MobileNews

Google Confirms Pixel 11 Series Launch Event for August 12; Pricing, Colour Options Leaked

July 9, 2026
Google has officially confirmed the Pixel 11 series launch event which will be taking place on August 12. A lot of the device’s specifications and some of its renders have already leaked online, suggesting Google won’t be giving up on the design it has been using since the Pixel 9 series. The new Pixel 11 series is expected to consist of a total of four models including the Pixel 11…
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AI & RoboticsNews

AI chip maker SambaNova raises $1B at $11B valuation, 5 months after last mega round

July 9, 2026
AI chip company SambaNova Systems has raised $1 billion at an $11 billion valuation led by General Atlantic, in a first close of its Series F round, with more investors expected to join soon. “In the next few weeks, a few more investors will be coming in, and the second close is likely to finish up,” Rodrigo Liang, CEO and co-founder of SambaNova, told TechCrunch. The latest round…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Rivian (RIVN) launches 75M-share sale to raise ~$1.5B for R2 push

July 9, 2026
Rivian has commenced an underwritten public offering of 75 million shares of common stock, a raise worth roughly $1.5 billion based on the stock’s recent price. The capital raise lands just days after Rivian’s stock rallied on stronger-than-expected Q2 delivery results and a raised full-year outlook. A ~$1.5 billion raise, timed to the rally Rivian (Nasdaq: RIVN) announced the offering on…
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DefenseNews

China shows snazzy clip of DF-17 missile on state TV in show of force

July 9, 2026
NEW TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan — China’s Dong Feng-17 ballistic missile has probably existed for more than a decade, quietly adding to the People’s Liberation Army arsenal of ever more modern weaponry. Suddenly in June it was showcased for the first time in official Chinese media, as analysts tell it, and described as one of China’s top military assets as English-language subtitles extolled its…
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