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SpaceXAI releases Grok 4.6, saying it matches GPT-5.6 Sol on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, and prices it at $2/1M input and $6/1M output tokens — Grok 4.6 builds on Grok 4.5 with a particular focus on long-running agents and more ambitious interactive and visual work. — Try for free
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Forums: Hacker News, r/SpaceXBets, and r/grok
| Patrick Howell O'Neill / Bloomberg: |
President Trump signs a memo letting the US government partner with private companies to conduct cyberattacks abroad against criminal groups targeting Americans — The US government is partnering with private-sector firms to launch cyber attacks abroad, expanding the scope of national security operations …
More: The White House, The White House, and Reuters
X: @patrickjwitt, @yonashav, @andrewcurran_, @joshuasteinman, @perkinscr97, @rapidresponse47, @_johnhammond, @8teapi, @citybureaucrat, and @cljack
Bluesky: @goldstein.latinsky.app, @maggiemiller, and @ericjgeller.com
Forums: r/singularity, r/accelerate, and Slashdot
| Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch: |
Twitch says it intends to use videos streamed on its platform to help train Amazon's generative AI models and tells creators how to opt out — The streaming platform Twitch will now use creators' content to help train generative AI models for its parent company, Amazon.
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X: @twitchsupport, @shinyycatherine, @tubbotwo, and @falloutplays
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| Shaurya Malwa / CoinDesk: |
Coinbase, Block, and 30+ other crypto companies say frontier AI safety guardrails hinder legitimate security work while attackers use stronger tools — More than three dozen bitcoin and crypto companies have asked the largest AI labs to give open-source security researchers early access … | Reuters: |
Taiwan says it detected AI-assisted cyberattack campaign from overseas targeting government agencies last month, but affected agencies successfully “handled” it — Taiwan detected AI-assisted cyberattacks on government agencies last month coming from overseas but the affected bodies successfully …
More: Dream Security, The Guardian, The Register, Tom's Hardware, PCMag, Cyber Security News, Security Affairs, Metacurity, CyberScoop, and Financial Times. Bluesky: @metacurity.com
| Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: |
Google unveils the $899+ Pixel 11, $1,099+ 11 Pro, and $1,299+ 11 Pro XL, with a Tensor G6, new Gemini features, Magic Capture to pick the best frames, and more — For the last few years, Google's Pixel has been a showcase of new AI features, with few hardware changes from the previous year's devices.
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| Counterpoint Research: |
In Q2 2026, server-led eSSDs reached 48% of NAND flash shipments as AI workloads shifted from training to inference, driving 5x YoY industry revenue growth — - AI inference workloads drove enterprise SSDs to 48% of global NAND shipments in Q2 2026, nearly double the 26% share a year earlier.
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| Hugo Lowell / Wired: |
Sources: the White House is expected to expand its AI oversight framework in the coming months to cover open models once they reach frontier capabilities — Open models may soon be added to an updated AI framework, sources tell WIRED, as the White House continues to grapple with how to regulate …
More: RuntimeWire and The Tech Buzz
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| Jessica Conditt / Engadget: |
Google unveils the $1,899+ Pixel 11 Pro Fold, with a stronger hinge, inner and outer displays that are 20% brighter, Tensor G6 chip, and an updated 48MP camera — Fly like a (Tensor) G6. — The Pixel 11 Pro Fold is the ultimate evolution in Google's latest line of mobile devices … | Juby Babu / Reuters: |
Cisco reports Q4 revenue up 18% YoY to $17.25B, above $16.82B est., hyperscaler AI infrastructure orders worth $4B, and forecasts FY 2027 revenue above est. — Cisco Systems (CSCO.O) forecast fiscal 2027 revenue above Wall Street expectations on Wednesday, signaling confidence that strong demand … | Reuters: |
AI chip designer Cerebras reports Q2 revenue up 74% YoY to $180M, below $194.23M est., and raises its annual revenue and gross margin forecasts; CBRS drops 14%+ — Cerebras Systems (CBRS.O) raised its annual revenue and gross margin forecasts on Wednesday, buoyed by robust demand for its chips … | Mistral AI Blog: |
Mistral says its platform will support third-party open models, starting with Z.ai's GLM-5.2, and run them on the same infrastructure as its own models — At Mistral, we believe every enterprise and country must be in control of the models it uses, choose where the intelligence runs …
X: @mistralai, @eliebakouch, @giffmana, @eliebakouch, @mistralai, @maziyarpanahi, @noeflandre, @nikhilbhima, @noctus91, @provablemat, and @sophiamyang
LinkedIn: Brian Kaufman, Howard Cohen, Nikhil Thomas, and Kamal Brar
Forums: r/BuyFromEU and r/MistralAI
| Maria Clara Cobo / Bloomberg: |
Yuno, a payments infrastructure provider for processing transactions globally, raised a $45M Series B led by Global PayTech, with a16z and others participating — Yuno, a Colombian-founded payments infrastructure startup that helps companies process transactions across different markets …
More: Yuno, The SaaS News, PYMNTS, and FinTech Global
| Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Apple is discussing multiyear content deals with publishers to deliver current news and information for Siri AI, with a potential nine-figure budget — The content deals could provide the tech company's voice assistant with current news and information
More: MacRumors, MakeUseOf, 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, iClarified, and MacTech.com
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Anthropic is in talks to buy Decart, which offers real-time generative video and GPU optimization tech, for ~$6B; Decart raised $300M in May — Anthropic PBC is in talks to buy the artificial intelligence startup Decart AI for about $6 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.
More: CTech, Reuters, Blockonomi, and RuntimeWire
| Bernard Condon / Associated Press: |
Freedom of the Press Foundation and The Intercept sue Trump after Trump Media & Technology offered a subscription service for faster access to Trump's posts — President Donald Trump was sued in federal court Wednesday to stop him from making money off a new, paid service …
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| Reuters: |
Bank of America says it plans to deploy $250B by July 2027 to support US digital and infrastructure projects, including data centers and energy infrastructure — Bank of America (BAC.N) said on Wednesday it plans to deploy $250 billion by July 2027 to support U.S. digital and infrastructure projects …
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X: @bankofamerica and @derrick_dao
| Bloomberg: |
Rapidly advancing AI tools have created investor uncertainty and fear around the SaaS business model and the private equity and credit built on top of it — Now the entire business model is at risk — ON WALL STREET, there's a disaster scenario known as the “SaaSpocalypse” that goes something like this.| Alex Townsend: |
Mathematicians say a neurosurgery resident used ChatGPT, powered by GPT-5.6, to solve Crouzeix's conjecture, a major open problem in numerical linear algebra — On July 30, 2026, the first author asked ChatGPT 5.6 to solve Crouzeix's conjecture, as he had been routinely doing for the preceding year.| Ionut Arghire / SecurityWeek: |
London- and Boston-based Mindgard, which offers automated AI security and red-teaming tools to help organizations secure AI systems, raised a $30M Series A — The cybersecurity startup will use the fresh investment to scale its product, engineering, sales, and marketing teams.
More: The SaaS News, Cyber Security News, FinTech Global, Pulse 2.0, and FinSMEs
| Financial Times: |
Research: over 53M people in China worked as food delivery or ridesharing drivers as of 2025, up 10M in two years, amid accelerating automation in manufacturing — As construction slumps and manufacturing automates, 53mn Chinese now work for low wages in food delivery and ride-hailing.
X: @kanthan2030, @kennedycsis, @davidheniguk, and @producercities
| Victoria Song / The Verge: |
Google unveils the $399 Pixel Watch 5 with a satin pyrite case finish, offline Gemini, proactive AI suggestions, better GPS maps, and insulin resistance trends — The $399 Google Pixel Watch 5 isn't about the hardware. Sure, there's a new satin pyrite case finish, a few new strap colors, and a Steph Curry Special Edition.
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X: @google, @mweinbach, @mweinbach, and @ssamat
LinkedIn: Ayush Sharma, Bridget Starkey, Sandeep Waraich, and Noah Presler. Bluesky: @dcrainmaker.com
| Kenrick Cai / Reuters: |
Sources detail moves behind Google's AI reshuffle; Sergey Brin urged key staff to go all in on Gemini, and some teams shifted from DeepMind to corporate Google — Google co-founder Sergey Brin in recent months has urged key AI staff to go all in on the company's Gemini model as parent Alphabet … Sponsor Posts
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