The day in tech.

Apple and Epic Games jointly asked a court to temporarily postpone key deadlines in their App Store dispute while Apple seeks to halt proceedings until the Supreme Court rules on its appeal. The Supreme Court agreed to hear the contempt question but declined to review the injunction's broader scope.

Jota, a Brazil-based AI conversational banking platform, raised $30 million in Series A funding at a $185 million post-money valuation. Haun Ventures led the round, with Hof Capital, Alter Global, and Greyhound Capital participating. The company will expand credit offerings, enhance customer acquisition, and accelerate Jota 3.0 development.

Apple has ordered around 10 million foldable iPhone Ultra models, a production target roughly a third higher than earlier expectations. The device could sell for approximately $2500.

A vulnerability in Apple's Hide My Email feature can let attackers connect users' real email addresses to the anonymous ones generated by the service. The issue was reported to Apple over a year ago by EasyOptOuts, but remains unfixed. In limited tests, 100 percent of Hide My Email addresses were exploitable.

Insilico Medicine partnered with Takeda in a deal valued at up to $600 million for AI-driven drug discovery. The collaboration aims to leverage Insilico's artificial intelligence platform to identify and develop new drug candidates for Takeda's pipeline.

Apple is negotiating to purchase memory chips from Chinese semiconductor makers CXMT and YMTC for devices sold in China. Both companies are on a Pentagon blacklist. The talks involve chips for use in Apple products within the Chinese market.

Apple is planning a redesign of the entry-level MacBook Pro for 2027. The company also intends to release new iPad Pro and MacBook Pro models with M7 chips in the same year. These plans include a new entry-level MacBook Pro design.

SpaceX has shown investors a prototype of a handset-like AI device that is sleeker and slimmer than an iPhone. The design is at an early stage and could still change. Elon Musk has called the reporting about the prototype utterly false.

Bending Spoons, the 13-year-old Italian company, went public on the Nasdaq today at an over $18 billion valuation, with the stock popping 40% by market close. The Milan-based firm has acquired brands like Meetup, Eventbrite, Vimeo, and WeTransfer, driving revenue growth through AI and technology transformation.

Brazilian startup Loopia raised a $1.2M seed round led by Parceiro Ventures, with participation from Quartzo, Funses I, ACE Founders, and BVC Latam. The AI automation platform, which integrates with WhatsApp and major e-commerce sites, will use the funds to enhance product development and expand its enterprise customer base.