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Amazon says custom chips surpass $25 billion annual run rate as Trainium and Graviton power AWS AI

Amazon reports its custom-silicon business topped a $25B annualized run rate, citing Trainium, Graviton and multi-year AI customer commitments. ...Read more

$AMZN, #amazon, #aws, #ai, #chips

Glen Hansard, Oscar-winning singer-songwriter, dies at 56 in motorcycle crash near Dublin

Glen Hansard, Oscar-winning Irish musician and star of Once, has died at 56 after a motorcycle crash near Dublin; Gardaí are investigating. ...Read more

#music, #glenhansard, #irishmusic, #once

Amgen discloses material cybersecurity incident after data exfiltration from third‑party cloud environments

Amgen disclosed a material cybersecurity incident in a July SEC filing, saying unauthorized activity in third‑party cloud environments led to exfiltration of proprietary and patient data. ...Read more

$AMGN, #amgen, #cybersecurity, #biotech, #sec

Sony to Stop Making Physical PlayStation Game Discs for New Releases from January 2028

Sony will discontinue producing physical discs for new PlayStation games released from January 2028, shifting future titles to digital-only sales. ...Read more

$SONY, #sony, #playstation, #video-games, #digitaldistribution

NASA Opens First Major New Wind Tunnel at Langley in Over 40 Years

NASA opened the Flight Dynamics Research Facility at Langley Research Center, a modern wind tunnel to test aircraft, drones and reentry vehicles. ...Read more

#nasa, #windtunnel, #aeronautics, #langley

Warren Accuses IRS CEO of Downplaying Staffing Shortages After 31,000 Departures

Sen. Elizabeth Warren pressed IRS CEO Frank Bisignano to explain his comments that staffing was sufficient, after watchdog reported roughly 31,000 departures. ...Read more

#irs, #elizabethwarren, #oversight, #staffing

EU to Begin Enforcing AI-Transparency Rules on Aug. 2, 2026

From Aug. 2, companies serving the EU must disclose AI interactions and mark synthetic audio, image, video and text under Article 50 — violations face heavy fines. ...Read more

#ai, #eu, #regulation, #transparency

FCA sets 18-month path to create UK equity consolidated tape, launches interim market reporter

The FCA set an 18-month timetable to build a UK equity consolidated tape, launched a free interim market activity reporter and opened consultations. ...Read more

#fca, #uk, #markets, #equities, #consolidatedtape

Coinkite Warns Weak Randomness in Coldcard Firmware May Have Exposed Some Bitcoin

Coinkite says a 2021 firmware bug weakened seed randomness on older Coldcard devices, possibly exposing wallets; affected users must generate new seeds. ...Read more

#bitcoin, #coldcard, #hardwarewallet, #security, #randomness

U.S. Strikes Dozens of IRGC Targets in Iran; Tehran’s State Media Claims Cross‑Border Retaliation

CENTCOM says U.S. struck dozens of IRGC targets in Iran on July 29–30; Iranian state outlets claim retaliatory strikes on U.S. bases in Kuwait, Jordan and Bahrain. ...Read more

#iran, #unitedstates, #military, #middleeast

Bank of Japan Signals Ongoing Rate Hikes as It Sees Slower Growth in Fiscal 2026

BOJ says it will keep raising interest rates even as it expects Japan's economy to slow in fiscal 2026; inflation seen above 2% from H2 2026. ...Read more

#japan, #boj, #inflation, #monetarypolicy

DESI preprint reports 1% measurement of the universe’s expansion at redshift 2.33

DESI's new preprint reports a 1% measurement of cosmic expansion geometry at z=2.33 from the Lyman‑alpha forest, tightening high‑redshift anchors for H0 and Ωm. ...Read more

#cosmology, #desi, #lymanalpha, #darkenergy

Apple Reports Strongest June Quarter Ever, Revenue Up 16% as Tariff Refunds Boost Profitability

Apple posted its strongest June quarter ever: revenue rose 16% to $109.4B and EPS climbed 29%, helped by tariff refunds that lifted margins. ...Read more

$AAPL, #apple, #earnings, #iphone, #tariffrefunds

DOE Authorizes SPP to Run Backup Generators, Including at Data Centers, During Heat Wave

On July 26 the Energy Department authorized Southwest Power Pool to dispatch generators and tap data‑center backup power to maintain reliability during a heat wave. ...Read more

#doe, #spp, #powergrid, #heatwave

Justice Dept. Uses Rare Alien Terrorist Removal Court to Seek Deportation of Fort Worth Resident

Justice Department filed the first-ever Alien Terrorist Removal Court case to deport Fort Worth resident Nazira Haji Zada, accused of supporting an ISIS-inspired election plot. ...Read more

#nationalsecurity, #immigration, #terrorism, #justice