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Tesla began a large‑scale rollout of its Full Self‑Driving v14 Lite firmware for HW3 cars, bringing many of the HW4‑level features to older hardware while keeping the system at Level 2 driver assistance.
Tripo AI, a developer of interactive 3D foundation models, closed a $150 million Series A3 round to scale its platform for intelligent manufacturing, entertainment and robotics.
Tesla’s FSD beta is now available for its Cybertruck and Semi models, enabling autonomous delivery in urban logistics. The rollout, announced July 2 2026, is part of Tesla’s strategy to capture the growing autonomous freight market.
Following its Language Processing Unit reveal at GTC 2026, Nvidia expanded its data‑center product roadmap to include new GPU and LPU generations through 2028.
Google unveiled Nano Banana 2 Lite and Gemini Omni Flash, enabling near‑real‑time image generation and conversational video editing at low cost.
The automaker hired 350 veteran engineers to help train and debug its automated quality systems after AI‑driven tools failed to deliver the desired quality level.
Google released Nano Banana 2 Lite, a new in‑house image generator that is faster and cheaper than previous versions, enabling rapid high‑volume image workflows for creators and businesses.
Cloudflare announced a new default that will block mixed-use crawlers from ad‑supported sites, forcing AI firms to pay for publisher content starting September 15, 2026.
Google Cloud now supports Anthropic’s Claude Apps Gateway, giving enterprises a central point to manage Claude Code deployments and enforce usage limits.
NVIDIA unveiled a new diffusion language model that retains almost all autoregressive quality while boosting throughput, marking a significant step in efficient large‑language‑model inference.
The AI neocloud provider has secured a $800 million Series C, boosting its valuation to $8.3 billion as companies increasingly turn to open‑source models and GPU‑cluster rentals.
Anthropic’s Claude models are now generally available in Microsoft Foundry, running on NVIDIA GB300 Blackwell Ultra GPUs hosted on Microsoft Azure, expanding infrastructure options for organisations building AI agents.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Trump administration has urged OpenAI to limit the rollout of its latest GPT‑5.6 model, citing safety and oversight concerns.
OpenAI announced the Jalapeño chip, a purpose‑built inference processor that promises higher performance‑per‑watt than existing GPUs.
Fintech firm Quantifind secured a $200 million investment led by Summit Partners to expand its AI‑powered risk intelligence platform for financial crime and national security operations.
OpenAI announced its new GPT‑5.6 model suite—Sol, Terra and Luna—while the Trump administration requested a staggered rollout to address security concerns.