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For years, sensors and cameras have helped operations teams see what's happening across job sites. Now, Samsara is using AI to help teams act on that data in real time.

The story: At Samsara Beyond 2026, a conference for physical operations leaders, Samsara introduced three products that act on what operations already see and understand.

State attorneys general from a dozen states, including California, New York and Washington, filed a lawsuit to block Paramount Skydance's $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery.

Why it matters: The lawsuit could derail or delay the closing of the deal, which could cost Paramount hundreds of millions of dollars.

The U.S. IPO market will set a new record by the end of this week, and the biggest AI IPOs remain in the offing.

Why it matters: We've just crossed into the second half of the year.

German drone maker Helsing raised $1.8 billion in Series E funding that values it at $18 billion.

Why it's the BFD: The most valuable mainland Europe startup is now a defense player.

The market's giant winners this year — memory-related stocks — also look ridiculously cheap.

Why it matters: Their low price-to-earnings multiples reflect the market's worries that the current boom times won't last.

Last week OpenAI handed users a new app, plus a jumble of new model names, reasoning levels and subscription tiers — and left them to figure out which combination fits their work and budget.

Why it matters: Evolving AI tools can now help non-coders deliver more work better, faster and cheaper — if those workers can determine the "just right" settings for their use case.