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CNBC: AI investments surge as companies race to adopt generative models
CNBC highlights a record surge in AI investment this quarter, with companies across sectors accelerating adoption of generative AI models.
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Thai Startup Amity Robotics Closes US$ 7.0 Million Seed Round to Build a Globally Competitive Physical AI Company
Amity Robotics announced the close of a $7 million seed round, combining equity and debt financing, to fund its physical AI platform ARC Base and upcoming mobile robot ARC Move.
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US lifts export ban on Anthropic’s advanced AI tools
The U.S. government has lifted its export restrictions on Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models, allowing the company to resume global access to its most advanced AI tools.
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Introducing Claude Sonnet 5
Anthropic’s new Sonnet 5 model offers improved agentic performance, better reasoning, and lower costs, becoming the default for free and pro plans.
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TIDAL will cut off royalties for AI‑generated music and badge every track it catches
The streaming platform announced a new policy that will prevent fully AI‑generated tracks from earning royalties, collecting revenue from direct‑to‑fan sales, or being monetised in any way on its platform.
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Polestar Google Gemini rollout begins
Polestar’s partnership with Google’s Gemini AI platform launches a new suite of conversational features for its electric vehicles, enhancing driver‑assistant interactions.
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Google Adds Managed Agents to Gemini API in One Call
Google launched Managed Agents in the Gemini API, letting developers spin up an agent with a single API call that can reason, call tools, and execute code in an isolated Linux sandbox.
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ChatGPT expands to Microsoft Store with desktop app launch featuring GPT‑4o
OpenAI’s GPT‑4o powers a new ChatGPT desktop app available on the Microsoft Store, adding voice interaction, document analysis and real‑time collaboration tools.
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OpenAI’s GPT‑5 Launches with 100‑Billion‑Parameter Model
OpenAI announced the release of GPT‑5, a 100‑billion‑parameter model that promises faster inference and lower carbon footprint, sparking debate over AI scalability and ethics.
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Microsoft Announces Azure Quantum’s First Commercial Quantum‑Ready Cloud Service
Microsoft’s Azure Quantum platform now offers a commercial quantum‑ready cloud service, enabling developers to run hybrid quantum‑classical workloads on the cloud with simplified deployment.
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Recursive Self‑Improvement Now Has a Co‑Evolving Evaluator: Cambridge‑NVIDIA Paper Raises the Stakes
A new preprint shows how an AI system’s evaluator can evolve alongside the agent it grades, potentially accelerating self‑improving models and raising fresh safety concerns.
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AWS Brings Compute, Storage, and AI Services to Athens with New Local Zone, Available July 2026
Amazon Web Services expands its global infrastructure with a new Local Zone in Athens, Greece, providing low‑latency compute, storage, and AI services for local data processing and compliance.
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Arena, the AI leaderboard everyone uses, is now a $100M business
Arena has grown into a $100 million company, cementing its position as the go‑to platform for AI model benchmarking.
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Chamath Palihapitiya raises $135M Series A for his AI coding startup, takes CEO role
Venture capital legend Chamath Palihapitiya has secured a $135 million Series A for his AI coding firm 8090 Labs, which will help enterprise teams build production‑grade software with AI‑powered tools.
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Microsoft Copilot for Excel Adds Custom Formatting Rules
Microsoft releases a major update to Copilot in Excel, adding personalization features that let users customize date formats, table layouts, and default commands for a more tailored workflow.
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Google limits Meta’s use of its Gemini AI models, FT reports
Google has imposed limits on Meta’s use of its Gemini AI models after the social‑media giant requested more computing capacity than Google could provide.
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Apple’s most powerful Macs might be waiting until 2027 for big processor upgrades
Bloomberg reports Apple will skip the M6 Pro/Max variants and fast‑track the M7 series, which will focus on on‑device AI processing and launch in 2027.
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The White House is asking OpenAI to slow roll the release of its new model over safety concerns
The Trump administration has urged OpenAI to limit the rollout of its latest GPT‑5.6 model, citing safety and oversight concerns.
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OpenAI limits GPT‑5.6 rollout after government request, says restrictions shouldn’t be the norm
TechCrunch reports that OpenAI has restricted the GPT‑5.6 preview to a small group of trusted partners at the behest of the U.S. government, sparking debate over AI governance.
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OpenAI unveils its first custom chip, built by Broadcom
OpenAI announced the Jalapeño chip, a purpose‑built inference processor that promises higher performance‑per‑watt than existing GPUs.