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Business10 Jul 2026 · 1 min

US closes loophole letting Chinese firms buy Nvidia chips overseas

Updated Commerce Department guidance requires export licenses for Blackwell-series chips reaching any China- or Macau-headquartered entity, anywhere in the world.

Business10 Jul 2026 · 1 min

Nvidia's China AI chip market share collapses to near zero

Nvidia held roughly 95% of China's AI chip market in 2023; new export rules have pushed its share of H200 shipments to essentially nothing by mid-2026.

Business10 Jul 2026 · 1 min

Siri AI rollout skips the EU and China at launch

Apple's new assistant reaches US customers in English first, with international availability delayed by regulatory requirements abroad.

Business10 Jul 2026 · 1 min

AI unicorn Mercor acquires a16z-backed startup Deeptune

The $10 billion company's acquisition marks a notable consolidation move by one of 2026's fastest-growing AI startups.

Business10 Jul 2026 · 1 min

OpenAI unveils its own custom Jalapeño inference chip

The in-house silicon push aims to cut inference costs as OpenAI's compute bill grows alongside its model lineup.

Business10 Jul 2026 · 1 min

Shield AI raises $1.5B Series G at a $12.7B valuation

The defense-focused AI company's round is part of a larger $2.25 billion capital package as military AI funding accelerates.

Business10 Jul 2026 · 1 min

Abu Dhabi's MGX closes first AI fund at $49B, above target

The fund exceeded its $45 billion goal and has already invested in 14 companies spanning chips, infrastructure and AI platforms.

Business9 Jul 2026 · 1 min

LeapXpert raises $180M for governed enterprise AI messaging

The funding will scale AI-powered, compliance-focused communications tools for financial services and government clients.

Business9 Jul 2026 · 1 min

Appeals court hears first fair-use argument in AI training case

The Third Circuit's review of Thomson Reuters v. Ross Intelligence is expected to shape every generative AI copyright case still in the pipeline.

Business9 Jul 2026 · 1 min

OpenAI and Anthropic alone capture 43% of H1 2026 startup funding

The two labs accounted for $217 billion of all global startup investment in the first half of the year, per Crunchbase data.

Business9 Jul 2026 · 1 min

Student AI use jumps 26% in a year as K-12 adoption nears universal

Educator use of AI rose 21% over the same period, according to Microsoft's third annual AI in Education report.

Business9 Jul 2026 · 1 min

Global startup funding hits record $510B in H1 2026 on AI boom

Crunchbase data shows startup exits, IPOs and M&A all accelerating as AI investment drives the strongest first half on record.