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SpaceXAI debuts Grok 4.5, its first model built in partnership with Cursor, designed to “handle difficult, long-running tasks” across finance, legal, and coding — SpaceXAI has unveiled a new artificial intelligence model built in partnership with AI coding startup Cursor that's meant …
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| OpenAI: |
OpenAI launches GPT-Live, new voice models powering ChatGPT Voice and built on a full-duplex architecture, meaning they can listen and speak at the same time — A new generation of voice models for natural human-AI interaction, now powering ChatGPT Voice. — Sign up to be notified
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| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
Interpol and law enforcement agencies arrest 5,811 suspects and seize $293M in an operation combating social engineering scams and fraud across 97 countries — Law enforcement agencies have arrested 5,811 suspects and seized $293 million in illicit assets in a global anti-fraud operation spanning 97 countries.| Lawrence Bonk / Engadget: |
Leaked renders via Android Headlines show the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 8, Z Fold 8, Watch 9, and Watch Ultra 2; the Galaxy Z Fold 8 is likely the new wide foldable — The company has an Unpacked event scheduled for July 22. — Official renders for a bunch of Samsung products just leaked, according to reporting by Android Headlines.
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| OpenAI: |
OpenAI says it found widespread task issues in SWE-Bench Pro, estimates ~30% of tasks are broken, and retracts its earlier recommendation to adopt the benchmark — Through a detailed audit, we find widespread task issues in SWE-Bench Pro and estimate that ~30% of the tasks are broken.
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Forums: Hacker News and r/singularity
| Emma Whitford / Inside Higher Ed: |
A Brown University professor suspected his class used AI to cheat after a take-home midterm averaged 96%, prompting an in-person final, which averaged 48.6% — Brown University leaders' response to the alleged cheating incident has been “meek,” the professor said.
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| Saritha Rai / Bloomberg: |
Enterprise AI agent startup Lyzr is raising a $100M Series B at a ~$500M valuation, up from $250M in a Series A in 2026, and says agents wrote investment memos — A startup that helps enterprises build AI agents proved the technology's value in the most practical way possible: by deploying one during its own fundraising.| Daniel Wiessner / Reuters: |
Block agrees to pay $45M and offer live customer support for Cash App to settle claims by 46 US states that the company failed to protect users from fraud — Block (XYZ.N) has agreed to pay $45 million and offer live customer support for its mobile payment service, Cash App … | Jonathan Vanian / CNBC: |
Meta announces its first data center in Canada, and 33rd overall; the 1GW facility in Alberta will cost Meta ~$9B and take two to three years to construct — Meta's AI expansion is heading north of the border. — The company said in a blog post on Wednesday that it's building …
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Forums: r/wallstreetbets and r/worldnews
| Bloomberg: |
Apple supplier Luxshare fell in its Hong Kong trading debut, closing down 1.6%, after raising ~$3.1B in the city's biggest listing in 2026 so far — Apple Inc. supplier Luxshare Precision Industry Co. fell in its Hong Kong trading debut on Thursday after raising HK$24.3 billion ($3.1 billion) …
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| Leo Schwartz / The Information: |
Internal US DOJ memo: attorneys working on digital currency cases should expect less cooperation from Binance, which is adding requirements for asset freezes — In early June, the U.S. Department of Justice sent a memo to its attorneys working on digital currency cases with a warning …
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| Paul Sandle / Reuters: |
US cybersecurity and data resilience company Rubrik plans to invest $500M+ in the UK over the next five years and establish its European headquarters in London — U.S. cybersecurity and data resilience and company Rubrik (RBRK.N) said on Thursday it would invest more than $500 million … | Chris Welch / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Sonos' layoffs include some top design and product executives, like VP of Design Dana Krieger; CEO Tom Conrad says the changes reduce management layers — Sonos Inc. has pushed out some of its top design and product management executives as part of job cuts in recent weeks … | Nikunj Ohri / Reuters: |
India scraps import duties on some parts used to make phones and other devices until March 2029, removing 7.5% and 5% levies, in a move that might help Apple — India has scrapped import duties on some parts used to make mobile phones and other electronic devices, removing the current 7.5% and 5% levies …
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