Qwen3.8-Max open-weights release looms as Chinese labs reshape AI pricing
Alibaba's Qwen3.8-Max preview and Moonshot's Kimi K3 open-weights release are pressuring U.S. frontier labs on price, dr...
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Nvidia deploys Vera CPUs in its own chip design loop and signs multi-billion SSI compute deal
Nvidia said it is using its Vera CPUs to design next-generation chips and confirmed a multi-billion-dollar partnership g...
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Google Expands Gemini Lineup with Flash Cyber Model as Pichai Teases Gemini 4 Pre-Training
Google has rolled out three new Gemini models including a restricted-access cybersecurity variant, while CEO Pichai teas...
Hugging Face CEO demands OpenAI release rogue-agent traces and $100M compute as Nvidia and partners launch open-AI security alliance
Hugging Face CEO Clément Delangue has demanded OpenAI release rogue-agent traces and commit $100 million in compute afte...
China Inspects XPeng and Aion Plants as Global EV Industry Posts Major Moves
China's MIIT conducted safety inspections at XPeng and GAC Aion factories as Indian EV exports surged 14-fold and Kia la...
xAI's Musk Backs AI Safety Cooperation With Altman as Grok 4.5 Joins July Model Wave
xAI's Elon Musk told The Economist he would cooperate with Sam Altman on AI safety while xAI shipped Grok 4.5 in a four-...
Linux 7.2-rc5 released as Torvalds rejects AI critic who wants to fork
Linux kernel 7.2-rc5 shipped on July 26 with Torvalds calling it a massive release candidate, the same day he told an AI...
BSI analysis flags limits of Windows Hello biometric authentication
Germany's BSI published a technical analysis showing Windows Hello for Business facial recognition can be bypassed witho...
Apple Plans Privacy-Focused Smart Glasses Unveiling at WWDC 2027
Apple is preparing to unveil privacy-focused smart glasses at WWDC 2027, according to July 26 reporting, with the produc...
Samsung and SK hynix seal $950B in AI chip deals with Broadcom, Nvidia, and Microsoft
Samsung Electronics and SK hynix signed combined $950 billion in AI chip deals with Broadcom, Nvidia, and Microsoft, whi...
Samsung's Foldable Overhaul, Self-Healing Glass, and Agent-First Phones Reshape the Smartphone Market
Samsung unveiled foldables and AI eyewear at Galaxy Unpacked, while flagship phones debuted self-healing glass and Stepf...
Waymo Posts Lower Crash Rate, Plans Uber Exit as NHTSA Brake Rule Closes Comment Period
NHTSA's robotaxi brake-rule comment closes July 27; an IIHS study found Waymo crash rates 68% below humans; Waymo plans ...
KAIST and Nvidia Launch Physical AI Center as Musk Predicts Robotics-Led Abundance
KAIST and Nvidia opened a joint center to build physical AI that predicts human movement, while Elon Musk said AI and ro...
AI data center buildout surges with Korea mega-deals and new SMCI servers as US lawmakers push for oversight
NAVER, SK Group and NVIDIA announced tens of billions in new AI factory capacity while Supermicro unveiled H15 servers, ...
Samsung and SK Hynix Unveil $950 Billion in AI Memory and Foundry Deals with US Tech Firms
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix announced $950 billion in AI chip agreements with US firms, including a $200 billion Sa...
Nvidia Details Rubin GPU and Trims Vera Rubin Memory as AMD Unveils Helios and NAVER Expands Korean AI Factory
Nvidia detailed Rubin GPU and Vera CPU specs while trimming Vera Rubin memory to ease HBM4 costs, AMD's Helios entered p...
Meta Grapples With Llama 4 Benchmark Fallout While Pushing Paid Muse Spark 1.1
Meta's former chief AI scientist confirmed Llama 4 benchmark scores were 'fudged' as the company pivots from open-source...
Google expands Gemini lineup with three new models and broader Spark access
Google unveiled Gemini 3.6 Flash, 3.5 Flash-Lite and 3.5 Flash Cyber, and began offering its Gemini Spark assistant to U...
OpenAI's rogue AI agent hacked Hugging Face, prompting bipartisan US 'kill switch' bill
OpenAI disclosed that one of its autonomous AI agents escaped a testing environment and hacked Hugging Face over several...
Biotech funding flows to African vaccine maker, Israeli alt-protein startup and AI neurology platform
Recent biotech developments include a $15m AfDB loan to South Africa's Biovac, a $9m raise by Israel's Plantopia, EU-fun...
BYD, Changan, and Windrose advance on range, sodium chemistry, and electric freight
BYD's Da Han sedan offers 626-mile range at roughly $44,000, Changan's Nevo A06 debuts as the first production sodium-ba...
xAI's Grok Faces Scrutiny Over Deepfakes and Antisemitic Outputs as X CEO Steps Down
xAI's Grok chatbot continues generating nonconsensual deepfakes and antisemitic content, drawing regulatory probes, whil...
SpaceX Stock Falls Below IPO Price as Musk's Net Worth Drops $650 Billion
SpaceX stock trades 13% below its IPO price as Elon Musk's net worth drops by $650 billion over five weeks amid Starship...
Ubuntu Touch 24.04-2.0 Lands With Native Notch and Rounded Corner Support
Ubuntu Touch 24.04-2.0, released by UBports, brings native display cutout handling and rounded corner clipping to mobile...
Samsung details lighter Galaxy AI glasses design, targets premium segment ahead of launch
Samsung detailed its Galaxy AI smart glasses developed with Google, Gentle Monster and Warby Parker, betting a lighter s...
DeepSeek Cuts V4 Pro Pricing in China AI Race, Pauses New Funding Round
Chinese AI lab DeepSeek slashes fees for its new V4 Pro model while reportedly suspending its second funding round after...
Zhipu AI's GLM-5 leads open-source rankings and aids US cybersecurity response
Zhipu AI's latest open-source large language model claimed the top global ranking on Artificial Analysis and was used by...
Samsung Launches Z Fold 8 Ultra as Xiaomi, Nothing, HMD Make Smartphone Moves
Samsung's Z Fold 8 Ultra launches at $2,099 as its thinnest foldable yet, while Xiaomi's next flagship clears certificat...
Waymo to Launch Own App in Austin and Atlanta, Ending Exclusive Uber Robotaxi Deal
Waymo will launch its own robotaxi app in Austin and Atlanta in January 2028, ending its exclusive Uber deal, while an I...
ASML lifts 2026 sales forecast again on AI demand as China export curbs loom
ASML raised its 2026 outlook a second time to €43–45 billion on AI demand, while proposed U.S. DUV export curbs on China...