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THE DAILY BRIEF

SATURDAY, JULY 4, 2026

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INTEL STOCK CLOSES UP 23.6%, ITS BEST PERFORMANCE SINCE…

CNBC: Intel stock closes up 23.6%, its best performance since October 1987, as Intel shows signs of renewed growth amid the AI boom; the stock is up 124% YTD — Intel shares soared…

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OPENAI AND GOVERNMENT OF MALTA PARTNER TO ROLL OUT CHATGPT…

Article URL: https://openai.com/index/malta-chatgpt-plus-partnership/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48163392 Points: 127 # Comments: 116

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INSTAGRAM HAS BEEN RUNNING ADS PROMOTING CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE…

Divya Arya / BBC: Instagram has been running ads promoting child sexual abuse material in India, with terms like “rape video” and “child video” and linking to Telegram channels —…

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GOOGLE PLANS TO INVEST UP TO $40 BILLION IN ANTHROPIC

Article URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-24/google-plans-to-invest-up-to-40-billion-in-anthropic Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47892074…

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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW AS ELON MUSK'S LAWSUIT AGAINST SAM…

Tesla chief believes Altman broke company’s founding agreement – and legal battle promises to be explosive The bitter rivalry between two of the tech world’s most powerful men…

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