country's lithium production is projected to rise to roughly 160,000 metric tons of lithium carbonate equivalent per year by 2030. Don't forget to follow us @INN_Resource for real-time updates! Securities Disclosure: I, Giann Liguid, hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this article. Editorial Disclosure: The Investing News Network does not guarantee the accuracy or thoroughness of the information reported in the interviews it conducts. The opinions expressed in these interviews do not reflect the opinions of the Investing News Network and do not constitute investment advice. All readers are encouraged to perform their own due diligence.
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Read original →About two weeks after OpenAI's GPT-5.6 was caught up in regulatory drama - rolled out only to government-approved organizations during a "limited preview" period - the company has received the Trump administration's greenlight for a public rollout of the model. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman called it "the best model we have ever produced." To celebrate, OpenAI also unveiled a new AI agent on the same day: ChatGPT Work. It's billed as a combination of ChatGPT and Codex, allowing the everyday non-technical user to take advantage of Codex's capabilities for non-coding tasks, and it's powered by the GPT-5.6 model suite (Sol, Terra, and Luna). "It can g … Read the full story at The Verge.
Read original →Trump asserted that IEEPA authorized him to slap tariffs on nearly every country, but the Supreme Court struck down those import duties.
Read original →Jaguar Mining Inc. [TSX: JAG; OTCQX: JAGGF] reported that the planned directional drilling program at...
Read original →Meta's new Muse Image tool can use any public Instagram post for AI-generated images without explicit opt-in, though users can opt out after the fact. This creates data and IP concerns for content creators and raises questions about consent frameworks for large-scale generative AI training.
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