IJR News — today's news from every sideEtched raises $300M Series C at $10.3B valuation — Jul 23, 2026Etched, a San Jose-based AI chip startup building GPU-free inference processors, raised $300 million in a Series C at a $10.3 billion post-money valuation led by Sequoia with participation from Andreessen Horowitz, SK Hynix, Jane Street, and Diffusion, doubling its previous valuation and signaling rapid scale. The company plans to expand production, deploy facilities near its headquarters, and commercialize its inference hardware to challenge Nvidia in transformer-based AI workloads, with over $1 billion in orders already booked.
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On X · @XBOXXbox Begins Insider Rollout of Disc-to-Digital Feature, Citing Game PreservationXbox’s official account posted that its previously announced Disc-to-Digital feature (physical discs unlocking digital licenses/benefits like Play Anywhere and cloud gaming, while the disc still works and the license transfers if the disc is sold/loaned) is rolling out today to Xbox Insiders. The post frames it as an important step for game preservation so players can keep confidence that bought games stay available long-term.1,540 likes · 19mMichigan City seeks $300,000 Flock expansionPolitics — Jul 20, 2026Cities are expanding surveillance camera networks: Michigan City plans a $300,000 rainy-day fund investment to broaden its Flock system with more cameras, community feeds, live access, drone integration, and advanced analytics, building on an existing network of about 50 cameras. Meanwhile Fort Wayne is moving toward a $120,250 annual maintenance for its Flock LPRs but has paused the measure to allow added safeguards and amendments, underscoring privacy and governance considerations.
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Maimon Wealth Buys 22,300 PYLD SharesBusiness — Jul 21, 2026Maimon Wealth Management LTD expanded its holdings across multiple ETFs, adding 22,300 shares of PIMCO Multi Sector Bond Active ETF (PYLD) for about $581,000, and raising its Pimco Total Return ETF (BOND) position by purchasing 5,765 shares to total 48,865 shares. It also boosted its stake in iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF (NEAR) by 10,470 shares to 163,160, underscoring a broader strategy of increasing exposure to fixed-income ETFs.
On X · @WWEWWE Shares Clip of Jacob Fatu’s Intense Promo Responding to Attack on The UsosWWE posted a video of Jacob Fatu delivering a heated promo on Raw directed at Royce Keys and OTM, captioned as a “PASSIONATE response” and “CHAOS!!!”. The segment is part of the Bloodline storyline and drew strong engagement mixed with frustration over heavy censorship on the Netflix broadcast and the interruption of a women’s match.1,615 likes · 20mIJRAI Might Have Just Made Hacking A Bank Easier Than Ever, Finance Leader SaysDylan Kresak · 3 min · 8h