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If you’re reading this via Starlink service, you might be reading it a bit late…
Here are the 7 things you missed today:
1. 😵 Starlink Had a Major Outage
Well, that’s bad timing. Just one day after launching its satellite-to-cellphone service with T-Mobile, Starlink experienced a widespread outage with more than 60,000 reports on Downdetector, many in rural areas relying on it for remote work and connectivity. (CNBC)
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3. 🔎 Google’s Testing AI-Organized Search Results
Google’s new Search Labs feature, Web Guide, uses Gemini-powered AI to reorganize search results into topic-based clusters, helping users discover related content that traditional blue-link pages may miss. The feature is opt-in and part of Google’s broader push to evolve search via AI-enhanced UX. (TechCrunch)
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5. 🦾 OpenAI’s GPT-5 is Coming in August
Get hyped. OpenAI is on track to release GPT‑5 in early August, rolling out three versions—main, mini, and nano—and bundling reasoning (o3‑style) with multimodal capabilities. An open‑weight variant is also coming soon, but could arrive before or after GPT-5 depending on last-minute schedule tweaks. (Axios)
6. 🇨🇳 $1Bn in Restricted Nvidia AI Chips Were Smuggled into China
According to a Financial Times report, at least $1 billion worth of Nvidia’s restricted AI chips were smuggled into China’s black markets despite the U.S. curbing chip exports. There was no evidence that Nvidia had taken part in the sale of the smuggled chips. (Quartz)
7. 💰 SoftBank-Backed LegalOn Landed $50M
Tokyo-based AI contract review software company LegalOn raised $50 million in Series E funding led by Goldman Sachs, bringing its total capital raised to $200 million. The investment will help the company scale operations across Japan, the U.S. and U.K., with a non-equity tech partnership with OpenAI underway. (TechCrunch)
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