IJR News — today's news from every sideIJRAs California Burns Billions To Fail At High-Speed Rail, China Laid Enough Track To Circle America Three TimesParis Apodaca · 6 min · 10h
On X · @CubsChicago Cubs Tease Homers with Late-Night “Dingers” PostThe official Chicago Cubs account posted playful hype about home runs (“dingers”), drawing light positive fan engagement with no controversy or split in reactions.495 likes · 16mEtched 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 · @TalkinYanksSpencer Jones Homers, Giving Yankees First Run in Game vs. AngelsHighlight of young outfielder Spencer Jones's solo home run draws overwhelmingly positive reactions from Yankees fans and accounts, praising his talent and pushing for more playing time, with minimal neutral commentary on team management.658 likes · 16m