Anthropic is funding Amii, Mila, Vector Institute, and five other Canadian institutions. Canada ranks second worldwide in per-capita Claude usage behind the US.

IBM issued preliminary Q2 results showing revenue of $17 billion, below analyst estimates, as clients shifted spending and large deals failed to close.

Flex has raised a $70m Series B1 led by Ryan Smith’s Halo fund, and is launching Flex Global: stablecoin rails and multi-currency accounts in 100+ countries.

Nscale’s £2bn Essex data centre can’t get grid power in time to open, forcing it to seek its own electricity as UK connection queues stretch for years.

Twelve state attorneys general sued to block Paramount's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery, but the company says it can close by September.

Indian B2B ecommerce firm Udaan has raised $160M combining fresh equity, new debt, and bond conversions as it prepares for a public listing within two years.

China's LimX Dynamics raised $200m at a $2.21bn valuation. Its founder says “listing is a must” as 100-plus Chinese humanoid firms race to go public.

Demis Hassabis wants a US-led AI Standards Body, modelled on Wall Street’s FINRA, to vet frontier models before release, and to slow the industry if needed.

A federal lawsuit accuses Meta of using AI productivity scores and token usage metrics that penalised workers on medical leave when selecting layoff targets.

Regulator emails show xAI installed 59 unpermitted gas turbines for Colossus 2. Within five miles of the site, about 94% of Tennessee residents are Black.

Jamie Dimon told analysts that AI has already eliminated 30 to 40 percent of jobs in some JPMorgan units, but competitive pressure will erase margin gains.

Uber robotaxi lobbying in DC and New Jersey pushes a “hybrid network” rule that would make driverless cars share a platform with human drivers.