July 23, 2025

Trump's AI strategy trades guardrails for growth in race against China: The Trump administration published its much-anticipated AI Action Plan Wednesday, signaling a sharp shift away from former President Biden's cautious approach to addressing the risks of AI, and toward a focus on speed, sovereignty, national security, and competing with China. Read More

Tesla profits pulled down by falling EV sales and regulatory credits: Tesla saw a 17% growth in its services business, but it was not enough to close the gap in falling EV sales, fewer regulatory credits, and a decline in solar and energy storage sales. Read More

Hundreds of organizations breached by SharePoint mass-hacks: One of the hacked organizations reportedly includes the U.S. agency responsible for maintaining the country's stockpile of nuclear weapons. China-backed hackers have been observed carrying out the hacks targeting SharePoint servers. Read More

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Eight months in, Swedish unicorn Lovable crosses the $100M ARR milestone: Less than a week after becoming Europe's latest unicorn, Swedish vibe coding startup Lovable has now crossed the $100 million annual recurring revenue mark. Read More

Apple launches $19.99 monthly AppleCare One subscription with coverage for three devices: Until now, people have had to enroll their Apple devices into separate AppleCare+ plans if they wanted additional coverage for their products beyond the standard warranty. Read More

Trump is set to unveil his AI roadmap: Here's what to know: Here's everything we know about President Trump's AI Action Plan, a roadmap for the administration's approach to AI. Read More

Proton's new privacy-first AI assistant encrypts all chats, keeps no logs: Proton's new AI assistant Lumo promises to keep user data private with zero-access encryption, no logging, and an incognito mode. Read More

Google Photos adds AI features for 'remixing' photos in different styles, turning pics into videos: Google announced a handful of new features that will allow users to get more creative with their photo memories, including an option to turn photos into videos and "remix" photos into different styles, like anime, comics, sketches or 3D animations. Read More

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Meta researchers are developing a gesture-controlled wristband that can interact with a computer: The goal of this wristband is to provide less invasive tools to interact with computers for people with motor disabilities.  Read More

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