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Hand-picked headlines on software, SaaS, AI and the tech job market. Short summaries, with links to the original reporting.
Apple introduced one-time paid packs that add extra AI usage once monthly limits run out, first in Logic Pro. Packs expire after 12 months, and other Creator Studio apps are expected to follow.
via 9to5Mac →
Huawei says the machine is fully Chinese-made, with one government agency reportedly ordering 600 units, though The Register notes component origins are unclear.
via The Register →
Google introduced two new TPU systems: 8tx for confidential inference using AMD EPYC hosts, and 8i Max, a two-chip package aimed at long-context workloads.
via Google (The Keyword) →
Nvidia's board launched an independent investigation after Jensen Huang acknowledged a relationship with a Singapore-based executive US officials accuse of spying for China. A congressional committee has asked him to testify in a closed-door briefing this week.
via SiliconANGLE →
The deal finished ahead of the first-half 2027 timeline set in June, giving Fox access to Roku's 100M+ households.
via TechCrunch →
Police detained 150-200 people at the construction site during a two-day Europe-wide protest against data centres.
via Al Jazeera →
Spaces are persistent, topic-based conversations such as trip planners or project boards that Muse builds on request and can update in the background. Meta says Muse has about 10M users in the US and Canada.
via TechCrunch →