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27 Jul 2026

Cadence Design Systems raises annual forecasts as AI chip design demand surges by 24%

Cadence Design Systems increased its 2026 revenue and profit projections, driven by accelerating demand for AI-powered chip and system design software. The company now expects revenue between $6.26 billion and $6.34 billion, up from prior guidance of $6.13 billion to $6.23 billion. Second-quarter revenue jumped 24% year-over-year to $1.584 billion, with a record backlog of $8.1 billion signaling sustained momentum in semiconductor design tools.

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Apple's Record Quarter Overshadowed by AI-Driven Supply Constraints and Rising Memory Costs

Apple delivered its strongest June quarter ever with iPhone revenue hitting $54.25 billion, yet shares tumbled over 7% as supply constraints and soaring memory costs cast shadows over future growth. Tim Cook's final earnings call as CEO revealed a company caught between record demand and a memory shortage some call "Ramageddon."

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AI vendors shift to consumption pricing as AI PCs emerge to control spiralling cloud costs

Major AI vendors are abandoning per-seat subscriptions for token consumption pricing, making cloud AI significantly more expensive for enterprises. AI PCs with neural processing units now offer a cost-effective alternative by running local models for routine tasks, providing zero marginal cost per query after hardware purchase. The shift creates a new hybrid model where enterprises balance cloud infrastructure for complex tasks against local compute for high-volume, low-complexity work.

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HSBC to hire 100 AI specialists and launch AI Centre of Excellence in Singapore by 2026

HSBC plans to hire more than 200 professionals in Singapore, including 100 AI specialists and 100 wealth managers, as it prepares to launch a new AI Centre of Excellence in the second half of 2026. The initiative reflects the bank's strategy to expand higher-fee businesses and accelerate AI adoption across its Asian operations, with initial focus on personalized wealth management, AI-driven treasury solutions, and digital payments.

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Big Tech Debt Hits $1.65 Trillion as AI Infrastructure Spending Triggers Credit Concerns

Credit default swap prices for Oracle, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta and Nvidia have hit record highs as investors grow wary of massive AI infrastructure investments. Off-balance-sheet liabilities now total $1.65 trillion across five tech giants, exceeding their disclosed $1.35 trillion in official debt, raising questions about financial stability.

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Greenhouse CEO warns of AI doom loop as job seekers spend $20 to spam applications

Greenhouse CEO Daniel Chait identifies an AI doom loop in hiring where job seekers use $20 AI tools to mass-apply to jobs while recruiters deploy AI to filter the flood. With 254 applicants per posting and applications per recruiter up 412%, both sides are stuck in a cycle that's making the hiring market worse for everyone.

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Nvidia's $250 billion OpenAI backstop ignites debate over circular AI financing risks

Nvidia is negotiating a $250 billion financial guarantee to help OpenAI lease a massive data center in Ohio, potentially the largest AI infrastructure project ever. The deal has sent Nvidia's credit default swaps to record levels as investors question whether the chipmaker's pattern of backing its own customers creates systemic financial risks across the AI industry.

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26 Jul 2026

Chinese AI models spark debate over US leadership as profitability questions loom

Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 launch has intensified debates about Chinese AI competitiveness and open versus proprietary models. While Chinese open-weight AI models match US frontier systems at lower costs, companies struggle with profitability. Goldman Sachs suggests labs may start charging licensing fees for model weights, potentially reshaping the economics of open AI.

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Jensen Huang says AI boom won't bust soon, claims 'this time is different' for chip industry

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang dismissed concerns about an imminent AI bust, claiming the current AI chip boom is fundamentally different from past semiconductor cycles. Speaking to Axios, he argued the surge is industrially driven rather than seasonal, requiring the semiconductor industry to expand five to tenfold over the next decade despite growing skepticism about massive capital expenditures.

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25 Jul 2026

DeepSeek suspends second funding round after Liang Wenfeng's viral comments on AI rivalry

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has paused its second fundraising round targeting at least 10 billion yuan after founder Liang Wenfeng's comments on US-China AI competition went viral online. The suspension comes weeks after the company closed a record $7 billion first round and as it prepares for a potential IPO this year.

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Samsung and Broadcom forge $200 billion AI chip partnership to challenge TSMC's dominance

Samsung Electronics signed a $200 billion memorandum of understanding with Broadcom to supply AI chips, memory, and foundry services through 2030. The Samsung Broadcom partnership will leverage sub-2-nanometer manufacturing and advanced packaging to produce custom AI accelerators, strengthening Samsung's position against industry leader TSMC.

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Nvidia and SK Group forge $500 billion AI partnership spanning data centers and memory chips

Nvidia has locked in a massive $500 billion partnership with South Korea's SK Group to secure high-bandwidth memory supply and build large-scale AI data centers. SK Telecom will construct a 2-gigawatt facility using Nvidia's Vera Rubin chips and SK Hynix's HBM4 memory, with operations starting in 2027. Separately, Nvidia is investing $1 billion in Naver to expand AI infrastructure in South Korea.

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24 Jul 2026

Verizon secures $1 billion Google deal to power AI infrastructure with dark fiber network

Verizon signed a $1 billion+ dark fiber deal with Google to connect AI data centers across the US. CEO Dan Schulman called it the start of a broader push, expecting multiple billion-dollar AI infrastructure deals by year-end. The telecom giant is also converting central offices into small data centers for edge computing applications.

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Anduril pursues $100B valuation funding round, tripling value in months as defense tech surges

Defense tech company Anduril is in talks to raise capital at a $100 billion valuation, more than tripling the $61 billion mark it achieved just months ago in May. The fundraise reflects surging demand for AI-powered defense technologies and autonomous systems as conflicts in the Middle East and Eastern Europe drive an unprecedented revival in the sector.

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Midjourney acquires astrology app Co-Star as AI lab expands beyond image generation

Midjourney has acquired Co-Star, a social astrology app with 4.3 million monthly active users. The deal, which closed in spring, brings Co-Star founder Banu Guler on board as Midjourney's chief design officer. The AI lab plans to develop its first standalone app for image generation while expanding into unexpected territories including medical technology and wellness.

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