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US Claims ASML's EUV Chipmaking Equipment Reached China — ASML Calls It False
Computers & Hardware

US Claims ASML's EUV Chipmaking Equipment Reached China — ASML Calls It False

The Trump administration told ASML that one of its extreme ultraviolet lithography machines may have violated export controls by reaching China. ASML CEO Christophe Fouquet flatly denies it, saying the company tracks every EUV system ever built.

TechCrunch / Bloomberg
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Midjourney Launches Medical Division and Full-Body Ultrasonic Scanner
Artificial Intelligence

Midjourney Launches Medical Division and Full-Body Ultrasonic Scanner

The AI image generation company announces Midjourney Medical and a whole-body ultrasound device that scans in under 60 seconds—with no radiation and no magnets—aiming to make routine full-body imaging as accessible as a gym membership.

Bloomberg / Engadget
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FERC Orders Grid Operators to Fast-Track Data Center Power Connections
Technology

FERC Orders Grid Operators to Fast-Track Data Center Power Connections

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission unanimously directed six major US grid operators to prioritize data center interconnection requests, as wholesale electricity rates surge 267% and AI power demand heads toward tripling by 2035.

TechCrunch
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AWS in Talks to Sell Trainium AI Chips to External Data Centers
Computers & Hardware

AWS in Talks to Sell Trainium AI Chips to External Data Centers

Amazon Web Services is exploring selling its custom Trainium AI chips to third-party companies, with Andy Jassy estimating a potential $50 billion annual run rate — a direct challenge to Nvidia's data center dominance.

TechCrunch
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144 Mastra npm Packages Backdoored in 88-Minute Supply Chain Attack
Security

144 Mastra npm Packages Backdoored in 88-Minute Supply Chain Attack

An attacker hijacked a contributor account with publishing rights to the Mastra AI framework's npm organization and republished 144 packages with a typosquatted dependency that deployed a cross-platform infostealer. Any system that ran npm install with a @mastra/* package after June 16 is potentially compromised.

Socket
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