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Nvidia has reduced its AI chip customer base in Asia by more than 50 percent. The move signals a major shift in the company's sales strategy amid growing competition. The cuts affect a wide range of clients across the region.

Anthropic researchers found that Claude's values vary depending on which language a user speaks. The company stated it is not yet sure how much of this variation is desirable. The shift occurs across both different languages and different model versions.

Meta Platforms is expanding its Hyperion data center project in Richland Parish, Louisiana, into a massive AI hub. The company increased the investment to over $50 billion, up from the initial $10 billion announced in late 2024.

Nvidia halved its Asia buyer list as part of a China chip crackdown, according to a Financial Times report. The move reduces the number of customers Nvidia sells to in the region.

Nopan, founded by former Netflix payments team members Konstantin Surkov and Nick Ryabov, raised €7.2 million from Newion, Crane, and Seedcamp. The Amsterdam-based company optimizes existing account and wallet payment methods for merchants. It holds a Dutch central bank license and is a Principal Member of the European Payments Initiative supporting Wero.

Tom Blomfield, co-founder of Monzo and GoCardless, is taking a leave of absence from Y Combinator to join Anthropic as a member of technical staff on the compute team. He will work alongside Anthropic co-founder Tom Brown. Anthropic has committed to deploying up to a million Google TPUs and signed a cloud agreement with xAI for over 220,000 Nvidia GPUs.

PolicyStreet, a Malaysia-based insurtech company, secured an additional $5 million in its Series C round, bringing total funding to $26 million. BlueOrchard, a Schroders Group member, invested through its InsuResilience Investment strategy. The company will use the capital to support its co-insurance operations across Asia.

China's June trade figures exceeded forecasts, driven by surging exports and imports fueled by the artificial intelligence boom. The strong performance reflects robust global demand for AI-related goods and components, boosting China's manufacturing and export sectors.

Samsung Health now requires users to consent to their private health data being used for AI training or risk losing all synced data. The toggle, deep in settings, allows Samsung to use sleep, medications, medical records, and cycle tracking data. Humans may review some collected data. The app recently added Gen AI features including Vitals and Heart Health Score.

Apple released the first public beta of iOS 27, featuring a smarter Siri AI powered by a custom Gemini model. The update includes a standalone Siri app, a new Camera Siri mode, and a CPU Scheduler for older iPhones. The beta cannot be easily uninstalled.