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🔈 3D-Printed Lens Sharpens Sound Focus

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania made a 3D-printed cover that narrows sound to a spot under 5 cm wide. A microphone there picks up clear music, while moving 5 cm away cuts volume by 50 decibels.

It works with parametric speaker arrays (PAL) using ultrasound to form tight beams. The 3D-printed acoustic metasurface focuses the beam about 10 cm from the speaker and boosts bass down to 38 Hz without big subwoofers.

This lens only works with PAL systems, solving issues like beam reflection and weak bass by concentrating sound in a small area.

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On 22 June 17:59, Nebius reported a significant 841% year-over-year increase in AI cloud revenue for Q1 2026, reaching $389.7 million. As a specialized "neocloud" provider optimized for AI workloads, the company expects an annualized revenue run rate of $7-9 billion by year-end. Nebius is aggressively scaling its capacity, aiming to grow from 172 MW in 2025 to 7.5 GW by 2030, supported by major AI campus developments in Missouri and Pennsylvania.

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🔥 BIG: ICE and OKX launch a joint venture to bring ICE futures and NYSE tokenized equities to OKX users, pending regulatory approval.

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https://t.me/cointelegraph/70594

🤖 OpenAI Codex now supports local models

OpenAI's Codex added a mode to work with local models, letting users connect it for free to platforms like Ollama or LM Studio. Activating this mode requires the command oss at launch, with Ollama set as the default provider unless changed in the config file.

Codex is an AI coding assistant that now can run any compatible neural network on local hardware instead of relying on cloud services. This removes the need for paid subscriptions to external platforms.

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🔥 JUST IN: Strategy bought 520 BTC for $34.9M.

They now hold 847,363 $BTC.

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https://t.me/cointelegraph/70590

🖥 Grok integrated into Word, Excel, PowerPoint

xAI embedded Grok as a sidebar inside Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Users can write documents, build charts, and generate slides without switching tabs.

Microsoft already promotes Copilot in these apps, so 365 users now have two AI assistants in one interface. xAI took the first step to compete for that space.

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Jim Simons first disclosed $NVDA in Q1 2011 (now +46,000%) and $MU in Q3 2013 (now +6,000%).

The quant firm he built (Renaissance Technologies) now holds a ~$1B stake in $PLTR which is trying to own the execution layer of real-world AI as agentic AI scales.

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🇬🇧 JUST IN: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he will resign.

A new Labour leader and prime minister expected to be in place by September.

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https://t.me/cointelegraph/70586

🇬🇧 JUST IN: Bank of England softens stablecoin rules.

Issuers must keep at least 30% of reserves at the central bank, with regulated UK stablecoins expected from 2027.

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https://t.me/cointelegraph/70584

🇰🇷 JUST IN: South Korea's Toss Bank will use Solana for its global remittance and settlement proof of concept, giving its 15 million customers access to faster, cheaper cross-border transactions.

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https://t.me/cointelegraph/70582

🚨 CRIME: French police arrested four suspects over a crypto kidnapping and extortion plot near Marseille.

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https://t.me/cointelegraph/70576

🇺🇸🇮🇷 JUST IN: Qatar and Pakistan say the US and Iran have agreed on a roadmap toward a final deal within 60 days, with technical talks set to begin immediately.

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https://t.me/cointelegraph/70580