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Menlo-Led $300M Bet Could Lift Lovable Valuation to $13.2B
Lovable may double its valuation to $13.2B in a reported $300M Menlo-led round, putting Europe's vibe-coding boom on notice.

$30 Samsung Galaxy Credit Dangles Before Foldable Reveal
Samsung’s $30 reservation credit is free to claim, but it only matters if you preorder a new Galaxy foldable after Unpacked.

€91M Bet Pushes QuantumDiamonds Chip Inspection Into Fabs
QuantumDiamonds has €91M in fresh backing to turn diamond sensors into fast chip inspection tools for fabs.

ChatGPT Voice Mode Stops Interrupting With GPT-Live-1
OpenAI's GPT-Live-1 makes ChatGPT voice mode less interruptive, turning pauses and turn-taking into the next voice AI battleground.

Google Photos Video Remix Repaints Tired Clips with AI
Google is turning Photos into an AI editor, with Video Remix giving paid users Gemini Omni-powered video transformations in seconds.

300,000 Users Turn Roost Slow-Cial App Into a Warning
Roost is nearing 300,000 users by making messages crawl, turning delay into the feature instead of the flaw.

Grok 4.5 Throws Frontier AI into Musk's Price Fight
Grok 4.5 is Musk's pitch for frontier AI at lower token cost. SpaceXAI's claim could turn model wars into a price fight.

$13,995 Fiat Topolino Shrinks the EV Dream to 19 MPH
Fiat Topolino hits the U.S. at $13,995, but 19 mph and 46 miles of range make it a micromobility gamble, not a bargain EV.

Cockroaches Sell SwitchBot Bot Rechargeable Better Than AI
SwitchBot’s $33.99 robot finger turns dumb switches smart, making one roach-haunted kitchen the perfect pitch.

Prime Intellect Grabs $130M to Wrest AI From Big Labs
Prime Intellect's $130M raise tests whether enterprises can build their own AI agents instead of renting intelligence from closed labs.

Apple Broadcom Deal Pulls $30B Chip Bet Back to U.S.
$30B Apple Broadcom deal will make 15B U.S. wireless chips, giving Apple more control without bringing iPhone assembly home.

White House Relents, OpenAI GPT-5.6 Launch Breaks Free
OpenAI will release GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra and Luna on July 9 after a White House-requested pause turned the rollout political.