• August 2, 2026
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OpenAI’s $2,000 Answer to the Scaling Debate

The blog post went up quietly on August 1, with no launch event, no demo video, and no pricing page. In it, OpenAI said its next model, Astra, which has…

  • August 2, 2026
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Minnesota’s Nudify Ban Survives in Court

A federal judge in Minnesota has rejected xAI’s request to block the state’s ban on nudify applications, keeping the law in force while the case proceeds, according to TechCrunch. The…

  • August 2, 2026
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Intel’s Cheaper Path Around TSMC’s Packaging

Intel plans to mass-produce a new advanced packaging technology called EMIB-T in 2027, and it says the approach will cost about 50% less than TSMC’s CoWoS, according to TechPowerUp. If…

  • July 31, 2026
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Jensen Huang Explains the Late Arrival on X: ‘I’m Quite Introverted’

Jensen Huang posted his first message on X in 2026, and he is fairly sure he holds the record for lateness. “I might be the last person on Earth to…

  • July 31, 2026
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Netflix Secures Walking Dead Rights in Five-Year, $500 Million Deal

Netflix and AMC Global Media announced Thursday a global licensing agreement that gives Netflix streaming rights to the entire Walking Dead universe, including the original series and all six of…

  • July 31, 2026
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Google Cloud’s Francis deSouza to Run Scale AI

Francis deSouza, the chief operating officer of Google Cloud and the president of its security products division, will become the chief executive of Scale AI on August 10, the company…

  • July 31, 2026
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AI Cloud Firm Nscale Prepares for a Fall IPO

Nscale, the London-based company that rents out AI computing power, is pushing ahead with plans for a public listing, holding meetings with potential investors and preparing to present its case…

  • July 31, 2026
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German Court Rules Suno Infringed Copyright in Music Training

A Munich court ruled Friday that the AI music company Suno infringed copyright by training its models on songs from the repertoire of GEMA, Germany’s music rights collective, and ordered…

  • July 31, 2026
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EU AI Act Takes Effect as Chatbots Must Declare Themselves

From Sunday, chatbots operating in the European Union must tell users they are machines. The European Commission announced Thursday that it and member states will begin enforcing the AI Act…

  • July 31, 2026
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Chip Prices Climb Across the Board as Memory Shortage Spreads

Qualcomm Inc. told customers it will raise prices on its Snapdragon processors by double digits starting September 1, according to people familiar with the matter, joining a wave of increases…