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China Q2 GDP Seen Slowing to 4.5% — Hitting Lower Bound of Beijing's Target, July 16 Data Drop
China Q2 GDP forecast to slow to 4.5%, hitting the lower bound of the 4.5–5% annual target; data release July 16.
Telegram's t.me Suspended Globally — Montenegro Registry Hits ServerHold, Durov Publicly Asks Why
Telegram's t.me shortlink domain suspended globally via serverHold by Montenegro .me registry; Durov asks for explanation on X.
Hermes maker Nous Research raises $75M at $1.5B valuation — 214k GitHub stars, 100x jump
Nous Research, maker of open-source Hermes agent, closes $75M round at $1.5B valuation.
NHTSA calls robotaxis "a danger to the public" — same administrator floated dropping steering-wheel rules 24 hours earlier
NHTSA Administrator Morrison on July 9 branded robotaxis "a danger to the public" after Waymo/Tesla/Zoox/Uber vehicles blocked ambulances and firefighters. Fixes due by end of July.
Xiaomi's four-month rolling layoffs — phones, cars, internet, international, all four lines cutting 20% of payroll while HQ calls it "routine"
Caixin: Xiaomi has been running rolling layoffs across phones, cars, internet and international divisions since March 2026 — a 20% payroll cut per department, alongside a 43% Q1 profit drop and 40M-unit phone target cut.
Meta's Cannes Project Ran 45,000 Under-18 Prompts Through ChatGPT / Gemini / Character.AI
WIRED exposes Meta's internal "Cannes" project — contractor Covalen hired hundreds of workers to pose as minors and run 45,000+ sensitive prompts through ChatGPT, Gemini, and Character.AI.
Samsung Foundry Flips From Order-Chaser to Order-Picker — 4nm Sold Out Through 2027, Backlog Hits 50 Trillion Won
Samsung Foundry activates an allocation regime — 4nm sold out through 2027, some 8nm lines near full load, backlog around 50 trillion won ($35B); Meta's 10-trillion-won MTIA order at 2nm and Anthropic evaluations on the table.