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AI Speedrun - Google just paid $10M to buy a dead airline's data — a cheap win for its AI, but may not be a positive catalyst, yet — and what’s worth digging?
Summary Google won a bankruptcy auction for Spirit Airlines' internal business data at $10 million, edging out a $7.5 million bid from AI hiring platform Mercor. The dataset — over 100 million emails, hundreds of millions of Teams messages, 30M+ lines of code, and 7.5 billion passenger transaction
Global Chokepoint - Panama Canal Tightens Draft Limits as Water Levels Come Under Pressure
Falling water levels are tightening Panama Canal draft limits, raising transit prices.
Energy Matrix - California Curtailed 4.5 Billion kWh of Green Electricity in Six Months. Why Is It Still Worried About Power Shortages?
45 billion kWh of solar and wind power was curtailed in six months. Why does California still worry about blackouts?
Breaking News - DeepSeek foreshadows significant API price increases? Amid off the chart usage - Aug 6, 2026
Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) startup DeepSeek announced on Thursday that it plans to comprehensively raise the prices of its API (Application Programming Interface) services soon, with a significant increase expected, according to Yahoo and company sources.
Market Rumor - Apple is not get a favor on pricing with CXMT?
According to Korea's Digital Daily source, CXMT is not lowering prices for Apple...
Market Rumor - Trump Administration Drafting Ban on Chinese Data Center Devices
The Trump administration is drafting a ban on U.S. imports of new models of Chinese data center components, four people familiar with the matter told Reuters, as it seeks to protect the infrastructure that undergirds the AI boom.
Market Rumor - China begins making homegrown DUV chipmaking tools, sources said
China has begun manufacturing domestically developed immersion deep ultraviolet lithography machines, a key chipmaking tool long dominated by Dutch supplier ASML, The Information reported on Monday (July 27, 2026).
Silicon Bakery - Over The Weekend (Wk4 Jul 2026) - Korean tech names deepen partnership with U.S; AMD under the spotlight on next-gen infra; Apple vs Micron takes a wild turn?
Korean, global tech companies to pursue partnerships worth more than $950 billion in total; AMD introduces its next-gen ai-infra products; Apple vs Micron taking another wild turn...
Results Review - Intel 2Q2026 significantly beat expectations
Intel’s stock jumps as chipmaker rides AI boom to fastest revenue growth in almost 15 years.
China's Moonshot AI eyes $50 billion valuation, Hong Kong IPO after Kimi K3 breakthrough - July 2026
Moonshot is preparing to begin discussions in August for a final round of fundraising before a Hong Kong initial public offering, targeting a valuation of as much as $50 billion, according to a report from Bloomberg News.
Market Rumor - Microsoft Weighs Kimi K3 for Copilot Despite Trump Administration Pressure
Microsoft is evaluating Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3 model for use in Copilot as the company looks to reduce the rapidly rising cost of running its artificial intelligence products.
Market Rumor - AMD Stock Rises Overnight: Is Anthropic A New Customer? - July 20, 2026
A code file by Anush Elangovan, a vice president of AI software at AMD, reportedly listed Anthropic as a "customer."
