Amazon reports Q2 revenue up 20% YoY to $200.6B, net income up 245% to $62.6B, operating income up 43% to $27.5B, and a $25B+ annual revenue run rate for chips (Amazon)

Amazon:
Amazon reports Q2 revenue up 20% YoY to $200.6B, net income up 245% to $62.6B, operating income up 43% to $27.5B, and a $25B+ annual revenue run rate for chips  —  SEATTLE—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2026.

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Amazon researchers link the compromises of four npm packages, including axios, over the past 18 months to the North Korea-linked group tracked as Sapphire Sleet (Carly Page/The Register)

Carly Page / The Register:
Amazon researchers link the compromises of four npm packages, including axios, over the past 18 months to the North Korea-linked group tracked as Sapphire Sleet  —  Researchers say Sapphire Sleet socially engineered maintainers before publishing malicious updates through trusted accounts

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Microsoft reports Q4 revenue up 18% YoY to $90B, net income up 31% to $35.8B, and Microsoft Cloud revenue up 27% to $59.3B; MSFT jumps 3%+ after hours (Microsoft)

Microsoft:
Microsoft reports Q4 revenue up 18% YoY to $90B, net income up 31% to $35.8B, and Microsoft Cloud revenue up 27% to $59.3B; MSFT jumps 3%+ after hours  —  REDMOND, Wash. — July 29, 2026 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the following results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026 …

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Google launches its Lyria 3.5 music generation model in Google Flow Music, highlighting improved musicality, lyrics, vocal quality, and creative control (Google)

Google:
Google launches its Lyria 3.5 music generation model in Google Flow Music, highlighting improved musicality, lyrics, vocal quality, and creative control  —  Our newest music generation model, Lyria 3.5, delivers significant advancements across musicality, lyrics, and vocal quality, empowering you to craft richer tracks.

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Thinking Machines Lab co-founder Lilian Weng is returning to OpenAI after announcing earlier this week she was leaving TML over workload-related health concerns (The Information)

The Information:
Thinking Machines Lab co-founder Lilian Weng is returning to OpenAI after announcing earlier this week she was leaving TML over workload-related health concerns  —  Lilian Weng, a researcher who cofounded AI startup Thinking Machines Lab alongside former OpenAI Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati …

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Over 1,100 staffers from AI companies, including John Schulman and OpenAI's Jakub Pachocki, sign a letter requesting the US government to "pace" AI development (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg:
Over 1,100 staffers from AI companies, including John Schulman and OpenAI's Jakub Pachocki, sign a letter requesting the US government to “pace” AI development  —  More than 1,100 staffers across top artificial intelligence firms have signed a petition that calls on the US government …

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Mark Zuckerberg argues that superintelligence should be widely distributed as a tool that empowers everyone, rather than centralized in a few institutions (Mark Zuckerberg/Wall Street Journal)

Mark Zuckerberg / Wall Street Journal:
Mark Zuckerberg argues that superintelligence should be widely distributed as a tool that empowers everyone, rather than centralized in a few institutions  —  The history of democracy and economics has proved that centralized power stifles human potential.  —  We are fortunate to live at an incredible moment in history.

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