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Meta is testing a super-sensing AI glasses, raising privacy concerns.
According to Mars Finance, Meta is reportedly testing a prototype of an artificial intelligence (AI) glasses device with "super-sensory" capabilities, aiming to enter the market for omniscient and omni-sounding devices. However, this technology has also sparked controversy regarding privacy protection, and Meta is likely to face new legal and regulatory challenges. (Cailian Press)
Samsung's foundry business is expected to secure orders from Meta and Anthropic, and is projected to return to profitability in the fourth quarter.
According to ChainCatcher, South Korean media reports that Samsung Electronics' foundry business is accelerating its expansion in the global AI chip market. Following its AI chip order from Tesla last year, Samsung is currently advancing its custom ASIC production collaboration with Meta and Anthropic. Meta is reportedly in talks with Samsung for a next-generation ASIC design and manufacturing contract worth over 10 trillion won. Meta's third-generation AI accelerator, "MTIA," plans to switch from TSMC to Samsung's most advanced 2nm process for mass production, with early chip architecture design handled jointly by Samsung's System LSI division to match its rapid development cycle of one generation every six months. Furthermore, US AI company Anthropic is also evaluating the use of Samsung's 2nm process to develop custom ASICs, aiming to internalize its AI infrastructure. Industry insiders point out that with the influx of AI chip orders from global tech giants, coupled with the ongoing negotiations with BYD for an automotive chip manufacturing agreement, Samsung's medium- to long-term order backlog for its wafer foundry business is expected to approach 50 trillion won, and it is expected to achieve a turnaround in operating profit in the fourth quarter of this year.
Ashton Kutcher has left Sound Ventures to co-found a new venture capital fund with the former head of Meta Libra.
According to a report by TechCrunch, prominent investor Ashton Kutcher will be leaving his co-founded venture capital firm, Sound Ventures, to co-found a new venture capital fund with former NFX partner Morgan Beller (who co-led Meta's Libra crypto project and served as a partner at a16z). The departure is reportedly due to differing investment stage preferences. Sound Ventures tends to support more established, leading AI companies (such as OpenAI and Anthropic), while Kutcher's new fund will strategically shift its focus to underlying technologies, concentrating on early-stage startup investments in AI infrastructure, energy, and deep technologies. This is considered an amicable split, and Kutcher will continue to serve as an advisor to Sound Ventures.
Du Jun: Metagent founder Li Bojie refuses to fulfill investment agreement and has gone missing.
According to Odaily Odaily, Du Jun, co-founder of ABCDE Capital, wrote that Li Bojie, founder of Metagent, is "the founder with the least sense of contractual obligation" he has ever worked with. Du Jun stated that Li Bojie founded Metagent in 2024 and received investment from ABCDE Capital, but subsequently refused to fulfill the basic obligations stipulated in the investment agreement, including updating investors on business progress and financial status, and later even disappeared. Du Jun said that venture capitalists can accept project failures, but cannot accept fraudulent behavior such as founders "running away" after receiving investment.
Meta is reportedly considering outsourcing the production of a 10 trillion won custom AI chip to Samsung.
Mars Finance reported on July 3 that Meta is reportedly considering commissioning Samsung to produce a custom AI chip worth 10 trillion won. (Wide Angle Observation)
Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen reportedly invested in derivatives trading platform APEC.
According to ChainCatcher, Ripple co-founder and executive chairman Chris Larsen has reportedly invested in American Perpetuals Exchange Corp. (APEC), a derivatives trading platform founded by Theodore Gillibrand, son of New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. The platform has raised $300 million, with most investors contributing between $5,000 and $10,000. The amount of Chris Larsen's investment is unknown. Previously, Kirsten Gillibrand publicly stated that "it is unacceptable for members of Congress and government officials to profit from the industry as insiders," but his spokesperson responded that Gillibrand had "no involvement" in his son's business.