VOL. 2026 · NO. 199 WINCHESTER, MASSACHUSETTS SATURDAY, JULY 18, 2026

The DAILY BRIEF

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Technology

Neil Rimer thinks the AI money is coming back out

Neil Rimer, the venture capitalist who co-founded Index Ventures, predicts the historic wealth AI is generating in Silicon Valley will have to be redistributed, voluntarily or involuntarily.
TechCrunch
U.S. Politics · Also Worth Reading

White House backs Argentina team over Falklands banner

The comments could further fuel the row over the incident, which has seen Downing Street back calls for Fifa to investigate.
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Science · Also Worth Reading

Databricks hits $188B valuation, extending its run as AI’s favorite second act

Databricks has remade its image into an AI company and has published research on the cost savings of open weight AI models for coding.
TechCrunch

That's the full World lineup for today — see the lead and columns above.

Also Worth Reading

How Apple’s big lawsuit could disrupt OpenAI’s IPO plans

Apple filed a trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI last Friday, and it’s not messing around. The complaint alleges a pattern of misconduct reaching all the way up to OpenAI’s chief hardware officer and claims more than 400 former Apple employees now work at the company. OpenAI’s response so far has been carefully hedged, and the timing couldn’t be worse with the company reportedly eyeing an IPO […]
TechCrunch