Technology

A stock briefing post lists Intel up 5%-plus and Nvidia up 0.8%, attributing semiconductor gains to an agreement on US–China AI talks.

Amazon cut off Meta's Muse agentic AI citing unauthorized access, lack of notice, non-identification as agent, credential concerns, and privacy/security risks. Users report ToS violations and canceled orders. Meta states Muse does not access passwords.

New region live with three availability zones for AI/cloud workloads and sovereign data needs, with seismic resilience and zero-water cooling. Reflects Microsoft's ~$20.5 billion India commitment.

The Petal cable, expected online in 2029, spans ~7,000 km using multi-core fiber to achieve 1 petabit per second—double today's best transoceanic cables. Built with NEC, Sumitomo Electric, and Orange to support AI and internet traffic.

Tech Funding News reports that Balderton led the round, with Base10 Partners, Y Combinator and Fortino Capital also participating.

The DPC found Google infringed GDPR rules on lawfulness, fairness, transparency, and retention for Web & App Activity, Location History, and Location Accuracy features between 2018–2020. Google must comply within six months.

Grok 4.7 (~2.1 trillion parameters) emphasizes agentic tasks, self-verification, and safeguards. Priced at $2/$6 per million tokens, available via API, Cursor, and Grok Build. Positioned as capable and affordable for coding workflows.

AMD shares surged approximately 10% intraday reaching ~$615–616 on strong AI and data-center demand, joining Nvidia and Broadcom in the trillion-dollar club. The stock is up over 180% year-to-date.