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China threatened retaliation on July 30, 2026 after the FCC restricted imports of foreign humanoid robots, and UBTech shares fell more than 6% in response.

Apple is fighting India’s antitrust regulator over App Store rules, accusing it of copying claims from rivals Match, PhonePe and Paytm in a case with billions at stake.

Google Cloud revenue surged 82% to $24.8 billion in Q2 2026, outpacing Azure and AWS growth rates as Alphabet’s AI infrastructure bet pays off.

Four states say Meta could face up to $1.4 trillion in penalties over claims it designed Instagram and Facebook to addict young users.

ASML is pushing to raise prices on EUV and DUV lithography tools, sparking pushback from TSMC even as Chinese chipmakers and Intel accept higher costs for the equipment.

TSMC pledged an additional $100 billion for Arizona chip fabs on July 16, 2026, lifting its total U.S. investment to $265 billion amid surging AI chip demand.

MeitY’s notice to WhatsApp over its usernames feature cites phishing, impersonation and digital arrest scam risks, forcing a pause on the India rollout.

Meta’s new prominent accounts protocol requires two senior officials to review moderation actions on high-profile posts, after the PM Modi Facebook restriction row.

SSI and NVIDIA announced a long-term partnership on July 27, 2026, combining an NVIDIA investment with Vera Rubin access aimed at an order-of-magnitude compute increase. Here’s what primary sources confirm.