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Apple Invests $500M in MP Materials to Secure U.S. Rare Earth Supply Chain

To bolster its domestic supply chain, Apple has announced a $500 million investment in MP Materials, the owner of the only fully integrated rare earth

To bolster its domestic supply chain, Apple has announced a $500 million investment in MP Materials, the owner of the only fully integrated rare earth mine in the United States. As part of the agreement, Apple will buy rare earth magnets manufactured in the United States from MPs Texas factory, which will provide parts for Apple devices. In order to recycle discarded electronics and industrial garbage, the firms will also construct a new magnet factory in Fort Worth and a recycling facility in Mountain Pass, California. This action supports initiatives to lessen dependency on Chinese rare earths, particularly in light of recent export limitations, and is consistent with Apples larger $500 billion commitment to U.S. investments. Additionally, the collaboration helps Apples objectives in innovation and sustainable production. Read More..

B2B Tech News | 6 months ago      

Zuckerberg Unveils Prometheus Supercluster—Meta’s ManhattanSized AI Data Center in Ohio

The Prometheus supercluster in Ohio, which is scheduled to go online in 2026, is the first of several Manhattansized data centres that CEO Mark Zucker

The Prometheus supercluster in Ohio, which is scheduled to go online in 2026, is the first of several Manhattansized data centres that CEO Mark Zuckerberg has revealed will power Metas nextgeneration AI revolution. These multigigawatt facilities will help Meta achieve its goal of superintelligence, which is to surpass human performance in all jobs. Hyperion, a second cluster, is being built in Louisiana with a 5 GW capacity target by 2027. Supported by its thriving ad business, Meta plans to invest hundreds of billions of dollars and has hired top AI talent from Apple, Google DeepMind, and OpenAI. The infrastructure seeks to establish Meta as a leader in AI hardware and talent density by providing the greatest compute per researcher in the sector. Read More..

B2B Tech News | 6 months ago      

Switzerland Enters Global AI Race With OpenSource Multilingual Model Trained on Alps Supercomputer

A fully opensource, multilingual large language model LLM created by researchers at EPFL, ETH Zurich, and the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre CSC

A fully opensource, multilingual large language model LLM created by researchers at EPFL, ETH Zurich, and the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre CSCS is launching Switzerland into the global AI race. With the Alps supercomputer running carbonneutral electricity, the model was trained on more than 1,500 languages and is expected to be released in late summer 2025 in 8B and 70B parameter sizes. Opensource code, weights, and training methods are all freely available under the Apache 2.0 license, which places a strong emphasis on openness, usability, and legal compliance. With a focus on scientific, educational, and clinical applications over commercial competitiveness, the program underlines Switzerlands dedication to ProSocial AI. This is a big step in the direction of ethical, sovereign AI development in Europe. Read More..

B2B Tech News | 6 months ago      

Gravity Forms Plugin Hijacked in Supply Chain Attack—Malware Enables Full Site Takeover

Users of the wellknown WordPress plugin Gravity Forms were at danger of malware and remote code execution RCE after it was compromised in a supply cha

Users of the wellknown WordPress plugin Gravity Forms were at danger of malware and remote code execution RCE after it was compromised in a supply chain attack. The malicious versions 2.9.11.1 and 2.9.12 were momentarily accessible through manual downloads from the developers website, RocketGenius, on July 10–11, according to security firm PatchStack. The hijacked files generated hidden admin accounts for complete control, restricted changes, and collected site metadata. The automatic update of the Gravity API service was not impacted. Version 2.9.13 should be removed and reinstalled by anyone who manually downloaded the plugin during that time frame. This incident emphasises the need to periodically do security audits, use automated upgrades, and check sources in order to mitigate the increasing dangers to WordPress plugin ecosystem. Read More..

B2B Tech News | 6 months ago      

Fake Cloudflare CAPTCHA Scam Tricks Users Into Running Malware via Windows + R

Online users are being targeted by a deadly phoney verification scam, which mimics Cloudflares "Verify you are human" prompt, with the aim of installi

Online users are being targeted by a deadly phoney verification scam, which mimics Cloudflares "Verify you are human" prompt, with the aim of installing malware and stealing passwords. Attackers gain remote access to victims PCs by tricking them into hitting Windows + R, pasting a command, and running it. This scam, which frequently involves remote access Trojans or infostealers like Lumma, exploits clipboard manipulation to conceal harmful PowerShell operations. According to Cloudflare, users are never asked to interact with their operating system. Security experts caution that this is a component of a larger ClickFix operation that takes advantage of users faith in wellknown security measures. To keep safe, users should avoid dealing with dubious verification screens, doublecheck URLs, and turn on antivirus and browser protections. Read More..

B2B Tech News | 6 months ago      

Claude AI Integrates With Canva, Letting Users Design via Chat Prompts

Through the use of natural language prompts, users can now create, edit, and manage designs from within the Claude chat interface thanks to Claude AI

Through the use of natural language prompts, users can now create, edit, and manage designs from within the Claude chat interface thanks to Claude AI from Anthropics robust Canva integration. By doing away with the need to transfer between programs, this simplifies workflows for things like template autofill, picture resizing, and presentations. Claude and thirdparty tools can interact securely thanks to the Model Context Protocol MCP, an opensource protocol known as the "USBC port of AI." The tool offers keyword search, content summarisation, and realtime design development and is accessible to users that have paid subscriptions to both Canva and Claude. To further support its development into a fullstack productivity helper, Claude also included interfaces for Notion, Stripe, Figma, and other platforms. Read More..

B2B Tech News | 6 months ago      

South African Car Exports to U.S. Plunge Over 80% as Trump Tariffs Hit Hard

South African auto shipments to the United States fell more than 80% in April and May 2025 as a result of President Donald Trumps hefty 25–30% tarif

South African auto shipments to the United States fell more than 80% in April and May 2025 as a result of President Donald Trumps hefty 25–30% tariffs. Under AGOA, dutyfree access was formerly provided by the United States, South Africas secondlargest trading partner. However, the automobile industry has been severely damaged by the new tariffs, which are a component of Trumps larger trade assault. With thousands of jobs at stake and communities like East London on the verge of economic collapse, industry group Naamsa issued a socioeconomic crisis warning. Other OEMs, like MercedesBenz, might reduce production or reevaluate their upcoming expenditures. Although negotiations are still stuck, South Africa has suggested a dutyfree quota of 40,000 automobiles. Although experts agree it wont happen overnight, export diversification is encouraged. Read More..

B2B Tech News | 7 months ago      

Flipkart Rewards Staff With $50M Stock Buyback as IPO Valuation Targets $70B

With distributions planned for August 2025, Flipkart has launched a $50 million employee stock buyback that will enable between 7,000 and 7,500 worker

With distributions planned for August 2025, Flipkart has launched a $50 million employee stock buyback that will enable between 7,000 and 7,500 workers to sell up to 5% of their vested ESOPs at a price of $174.32 per share. Aiming for a valuation of $60–70 billion, Flipkart is scheduled to go public in 12–15 months. CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy highlighted the businesss impressive ecommerce and rapid commerce results, and he alluded to the possibility of another liquidity event in early 2026 provided certain objectives are fulfilled. Currently worth $36 billion, Flipkart is also moving its parent firm from Singapore to India. Flipkarts goal to retain talent, reward contributions, and raise morale in the face of growing competition from Amazon and other quickcommerce companies is reflected in the repurchase. Read More..

B2B Tech News | 7 months ago