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SkyPilot Raises $20 Million Seed Round to Unify AI Compute Infrastructure
SkyPilot, a startup cofounded by Databricks cofounder Ion Stoica and Zongheng Yang, announced on July 21, 2026 that it raised…
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UBTECH Unveils U1 Humanoid Robot Series With Over 11,000 Pre-Orders
Chinese robotics firm UBTECH unveiled its U1 Series on July 1, 2026, a full-sized consumer humanoid robot positioned as an…
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Microsoft and Mistral Expand Strategic Partnership With Multibillion-Dollar AI Deal
Microsoft and Mistral announced an expanded strategic partnership on July 21, 2026 aimed at bringing frontier AI to enterprises and…
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Amazon Cuts Jobs in Its Artificial General Intelligence Unit
Amazon announced job cuts within its Artificial General Intelligence organization on July 22, 2026, as part of an effort to…
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EU Orders Google to Open Android and Search Data to Rival AI Assistants
The European Commission issued two binding orders to Google on July 16, 2026 under the Digital Markets Act, requiring it…
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Alibaba Previews Qwen3.8-Max, a 2.4 Trillion-Parameter Multimodal Model
Alibaba’s Qwen team unveiled a preview of Qwen3.8-Max on July 19, 2026, describing it as a 2.4 trillion-parameter multimodal model…
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Sprout Social to Cut 20% of Workforce in AI-Driven Restructuring
Sprout Social’s board approved a restructuring plan on July 8, 2026 that will cut about 260 jobs, roughly 20% of…
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Global Startup Investment Hit Record $510B In H1 2026 As AI Boom Accelerates Funding And Exits
Global venture funding reached a record $510 billion in the first half of 2026, surpassing all of 2025’s investment for…
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Google Launches Gemini 3.5 Pro As Xi Jinping Opens China’s AI Summit In Shanghai On Same Day
Google released Gemini 3.5 Pro on July 18, 2026, featuring a 2-million-token context window and enhanced reasoning capabilities, the same…
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Five Eyes intelligence alliance warns of threats from new AI models
The Five Eyes intelligence alliance — the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand — issued a joint statement warning…
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Anthropic and Gov. Newsom forge deal allowing California government to use Claude at half price
California Governor Gavin Newsom and Anthropic announced a partnership giving state and local government agencies access to Claude at a…
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Majority of U.S. workers support an AI wealth fund as tech layoffs surge, survey finds
A national survey of 1,690 US adults by research firm Verasight found that 69% support requiring AI companies to transfer…