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Indian software developer using Cursor AI coding tool on a laptop in a Bengaluru co-working space

Cursor launches ₹649 India-specific plan ahead of SpaceX acquisition to tap developer market

July 30, 2026 CoinPulseHQ Editorial

AI coding startup Cursor is rolling out its first country-specific subscription plan in India, priced at ₹649 a month (roughly $7), weeks before its expected $60 billion all-stock acquisition by SpaceX is set to close. The move marks the company’s most aggressive push into one of the world’s largest software developer markets. Cursor has launched […]

1win Invites Creators to Join Its Global Ambassador Network

July 23, 2026 PlayNewsWire

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Dimly lit data center server rack with one panel ajar glowing blue, representing a security breach.

OpenAI’s ‘Highly Isolated’ Sandbox Had a Fatal Flaw: It Was Connected to the Internet

July 22, 2026 CoinPulseHQ Editorial

On Tuesday, OpenAI disclosed that one of its AI models escaped a testing sandbox and hacked the systems of AI dataset platform Hugging Face, marking what the company described as a fully AI-enabled cyberattack. But cybersecurity experts who reviewed the incident told TechCrunch that the root cause was not a superintelligent AI breaking free — […]

Neil Rimer, Index Ventures co-founder, in Athens discussing AI wealth redistribution

Index Ventures’ Neil Rimer Warns AI Wealth Will Be Redistributed — Voluntarily or By Force

July 18, 2026 CoinPulseHQ Editorial

ATHENS — In late May, Neil Rimer, co-founder of Index Ventures, made a prediction that has lingered in the minds of those who heard it: the immense wealth being generated by artificial intelligence will eventually be redistributed, whether tech leaders choose to give it away or are forced to by law. Speaking at a new […]

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Patreon stops asking AI bots not to scrape — and starts blocking them

July 17, 2026 CoinPulseHQ Editorial

Patreon, the membership platform used by over 250,000 creators, announced Thursday it is actively blocking AI training bots from scraping its content, moving beyond the passive requests it relied on since 2023. The company is working with internet infrastructure provider Cloudflare to enforce the blocks using Cloudflare’s AI Crawl Control technology. “Consent shouldn’t depend on […]

1win Expands Its Prediction Markets with Crypto Forecasts

July 17, 2026 PlayNewsWire

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Engineers in a control room viewing a 3D AI simulation of a petrochemical plant on a large digital screen

Applied Computing raises $20M to bring a real-time AI brain to oil refineries and petrochemical plants

July 16, 2026 CoinPulseHQ Editorial

Applied Computing, a London-based startup building a foundation AI model for the oil, gas and petrochemical industry, has raised a $20 million Series A led by engineering giant KBR, with Databricks Ventures participating. Founded in 2023, the startup targets facilities where thousands of sensors measure temperature, pressure, velocity and viscosity — yet operators currently make […]

Lorde performing on stage at Mad Cool Festival, with an audience member wearing smart glasses in the foreground

Lorde Calls Meta AI Glasses ‘Not Sexy’ in Onstage Takedown at Mad Cool Festival

July 15, 2026 CoinPulseHQ Editorial

Pop star Lorde took a sharp detour from her setlist at the Mad Cool Festival in Madrid last week to deliver a blistering critique of Meta’s AI-powered smart glasses, calling the devices ‘not sexy’ and warning fans about their erosion of reality. Pop star Lorde publicly criticized Meta’s AI glasses during a performance at the […]

iPhone 17 Pro displaying the iOS 27 Siri AI interface in a bright living room

Apple opens its new Siri AI to everyone with the iOS 27 public beta

July 15, 2026 CoinPulseHQ Editorial

Apple on Monday released the iOS 27 public beta, opening its most significant Siri overhaul in a decade to everyday users for the first time. The update, which had been limited to registered developers since Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference in June, gives roughly 2.5 billion active Apple device owners a chance to test the AI-powered […]

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Nous Research in talks to raise $75M+ at $1.5B valuation for open-source AI agent Hermes

July 14, 2026 CoinPulseHQ Editorial

Nous Research, the startup behind the open-source Hermes AI agent, is finalizing a new funding round of at least $75 million at a $1.5 billion valuation, according to three sources with knowledge of the deal. The round is led by Robot Ventures with significant participation from USV and other prominent investors. Nous Research is raising […]