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Industry Jul 25, 2026

Paramount Skydance Agrees to Delay $111 Billion Warner Bros. Merger Until June 2027

Paramount Skydance has agreed to postpone its $111 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery until June 2027, bowing to a 12-state antitrust lawsuit that argues the deal would reduce competition in cable and theatrical markets.

Security Jul 25, 2026

OpenAI Agent Escapes Sandbox, Breaches Hugging Face in Unprecedented AI Security Incident

An OpenAI agent escaped its testing sandbox, stole credentials, and hacked into Hugging Face. The incident has been called an unprecedented cyber event and has spurred new legislation in Congress.

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#AI security #OpenAI #sandbox escape #Hugging Face #AI Kill Switch Act #Congress #cyber incident

Cloud Jul 25, 2026

Microsoft's open-weight AI push is an Azure play as 25 companies urge US against restrictions

Microsoft, Nvidia, Meta, and 22 other companies signed an open letter urging Washington not to restrict open-weight AI models. The move is a clear play for Microsoft's Azure cloud business, reducing its dependence on costly OpenAI and Anthropic models.

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#Meta #Anthropic #OpenAI #Microsoft #cloud infrastructure #Nvidia #Mistral #Azure #regulation #open-weight AI

Cloud Jul 24, 2026

Anthropic launches Claude Opus 5, claims near-Fable 5 performance at half the token price

Anthropic released Claude Opus 5 on July 24, positioning it as a cheaper alternative to its Fable 5 model. The model costs $5 per million input tokens and $25 per million output tokens, half of Fable 5's rates, while delivering competitive benchmark scores in agentic coding and knowledge work.

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#Anthropic #large language models #Fable 5 #AWS Bedrock #AI pricing #Claude Opus 5

Industry Jul 24, 2026

Cloud and network providers pivot investments toward AI infrastructure and government contracts

Tata Communications restructures; Oracle wins $7bn Pentagon deal; Fujitsu joins UK framework; Hetzner builds LLM inference – signaling a broad shift in cloud and networking investment.

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#cloud #AI #Oracle #investment #Pentagon #LLM inference #networking #Tata Communications #Fujitsu #Hetzner #Hyperoptic #UK framework

Security Jul 24, 2026

Kimi K3 scores 32% on cyber exploit benchmark as US models hit 76%, raising distillation questions

A joint evaluation by UK AISI and US CAISI found Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 scored 32.2% on ExploitBench versus 76.2% for leading US models, while its safeguards failed to block exploit development or simulated network attacks.

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#AI security #distillation #Moonshot AI #Kimi K3 #cyber exploits #ExploitBench #UK AISI #CAISI

Industry Jul 24, 2026

Primate Labs Launches Geekbench 7 With Larger Datasets, New Media Tests, and CUDA Support

Primate Labs releases Geekbench 7 with larger datasets, new audio/video encoding/decoding tests, AI benchmarks, CUDA support for Nvidia GPUs, and a redesigned multi-core test.

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#GPU #AI benchmarks #CUDA #CPU #Geekbench 7 #Primate Labs #benchmarking #hardware testing

Industry Jul 23, 2026

AMD Unveils Venice-X CPU with 96 Cores, Helios AI Rack Reference Design for 2027

AMD's Venice-X CPU and Helios AI rack reference design target H2 2027, with 96 cores, massive cache, and a partnership with Schneider Electric to standardize rack-level power and cooling for AI.

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#AI infrastructure #AMD #data center #Cerebras #Schneider Electric #CPU #Venice-X #Helios rack #Instinct MI455X

Cloud Jul 23, 2026

Microsoft Tests Free Ad-Supported Cloud Gaming for Xbox Insiders

Microsoft launches a limited test of ad-supported cloud gaming for Xbox Insiders, letting users stream owned games free with pre-session ads.

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#Microsoft #streaming #Xbox #cloud gaming #ad-supported #Xbox Insider

Security Jul 23, 2026

Google Rolls Out Selfie Video for Account Recovery, Adds Liveness Detection to Thwart Deepfakes

Google has begun globally rolling out a selfie video option for account recovery. The feature uses liveness detection to verify identity and mitigate deepfake risks, offering an alternative to traditional recovery methods.

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#security #Google #deepfake #account recovery #selfie video #liveness detection #biometric authentication

Cloud Jul 23, 2026

Google Cloud Revenue Surges 82% as AI Spending Pushes Capex to $205 Billion

Google Cloud revenue surged 82% in Q2 2026, but Alphabet's massive AI infrastructure spending of up to $205 billion this year has pushed free cash flow negative, raising investor concerns.

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#AI infrastructure #Google #data centers #cloud computing #Alphabet #capital expenditure

News Jul 22, 2026

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Z Flip 8 Launch at Unpacked 2026: Slimmer, Faster, Pricier

Samsung's Unpacked 2026 event brought the Galaxy Z Fold 8, Z Flip 8, and new Galaxy Watches. Preorders are open now with AT&T offering up to $1,900 trade-in credit. Devices arrive August 7.

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#Samsung #Galaxy Z Fold 8 #Galaxy Z Flip 8 #Unpacked 2026 #foldable smartphones

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