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Top stories today:
1. Neuralink raises $280M Series D from Founders Fund
2. Softbank Vision Funds: #1 has $12B in gans, #2 $19B in losses
3. PayPal launches stablecoin PayPal USD
4. Zoom Clips launches in beta, taking aim at Loom
5. Palantir revenue +13% to $533M in Q2, net margin 5%
6. China's exports -14.5% YoY, imports -12.4% in July, worse than expected

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1. Neuralink raises $280M Series D led Founders Fund, after FDA authorized its 1st clinical trial

Twitter: Scott Nolan, partner at Founders Fund.

Neuralink raises $280M Series D from Founders Fund, after FDA authorized its 1st clinical trial

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1. Neuralink raises $280M Series D led Founders Fund, after FDA authorized its 1st clinical trial

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Neuralink raises $280M Series D from Founders Fund, after FDA authorized its 1st clinical trial

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1. Neuralink raises $280M Series D led Founders Fund, after FDA authorized its 1st clinical trial

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Alibaba’s Qwen3.8 Max 2.4T AI model debuts in preview, trails only Anthropic’s Fable 5

Kimi K3 debuts as world’s largest open AI model from China, closing in on U.S. rivals

Thinking Machines debuts Inkling, top U.S. open-weight AI model

OpenAI’s first device said to be movable, screen-free AI companion speaker