Google launches Gemini 3.7 Flash for coding and AI agents at half the price
Google unveils Gemini 3.7 Flash, an AI model for coding and agents, with input pricing at $0.75 per million tokens.
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SpaceX completes $60 billion acquisition of AI coding startup Cursor
SpaceX has finalized its $60 billion acquisition of AI coding startup Cursor, Elon Musk's biggest move yet to catch up with Anthropic and OpenAI.
Wix plugin arrives in Grok Build for site and business management
X announces a new Wix plugin in Grok Build, letting users manage sites and businesses from one platform.
Google launches Gemini 3.7 Flash for coding and agents, Pro model still delayed
Google releases Gemini 3.7 Flash, an AI model for coding and agents at $0.75 per million input tokens, while Gemini 3.5 Pro remains delayed.
DeepSeek releases Harness v0.1 under MIT license for AI agent developers
DeepSeek has released DeepSeek Harness v0.1 as a developer preview, open-sourcing the code under the MIT license and championing an everything-is-a-plugin approach.
Xiaomi opens robotics model collection on Hugging Face, signaling AI research push
Xiaomi has made its robotics models publicly available on Hugging Face, signaling a commitment to open AI research and collaboration.
Trump Warns Congress Not to Regulate AI Out of Existence
President Trump warns Congress against overregulating AI, urging uniform federal standards instead of a state-by-state patchwork.
Anthropic Builds Custom AI Chip Team to Speed Up Claude
Anthropic is reportedly developing custom AI chips to make Claude faster and more efficient, hiring a chip design team.
LeCun Says Inference-Time Optimization Is Core to Energy-Based AI
Yann LeCun says inference-time optimization is foundational for Energy-Based Models and Objective-Driven AI, using gradient optimization for continuous variables.
Iran strikes two Amazon data centers in fourth attack since war began
Iran's IRGC has hit two Amazon data centers, marking the fourth such attack since the conflict started and disrupting global cloud infrastructure.
AI Is Becoming Harder for Humans to Understand, Researchers Warn
AI capabilities are outpacing human comprehension. Researchers propose a new metric to measure the widening gap.
Google Pulls AI Earth Image Generator a Day After Launch
Google withdrew its AI image generator in Google Earth a day after launch over fears it could be used to create convincing fake satellite imagery.
Perplexity AI fails to dismiss Reddit lawsuit over user content scraping
A judge denied Perplexity AI's motion to dismiss Reddit's lawsuit accusing the AI company of illegally scraping user content to train its search engine.
DeepSeek launches open source V4 Preview with 1 million token context
DeepSeek officially released DeepSeek-V4 Preview as open source, offering two model variants with 1 million token context.
Google DeepMind and DOE Expand Genesis Mission with $40 Million AI Commitment
Google DeepMind announced a $40 million commitment in AI tokens and Google Cloud credits to expand its partnership with the US Department of Energy on the Genesis Mission.
Google DeepMind Shows Apollo 2 Robot Mastering Complex Kitchen Tasks
Google DeepMind demonstrates Apollo 2 humanoid robot coordinating fine motor skills for complex kitchen tasks.
Microsoft Confirms Copilot Super App Launching This Year
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella confirmed the company is integrating its Copilot experiences into a single super app for consumers and businesses.
Meta Discloses $279 Billion in Off-Balance-Sheet AI Data Center Leases
Meta Platforms reported $279 billion in future lease commitments tied to AI data centers, up 53% from the prior period.
Hugging Face Launches OAuth Feature for Model and GPU Integration
Hugging Face introduces Sign-In with Hugging Face OAuth, letting developers integrate model repos, datasets, Buckets, and GPU Jobs into third-party apps.
NVIDIA Invests in Ilya Sutskever's Safe Superintelligence Startup
NVIDIA announced a strategic investment in Safe Superintelligence Inc., the AI startup founded by former OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever.
Chinese Memory Chip Maker CXMT Surges 500 Percent in Shanghai Trading Debut
CXMT, a Chinese memory chip maker, surged 500 percent on its Shanghai debut, becoming the most valuable company in mainland China.
Step-by-Step Guide Deploys FLUX.2 on Amazon SageMaker AI
A new tutorial from ehcalabres walks through deploying FLUX.2 on Amazon SageMaker AI, covering text-to-image, image editing, Gradio app, and MCP server.
Microsoft, Nvidia, Meta Warn Against Premature Restrictions on Open-Weight AI Models
25 US tech firms including Microsoft, Nvidia, and Meta signed a letter opposing early limits on open-weight AI models, while OpenAI and Anthropic did not join.
xAI Integrates Exa Plugin Into Grok Build for Agentic Web Search
xAI has integrated the Exa plugin into Grok Build, enabling coding agents to access billions of indexed web pages for semantic search.
Google Releases Parametric 3D Head Model That Runs on CPUs
Google has released gmn, a differentiable parametric 3D head model that runs on CPUs, now available as an interactive demo on Hugging Face Spaces.
Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta, Palantir Sign Letter Warning Against Open Weight AI Restrictions
Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta, Palantir and dozens of other companies signed an open letter urging the US government not to restrict open weight AI models.
Google Launches Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite for Low-Latency Agent Tasks
Google introduces Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite, its smallest and fastest AI model, claiming it outperforms Gemini 3 and matches Gemini 2.5 Flash in cost with higher intelligence.
Nvidia Signs style="background-color: #ffffff;".5 Billion Deal with Amkor for Chip Packaging
Nvidia has signed a style="background-color: #ffffff;".5 billion agreement with Amkor Technology to expand chip packaging capacity, supporting its AI chip supply chain.
US UK Government Tests Find China AI Model Kimi K3 Significantly Below Frontier
US and UK government testing found the performance of China's latest AI model, Kimi K3, significantly below US frontier models.
Alphabet Revenue Hits style="background-color: #ffffff;"19.8 Billion in Q2 2026, Cloud Nearly Doubles
Alphabet reported Q2 2026 revenue of style="background-color: #ffffff;"19.8 billion, up 24% year-over-year, driven by near-doubling cloud growth from AI demand.