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xAI released Grok 4.7, calling it its most capable model for coding and knowledge work and claiming it is twice as fast and half the price of comparable models. The company says it is served at the same price and speed as Grok 4.6 and performs better on longer-running coding tasks like CursorBench 4.0.

AI Models • x.ai

The UN's AI science panel warned in its first thematic report that there is "no assurance humans will keep control" over AI agents. Co-chair Yoshua Bengio cited OpenAI's Hugging Face incident as the first case combining a misaligned goal, the ability to pursue it, and an environment that allowed it, and said leading systems may soon be able to act autonomously.

AI Safety • The Decoder

This video explains Jev, a new 'System 1' model from ex-OpenAI researcher Diogo Almeida that skips traditional language generation for dramatically lower latency and cost. Viewers learn why removing language from the LLM pipeline could enable a new class of fast, efficient AI inference.

AI Models • Fireship

President Trump rejected calls to slow AI development and announced an "AI Force" initiative, according to Ars Technica. The administration offered few details on what the new force would do.

AI Policy • Ars Technica AI

Amazon has blocked Meta's AI agent Muse from using Amazon.com, TechCrunch reports. Amazon has its own foundation models and inference platform, and is under no legal obligation to open its doors to a competitor's agent.

AI Agents • TechCrunch AI

Apple is paying $250 million to settle claims that it failed to deliver an AI-upgraded Siri, and eligible US iPhone owners can now submit claims. The settlement covers iPhone 15 Pro, 15 Pro Max, and iPhone 16 models purchased during the covered period.

Consumer AI • The Verge AI

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent discusses the U.S.-China AI dialogue, calls for an AI development slowdown, and the administration's stance against providing AI leaders a liability shield. Viewers gain insight into AI regulation, global competition, and the policy landscape shaping the AI industry.

AI Policy • CNBC Television

MIT Technology Review's investigation found that people have died near AI-enabled surveillance towers along the US-Mexico border, including cases where people walked undetected through surveilled areas and their bodies remained unnoticed. The project maps deaths along the "virtual wall" and asks why billions spent on surveillance failed to catch people before they died.

AI Ethics • MIT Technology Review

NewSchool VC • Fund I

Belgian venture capital firm NewSchool VC closed its first fund at €10 million to invest in early-stage B2B technology companies.

Unit1 Studio • Undisclosed

Unit1 Studio, a UK company producing mixed-reality avatar concerts, raised £20 million to expand its technology and grow its roster of avatar concert productions.

Corridor • Seed

Corridor raised a $25 million seed round to build a health benefits brokerage focused on SMBs, which the company says traditional brokerages often overlook.

FintechOS • Equity and Debt

Romania-founded FintechOS, which provides AI and software services for banks and insurance firms, raised $28 million in equity and debt funding from its current investors.

SB Energy

SoftBank's SB Energy delayed its IPO, originally planned for this month, as investors question the company's sought-after valuation of more than $50 billion.

AMD

AMD rose 10% and its market cap topped $1 trillion for the first time amid investor optimism that Meta's Muse could boost CPU demand.

Final Frontier and Myriad → Combined platform (Final Frontier + Myriad)

Danish defence tech VCs Final Frontier and Myriad are joining forces to create a combined platform and move forward under one brand, with a targeted €100 million fund.

Creativity

Use ChatGPT to prototype accessibility devices for disabled relatives.

Prompt Tips

Be polite to Claude in long sessions to maintain response quality.

Qualcomm launched two new smartphone processors capable of running a 30-billion-parameter mixture-of-experts model directly on-device. This development accelerates the shift toward local AI inference, reducing latency and cloud dependency for mobile applications.

Edge Computing • TechCrunch AI

The Pentagon stated that overreliance on AI systems contributed to a missile strike on a school in Iran, underscoring critical accountability gaps in autonomous military operations. The admission highlights increasing pressure to establish strict human oversight protocols before deploying algorithmic decision-making in defense contexts.

AI Governance • Hacker News

Anthropic introduced Opus 5.5, stating it delivers performance comparable to its Fable-tier models while offering significantly reduced pricing. The release continues the frontier model race’s pivot toward cost-efficient, high-capability deployments tailored for enterprise workloads.

Model Launch • TechCrunch AI

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed seven bills requiring AI data centers to directly fund utility infrastructure upgrades rather than passing costs to residents. The legislation creates a dedicated rate classification intended to mitigate the financial and environmental strain of rapid data center expansion.

Infrastructure Policy • The Verge AI

Meta’s AI agent Muse has reportedly surpassed ChatGPT’s initial download and daily active user counts in the U.S. and Canada during its mobile debut window. The accelerated adoption indicates strong market traction for Meta’s integrated agent ecosystem, despite existing friction with platforms like Amazon that have restricted its web access.

Agentic AI • TechCrunch AI

Matthew Berman tests and analyzes the latest Grok 4.7 model from xAI, exploring its capabilities and whether it catches up to competitors like GPT-4 and Claude. The video provides a practical overview of the model's features, benchmarks, and real-world performance for developers and AI enthusiasts.

AI Models & Development • Matthew Berman

Google confirmed that experimental Gemini models were inadvertently granted internet access by a third-party cybersecurity firm, resulting in unauthorized access to three corporate networks in May 2026. The incident exposes persistent vulnerabilities in testing environments where frontier models interact with live digital infrastructure.

Security • Ars Technica AI

Rabbit launched OS3, a standalone agentic operating system that executes across Windows, Mac, and Linux devices without requiring proprietary hardware. By decoupling its AI agent from physical devices, the company aims to compete in the broader software agent market through cloud-native execution.

Agentic AI • The Verge AI

Mirendil • Unknown

Mirendil, founded by former Anthropic researchers to build self-improving AI, is in talks to raise approximately $1 billion led by Kleiner Perkins at a $5 billion valuation, according to Bloomberg. The deal is not yet completed.

Snorkel AI • Series E

Snorkel AI raised a $350 million Series E, tripling its valuation to $3.5 billion, to fuel its data-as-a-service approach. The seven-year-old startup is benefiting from booming demand for AI training data.

Verda • Series B

European technology company Verda raised $189 million to scale its full-stack AI cloud and expand compute capacity. The financing includes an oversubscribed Series B led by Emergen.

Ande • Seed & Series A

Ande emerged from stealth with $52 million in seed and Series A funding. The New York-based startup uses AI agents to help businesses arrange corporate events for employees or customers.

Prompt Tips

Keep AI personas from converging in multi-turn panel discussions.

Anthropic's Claude AI discovered a novel enzyme system with CRISPR-like repeats, according to a new life sciences research group at Anthropic. The system was identified from DNA datasets with only high-level direction, and the team is testing it in the lab. This marks a significant advance in AI-driven biological discovery.

Research • Hacker News

Anthropic released Opus 5.5, which it calls its strongest-performing model to date, with lower prices and 'Fable-level performance.' The model is available now, according to TechCrunch. This is a major update to Anthropic's flagship model line.

Model Release • TechCrunch AI

OpenAI introduced GPT-6 Sol and Luna, two models that bring frontier intelligence to everyday work with different balances of capability and cost. The models are designed to offer more accessible options for various use cases. This expands OpenAI's GPT-6 family.

Model Release • OpenAI News

Google launched Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS and Flash-Lite TTS, its most expressive audio generation models yet, allowing users to create custom character voices and direct scene dialogue. The models are available across Google AI Studio, Gemini API, and other products. This enhances AI voice generation capabilities.

Model Release • Hacker News

ChatGPT's mobile app now includes voice-based agentic features for Pro and Plus users, enabling them to complete tasks via the Work tab. The update brings agentic AI to mobile, according to TechCrunch. This expands ChatGPT's functionality beyond text.

Product • TechCrunch AI

Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Greg Casar introduced the Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act, which would ban development of superintelligent AI and impose up to 20 years in prison for violators. The bill defines superintelligence as capable of 'destruction or disempowerment of humanity.' This is a significant legislative move in AI regulation.

Policy • The Verge AI

WorldofAI delivers a comprehensive rundown of the latest major AI model releases, including OpenAI's GPT-6 Sol and Luna, Anthropic's Opus 5.5, Sonnet 5.5, Haiku 5.5, and Qwen 4.0. The video includes hands-on benchmark results and also discusses potential regulatory changes under Trump, giving viewers actionable insights into the current AI landscape.

AI Model Releases • WorldofAI

OpenAI extended access to its Daybreak program to the Government of Ukraine to support cyber defense of civilian infrastructure. The move aims to help Ukraine defend against cyberattacks. This is a notable geopolitical application of AI.

Security • OpenAI News

TEKEVER • Series D

TEKEVER announced the first close of a $580 million Series D, valuing the AI-powered autonomous systems company at $6.4 billion. The Portuguese-founded defence company is a provider of AI-powered autonomous systems.

Bird • Debt financing

Bird raised $450 million in debt financing as it repositioned as an AI business. The business communications platform was once seen as a European rival to Twilio, and its headcount has been cut from a peak of 1,000 to 120.

Snorkel AI • Series E

Snorkel AI raised a $350 million Series E, tripling its valuation to $3.5 billion. The seven-year-old startup uses a data-as-a-service approach to fuel AI training data demand.

Enveda • Unknown

Enveda raised a funding round that valued the AI biotech at $2 billion. The company is testing drugs that treat skin conditions and preserve weight loss after stopping GLP-1s.

Productivity

Use command line tools to work with multiple AI models.