Latest AI news covers **Nvidia AI chip challenger Groq's potential $6B fundraising, AI's significant electricity demand in Wyoming, and Anthropic nearing a $170B valuation, alongside Luma and Runway anticipating robotics as a major revenue driver**; additional focus is on ChatGPT's and Google NotebookLM's new Study Modes and video overviews, Spotify's future chatty voice AI interface, Google's AI Mode updates with Canvas and Search Live, YouTube's age-estimation tech for teens, Microsoft's talks with OpenAI for AGI access, Adobe's new AI-powered Photoshop features, and **AI data analyst startup Julius securing $10M in seed funding**.

• Nvidia AI chip challenger Groq said to be nearing new fundraising at $6B valuation — TechCrunch -
• AI in Wyoming may soon use more electricity than state’s human residents — Ars Technica -
• Luma and Runway expect robotics to eventually be a big revenue driver for them — TechCrunch -

• Anthropic reportedly nears $170B valuation with potential $5B round — TechCrunch -
• ChatGPT’s new Study Mode is designed to help you learn, not just give answers — Ars Technica -
• Google’s NotebookLM rolls out Video Overviews — TechCrunch -
• OpenAI launches Study Mode in ChatGPT — TechCrunch -
• Spotify hints at a more chatty voice AI interface in the future — TechCrunch -
• Google’s AI Mode gets new ‘Canvas’ feature, real-time help with Search Live, and more — TechCrunch -
• YouTube rolls out age-estimation tech to identify US teens and apply additional protections — TechCrunch -
• Microsoft in talks to maintain access to OpenAI’s tech beyond AGI milestone — TechCrunch -
• Adobe adds new AI-powered image-editing features to Photoshop — TechCrunch -
• AI data analyst startup Julius nabs $10M seed round — TechCrunch -

Discussions include **Space Force's $4B satcom contest leveraging commercial entrants, the ongoing debate over Big Tech paying ISPs in Europe, the potential Golden Dome defense system opportunity for Silicon Valley, Trump's unfulfilled drilling boom promise in the US energy industry, and a founder's move to Athens to challenge US defense supremacy with investor backing**.

• Space Force bets on commercial entrants in $4B satcom contest — TechCrunch -
• Trump claims Europe won’t make Big Tech pay ISPs; EU says it still might — Ars Technica -
• Golden Dome may not be the golden ticket Silicon Valley is hoping for — TechCrunch -

• Trump promised a drilling boom, but US energy industry hasn’t been interested — Ars Technica -
• This founder left Silicon Valley to challenge US defense supremacy from Athens, and investors are paying attention — TechCrunch -

Key concerns involve Google's assertion regarding no UK government encryption backdoor demands, the Tea app's critical second data breach exposing private messages, telecom giant Orange's disruption due to an ongoing cyberattack, and sex toy maker Lovense being caught leaking user email addresses and exposing accounts to takeovers.

• Google says UK government has not demanded an encryption backdoor for its users’ data — TechCrunch -
• Tea app disables DMs after second data breach exposed over a million private messages — TechCrunch -
• Telecom giant Orange warns of disruption amid ongoing cyberattack — TechCrunch -

• Sex toy maker Lovense caught leaking users’ email addresses and exposing accounts to takeovers — TechCrunch -

Major headlines address the alarming 2023 raw milk outbreak finally being reported, the EPA's controversial plan to cease regulating greenhouse gases, and the US energy industry's disinterest in a promised drilling boom.

• “It’s shocking”: Massive raw milk outbreak from 2023 finally reported — Ars Technica -
• “It’s shocking”; Massive raw milk outbreak from 2023 finally reported — Ars Technica -
• EPA plans to ignore science, stop regulating greenhouse gases — Ars Technica -

• Trump promised a drilling boom, but US energy industry hasn’t been interested — Ars Technica -

This section features the case for memes as a new form of comics, Cash App's new group payment feature for pooling money, Jack Dorsey's Bluetooth messaging app Bitchat launching on the App Store, and TikTok integrating YouTube Music as an option to save songs from videos.

• The case for memes as a new form of comics — Ars Technica -
• Cash App users can now pool money for group payments — even with non-users — TechCrunch -
• Jack Dorsey’s Bluetooth messaging app Bitchat now on App Store — TechCrunch -

• TikTok adds YouTube Music as an option to save songs playing in videos — TechCrunch -

Investment news includes SOSV's bet on plasma technology for semiconductors and spacecraft, a mother developing her own 'clean' baby formula due to dissatisfaction with existing brands, and **food delivery service Calo's $39M Series B extension as it eyes UK expansion**.

• SOSV bets plasma will change everything from semiconductors to spacecraft — TechCrunch -
• Fed up with brands that use corn syrup and skim milk, this mother developed her own ‘clean’ baby formula — TechCrunch -
• Food delivery service Calo scores $39M in Series B extension as it sets eyes on the UK — TechCrunch -

Developments in this sector cover a review of the 2025 Polestar 3 electric vehicle, Elon Musk's Boring Company building Tesla tunnels under Nashville, and Aeva striking a lidar chip-making deal with an LG subsidiary.

• 2025 Polestar 3 drives sporty, looks sharp, can be a little annoying — Ars Technica -
• Elon Musk’s Boring Company to build Tesla tunnels under Nashville — TechCrunch -
• Aeva strikes lidar chip-making deal with LG subsidiary — TechCrunch -

This category highlights Apple's release of iOS 18.6, macOS 15.6, and other updates, the acquisition leading to thousands of Whistle pet trackers becoming obsolete, and Microsoft's revamp of Windows 11's Task Manager for improved readability.

• Apple releases iOS 18.6, macOS 15.6, and other updates as current gen winds down — Ars Technica -
• Acquisition sends thousands of Whistle pet trackers to IoT graveyard — Ars Technica -
• Microsoft is revamping Windows 11’s Task Manager so its numbers make more sense — Ars Technica -

The only headline in this category is an invitation to volunteer at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025.

• Get inside Disrupt: Volunteer at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 — TechCrunch -