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A Waymo Zeekr was spotted on I-96 near Detroit, fueling speculation about a possible soft launch of Waymo service in Detroit in Q3.

Waymo opens its fully autonomous ride-hailing service to everyone in Dallas, after onboarding nearly 150,000 riders since February, and announces upcoming testing at Love Field Airport and on freeways.

Tesla expands its Robotaxi service to Orlando and Tampa, but the fleet remains small and inconsistent, with only 17 unsupervised vehicles in Austin and none in Houston, contrasting sharply with Waymo's thousands of driverless vehicles.

The Cursor team announces their visit to India and a forthcoming product launch tailored for the Indian market.

Binance officially enters the Philippines, bringing real liquidity to the market.

OpenAI hires former Uber India president Prabhjeet Singh as its first India managing director to scale operations in its second-largest market, marking continued investment in the region.

Reuters reports that DeepSeek plans to double its staff across all departments, expanding from AI model tuning into building a full product ecosystem.

Coherent breaks ground on an expanded facility in Texas, backed by a $50 million CHIPS Act grant, to scale production of optical components and compound semiconductors essential for AI infrastructure. NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang highlighted the critical role of optics in enabling large-scale AI systems.

Anthropic expands access to its Mythos AI cybersecurity model to 150 additional organizations across more than 15 countries under Project Glasswing, including critical infrastructure sectors like power, water, healthcare, and communications.

Alphabet announces an $80 billion equity capital raise to expand its AI infrastructure and computing capabilities, signaling a massive commitment to advancing AI technology.

Yadea prévoit d'ouvrir une usine en Hongrie face à la hausse de la demande de scooters électriques en Asie et en Amérique du Sud, avec des ventes à l'étranger en hausse de 70% par rapport à 2025.

Google is expanding its new AI-powered Google Finance service to Europe, featuring enhanced AI research, advanced charting visualizations, and live earnings insights with local language support.

Hugging Face has opened a new office in Tokyo to support the growth of open-source AI and nurture the local developer community in Japan.

Google Translate's Live Translate feature with headphones support is now officially available on iOS, with expansion to 7 additional countries (France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Thailand, UK) and support for 70+ languages on both iOS and Android.

Google is expanding Personal Intelligence across AI Mode in Search, the Gemini app, and Gemini in Chrome in the U.S., allowing users to connect their Google apps for tailored responses like shopping recommendations and custom travel itineraries. The feature is now available for free-tier users with full user control over which apps connect.

OpenAI launches 'OpenAI for India' initiative at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, partnering with Tata Group to build local AI infrastructure, expand ChatGPT access, and upskill the workforce. The collaboration includes a 100MW data center partnership with potential to scale to 1GW, enterprise ChatGPT deployment across TCS, and educational programs reaching 100,000+ students.

OpenAI announced the opening of its first German office in Munich, highlighting Germany's status as a top European market with millions of ChatGPT users and significant adoption across enterprises, startups, and academic institutions.

OpenAI announced the opening of its Paris office, marking its expansion into France and reflecting rapid AI adoption across French organizations. The office will support partnerships with companies like Sanofi, Simplon, and Mirakl, while strengthening collaboration with the French government on responsible AI development.

OpenAI announces the opening of a new office in Dublin, Ireland, to expand its European presence and support operations, trust and safety, go-to-market, security engineering, and legal functions. The company plans to collaborate with Irish government, startups, and researchers while supporting local youth through mentorship programs.

OpenAI announced the opening of its first international office in London, marking a significant expansion of operations and signaling commitment to hiring diverse talent in research, engineering, and go-to-market functions.