Day July 23, 2026

Gemini nears 1 billion monthly users as Google’s AI push gains scale

Gemini users have surged past 950 million monthly, bringing Google closer to a billion-user AI product and intensifying the ChatGPT race.

AI chip startup Etched raised $300M at a $10.3B valuation, doubling in seven months as investors back its inference-focused hardware.

Nvidia’s lunar GPUs may power Lunar Outpost’s rover, marking a possible first for the Moon and a major step for space robotics.

Apple’s OpenAI lawsuit could reshape AI hardware, expose trade secret risks and derail OpenAI’s next big consumer push.

Lawmakers are preparing an AI kill switch bill that would force companies to build emergency shutdown controls for powerful models.

Florida conservatives are leading a data center backlash over AI, energy costs, and local control, creating new pressure on GOP leaders.

Kimi K3 is at the center of claims it copied Anthropic’s Fable, but researchers say distillation alone does not explain its rapid rise.

Lingverse’s AI wearable iKairos revives Jibo’s legacy with a $29 million fundraise, but privacy and “AI slop” concerns loom.

ServiceNow invests $40 million in BusinessNext, backing its AI banking platform and global expansion as enterprise software firms face AI pressure.