Tech continues to accelerate at a dizzying pace—from major OS rollouts and AI deals to blockbuster startup fundraises and transformative hardware launches. Today’s highlights underscore how giants and innovators alike are reshaping the landscape: Apple pushed its operating systems forward with sweeping AI and user-interface enhancements at WWDC25, while quantum- and AI-powered startups secured massive capital to fuel their ambitions. Meanwhile, infrastructure players like Nvidia inked deals to empower national-scale AI deployments—and even game console news hit the center stage.
🖥️ 1. Apple WWDC 2025: iPadOS 26, “Liquid Glass” & Apple Intelligence Gains
iPadOS 26 Launch: Apple's biggest update ever for iPad, featuring a powerful windowing system, improved multitasking, and system-level audio—showcased at WWDC25 on June 9
Unified Design — “Liquid Glass”: A sleek new UI design rolling out across iOS, macOS Tahoe, watchOS, visionOS, and tvOS
AI-Powered Features:
- Live Translation in Messages, FaceTime, and Phone apps, fully on-device for enhanced privacy.
- Workout Buddy on Apple Watch offering on-device AI coaching during workouts.
- Apple Intelligence open for developers: on-device foundation model access via the new “Foundation Models” API
🧠 2. Nvidia Deepens UK AI Infrastructure Ties
- Major GPU Deployments: Agreements with cloud providers Nscale (10,000 Blackwell GPUs) and Nebius (4,000 GPUs) set to support AI research and public services, including the NHS.
- UK AI Industry Forum & Tech Center: A new forum formed in collaboration with BAE Systems, BT & National Grid, plus a training center to grow local AI expertise.
- Stock Response: Nvidia shares rose ~1%, trading around $143.49 pre-market.
🚀 3. Startup & Funding Highlights
From AI coding helpers to biotech and climate ventures, June 9 was bustling:
- Anysphere raised a huge $900 million for its AI coding assistant, Cursor—valued near $10 billion.
- Mosanna Therapeutics secured $80 million to advance a nasal spray for sleep apnea.
- CRED (India) pulled in ₹617 crore (~$72 million) in a down-round, aiming to grow financial services offerings.
- Other notable rounds: Guardz ($56M cyber‑security), Nooks ($25M enterprise infra), Sanlayan (~$22M defense electronics), plus coral-reef innovator Coral Vita ($8M)
🎮 4. Gaming & Hardware Spotlight
- Nintendo Switch 2 Released June 5: Now available globally, the Switch 2 offers 7.9″ 120 Hz handheld display, 4K 60 Hz docked output, 12 GB RAM, and upgraded “Joy‑Con 2” controllers.
- Summer Game Fest concluded on June 9 with major showcases, including Death Stranding 2 gameplay hero reel and indie highlights
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