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Apple launched its first foldable phone, Tesla's Cybercab faced regulatory probes, and Nvidia invested $30 billion in Intel amid an AI infra push.

  • Apple unveiled its first foldable smartphone, the $1,999 iPhone Duo, alongside the iPhone 18 Pro and new Apple Watch models featuring enhanced health-sensing capabilities. 12345
  • The Big Tech group accelerated AI infrastructure development, with Microsoft planning to triple its cloud capacity by 2032 and Google securing nuclear power access to fuel data center expansion. 67891011
  • Tesla's autonomous driving initiatives faced heightened scrutiny as the NHTSA opened an investigation into the Cybercab rollout and examined multiple fatal crashes involving driver-assist software. 12131415161718
  • Nvidia strengthened its market position by disclosing a $30 billion investment in Intel and acquiring Hugging Face, while reporting that shipments of its Grace Blackwell chips surged 27% month-over-month. 1920212223
  • Meta and Amazon were hit with significant legal challenges, including a class-action lawsuit alleging Amazon failed to accommodate pregnant workers and claims that Meta used intimate footage for AI training. 242526
  • Other notable developments include Microsoft and OpenAI seeking the dismissal of a major copyright lawsuit, Google revamping European search results to avoid fines, and Amazon appointing a cybersecurity veteran to its board. 2728293031

Sources

  1. 5 biggest Apple announcements from the iPhone Duo event ZDNet
  2. Apple unveils Apple Watch Ultra 4 with enhanced health and battery features Apple
  3. Apple launches Apple Watch Series 12 with improved health tracking Apple
  4. Apple's $2,000-plus foldable iPhone was a decade in the making The Seattle Times
  5. Apple unveils foldable iPhone Duo with large display and $1,999 price tag Fortune
  6. Microsoft, Hurt By Server Shortage, Aims to Triple Cloud Capacity by 2032 The Information
  7. Six Days After Cramer Warned Nuclear Is Too Hard to Build, Google Signed Its First Nuclear Deal Ever Yahoo Finance
  8. Google plans $13 billion AI infrastructure investment in Finland Bloomberg
  9. US regulator approves $1.9 billion loan to spin up Iowa s dead nuclear reactor for Google - Engadget Engadget
  10. Microsoft’s Quiet Takeover of OpenAI’s Ambitious AI Data Center Plans Webpronews
  11. Google's data center replaces green industry Svenska Dagbladet
  12. Tesla Autopilot was on in I-35 crash that killed its driver Electrek
  13. Tesla Cybercab injures passenger and drops them off at wrong location The Verge
  14. Tesla Self-Driving Software Was Active in Fatal Stop Sign Crash Yahoo Autos
  15. Tesla s Cybercab just met its first real test, and it s federal The Street
  16. Tesla Hit With NHTSA Investigation Amid No-Steering-Wheel Cybercab Rollout PCMag
  17. Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq slip as blowout jobs report raises odds of a Fed rate hike Yahoo Finance
  18. NHTSA Opens Probe Into Tesla's Cybercab Rollout The Wall Street Journal
  19. Nvidia Grace Blackwell shipments reportedly increased 27% from last month CryptoBriefing
  20. Intel (INTC) Stock Surges 9% Following Nvidia's $30B Investment and Price Increase Reports Blockonomi
  21. Nvidia's purchase of Hugging Face will strengthen its model-agnostic position in the AI market Mint
  22. Nvidia (NVDA)’s First-Ever Year-Ahead Forecast Puts It on a Path to Pass Apple and Alphabet Yahoo Finance
  23. Nvidia Says Memory Pricing Has Turned ‘Extreme’ and Is ‘Headed Even Higher Into Next Year,’ But Its Own Price Increases Are Already Executed Yahoo Finance
  24. Amazon punished pregnant workers, lawsuit says USA Today
  25. Meta glasses lawsuit says intimate footage trained AI via Kenyan contractors Startup Fortune
  26. Meta Hit With Class Action Claiming AI Tools Aid Crypto Fraud - Law360 UK Law360
  27. Amazon appoints cybersecurity veteran Kevin Mandia to its board Amazon
  28. EXCLUSIVE: Google warns of lower quality as it revamps Europe search results to avoid EU fines Reuters
  29. OpenAI and Microsoft ask judge to end 10.8 million-article copyright case PPC Land
  30. NYT and OpenAI Present Arguments in Landmark Copyright Lawsuit axios
  31. Seattle Times and Newsday sue OpenAI and Microsoft The Verge

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