Amazon Leo will launch in South Africa in 2027, beating Starlink in Elon Musk's birth country over Black-ownership rules he has refused to meet.

China’s crude imports fell 41.3% in June to a decade low. Half its 1.3 million taxis now run on batteries, but refinery cuts did the heavy lifting.

Reflection has signed a $1bn AI compute deal with Nebius for Nvidia's newest chips, its second big capacity grab in a month as open-model demand rises.

The UK social media curfew would switch off apps overnight for 16 and 17-year-olds and limit infinite scrolling by default, from spring 2027.

Jensen Huang thanked Sega for a $5m investment in 1995 that saved Nvidia from bankruptcy. The Nvidia and Sega tie now spans 30 years and $1 trillion.

Premium users can now type or speak to Spotify to control playback, explore listening history, and learn about music. Managed accounts for kids also go free.

Oppo is shutting down OnePlus in the US and Europe amid financial challenges, geopolitics, and the memory crisis that killed budget phones. India exit follows in 2027.

Chai Discovery's $400M Series C triples its value to $3.8bn, a fresh sign that AI drug discovery has moved from promise to deployment at big pharma.

Seoul opened bidding for a free AI chatbot and public-service agent for all citizens, requiring 50% domestic models. Beta launches in September. Runs through 2030.

A DeepSeek IPO could come as soon as this year. First the Chinese AI lab wants a fresh round at a $71bn valuation, up from $50bn six weeks ago.

Apple is in early talks with PrismML, whose on-device AI compression shrinks a 27B model to under 4GB to run on an iPhone. Apple has not commented.

ASML is reducing EUV cycle time from 22 weeks to 15-16 weeks. It is nearly fully booked for 2027 with substantial 2028 orders already in hand. Guidance raised.